Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Interview Feedback Summary
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
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Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 24% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview generally impressive with a moderate stress level and felt they did well.
⭐ Overall Impressions ▼
SDN Interview Experience Score
7.9
Good
Generally favorable experience overall, applicants reported positive interactions with some minor issues noted.
Based on 1,671 responses
Score Reference:
9–10 Exceptional
8–8.9 Very Good
7–7.9 Good
6–6.9 Mixed
< 6 Needs Improvement
The SDN Interview Experience Score (SIES) is a composite metric that represents applicants overall impressions of their interview experience, based on multiple factors such as professionalism, facilities, responsiveness, and stress levels.
What was the stress level of the interview?
Most respondents rated their interview as average stress.
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
Most respondents rank this school above all other schools.
How did the interview impress you?
Most respondents felt positively about their interview.
Positively (83%)
Negatively (10%)
No change (7%)
How you think you did?
Most respondents thought they performed well at the interview.
Great (38%)
Good (41%)
Average (16%)
Poor (3%)
Bad (1%)
What are your general comments?
Applicants generally found the interview experience positive, with student ambassadors and faculty being friendly and helpful. The interviews were a mix of conversational and structured formats, with some interviewers being more challenging than others. The facilities and programs at the school were highly praised, though some felt the admissions process could be more organized.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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Virtual interview was pleasant, student ambassadors were really honest and helpful. They have students from both campuses if you're still deciding between the two.
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Great school. Some students marched into neurosurg last year. Very upfront with their mission and their expectations. Really seem to care a lot about their students.
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I think NOVA is a great school and after researching about it through their website, it is one of the better DO schools available in the southern region. They offer a lot of opportunities and feel like a lot of people have something to gain by attending this school.
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NSU is a great school and you should only apply if you truly want to be a D.O.
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The admissions office needs to be more organized and professional. The whole day, they kept telling applicants conflicting information, which stressed the applicants out. For the tour of NSU, they had a other applicant (who attended NSU) help, which made the admission staff look bad (due to potential favoritism)
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Interview day was too long. Too many presentations- there were 5 total- admissions, omm, sim lab. We got there at 8 and didn't have lunch till 12:30 with no refreshments everyone was starving. Not impressed with facilities.
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Really, really, amazing school. It felt really open to people of all backgrounds with a genuine interest in helping the underserved. The staff were amazing, and they I really liked all the students I interviewed with. I will likely be attending.
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Received acceptance 2 weeks later.
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Really a great school and it seems that the staff truly care about the students!
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Great school overall, lots of newly donated money that will be used for a bunch of things like scholarships, fully paid mission trips, etc.
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Awesome school
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Great Experience overall and really hopeful to attend this school in the upcoming year.
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Con: I only had 3-4 days notice for the interview. Pros: It seems like a great school that is very passionate about what they do, how they teach, and are very happy to have you there. They make you feel great that you got the interview.
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Loved the school!
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Just be yourself - they really want to get to know you! My interview was a little stressful, but I got to go to the beach afterwards, so it was all good.
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Seems like a great school with a lot of unique and interesting things going for it. I'm sure I would get a perfectly good education here. The area and school itself are very nice.
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I was very impressed with the curriculum and ability to travel abroad during school (Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, etc). The volunteer/community service requirement was also something I would like to see from other schools.
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Make the interviews longer, or do phone/video interviews
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Great school, take the general campus tour (for the main campus)
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Seems like a great school. Enjoyed being there. Tour was boring (here's a classroom, and here's another, and here's another, oh and here's another!) but had a great time in the sim-lab.
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It was an excellent day and interviews generally went well. Be prepared to answer any blips on your application. Everyone is easygoing so you don't have to "compete" against fellow applicants.
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Make sure you read the interview schedule on the website and be prepared to interact with professors and faculty members when you are there. Also, don't flash your cellphone in front of the interview committee we were told they hate that!
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Very long day. very organized but just super long. eat a big breakfast
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Don't get nervous, the interview is very laid back, I let my nerves get to me and lived a very stressful month having flashbacks of me blanking out during the interview for a very simple question, where in the end I was accepted, I was very shocked and grateful. thank god!!
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Great school, happy I was accepted!
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Great school. top choice
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Overall I liked the school and would be happy to attend if accepted, but its not my number one choice
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NOTE: THIS IS FOR THE BS/DO PROGRAM! Feel free to PM me on SDN if you are applying/have any questions. The process of the BS/DO program and the interview were sort of unclear, but everything else was great. I encourage anyone and everyone to apply. The schools is great, as are the people, facilities and classes. Good luck!
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Great location, amazing dean and exercise facilities, decent medical program
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Great School.
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I was wonderfully impressed by this school, its integrated curriculum, free board prep course, facilities, commitment to the spanish speaking communities there, opportunities to work abroad (Jamaica!), the list goes on. Would be very, very happy to go here.
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The general vibe i got from the students was that this school was their safety net and that they'd rather be somewhere else learning medicine
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It was a great experience, very relaxed interview environment. The Dean has a crazy cool mustache and that alone makes a statement on the environment.
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Great vibe at the school
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Amazing school! I hope I get in.
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I loved the school and it is my first choice!!!
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This is the type of school that would make you proud to attend. It was an unbelievable experience and I look forward to coming here in the fall. I had no hesitation turning down two other medical schools to be a part of this college.
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Great interview experience.
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Great school!
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I felt like the trip was well worth it. There wasn't much downtime during the day and everything was very informative.
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Don't worry if you interview and feel like it was awful. You could still get accepted!
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Pretty average school with little 'wow' factor. I'd go here, I guess.
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I really like the area and the weather and the fact that the staff seemed to really care about their students!
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I used Yellow Cab from Best Western to NSU. It costs $20 and took 20 min. Some friendly interviewees offered me a ride back to the airport. I've been to South Florida several times so I am comfortable with the weather and humidity.... I specifically prepared my hair for the humidity :) Good luck!!
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I got accepted here and I'm looking forward to going here :-)
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Cookies worth the gas.
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Beautiful campus, facilities, and people. Las Vegas like pool at one of the grad housing complexes! Has one of the best deans - who rocks a wicked mustache. He gave a very inspirational speech on the "Magic of Medicine".
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It was a great experience, it will definitely help me to be more relaxed before future interviews. Definitely stay at the Comfort Suites. They have a free shuttle to and from the airport and medical school. It will save a lot of money!!
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Great school, great programs, great place, happy students, and an administration that isn't afraid of changing things. I liked it a lot. Flubbed the interview because I overslept and was stressed about getting there an hour late, but oh, well.
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The school is fantastic and it doesnt hurt to have great warm weather. There interviews are also low stress and very welcoming.
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I went down with very interest in Nova and left feeling excited at the prospect of attending there. It gave me a lot of confidence for my later interviews.
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I highly recommend the Comfort Suites, they have a shuttle service to/from the airport as well as to/from the campus. Absolutely no need to rent a car!!
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Random fact- have you seen "Caddy Shack?" the golf course is owned by NOVA and is right next to the graduate housing.
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NSU accepted me and I plan to attend, I was admitted to the B.S./D.O. combined program.
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Beautiful campus, everyone seems happy here. The school really seems to look out for its students.
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Stay positive and you'll rock the interview!
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Interviewers are great, nobody had a tough time interviewing and they really try to tell you all about the school, super friendly admissions office as well as the current students
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Generally a great school from the interview. They understand that the students will be applying at multiple places, so they make it a point to make sure you see their positive points.
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Really liked the school and the day really made you feel like you wanted to be part of the school. Great place, great location, great program
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Just be honest in the interview
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Really impressed overall. This was my first interview so I dont have any other schools to compare it to, but the school has a lot to offer and no ostensible drawbacks. The curriculum is systems-based which is good. The disorganized application process was annoying, but this seemed to be everyone's experience.
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Nova wasn't my first choice school, but when I got there I didn't want to leave. And wear comfortable shoes because it is a large campus and they take you around to a lot of places.
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The school is well established and the environment will make for very happy and comfortable medical students.
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The Dean's frank closing speech is an impressive testiment to their commitment to produce compassionate physicians not dermotologists in search of big bucks. I've been accepted at 4 schools and will likely pick Nova as I share the dean's vision professional and self-less service. Nice facilities too and seems to have a good support system...
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Really helped confirm my interest in osteopathic medicine and realize that initials mean nothing if you are not happy with the way you practice medicine.. in the end its medicine and the way your patients view you.
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Interview was very relaxed! Admissions counselors have a great day planned for you and the Dean is very friendly and personable! I received a response within 2 weeks and got in, and I will likely attend this school!!
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Good luck and do not stress everyone said their interviews were very relaxed
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I really enjoyed the school. The tour was nice and I really appreciate the honesty of the tour guides.
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The Dean is a very interesting guy with a great attitude. Laid-back, diverse, active students, in general.
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I recommend staying at the Comfort Inn Suites in Davie because it is a 5 minute drive from the school. The hotel offers free shuttle to/from the airport and Nova. The hotel staff is very friendly. Usually you can find that a handful of interviewees are staying at this hotel, so it's comforting traveling over together. Also don't freak out- the 8:30am shuttle WILL get you there before 8:45am! You'll also probably wait around for a little bit anyway when you get there. I just wish this hotel had a pool! This is such a great school, as I'm sure you can see from all the positives I listed. Good luck to all of you and hopefully see you next year!
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I loved the school and the area. I really hope I get accepted here!
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I like the school a lot more coming out of the interview than going in. If I'm accepted, I would attend.
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NSU is a big school and it looks like fun.
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I was impressed with the school.
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No big surprises, nothing too stressful, seemed like an excellent school
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This school definitely exceeded my expectations.
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I went there with not expecting much as I just applied to the school for the heck of it. I came out very impressed with the facilities, enthusiasm of the faculty and the staff and happy students.
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If you have to get a hotel, I recommend Comfort Suites. It was a little bit more expensive but it paid for itself through the shuttle service to and from the airport and to and from the school. So if you don't have a car, check out here to save on taxi fare.
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You go to school with pharmacy, optometry, nursing, etc students w/c makes the campus seem alive. they are building a new hospital in the future right next door to the school w/ nova students allowed to rotate there.
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There was not breakfast and lunch was slightly delayed- so EAT UP before you come. There were lots of moaning stomachs!
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It was really laid back. The interview was super quick, they literally asked me like 3-4 questions. They seemed in a rush to get out, but they were really friendly. I really like the school and would love to go there but the weather may be too much to me to handle and its a bit too far from home. Either way i hope to get accepted.
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Great experience, really enjoyed most of the day. got a little tiring when we finished the university tour and one of the deans came in to speak with us but she was very enthusiastic as were the other students and professors we interacted with.
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From the minute I walked in I was impressed. the students have an amazing gym facility, ft. lauderdale is a nice area and close to Miami! The interviewers were three men, a little stern but in the end, one of the older gentlemen came out and told me I did well.
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It was my first interview so I was on the edge pretty much the whole time, but the students made us feel a lot at ease. They gave a lot of tit-bits about the school, their own interview experience etc.
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How aggresive two of the interviewers were
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The most amazing part was in the morning, right off the bat, the tell you that not only are they interviewing you today as a prospective student, but you are interviewing the school as well. At that point I was able to relax. The day went quickly beginning with a brief presentation in the morning. Then we went on a walking tour of the medical school with two student guides who were fantastic. Afterwards, I had my interview and we broke for lunch which was provided. In the afternoon we had a bus tour of the campus followed by a brief conclusion by one of the deans there and we were finished.
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I had a really great experience here. Loved talking with the med students especially, everyone was very friendly. My interview was very easy and conversational. I suspect they grill people a little bit more if their file is weaker, but who knows. Most people had an easy interview, although a few had a harder time, even with the same interviewers. Great campus, facilities, gym (yay pool). I'm a beach/warm weather person and I know SO Fla, so I love the local. But if you're a real NE city person, or a mountain person, you might not be super happy here. Most of the interview feedback was on the mark, just depends on what you like. I came away wanting to attend more than I had before.
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Actually, there was a free shuttle from the airport to the school. The school didn't mention about it. Take the airport shuttle (free) to Train Station. Then, take SFEC/Tri-rail express shuttle (free) to NSU Health Center. Airport shuttle is 24/7. SFEC shuttle schedule can be found online at http://www.sfec.org/. Approximately they run 7am-7pm. Very convenient and cheap. The interviewers weren't from admission committee. They just recommend you to the committee. The interview was short. Some applicants said the interview was very conversational. Some not. I guess it depends on the interviewers. Overall, not bad at all. It was short too. The tour guides were very enthusiastic. They have great programs too to reduce debt. Good acceptance rate if you get interview.
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They grilled me a bit, but still maintained a level of professionalism. You better have confidence when you walk in there. One girl left crying. Luckily, I had a few acceptances under me, so I felt confident. They want to make sure you have the fortitude, dedication, committment and inner strength required of a physician. This school was my second choice, only due to location. (I am not a Florida native.) Also, you may need to go out of state for some clerkships.
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The campus is beautiful. I love my inteview panel...by far my best.
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Three physicians were present. They were all very nice and asked very pertinent questions regarding why I wanted to be an osteopath considering my family has a lineage of allopathic physicians. Just acted like myself, and I think that was good enough.
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The day began with about 20 of us seated in the admissions office waiting area. Several students interviewing for the pharmacy school were also in attendance. We were escorted to a conference room and watched a 20 minutes video about the school (extremely boring way to start the day, I started to fall asleep). The group was then split in half, with one half first taking a tour of the health sciences building and the other half being interviewed first. I felt lucky to be in the first group and was interviewed shortly after the video session. Interview was laid back and consisted of 2 male and 1 female doctor asking basic questions in a conversational manner. Next we were taken on a tour of the health facility by a first year D.O. student then given lunch with a few other students. After lunch we were given a bus tour of the entire NSU campus with focus on the new fitness building and the massive library. Also shown the Miami Dolphins practice facility which is on campus (and our guide noted that the Snowflake mascot scenes from Ace Ventura were shot there). Finally we were again taken to the conference room and the Dean of the osteopathic school talked to us about himself, his reasoning behind the attendance policy and his love of medicine as a career. The day began at around 9 AM and was over by approximately 3 PM.
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Arrived at 8:45am, signed in, sat around and talked to people. at 9am, we were taken in a conference room and there was a Q/A with an admissions person, then we saw a tacky movie about teh university. It got really hot in that room. Then we went downstairs into the admissions office and crowded around during interviews. There were three groups of interviewrrs in three different rooms, so they pre-divide the students into who is interviewing with who (they dont tell you...they just come out and call your name). I was one of the first ones to interview. I had an MD/JD Chief of Surgery, a PhD, and a Pharm D interview me. It was a stress interview. They ripped apart my volunteer experiences, and asked how it related to medicine, and how it related to DO. Then they asked me why DO as opposed to MD....for more questions, see specific questions. I was not expecting that hard of an interview. Then I sat aroudn for about an hour after my interview...and the entire group's schedule was delayed because my interview was like 50 mins, whereas everyone else's was like 20mins-ish. We got a tour of the building, but my group was not given a tour of the rest of the medical facilities because my interview ran extremely late. But we got to see the library and the gym, both are just awesome!!! Then we had some gross sandwiches, water and chips, and had a presentation and Q/A with some OMM fellows. Then more med students came in and talked to us about the program. Finally we were getting ready for the Dean to come in, when the fire alarm went off..and all the interviewees were scattered about outside, so it took a while for them to gather everyone. Then the Deam spoke to us, and he's one amazing man...seriously, such an awesome character. Finally, the admissions office gave us printouts with names of our interviewers and they recommended that we email them rather than snailmail them thank-yous, if we were going to do so. Thats it...but lonnng day...8:45 to about 4:30
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The interviewers were enthusiastic, but everybody else seemed to have this blank stare of routine. The admissions director and student tour guides were very melencholy, although if I asked them what they thought about about the place they said they loved it. Surprisingly, the interview went great- they basically said I would get in and that I would be a great doctor.
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Overall I really like the school and the location. The beach was better than SoCal. I think I would be happy and do well here. School is large and has more of a university feel than the other DO schools I've interviewed at. Research and OMM fellowships seem interesting.
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It was a good one. It was my first interview, so I was very nervous, but one of my interviewers was the head of the international rotation board, which is something in which I'm very interested, so we hit it off immediately, and the rest of the interview went easily.
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Very relaxed; the interviewers stresses how nova is very family-oriented and they just want to get to know you
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It was really great, I was a lot more nervous than I should have been. All the students were welcoming and fun to talk to. The interview was very relaxed and was more conversational than being grilled with questions. The school itself is very impressive in terms of its new facilities. No negatives except the humidity...
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Well, we showed up around 830 and they took us up to watch a movie about the school, which was kind of tacky. Then half of us interviewed and half went on a tour of the school. The interview was very relaxed and conversational for me. But I really think it depends on which interviewers you have. I really liked the overall experience of the campus, but not really sure if it's right for me though. I was definately impressed with their library and gymnasium facilities, and the sportiveness of the students.
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It went well. I think I got the hardest interviewer group. It was very conversaional. And at the end they were laughing a little so I took that as a good sign. NO worries now since I was acepted and definitely attending NOVA.
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Aside from the debochle with my flight out, the interview went REALLY well!! The faculty who talked to us were all really excited about the program, and seemed genuinely interested in helping the students. The students seemed to really be happy at the school, but were also willing to talk about what they didn't like. As I've heard so many times in the feedback, I really liked the school far more after the interview than I did going in!
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NOVA is wonderful. I understand why many interviewees leave loving it. With palm trees lining the driveway, Florida's biggest library on campus, interesting clinical rotations -- VA hospital, rural setting to work with hispanic migrant workers, and there most popular rotation = Florida's penitentiary system, its a great school. The students are very close knit, and say while they DO study hard, its easy to find a balance between work and play. The only downside is that housing is over 1000 a month and off campus. All in all its a great school with a supportive faculty and I was very excited to have been accepted today!
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It was very relaxed and conversational. They were a bit unorganized since it was the first interview. Don't stress out for this one though.
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This was my first interview, and it was really nice. It was their first day of the year for interviews, so everything was a little behind schedule as they were getting into the swing of things. Everybody seemed very nice and accomodating. I wish I would have known how much walking there'd be, because my feet are killing me now. :( They said they'd let us know next week if we're in or not, so that's pretty cool. Free lunch, by the way!
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Overall positive.
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Arrived for interview at 8:30, brought to conference room where admissions counselo and pre-clinical and clinical academic advisors spoke with us at length. Had interviews 2-on-one in the admissions offices. Then went on a tour with a student (Stavros), which was very informative and to-the-point...the facilities really speak for themselves. Came back and had lunch, spoke with students from OMM fellowship program, financial aid, and vice dean. Overall, a very laid-back, friendly, worthwhile, low-stress, great experience. I would love to go to NSU!
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I arrived at the campus at 9 am. We waited in the admissions office with some pharmacy school applicants which made it very crowded and uncomfortable. We went upstairs to get an overview of the curriculum from the vice president. Then half of us went on a tour while the other half interviewed. Our tour guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the school. Now it was time for my interview. I wasn't nervous since this was my third interview. They asked all the standard questions, nothing hard, no ethical questions or anything of the sort. The interview lasted fifteen minutes max, which is always a good thing. I made sure to ask at least two questions. After that we hopped on a shuttle bus to tour the rest of the campus. Nova's facilities are outstanding. Everything is new and state of the art and the campus is huge. All in all this was a very good interview experience for me and one that made NSCOM my first choice.
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Overall very positive, but I felt dissapointed because I was hoping for a spot in the class (NSU has become my top choice), and apparently the class is already full....I wish i had known that beforehand.
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It was very informal and they started out with a joke. The questions were not difficult to answer so long as you thought about them ahead of time. No weird hypothetical/ethical questions. They seemed more concerned with who I was and what kind of student I was rather than details like MCAT or grades.
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It went well. I really learned a lot more about the school.
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Good interview day, I loved the faculty members I interviewed with.
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It was very good experience and I hope that if I get any more interviews that they are all as good of an experience. I would reccomend the Holiday Inn Express, Plantation, its pretty reasonable price wise, and its clean and very centrally located. Its been a good trip and it was a very nice interview.
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I was here a day ahead, got here on time... DO NOT STAY AT BEST WESTERN... go next door to Holiday Inn Express... rates are cheaper as well... Interview was very laid back... the food served wasnt great but there are so many restaurants in the area to eat at... the speech given by Dean Silvagni was very impressive...
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It was really informative. The discussion before the tour and interviews had a lot of helpful information that I was able to use in my interview. I really like the facilities. People seemed nice and helpful. The workload/schedule is hard, but hey, this is med-school. I was accepted and will be matriculating this fall.
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Going into this interview, I was looking at NOVA as a back-up if I didn't get into FSU MD program. Coming out of the interview, it is my top choice. THe program, faculty, and students all impressed me to no end.
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Not only was the interview extremely laid back and stress-free, but I actually enjoyed it as well. When I walked in the door, the interviewers asked me how my day was going and, with big smiles, offered me a cup of tea! I felt like I was just having a friendly conversation, and in fact, I ended up being 25 minutes late to lunch because we were so engaged in conversation that we completely lost track of time. At the end of the day, I left with a much more favorable impression of the school then I had had previously.
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I had a very enjoyable day meeting with the admissions team. I was very excited to meet the Dean because of the great things I had heard about him but unfortunately he was not there. Everything else about the school was outstanding and the turn around time on a decision is very fast. I found out 7 days later that I had been accepted and I plan on attending as Nova was at the top of my list.
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I was really nervous for the first few minutes. It was my first interview and I had four interviewers. From the beginning they let me know that they were not there to intimidate me but to extract good things about me that they could foward to the admissions committee. At the end they asked if there were any questions and I talked with them a little bit.
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Very anxious prior to the interview. However, b/c the interviewers were so supportive I was able to relax and actually enjoy the interview.
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The interview day was a bit tense during the morning but after that, everything was very relaxed. I enjoyed the lunch (it's not as bad.) Then they gave us a very extensive tour of the campus.
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The interview was really laid back and nonstressful. It seemed like they jsut wanted to know your goals and who you are as a person. The best advice is to jsut be yourself. I got accepted here and I definetly will be attending!!:)
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Review of basic science and clinical science years; group of 8 applicants divided with 3 going on tour of school facilities with 2 students while other 5 awaited interviews and then vice-versa; interviews with 2 faculty members-expecting it to be more stressful than it was (no good cop/bad cop routine); lunch with 4 students; bus tour of university campus with admissions personnel; meeting with Dean of NSU-COM. Very informative and much more laid back than I had expected from reading other reviews here.
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The staff didn't seem to care about the interviewees. They treated us like it was OUR privaledge to sit around all day in their waiting room. The students were disinerested in givin the tour, the interview panel was rude and judgemental, and the presentation of the school was deceiving.
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I was very impressed with the admissions organization and friendly assistance during the interview day. My actual interview was conducted with two Osteopathic physicians and one PHD. There was a little good cop/bad cop routine to test my resolve, but it was nothing I couldn't handle. I felt that the interviewers really enjoyed my original and honest answers to all of the personal questions that I was asked. I did receive an offer to attend NOVA and I will strongly consider attending next fall.
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It was a jam-packed day. info. session, interviews, a tour of facilities, lunch, and a tour of the campus which I appreciated since it is very pretty and has a lot to offer. The interviews were not as laid back as others I've had, although they did try to make me feel comfortable, it had a professional feel to it, but overall ok.
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The interview seemed very professional and alot more cutthroat than i expected. Afterwards, i was informed by others that the interviewer may have just been testing me. Be prepared for this kind of experience, i wasn't
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It was a good day overall. I'm from Miami, so NSU is close enough to the cultural events and fun stuff that is in Miami. The students and to be students were amazing. One interviewee has already had seven interviews (including UCSD) and he liked NSU most of all.
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It was a great experience. They gave a lot of information and were able to answer any questions that we had. The facilities are great and the campus is beautiful.
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It was all great. Everyone was very friendly and the school is much better than what someone can say about it. you need the experience. the interview was not as conversational as I'd hoped. It's three faculty and they each take turns asking you questions. they are basic though just look at what students say in their feedbacks and that's what they ask. the dean was super cool and is encouraging knowing that the leader of your school has so much passion and belief in what he does.
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AWESOME! Try not to be so nervous like I was! It really isn't bad at all, just open up and like everyone says, be yourself!
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Great day! waited with 11 other applicants. got info. on fin. aid, curriculum, programs, student life, etc. went on interviews, then tour of med. school. then lunch, followed by tour of entire campus which was cool cuz it has so much to offer! lastly spoke with the dean who is an awesome character! Oh, MAKE SURE YOUR LETTERS ARE IN. MOST OF US THERE HAD MISSING LETTERS CUZ THEY HAD NOT DOWNLOADED THEM FRO VIRTUALEVALS.ORG OR SOMETHING ELSE. that gave me a headache cuz they won't make a decision until ur file is complete and they were meeting a couple of days after, so i was scrambling to make sure that they did their job and downloaded the letters.
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3 interviewers, they tried to do the good cop, bad cop thing but the bad cop never asked any pointed questions like he said he would at the beginning of the interview. Every question was really basic and has already been posted.
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The interviewers really just want to get to know you as a person. I was nervous at the beginning however as the interview went on I was relaxed. The interview lasted 30 minutes and two people interviewed me. Overall, I had a positive experience with the interview process in general.
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The interviewers made the interview very comfortable and relaxed which made for a very low stress experience. The college is very clean and everyone is very friendly. They answered all of my questions.
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It went well. The interviewers are nice
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Overall, I thought NSU was amazing. My interview was really short--15 mins.. while most others were taking 20-25 mins.. so that kind of worried me... Eventhough the questions they asked were pretty straight forward, I guess I was just really nervous bec. it was my first interview and NSU is one of my top choices... After walking out of the interview I didn't think I was very stellar or anything... i started thinking about all the things I could have and should have said during the interview... but I guess I wasn't that bad after all because I got accepted :) Oh and just for your info, there is no need to bring a portfolio type thing because they provide you with a porfolio and a pen...just letting you know that so you dont end up carrying two portfolios all day like I had to do :) The dean is AWESOME!!! He really makes you feel welcomed and at home...He has a great personality. The dress code/attendance policy is NOT BAD AT ALL!!! People scared me so much about that before going to NSU... it honestly isnt that bad at all...
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The experience was great. NSU has jumped to the very top of my list. If I get accepted I will probably go here.
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Very short interview (20-25 min) with 3 faculty members at once. each person asked me several questions in random order and I answered the best I could with the amount of prep. I had. I had to spread my attention (eye contact) to each interviewer throughout the session but I found it to be easier than staring at one person for 30 min straight. I did not feel stressed during the interview though I left it with a bad impression because I thought I could have answered 1-2 questions better than I did. I think it definitely pays to be very early in interviewing and being yourself when speaking to the admissions committee.
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Again, overall- great experience. If I am accepted I would be very proud to attend NOVA.
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What a great day. The group I interviewed with was fantastic and I think we all had a great time. Delia from admissions lays everything out for you, including how the process works (you will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of you interview). I interviewed with Dr. Bosler's group. He is a really great guy who gets very excited if you're genuinely into OMM. When I first sat down they told me they were my advocates and wanted to ask some questions the committee might have and not get a chance to ask. They let me pick any question to answer first, so I chose
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Like any other applicant, I was a little nervous at the beginning for this was my first interview. However, after seeing the other applicants put me at ease because I wasn't the only one that was nervous. The faculty was really nice and very helpful. Granted, they were a little disorganized, it is understandable since we were the first group of applicants for interview. Overall, I had a great experience. My interviewers were really nice and did not intimidate me. They even offered me (us) cookies and juice during the actual interview. This was my first interview, so I don't have anything to compare it to but I had a great experience.
