Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

1 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

No responses

🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Virtual

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

No responses

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

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?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

0 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

1 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

No responses

What impressed you positively?

No responses

What impressed you negatively?

The school struck me as a Last Chance U for CA residents with malicious recruiting tactics. Their mission and values page states they want to increase physician availability in areas that need it the most, make efforts to recruit prospective students from underserved areas that are statistically more likely to go on and serve those medically underdeveloped areas, then turn around and charge some of the highest secondary app fees, upcharge their tuition 25% above the national average, and ask for not one, not two, but THREE days off of work for interviewing. The whole process was tone-deaf and seemed like they use the whole "Why do you want to serve in underserved communities?" schtick to get grants and donations easier. When I pressed about this in the interviews, I got some generic spill about student initiative rather than any concrete answers. They have zero EC programs that are developed/lead by the administration (it's 100% student-run), they don't have any satisfying explanations about their subpar rankings, nobody can explain what the higher-than-average tuitions go to since the school is practically in a slum and lacks necessary amenities for learning effectively, and one of the students during the student-leader sessions flat out admitted they wished they had researched the campus more before accepting their offer. Terrible impression of the school.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

No responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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