Blacksburg, VA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Overall, the interviews were very relaxed! We just had normal conversation with a couple of standard questions thrown in. Don't be stressed! Just be yourself and let your true self shine through! If you get nervous easily, practice interviewing in front of people. Believe me, just try to be yourself...I am the type of person who gets nervous a lot!
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
Could you elaborate on your answer of providing healthcare for under- and uninsured people?
How did you prepare for the interview?
I read my primary and secondary, "osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress," "Epidemic of Care," this website, other websites dealing with medical school interviews, and medical student feedback.
What was the most difficult question?
No questions were difficult at all. I did not get any ethical questions or "what if..." questions. Just know your application and your motivations for osteopathic medicine.
What impressed you positively?
I cannot begin to list them all. The facilities are extraordinary, state-of-the-art! The curriculum is systems based block model somewhat similar to KCOM but not the blocks - this is going to be integral to learning and retaining info for the boards and future knowledge. STRONG sense of community and comraderie which I think is essential for student success. They are and will be a top pioneering institution in medicine! The staff and faculty are top notch and really do care for the students. They have collaborations with Virginia Tech for research and will be offering a dual DO/PhD degree. Again, they are focusing on medicine for the future!
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Definitely fly into Roanoke even though it is more expensive. This will save you the stress and anxiety of having to rent a car and drive several hours and worrying if you'll miss your flight. Traffic can sometimes come to a complete stop.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
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