Yakima, WA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
2 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
2 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
1 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?
1 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 was the most interesting question?
You have a 5 year old child who is playing with a hammer. She hits her finger and starts to cry. What do you do? (Interesting in the fact that it's the strangest question I've heard)
What was the most difficult question?
If you had the power, what changes to health care would you make? Only difficult if you did not prepare by reading general points about health care issues.
✅ 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?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 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?
I read over my file and essays for PNWU, then went over the feedback for some other schools, as I did not see many questions listed for PNWU at the time I was preparing.
What impressed you positively?
The interviewers were friendly and helpful in answering the questions I had for them.
What impressed you negatively?
Not much; the interviewers are supposed to act "scripted" and not allow prompting or express emotion but mine did. Some people had interviewers that were very stoic, as they were supposed to be, so it depends on who you get.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
There was not much that needing excessive preparation, so nothing really.
What are your general comments?
I was just amused by how they have a script they have to read to you at the beginning of the interview to make it "standardized," I suppose. For the most part, though, it's a pretty normal interview with relatively nice people.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
N/A
📍 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?
$301-$400
What airport did you fly into?
I flew to SEA, and from there I flew to YKM.
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Oxford Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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