Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - California Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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?

What prompted you to change careers? Do you really think that a career in medicine will offer a less demaning lifestyle than your previous career in business?

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What was the most interesting question?

Given your marketing background, how would you recommend marketing osteopathic medicine to the public?

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What was the most difficult question?

How would you handle a moral or ethical situation, especially given our location in the San Franciso Bay area? (this was a very open ended question that I think they wanted me to bite on...my answer was that every patient deserves respect and confidentiality regardless of their life choices)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

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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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

TUCOM website, SDN interview feedback, read a book on osteopathic medicine (The DO's by Norman Gevitz).

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What impressed you positively?

Dr. Haight, the admissions director. He was very amiable, respectful, and straightforward. Overall, the TUCOM admissions process the most humanized you will find at any school.

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What impressed you negatively?

The physical facilities. See my comments for more detail on this. Also, only one person that I spoke with in Vallejo and San Francisco even knew that the school was there. I believe that the school needs to market itself a little better.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How large Mare Island was, and how little of it TUCOM currently occupies.

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What are your general comments?

Overall, I was disappointed with the school, but impressed with the faculty and the admissions office. The students were all very enthusiastic about the school, and more than one of them said that their decision to attend TUCOM was based partially on their experience with Dr. Haight. I concur with this; if I am acceped and decide to attend, it will be in no small part due to the atmosphere that he has created through his efforts. Unfortunately, I was not impressed by the facilities. From my other campus visits, most notably Nova and AZCOM, the school is behind the times technologically. Very small library, no monitors throughout the labs, no ethernet connections in the buildings (wireless or wired), etc. There is a lot of construction going on, and there are plans in motion to open a Law School this August and an undergraduate program in 2004. There is no doubt that in 5-10 years TUCOM will have an amazing campus, but the fact of the matter is that current students are paying for property improvements that they will not benefit from.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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