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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?

regarding a comment I had made in my personal statement

What was the most difficult question?

because I had not taken human anatomy/physiology in undergrad, I was asked if I would be able to handle the volume of information in the first year
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, "The DO's" by Norman Gevitz, Touro's website, other websites describing osteopathy, reviewed applications

What impressed you positively?

campus isn't as ugly as everyone says on SDN; Dr. Haight really makes you feel good about yourself, your application and your chances of acceptance; anatomy lab was impressive

What impressed you negatively?

nothing really on Mare Island; have to pay a 3.00 toll everytime you want to go to San Francisco

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

bring paper and pen to take notes during orientation; fly into Oakland cuz paying a 3.00 toll each way from San Francisco sux!
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student