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Positive
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Overall positive I think. Dr. Tu is pretty nice. The arch that they sat in around the table made it hard to know where to look.
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The actual interview was nerve-wracking. I was relieved when finished.
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My interview was so positive, I really felt as if it couldn't have gone better. Of course, I was a little nervous at first because this is my first choice school, but they were quick to tell me that they just wanted to get to know me better.
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It was pretty laid back and relaxed. They wanted to know me. However, I was wait listed and I did not get a personal call to let me know, but rather called myself to find out.
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Great experience. Interview was very laid back and not at all stressful. The tour was informative and the dean finished up with a great discussion. He proved to me that he got into medicine for the right reasons and I would be honored to attend a school headed by such an outstanding, compassionate and charasmatic individual. I am proud to mention that today I got a phone call from the school saying I was accepted. I really liked the timeliness of their decision and it shows class that they take the time to individually call each person interviewed. For those also accepted, I cannot wait to see you in August!
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I have interviewed at a few medical schools and for quite a few jobs. They have all gone extremely well, and I pride myself on being a good interviewee. I have even conducted and led mock interviews for many of the students in the graduate program I attended. I am fully aware of interview tactics and techniques. That being said, Nova's interview was, by far, the worst one I have ever experienced. The inetrviewers poorly staged a good cop/bad cop act- which manifested as more of a bad cop/ immature cop routine. My interviewers were EXTREMELY amatuerish, and clearly had pre-determined repsonses to my answers that were out of context and irrelevant. The wannabe "bad cop" attempted on numerous occasions to insult me or put me on the spot, by degrading my undergraduate insitution and rudely inquiring how I managed to go to graduate school at a presitigious school. His obviously intentional condescending attitude with that line of questioning and all others was awkward, embarrassing, and arrogant. The "immature/ naive/ idiotic cop" flipped out because apparantly I had filled out a supplementary application that, for whatever reason, did not ask me to list the other schools I had applied to, he also MADE UP a seemingly arbitrary number of allopathic and osteopathic schools that he somehow thought I had applied to, and asked me to explain why I applied to so many- This was just absurd. As so many schools are moving away from pressure and good cop/ bad cop interviews, Nova is far behind the times. They appear both arrogant and naive in attempting this method of interviewing, and it certainly turns me off from the school. The rest of the interview day consisted of talking the students for hours, going on a bus tour of the entire undergraduate campus, and listening to the dean ramble on about his own experiences for 1.5 hours (He makes sure to subtly include his mutliple degrees and every one of his personal accomplishments). He also gives some ridiculous analogies as to why there is an attendance policy that are far-fetched at best. (He said that you wouldnt by a car that didnt have a windshield wiper or a heater, so why would you buy an education that didnt require attendance in all of its classes. This is stupid: you buy a car with all its parts, but dont HAVE to use them. You buy them so they are there for when you need or want to use them- just as if someone is buying a class, they should be able to attend when they want). The interview itself lasted only 20 minutes, and the rest of the day was filled with listening to people who think they are geniuses and like to hear themselves speak. This leads me to believe that they have very little to offer or show the interviewees. Most medical schools do not include a tour of the undergraduate library or a bus tour pointing out the business school because there are other, more important things to do with the interviewees' time. I can only assume that the reason Nova includes these aspects and allows the interviewees to have so much down-time throughout the day is that they do not have wonderful facilities, clinics, or people that they want to show off. My overall rating of the school is horrible. The students do seem very smart, and I am sure one receives an excellent education in osteopathic medicine. However, I hope that many students do not choose to matriculate there because they were seduced by the weather and the amateur, naive, condescending, arrogant faculty members' weak attempt to sell the school to them.
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Good. I think they were using a "good cop/bad cop" tactic. Some of the other interviewees said the same.
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I was a little nervous about the interview because I really like this school, but the entire experience ended up being very positive.
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Great experience. Would love to go to school here. The campus is beautiful, the people are nice, and Davie is a very peaceful city.
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The 3 faculty members who interviewed me were very friendly. They looked through my application before I came in the room and wrote down specific questions for me based on my file. I was in love with the school by the end of the day- the facilities were high tech, the students seemed happy and enthusiastic, and the Dean's words of wisdom at the end of the day left me feeling like Nova is the school for me.
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Well considering this was my first interview and one of my top choices, I was extremely stressed and nervous! But the interviewers were nice and did the best they could to get me to relax told me that this was more conversational than anything else. THey didn't ask too many questions and I pretty much talked the whole time. There were a couple of questions that threw me off b/c I wasn't expecting them, but everything else was pretty generic. They were giving me a lot of positive feedback and such but it was still hard to see if they liked me or not. If you have Dr. Tu be prepared to talk about history of Ostepathic Medicine
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You have 2 or 3 persons interviewing you at one time. It was a lttle hard to divide my attention between them, since one person read my file the whole time. The school will call you and let you know your status in one or two weeks after your interview (depending on when their admissions commitee next meets).
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It was very relaxed and stress-free. It was more of a conversational experience...they kept me for a while and asked me every question in the book, so be prepared!
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I had a great time. I like talking about myself so that pretty much gave the interviewers nothing to ask
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Great day, with a chance to talk with many students as well as other interviewees... my interviewers (2 of them - one was really late) were lovely and it was my best interviewing experience so far.
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My interview was relativly short- only about 10-15 mins. The interviewers just want to get a feel for you and if you would succeeed in medical school.
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Overall, I left with a pretty good impression of the place. Harvey the simulated human was pretty cool.
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I was brought into a small meeting room and two faculty members went over my background. They were extremely complimentary and they put me at ease by talking about my past experiences. They then asked me questions in a discussion format.
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Overall it was a positive experience. The students, interviewers, and interviewees were all nice and made me feel really comfortable.
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Overall it was a very long day, but the interview itself was laid back. The other interviewees were friendly and the dean is so cool
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Great experience. Worth my time for a visit. I definitely want to go here.
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Overall, a great experience. The dean spoke with us afterwards and is a very interesting guy. He is a well traveled man with a somewhat different but highly intellectual way of thinking. This school has now become one of my top choices.
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Overall, a long taxing day. Stressful at times and laid back during others. The students we met were MSII's and happy. This school's facilities are light years ahead of some of the M.D. schools I have visited. Go check it out and decide for yourself
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The interview was short and the day was long, but very relaxed. All the others getting interviewed were really nice and it made for an awesome day. Great first interview experience.
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It was a very relaxed interveiw with the purpose being stated that they were my advocates before the committee not the ones making the decisions.
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All the questions were really basic and fairly easy to answer, since I had already anticipated all of them. Therefore the stress level was not very high. The interviewers were extremely nice and were smiling the whole time and very talkative, which really put me at ease.
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Interview was basically them shooting some impersonal questions at me. And they were boring questions too, like you would read out of an interview prep. basics book.
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Overall good experience,but a very long day.
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The day went great, and all of us being interviewed got along really well, so much that we exchanged emails and are keeping in touch.
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Great interview, faculty was amazing, facilities are state of the art, students seemed like they genuinely got a lot and enjoyed their time at the medical school.
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Everything went very very well. They just wanted to get to know you, my interviewers were very friendly and didn't make me feel like I was on trial. One interviewee said he got questions on socialized medicine, but my interview was nothing like that. I loved the school and I got accepted so I'll be there next fall! Good luck and relax!
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See above
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Overall it went pretty smooth. Little bit of a grill by one interviewer, but nothing terrible.
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It was overall a great experience. However, I was truly nervous during the first questions I recieved. After I got warmed up I believe I made up for it and positively impressed the interviewers.
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Overall I didn't think I did too great- my interview was slightly intimidating (4 middle-aged men vs. me) and I had gotten about 4 hrs. sleep the night before, so I was quite frazzled. But they must have thought I did ok because I got accepted.
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It was a very relaxed environment even though some of the interviewers were difficult. It was a long day. There were about 13-14 people interviewing that day, so I had to wait a long time to get my interview.
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The intervieweers had extremely bad attitudes, it was three of them interviewing me at the same time in a bad cop, bad cop, bad cop fashion. And I know that it has to be Nova not me because I had 7 interviews at other schools all with better reputations than Nova and they all went very well. One has even accepted me already. All of the questions they asked me were personal attacks of my transcripts. They made no efforts to get to know me as an applicant. The interview was pretty much everyones worst nightmare. I take the way they treated me as an indication of how they treat their students. And sure enough, all of the students I encountered looked beaten down and insecure.
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Long day for a 20 minute interview. Actual interview itself wasn't bad. Just focused on my application mainly.
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I was pretty nervous because it was my first interview. The whole day was pretty good because the other interviewees were really nice and talkative and the admissions people were also very friendly. The only thing that put a damper on the day is one of the interviewers who grilled me on my application.
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Very impressed with the school. The interview itself was relatively painless...all straightforward questions. I was just more nervous at this one since it was my first this year, so that set me on edge some. Students seem enthusiastic about being there, and I was very impressed with all the outreach opportunities available...both in the local community, and in south america. They said their pass rate for board scores were somewhere in the 90% range...wished it was a bit more specific, but it sounds like people are very successful. Ft Lauderdale is nice, but only if you don't mind swampy heat (it IS FL after all). Price seemed a bit on the high side, but not as bad as a couple other schools I've visited.
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Overall, I had a very pleasant interview experience. The three faculty that interviewed me were very nice. They also reminded me that while I was being interviewed, so were they . . so bring questions to ask.
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Overall, a nice school and great facilities. True that the mandatory attendance is rather juvenile considering you would hope to be treated like an adult. The school does also offer free Kaplan prep courses before Step 1 & 2 and the curriculum seems to break for a brief study period before both.
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The campus is very attractive. I was a little nervous going in and with the first interviewer but I gathered my composure later on. The three interviewers asked questions directly from my application so be prepared to answer questions from your AACOMAS. Overall, I enjoyed my trip down to NOVA and it would be great to gain admission here.
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They want you to do most of the talking. So when asked a question ellaborate on it as much as possible. The facilities were very impressive and the weather is great.
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Everyone was extremely helpful and easy going. I was the first one to be interviewed (ironic given I joked about being the first one to set the pace), but it was very relaxed.. no ethical or difficult questions. Every question was straight from my application or something fair.
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Three v. one. Good cop, bad cop, neutral cop scenario. Some tough questions, but just to see how you respond to pressure. Relax and you'll be fine.
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Be yourself and just realx as much as you can.
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I enjoyed the school. The only thing I found negative was the location.
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I thought about calling in sick for this one. I'm glad that I didn't. It was a very positive experience, and I was impressed.
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The day started off well. It seemed well organized. We were split into two groups in which one went on a tour of the medical school and the other group was interviewed. I was the last person to be interviewed which was nervewracking - but the first thing that was told to me once I was in the interview room was that everyone that was invited for an interview is qualified, the point of the interview is to get to know me so that they can be an advocate for me for admissions. This helped to relax me a lot. The interviewers were friendly and didn't really ask me anything too hard or unexpected, except the question about New Orleans. I didn't feel like I was being grilled or anything. The students that I met were nice and very very honest and truthful about what they like and dislike.
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I felt pretty relaxed as I was invited into the room with three doctors. They started off by asking me to tell them about myself and proceeded to ask questions about some of my accomplishments. They would pick a topic and ask questions relating to that topic for several minutes until they were satisfied. That made me a bit nervous because of the depth they wanted to know. I felt like it was a great first time experience and that they tried really hard to make it positive.
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The interview itself basically sucked. I am a very open individual and I wanted the interview to be somewhat conversational, but it wasn't. They would ask me a very broad question (tell me about yourself) and then look down at their paper looking for the next question (basically I was talking to the wall) and that was hard. While I was talking with two of the individuals, the other (bad cop) was feverishly scanning through my packet looking for something to grill me on. I knew that when if way his turn, I was dead. And that is basically what happend. He owned me, and I liked it. The situation about the letters also bugged me. When I called, they informed me that they would prefer a letter from a DO but a MD would be acceptable. However, they informed me IN my interview that I needed a DO letter STAT. O.K.? Overall, I loved the school. The dean was wonderful as were the facilities. I am looking forward to that letter soon (rejection after they read this). It is definately one of my top choices. Enjoy the day and the great campus, and watch out for the bad cop. He will own you.
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Extremely postive, all day event. Started with intorduction by pre-clinical and clinical advisors, then right into the short interviews. After lunch, a tour was given, and closing remarks by the dean.
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Pretty good, beautiful school, beautiful location, pretty hot girls
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Nothing like I expected. I was not asked one science question. He began with "I haven't read anything about you yet, so tell me about yourself", at which point I just broke into a monolouge about myself, and that basically seemed to satisfy him. He asked some other general questions (see below), but I think I seemed so excited and energetic that he got the idea of who I was. (Keep that in mind folks, be your own cheerleader!!). It really seemed as if he was more interested in seeing if I was nice person... I am, ;) In some ways, this was the worst case scenario for me -- english wasn't his first language, and he clearly just wanted me to talk. Be prepared for that possibility.
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Experience is positive, but can't say I nailed my interview. Hard to gauge my chances. Beautiful campus and locale. I would definately go if got accepted.
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Interview went great, the interviewers (atleast two of them) were very nice. It seemed they were trying to get to know me. The third interviewer only asked me one question and was starring at me the whole time even when the other two were laughing, weird!! I dont' know may be she was just trying to read my body language.
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Very very bad. I was the last one to be called in, This was done in no particular order. When the lady would come out to call people she would just point and let the person in. I was the first person to show up for the interview and she knew this, yet she called me in last. Ofcourse I was smiling the entire time. It wasnt till I got inside the room and they started questioning me about everything in the world except for my med school application. They did ask me why I wanted to become a doctor and when I finished they said, is anyone in your family a doctor and do women in your family think its unusual for you to be going to med school....
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Cool stuff
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The interview went well. There were three interviewers, two of which were very friendly and informative. The third guy was either playing the "bad cop" role or really did not want to be there. They seriously went through my file and asked me about everything, including my personal statement. I enjoyed the interview, I was not "grilled", everything asked was thought provoking and very relevant.
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Nerve racking at first since none of the interviewees really speak to each other. But after the interviews everyone relaxes and its a nice opportunity to learn about the university and its students and staff.
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Overall, the experience was great. They really pamper you by giving bus tours and delicious catered food. Plus, the med students sit and talk to you while you're waiting for your interview - this was a good thing for most interviewees but kinda distracting for me; since it was my first interview, I just wanted to sit quietly and think about what I was going to say. The interviewers grilled me about my grades for my first two years of undergrad, so be sure to explain each and every "C" or lower grade on your transcript.
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Overall I felt it was a good interview (at least the conversation I had with the awake interviewer) She seemed to really want to get to know me and my strengths and interests as an individual rather than just an applicant. I got somewhat of a bad impression since the interviewer fell asleep but I still got in!
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On the whole a great experience. A very academic atmosphere, a friendly and open interview. They had solid answers to all my questions about the program and its future. The students are great, the faculty are acessable, the weather is beautiful, and the facilities are top notch. Overall a very positive experience.
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Very short and very unemotional involvement from the interviews so I tried to interject some humor/sarcasm in but they later told me they felt I was overly arrogant yet they still accepted me.
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I love the school, the interview was awesome, and the people are really helpful.
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The interviewers seemed nice enough before hand, but in the interview they just stared at me. Very intimidating.
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Nothing shocking, expected the questions asked
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The interviewers didn't seem too interested in getting to know me as a person. The experience was very NON-conversational. The D.O. kept on firing questions at me as if he wanted to get the interview over with. I loved NSU as an educational institution, and I would love to attend if given the opportunity.
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Overall, I did not get a warm and fuzzy feeling from the actual interview. I also felt like I was in an infomercial trying to sell me the school the whole time. The students seemed friendly and nice but you could see a lot of the glitzy aspects of the miami-like life in the school. The caliber of the education and the facilities are top notch. The rotation opportunities are good and their residency matches are great.
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See above.
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The students that came by during the day were very friendly and all wanted to see us and talk to us. The only semi-stressful part of the day was the interview itself.
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My interview experience was wonderful and really made me fall in love with nova....everyone there is really proud of their school, and should be because it seems like a great place to study and live
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My interview was ok but I think I could've done a lot better. The school was terrific and I finally felt like this was the place for me. I'm hoping for an acceptance.
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I really thought the interviewers were nice. They really put me at ease when I first walked into the interview room. They started off by commenting on my purse (of all things)and we just had a normal conversation for a few minutes. Then once they saw that I was slightly more relaxed, they began the interview. I really can't stress enough how important it is to relax and be yourself. This was my first interview (ever) so I was EXTREMELY nervous. I know it is easier said then done, but you will enjoy the day more if you relax. Also, for all those "over-thinkers" out there, DO NOT drive yourself crazy once the interview is over. I really stressed after the interview about my answers, but they were all fine (I just received my acceptance today!). The interviewers know that you are nervous and I am sure you answered the questions to the best of your ability. Good luck!
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I didn't think the actual interview went all that well, but I got in! The school is beautiful
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Great experience!
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A great day ~ this school remains on the top of my list (which is good b/c I just got accepted today =)) ~ it was recommended to me by friends who applied for the 2004 incoming class & I can see myself studying there in 2005 . . . most of the stress was attributed to the hurricanes & if the interview was going to be cancelled or not, but overall, not a stressful day. Also, stay at the Rolling Hills Resort (Best Western) ~ nice place, good pool, good food, & they have a shuttle from the airport & to the school for free!!
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I am someone looking for the best medical education, not nice weather (which seems to draw most to Nova). In that regard, Nova seemed adequate. The facilities were nice, but I did hear from current students that several of the Profs don't speak English clearly. This is a HUGE problem for me. The interview day was punctuated by an army recruiter who spoke to a quite captive audience for some 20 minutes. Highly unprofessional and rude, in my opinion. All faculty members did, however, impress me greatly.
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NOVA is still my top choice, with so much attention focused on students, the university type quality of administration and perhaps education, outstanding facilities, extremely happy students and beautiful campus..you can't really go wrong with NOVA. But it wouldn't hurt to treat the students better at the interview. After all these are the faculties that you will be learning from, and sometimes their true character does come thru in the interview as well.
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I really loved the school. Florida itself is enough to attract anyone to nova but I want a school where I am happy and I honestly think it would be a great place to spend the next 4 years. I am just waiting to see about PCOM but right now nova is my top choice.
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Low stress environment. All the students I talked to loved Ft. Lauderdale and NSU. The interviewers basically told me that as long as I don't give them a reason to not let me in I should be alright.
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First, let me just say that the stress level was only that high because I spent the week before my interview worried that Hurricance Frances would hit Fort Lauderdale and knock down the school or something. They didn't ask any hard or unexpected questions. I was kind of disappointed in this, really. I would've felt better if they'd asked me things that were more specific to my application. I like the school but nothing during the interview really changed my mind either way about it. I would definitely consider going to NSU if they accept me, but I would hold off for a little while, to comparison-shop.
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I think it went well... but than again I was being myself and being honest. My advice to everyone is do this. It is better to match with a school that fits and likes your character rather than be unhappy for 2-4 years. My interviewer (1 was not very nice... paterson seemed a bit unfriendly... maybe it is an act) Barkus was very nice and the young lawyer Ferroro really nice and down to earth. He was polite and seemed interested.
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I stayed in the Best Western, which is a bit pricey, but very comfortable and is literally across the street from the school, if you have OCD this is a good thing. The day went smooth, as they had informed us.
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I felt very confident after the interview because the interview team didn't ask any questions that I wasn't already prepared for or any trick questions. The questions were all about the positive aspects of my file and therefore I could elaborate on everythign very positively.
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Overall I liked the school. It took more than a week to find out if we were accepted or not due to a Hurricane. Seems like Florida is having a number of "big ones" this year.
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I love the school and this is my first choice. I am a little frustrated with the administration and communication I have with them.
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Overall, my interview experience was awesome! Everyone was really nice and I felt well prepared. I read every entry for Nova on SDN and I wasn't asked anything that surprised me. I was asked more things than I can list which related to my application, because at the end of the interview it was more like a conversation. It was clear the interviewers knew my application and made several comments about things in my essays and even quoted some things...think those essays through!
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Not a bad interview experience, although it being the first one of the season I certainly saw that I was rusty in my interviewing skills. Everyone talks about how its just like having a conversation with someone who wants to get to know you. I didn't feel that. It was just ask a question followed by a blank stares and silence, tacidly forcing me to continue to expand on my answer. I felt conflicted in that these interviews are supposed to be a chance for you to show the interviewers what kind of person you are, therefore I kept talking. Howerver this flies in the face of what I've always been told I'm supposed to do, just answer the question and keep your mouth shut. Anytime I rambled on, I inevitably stuck my foot in my mouth. However when I kept it to simply answering the question, I felt cold and distant. Therefore I left the interview feeling like the interviewers didn't have a good sense of who I am as a person. On a lighter note, a bit of warning for those staying at the Best Western. BEWARE of the elevator. This thing smells like all the NFL teams practiced in the 90 degree weather, 100 percent humidity then used the elevator as a sauna. IT STANK. So much so, that when I put on my suit for the interview, I used the stairs so that there wouldn't be a chance of the stench following me ala Jerry Seinfeld.
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Over all I thought the school was great. The students seem pretty happy, but it was only the third week of school. The facilities are outstanding, I went to school in an urban jungle and it was nice to see vegetation on campus. The interviews were pretty stressful, two of the three people played good guy/bad guy on me, and the other just filled in the pauses. I'm not a big fan of the panel interviews, I just don't think you get and accurate representation of your personality. At the end I was left feeling better about things when the "bad guy" told me he hoped to see me in the fall. I interviewed on the first day of interviews with a new format, so the day had a couple of bumps in it, which included alot of waiting. Be prepared, this school has a history of this from what I can tell, and I don't think the new format is going to change this. Plan on sitting around for a couple of hours before and after your interview.
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Overall it was a very positive and yet stressful experience for me being that it was my first interview. One of my interviewers really drilled me with questions and I think played the bad guy. He seemed disinterested and non-responsive to my answers. However later on some students told me he does that to everyone so dont let it bother you, it is stressful enough without it. Ultimately, I think it would be a great school to attend.
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I literally just got out of the interview 3 hours ago. Lets just say this, if you made it to the interview, you are practically in - just don't give them a reason to cross you off the list. All you have to do is read what you sent them (application), brush up on their website and get a feel for what their school "specializes in", and go through a good number of interview questions that they asked in the past using this website. As for me, I may have screwed this interview up because it is my first one. Dr. Tau couldn't even look at me in the eyes while asking me questions - I almost felt like he didn't like me. I like the school and will probably go there if they choose me. Turn around is one to two weeks! We'll see. Good luck - just relax, answer the questions honestly and calmly.
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The interview itself was a little stressful- there was a clinician who was very nice, another woman who was very nice, and the third woman HATED me. Or so I felt. I dealt well with the other two people's questions, they smiled and seemed satisfied with my answers. The third woman asked me to clarify and asked me things with a scowl on her face. I smiled and tried to be polite, but man did she not seem to like me. She must have been the one on the board because I got waitlisted :(
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My interview experience was wonderful! The faculty and students were very candid, friendly, and helpful. I was actually called in for my interview first out of my group, so I didn't have time to be nervous. The interview itself was very relaxed; I didn't feel like I was being grilled or attacked. I was definitely set on attending NSU after my interview and visit :-)
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The day was very relaxing, the students were amazing. They answered every question asked of them. I cannot stress enough how great the dean is and how caring the students, faculty, and staff are. I've never had a better experience. I only pray that I get into this school, and if not they will recieve my application next year.
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Very short, easy softball-like questions. Rather relaxing as compared to what I was prepared for, in all honesty.
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Overall, the interview experience was wonderful! It was one of the best that I had ever had. The faculty and students are extremely friendly and more than willing to answer ANY questions that you may have. The students were so excited about their experience at Nova and were eager to get you just as excited. There were only seven interviewees on the day that I was there which relieved some of the tension and allowed us to be a bit more candid with the students and faculty. My best advise to all is to relax! Both faculty and students were extremely laid back and want to do nothing but make the interview experience as comfortable as possible.
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It was awesome. The day was long but it went by fast. The breakfast and lunch wasn't too fantastic though. Cant really complain, it was free!!!!
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The interview day was a bit long, and I could have done without the long bus tour. But, they have a nice campus and they are showing it off. One of the interviewers was a bit cold, kind of "bad cop" and it made hime very hard to read. They will certainly know your file, so review your application before going. I like that they don't make you wait a long time for anything they do there. For instance, I applied - found out two weeks later that I received an interview. Then after interviewing, I found out 4 days later I was accepted.
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Overall nice. Dr. Peeraud was really nice and so is the MPH red hair lady. Little bit over advertisement....Nice facilities and bright campus.
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I really liked the school and the facilities. Every student I met was extremely nice, helpful, and encouraging. The admissions staff was very nice and helpful as well and I felt like I would love to be a part of their family.
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It was the shortest interview ever! It was really relaxing and conversational. But they day was just draining!!!!! There was too much waiting time in between and the wrap up at the end of the day was just pointless. The dr. that spoke to us basically just restated what we've heard at least 3x's already that day from different professors that came and spoke to us. it could have been shorter. BUt the bus tour of the facilities was cool~ the facilities aare Awesome!!
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Everything went as expected, I was really nervous in the interview but not bc of them. They tried to calm me down and just made it all easy. They just notified me that i was accepted and its only been 6 days
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If NSU ranks high on your list, it will probably remain there. If it was on the lower end of your list, it will most likely jump up considerably. I am VERY proud to announce that I begin classes there this August.
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The day is full of activities. They cover just about anything and everything you can think of. It makes for a long day, but it is well organized. I thought the interview itself was a bit stressful, but it was my first experience.
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Overall, the school, administration, and faculty were great. It seems to be a place that will have a very strong reputation soon. Before the interview I was a bit skeptical, but now it is my first choice if accepted.
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It went well. kinda got flustered during the interview but the committee eased me through it.
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It went well. I knew a lot about the school already, so I was at ease at the start. The tour was not so good...like I said the accredidation committee really confused the day. Everyone was nice..tons of students out and about. The campus is beautiful and the lunch was good. They do let you know their decesion in 7 days... I was fortunate to be accepted! The school offers so much and I am excited to be apart of the class of 2004.
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Excellent. They said from the beginning that it wasn't going to be a high pressure interview where they try to trip you up. The interview was a full day though (8-4) b/c it is mostly a tour and explanation of the program and facilities. The actual interview was only 20 min or so, but how much more do you really need? I was able to discuss everything I wished to address and leave with a positive attitude. I think Nova is a good school with an incredible campus with very up to date technology....and the women are gorgeous!
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I wish the previous negative post had been added sooner. I may not have come or at least asked more questions from the current students. The staff made us sign a policy notice about the attendance but it seems that in the past it was only a paper rule with no teeth. I saw the scanners on the wall and our tour guide said it has caused great tension amoung the students and faculty. It seems that NOVA is a modern and cutting edge campus but until their own medical students endorse their school, I can't take the chance on a making a bad decision I will have to live with for the rest of my life.
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The interview was stessfull and I felt pressure to sell myself in 15 minutes. I traveled 4 hours by plane, spent the night in a hotel (total cost of $325) for a 15 minute interview. I liked the fact that the students were honest and can say that Nova would be my last choice.
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It was a really great interview day, and it was nice to be able to talk to so many students who were willing to talk candidly about the school. The interview was not stressful at all--interestingly the interviewers were an MD/MPH, MD, PhD, and DO. The facilities were really amazing, and it seems like their curriculum is very good. Overall great school!
