Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

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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?

First question - Tell me about your background and how you became to pursue medicine? Why DO versus MD (didn't really grill me on this)? Why DMU?

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How have you been involved in research, and how has that helped you to pursue your career in medicine? What would you do to overcome failures and setbacks once in medical school?

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What was the last book you've read? Have you been accepted to any other schools and what would it take for you to choose DMU? How do you feel you will handle having a family and being in medical school?

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What was the most interesting question?

What was the last book you've read (outside of a class)?? In what area of medicine do you see yourself practicing in five years?

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What was the most difficult question?

What do you perceive as being a currnet problem in medicine, or a future problem in medicine, and how do you think you can help to solve it?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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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?

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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?

Talked with current students, SDN website, DMU website, talked with physicians.

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What impressed you positively?

OMM presentation, friendliness of everyone from admissions staff, to current students, to faculty, 20th largest medical school (of MD and DO) but TA to student ratio is 1:2, high percentage of pass rate on NMLE and class gets to choose board review program (included in tuition).

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What impressed you negatively?

Tuition cost, new buildings won't be ready for use when I arrive, unknown aspect of clinical rotations (after 2nd year)

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I didn't realize that DMU was only a professional school, no undergraduate studies.

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What are your general comments?

Oveall, this is a school I would love to attend. I would highly recommend staying the night before the interview with one of the students (they provide you a list of willing students) - they were very honest about the pros and cons of life and medical school at DMU. Everyone was extremely friendly and genuinely seemed to like it there. There seemed to be more of a team atmosphere than a competetive one. If you aren't used to the overly-friendly environment of midwest towns, you might be a little suprised by this. There isn't much negative to say - seems like a great school. PS- I just found out I got in, and plan to attend (even over the MD school I applied to).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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