SDN Logo
 
 

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?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell us about yourself.
Why DO? Who is the founder of osteopathic med? Give me a brief history of osteopathic med?
Why NYCOM?

What was the most interesting question?

Since you are interested in peds....how would you handle late-night calls, etc..?

What was the most difficult question?

How many DO schools are you applying to? Are you applying to MD schools? How many? Why would you pick DO over MD?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, background on DO, read over my application and essays...

What impressed you positively?

Good student diversity & decent facilities. Students seemed happy with their choice of attending NYCOM...supposedly, the MS-3 and 4 rotations are supposed to be excellent. Our tour with a student was by far the highlight of the day....she took us around the school and we spent some time in the anatomy lab where we had the chance to talk with other students.

What impressed you negatively?

The admissions staff---they made us feel unwelcome and annoying. Like we were such a hassle to have (and this is how they were at the BEGINNING of the interview cycle!). They make you sit around in a COLD room for 3hrs waiting for your interview with nothing to do...and noone to talk with.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing...The school is adjacent to the Oyster Bay area and expensive. I don't think you're going to get much benefit from being "closer" to NYC.

What are your general comments?

Out of the 5 DO interviews I had, this one was by far the worst! The interviewers were extremely abrasive and impersonal. It didn't feel like they were interested in getting to know me at all! The bulk of the time was spent on me explaining DO stuff. The secondary gives you little to no room to explain your extracurricular activities/experiences and I didnt have the chance to talk about these much in my interview either. With all this said, I was surpised to get an acceptance! I'm not sure what they are looking for in the interview.... Even though my interview experience was so negative, NYCOM is still high on my list of DO schools because of its location & reputation.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses