Bradenton, FL
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?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Good interview overall. read the questions on SDN - they read the same questions off of a standard sheet for every interview. A long day!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me something about yourself.
Why DO?
Why PBL?
What was the most interesting question?
I have a Masters degree in Health Service Administration and they asked me why I didn't just get a job as a hospital administrator.
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read the PBL literature the school sent me and that's it.
What was the most difficult question?
One interviewer asked several follow up questions to the ''why DO?'' question. My answer was along the lines of I subscribe to the osteopathic philosophy (of course elaborating)I finally said ''Why not?'' and he moved to the next question
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are immaculate! I felt like the faculty in general was very approachable. The PBL session really impressed me!
What impressed you negatively?
The day was entirely too long - From 7:45 to about 3:00. Further, there was alot of ''fluff'' in the day. Ex - 30 to 45 minutes going through a rental guide with an admissions person telling us what apartments are good and a 30 to 45 minute meeting with financial aide telling us how much debt we'll be in when I graduate from school. No doubt this is valuable info (except I don't want to think about $200K in student loans or the $3K a month over 10 years i'll have to cough up to pay it), but I'll corss that bridge when I get there and would have rather been done 1 or 2 hours sooner!
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 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?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Shorten the inteview day!
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 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?
TPA
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Econolodge
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
no
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