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California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, CA

Podiatry Schools | Private For-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Overall this was the longest interview I went to. It started in the morning around 8am and went until almost 5pm. The interviews were somewhat conversational / laidback.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Interview was split into 4 separate ones, with 1 faculty and 3 professors. Was very long, so I'll try to put down as much as I can remember. Why DPM? (times 2) Why Samuel Merritt?

What was the most interesting question?

the undergrad vs post bacc one

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN forums / feedback, read over my app, school website

What was the most difficult question?

The essay one

What impressed you positively?

The location, small class sizes. Students were open to all questions.

What impressed you negatively?

Clinics seemed a bit slow. Thus more time for the students to answer questions. School was fairly far from the clinics.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How long the day would be. The sameday decision on acceptance.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

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?

$401-$500

What airport did you fly into?

SFO

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes