Yakima, WA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What will frustrate you most about working as a physician? What are your greatest strengths? What are your greatest weaknesses? What was your introduction to osteopathic medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
How would you encourage physicians to practice in a rural setting?
What was the most difficult question?
How would you tell a 68 year-old woman that she has 6 months to live?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
6 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?
SDN, mock interviews, practice
What impressed you positively?
Everyone is super-nice. The faculty need the students to succeed and respond to their feedback as the program develops. Nice, new facilities. Over next 10 years, PNWU will build 9-10 buildings on a 42-acre campus including schools of various health sciences. Traditional 1st-year lecture format with full gross anatomy lab. Wide variety of clinical sites in the Northwest.
What impressed you negatively?
The surrounding area is ok, your typical medium-sized town. Whether that's your cup of tea is up to you. You have to take some classes in summer between 1st and 2nd year. They expect you to do web videoconferences from the remote clinical sites.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
"University Parkway" is labelled "North 33rd St." on most maps.
What are your general comments?
The day starts at 9.30am. You don't need to show up before then; nothing happens before 10am. If you show up early, you'll sit around in the entryway with nothing to do.
Anyway, PNWU is a nice school, and will develop into a top DO school over the next few years.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
They don't give any PNWU tchotchkes, not even a folder of info--it's all paperless.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
Yakima
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Cedar Suites
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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