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My two interviewers imediatly tried to put me at ease and just told me that they just wanted to try and get to know me a bit and that it was there job to give a recommondation to the commitie. They asked some general questions about some of my prior experiences as a police officer and a personal trainer which was easy to talk about. Mostly the interview was just like a laid back conversation about things. Dr. Morrison wraped up the interview by telling me that he thought that I was just the type of person they would be looking for at NSU, that he was very impressed with me, and that my record was excellent. Obviously that made me feel good leaving the interview, but who knows maybe they say that to everyone. I will see if that was true if I get an acceptance.
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The day was pretty fun. I stayed at the best western near the school and it was more than big enough for me. It had a kings size bed, walk in closet, phones in the bathroom, and well you get the picture and it was fairly cheap. Good tip to stay there for those interviewing. At the school the day began with a little meeting in the admissions office where the applicants gathered. There were about 5-7 prospective students on that day. We were led to a conference room where we met admissions staff, the Dr. in charge of rotations, and a 3rd year OMM fellowship student. There was a discussion about the school and about the scholarship for OMM and research that is available to students. After this we took a tour of the college from a faculty member since most students were in finals or studing for them since it was december. After the tour we met for lunch with some students that took the time out of thier busy days to answer any and all questions for us. Then we went down for our interviews which were from 15-30 minutes. Mine was around 35-40 (I like to talk). Two people in a room with just you the prospective student. Not a lot of pressure in the interview. Just conversation. Then we had a driving tour of the campus to show us the other buildings, business school, law school, and the library. The library is absolutly huge and this is mainly due to it being a public library also. It has shared funds from the community so they could have a large library. Which was a big plus for having extra library and resources outside the college. Then we were taken back for a finicial aid presentation and a meeting with the dean of the school. In all it was a great school and good experience. They let me know of my acceptance within a week. Thats quick.
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It was a great experience. The staff and students went out of their way to make us feel welcome.
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I really didnt know what to expect at NSU-COM. But after having interviewed here, I think it's my first pick. Compared to the other places I interviewed at, I think I got the most out of this one because they were very informative of what to expect each year. As with most of us, our main concern is GETTING IN... but at NSU-COM I felt like I was given the equal opportunity to decide if this school matched what I was looking for.And at the end of the day, Dr. Silvagni met with the applicants and gave us a very inspiring talk about medicine.
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It was very welcoming and informative. I felt that the school truly wanted me to become a student and succeed as a doctor.
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Great, stress free day. If you come in worried, you will be relaxed by the time your interview is over. Don't be afraid to eat the complimentary breakfast provided in the morning in the board room during your introduction speech. No one in my group ate and were starving the rest of the day, until lunch. The interviewers themselves seemed to have memorized my AACOMAS and secondary application materials and were not interseted in me regurgitating the information that they already had. They asked very personal and detailed questions and seemed genuinely interested in me as a person. They were all very serious during the interview and did not even smile, but be yourself and you will be fine, and above all be honest. The admission's committee meets every week so you will find out if you are accepted within a few days of the interview. Good luck to everyone and I hope to see you in Fall 2004.
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Everyone, from the students to the staff to the faculty, made what would normally be a stressful experience, a comfortable one.
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I stayed at the Best Western for a discounted rate (for interview people) the night before my interview. I was at NSU by 7:30am the next morning. Mary, the secretary, took me and the other five interviewees on a quick tour of the Health Professions Building before our actual interviews. Bagels and muffins were offered to us while a professor and a third year medical student walked us through each year of medical school at NSUCOM. Then we were called in every 20 minutes for our interviews. The actual interview went very smoothly. Most of it was focused on my MCAT score. I felt very relaxed and respected during this interview, unlike an experience somewhere else. The time went by quickly, and then we went on another tour with four first-year medical students in which we entered the Anatomy Lab and some other classrooms. Lunch was prepared for us and we had the opportunity to ask questions to these students in a private room while eating. This was great, because a few of us had personal questions that we did not want to ask any of the Admissions staff! After lunch, the Dean of Admissions (extremely nice), took us on a bus tour of the entire campus (over 230 acres!). The brand new library reminded me of the one in that movie, City of Angels. Afterwards, we had a Financial Aid presentation, and then another doctor on the Admissions staff came in and asked us about our day and what we thought about NSUCOM. The day ended at 2:40pm. Overall, I was very pleased at how well this day was put together. Although I have been accepted to another medical school, NSUCOM is now my first choice and I am waiting on acceptance there (7 days after the interview), mainly because my parents live in Florida, NSUCOM is only $23,000/year, and medical mission trips to poor countries are encouraged.
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Great interview experience. Everyone was very friendly, and the facilities are top-notch.
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The interview was pretty lad back, and went by very fast. The interviewers asked alot of closed questions.
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It was a great experience. Interviewers were not out to get you! Once you are accepted for an interview you have a 70% chance of getting in which are great odds...I got in!! They respond so fast.
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Great school and a relaxed interview. Fingers crossed and waiting for the acceptance.
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EVERYONE I met was extremely helpful. The admissions staff was friendly and the students we talked to seemed genuinely happy to be there. We got a great tour of the facilities. The interviewers were all smiles!
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The school was incredible and the interview was just a conversation, there is no reason to be nervous at this place, they smiled a lot and we just chatted
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Great, was my second interview so I was little more relaxed, the students were awesome, the interview was short, made it feel like they just wanted to really check if I'd 'step on any toes'. Oh, and they're really quick in responding too... found out I was accepted through my e-mail.
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I absolutely loved this school. It has moved from the middle of my list to the top. I think it will provide me with a top-notch medical education. All-round the best school I have interviewed at. Loved it!!!
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Overall it was okay. It was hard to tell whether or not the interviewers liked the answers or not because they didn't really try to get to know me, but were more concerned about my answers to questions about my record.
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The interview day consisted of 5 ppl, some rescheduled thats y it's so small of a group. my questions were very basic, but i think preparation is always best. some that i can remember are: - if someone with aids had an accident, blood everywhere, would you help them? - what inspired you to go DO - y the discrepancy between your first verbal mcat vs your second - where do you want to practice? - how do you choose which schools to apply to - what do you consider important for a school
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It was really low stress. I can't remember all the quesitons they asked.
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It was a wonderful experience ... it was not a "stress interview" at all. They really just wanted to see who you are and if you are the type of person that belongs at Nova.
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Overall it was a very good expeirence, it is a wonderful school
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My interview went very well. I had Dr. Terry. He's gotten older and he looked considerably weak and ill. He didn't ask any difficult questions, so there was some relief. The other two interviewers were pretty laid back as well. Fern is always a trip (in a nice way). Lynn Cawley is awesome and your BEST friend at Nova. Make sure you email her, call her and keep in touch with her if you wanna go here. I was told that Feb. 14th is the last day of interviews at Nova and that they won't interview after that for a couple of weeks. From what Dr. Terry said, there are 20 more seats left, so there's whole lotta competition. The students here are cool, friendly, and very laid back, so is the faculty. Traditional philosophy is practiced/taught combined with the problem solving philosophy which is a good combination. The overall experience was very helpful in making my decision to come here. Go Nova!
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The interview made my decision to attend much easier. I felt more comfortable at NOVA than I did at any other school. I asked Brian, the M1 president, if he could set up a website for future students. Check out www.nsucom.info, click on the forum button, and post a little bit about yourself. That way we can get to know eachother a little before we get there in the fall. I am looking forward to meeting all of you that choose to attend NOVA.
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I really loved the place--especially the area. FT Lauderdale was really nice. I was expecting a tourist town with old people everywhere. The school's facilities were awesome. The interview consisted of about 3 questions and talking about those questions.
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It is a very thorough day, but you really get the feeling if this is a place you could spend 4 years at. The staff and students were great. Very helpful, and excited about their school and programs. They are starting a DO/DMD program that seems like a great opportunity to take advantage of.
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It was a pretty short interivew. Definitely be prepared to talk about your numbers, expecially if there are some weak points. Everyone I interviewed with was asked about either grades or MCATs. Its a very nice school. All the rotation sites are in S. Florida or AL or GA so make sure you like the area.
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Overall, the interview experience was alright. I did have Dr. Terry, but he really is a nice guy. He might seem intimating, but he's just a straight forward guy...The three panel interview wasn't stressful at all, but I wish I had more time in there...oh yeah, i got no ethical questions...everybody's interview was around 15 minutes...The students were all friendly, and I also like the fact during your clinical years, you have a choice of 14 sites up and down FL, and 90% get their top choice. Only thing I wish was it was a lot cheaper to go there...after this interview, this school is one of my top choices
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Long day. Very exciting facility, students, and staff. Although we were given the impression that the school was interested in having us attend their program, I end it up with mixed feelings after the interview... I'll find out in about two weeks, wish me luck please!
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The nature of the interview was very conversive and personal. They really took the time to study my application focused on my submitted items. Be yourself and be honest.
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It was awesome!!
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It was a very long day, but at the same time extremely informative. The facilities were very nice, except for the gym. The faculty was great especially Fern with her candy and Lynne. I had a terrific time and I can't wait to get started. Yes, I just found out that I was accepted. Keep a look out for that certified letter in the mail and good luck. Oh ya, and be yourself I only had one question that was medically related in my interview the rest was just talking about various things.
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The interview was relaxed. The Interviewers asked a lot of questions but nothing to stressful. I did not have Dr. Terry, the chancellor of the school, but those who did liked him. Nothing to worry about if you have an interview at NSUCOM.
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Amazing interview, the facilities at this University really set it apart. The students are super-friendly, the dress-code isn't all it's cracked up to be and the majority of the students there weren't in compliance at the time. The mandatory attendance policy is great too.
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My interview went great! I didn't have Dr. Terry, but I heard he wasn't bad at all. It was very conversational and relaxed... they were basically trying to convince me to spend the next four years there. It was almost like they were trying to sell the school to me, and I didn't have to sell myself to them. The other students in my interview group were really cool and we talked and had fun the whole day. Lunch with some Nova students was also very good - they gave us some good insight on the school. And of course, Fern was great and made us all very relaxed. Overall, the day was long but wonderful... It was nice that Lynne says we can call to find out if we got in or not, instead of waiting for the letter in the mail. And I found out exactly one week after my interview that I got in! Just from that one day, I fell in love with the school and I could definitely see myself at Nova for the next four years.
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Overall, the interviewers made me feel comfortable by staying away from my grades and MCAT scores. They seemed pleased with them. They were interested in getting to know me and how I felt about studying medicine. The day was lengthy, with the program beginning at 7:45 am and ending at 3:45 pm, with interviews from 11:00 - 12:20 pm. The admissions secretary really tried to calm us down with her interesting personality, while the medical students kept telling us to use those 20 minutes to highlight everything good about yourself and to justify any glitches.
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The School is beautiful and very impressive. Being part of a larger network of health professional schools was really interesting, there was a dental school, PA school etc. However, my interview was not reinforcing of everything else I saw and heard, and felt the interviewers were rather unconcerned.
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I read this site, and I was so anxious the night before the interview. I did not sleep very well and I was yawning in the morning. Overall, the interviewers were really nice. I finally realized the trick for interview. Since the interview only lasted 15-20 minutes,I see it is my responsibility to present myself in 15-20 mins and they don't have the responisiblity to know you. The associate director of admissions advised us to be ourselves and talk during the interview. If you don't talk, the admission committe think you don't have good communication skill and reject you. She and Fern were wonderful. Fern, the secretary, tried to calm us down during the waiting process. The associate director of admissions gave us the campus tour and it was nice to enjoy the beautiful weather. The medical students and the president of M1 class were very truthful about their feelings toward the school and it is a very informative session. I learned a lot from talking with them. The M1 president told me why he chose to attend NOVA among all the schools accepting him, his reasons convinced me. The entire southern Florida were served by only two medical school, one is the University of Miami and the other is NOVA. You can expose yourself to many clinical experiences and become a competent physician. If I were invited to attend this school, I would definitely attend this school.
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Overall it was a wonderful experience. The students were great, the facilities are top notch and I believe they have resources available that many other medical schools don't have. The day ran smoothly and the interview was excellent.
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Unlike other interviews, I don't know how this one will turn out. I hope it will be good since NOVA is my number one choice.
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Overall, nice great people and I have the magic candy Furn while different was very nice and helped break the ice. Lynne Cawley, the associate director what a wonderful person, I can see her being there for you whenever you need advice. A nice touch she calls you with a response. I know it's a small thing but this is a stressful time in all of our lives and this has to mean alot to her if she takes the time to call with good or bad news. Thanks in advance Lynne!!
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I thought the experience was good overall. It was kinda long...after interviews, you are kinda relieved and ready to head back to your home town. It's such a beautiful campus.
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Good school to have a first interview. The panel asks their question and just lets you talk. They don't cut into you're answer or try to refute your points at all. Also, I liked the fact that there was a lot of faculty that actually took the time to talk interact with us and answer questions for us.
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As I mentioned earlier, the interview could have been more stressful that it was, but I knew going in that some of the interviewers were tough. Dr. Terry, the founder, and now chancellor of the school, will grill you about any and all weaknessess in your file. BE prepared. Stay cool. Accept responsibility and don't whine. Whether or not you get in the least you can do is acknowledge and embrace your past. Dr. Terry, as tough a questioner as he is, seems like a very nice man. He only grills you to see how you perform under pressure, to see if you what true personality will emerge from the carefully scripted facades we bring to our interviews. If you go in with an honest attitude, you have truly the best shot of getting in no matter what your past is like. Honestly, there are no schools who invite you interview specifically to turn you down. The admissions staff are wonderful. Lynne Cawley, the associate director, spent most of the day with us, giving us the tour, and telling us, in so many words, that we should stick to our guns during the interview. Fern, one of the staff members, was also wonderful, and she is aware of her 'fame' via the internet. I'm still holding on to my 'lucky candy'. If you go you'll know what I mean.
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Be prepared to asked about any weaknesses in your application. Dr. Terry wasn't as bad as I had heard. He's the one who asks most of the questions, just be confident in your answers. Fern is wonderful.
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Overall very good. Be prepared to discuss any weakness in your application. What if . . type questions are popular. Fern is a character - she tries to calm people down. They are trying to get to know you. I did not have Dr. Terry as an interviewer.
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Extremely relaxing. I had Dr. Terry and just be friendly to everyone, smile a lot, and make sure to maintain good eye contact and a positive attitude and you will do fine. be prepared to defend any weaknesses in your application, but then again this is all common knowledge, right?
💬 Interview Process ▼
Length, number, and type of interviews
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Length:
24 Minutes Average
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Number:
2.5 Interviews Average
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Interview Type (Interaction):
58% One-on-One
42% Group Interview
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File Type:
99% Open-File
1% Closed-File
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Interview Modality:
38% Virtual
63% In-Person
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Interview Location (for In-Person):
100% At the School
0% Other Location
NSU-KPCOM-COMP interviews are an average of 24 minutes, with an average of 2.5 interviews. 58% of interviews are one-on-one, 63% are in-person, and 1% are closed-file. Of the in-person interviews, 100% are held at the school.
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The most commonly asked interview questions at medical schools revolved around topics such as the applicant's academic performance, time management skills, experiences, strengths and weaknesses, motivations for pursuing medicine, opinions on healthcare issues, and interest in osteopathic medicine. Additionally, many respondents mentioned being asked about their suitability for medical school, their study habits, how they handle challenges, and their knowledge of the differences between DO and MD programs. Some responses indicated the interviews were structured in an MMI format, where questions varied widely, and respondents may have been subject to a nondisclosure agreement.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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How were you scoring on the biology section of your practice MCATs?
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What is the biggest issue in healthcare and how would you fix it
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How do you manage your time?
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Asked about one of my activities
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Tell me what you changed specifically to increase your MCAT by 9 points
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Why DO?
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Why DO? Why Nova?
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Tell me about your "C" in class X....
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How I managed my time between school, athletics, work, and community service.
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What is one thing medicine is doing wrong, right now?
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Why NOVA?
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They asked specific questions about weaknesses in my application. If you think something is a weakness in your application, be prepared to talk about it.
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What exeriences have you had that exemplify your leadership style?
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So tell me about yourself?
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Tell me anything... then he proceeded to clarify tell me about yourself for me to get to know you better
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Tell me about yourself. Why DO? Why NSU? Discuss a healthcare issue we're facing today. Talk about your leadership experiences. Describe your shadowing or volunteering experiences.
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Asked about random things from my primary app. He was just looking through and was like what about this and just kept going on. Apparently others had the more common interview (2 on 1) and were asked more standard questions.
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What I felt about our current healthcare system
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Asked about my lowest grade (a B-), follow up with how do we know I can handle medical school curriculum
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Tell me about yourself and why you want to go to NSU?
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Why do you think you were a good fit for Nova?
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Tell me about yourself
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Your undergraduate degree work was in Psychology. What made you decide to pursue medicine?
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What's Your Learning Style? how do you resolve conflict? How do you handle difficult courses? tell me about yourself? how did you improve your mcat? do you have any questions for us?
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What do you do for fun?
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Why Florida?
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Tell us about yourself
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How would you fix the heatlhcare system?
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Tell us about yourself in 2-3 minutes
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What is wrong with healthcare in the U.S. and what would you do to fix it?
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Why do you want to go into Osteopathic Medicine?
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We're appointing you the health care czar, how do you fix health care in America?
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Tell me about what you did after graduating?
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What do you think is the biggest problem with the American health care system?
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Why DO and why NSU?
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Tell me something about yourself that's not in your file?
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Tell me about yourself.
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Whats something thats not in your file
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Why should we pick you over all the applicants waiting outside?
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What do you think about health care in America?
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How do you deal with tough classes?
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Describe yourself
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Introduce yourself in about 60 seconds
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Tell me about your self
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How will your study skills from high school transfer to undergraduate and medical school?
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Tell us who you are in 2 to 3 minutes
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If I were the Healthcare Czar, what are the top 3 things I would work to improve in the US healthcare system?
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No specific questions. Attended Medical School Experience Day.
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They said they were looking for examples for the questions: (1)Tell me about yourself (2) What are some problems with the health care and how would you resolve them (3) How are you involved in your community (4) Why NOVA (5) What do you do for fund (6) Describe a time when you had a difficult in a class and how you overcame it
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What is something we don't know about you?
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Why did you do so poorly in certain classes?
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Here are the questions they asked me: 1) Describe yourself in 2 minutes. 2) We see you've wanted to be a physician for some time, what qualities would make you a good physician? 3) How would you fix healthcare? If we line up all of the applicants, why should we choose you? 4) What other schools have you applied to? 5) How did you prepare for this interview? 6) Describe your toughest class in college and how you overcame it? What made it tough?
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How did you prepare for the interview?
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Describe leadership in your community.
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Tell us about yourself. How many D.O./M.D. schools have you applied to? How did you prepare for today's interview?
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Tell us about yourself.
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Why medicine and why DO?
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Why Nova, Why medicine...where do you see yourself in 10 years.
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What community volunteer activities have you participated in?
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Tell me about your self in 2 minutes or less.
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Why osteopathic medicine?
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What can you offer NOVA and what can NOVA offer you?
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Would you like a cookie?
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(Question 0: Would you like some water or cookies? Then,....) Tell me about yourself.
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How would you fix the healthcare system in this country?
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What was one class you struggled with, and how did you overcome it?
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How do you find the time to stay involved in all the activities you do?
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Why osteopathy? What makes you think that you're well-suited for medicine?
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Tell me about yourself in about 2 minutes.
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Tell us about your self
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What is your oppinion of the proposed healthcare changes?
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What do you think is the biggest problem with healthcare and how would you fix it?
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What is your oppinion about healthcare reform?
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Tell us little bit about yourself?
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How have you improved on a rocky freshman year?
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Tell me about DO? What are the strengths and weaknessed of being a DO?
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What is something you do not want us to know about you?
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Whats up with (specific part of application - low science GPA, etc)? How will you handle harder science courses in med school?
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They asked about weaknesses in my application (grades, MCAT, etc).
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Tell us about yourself? What makes you unique among other interviewers? What can you bring to Nova?
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What are your three best and three worst characteristics?
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How do you think D.O. compares to M.D?
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How does D.O. compare to M.D.?
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Tell us about yourself, why DO?
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Why Nova? How will Nova help you to Succeed as an Osteopathic Physician
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Tell me about you/anything you'd like us to know about yourself, why osteopathic medicine, etc.
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Why Osteopathic medicine? Why Nova?
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Almost all specific to my file, which they obviously read closely. This impressed me. Some schools clearly had NOT read my file.
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Why D.O.? Why Medicine?
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Tell me your story, how did you end up here today?
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They gave me a free response to speak about whatever I felt necessary to tell them in regards to my application
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Why NSU?
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After reading your personal statement, tell me more about your rural shadowing experience with a DO.
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Tell us a little bit about how you ended up sitting here at this table with us.
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What was the problem with chemistry?
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Why medicine, why DO, how did you hear about NOVA?
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Who founded osteopathic medicine, why did he do that, what event in his life made him do this?
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"If it came down to you and one other student with the same GPA, MCAT score, and extracurriculars, why should we choose you?"
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Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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Describe yourself.
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Why medicine, why DO, why Nova?
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What do you want us to tell to the Admissions Committee?
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Why DO? Why NOVA?
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Why medicine? why DO?
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Why did you decide to pursue medicine over all other health professions you have experienced? What got you interested in osteopathic medicine?
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Why medicine?
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You did very well in all of your biomedical/bio classes--what class did you have the most difficult with and how did you deal with it?
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Why DO, what is osteopathy?
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Tell us what you want us to know about you.
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Given all the activities and work you are involved in, what time management strategies do you use?
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Why do? what specialization? why rural medicine? if you and your dad had a fight what would he say are your strengths? what do you do for fun? would you stay in the us to work after med school (i was asked this bc i am an int'l student)
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Tell us about your research
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How did you prepared for the MCATS
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Tell us about the research you did with surgical hernia repairs.
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What made you come down to Florida?
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Mostly related to my application - grades, MCAT, personal experiences, work history
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Why Osteopathy?
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Imagine yourself in a large library with many sections. Which section or genre would you find yourself gravitating towards?
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Why NOVA? (when i gave a general answer, they asked what specifically about the DO program attracted me..like what certain things about the program specifically that attracted me). Why applied to like 20+ MD programs, and only 7 DO programs? What is the status of your applications at all those other schools that you applied to? Why DO, and not MD? (hard cuz one member on the panel was MD/JD)
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Why did you apply to NSU?
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Tell us how you got here.
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How did you find out about Nova?
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How was your trip?
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If you went to the library (non-medical), which section would we find you in?
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Tell us about yourself what are you doing currently? Why DO?
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What brought you to DO and NOVA? and how do you compare DO to MD? How would your friend describe you? What would you do if you didnt get into med school this year?
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Why the discrepancy between your grades and MCAT score?
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What your best friend would say as a positive and negative trait about you
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Why med? Why DO? Why Nova?
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Have you thought about specialties at all?
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Pretty standard except for inquiries about hobbies and other interests.
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Where do you see yourself in a decade
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Where i see myself in 10 years
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Why do you want to be a DO?
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What are your hobbies?
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How did you improve your mcat score by so much?
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How would you define a DO in america?
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What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine?
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Before we start, is there anything you would like to tell us about yourself?
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Tell us about your MCAT performance.
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If we brought your best friend in here, what would she tell us were your pros and cons?
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Why medicine? What do you know about osteopathic medicine?
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Tell us about yourself(very general)
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Why medicine? why D.O.?
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How did you decide that you wanted to become a D.O.?
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Why become a D.O.
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Tell me about yourself. What events led you to want to become a doctor? Why did you decide to apply to only DO schools?
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Why DO? Medicine?
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Why do you want to be a DO
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With all your extra-curricular activities, how will you balance your school work and social life?
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What is the hardest thing about being a physician?
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Why this C? You think you can handle the tougher curriculum?
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What type of doctor do you want to be and where would you like to practice?
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Why DO? what are you doing now?
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Is there anything you want to tell us about yourself?
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Give us someone that has been a role model for you that we would recognize as well and expain why you chose that person
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Why did I pick my undergrad school?
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Tell me about yourself and Why do you want to become a DO?
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Why Did you take German Film?
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I am not convinced you can handle med school with your undergrad GPA, convince me. (this is kind or a trick because if you think about it, they would not invite you to interview if the school did not think you can handle med school)
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Give a personal statement as to why you would like to become an osteopathic physician. Why NOVA?
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I see you were an EMT in high school. Did you always know you wanted to be a doctor?
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I see you have volunteered at Camp Boggy Creek. Tell me about that experience and how you have changed from that experience.
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What have you done that has prepared you the most for medical school?
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You applied to several MD schools, why are you applying to D.O. school?
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What have you observed a doctor do that impressed you positively?
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If we talked to your best friend, what would she say is your greatest strengths? Your biggest weakness?
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What are your strengths and weaknesses
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Tell me about yourself?; Briefly discuss the history of osteopathic medicine.; Where do you see yourself in a decade?
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Ha! you chose XXX school to go to undergrad because of the academics?!?!?!
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Why osteopathy?
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I see that you were a very good athlete, will you be a better doctor or a better athlete - and why?
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How are you doing today?
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Where you see your self in say 10-15 years?
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Why Osteopathic Medicine? (One interviewer always asks who founded Ostepathic Medicine, I didn't have him, but in case you do it was Andrew Taylor Still).
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Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs?
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Do you read any books
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Talk about yourself
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How are you today? tell me about yourself and why you want to be a doctor, how do you handle stress, what do you do for fun
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Why i applied to so many schools (returning student.. i was advised to do so)
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Why major in economics?
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So, what do you know about Herceptin? (in reference to cancer research I've done)
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Explain your experience shadowing a doctor.
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Tell us about yourself and how you ended up where you are today; what are your strengths and weaknesses?; What was your most significant volunteer experience?
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Why medicine ?
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Why do want to become a doctor?
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What is your main weakness?
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Why did you apply to both MD and DO programs, what is the difference between MD and DO?
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How would you react in an academically challenging situation?
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Tell me about your strengths and your weaknesses.
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Who other than a family member do you admire and why?
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Why Do, why NSU?
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What's your biggest weakness/strength?
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What are you hobbies?
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Specifics on Spanish poetry, film, literature of which I've taken one class on each.
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What will be the hardest part of medical school?
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Why do you want to be a physician?
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How does your father (an MD) feel about you becoming a physician?
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Why did I choose the my major, and how is that going to help me in medical school? I was a anthro major.
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Since you did not do well in class X in college, what makes you think you will be able to do well in that class in medical school?
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What do you know about DOs?
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Tell me about your achievements in college.
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Why did you apply to both allopathic and osteopathic schools?
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Why were your grades poor early in some classes? Why are your MCAT sciences strong and your verbal low? Tell me about your research and teaching?
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What is the history of Osteopathic Medicine?
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What have you learned from your time at hospice about end of life care? Where do you see yourself in 10 or 12 years? What field are you interested in? What are you strengths and weaknesses? (1st Interviewer)
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Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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Why medicine? Why DO? Biggest strenghts and weaknesses?
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Why do you want to be a D.O.?
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How have experiences in your life prepared you to come to this medical school? Tell me about them.
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How did you find out about osteopathic medicine?
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Who is your favorite character on ER?
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Basic stuff... Tell us about yourself? Why DO?
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I hear you're a musician?
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Explain differences between Do and MD schools.
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Are you the first woman in your family to go to med school?
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Y do u have a masters
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Tell me about this grade... and this grade...
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Name a person who positively influenced you during your undergraduate years and why?
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What are your strengths/weaknesses?
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What do you do to manage stress?
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Explain why your freshman year grades are so much lower than later years.
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What do I know about Osteopathy?
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Strenghts/weaknesses
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Describe yourself, choices in schools including reasons for attending NOVA?
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Do you like Florida?
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What is the difference b/w MD and DO?
