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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine - NY

Old Westbury, NY

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

0 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why are you interested in NYCOM?
Why medicine?
Why Osteopathic medicine? What do you know about Osteopathy (interviewer wrote a book on osteopathic medicine so he seemed to be fishing to find out if I had read it or not)

What was the most interesting question?

Nothing he asked me was too interesting. Only asked the 3 questions listed above.

What was the most difficult question?

None were difficult. Only asked the 3 questions listed above. (I got an acceptance letter so I must have answered well enough)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

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?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Home

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Student Doctor. Read up on the school's literature and my applications

What impressed you positively?

Campus (I'm attending school in a large urban area so it is nice to see grass). Facilities. Residency matching rates.

What impressed you negatively?

Cost of school. Class size of about 300

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Lunch would be nothing special. That you could have been out of there by 2pm (for the afternoon session) or stuck there until 4pm

What are your general comments?

No responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Give the students a schedule for which they are going to be interviewed. It was not fun waiting in the room for 3 hours waiting to be interviewed without knowing when it was your turn.