Fort Lauderdale, 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?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
This school definitely exceeded my expectations.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why did you decide to pursue medicine over all other health professions you have experienced? What got you interested in osteopathic medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
What was your hardest/most challenging class and what did you do to succeed?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, practice interview
What was the most difficult question?
What would you bring to the diversity of our school?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities and how nice the students and faculty really were. I like the new curriculum they have developed and the societies they break the students up into when they enter the school.
What impressed you negatively?
The area directly around the school isn't the nicest but the school is amazing and other close by cities are great.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
To not be stressed about the interview at all. They are not the admissions committee they are just their to help your application come to life.
They also offer a free shuttle bus (sfec.org) from the trail station to the all around the school. You can get to the Tri-Rail for free by a shuttle to and from the airport as well. The public bus is wayyyy cheaper than a cab ($1.25/ride) and the schedule can be found on google maps.
🤝 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?
10 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?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
They need to be more responsive for calling/emailing back students when they schedule their intervie
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Faculty member
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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?
FLL
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Sheraton Yankee Clipper
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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