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Give us your sales pitch to accept you into the osteopathic school at Nova.
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They really were generic.
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Why do you want to be a doctor?
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Tell me about semester at sea
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Why did you get this grade in OChem? What experiences have you had from working in a hospital setting?
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Why did you have some many withdrawals? Why did you receive _____ grade?
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What would you best friend say is you best and worst qualities
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If you got in MD and DO, how would you make your decision?
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Why did you get "this grade" in "this class"?
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Tell me about yourself?
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Exp. verbal score./tell us about yourself/
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Why is your verbal score lower than your science scores (my science scores were an 8 and 9 and verbal was 7 so I was surprised at this question)? With all your experience do you know what medical area you are interested in?
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You applied to osteopathic schools as well as allopathic. What is it about osteopathic schools that made you apply to them?
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Best friend would say best and worst character?
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With all the schools that you applied to what will make you come to NSU?
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Explain tell a little about the PA Governor's School of Excellence.
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Why only the minimum science requirements? We see you had good MCAT scores, did you prepare with Kaplan?
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Stregnths/Weaknesses
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How is it that you got a better grade in P-Chem than O-Chem.
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What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?
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What have others said are your strengths / weaknesses?
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Tell me about yourself Did you apply to M.D. schools?
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What are your weaknesses?
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What do you know about DO?
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How do you know the DO that wrote you letter?
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Tell me about yourself, from birth to now.
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Discrepancy between my GPA and MCAT.
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Why a D.O?
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Why did you decide to leave Ponce School of Medicine?
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What do you think would be your biggest obstacle in med school?
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Tell us about yourself. (Be ready to talk, and you should definitely rehearse this ahead of time.)
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Explain why there was a decline in grades from Freshman to senior status
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Why D.O.?
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You have been involved with ***** for so long. I am very interested in it. Tell me about it.
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You're from out-of-state; what attracted you to NSU-COM?
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Tell us about your interest in medicine?
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Why medicine. Why DO? What drove you to the the path your on today?
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Why DO? When did you decide? Do you know any DOs?
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What makes you think you can handle medical school? What is DO to you? Who founded DO?
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Your essays have shown us a lot of your strengths, but what would you consider are your weaknesses?
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Why did you major in psychology in undergrad?
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In what area of medicine would you like to practice?
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What brings you here? ie Why DO? Why NSU?
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Hobbies, sports
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Why did you apply to so many schools?
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Job at NASA? How it will help me during medical and in the medical profession?
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What will be the three hardest things about being a doctor.
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Read the comments from above!!
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I can't remember word for word so i will give you a general idea: why DO if you are applying to so many allopathic?
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Where is _________ ? (Small town that I was raised) Was _________ a hard school? What specialty?
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Why NOVA
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Talk about your shadowing experience. Did you see any Osteopathic principles applied there? What language do you speak at home? (hinting at my verbal score on MCAT).
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Explain low grades
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Dr. Terry asked: Was English spoken as a second language at home? He was trying to get at my verbal score
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How do you handle individuals who are negative about animal research (my research utilizes a rat model); They asked if I wanted to be a surgeon (relating back to my research)
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Why DO and Why NOVA?
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Do you play basketball? (the very first question they asked)
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Are you aware of the current situation with HMO's? What do you fear about being accepted into medical school?
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Are you dissatisfied with the US Government in any way?
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If the D.O. I shadowed used manipulation on her patients.
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Explain your low GPA.
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Tel me about yourself.
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What is the biggest challenge you're going to have to overcome while studying medicine? Why do you want to be a doctor?
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Why should I see you as a doctor? This is the opportunity to sell yourself to the interviewers.
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Where do I see myself in 10 years?
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Three main questions from all my interviews are :1) tell me about yourself. 2) Why DO? 3) Why (school)? So, know yourself and your motivation well!!!! BEST OF LUCK!!!
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Where do you want to practice are you going to stay in Florida?
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Do you know or have you worked with any D.O.'s
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What makes you think you can handle medical school?
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Can you explain why your lowest score in the MCAT was where you got the strongest letter of recommendation from a professor?
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What, besides geography, make you think NSU is the right school for you? (I am from Florida) (Know a little about the school before you go)
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How big a role does academics and compassion play in family practice?
What was the most interesting question?
Students said most interesting question asked at Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine discussed a wide range of topics, from study abroad experiences to opinions on healthcare reform and personal qualities. While the questions varied, the interview format may have been an MMI (Multiple Mini Interview) based on the diverse nature of inquiries, with some respondents mentioning nondisclosure agreements regarding specific questions.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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Tell me more about your study abroad trip & your research project.
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None
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How would you go about improving the US healthcare system?
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What have you done since graduation?
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What are 3 things you would change about yourself?
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How I managed my time.
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How do I think I would relate to patients as a physician but ignore what I learned in my prior career.
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If i was taking a friend to the ER, what traits would I value in a physical seeing her.
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If I was not going to become a doctor what would I want to be?
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N/A
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How can you demonstrate your leadership abilities
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Asked me about my most meaningful volunteer experience.
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Do you like to read?
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What is the biggest problem in health care right now?
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How did you come to medicine?
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If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
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About tropical medicine.
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What qualities do you think an outstanding physician should possess?
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Wasn't Mitt Romney's idea for solving the healthcare problem that it's ok for people to use the ER for primary care?
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What makes a good doctor? (they kept pressing)
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If your best friend was sitting next to you, how would s/he describe you?
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How did ____ job from when you were 16 help you get here today?
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Tell me something about yourself that's not in your file?
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How do you think you can change people?
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Has your outspoken nature ever gotten you in trouble?
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What is the one thing you would change about healthcare?
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If you had a class you were doing poorly in how would you adjust
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How do you organize and prioritize your time? How did you do this in the past?
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How will your study skills translate to medical school
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Nothing was all too "original" but the conversational style was nice and fresh, and it was evident that everyone knew what was going on.
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Tell us about a time when you had to prioritize multiple responsibilities and what you did to take care of them all.
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How do you intend to overcome the challenges that NOVA presents?
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No specific questions. Attended Medical School Experience Day.
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Explain a time you had a difficult class and how you overcame it?
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What do you consider the biggest problems in our health care system? How would you fix the shortage of primary care doctors? Tell me about the surgery you observed. Tell me more about your research project abroad.
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What kind of music do you sing?
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When do you think there will be a HIV vaccine?
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What is your biggest weakness?
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Tell us about a specific experience that occurred in the ER where you volunteer.
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Why is it that you applied to only MD schools in the past and only DO schools this year? (It was interesting because I have great reasons, and he responded very well to my answer)
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Why do you think you did poorly the first time you took x class? This was interesting because one interviewer said that my answer wasn't the same as the explanation provided by the professor in his letter of recommendation (my bad I guess...?). He then told me some of what was in the letter - are they supposed to do that? Lol.
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See 3
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Two questions sparked some genuine conversation: Who is one doctor you look up to? and What is your ethnicity?
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Sell Yourself.
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Talk about a time in which you held a leadership position in your volunteer experience.
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Would you like a cookie?
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How do you stay positive?
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How would you contribute to the diversity of the incoming class?
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Oppinion on healthcare reform. Most of my questions were about my oppinions and ideas.
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How you would you fix the US healthcare system?
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What is the most important healthcare issue minus legal.
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Did you ever work with a doctor that you did not respect? Why?
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What is your oppinion about healthcare reform?
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None, they were pretty standard questions, everyone was asked the health question in our interview session.
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What question are you glad we didn't ask?
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You applied to MD and DO? Why
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Nothing really interesting...
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You do realize you applied here really late?
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*Hypothetically Speaking* If you knew a patient was going to die in 6 months how would you break the news to them?
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What would your friends say are your best qualities?
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Name two of your weaknesses.
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Name two weaknesses that you have.
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What about other medical systems interests you (in response to my questions regarding their DO/MPH)
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Nothing particularly interesting, probably the 1st question, because it was so open-ended and took up a lot of the interview
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If your enemy were to describe us to you in a sentence....
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If you were to go into a library, what would be the first section you would go to?
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None...
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What drove you to choose a specific job while in high school?
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The free response to basically approach whatever way I wanted
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If you were working in a prison and asked to perform lethal injections what would be your stand on the issue?
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What did you find most fascinating since you started shadowing a DO?
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How would you explain the inhumane acts people commit against others?
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How were you able to keep up all of your school activities and still perform well in school?
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We see here you have applied to X number of MD schools and X number of DO schools... where are you at in the interview processes for all of these? Any acceptances? Also asked some personal questions about my file and what I've been doing in my year off since graduation to prepare for school.
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If we had coffee with your best friend what would he/she tell us about you?
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You've applied to many allopathic schools last year and this year you've applied to many DO schools. Why?
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How do you explain the increased number of diagnoses of autism?
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Do you read Chinese? (I'm Chinese)
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Explain an experience i've had that has motivated me to become a physician
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If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be
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At my 30yr highschool reunion, how will the students react when they find out I am a physician?
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What was your hardest/most challenging class and what did you do to succeed?
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What have you learned from you life experiences?
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None really, they were all expected
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None in particular
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Tell me about your experience in XXXX (part of personal statement)
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How do you stay sane?
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Typical interview questions.
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If you could select a specific medical journal to browse which one and why?
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Tell me about your research experience
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Describe your typical work day
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What did you eat for breakfast?
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Tell us about your experiences in EMS.
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What would make you choose nova over another school
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If I were your close friend, how would I describe you?
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What do you do to relax?
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Are you on any kind of diet?
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Are you on any special diets or fad diets?
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Imagine you have an argument with someone about a task that he/she was supposed to do in your organization, but they didnt do it. At the end of the argument, what would that person say was your one strength and one weakness?
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Tell us about the Alternative Medicine class you took?
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What do you work on?
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My questions were pretty stock.
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Do you like to cook?
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Why are you interested in coming to florida?
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Why your verbal score on the MCAT was low, compared to your really high writing sample score
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Would you treat a patient if you knew they had an infectious disease like AIDS or TB?
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Nothing particularly interesting
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Are you interested in the Biochemical aspect of food??? (that one got me for a second, but I answered back intelligently)
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What will you do in Florida wihtout being able to rock climb or ski?
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Do you think the only reason you want to be a doctor is from your own personal experience?
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Tell me about the weather where you are from?
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Many students' perceptions of being a physician are colored by physicians with whom they are acquainted. Tell me about a physician with whom you are acquainted.
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To explain the difference between a high MCAT score and a mediocre GPA.
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I honestly was impressed that they took the time to inquire about my musical endeavors and time studying abroad. Most schools would not take the time. Drs. Snyder and Rokusek were very pleasant to talk with.
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(This was an interview for the BS/DO program) If you were to go into another field other than medicine, which would you go into and why?
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Why did you only apply to three schools
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If i was in a class 3x harder than any class I have ever been in, how would i handle it
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How do you deal with stress?
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Tell us your strengths and weaknesses in less than two words each.
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Nothing
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What book did you read for pleasure most recently? Why and how would I rate it compared to others of similar type and by that author?
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Why are there so many withdrawals in my undergrad time?
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Just general stuff from my file
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Tell us how you got to this point in life, in regards to your interest in medicine.
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What was the last book you read for fun?
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I notice that you are a substitute teacher. How will you use this educational background as a physician?
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Why military medicine?
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What kind of surfboard do you have?
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What do you want us to tel the admissions committee on your behalf?
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What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
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They asked me why I wanted to become a D.O. twice. I don't think they were paying attention.
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All the questions were directly related to my personal file. I didn't have any difficult ethical questions like some of the other applicants.
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What do you think can be done to improve healthcare in US?
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An MD asked me why i wanted to be a DO so be prepared for that because I was only prepared to tell a DO why i thought the profession was amazing, not tell an MD why i wasn't choosing the same path he chose.
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Very standard questions
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What do you think would be the hardest thing about being a physician?
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None really, they were all standard. About my file, etc.
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Why did you apply only to MD schools last year and now only to DO schools this year and what do you know about DO?
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Compare and contrast MD's and DO's.
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Everything was pretty basic, nothing not posted on SDN.
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Why did you choose to go to your college (my school is in a small town in IL and Im from Florida)
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If you had to choose between anatomy/physiology, microbiology, and biochemistry and could only take one, which would you choose and why
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Why did I choose my undergrad school?
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How has your father's death contributed to your decision about going into medicine?
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Do you have any experience with other ethnic groups.
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What is your greatest strength and weakness?
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Which do you believe is more vital to the practic of medicine, knwoledge or compassion?
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Tell me in three words how you would describe a successful physician.
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How do you feel about the health care system in the United States? ( I think the only reason why they asked me this question was because I work in the insurance department at the doctor's office)
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What have you done that has prepared you the most for medical school?
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Nothing particularly out of the norm
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Have you ever observed a doctor doing something that impressed you positively?
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How does a dog get ulcers? -- It was a joke that Dr. B made at the end. Some would try to actually answer that!
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Nothing- basic questions
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No surprises if you check out this website and know what you wrote in your application.
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I see that you were a very good athlete, will you be a better doctor or a better athlete - and why?
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It was a very conversational interview. They asked me to explain some of my research projects.
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I see that your sister is an MD- how does she feel about your decision to apply to medical school?
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Consider your most difficult class during undergrad and imagine the anatomy class you take in med school to be 30 times harder. How would you change your study habits? What approach would you take?
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Name a mentor of yours that is not related to you...and explain why?
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Nothing unusual
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Nothing really interesting
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All questions were very standard
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Why did you major in economics?
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Who is the founder of Osteopathic medicine?
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In this technologically-advanced age, how are you going to apply the knowledge you learn in med school to medical work in developing countries that have little infrastructure?
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What, if anything, would you change about yourself.
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What was the most significant volunteer experience you've had?
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Why did you have a successful career and change to medicine ?
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Nothing in particular, all questions were pretty standard.
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I was asked to explain why I wanted to attend NOVA given my research background which was very strong and atypical of a NOVA candidate.
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So...you are well spoken in person help me to understand your verbal score.
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To ask them any question I had about the school
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What class did you have the toughest time with in undergrad?
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Nothing. The questions were all incredibly basic and impersonal.
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I had said that I was creative for a previous question. They asked me to give them an example.
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Tell us which is a character that you admire, make sure that we know this character.
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How was your drive to Fort Lauderdale?
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"I'm and MD and I see you're dad is also, so why didn't you apply to any MD schools?" If you get that questions... no matter where u are... tell them that it's because of the philosophy. Some people will say because of grades but if you say that it's pretty much over for u... they don't want to be sloppy seconds!
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The first person who interviewed me clearly had some kind of chip on his shoulder. He basically set out to humiliate and insult me. He asked obscure questions about classes (literature, film...) I had taken years ago. He got frustrated when I couldn't remember specific names of authors and film producers and even raised his voice to me! I'm not sure what recalling names of Spanish poets had to do with becoming a physician, but I do know that he succeded in making my decision easy about NOVA. The other 2 interviewers asked me normal questions (ie. my weaknesses, strengths etc), but it did little to make up for the first guy.
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How do we know that you are a caring person? Give me an example of how you are that way.
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Where do I see myself in 10 years?
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What do you think of the political situation in Cuba right now? (I studied there)
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What is a positive experience in the medical field that I have witnessed that has inspired me to pursue medicine?
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They did not ask any interesting questions, they basically just grilled me to see if I would break.
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What do you think will be the most difficult thing you'll have to learn in becoming a physician?
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The questions were pretty standard?
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If you could go back to start college over again, would you do things the same, or differently?
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What was the most irritating customer you have had at your work?
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Do Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments do anything else besides correct spinal or back problems? (I gave the example of frequent improvement in chronic asthma)
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What is the significance of one of your research projects?
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A question that came straight out of my personal statement...so be prepared, they read everything! IT'S OPEN FILE
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Just basic stuff off my application
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Have you ever seen anyone die?
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Basic questions, nothing too interesting. Why medicine, why DO? What is your biggest weakness and biggest strength?
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What would make you choose NSU if you were accepted at every school you applied to?
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When applying OMT we use our hands to manipulate the skin and the underlying tissue; How can this create an effect in other areas?
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So what do you think about what is going on in New Orleans? Having a public health background what would you have done?
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Who is your favorite character on ER?
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Tell us about these religion classes you have taken.
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History questions...WTF?
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So you work on classic cars?
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So, you broke your dads computer at the age of eleven? You know computers cost a lot back then....
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What type of music do I play on guitar.
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Why are you applying to DO school now when you haven't in the past?
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What have I done that has been significant that is non-academically related?
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They asked me about my religion which I felt was outrageous.
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Why nsu?
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Name a person who positively influenced you during your undergraduate years and why
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What do you do for fun?
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Do you believe individual's with Bipolar disorder should be allowed to enter medical school?
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If your answers matched and that would determine whether or not we let you into medical school, what would your best friend say are your best and worst qualities?
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None, all of the questions were pretty standard.
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What was the last book you read?
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Nothing to shocking or interesting
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Nothing really. Like previous comments, the questions were very generic (ie. why medicine?)
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Being that you have an overseas background, how would you use osteopathic medicine in countries/areas where it is less known?
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What do you think is the most important healthcare issue in the media today?
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NA - all questions seemed generic
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How did your LDS mission to Russia affect you.
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Wasn't teaching junior high a little like babysitting?
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Why didn't you mention this aspect of your application in your personal statement?
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Why do you want to change careers and get back into school?
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What did I think of the MCAT
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If someone came in for an abortion, how would you handle it?
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What is the most difficult part of being a physician?
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Where are your parents from? It is an easy question, just not something I expected
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Did you feel accepted by the Japanese while living in Kyoto?
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If I asked you and your best friend what your greatest strength and weakness was, and if your answers matched you would be admitted into nova, what would he or she say?
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Name one of your role models, not related to you. Explain.
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Eh, they weren't too interesting. Probably, "what was the last book you read?"
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What was your biggest weight and how many cigarets a day where you smoking. It takes BALLS to ask personal questions. Only the younger guy asked... it turns out he was a smoker.
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They saw i was going to take a theology class this semester (keep in mind I hadn't started classes yet)and quoted a verse from the bible and asked if i knew where it was from.
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With all of your unique experience with surgery do you think you would want to be a Surgeon?
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Does the DO that you shadow use manipulation? How often?
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What were your plans when you decided to major in (non-science area)? Did you plan on being a doctor at that point?
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My questions weren't really that interesting. Just basic strengths and weaknesses, 10 years from now, etc.
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Why did I decide to get a math minor?
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None of the questions were interesting, therefore I don't think they really got to know me as a person, but part of this was my problem not taking control of the interview.
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If we brought your best-friend in, and asked him/her what your best quality was, and your reponse had to match his/hers to be accepted into our school; what would they say about you?
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Why did you apply to so many schools in the geographic north?
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Tell me about yourself. Talk about vague! It was the first question I got and it threw me off. The funny part is, I knew it was coming because of this website, but my nervousness still took over.
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Mostly from application
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Why do you believe there is a nursing shortage in the United States?
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Nothing stimulating was truly asked. You really needed to incorporate outside information into standard questions to make your answers seem more exciting.
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The most interesting question I was asked was "What one thing/event in my life has presented the greatest challenge"?
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What does CODEH (Volunteer group) mean and what did you do?
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If I was happy doing what I was doing, why would I like to go to medical school.
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Why I decided to pursue medicine instead of Ph.D.
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There were not any interesting questions asked of me, just your run of the mill questions, which I was expecting.
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Nothing out of the ordinary, just how come I only applied to NSU
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All the questions were pretty basic. I was a nervous wreck walking out of my interview, because the questions were (in my opinion) sort of boring. I thought they didn't like me, but I must have been wrong. I found out today that I was accepted!
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When I decided I wanted to become a Physician
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Why have you chosen NSU since you live so far from here?
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I was asked the details of my eagle scout project
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Nothing out of the ordinary. They started out by asking me about my EC activities, which really put me at ease.
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At what point did you decide you wanted to be a physician?
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What do you think makes a good doctor?
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What would I do different in the past?
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How has your interest in music influenced your life?
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What would you want us to tell the commitie concerning your application?
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How do you want to use your MPH in dealing with medicine? What topics drive you?
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You went to a community college first. Why did you stay there so long? (I started college classes while in high school)
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What does Zorba (greek word) mean?
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What undergraduate course inspired you to pursue medicine?
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What has been the most significant experience working at ************* ?
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What are two things you are the most proud of?
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Nothing. It was very straightforward....Questions regarding my application (grades, volunteer, etc.)
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Do you think health care is a right?
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Tell me about your extensive research background.
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How did I manage to get a good letter or rec. from an organic professor?
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Where do you get your enthusiasm from?
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Questions about a project I had done were very probing, there was no way to know the "right" answer so they expected me to wing it.
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They were all pretty straight forward.
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Nothing interesting or out of the ordinary
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Nothing really interesting, pretty straight forward.
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If a person had aids and were involved in a car accident and were not breathing with blood everywhere, what would you do?
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They asked me about growing up as a vegetarian ... this sparked a very interesting conversation!
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Since you father is an MD, has he advised not to go into medicine now a days with all the problems with HMO's and insurance?
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BTW--this is a dental school interview Nothing too interesting asked...plain and simple questions
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How was the experience growing up in a different country? Any childhood memories?
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I noticed that you took a class on Child abuse in undergrad. Tell me what you learned.
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Why DO?
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What's the most difficult thing you will encounter as a physician.
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How can you be so sure about ostepathy when you also applied to allopathic school?
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Would you do a specialty?
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How does the son of an allopathic physician become interested in osteopathic medicine?
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Most my questions were related to my application, but the most interesting one was "Imagine you are on a camping trip with two friends of yours in the remote woods and mountains somewhere...all of a sudden your friend goes into cardiac arrest and drops down...then your other friend tells you that the friend who just went down has HIV....how do you handle that situation(you have no cell phones either)?
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Not too many interesting questions. It was basically a conversation between the four of us. They wanted to know if I played basketball?
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You just diagnosed a 66 y/o with cancer of the lung possibly metastatic disease. The family has asked you not to tell the patient what is wrong with him. They state that his son is an attorney and he will sue me if I tell him. What would I do?
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Are you in anyway dissatisfied by the US Government?
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Questions about my volunteer work with children.
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None.
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The questions really wern't interesting, they were more generic if anything
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Why should I see you as a doctor?
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Do you the know the advantage to graduating from our program vs. the MD programs?
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Do you worry that patients might view you differently since you are Asian?
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Tell us about yourself in a nutshell
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I had Dr. Terry...I didn't find him intimidating, he was very nice. But it is an uncomfortable setting with 3 people spread out around a table staring at you(= I didn't have any extremely interesting questions.
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Whether I had planned on going into medicine when I graduated with a degree in philosophy.
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The old compassion/intellect question.
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Which is more important to a doctor - compassion or intellectual ability? (I don't recall how they exactly put it, but that's the gist of it.)
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Tell me where your hometown is located (The Rock) which is in Georgia, south of Atlanta
How did you prepare for the interview?
Most applicants prepared for the interview by utilizing resources such as SDN, reading the school's website, reviewing their application, and participating in mock interviews. Suggestions included practicing answers to common questions, researching the school's mission, and staying relaxed and confident during the interview process.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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SDN, reddit, rereading application
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Read up on Nova's mission statement/objectives from their website
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Checked SDN the day before and had my gf ask my the questions with feedback in between.
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Read prep books, watched Dr. Gray.
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SDN, researching school through their website
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Independently.
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The interview was through zoom so it was completely new to me. I used SDN and talked to myself using the bathroom mirror.
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Looked at questions online... it was a very conversational interview and was very low-stress
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SDN
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Answered 30-50 i thought they would ask. Rehearsed the answers to top 10 i thought they would ask.
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Studied my application; studied Nova's website
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Book called "The medical school interview: Secrets and a system for success"
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Practice interview with pre-professional office.
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Sdn, reading articles on ACA, reading my application, researching the school
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Mock interviews at school
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SDN interview feedback, informal mock interview
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Read SDN, mock interviews,
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Met with advisor and professor who taught at Nova.
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SDN forum and mock
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Read my application, read interview questions
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SDN, mock-interview, read the website
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Interview feedback, reviewing school info.
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I thought about possible questions and tried to reflect on my experiences.
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SDN, pondered/talked about "answers" to most common questions, kept prep short and simple.
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Reading and re-reading my primary and secondary apps, SDN interview feedback, mock interview with advisor
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SDN, talking with grads
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SDN, Nova Southeastern YouTube
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SDN, Nova "How to interview for medical school" videos on YouTube
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SDN interview feedback questions, did a mock interview with my school's career services, and practiced questions with a friend who is also preparing for interviews.
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SDN, guide to osteopathic medicine, Nova Website, AACOM school guide, Nova newsletter, Nova magazine, Mock interviews
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Interview feedback
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Winged it
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Mock interview, reading questions and thinking of good answers.
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SDN interview feedback, read over my personal statement and secondary, having some ideas (not answers) prepared for common questions.
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Sdn, read up on healthcare, current events
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I did two mock interviews at my undergrad.
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Researched school, SDN, practice interview.
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Sdn, website
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SDN, their website.
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Review file, research school, SDN
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Schools website, SDN
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I read over the school facts, and looked over common interview questions. Nothing too major.
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I studied the questions that other applicants were asked on SDN
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Prepared answers for suggested questions from a guide book.
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Read a little on manners.
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Sdn interview feedback, "Medical school interview" by Jeremiah Fleenor
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Looked at previous interview feedback, mock interviews, previous interviews at other schools, and the school's website.
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Read SDN, I prepared some general answers but not too much as they made it clear that they were more interested in seeing your personality and how well rounded you were.
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Learn about the school on website, look at SDN, review application.
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Reviewed my primary and secondary apps, SDN, NSU website and handbook, http://www.youtube.com/user/drrobhasty
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I looked at SDN interview feedback and did a mock interview at my school's career center
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Didn't
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Student Doctor.net
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SDN, review primary app.
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List of possible questions, Nova DVD, Practice Interviews
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SDN, other interviews, read schools website & brochures, checked out campus the day before
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SDN, Nova YouTube video and website, mock interview
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SDN, Mock interviews
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Mock interviews, SDN
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Looked over SDN, Watched MNF and late night Kung Fu.
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1. Reviewed application, 2. Read SDN Interview Feedback, 3. Read school website and AACOMAS interview tips, 4. Practice interviews with myself, 5. Prepared suit, came to hotel early, slept early
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SDN. Video that NOVA sent. RELAX PEOPLE!
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SDN, stressful night before brainstorming a perfect answer to "Why Medicine".
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Interview Feedback, Read over the school's website, Monday Night Footballlll!
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Read SDN. Tried to sleep the night before.
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Looked at previous questions asked, read up on the current status of healthcare reform, and looked on the school website and their supplemental information they sent out.
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SDN, looked over app, talked to a couple of current students.
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SDN,
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I looked over the school's website
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SDN, NSU website
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Learned about the school & mock interviewed at my school
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SDN, Nova Website, communicate with current students
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Read SDN, cycled through typical interview questions from the internet, mock interview at my university, watched the NOVA "how to interview" movies, and got a long nights sleep the night before.
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Student doctor network The doctor I had shadowed School website
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Read SDN, Read A.T. Still's autobiography, reviewed osteopathic principles, read and followed current events and shadowed
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Nothing
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SDN, read over my primary/secondary applications. Had a mock interview with a friend.
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SDN, reading through my application
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Review my application. Read SDN interview feedback.
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SDN and application
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Looked at the school's website
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SDN and friends who've interviewed there.
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SDN, looked up hot topics in medicine, practiced questions with friends.
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SDN, Nova forum, regular stuff
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SDN, Read old apps, Write out answers to potential questions
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SDN interview feedback, forums, made a list of possible questions and wrote out or at least mentally covered my responses, re-read applications.
