Old Westbury, NY
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
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
The interview is open file, but they do not have your GPA or MCAT scores. The interviewer has your AACOMAS personal statement and secondary application. My interviewer was quiet garrulous during the interview; she had a personal story for almost every topic we discussed. I kinda had to make an effort to say all I wanted to say. However, she was friendly, and I liked the fact that she participated in neuroscience research in addition to being an osteopath.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why osteopathy? Did you apply to allopathic medical school?
What was the most interesting question?
How did all your scientific research affect your decision to become an osteopathic physician?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reviewed application, looked at school website, SDN
What was the most difficult question?
If you had to describe your strengths in one word/sentence what would it be?
What impressed you positively?
They have strong research support and opportunities compared to other osteopathic schools. The option to do the Doctor-Patient-Continuum education tract instead of the traditional lecture tract. However, none of the students we talked to were in the tract.
What impressed you negatively?
The very high expense, the lack of official student-housing help, the need to buy a car. There's no housing within walking distance, and the housing in the Old Westbury area is ridiculously expensive.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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