San Antonio, TX
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2023-24
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
3 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
The interview was well organized and the admissions office was gracious to offer us food and some time to talk to the faculty and med students over dinner. They are really invested into the applicants they selected for interview.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
San Antonio has a significant Hispanic population, do you have any experience with caring for this type of patient population, if so tell me more?
What was the most interesting question?
For the Group MMI activity, we were instructed to work with our team towards starting a new country and making a new constitution for this country.
How did you prepare for the interview?
I worked with my physician mentors and friends who had experience with MMIs before to run through 3 mock interviews.
What impressed you positively?
This school is very friendly to non-traditional applicants. The San Antonio area is really nice, warm weather, adequate study space. The anatomy lab and OMM lab are also great facilities too. The teaching faculty are diverse as well as the student body.
What impressed you negatively?
Mandatory lectures, their match isn't great, they seem adversarial to those who are seeking to be top of the class and wish to pursue competitive specialties. they don't have the resources or opportunities available to help people who want to seek competitive specialties other than connecting with dermatologists or orthopedic surgeons the school knows which isn't that much help.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They offer food after the MMI.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Make the interview day more eco-friendly, give a clear schedule of events to occur (intro lecture, MMI time, dinner, etc.)
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 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?
SAT
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Hyatt Place San Antonio Airport/Quarry Market
How would you rate the hotel?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
Yes
What are your comments on where you stayed?
It was decent hotel to stay at, a reasonably-priced hotel with free parking compared to the higher cost hotels near the city center.
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