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Read the interview feedback on SDN, read over my AACOMAS application and my secondary, and looked over issues in healthcare etc.
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SDN, research on Nova, reviewed primary app., reviewed past research projects, typed out questions and answers for myself
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Read all the SDN questions and typed out answers to all of them. Looked at lots of online questions and rehearsed answers. Reviewed my ACOMAS application and looked for weaknesses.
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SDN, practice writing my thoughts down on paper, mock interview at my school.. my mom and dad ripped me a new one..and discuss with friends ...
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SDN, Re-read Primary and Secondary Applications, NOVA website
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SDN interview feedback and going over past mistakes in other interviews
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Looked over app, prepared questions for for the interview ahead of time.
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Pretty much just SDN and googled typical med school interview questions.
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SDN, and read the website
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SDN Interview reviews, reviewed my own essays and personal statement.
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A couple mock interviews with some doctors I work with, SDN forum for NSU, re-read my AACOMAS application & personal statement, SDN INTERVIEW FORUMS, thought about the major points I wanted to work into the interview and how to always get them in.
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SDN, wrote out my thoughts about previous questions I had been asked to get my thoughts organized.
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SDN interview feedback/NSU website
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SDN feedback
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SND feedback, school website, my own notes and interview questions/answers
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SDN forums and feedback, read the schools info and relaxed
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Reading this website and being self-aware
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SDN, re-read my personal statement, and the schools website
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School website, SDN
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SDN, read through my files, this was my second interview...so having one under my belt made the 2nd one much easier.
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SDN, Monday Night Football
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SDN, school website
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SDN feedback.
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SDN, practice interview
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AACOMAS application, SDN, school's website
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Sdn, my application and resume, school website
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Prayer
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Watch MNF
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SDN, Application, Monday Night Football-> Saints whooping on Patriots
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Sdn, nsu website.
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SDN, Nova website
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SDN, Washington Universities Ethics website, reading about the school curriculum, reading my own AACOMAS and NSU application
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SDN, review D.O. program information, review my application
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SDN, NSU's website
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Student doctor, my file, career center, mock interviews, website review
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SDN, my application, NSU website
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Reviewed my application package
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School website, sdn, my application file
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Read about OMM...make sure you know A.T Still is the father of Osteopathic Medicine!
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Reviewed common questions, read NSUCOM catalogue.
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SDN Interview Feedback, reading other SDN posts, Read about a lot of bioethics, reviewed my resume, AACOMAS
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SDN, Nova webstie.
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Read SDN Interview feedback. Read info provided by Nova.
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SDN, my applications, going over every inch of the school's DO program
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SDN, Nova website and materials, AACOM
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SDN, students, The DOs by Andy Gevitz, Premed Committee interview feedback
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SDN, thought about my answers a lot, researched the school
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SDN, reading up on the school, mock interviews
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SDN, read secondary and AACOMAS
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SDN, website, AACOMAS and secondary apps.
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Talk with friends, read SDN, NOVA website, rehearsed outloud my responses to questions while in the bathtub
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Sdn, website, review application
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SDN interview feedback, reviewed AACOMAS and secondary applications, made notecards with answers to common questions as well as questions to ask, researched the school.
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I read everything about the school that I could find.
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My apps, school website, SDN.
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I used Student Doctor, practiced, talked to doctors and medical students, and read up about Nova.
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Read my aacomas, sdn interview feedback, watched the NSU cd, and read their website
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SDN, asked a current student
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Going over SDN questions, reading about the school, reading school materials/news articles they sent me.
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SDN, school information packet
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SDN interview feedback, interview packet materials, and AOA online info
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SDN, Reading application, and info about school
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Studying interview questions from SDN. One of them was asked verbatim.
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SDN, read over my primary and secondary applications, NSU-COM website, mock interview with family members
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SDN, Mock interview, Nova Website and interview documents provided by the school.
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SDN, interview packet, info on internet
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SDN, interviewee info packet, NSU website
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SDN, M1 student feedback, read over my essays
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Read SDN and my application. This was my 4th interview, so I already had some practice.
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Everything: SDN, school website, Gevitz' ''The D.O.s''-a great read for those genuine interested in osteopathic medicine.
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Sample questions, review of information about the school.
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Mock interviews, SDN, Research history of osteopathic profession, other interviews.
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SDN, interview packet, NOVA website.
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Studentdoctor.net, school website and materials
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I looked over their interview packet which contained marketing materials and their newsletter.
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SDN, Nova's website
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SDN, nova interview packet, and nova website.
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Read over SDN, my ACOMMAS, my secondary, Nova's website, and about DO. Looked at types of interview questions and brainstormed about them.
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Read The DO's, SDN, mock interview
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SDN, read over application, read interview packet, checked Nova southeastern website
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Student doctor network, research on the school, mock interview
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Website, my file
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Read SDN, talked to alumni and current students of NSU, read over my AACOMAS and my secondary application, and read up on the history of Osteopathic medicine.
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SDN, Nova website/materials, Gevitz's The D.O.'s, other interview help sites
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SDN interview feedback, somewhat preparing answers for the questions:
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SDN, reread applications, mock interviews at current U
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SDN, read Gevitz again, prepared answers for standard questions
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Researched the history of osteopathic medicine, spoke to individuals that had been through this process before, sdn
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Reviewed SDN, school website and materials, aamcom.org material on osteopathic medicine.
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I used Student Doctor Network, read a lot on their website, and wrote out my answers to commonly asked questions to cement them in my mind.
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SDN, Mock interviews with teachers, student workshop for interviewing tips, friends, school websites and "Iserson's Getting Into A Residency" - it's still applicable for pre-meds!
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SDN, primary and secondry apps, mock interview, school website
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SDN, NSU's website and pamphlet.
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SDN, mocks, read up on history and ideals of osteo medicine, school's mission ans history, my application, etc...
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Read the information the school sent me and looked at the website. Also a practice interview.
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Read school catalog, SDN, my applications, and info on Osteopathic medicine.
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Student Doctor Network, personal statement, researched osteopathic medicine
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Nova website, SDN
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SDN and practice, practice, practice!
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Read up on the school and looked over the main principles of Ostepathic Medicine
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Website, SDN, read secondary
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Website
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Nova webiste, sdn
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Sdn, re-read my application
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SDN, mock interview, looked over secondary and primary
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Read my application, secondary, as well as SDN
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SDN, Nova web site, reviewed my applications (1st and 2nd)
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SDN, school's website, AOA documents, read books on osteopathic medicine
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SDN, read over my application and school's pamphlets
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SDN, mock interview
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Studentdoctor.net, school website
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Watched T.V. in my hotel and ironed my shirt.
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SDN, read over my application,
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Sdn, school web site,osteopathic med student blogs
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Read SDN, mock interview, read applications, read a book on applying to medical school.
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Read SDN, mock interview, read applications, read books on osteopathic med.
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Looked at their website and reviewed information about osteopathic medicine.
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SDN, secondary, website, friends in the program
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Read Nova's website and SDN!
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SDN, spoke to alumni
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SDN, school packet, went over app., read up on ethical issues
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Read apps., SDN, NSU website.
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Read Nova's website, thier interview packet, and all about Osteopathic Medicine.
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Read SDN interview feedback, read all the NSU info they sent me, checked out their website.
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SDN, read my application, school's website, mock interview
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SDN, looked over my app, looked at school webpage
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SDN, read over application and schools info and website
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Read website, talk to NSU students, SDN
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Read about school, reviewed my application, read SDN.
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I read this website, looked over my application, and most importantly I was confident.
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SDN and a good glass of scotch the night before.
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Reviewed interview packet materials, AACOMAS, Supplemental app, Mock Interview
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Interview feedback and school website
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Read sdn, read the packet they sent me, stared at a point in my room pretending it was the interviewers eyes while going thru the answers and body gestures
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Nothing. Just was myself.
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Read SDN and school info packet.
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Mock interviews, this web site, review application and personal statement
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Read SDN Interview feedback, Read the info the school sent me, Relaxed.
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SDN, Interview packet, website
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SDN, and nova website and info packet
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School packet and web-site
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SDN, School packet, students, other basic Med. school books (PR).
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SDN, SCHOOL PACKET
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SDN, Advice from friends, school web site, science section of the NY times, wrote out possible answers to questions, practice, practice, practice
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This website, mock interview with a friend, looked over my app.
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Read a lot about the school and read SDN.
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This site
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I just relaxed and let my personality show. Surprisingly, most of the questions came out of my file. I looked over SDN, but it did not really help this time.
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Sdn. It helped a lot. I got accepted!!!
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Read SDN, prepared and practiced answers to the common questions, relaxed.
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SDN, reading brochures, talking to students
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Read over my application, read the SDN page of feedback(very important) and did a few practice interviews.
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Went over the general questions all medical schools ask
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Read interview feedback here, read over website.
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Sdn, read over my application
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Student doctor, school literature, reviewed application
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SDN interview feedback
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SDN, website, packet
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Sdn, nova website, read packet they sent me
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School brochures, internet sites
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Talked to students at NOVA
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Sdn, website, literature sent by the school
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SDN, the schools website, literature sent through the mail
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SDN, NSUCOM website
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SDN, re-read my application essays, NSU website
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This website
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Visited this website, talked with Nova Southeastern students, read pamplets and catalogs on the school
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This website, all of the material mailed to me from NSU, looked over NSU website, did a mock interview with my pre-med committee
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Enjoyed the South Florida nightlife (along Ft. Lauderdale beach), read posts like these, browsed their website, and asked many questions of the tourguides prior to my interview (Why did you come here? Tell me what the first year was like? etc.)
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App/this website
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Read SDN, read the info packet they sent, prepared answers to basic interview questions that reocurred, reread my aacomas app
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SDN. Also, I prepared answers to questions that past students had posted on SDN.
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Read the NSU website, print materials, and SDN.
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Read information package and SDN of course.
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Looking over this website
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Read feedback posted on this site, read about Osteopathy, and shadow a physician.
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SDN and the materials NSU sends out. They are very professional in their publications.
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I read these posts and looked up any information I could find about the school.
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Researched the school to discover why I'd want to go there, talked to students, SDN, reviewed application and made up possible questions and replies.
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Read SDN and all the paperwork they send with your invite.
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I visited the schools website as well as other interview tip sites and prepared some questions that I would ask them.
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This website and read about their school! They are not research based, so dont go there - they are community service based.
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SDN, read the large amount of material they sent, website
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I reviewed SDN and the information that was sent with the interview packet. I also reviewed a copy of my supplemental application.
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SDN, and NSU website. They send you plenty of info on the school before your interview.
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I read SDN, online sites, mock interviews with physicians
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I read over the copy of the supplemental application that I had submitted.
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SDN, 1st, 2nd, went over past interview questions I had been asked, school website....
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Read SDN network. Read about the school, individual faculty interest and research. Collected all the question and prepared a book to study.
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I read Student Doctor Network interview experiences, read up on the history of Osteopathic medicine. I also practiced interview questions which I thought would be asked.
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SDN., application, other interviews
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SDN, students.
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SDN. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. School website doesn't have a ton of info, but stuff that comes with your secondary app is ample. Call school for a brochure/add'l info.
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SDN, the normal route
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This site, practice answer questions for friends
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The usual... student doctor, mock interviews, web-site
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Spoke with as many students at the campus as possible. Spoke with friends going through the same process
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Read about the school online.
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Visited the school website and talked to alumnus.
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This website, school's website
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Student doctor network, information package, talking with medical students there.
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SDN, interview feedback, perviously interviews, mock interviews. Go in be yourself.
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I talked to friends about the school, read SDN, looked at school pahmphlets
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SDN, spoke to a few students from SOMA (on the pink sheet they mail you when invited for an interview)
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I studied this website. I wrote answers to typical questions. I practiced those answers. I did mock interviews. I called current students at NSU.
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SDN, know the NSU mission statement. Be familiar with the school's community service, diversity, and facilities. Do not refer to school as Nova, call it NSU!
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Read SDN, school's website, talked to students about the school.
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Since this was my second interview, I thought about things that I should have said in my first one. I prepared answers discussing weaknesses and strengths, and examples of each. I read these interview experiences on SDN, and read NSUCOM's website.
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Review my application, and this website.
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Read SDN
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Mock interviews and SDN
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Visited website and SDN.
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SDN all the way...
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Read over school brochure, internet site, SDN, application
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Read about the school, read experiences on SDN, Kaplan sample questions.
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Printed all these past interviews and typed out all the pertinent questions and practice practice practice!
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This website, school's website, talking to professor and alumni of school
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This website, read all of the information that Nova gave me, read over my application, relaxed the night before and got a good night's sleep :)
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This website, my secondary application and the NOVA website
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Read about the school on the net
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This site (I collected all the questions that were posted on this website and wrote my answers to those questions and then got them checked by my professor), internet, Pre-med/NSU-COM interview packet from Nova. Know yourself, know DO and know your reasons for applying to Nova.
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Reread my application and essays
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Here
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Read Gevitz book, talked to Nova students
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School's website, viewbook, reviewed my app
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Read SDN, had a batch of interview questions.
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I read this website
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SDN, friends who attend Nova, the school website, a CD rom about the school that a friend of mine gave me.
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Read about NOVA, Read my application...and enjoy the florida weather and scenes.
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This website, their webpage, mock interviews, and lots of going over questions in my head.
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SDN, Studied the school history and programs, Studied my application.
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Visited this website, just read up on Nova on these forums. Come up with some questions to ask as well.
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Talking to people, SDN, Nova's website.
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Read this board.
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Interview feedback, friends, school website
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Read a book on Osteopathic Medicine, visited NOVA's website, read reviews on studentdoctor.net.
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Reviewed NOVA's mission statement as well as who founded osteopathic medicine.
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Studentdoctor.net and mock interview.
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I read their website and also read studentdoctor reviews.
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Read personal statements, and research about the school
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Mock interviews
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I read the Student doctor network and read a book called "sweaty palms" about interviewing.
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Look at pre-med advisor's handbook of questions and spoke to friends who told me what to expect and what questions they had at their interviews.
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Posted tips from SDNers who interviewed there. Read up on osteopathy.
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NSU's website. Read a book about osteopathic medicine. Discussed NSU with a graduate from there.
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Mock Interviews with family & friends. Used Interviewfeedback.com. Read SDN message boards.
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This site, friends who had gone to interview and who had been accepted prior to my interview
What was the most difficult question?
Students said most difficult question asked at Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine discussed various topics ranging from ethical implications to personal reflections, with common themes including healthcare reform, future career plans, strengths/weaknesses, and differences between DO and MD programs. The interview format appeared to align with an MMI (Multiple Mini Interview) structure, and some responses suggested the possibility of a nondisclosure agreement due to the specificity of questions tailored to individual applications.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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What do you think the ethical implications are of Mothers not disclosing that they're a sickle cell trait carrier?
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Why should we pick you over all of the other applicants in the waiting room being interviewed?
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Tell me about yourself.
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What are your hobbies?
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Why NOVA?
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Any conflict that I had during community service and how I resolved it (did not have any so I gave something non-community service related).
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Why Nova?- I kinda knew before the interview started I don't go there.
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Explaining a weakness in my application
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Why did you get the grade that you got in Ochem?
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What is your learning style, break it down?
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N/A
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ACA
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They kept asking me two questions at the same time.
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What will you introduce to our school?
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Which physician (that you shadowed) had the biggest effect on you and why?
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Why do you want to come to our school? Why osteopathic medicine?
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What would you do if you could change any one thing about US Healthcare?
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Are you happy with healthcare, and if not, what is something you would do to fix it?
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The one about our heatlhcare system.
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Talk about a leadership experience you had as a volunteer. (They were all very straightforward questions).
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In one sentence, fix the US healthcare problem.
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We're appointing you the health care czar, how do you fix health care in America?
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NOne
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If your best friend was sitting next to you, how would s/he describe you?
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What do you think about the future of healthcare?
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Tell me something about yourself that's not in your file?
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Healthcare
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Asking to explain how I improved my MCAT score.
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If accepted to top DO and top MD school and location isn't a factor what are you choosing and why?
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My interviewer had a rapid-fire style, where one question came after the other and there wasn't much time to compose myself in between. However, I stayed calm and was able to answer them well in the time given. Additionally, all of the questions were very specific to my application and my personal history (from my answer to the tell me about yourself question). That being said, there weren't any "difficult" questions exactly, but the style of the interview was more difficult.
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What changes do you think should be made to the healthcare in the US?
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None, everything that came up was on the interview feedback.
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How will you fix healthcare? Where do you propose we start fixing healthcare?
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Tell me about healthcare
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Do you have any questions for us?
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Describe yourself in three words.
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What in your opinion is one of the biggest problems with health care today and what are some of your thoughts about this problem?
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No specific questions. Attended Medical School Experience Day.
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How you are involved in the community?
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Why should we accept you?
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Why should NSU accept you?
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What is your back-up plan if not accepted?
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Since you have had academic difficulty in the past, how do you plan to handle the rigors of medical school?
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None the interview was very conversational
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What would you do to improve the healthcare system.
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Tell me about your community service experience and what your leadership roles were. (This was only difficult becaue I didn't have much to say on the specific part about leadership, and he kept trying to probe it)
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Nothing unexpected or difficult. They did ask a question about health care though.
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How did you prepare for this interview? (I said mock interviews, SDN, etc, but my interviewer kept asking "anything else?" Think he was fishing for something school specific, which I gave him.)
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What is one thing you would fix about Health Care Reform? Do not discuss legal issues.
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Sell Yourself.
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What's the specialty of the relative who wrote your letter? (Totally blanked!)
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What do you believe is the biggest problem in healthcare and what would you do to fix it?
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Tell us about a time when your priorities were out of order and what you learned from it.
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What do you think the biggest problem with healthcare is and how would you fix it?
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The ever popular - tell us about yourself. It is good to have an idea of what you think would be good to include here. No need to memorize a script but such a broad question requires a little planning.
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None really
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Tell us about a time when your priorities were off.
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What physician do you look up to and why?
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Is there anything that you know but you don't want us to know?
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Where do you see yourself in 20 years?
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Do you know florida well? i didnt know how to say no, so i just said no,not really
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You and your sister get into a fight. You both are still in a bad mood. At that point, what would your sister say is the best quality about you? Your worst? (this question totally threw me off)
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Medicine is not an option. What will you do?
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What would you say is the difference between an allopathic physician and an osteopathic physician?
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None really, all the questions that were asked I saw on SDN, except the personal ones from my file.
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None, read most of them on the SDN website and the new questions were right out of my file.
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None really, perhaps the most pleasant and stress free interview I have ever had...for anything.
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Science GPA question
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If your enemy were to describe us to you in a sentence....
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Where do you see yourself practicing in 10 years?
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Tell us about yourself. (It was also scary when one said, "I have no other questions" right after asking this one.)
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File specific: discuss how I will overcome lack of science background--I'm not a science major and had just met the basic science requirements. But, I knew that question was coming and we discussed it and moved on...Some schools are just plain rude about it, and I wonder why those schools invited me, but the Nova interviewers understood my potential b/c of my work in other areas....
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There really wasnt any difficult questions.. i knew pretty much my application was good and it would generally be character questions.. the interviewers were VERY welcoming and nice...awesome people and completely different attitude than MD..
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I didn't have any they weren't there to scare me or make me fumble they were just looking to further understand how I was as an applicant
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All of the questions were straight forward
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Tell us about yourself.
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See above.
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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None, all were expected. The most difficult thing was that they tried to play "good cop/bad cop." One person was all smiley and the other seemed very critical. But it was also obviously an act, and if you can break them and stay confident, you'll have 2 good cops at the end!
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If we had lunch with your mother what would she tell us to look out for about you?
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Name your weaknesses.
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What will you do if you are overwhelmed by the coursework?
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Do you think you will be receiving an equivalent quality of medical education in a DO program compared to a MD program? Why?
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Nothing really just a little distracted because 2 of the interviewers were texting during the interview lol
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"Who founded Osteopathic Medicine and What event in his life prompted him to found it"
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They asked me where i see myself in ten years twice and two different points in the interview
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None, all were expected
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Why osteopathic medicine? Have you shadowed a DO. What do you know about DO
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What would you bring to the diversity of our school?
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Why would you switch from you current field to medicine?
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I guess Question 1 kinda threw me off:)
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Nothing hard.
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Why did you do poorly in this specific class?
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What are your weaknesses
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GPA question
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Nothing difficult
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None of them were very difficult!
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Same
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If you were a doctor, would you provide health care to a patient without any health insurance?
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Why did you take the MCAT twice?
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What do you think about the current global warming issue?
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Any questions for us?
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Started off the interview with: So tell us about yourself.
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No difficult questions...just that they drilled me and it felt like they dint believe anything I said. Anytime I would respond to a question, another one of the interviewers would cut me off and drill me on a small aspect of my response...and while responding to that, i'd be attacked again.
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Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
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Tell me about yourself
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How have your study habits changed since you did your BS?
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Nothing
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A specific question about the research publication I gave them prior to the interview
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Nothing really... just be yourself
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What differentiates DO's from MD's (only tough because I felt like I had to repeat some of a previous answer)
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Are you interested in the Biochemical aspect of food???
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What proof do you have that you have improved your ability to do well in classes?
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So I see in college you got sick and had to withdraw for a semester. That was probably due to a lot of stress. How then, could you handle the stress at medical school? (It wasn't the question that was tough-- but the fact that he was making a statement rather -- something I had to stand up to and dispute.
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Non
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Why did you apply to so many schools?
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To explain the difference between a high MCAT score and a mediocre GPA.
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Nothing really.
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Something along the lines of ''Are you just going applying here to make your parents happy''
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Where do you see yourself a decade from now
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Why do you want to be a DO? (Tough because I didn't notice that the guys interviewing me were MDs and one jokingly quipped ''So MDs don't do that?'' to some of my answers)
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Tell us about your analytical skills.
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What it was like playing football while being in school? or What makes you angry?
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Why so many withdrawals?
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None, they were not difficult. JUST BE YOURSELF!! I was nervous, but that is ok; just answer honestly and straight forward. They just want to get to know you.
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Why did you also apply to so many allopathic schools?
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None were difficult
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Tell us some of your strengths and weaknesses.
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Think about the most difficult class you have taken. what if you had a class here 3 times harder? How would you pass the class?
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What brought you to us?
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What would your brother say are your pros and cons?
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What was one thing difficult in your life personal or academic that you have delt with?
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Nothing.
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The second time they asked me to say why I wanted to become a D.O.
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Explain why you attended so many different schools? (I transferred universities twice for personal and financial reasons)
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Explain the C in organic. Do you think you'll handle the heavier workload?
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Same as above.
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Tell me about the History of Osteopathic Medicine: I wasn't ready to recite it verbatim, so I gave them my understanding of it.
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I was asked to explain a low score on a section of the MCAT
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What can you bring to the program?
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None were difficult.
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What can you bring to this program and why should we tell the committee to accept you?
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At the beginning of the interview they asked me if there was anything I wanted to say about myself.
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Why were your MCAT scores so low?
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Convince us that you are ready for medical school course work
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None really. everything was pretty generic and straight forward.
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Why is your gpa low when you have such a high MCAT score.
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My GPA was around a 3.0, one of the interviewers asked:
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Same as most interesting question- this one slightly threw me for a loop
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Nothing really difficult; I didn't get any questions I wasn't expecting.
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How do you feel about the health care system in the United States?
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What happened to cause the delay between undergraduate and grad school. (druing those 2 years basically I got married and then divorced)
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Why is one part of your MCAT score significantly lower than the others?
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We noticed you had some challenges during undergrad, specifically with organic chemistry. Can you explain that?
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If your girlfriend was here, what would she say was one of your weaknesses? (i really considered saying that im not very romantic....i eventually decided to go with the let's try to turn it into a positive trick...)
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So you got weak grades at a weak college, how did you end up at XXX for graduate school?
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What do you think is the most difficult thing in managing a private practice?
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Why should we accept your into our medical school?
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Asked about a prior minor conviction of mine. Then reassured me that the incident was insignificant.
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Your mom is an RN- why didn't you go that route?
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Nothing too difficult..but these questions I wasn't expecting: I see that you took Eng Lit (like in freshman year!) can u name me an author that you liked and why? (I think i had the most blank look on my face haha) Can you tell me a little about a parasite that you studied? (Im a microbio major)
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Tell me about yourself...
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Nothing unusual again. everything asked was standard Q and A
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Nothing too difficult
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None were that difficult...
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Same as above
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Compare and contrast two theology classes that I took.
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How did you end up where you are today?
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What is the challenge for you to study medicine compare to engineer ?
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Explain your undergraduate record. This question was specific to my situation.
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Nothing too difficult, just asked about some flaws in my GPA wanted to know what happened.
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Above
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I see you applied to both MD and DO schools. Why?
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What would you change about yourself?
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I see that you got a C in organic. Do you think this will affect your performance in medical school, why or why not?
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Keep in mind there are about 7 MD's in my family. So they asked with all that MD blood, why DO?
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What is your biggest strength? Weakness?
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Same as above just because it was hard to brag about the advantages of DO to an MD without insulting him.
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See Above
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What can you say to me to prove that you really want to be a doctor?
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Why do you want to be a physician? (it seems easy but difficult to answer)
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If you become a physician and are asked to treat a patient by doing something that is against your religious beliefs, what will you do?
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Do you think you will be able to handle the stress and tough education of medical school since you have not taken any science courses besides the reqired pre-medical classes?
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Why should we accept you when the majority of the people on your premed commitee did not recommend you? (which I found out later was a blatant lie)
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What do you think will be the most difficult thing you'll have to learn in becoming a physician?
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The questions were pretty standard?
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What are your weaknesses?
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How will being a musician affect you as a physician?
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So you applied to both allopathic and osteopathic programs. How will you choose and why would you choose NOVA?
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What is your weakness?
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What is the history of Osteopathic Medicine?
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No tough questions
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What is your biggest failure?
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Nothing really. They were very nice and friendly. HOWEVER there were other students who interviewed with 3 other interviewers who played "ggod cop, bad cop" with them, I was lucky I had real easy going interviewers.
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When have you had to help a person, despite their personal life being contrary to your belief system?
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So,you're not great at chemistry. Why?
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You applied to allopathic and osteopathic schools last year - why didn't you apply to NSU? (didn't have a DO letter)
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In a stressful situation, how would your closes friends describe you?
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Multiple questions about specifics on my application. (I took a lot of Micro, history etc. and they grilled me on specifics from each topic)
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Who founded osteopathic medicine? (not hard A.T. Still just very unexpected)
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I don't really understand your hypothesis in your research, could you please explain?
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What the difference between DO and MD and what's OMT? Can it affect multiple systems when treating one system?
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Standard questions
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What other schools I was applying to adn have I been admitted there....kinda strange to ask.
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No difficult questions, just a lot of questions I thought were not related to my application.
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Why nsu?
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All were equally thought provoking
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If you really want to be an osteopathic physician, why did you apply to so many allopathic schools?
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Why are your science grades lower than your average?
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What was one single moment working in medicine that made you decide you wanted to become a physician?
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What do I know about Osteopathy after I told him all that in his first question what do i know about Nova.
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None, all of the questions were pretty standard.
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Your MCATs don't reflect grades, etc; why?
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Tell me about yourself, high school, why i chose a certain college and why i want to attend NOVA in particular?
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What do you think is a major healthcare issue in today's society and how do you plan to change it?
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Tell me everything you know about osteopathy. (It was weird cause I didnt want to ramble on with the history etc...I dont know if I said enough I guess)
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How I would choose between an allopathic and osteopathic program if accepted to both?
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There weren't any difficult questions. They were generic. However, I felt that I appeared nervous.
