Independence, OH
Podiatry Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
what do you do in your spare time?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
15 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Nothing really, just relaxed and looked over my application.
What impressed you positively?
-New facilities are very nice, up there with DMU + AzPOD
-Location is 15 minutes from downtown Cleveland
-CHEAP cost of living, closest is Des Moines
What impressed you negatively?
The fact that OCPM student tour guides bashed other podiatry programs. It is not very professional or attractive to say the least. Applicants should not have to hear false accusations or lame opinions. The worst is that the tour guides never visited the schools they criticized! Also claimed that OCPM was the number 1 or 2 podiatry program in the nation...yea sure...can you prove this with 1st time board pass rates, residency placements, etc?
-The school is independent and not affiliated with a university or med college
-HUGE class size (135 students) the biggest of any pod school
-Accept a lot of students, including those who will just fail out anyway
-Weak entrance scholarships and solely based on GPA (not MCAT score)
-Mormon cheating scandal few years ago, now very strict testing policy in place
-2 main clinics are quite new and not many patients...maybe if the class sized was reduced that would help...
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Entrance scholarships are for first year only, low amount and solely based on GPA (not MCAT)
Didn't expect tour guides to throw their two sense in about other pod programs. I interviewed at 8 schools, and only experienced this at OCPM!
What are your general comments?
New building is nice, which is great cause the old one was a piece of shit. Location pretty decent (suburbs) with little traffic even during rush hour.
Compared to other pod schools, the academics or clinicals don't seem too amazing
135 students in first year class...ridiculous, especially with the residency shortage getting worse and worse.
Seems like an okay program, but not up there with DMU/AzPOD/Scholl/CSPM
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Tell your student tour guides to not bash other podiatry programs. It is not very professional!
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
In the city
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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