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?

Can you tell me a bit more about your experience with Osteopathic med.

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How are you going to be able to handle the incredible amount of information in medical school?

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What was the most interesting question?

What I thought about a headline that was posted on the web that day.

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What was the most difficult question?

To explain as a Political Science major why the headline noted above was important.

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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?

Read up here on SDN and remembered that this was a panel interview, and that their would be other interviewees with me at the same time.

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What impressed you positively?

Honestly, only Dr. Haight. He meets you in the morning and accompanies you around the whole day. I appreciated his honesty and intergrity about the admissions process. He really makes you feel welcome. The actual school is a whole other story.

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What impressed you negatively?

To begin with, the facilities are horrible. The school is on an old Naval base, and thus many of the facilities cannot be renovated because they are historical landmarks. The area in Vallejo is also a little run down, especially near the island. The library(if you can call it that), is small and has limited resources. I don't mean to sound jaded, but if you are going to be at the school for a few years, facilities are important. Also, the fact that you have to fork over $2000 within two weeks of getting accepted is too much to ask(non-refundable). I got in really early to Touro, and just had to turn them down b/c I needed to know what my other options were before committing to one school.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No real teaching hospital affliation. Distance from San Francisco is greater than I thought. The rundown facilities and the high tuition.

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What are your general comments?

I believe Touro is a good school, but just not a great match for me personally. Dr. Haight is a great guy and really direct with you, which is refreshing. The panel interview is not as bad at it might seem. Just talk ahead of time with your fellow interviewees, and you will be a lot more comfortable with them and not feel the desire to "give a better answer" than them. Just be aware that some of the panelists can be a bit rude. One of our panelists more or less embarrassed another interviewee in my group by talking about some bad grades he had received. I thought it was really rude, especially in front of other applicants. Just remember to stay cool if they put you on the spot like that.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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