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None very difficult, but a few I had to think about b/c they were a bit unexpected
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Why do you want to be a doctor?
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What makes you a good candidate for this school? I hate these types of questions, so that's what made it challenging for me.
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What did I think of the MCAT
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The questions asked for straight forward and expected.
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Tell me about yourself ~ it was so vague, I was unsure about what exactly they were looking for ~ where I was from, my personality, jobs, et cetera
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What makes you think you'll get through med schol
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What is your greatest accomplishment, non-academically related?
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Name one of your role models, not related to you. Explain.
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None of them were too difficult. "What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?" (Because I think that's a rather pointless question.)
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Was there a single turning point that made you decide to go in to medicine. Of course also that stupid one about your best friend and what he or she would say about you. I answered I hope they will say a good guy and great friend to have. I wanted to answer.. well my imaginary friend thinks.. sos sososososo... but my other imaginary friend things I am imaginary.
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Where do you see yourself in ten years professionally and socially?
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Tell us some positive and negative things about you.
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None seemed all that difficult.
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Rate your confidence level on a 1-10 scale. This question wasn't difficult, but threw me off a little bit because I used to have a bit of a confidence problem.
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Strengths and weaknesses, although that wasn't really hard either.
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What's the difference between MD and DO. I hate this question in that I always feel like I'm just reciting some discription that I read somewhere. Because I don't feel comfortable with this question, I always fumble with it.
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Why did you only apply to Allopathic schools last year and so many osteopathic schools this year?
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Why are your MCAT scores lower in comparison to your Science and Non-science GPA's?
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You say you loved this volunteer experience. But why? Tell us more... (I had no idea what else I could say, since I had already told them about it...)
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Why DO? (not really a difficult question, just one that has the potential to have a very broad answer)
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You scored so poorly on the MCAT, what makes you think you can pass medical school?
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Strengths and Weakness....Wasn't anything more difficult than this asked.
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"Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician"? It may seem easy to answer at first but I have so many reasons for choosing the profession that it was hard to narrow it down to a few key factors.
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Why DO?
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Nothing difficult, although one interviewer walked in during my interview, in the middle of a response.
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Why my MCAT score is not that great
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Why I decided to leave Ponce School of Medicine and apply to NSUCOM.
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Why were your grades this/that? dont swear it they're not trying to attack you, probably just wanted to know how you'd react under pressure
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Why is your major chemistry when you had a hard time in Advanced organic chemistry
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Nothing too difficult, but this was my third interview. Just relax and be yourself. I ranked the stress level at 5 just because I wanted to go to NSU so bad, but if they can honestly see your interest in their school, it should actually help.
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Explain why there was a decline in grades from Freshman to senior status
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Why did you do so bad in Orgo Chem?? Do you have trouble with chemistry in general?
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Nothing was exceptionally difficult
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I was so prepared for even the most difficult questions that I could imagine, but they were not there to put me on the spot. They even said we are here to try to get to know you a little bit more. I suppose the most difficult would be when they asked me about my MCAT..but again, if you go in prepared, nothing will catch you off-guard.
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What do I think of family practice as a career. I didn't like being put on the spot to either confirm or deny wheather or not I would be interested in family medicine.
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What would someone who knows you say negative about you.
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What is the function of the Vpr gene in HIV? How many codons are there in HIV? (Don't freak out--this is related to my undergraduate research...apparently they had read over that part of my application very carefully! The question really took me by surprise!)
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What would you consider to have been your greatest challenge? Also what to tell the commitie?
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Nothing too tough. Standard fair. Fairly laid back.
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What qualities do you possess that make you the best candidate?
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With only volunteering and shadowing as your clinical experience how can you feel you have enough experience in the field to become a doctor?
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No difficult questions. I expected each and every one of them.
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None.
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Are you aware of the situation with HMO?
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With so much research how can you be sure you would like to be a primary care physician?
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None of the questions were difficult.
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None - all were very straightforward
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Weaknesses
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Why would I come to this school since I was already excepted to PCOM?
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With so little clinical experience how do you know you really want to be a doctor.
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I cant think of one that was hard.
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Nothing too difiicult. it was more like a conversation. not bad at all.
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What will be the hardest aspect of being a doctor?
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How would you change the way doctor's treat patients?
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Almost all questions were typical, could be found at/in any medical school interview questions site/list.
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The second part of that question was. "Last weekend I was the main speaker at a forum on that topic." That is when I got nervous because he was an expert.
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To be critical of doctors in my volunteer experience.
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If I saw myself taking time off to raise a family eventually.
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I was nailed with questions about my academic history; the interviewers had obviously read my file well.
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What is something you could change about yourself?
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Nothing was difficult...there's no right or wrong answer as long as you have a reasonable solution in where you show compassion or initiative.
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Why DO? (which wasn't difficult, so you can see it was quit an easy interview)
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What would you do if you were not accepted?
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If you are so sure about wanting to do Osteopathic Medicine, why did you apply to so many MD schools?
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If I was surprised about my MCAT score because I work as a writing tutor.
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All of them.
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What was your proudest moment in life? Tell me about yourself.
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What is the biggest challenge I'm going to have to overcome while studying medicine?
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They asked why I had attained a certain score on the MCAT, this is something they really want a good answer for, so I felt very pressured to show them that the score did not define me one way or the other.
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I noticed your GPA in sophomore year dropped. Can you explain it?
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No difficult questions. We were in more of a conversation and everything seemed to flow well. Nothing seemed too difficult.
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Where do you want to practice
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Why are your chemistry scores lower than your other grades. Just be honest and be yourself.
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Why should I see you as a doctor?
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Basically, I was asked over and over again about the lowest score in my MCAT. i.e., why I got it, whether I should retake it and reapply next year. It was a stress interview.
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I'm a non-traditional student and they asked me why I never volunteered when I was pre-med 10 years ago. That one caught me off guard a bit.
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What specifically makes you think you can handle the rigors of medical school?
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How big a role does academics and compassion play in family practice (not really a difficult question though...)
What impressed you positively?
Applicants were positively impressed by the diversity and friendliness of the staff and students, the warm and welcoming atmosphere created by the admissions team and interviewers, the strong emphasis on global outreach, the passion of the Dean and faculty, the state-of-the-art facilities and beautiful campus, the supportive and non-competitive environment, the opportunities for early clinical experience and international rotations, the availability of resources and programs, and the overall positive and friendly vibe of the school community. Many were also impressed by the innovative curriculum, high-tech simulation labs, and opportunities for interdisciplinary learning and collaboration among different health professions programs on campus.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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Diversity of the staff & students
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The medical students were friendly.
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Everyone was extremely nice
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Adcom, student ambassadors, and interviewers seemed very warm, friendly, and laid back.
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Their emphasis on global outreach and how happy the students seemed to be (vast majority without raccoon eyes).
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The tour and the med students showing us around.
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Very enthusiastic about what they offer, lots of great opportunities they talk about available.
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The Dean seemed really passionate about her medical school program. The admission's team was very close and tight-knit.
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The Dean was awesome (2020).
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The facilities at this medical school were very nice. I liked learning about the clinical opportunities here.
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Nothing I was very impressed for the amount of tuition.
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Amazing staff and students, cool technology spec, focus on diversity of students and patients, changing the circular towards integrated exams. Studies have show integrated exams increase long term memory retention. (I think it will be really interesting to see the board scores of students that switched to the integrated exam model.)
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Very nice campus. Lots of amenities.
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Resources, relationship between students and admissions
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The Dean is amazing and the atmosphere of the school
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The friendliness of the admissions staff
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The tour
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Chill people
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Clinical Rotation, Societies (Class is broken up in groups so it doesn't feel as huge)
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They were very friendly and inviting.
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Campus
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Very supportive attitude, friendly, wants you to succeed, wants to make sure it's a good fit for you and for them
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The amount of resources and all of the other health professions programs
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The campus, the dean, everyone was so friendly
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Facilities are GORGEOUS. Very friendly admissions staff. This was my first interview, so I was really nervous, but everyone made me feel at ease. I also really enjoyed the group of interviewees I was with.
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The admissions staff and the interviewers had genuine desire to make you feel comfortable and allow you to shine
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A lot, the facilities (undergrad and grad), the dean, everyone seemed positive and happy. Very diverse with some interesting focuses. Really friendly staff.
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The modern-ness of the facilities, especially the sim lab and mannequins
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Simulation lab, chat with the dean
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Students are not in competition with each other. They share notes and study aids.
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Amenities, being the opportunity to use simulation lab
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Years 3 and 4, great rotation sites and associated residencies. Also I love the OPP fellowship and scholarship associated with it.
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Non-competitive environment, high-tech facilities, beautiful campus, friendly staff, simulation lab experience, and great tour. They really tried to sell themselves.
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Everything! The students, facilities, rotation sites and curriculum.
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Opportunity to use sim lab/sim patients
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The students at the school were very friendly and seemed very happy. The simulation lab was awesome and the facilities at the school (gym, library, residence halls) are VERY impressive.
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That my interviewer was very concerned with making sure I was a good fit for the school, and that the school was a good fit for me. At the end of the interview he expressed that I had done a good job, but that I should choose a school that I felt most comfortable with.
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The interviewer was very calm and relaxed and had no intentions of making me nervous.
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How friendly and cheerful the interviewer was.
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Beautiful facilities, friendly students.
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The faculty is truly dedicated to the educational experience of the students and had the most genuine and well rounded students.
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My interviewer gave me instant feedback about my interview and the school was super clean/great location. We also met with Dean Silvagni who is one of the most wonderful people I have ever met in my life!!!!!
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84 degrees in november. facilities are top of the line. students work together. dean is very funny,
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Enthusiasm of students; facilities
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Location, break the class into academic societies, not just a medical school on campus
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The tour, rotation sites, COMLEX Step 1 pass rates, MPH program, location, campus, facilities and staff.
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The dean is spectacular, the professors LOVE the school and care about student success, and the students have a sense of comradery I didn't see anywhere else.
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Location, and definitely the campus and exercise facilities. The most impressive part of the experience was the dean and being able to hear about his passion for people and medicine, he seemed like an incredible man to be around.
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Friendliness of staff and students. Extremely well kept, new, clean campus.
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The campus and med school had very nice facilities and lots of residency programs associated with the school.
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Solid rotation sites, awesome weather, research/omm scholarship, diversity on campus!!!
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Everything! Facilities were large, beautiful, and you can drink coffee anywhere! Lots of different health students around, the Nova campus is great, diverse student body, there are a bazillion programs to go abroad, do research (if you get that fellowship, your last 2 years of school are FREE), much more. Oh yes, the Dean is great, and his philosophy is coming out through the school, and it's awesome as well.
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Everything about the school, specifically the Dean and his vision for the school along with many of the scholarship opportunities.
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The friendly student body and a foul mouthed professor!
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Strong curriculum with access to Kaplan board review, IGC (interdisciplinary generalist curriculum) preceptorship program, student diversity, early clinical experience, emphasis on primary care and community service, tons of resources for service-learning in underserved areas (rural, urban, international), dual D.O./M.P.H. degree, big campus, interdisciplinary, meeting the dean
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The kindness of the faculty and how supportive they are, as well as the student support built into the curriculum. Students were all happy. Early clinical experience and lots of technology.
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The location was amazing as is the clinical experience. From what I heard from the current students, clinical experience starts from the 2nd week of class with a preceptor. Also you rotate through Jackson Memorial which is a level 1 trauma center.
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The facilities are second to none!!
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Great school with friendly, down-to-earth staff.
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Facilities, Positive attitude of the students, Dean
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The interview day worked well to sell the program. The student guides seemed very enthusiastic and helpful. The beautiful buildings across the campus.
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I liked the school. The campus and facilities were very nice. The people were also great, except for one of my interviewers.. haha.
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Location, campus, dean's mustache
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School facilities were new, campus was very nice, low crime rate, enthusiasm of the study body, everyone seemed pretty happy
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The facilities and the Deans.
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The campus was beautiful and buildings look new. Gym, parking, unlimited printing, and Kaplan review are all included in tuition. Housing is about $600-$1000/month.
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Impressive campus with all the benefits of a large university, established clinical rotation sites. Students seemed generally content.
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Facilities were impressive. Students seemed very happy. Dean's mustache equally impressive. Dean is really cool guy.
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People, campus, facilities, dean, weather, and location.
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They were extremely friendly and were able to answer any questions I had :-)
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The campus is beautiful and the area is nice (even if Florida is mostly a swamp). The programs seem solid, and the students seem very, very happy. Having all of the students in various programs together (but separated by their color-coded scrubs) seemed like it worked pretty well and made for a great, high-energy environment. The OMM fellowship sounds awesome (same for the research fellowship, if you're interested in that). Also, the cookies were fantastic.
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They have a OMM fellowship whree you practice for a year in a clinical setting in between the second and third years of school. You also help teach the M1 and M2 OMM classes
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EVERYTHING! Gorgeous campus, friendly students, the Dean is SO SO awesome! After his talk, I was thinking "PLEASE accept me!"
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Felt like the school really wants their students to succeed and is very dedicated to them
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The campus is new and immaculate. Florida is awesome.
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School, overall vibe
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Everyone was very friendly. the area, campus, and facilities were all beautiful & well taken care of. intriguing programs.
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Pretty much everything. The school's facilities are absolutely amazing, as is the entire campus. All of the students seemed to be in a very good mood. The dean, Dr. Silvagni, is absolutely amazing and gave the best speech about a doctor's duty and role in society I have ever heard. Also, Nova has a very structured and well planned out review to help prepare students for the COMLEX. Also, no issues setting up 3rd year rotations, as the school is affiliated with all 13 of the core sites and they are set up for you, even though you may not get your first choice it is usually in your top 3.
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Students at NSU are given patient contact within the first few weeks of classes. the profs are all readily avalible for students outside of class. solid curriculum
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The campus and the friendliness of everyone
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"Harvey" the cardiac simulator, the nice building, the people were friendly
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University is great, students are happy
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Beautiful campus. Very new/modern facilities. The people I saw there seemed happy. The few D.O. students I talked to were really involved and happy to be there. The staff is really welcoming. They are thinking about adding medical mission trips to the curriculum in the next few years.
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How positive everyone was, especially the students; the school really goes out of their way to show that they help their students to succeed; everyone was really nice and the facilities are amazing
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The school seems to work with students to help them succeed. They are willing to give students second chances. The students involved with the admissions process were pleasant and open about their experiences.
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The energy from the interviewers, they all gave positive feedback.
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Amazing campus, everybody there is super friendly and helpful, students seem to really like the school
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During the lunch the Dean came and talked to us asked us if we had any questions.
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The dean took the time to talk to us tell us his story and a little bit about the school. He answered our questions and got to know us more during the lunch.
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School campus is absolutely beautiful. The students were happy with the school.
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Everything..honestly, the interview day really solidified Nova as my top choice
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The school is AMAZING, they seem to have all their bases covered, and they really seem to care about their students. The facilities are gorgeous, really a great place overall
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Very friendly and congenial interviewers, friendly admissions staff, BEAUTIFUL campus and facilities (the gym and library are MINT), free lunch, the Vice Dean was pretty cool, overall good vibe to the school.
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My interviewers were very friendly and not at all trying to trip me up with difficult questions. They didn't try to grill me on any aspects of my CV or application. Also, the school was really nice and the students seemed happy with their school.
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The dean's personal interest in each student as well as his inspiring speech, the gorgeous grounds, the honest and well-informed students, the beautiful conference room
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They said (& I believed) that they were there to advocate on my behalf with the entrance committee, and to approach all questions with the mindset of helping my advocates to make the best possible case for me. That tone helped steer the interview, make it less stressful and more candid....
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How the philosophy of teaching medicine is presented in the curriculum, and the importance of communication between the patient and physician...also the attitude of the entire school was so uplifting and welcoming it was very refreshing...would definitely love to be a part of..
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Students positive opinions of the program, Faculty friendliness, Facilities, Study Abroad and Rural Rotation opportunities
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The school in general the students seemed happy they are excited about the opportunities they have and the dean is very open to students and aware of what the students need
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The Dean ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Everything. I love the school. It is my new #1. Especially the Dean's mustache.
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Awesome campus, buildings, gym and library are really nice, nice staff, open door policy.
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The conversational style of the interviewers and laid-back atmosphere of the interview. Awesome facilities and university-wide gym. There are groups/clubs for anything in which you could be interested. One interviewer provided me with a scholarship contact for rural medicine.
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Everything. I absolutely loved the school! Everything is brand new, gorgeous new gym and pools, perfect weather, close to Miami, West Palm, and the beach, students very positive, free MPH combined program that you can work into your schedule over the years you're there, lots of places for rotations, Nova's outstanding reputation in South Florida for turning out great doctors, Medical mission trips to Peru, Ecuador, and other places in South/Central America, there were a lot of really cool people interviewing with me (attracts a good group of people to the school), surrounded by other health professionals from the other schools (dental, pharmacy, nursing, optometry) so there's tons of people around you to meet. This school is great :)
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How laid back and friendly the interviewers were.
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Outstanding facilities, great curriculum, 95% first time pass rate for COMPLEX, supportive environment, great weather and location.
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Students seem to have a high success rate, good rotations, residencies. The Dean is really cool.
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The school's facilities were excellent, the campus environment and the overall environment of the south FL area was phenomenal. The weather is absolutely awesome (but a little humid). The school offers a free MPH program, also they a pre-doctoral fellowship research opportunity in which if accepted, you get your 3rd and 4th years free. The school offers a large list of speicalty rotation selections and residency placement choices, which is great. The faculty and staff were multicultural and are friendly and nice, so were the students.
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It's a big school with a lot to do, really nice facilities and the students seemed really happy. we got to eat lunch with four M2's and they told us everything we wanted to know about NSU, best part of the day. oh and the deans mustache is awesome as well.
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The facilities are quite nice, the weather was beautiful. the students were all very genuinely happy at NSU.
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The campus and the facilities are amazing, very high tech. everyone was friendly
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Growing campus, numerous healthcare degrees offered on campus, international healthcare trip opportunities, all classes are on video to review later, great gym, big library
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Huge Campus. Looks nice. Close to the beach. Great weather.
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Nice facilities, cookies and iced tea offered during interview
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The campus. It's huge and the facilities are amazing. The students were very enthusiastic.
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The facilities and how nice the students and faculty really were. I like the new curriculum they have developed and the societies they break the students up into when they enter the school.
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The campus and friendliness of the staff and students. Everyone was real nice.
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The facilities and labs are beautiful and brand new, the faculty really seems to care about how their students are doing, students also really seem to all get along and help each other out--every one of them even though the school is so large
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The school was like a real school, not just one building, the campus is amazing and they are growing and investing in the future
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(1)Their opportunities for outreach to those in severe need of medical services. (2) The friendliness of everyone, including the interviewers. (3) Free MPH that can be earned concurrently in four years
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The students were friendly and enthusiastic. Facilities are large and relatively new.
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The campus is amazing, great location, so much to do, students seems really nice
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Campus, Gym, Dean's Mustache
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I was amazed by how close the students were to each other. the entire time we were there they all were laughing and having a good time, seemed like most people knew each other (if not all). there's a decent amount of personal interaction b/w students of different professions (i.e. med, dent, pa, pod etc)
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The facilities are amazing, the school produces well trained residents, allows a good amount of time for board study, offers a free dual MPH degree as well as a year long research and OMM fellowship
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The campus, facilities and enthusiasm from the students.
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Facilities, Admin Dept, Dean
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How close the students were and willingness to help each other.
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Everything from the students who were so excited to be there to the new facilities to the faculty who are dedicated to teaching students.
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Really nice campus, weather, facilities, students were very enthusiastic, laid back and knowlegable
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The facilities are top notch. People seem nice. Very diverse people in the community. A big school. Close to airport.
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The campus is beautiful in a nice location with nearby restaurants. The gym is the best I've ever seen. I liked the fact that multiple health professional students were on campus.
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The campus was amazing!!!
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Facilities are top notch, the dean is a wonderful and inspiring individual.
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The facilities and campus are amazing. The admissions staff was friendly and easy going. The students appeared happy to be there and seemed honest about their experiences with the school. The dean met with us for approx. an hour and was very positive and inspiring.
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The facilities are topnotch. They also have a simulator patient called Harvey that responds to different treatments that students practice - very cool. The students who gave the tour were very enthusiastic and supportive
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The OMM fellowship in the 3rd year will pay for your 4th and 5th year
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Campus is wonderful and south Florida is great. The students all seemed very enthusiastic. The Dean was a real character. The 3rd & 4th year rotations seemed really well organized.
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Great facilities, nice students, I like the uniforms
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The school and classes seem wonderful, as do the professors (at least the ones I interviewed with).
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Students, upkeep of the school, the facilities, the location
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Everything
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Amazing facilities, especially the fitness center, enthusiastic students, the dean was also very inspiring.
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The student cohesiveness, the facilities were nice, the gym facilities are awesome, of course FL is beautiful.
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The facility and how the students genuinely help each other out. There wasn't that cut throat feeling that I expected between med students
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The facilities, students, faculty. Everyone seemed really excited. The general feel of the community.
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The facilities are gorgeous. Also the dress code is easy -- just scrubs each day, which not all M2 follow anyways. Also, students said (which I can believe) that wearing scrubs is a good idea but it makes them feel professional.
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The school is in a beautiful location, and the facilities are great. Since it is connected to the undergrad the gym and library are huge. The Miami Dolphins also practice right next to the school.
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Great facilities! Everyone was so nice and the faculty really seemed to care about the students.
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The campus was very nice and the support services seemed awesome.
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EVERYTHING. Seriously, this school is wonderful: 103 acre beautiful campus, new facilities, 24K grad students, ton of affiliated core facilities for rotation, really friendly students and staff, and sunny weather1
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It was not my first time on campus. So..nothing, really.
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All the new facilites and research
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The staff, the facility and the curriculum
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Facilities and campus are great. The interview was very relaxed and informal.
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The facilities are awesome.
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Clinical rotation sites in FL, happy students, great facilities and campus, free MPH program for DO students
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The campus, the people we met assocaited with the program (Staff, Faculty, Students), and the facilities for the students. The attitude of the interviews was very light, one said '' we are your voice to the adcom, so be honest and let us present you as best as we can to them''
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The campus is BEAUTIFUL... the weather in AMAZING... the Dean of the school is a STUD...
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The new Gym, and the HUGE library.
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The facilities and enthusiasm of the faculty and students. Most of all, as others have saide, THE DEAN sat and talked with us for at least an hour, and it was one of the most inspirational medical talks I've ever heard. Very impressive.
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The facilities are brand new and beautiful. All of the students and faculty seemed extremely happy with where they were and very enthusiastic about learning/teaching. The interviewers were very laid back and had great personalities.
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The beautiful facilities, the friendly faculty, staff and students, and the growth of the school.
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Students were REALLY happy they chose Nova, facilities are all new, atmosphere is really great, and the Dean came and talked to us.
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New, clean facilities everyone was very nice and enthusiastic
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The facilities were amazing. Everything is really high-tech and very clean. The gym is super nice.
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Facilities and campus are beautiful! medical students get lots of opportunities to get involved in the community and lots of early clinical exposure
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Everything but especially Dean Silvagni who reinforced what a privilege it is to be a physician.
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The tropical climate
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Campus is beautiful and the facilities are very impressive.
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Pretty much everything, I knew the school was good but I didn't know it would be that good! facilities are great, campus is beautiful and everyone was supper nice!
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The campus was amazing, the admissions people were nice, the dean was very cool and his speech to the 12 of us was inspiring. Ft Lauderdale is beautiful
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Facilities are nice and students seem chill. All the students being interviewed were great.
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The campus, the students
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Everything! Great facilities, pretty good rotations, students are super! and campus is beautiful.
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The facilites and how nice and happy the students and staff were. The programs and opportunites Nova has to offer.
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Everything!!!Facilities, ammenities, beautiful campus with the most georgeous library i have ever seen and the largest, most advanced recreational center of any school, area, students and program and the different projects you can do like fellowships and MPH.
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Facilities are top notch
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The campus, the coursework, faculty, people were friendly and enthusiastic.
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The facilities were great and the med students themselves were extremely friendly to us
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The facilities
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The facilities, the diversity at NSU, & the dean
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Curriculum, Facilities, Special Programs such as fellowships
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The student giving the tour, she was very enthusiastic and personable. she was wearing flip flops even though I knew for a fact the school had a dress code. the OPP fellow giving us a speech about OMM during our lunch, he was very fired up and made me feel very excited about learning OMM if admitted in a D.O. program. the facilities seemed top notch and very modern. the dean was very informative and seemed like a good person to know and to receive advice from. his speech about medicine at the end of the day made me want to be admitted in medical school very bad, thank god I was.
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Just about everything- the facilities are not just top notch- they're impecable. The admissions staff were polite and knowledgable. Overall, the experience was great. Did I mention the Dean- awesome.
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Facilities, campus, library, curriculum, friendly students, new University Center, the dean's moustache, and the amount of opportunities available
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All the different opportunities offered by NOVA and their family-friend environment
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Anatomy Labs
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The students seemed enthusiastic and the atmosphere seemed very non-competetive
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The facilities are beautiful and the faculty seem to stress a non-cutthroat environment.
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How wonderful it was talking to the students. They were very willing to talk to you about the entire process they went through. There is bond with the class and you learn along with other health professionals (dental, pharm), so it's more of a medical mecca.
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Nice facilities- the anatomy lab, the library, the overall campus; students seemed very enthusiastic
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1)The campus is absolutely beautiful. This ranks as one of the most impressive campuses I have ever visited. 2) The weather 3)the dynamic nature of the curriculum (ex/ The Center for Education and Research in Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction shows how innovative NSU-COM is in preparing its students to deal with serious issues and concerns afflicting us today and in the future.)4)non-competitive learning atmosphere 5) students do dissection 6) technology and facilities 7) the library
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The weather, the Dean's mustache
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The beautiful weather! Also, the campus was really nice.
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Facilities, people, academics.
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The dean was one of the most encouraging people I have ever met.
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The Dean spent an hour talking with us about Nova and about becoming a physician. He was very inspiring and I definitely left with a positive impression of the school.
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Everything. The facilities were all state of the art and the students seemed to really enjoy being there. There was a sense of community in that students helped each other out and it didn't seem so cut throat/competitive
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The teaching equipment and the school's commitment to the community. The school really seemed to be a family
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Everything was great, from the students to the brand new facilities!
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Campus was nice, everything was new, students were enthusasitic, professors were very nice.
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The facilities and the awards nova got in beating all the east coast med schools
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Beautiful campus, very nice students in for the free lunch, great friendly interviewers! gorgeous library
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Nice looking facilities, friendly profs, students are real into the school. Very nice dean...awesome mustache.
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The facilities are very modern, and the school is growing rapidly.
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Honest and relaxed students (They were really up front in giving us the pros and cons). Their new mascot (the sharks) makes me think of the movie 50 first dates "Sharks, they only bit when you touch their private parts."
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The staff and faculty were extremely warm and receptive. All of the students were friendly and they looked happy and healthy. The facilities are new and state of the art (Harvey), the classrooms are beautiful and well-lit, and the labs are very nice and clean.
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The attitudes of the faculty were welcoming and encouraging.
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High-tech facilities, friendly faculty and staff, expansion (new recreation building & future hospital).
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The campus is awesome. The tour student was friendly and honest. The Dean rocks. His speech and personal life was unique. There is a humanitarian program for students to participate in the summer.
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That the Miami Dolphins practice here, and the school provides opportunities to work with the team if interested in sports medicine. The facilities, curriculum, and opportunites the school provides are all very impressive.
