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Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - California

Vallejo, CA

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why medicine and why DO?

What was the most interesting question?

What is a vedic healer (referencing my essay)?

What was the most difficult question?

How would you counsel a patient who desires only alternative treatment (I could see the bias for traditional chemo/surgury)?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively ☹️

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reading on SDN, reading DO resources, drfreely.com

What impressed you positively?

The auditoriums are pretty nice.

What impressed you negatively?

No wireless internet. The School is VERY ugly. No real campus feel. Student center is pretty non-existant.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That Mare Island is totally a wreck! It is a pathetic clean-up job littered with ugly old naval ship yards and construction hangars. The school should have bought a nice plot in Benicia or elsewhere and build a totally new campus!

What are your general comments?

The panel was composed of the librarian, a DO, a student and a pHD. I am pretty sure that the pHD mixed up my file with another student's. They did take the time to read our files however...
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student