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?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN forums / feedback, read over my app, school website
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
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