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The Dean's Mustache!! I went not knowing what to expect and came out thoroughly impressed. I can see how some other feedback posts talked about bad-cop roles of the intervewiers but I geniunely feel they were making sure I was qualified to attend medical school. I don't think they have assigned roles. And yes some are more laid back than others. They interview in groups so you may sit before 2 or 3 interviewers. The school is modern, high-tech, and doesn't seem like the pressure cooker some other schools become. Very good clinical affiliations and opportunities. Oh yeah those who interviewed with me were cool, so thanks for making the day easier.
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The school is beautiful and very high tech.
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Atmosphere of the school was a positive one
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Everyone was extremely nice and seemed to be enjoying themselves. The campus was really state of the art.
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The students seemed to enjoy the school and were a cohesive group. The faculty wants to help their students.
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The facilities are beautiful and they are very high-tec.
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The facilities are awsome and the atmosphere is very professional but family like as well, it is wierd in a good way, you have to experience it yourself.
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The faculty is amazing! A dean actually allowed two students to spend the night at his house, because their hotel cancelled their reservations.
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The school is beautiful!! Everyone was friendly, including the other interviewees, Dean is very well rounded, great reputation, lots of students, my tourguide was the best ever (Dan u rock), the students seemed very happy, clinical experience from day 1
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Modern facility
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The large size of the campus. Large enough to grow(possible putting a hospital on campus). They are building an incredible student center. Very nice and new library. School looks very nice overall. Very reasonable price.
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Nova's facilities are very modern and spacious.
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The facilities were top-notch and the students seemed upbeat and down to earth- no one seemed terribly stressed out or unhappy.
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Location and facility
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The location
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The facilities and Harvey, the cardiology dummy.
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The students and admission staff were really nice and welcoming.
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Beautiful campus, fantastic facilities, program seems very strong.
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The students all seem to work together to get through medical school; it wasn't a cut-throat environment.
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The school seems to have fantastic facilities and the new recreation building will be incredible. The library was also impressive. Can't complain about living in South Florida either. Their is also good opportunities for clinical "missions" in exotic South American villages and the rural Florida clinicals would also bring good experience.
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New facilities and beautiful campus. Board exam prep. Students are active in the community and spend time in other countries on humanitarian missions.
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THE FACILITIES are very impressive
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The facilities, faculty, students, pretty much everything. nice to have everything in one building
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The facilities are awesome! The anatomy labs, lecture halls, libraries are all new and state-of-the-art.
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The Dean is awesome. The facilities are really nice and the students seemed really happy.
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The facilities are amazing and the faculty seems more than competent. The Dean is a very impressive man.
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The facilities were amazing...very bright and clean. The students seemed happy to be there. The dean of the school is an awesome guy! He gave a great message at the end of the day.
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All the classes are in one building. The students seem happy and are very honest about their opinions and experience at NSU
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The campus and the people
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The campus is amazing, the dean is incredible, and all of the facilities are top-notch.
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The facilities were fantastic. I would challenge anybody to find better facilities anywhere (MD or DO). It was a great campus with a nice faculty (the dean was wonderful and motivating) Did I mention the place was nice? Dolphin training camp. Other interviewees. They were great and made the day a little better. Good luck guys.
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Location, Staff, students seemed very positive about school.
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Location and facilities
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The staff's good nature. It seems really important to them that there is a cooperative atmosphere at the school.
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Great campus, weather, location..close to airport, south beach, miami, clinical experince in first year.
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Facility is great.
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Great facilities and the students were very friendly and helpful. The atmosphere in Ft. Lauderdale was nice, sunny weather and nice student environment.
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Nothing at all.
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The campus
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Outstanding reputation, superb facilities, great location, unbelievable campus, resources galore, tons of outreach programs, nicely mixed curriculum (PBL, lecture, standard patient, and computer based)... well established medical school that is headed to even bigger and better things (building new campus hospital, seems receptive to making changes based on student desires). The dean (man with moustache) was amazing, what a guy. Knowing that he was in charge of the program is reassuring. P.S. The Miami Dolphins practice on campus, very cool.
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The campus and its available resources. The Dean (the guy with the huge mustache) is wonderful.
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Friendliness of students and faculty, atmosphere of NSU. The campus is really high tech, and the surrounding area is beautiful.
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The school's technology, the administration/faculty and their cooperativeness, the campus
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The academic structure of the program is well laid out. Nova gives you the freedom to do your fourth year rotations anywhere you want. The faculty and students are very friendly and the day was well structured. Plus, the food at lunch was amazing. As of December 10th, it was 80 degrees outside and the sun was shining.
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Cleanliness, student and teacher enthusiasm, well planned curriculum
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Everyone was so friendly and willing to help! We had students constantly dropping by the lounge we were in just to see if they could help.
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Energy of the school, curriculum, clinical opportunities
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Huge number of resources, proximity to cities, Miami Dolphins training facility
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The facilities are beautiful, the students seemed friendly, medical mission program, the amount of encouragement that students get to pursue interests in medicine, masters in public health oppurtunity and the dean is fantastic and anything beats no living in an area that averages 200 inches of snow!
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Facility, beautiful campus, cutting-edge technology, the awesome DEAN!
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The facilities are amazing. If you are a high tech kinda person, NSU is for you. Their boards pass rate, residency matches are excellent.
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Facilities are great, students seemed to genuinely like being there, dean was very friendly
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The campus is beautiful and the facilities look excellent. The students were very friendly and welcoming. The dean is great and the lunch was good too:)
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The facilities, the dean, and the commitment to holistic medicine
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The whole Health Professions Department is basically one huge building, which is a big plus in South Florida, since you never have to leave air conditioning.
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The gorgeous facilities, the friendly students and administrators, the high level of technology on campus, the school had a very campusy feel to it, which i really liked
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The school is awesome, MPH is free, Fort Lauderdale is beautiful. Students were cool, and it seemed to be "my" fit.
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How friendly ALL of the students were, the school was beautiful, the staff & faculty seemed very friendly
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The students were so friendly. I really liked the students who gave us the tour. They gave study tips and valuable advice about certain classes...and talking with the Dean was definitely a positive experience.
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The faculty members were fabulous ~ I enjoyed Dr. DeGaetano and Dr. Silvagni's lectures; admissions was courteous; the students all appeared happy & loved to talk about the school; the health building and facilities looked brand-new; trips to underpriviledged countries; on-campus living for grad students
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The library, my interviewers, and the vice-dean.
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The size of the school...this school is larger than my undergrad..with 23000 students enrolled in various programs from undergrad to nursing, dental and med. there are also buncha other programs
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Florida is beautiful, campus is gorgeous, all the health related schools are on the same campus, everything is brand new, everyone is so friendly
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All the students seemed very happy and the facilities were beautiful.
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The fact that you can get a free MPH while in med school. The honesty and straightforwardness of the students. The sunny days. The dean. The proximity of so many other students in different health-related programs. The AMAZING international volunteer and elective options. The rural medicine electives (2 months somewhere in FL, the other month anywhere in the world).
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Clean building looks more like a hotel than a school of med... good students (honest and down to earth)... the dean is interesting guy with great attitute... but then again you have to see the big picture. The school presents this professionalism and mature place to study with a well spoken friendly dean. I wonder if that was a show or for real.
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Great facility, very low stress level, fed us an unbelievable lunch, dean is a dynamic guy who came to talk with us.
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Gorgeous facilities and location, students were happy and friendly, team-oriented classes, interviewers gave me some positive feedback about my application and put me at ease (they also seemed like the kind of professors I would like to learn from), fellow interviewees were friendly and nice (seemed like the kind of people I would want as classmates *very important*).
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The students, very down to earth, friendly, full of energy
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Everyone seemed cordial and the school facilities were pretty impressive (mind you, I've only visited two other med schools).
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The students were very happy and friendly. They gave us honest answers to everything we asked them. The school is gorgeous!
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The people interviewing me were really friendly and made me feel relaxed. Also, the students seemed happy there.
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How univeral the students felt the instructors were accessable. The infastructure in place for community service. I'm not sure if this is true of all schools, but the medical missions to latin america sounded like a great experience and there are systems in place to help you get there, all you need to bring to the table is a desire to go.
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The facilities.
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It truly sounds like an excellent curriculum, friendly staff, beautiful campus, and all the students I talked to were very pleased with their experience thus far.
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Large school with tons of money and a huge reputation. Definitly a plus
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The weather, the campus is brand new and beautiful, that they have Harvey (cardiac patient simulator), clinical experiences from week 1, possiblilities to travel abroad to do clinics, they have the Dolphins practice facility right on campus, there's an undergrad college, near the beach, the students were nice and loved it, and the Dean was awesome!
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The facilities are amazing and the faculty and students were very pleasant.
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The most positive aspect of this school are the students and the dean. The students all seemed very relaxed and stress free, well for med students. The dean truly cares about people and the osteopathic philosophy, what a positive aspect for this school! You can also do volunteer work oversees.
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"Harvey" machine was very interesting. The facilities were very nice. Laid back campus atmosphere, with cooperative students to answer questions throughout the day.
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The campus is gorgeous and the classroom facilities are state-of-the-art!
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Everything!!!! The school has everything I need in a school. The students were friendly, faculty and especially Dean Silvagni.
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Very nice campus and facilities. I met a lot of students that day, and everyone was very helpful and friendly. The campus is large (sits on about 300 acres) and they have a lot of good programs there (dentistry, business, law, pharmacy).
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Friendly environment, Superb Library, Actively participating students.
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The facilities are amazing and every building is new and clean.
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The facilities are top notch!
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The campus, faculty, and the dean
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Osteopathic students who opt to also get an MPH can do so for free. I still need to find out more about this program. There are too many things to list. I really want to live in Florida because it's so warm. Some people may see the heat/humidity as a negative, but not me. The school is gorgeous. You're in the same building as future dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, etc... There are tons of things to like about this school, I encourage anyone to investigate further. The school such a good fit for me, and I hope that others who belong at NSU find their way.
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Everyone is very freindly and helpful. All the students and faculty members at the admissions office do their best to help you feel at ease.
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The facilities were absolutely amazing. Probably the most beautiful school I have ever seen. There are nice little ponds everywhere and the buildings are great. Also, the Miami Dolphins practice right next to the school. Beaches and sunshine are also a plus.
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The campus is beautiful, the students are friendly, and the teachers seem to be concerned with your education more than their research
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The facilities are great! And a large number of the students choose to do an MD resideny. I enjoy the fact that the classrooms are mixed with students form the DO class, the pharm class, ... sort of different, yet effective. The dean was super nice and cool! Very supportive environment and really want you to succeed as a doctor! Evryone says the Anatomy faculty is wonderful!
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Every student I spoke with seemed to enjoy going to school there. They almost all were smiling and dressed very professional. Most of the students were accepted to other MD/DO programs but they chose Nova.
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I got off the plane and saw the sun for the first time in weeks, and the staff treated me as if they really wanted to sell NOVA to me. Almost too nice.
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Very clean and modern campus.
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The school has great facilities and a seemingly outstanding anatomy department. I think the best part of the interview day was how many students I met. They were at our breakfast, tour, lunch, and many just stopped by to talk to us while we were waiting around for our interviews!
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The facilities were superb and the students seemed to really enjoy NSU and were happy they had chosen to go there. The dress code and attendance policy is not as strict as is made out to be in the information packet. The anatomy lab was great and all the students we talked to really enjoyed most of their instructors. Over all, the students seemed to be very happy that they were recieving their medical education at NSU.
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The friendly staff, the large resources at the school, the Florida weather, affiliations with multiple hospitals for good rotation sites.
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The facilities were great, new clean and spacious. Even the anatomy lab was well lit and had an area to review radiology such as CT and MRI. Harvey was awesome. The weather was perfect. Students seemed genuinely happy. The dean sat ane talked with my group for 45min instead of 30. The huge library was inspiring.
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Awesome facilities, comradie among medical students, the curriculum, prep for boards,dual program,honest feedback (pros and cons)from MS1s and MS2s who werent just trying to sell their school, meeting with the DEAN at the end of the day
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How GREAT the school is and how it is expanding much faster than its' reputation.
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The campus was beautiful and the facilities were state of the art. The students were very friendly and were not competitive with one another.
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How happy the students are, how friendly EVERYONE is, and how down to earth and sweet the dean is. The campus is beautiful, the facilities are great.
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I was extremely impressed by the friendly atmosphere at NSUCOM. The Dean of Admissions himself took the six of us on a personal bus tour of the entire campus. Breakfast was offered while a third year medical student spoke to us about what our first two years would be like there. I liked the fact that lunch was prepared for us. Also, the Anatomy Lab did not smell like Formaldehyde!
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FACILITIES!!!
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Beautiful campus, the school had everything
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The students really like going to this school and the faculty are interested in the students.
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Facilities, administration, and students. The people there are extremely nice.
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The campus is BEAUTIFUL and the Health Professions Building is brand new. The library was very impressive. Great on-campus shuttle system. Surrounding area has lots of good places to eat!!!
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Everything- i learned a lot more about their great programs and got to see the "family" in action
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The students and facilities.
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The Facilities are the best I have seen of any DO school. I loved the weather. The student/professors were super nice and the Dean was an outstanding person.
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How nice all the students were, they came up to me from no where to offer advice and tell me about the school.
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Happy students, nice atmosphere, great program
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EVERYTHING!!!! Nova is AMAZING ... everyone was great and the facilities are really top-notch
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The facilities. They are very nice and relatively new.
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Their awesome facilities! Laid back atmosphere
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To see the sentiments of other interviewees when they were given the tour of my school, made me feel all good and proud!
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For the most part the students there were happy. The other schools I visited the students seemed depressed. The students also got along with eachother well and the dean personally met with the interviewees.
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The facilities, the area, the students--students were very, very laid-back and having fun.
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The facilities are amazing! The campus was beautiful and all the buildings/classrooms too. The students and faculty and dean probably impressed me the most. Everyone is so happy to be there!
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Extremely nice state-of-the-art facilities. Wireless campus, very nice staff and faculty. Students seem happy.
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The facilities...everything was new there, including the library....very very impresive
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The facilities are definitely top notch; the students seem genuine and very friendy toward each other; they're very proud to be students at NSUCOM.
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The students were very positive and honest and the admissions staff was very helpful. The facilities are unmatched. The resources available to students are inspirational. Just look at the library!!
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THE TECHNOLOGY AT THE SCHOOL!! It's better than some top notch MD schools that I visited! Wireless internet within a 2-mile radius of every building on campus..The facilities available....the beauty of the campus...the Miami Dolphins training camp on campus...the QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION RIVALS MOST MD SCHOOLS EASILY!!!!!! Don't pass this school up so easily...
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The facilities are beautiful, new, and large. Also, the faculty are great. Especially Fern and Lynne
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Everything was impressive. The Campus is beautiful and high tech. Palm trees line the driveways, computers are everywhere and monitors hang from the ceiling in every lab. Technology is obviously integrated into a strong curriculum that prepares the student early for the interaction with patients (IGC, integrated generalist curriculum). Harvey, a manikin that mimics heart and lung sounds is available to all students and gives an edge to NSU students with regard to auscultation skills. Nothing I could say describes the new library, IT IS AWSOME! Wireless web and laptop computers for check out. The faculty and staff are committed to the betterment of the student. Overall the facility and program exceeded every expectation! The students are happy and very supportive of interviewee’s, they boosted my confidence and made me less nervous! Thank you to Lynne Cawley for your “pep†talk and making me feel welcome. Also thank you to Mary, Dr. Simpson, Dr. Greber and Dr. Aye and the students of NSUCOM, I enjoyed the time I spent with you all. I can’t wait to study at NSUCOM.
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Beautiful campus. 10 out of 10! Beautiful and AMAZING facilities 9 out of 10 (9 because they haven't built their new Rec Center yet, and the one now is more of a Rec Closet). The fact they let you have patient interaction in your first semester. They let you do your rotations throughout Florida too.
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Everyone was very nice and friendly. They had a lot of great things to say about the school and the campus was absolutely beautiful - especially the brand-new library
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The campus, Harvey, the Dean.
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Technology there- like Harvey
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The library is extremely nice.
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Harvey- they have a plastic doll which mimicks all of the cardiac abnormalities that exist.
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There were several impressive things during the visit. The library was beautiful and huge. Wireless internet is available on campus and within a 2 mile radius of the school. All the health profession division buildings are connected so each building blends together seemlessly. You may think it is one large building but in reality it is many buildings linked together. Apartments are available in close proximity to the school. One is next to it and another is across the street, plus many more in the immediate area. The HARVEY program was simply amazing.
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The Students were all happy
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I was extremely impressed with the facilities and the area. It was beautiful weather and Fort Lauderdale has a lot to offer. Lynne Crawley was extremely helpful and caring about us being there. The dean was very impressive, very down to earth, intelligent, and a comedian!!!(=
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Campus, facilities, and friendliness of students.
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The facilities! Wireless access almost everywhere on campus. Gorgeous new library where you can sign out a wireless enabled laptop. Every faculty member we encountered during the tour was friendly and seemed very accessible.
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The campus is beautiful. The area is nice.
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The students were very friendly and outgoing. Staff was helpful. I know BOTH my interviewer read my file, essays and all, from end to end. I did not get that impression at other places I interviewed at. Campus is beautiful.
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Definitely the friendliness of the students as well as the programs the school offers
What impressed you negatively?
Applicants commonly expressed negative impressions about disorganization during interviews, lack of warmth or friendliness from interviewers, rushed or short interview durations, extensive waiting times, high living costs, mandatory attendance policies, large class sizes, and unimpressive facilities or resources. Suggestions included improving interview organization, enhancing interviewer approachability, providing clearer information, reducing waiting times, offering more campus tours, and addressing concerns about cost and facilities.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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When I entered the room, I was directed to sit at the opposite end of the conference table, which did not feel very welcoming. The one interviewer started the interview by stating that they were on a time crunch and they may cut me off while answering questions. I was frequently interrupted, even when I had just begun speaking, which made me uncomfortable.
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Admissions committee seemed a bit disorganized, like they weren't even sure themselves what was going on for the virtual interview. I got the impression they were winging it.
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Grading system for some classes but p/f for others. Not really a negative I think.
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The interview was rigid.
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The length.
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I did not get to see the campus (due to corona virus) and they did not have the virtual tour set up for the interview.
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The price point at this school does not warrant primarily virtual anatomy.
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Student ambassador seemed like he didn't enjoy it. Out of date facilities. Seemed like main draw was beaches and party scene. All online basically. High col.
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High cost of out of state tuition.
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One of the interviewers was cold and seemed uninterested. That's probably just an interview strategy though.
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I feel like the health professions school has so many students and they are struggling to accommodate with parking, living, amenities
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The place was a little crowded due to all of the other professions in the same building. I guess I am used to the COM being a stand-alone building for medical students only.
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That the interviewers were not as friendly or conversational
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Curriculum is getting changed and most of the faculty has idea what is getting changed.
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Interview was rushed
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The number of resources that are shared with all the health professions students...
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The tuition
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It was so hot and humid (i'm from the north)
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The tuition! :p
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Nothing, it was a great experience
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We didn't actually get to talk to any medical students and the tour was quite haphazard and fairly uninformative. They said they were short handed that day.
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Faculty were unwilling to answer questions regarding what they'd hope to change about the university in the future
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I flew 1200 miles for a 15 minute interview?
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They bashed on LECOM-Bradenton
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There are so many other health profession students there it was a little hectic.
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Nothing.
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I had a great impression, nothing popped out at me as negative.
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That students are required to attend all lectures (have to slide ID card). Some of the student reps said this isn't exactly true, but that professors notice when students are missing. There is a dress code of either scrubs or business casual, which may be a problem in the dead heat of summer.
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I got very nervous and blanked out.
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Long schedules, one interviewer's phone went off during interview and he answered, interviewers were stone-faced.
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None
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The school is very close to/shares some of the undergrad facilities which seems like they party a lot.
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Interview was only 15 minutes. almost seemed a waste to have spend two days traveling.
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Lack of online podcasts for certain courses
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Bad biochem department, having to wear scrubs everyday
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One of the interviewers was very negative and condescending, but to be expected (I guess).
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The actual medical school facilities and resources were not very impressive. My group only got to meet with medical students for a little less than an hour while eating lunch. My interviewers never gave me the chance to ask them questions and neither did anybody else throughout the entire experience. Life and rent is expensive in south Florida which is not very appealing.
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A reoccuring theme from all students we me with was, this is the worst medical biochemistry course in the western hemisphere. I was impressed with the frankness and candor from the students, but concerned that school has not improved this class with every person admitting it was terrible.
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High cost of living in florida :(
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Not much at all. Apparently last year's class didn't do so hot on the boards, but plenty of people are matching at crazy good hospitals (Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, etc), so I'm not worried
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The feeling of "facing the firing squad" during the interview.
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Price for out of state would be the only thing.
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Tour with M1's was somewhat disorganized, no presentation on financial aid
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The interviews ran over, time-wise, so more time should have been blocked for them.
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I am a little uncertain as to how much the school helps students prepare for the USMLE and applying to MD residencies.
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Nothing, an amazing school.
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Nothing
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A bit hot inside the buildings and lunch wasn't great, but that's just me.
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One of my interviewers was definitely trying to make my interview more stressful than it needed to be. I thought that my interview went really badly and that there was no way I would get accepted, but I did!
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"Average" board scores and pass rates? Meh... Match list was confusing too (Some specialties listed twice w/ same matches)
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It was a little to warm like 90 degrees, but that shouldn't count as a real complaint :)
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Current students unanimously say that the school is disorganized about several important things (i.e., financial aid packet, having students purchase materials in advance for class).
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Humid weather. High cost of living there.
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Played that retarded informerical like video at the beginning of the day. It is 4 YEARS OLD. Come one people.
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No student run clinics available for earlier clinical experience like at UC Davis.
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They weren't sure if students would be able to dissect for anatomy lab, as they had alternated actual dissection with prosection over the last couple years. Attendance policy is a little lame. Also, they really hyped up a dummy that really didn't do much more than simulate chest sounds.
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I got lost on the campus. Its huge!
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Dress code is either business attire or scrubs. If I go here, 4 years of scrubs for me then.
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Just not sure if it is the right fit for me
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Tuition had gone up to a little over $40,000
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Ft. Lauderdale
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One interviewer didn't make eye contact with me at all.
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Would have liked a clearer explanation on how long until we hear a decision. 2 weeks or 1 month?
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Very humid. not a whole lot to do within walking distance of campus.
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Nobody really knew the stats of acceptance or rejection or how many were interviewed
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Huge lectures with dental and allied health for didactic years.
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Humidity
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The interviewer was purposely hard on me. I realized this after several other applicants went into the same room and came out freaked out. I talked to a couple med students there, and they also said that the interviewer did that on purpose and is in actuality, a really nice guy. Also, my interview was really short. I wish it had been a longer so that I could get more of my personality across. I also found out later that we were running behind so the interviewers were told to hurry it up. I wish they had just cut the time out of lunch instead.
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The day got a little jammed and we didn't get as much of a tour of the medical facilities as I had hoped, but overall everything was pretty great
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Lectures are over-emphasized. Mandatory attendence. Tests every single week. One of the professors apparently knows everyone's name and publicly humiliates those who are even slightly late for class.
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Nothing :)
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Interview group was divided into 2 because it was a large group. 1st group got campus tour, 2nd group didn't.
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Split us into 2 groups because there were a lot of people. 1st group got tour of campus, 2nd group didn't.
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Wish we could have met the Dean.
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Nothing real to report
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The interview was a bit rushed, and I felt that I didn't have a lot of time to express myself sufficiently. The other interviewees felt the same way however; we think it's because there were so many of us so they were getting behind in time
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Nothing really. The attendance policy is a bit silly, but all things considered there are much worse things a school could impose.
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There was a bit of waiting around throughout the day, and our interviews got behind schedule. Which made me late for lunch. Sigh.
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The interviewers' lackluster personalities
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NO COFFEE! I flew half way across the country at significant expense, and this was the ONLY school that didn't have pastry and caffine...that's just cruel. Also cramming me into a tiny waiting room with a bunch of frighten younger applicants all in the same interview suit, most talking sports, few talking medicine... well, that could have been better orchestrated: Put us in a meeting room, with a skirted sideboard, rugella and good coffee. That's just standard courtesy in all day interviews/conferences/meetings
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Nothing..
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Short campus tour
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I did not have any negative experiences at the school I was pretty much blown away by the school and what they have to offer
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Dissapointed in the response of the admissions office, i think they are getting better though.
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Admissions office responsiveness.
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The class size is huge.
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The size of the city/cities. When flying in, it was apparent that Miami and Ft. Lauderdale are basically continuous. Large class sizes.
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The $950 deposit I have to put down really, really soon. Just in general the lack of responsiveness of the admissions department when trying to contact them.
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I didn't get any cookies or tea, and my interviewers didn't give me their business cards.
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Interviewers were aggressive and a little mean.
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Living expenses down in south FL were much higher than I anticipated. People were paying over 1400 dollars a month for rent, but then again they were sharing with room mates, so might not be as bad.
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Nothing really - this interview was much more fun than my AZCOM one and i truly enjoyed the day
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The interview was VERY short and basic. There weren't any pointed questions, just broad sweeping ones. I didn't have a chance to talk about numerous aspects of my file and it didn't seem like the interviewers really cared about much of my file. I felt like a 15-20 minute interview for such an extensive travel and application process undermined me and my application.
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The interviewers. one was a bit abrasive for the sake of seeming intimidating, one was not very interested in being there and one was a nice person. also, the surrounding area is not very nice.
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The large class size (~230)
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I wish it did not get so humid; i wish the driving in Miami and Fort Lauderdale was not so crazy, I wish the campus had a more environmentally friendly focus (however most schools do not have an eco focus), i am not sure how bicycle friendly the area around the campus is...
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The neighborhood seemed a little ghetto.
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Students didn't seem friendly although they had a test that day
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The area directly around the school isn't the nicest but the school is amazing and other close by cities are great.
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Fort Lauderdale is a sh**hole.
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Nothing really, it was a great experience
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Traffic around the school
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The overall disorganization of the day, the boring/repetitiveness of talks, the inconsistent answers to questions asked, and the unprofessional staff.
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SO humid
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Only saw one human patient simulator...hopefully they have more with higher fidelity!
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The incoming class is larger than most
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That the students have to join these ''student-groups'' for money to get a lot of study material...our tour guide said she spent an estimate of around 500 dollars just joining these groups to get all the study material
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N/A
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The community isn't so much a city but neither is it rural. Its just a vast developed sprawl with a ton of traffic.
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Nothing really
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Interview wasn't really conversational. No feedback given.
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The traffic. If you're going to attend here, you better live close by.
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Tour guides talked more about how to sleep during class, and the best ways to avoid being marked absent than anything else.
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Cost of taxi cabs in the area.
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The nasty humid and rainy and hot weather - and its supposed to get worse during the summer. The surrounding area is kinda lame...just a few chain stores, and lots of granma and granpa joints. Very spreadout area, and I'm from a big city, so it almost felt rural to me. The damn fire alarm, and the disorganization at the interview...we went ALL over the place. We sat in the same room as pre-PT students, pre-pharm, and pre-dent students as we waited for interviews..it got hot and crowded in there.
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Unless beaches keep you occupied, there's NOTHING in the area- no hiking or nature, or quirky cafe's. All chains stores and traffic. Also, the students that toured us seemed like we were wasting there time.
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Nothing really, if I had to choose anything maybe the large class size.
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There's no neurology course... I couldn't believe it. Am I just missing it somewhere?
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The heat and humidity
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The high cost of living
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The higher cost of living
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The humidity!
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How huge the campus is and how disconnected some areas are from others, the video they showed us (it kind of felt like they were trying to sell us on the school).
