Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - California Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Explain the marked improvment in your grades in the last 2 years of your undergraduate education

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Explain this sentence in your personal statement

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Question about my undergraduate research

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What was the most interesting question?

Nothing interesting

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What was the most difficult question?

Asked to explain a very specific sentence in my personal statement

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

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?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, interview feedback, mock interviews

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What impressed you positively?

Dr. Haight is wonderful, he is very honest and upfront, he made me feel very relaxed and optimistic about the day, before we got to the school. Plus, the anatomy lab is great, the students generally seemed happy, one of my interviewers was very friendly and enthusiastic about the interview.

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What impressed you negatively?

Jeeze, where to begin. Poor location, unsafe neighborhood, uncomfortable interview, poor rotation sites, no program to assist students preparing for COMLEX step I, interviewer asked me a question in a very condescending manner, 2 WEEKS TO PUT DOWN A $2,000 DEPOSIT! Ridiculous...

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

2 weeks to decide! And why is TUCOM building a branch campus in Las Vegas when their Vallejo campus needs some attention?

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What are your general comments?

Panel interview was very uncomfortable, it was like we were being lined up for a firing squad..."OK, Dr. X, why don't you take the next shots at interviewees #2 and 3, and I'll take #4". It was just weird, and my interviewers weren't enthusiastic (except one of them). Again, as everyone comments on, the campus is pretty nasty, the military base feel makes it seem like a boarding school. And seriously, the $2,000 deposit in 2 weeks thing just completely disregards the best interests of the student. If TUCOM wanted the welfare of the osteopathic community to be maximized, they would have a later deadline (like December, which all other DO schools do) which enables students to go to their preferred school; when someone attends their preferred school, both the student AND the school are best off. By trying to force students into TUCOM with their high deposit and short time to accept, they are effectively reducing the overall happiness of the DO student community. This is, in my view, a very selfish practice on the part of TUCOM.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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