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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Downers Grove, IL

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private For-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What do you see yourself doing in 5 yrs?
Why are you pursuing medicine now?
Why D.O.?

What was the most interesting question?

Why are you changing your career now?

What was the most difficult question?

None.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$501+

What airport did you fly into?

MDW

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Homestead house-Extended stay America-Lombard

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read my secondary application to CCOM.

What impressed you positively?

Beautiful surrounding area. I think the surrounding area's woods is called the ''Lyman woods'' or something like that. The trees were colored in red, yellow, orange and green. Nice suburb feel. Decent campus. Has enough dorm if you want to live in one without an A/C. Disclosure of all the 3rd and 4th yr clinical sites in the greater Chicago area...which means this school is very established.

What impressed you negatively?

High living cost (1 br apartment runs $900 if not $1000 a month + about $100/month utilities-the loans do not allow you to live alone...must get a roommate), extremely hyper student tour guide, self absorbed interviewer (not a faculty but outside D.O.) who talked about his view points on medicine for about 20 minutes out of the 30 minute interview, very few minorities in the student body......

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing.

What are your general comments?

7:45 AM-meet at the library (Littlejohn hall) 8:00 AM-split into 2 groups of 4-5 people group A-interview group B-financial aid presentation (sucks...she couldn't give you any useful info) 10:00 AM group B-interview group A-financial aid presentation 12:00 PM lunch then campus tour 1:30 PM dismissed. The admissions personnel were nice and informative. The buildings were nice (better than AZCOM). We didn't get to look at any dorm or on campus apartments. The curriculum appeared strong. The only downside to this school is extremely high budget (tuition+living cost+ books etc....) at $68K/yr and will rise 5% every year.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses