Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Explain your research publications/experiences.

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What is evidence-based medicine and what does it mean to you?

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Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why not Allopathic Medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

My first interviewer asked me about my musical hobbies and my personal statement/journey to medicine.

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What was the most difficult question?

Why do you not have any significant shadowing hours with an osteopathic physician?

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🤝 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?

Open 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?

Other

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Home

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?

8 out of 10

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

7 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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Researched the school, interviewers, common questions, Reddit, SDN interview question feedback, emailed current students for advice.

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What impressed you positively?

The admissions office, students, and faculty are all very friendly and approachable. The students acknowledged the difficult realities of medical school, yet all seemed quite happy and well-supported by the school administration, peers, and their instructors.

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What impressed you negatively?

One of my interviewers was cordial but didn't seem that interested in my entire file. He asked surface-level questions, and after hearing my responses, went on a little bit of a tangent. Still, this interview went well.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

To make sure I don't have Microsoft Teams app installed, as this caused technical issues and dropped 2/3 of my interview sessions, which fortunately I was able to reconnect quickly. Using Microsoft Teams via a browser is much more stable. The school informed us that technical issues would not be held against us, and this remained true.

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What are your general comments?

The information session, in the beginning, is very informal and helpful. Allows us to meet the admissions team and each other as candidates. Would appreciate more specifics on the actual courses within the new PWH curriculum, but they did their best to give us a broad overview in a limited amount of time. Make sure to have your lunch packed and ready, as you won't get the full 30 minutes for lunch. The Q&A session went longer than expected and this cut into our 30-minute lunch break. This was avoidable, but some fellow interviewees felt the need to ask redundant questions simply for the sake of asking (questions that have been answered already or easily found on the school's website/handouts we were given).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Give more detail for the names of the courses within each pathway block. Strictly enforce the time-limit on the Q&A session so we have enough time for lunch break and so we can calm down before the individual interviews.

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