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How much the interviewers grilled me. Some interviewees said it was stress free-- but I felt like I was being interrogated by the one. If he was being ''bad cop'' it definitely didn't work, and it was really irritating
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The sim lab was small, and it was very hot.
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The heat, the fact that they require all students to go through a 3 month rotation in a rural setting.
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The only negative thing during my interview day was that the actual interview was about 30 mins late, which increased my stress level.
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ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
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I was SO stressed. But I got in!
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The lunch they served. but who cares about that
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Cost of living and tuition are enormous.
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The students did not seem to be as close-knit as they have seemed in other schools.
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Large class size, 8-12 students per cadaver, not a huge fan of south florida
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The only thing that I would even consider 'negative' would be adjusting to living in FL from IA/NE. But thats not totally negative, just an adjustment.
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Nothing...
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There is no teaching hospital,
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Staff did not seem very organized with who was doing what and when on the day of the interview.
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Nova is still missing some of my evaluations forms even though my profs have sent them more than once.
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Scrambled interview session
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The interview schedule was disorganized. The student atmosphere is a bit intimidating bc of the size of the class.
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The lunch they served was not very good.. but thats it!
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The preparedness of the interviewers
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Just my interviewer. He was clearly testing me. We even argued over the location of my hometown! But it all worked out because i just got accepted!!
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I didn't like how one interviewer was super positive and the other one negative / more adversarial.
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Nothing really, I was very impressed.
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The lunch! It was horrible!
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Dhelia was very rude. she is the admissions secretary and others on this website had said she was nice, but that is minor!
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The lunch was pretty small
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Nothing really. I really enjoyed my interview and visit.
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Housing is on the more expensive side
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A couple of students that we had lunch with
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Traffic around NSU...especially in the morning...
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Nothing stands out
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The actual interview was pretty short (20-25 min.) and I thought I preformed badly and wished for a little more time to speak with the interviewers, but it all worked well in the end I suppose
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There was one interviewer who was very stoic throughout which was a little uncomfortable. If you have a person who behaves like this- try not to let it bother you. I later found out he was like that for everyone who interviewed with their group. Also, housing costs are crazy.
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The restrooms in the Terry building weren't clean
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Big class size, dress code, mandatory attendance policy
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Location. Apartment prices are expensive in Davie, especially if you want to live anywhere near the school.
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Not much, but the interviewers were all extremely stoic and were difficult to read.
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They promised to call on a certain date. I was wait listed, and did not receive a personal call.
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Waiting around, large class size
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Rent is expensive (but, its Florida)
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Everything else. The seeming immaturity of the interviewers. The short interview accompanied by 7 hours of listening to students and faculty members speak about basic medical school information that any pre-med knows.
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The students seemed really negative about some things about the school.
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Traffic
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Nothing. Even the food was good.
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There wasn't anything that negatively impressed me.
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Hurricans!
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Parking
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The admissions staff seemed to know nothing - they kept on referring questions to the website... wished we could actually walk around campus and wish there were a student tour guide
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The interviewers, did not take enough time to go over my file.. they did not realize I was a returning student... and was asking about grades I got 6 years ago. The one doctor kept calling me a different nick name.
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The school is in a congested area, alot of traffic, also not many good places to eat around the school.
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That they don't tell you before-hand that an MD letter is not really sufficient...A DO letter is mandatory.
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Nothing - I really liked the school!
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I am not that much of a hot weather person, and it was 80 degrees at the end of November.
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No bus tour.
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Traffic in the area
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There are alot of programs in the school. You will see Optometry, Physician assistants, dental students, nursing students, and a dozen other healthcare profession you never knew existed being churned out in this factory.
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The size of the class, 220+ students, in anatomy there is double that because they take it with the dental students.
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The wait time between each part of the day (could have been half the time spent)
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The length of the visit. There was too much down time between people speaking with us. We were there for 7 hours for a 20 minute interview.
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Nothing. just maybe the interview.
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We got to see the students working on their cadavers.
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Nothing, my interview was the week after Hurricane Wilma hit the area, so they were really busy, but they did a great job considering the circumstances.
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Mandatory 3 months fo rural medicine, mandatory attendence, dress code
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See above, also the students don't really seem that enthused about the school. The school seems to be a good facility, but after my experience I would never consider going there, especially if they allow their student or future-students to be treated so badly by a professor.
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Traffic in surrounding areas, but mainly due to construction during rush hour(s).
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The INSANE traffic! One student told us it takes him 45 min. every morning to drive the 8 miles from his apartment. Also, I didn't really like the HUGE OMM and histo labs (row after row of microscopes and OMM tables). Makes it seem too big and overwhelming.
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Students complained about having bad profs.
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The student taking us on our tour was complaining about the program the entire time, which did not give me much confidence in the program. An MD/ MPH degree is offered at no additional cost but the med students said how the MPH degree was a waste of time and they were not learning anything. The entire day was very disorganized and they made no efforts to make it more comfortable for the interviewees. The campus was also very huge and spread out, I did not feel a sense unity for the medical school. Some of the classes also are taken with the pharmacy students so Anatomy for example has 400+ students in it. So overall, the attitude of the admissions people/interviews/med students was very negative and their program was extremely substandard when compared to other medical schools
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Nothing really.
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One of the interviewers acted like a bad cop
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Students don't seem quite as friendly as at other schools, but then again it was a test day for them, so I think they were preoccupied.
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South Florida is SO HOT.
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Was very disappointed that the staff seemed to play the whole "DO is the only true patient-oriented doctor" game. Although this is mostly based off of my rather older gentlemen interviewers, I still got the impression that this mentality is prevalent.
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Students (not ambassadors) seemed less friendly than at other schools...but they had exams today so they may have been preoccupied. 10+ students per cadaver in Anatomy lab.
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The Dress code
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The new NSU-Village hospital that I had been so excited about, was not approved by the community and its future may be in doubt...
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Nothing at all.
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I was stuck in Florida for 2 days because of Hurricane Rita
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Cost of living in Ft. Lauderdale is high! $1000-1200/month for a small one-bedroom apartment near the school.
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The traffic getting there was terrible and many of the doctors that come to teach don't provide notes ahead of time.
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The large multitude of students and cars. Reminded me of my undergrad. Interviewers could have been a little nicer and, you know, at least act like your paying attention and give a damn (at least pretend a little?). The "bad cop" interviewer, come on, the day is nerve-racking enough).
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1 cadaver with 2 groups working on it.
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Large class size
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Unfortunately, the school was on break, so it was completely empty! We didn't get to see any students. Luckily I already had an impression of the campus life before hand.
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Dress code. Dean wasn't around. Anatomy lab, 6-7 per cadaver and share with another group. So 14 per cadaver.
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I am not sure if its a bad thing, but the school seems like an undergraduate school with many students in various programs learning is the same building.
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Dress code for students and attendance policy
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The fact that the interviewer had asked me where I was from excited me and I went on to explain my background, however, when they started talking about my religious views and the riots between palestine and isreal I felt I was in a politics class rather than in a med school interview.... What does that have to do with medicine ? As a doctor I am unbiased and I felt that these doctors in front of me were very very biased people...Very sad.
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Kinda rude ppl
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One of my interviewers never looked up at me (I think he was playing the "bad cop" role). Also, South Florida living is not cheap.
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The cost.
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The tour was a little unorganized, and I didn't get to see Harvey (a simulation of a patient that presents symptoms) because the door was locked.
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One of my interviewers FELL ASLEEP during my interview, an trust me my personality is NOT boring... The attendence/dress code policies
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That Nova is pretty much just a graduate school, not much of a collegiate atmosphere, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Not the typical urban, built with city hospital, school. Instead its in the suburbs like you are going to undergrad again. Not really bad or good, just different.
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During the interview hour, it was somewhat disorganized...i did not get a chance for a tour b/c of this
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Massive campus, undergrad and private schools on campus
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Not too much.
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Humidity..although I'm from sunny California, I'm not too fond of the sticky feeling I get in Florida
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The interview was very distant. One of the interviewers went out of his way to correct my pronounciation of "osteopathy" and then later pronounced it the same way I had earlier. Played good-cop, bac-cop instead of getting to know me. I also do not like south florida, if you could take this school out from it and put it in another state, it would be the perfect school. You also cant leave fl on your 3rd year so you're stuck.
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During the actual interview, they seemed to question everything I said and acted uninterested in me.
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The interview. They seemed to question everything I said and the way they came across felt like disdain for my application rather than an interest in me as an applicant. They also seemed bothered by my applying to both allopathic and osteopathic schools. I felt I handled myself well, but did not feel that they would hold me in highest regards to the admissions committee.
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The interview
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Well, you can't take this school out of South Florida. Bummer.
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The length of the whole day (i was really worn out by the end)
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The interviewers I had played "good" cop/"bad" cop. So I don't know how this interview went. We didn't get to see much of the facilities (like the anatomy lab).
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8-10 students per cadaver. It may work out if the majority in the group don't want to be the surgeon.
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There was no full-campus tour; a lot of down-time where you're just talking to the other interviewees (which was great b/c I had a fun bunch to talk to, but bad b/c you spend a lot of money on an interview and you don't want to sit around)
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It felt too big. The med students seemed to get lost amid their hundreds of classmates and the dental students with whom they share gigantic lectures.
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The interview itself...they didn't like the fact that i got interviews at other allo and osteo schools. also they questioned everything that I said..which really made think if I was talking in english or not
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The fact that in your third and fourth years you might have to relocate to another city in florida if you do not get your top choices in the lottery, didn't get an entire campus tour
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We were not given a tour of the entire campus.
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Would have liked a campus tour. The traffic everywhere in Fort Lauderdale is TERRIBLE. High housing costs (compared to what I'm used to at least). The relative lack of research opportunities. The fact that the students were so against the "dress code" (it consists of wearing scrubs, not too extreme) and the attendence policy (come on, you're in medical school, you don't know that you might miss some small thing that could maybe help you save someone's life someday. Plus you're paying a LOT of money, you might as well get what you pay for).
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Time was not so well planned out... I don't want to hear.. okay lets watch this tape till someone come to take you.. there. It is not useful... it is just a gap filler. We did not get a tour around campus... just the med building and even than it was short. I am sure it is all new, clean and high tech. Students where open and honest when asked questions.
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Dress code, required class attendence
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Mandatory attendance enforced with card swiping along with long days of lecture cutting personal study time, even though the students seemed to love their school you could tell that most weren’t happy about the new attendance policy. 10 people to a cadaver (two groups of 5 alternating dissections and teaching other group). The tour was very rushed and the professor who was supposed to talk about the first two years at NSU didn’t show up and neither did the Dean for “wrap up with the Dean†later on!
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The boring financial aid talk, who wants to think about that when you are first worrying if you got in or not
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I felt like I was in an ant farm, there were green ants, blue ants, and then normal ants. Everyone was in scrubs. I felt that would be defeating of the "dress code" concept. It certainly didn't seem very academic.
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The administration was very unorganized. One person who was supposed to speak to us didn't show up. But this could all have been due to a change of staff that was also occuring that day.
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Lunch was lacking and breakfast was non-existent (good thing I ate first).
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Cost.
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10 students per body during anatomy
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Being the first group of interviewers they were somewhat disorganized from the itinerary they had provided us with.
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You have to wear scrubs and lab coat every day to school - it is a manditory dress code.
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The students did seem a bit stressed- they were in the midst of exams. So many students that you also have to share your cadaver with a whole other group- so you don't get to do/see all of the dissection!
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Ft. Lauderdale can be expensive.
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Most the rotations are in Florida. In anatomy class there are two groups, so you're not a part of all the disections.
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The length of the day, way to long as compared to the brievity of the interview. I felt the interview could have been longer to get more of a feel for the candidates.
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The high cost of living.
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An anatomy professor Dr. TU who was very strange and moving around the room while other 2 persons interviewing me. He also said we have to respect him.....ask him no stupid question.....odd or what ?
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I was very pleased overall and there was nothing that did not impress me.
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The students seemed a little stressed out and high-strung...a little more uptight than i expected. overall i just didnt get a very good vibe from my tour guide. There were some nice MS1s who came and talked to us and they were really nice--kinda wished they had given the tour instead. Cost of living in Ft Lauderdale is expensive...and the ppl in FL are kinda rude to be honest
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No gym, attendance policy.
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The technology, or lack thereof. SDN would have you believe that this school is way above the curve, technologically speaking, but I didn't see this at all. Laptops are not required, and the number of students who regularly carries them is in the single digits. In my opinion, this is a pretty low-tech school. Not necessarily in a bad way. There are ample computers available, and the whole campus is wireless. But unlike other schools, you don't have your textbooks online, and you won't be following along with Powerpoint slides on your laptop in lectures. If you want amazing technology, go to VCOM. The anatomy lab is nowhere near the caliber of that at VCOM, but again, a very hard act to follow. The positives FAR outweigh the negatives.
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Nothing about the school was bad. But I thought people in FLA were generally rude. Being from the midwest I'm probably just too used to a more welcoming atmosphere.
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Kinda expensive
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Nothing... I went into this process with a positive attitude and came out of it with one too. It's what you make of it!
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Nothing I wouldn't find at any other school. I had a great experience. I was able to sit in on a full day of classes (get permission before the start of each lecture/lab) and was able to see what classes were like. I enjoyed each one and look foward to attending if accepted.
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The students that I met seemed extremely stressed. During the tour of the building we went into the first year lecture hall and was so unimpressed with the 2 minutes of Microbiology lecture I heard.
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The students hate their school...Every M1 who I spoke with said if they could go back and change they would...There seems to be a mandatory attendance policy in which the students have to "scan" their ID cards every hour for attendance credit.
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NSU seems a little behind in the technology aspect. Most other schools I have visited require you to have a laptop and give you electronic information for class, and I like that. Also, there is very little research going on at this school.
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The town seemed a little crowed to get around in, fairly congested. As for the school, no real gym complex but they are building additions.
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Expensive to live, some traffic
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Exhausting day... but comprehensive. third and fourth year rotations are all done in FL
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I was interviewed during the holidays and no one was around to really explain the curriculum and show us the school.
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Nothing. But the day of the interview is filled with a lot of down time. The scheduling could have been better so we weren't waiting around so much.
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I was not able to see the gym nor the huge library.
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It is expensive to live in Ft. Lauderdale.
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Nothing, really.
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Some of the students weren't happy about the administration, and many students seemed overworked, also there seemed to be a number of students who failed classes
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The school bookstore was kind of old and run down looking.
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Lots of older students, small rec facility
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The Gym? If you can call it one! To be renovated in the next two years though.
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Workout facilities-but nothing the pertaiend to my medical education
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The campus, the fact that the tour focused so much on the undergrad facilities.
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I don't like the dress code but its not as bad as it seems.
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Can't think of anything ...
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Nothing really, it gets real hot down in florida in the summer
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Board scores were not that great
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Are you kidding me? Well, come to think of it, the tour after the interview was kinda lengthy and boring, and I was not able to sleep properly the night before, so I was hating every minute of it. But Lynne said the tour will help you decide if you wanna come here or not and she is right!
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The weather. I don't like hot and humid climates.
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The long day--just way too many meetings.
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The lack of athletic facilities.
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Seemed to be very numbers-focused although they made a point of telling me they weren't
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The tutition....Everytime I looked at the beautiful campus with all the new building, I kept this in mind...the student pay for all this...Also I wish they had more on campus housing since all the graduate students live in once place (PA, DDS, etc...)
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The length of the interview schedule is excessive. I felt the atmostphere in the interviewing room was cordial but tense, not relaxing at all.
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The traffic...standard for South Florida.
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THe exercise facilities...but they say they are going to get a new big facility soon...there's lots of room for development...and it looks real nice...and a great investment despite its price tag.
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The gym is pathetic. Picture a 15 foot by 15 foot hardwood floor with a treadmill and a small set of free weights and you have Nova's gym!
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The exercise facility needs some work. However a new complex is to be constructed very soon! If half as much attention is placed into the design and construction of the exercise facility as was placed into the library the place will be spectacular. Bally’s is across the street.
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$$$$ 40k a year, not fun.
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Nothing - I fell in love with the school.
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The interview.
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The gym, there really isn't one
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The gym (my room is bigger than that) and the undergraduate side of the campus is really run down. The medical part is much nicer.
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The interviewers- they were the coldest people I met the entire time there. They cut me short a few times, interrupted me and made me feel like they didn't want me.
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No real gym on campus for workouts. Right now there is a small facilty. I was told it was to be tore down in August and a new building built that would be much larger and would meet the NCAA rules, so I expect it to be huge. Didn't really find Fern that great. She really got on my nerves. Kind of freaked me out. Don't stay at the Best Western. They denied me shuttle service, but allowed 2 other students to get it. I didn't find that out till after I had arrived. They also weren't very accomodating for my wife who asked for a late check out. I would stay somewhere else if I were to go there again. It is close to the school though, so that might outweigh the bad for some people.
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Too crowded since all the professional schools are there also
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Didn't get to view the OPP, OMT rooms
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The tuition to go to D.O. schools in general is extremely high. I didn't feel that the staff were prepared for our interviews. Three people that were supposed to be a part of the day never showed.
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Florida weather was too hot and humid.
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The interview. It was pure boiler-room tactics. More on that in the comments, though.
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The location of the school, right next to a stripmall I mean, the school is just there...,but the campus is still very nice.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Applicants commonly wished they had known ahead of time about the campus construction, the length of the interview day, the cost of attendance, the potential waitlist situation, the interview format, the conversational nature of the interview, and the need for comfortable shoes due to the amount of walking. Other suggestions included being prepared for varied interview styles, understanding campus logistics, and managing interview nerves effectively.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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The construction on campus made the building a little difficult to find.
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How at ease the whole staff made us feel throughout the day.
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N/A
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How long it was going to be.
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Nothing.
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NOVA-COM should be more up front with wait lists. It wasn't until the end of the day that they stated that the Davie campus was full, and I felt as though I had wasted time and money traveling to the school.
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Cost of attendance- that was my bad. But I saw nothing to justify an 98k price tag. Especially when the school just received 213 million dollars.
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If you pick tampa location or fort lauderdale on your primary application, that is where you get accepted to. If you want to change campuses, you have to submit a change request form. If you pick 'no preference' then you get to choose your campus (pending theirs a spot when you put your deposit down).
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That the interview itself was only going to be 15 min. It was a 3 day trip for me and I flew from the other side of the country, so afterward I was wishing that I had gotten more of an opportunity to show them who I really am as a person.
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It is more conversational and they are really nice people. Some others in my group said that one was good cop/ bad cop.
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Be prepared that the interviewers might not act friendly, smile, etc.
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How to handle a negative interviewer better
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I was under the impression that the interview was conversational, but it all depends on who interviews you. My interview was not conversational, but other kids on my interview day said it was.
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There is a second mini-interview. They put 4 applicants together with a harvey mannequin. Give everyone stethoscopes and examine the patient's heart, lungs, bowels. Mostly I feel like it was trying to determine who played well with others.
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I wish I had had more interviewing skills because I am an incredibly nervous person. Even though the interview was pretty informal and relaxed, I'm sure I could have made a better impression if I had more time to prepare.
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Lots of walking. Wear comfortable shoes
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How big the campus was, and to be sure to get there with enough time to navigate
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It would be a very laid-back day.
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You wouldn't think it but it really is a long day. Try to get some good sleep, and definitely don't get too worked up about it. They do a very good job of putting you at ease.
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It rains in the afternoon
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More information about parking
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I felt prepared. Don't feel like there was anything I didn't know.
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That the interview is laid-back, and the interviewers are not part of the admission committee, however they "advocate" for you, so you still have to present strongly.
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More about healthcare
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They do a great job of doing a preview of the interview day so you know what you are going into.
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That there would be a lot of walking during the interview day, and then during the optional tour at the end. Girls, wear comfortable shoes!
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That I had no reason to be so nervous.
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How short my interview would be...<10. Eat a hearty breakfast!
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The interview was not that long
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That there would be cookies/water in the interview room and that I would be sitting on the opposite side of a long table from my interviewer.
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Dont use a shoulder bag because I thought my shoulder was going to fall off
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Who I was interviewing with... Again admissions was unclear (possible intentionally?) on the format of the interview. I had to find others in the program to facebook messaged and I asked them questions on there.
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I wish I knew that they would provide me with a nice folder and notebook. And I wish that I would have known how non-informative the interview day would have been.
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How kick ass it was going to be.
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How high stress it would be
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That my flight would have been delayed and I would only get 3 hours of sleep.
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Optional campus tour at the end of day is self-directed
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That it would be so laid back.
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Nothing
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That the interview was more laid back than I originally thought.
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That there's nothing to be nervous about.
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They really know your file well. It wasn't a problem for me, but they were curious about a few things wanting more details than I gave in the small AACOMAS boxes.
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That there were two people interviewing you at once. I must have missed this fact somehow while I was preparing.
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Which Comfort Suites was the "right" comfort suites (Hint: It's NOT the one on Federal Road!)
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There are two comfort suite inns...pick the one that offers shuttle service to the school because that would save you ALOT of money!
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You will be given a list of your interviewers' names and e-mail addresses at the end of the day. We're informed that both interviewers will be friendly. However, I would only guarantee one friendly interviewer... I hear some folks did not like their second interviewer, though both of mine were cool.
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Cookies cause gas....
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Should have brought swimmers along on the campus tour!
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How laid back the interview was going to be. They asked very straightforward questions that really made the 15 min fly by!
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That a) flying to the East Coast and trying to sleep is difficult and b) bad things happen when you set your alarm for 6:00 PM instead of 6:00 AM.
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Nothing really. Just do you research about the school and have an idea of what your looking for in a medical education.
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How humid it really is in Ft Lauderdale.
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Its hot-real hot-even inside. I couldn't wait to take my jacket off at lunch.
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The campus is very large, I got a little lost on my way to the terry building
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How big the campus really is, and you can easily get lost, so plan ahead.
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How hot it would be in march
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What weird questions they would ask me. Everything else, I was more or less ready for.
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HOW COOL THE DEAN IS!!! The more he talked, the more I was thinking PLEASE ACCEPT ME!
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The non-scrubs portion of the dress code does not seem to be strictly enforced. Most people seem to wear scrubs all the time. Different colored scrubs indicate which program and year students are in. The optometry students seemed the nicest. The dental students seemed angry. The osteopathic students who were not involved with the interview process seemed unhappy.
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That there was going to be "ROLE PLAY"
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How long of a day it would be (8-3)
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That we would get to speak with the Dean...and he is awesome.
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Nothing really suprised me
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That my interview was going to be so low-stress, and short.
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Bring a pencil and pen.
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That the interviewers would hold it against me that I was not a science major, but that speaking to Ellen and expressing to her my deep interest in the school, as well as all my reasons for being confident that I would excel here, would ultimately help get me accepted :)
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I knew everything thanks to research of the school and reading the material I asked to be sent to me.
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I was the last interview for my group and the interviewers didn't ask me if I had questions.
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Biochem is a pre-requisite.
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Housing would be so expensive down there!
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Nothing I feel I was as prepared as I could be. Nothing surprised me.
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$950 non refundable deposit for holding your place.
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That my interview was going to be so short.
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Not a lot, just prepare a few questions to ask the interview team and relax :)
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They were going to ask me osteopathic trivia. They were going to cut me off before I even made my point on each topic discussed
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The beach is about twenty minutes from the school, and the cabs are expensive to get there.
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I knew it'd be hot, but not that hot
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That the interviews would be so short.
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To not be stressed about the interview at all. They are not the admissions committee they are just their to help your application come to life. They also offer a free shuttle bus (sfec.org) from the trail station to the all around the school. You can get to the Tri-Rail for free by a shuttle to and from the airport as well. The public bus is wayyyy cheaper than a cab ($1.25/ride) and the schedule can be found on google maps.
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Humidity!
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How laid back the day and interviews would be...it was almost conversational and it felt like the people leading you through the day really wanted you to succeed--even the deans.
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The Terry building is on University Drive, not College Avenue. There is a traffic light in front of it. The Admissions office is the first door to the right when you enter the building.
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How unorganized and boring the day would be.
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How freakin humid it would be
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That the interview would be so professional and conversational. there was no need to be as nervous as i was.
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The facilities are nice
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The style of the interview.
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How relaxed the interview process is.
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Nothing really, student doctor comments hit all the pertinant issues and how the day would go
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Some of my interviewers were MDs - not DOs!
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The Miami Dolphins' facility is right next to the parking garage. you can watch them practice from the roof!
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The campus is that of a true university and not just a medical school. I was truly amazed at the size of the other graduate buildings, the massive library and the 3 story fitness building.
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How humid it would be....muggy. How much downtime there was inbetween interviews. How expensive it is to live in the ft. lauderdale/davie area
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That taxi rides cost $20 for two miles, or charge by the minute if you're in traffic - $.60 per minute or 1/6 mile. No good pub trans.
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That there would be a fire drill in the middle of the Dean's talk requiring us to all evacuate the building hahaha.
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The high acceptance rate of people asked to interview
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The school is technically not in ft lauderdale, its in Davie which is just outside of it
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How huge the campus is and how city like the Ft. Lauderdale area is.
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None
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DIA is a horrible airport to fly out of!! I was there 2 hours early and STILL missed my flight!
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How truly ENTHUSIASTIC the students & faculty & doctors were about the school. They are really love it, and simply try to show it to you
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That we were going to tour before the interview and I was going to have sweet running down my face during the interview.
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The taxi drivers don't know how to get anywhere. There would be a ton of walking.
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I was just SO stressed that I really didn't enjoy it at all. Maybe if I had known already that most likely by getting an interview, you're already pretty much in.
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That I was probably interviewing for a waitlist spot!!
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Just how huge the campus and student body are.
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Nothing, really
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Not much I felt prepared and read a lot of hotel reviews. Tip if you rent a car, rent from Enterprise, got an upgrade for free just for asking for the mustang, and paid for the focus. Good deal there.
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Not to stay at Best Western Hotel...
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Bring a pen to take notes with, and if you are driving, get there early to find parking... the garage fills up pretty quickly. And girls, if you're going to wear heels, make sure they're comfortable... you do a lot of walking around the HPD building and the NSU campus.
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The interview was very laid back
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To bring a pen and paper
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I did not bring a pen and paper to take notes
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Traffic is horrible... so make sure you leave early!
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Nothing: I've researched NSU-COM for a while now and all I have discovered in that time has made this school my #1 choice.
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They invited me to interview without even having received my letters of recommendation and other materials. They counted this against me when I interviewed.
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They are going to build a brand new research building which is nice since I like t dabble in research a bit.
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MDs can interview you too and it was much more cut-throat than i thought it would be. WEAR A JACKET EVEN IF IT'S 100 DEGREES
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I wish I knew how much NSU stressed osteopathic medicine and it's importance throughout your career in medicine. Some schools de-emphasize this.
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That they will implement a new class into the curriculum next year about bioterrorism. sounds interesting.
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That they are going to break ground on a brand new medical research building! AWESOME. Also, the mandatory attendance is slack since classes are recorded and available online now and dress code is very slack, trust me!!!
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The facilities were nicer than I expected, no real surprises.
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Traffic can be bad if you are coming up from miami international airport.
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Miami Dolphins training camp is on campus!
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The HUMIDITY!
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Don't be stressed out about this interview!!! It's very laid back!!!
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The research fellowship only has 2 spots currently open. It is going to be 4 soon.
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If you plan to go to NSU, plan to spend all 4 years in Florida. the winters in Ft. Lauderdale get to a chilling 60 degrees. DO NOT decline an interview for NSU based on their dress code and attendance policy, go and find out for yourself what the school is all about. after touring the facilities and what the school has to offer the dress code and attendance were not even a factor in my decision whether I would attend NSU or not. trust me on this :)
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I honestly didnot think I would like the school as much as I did or have such a positive experience. Also, the website does not do the school justice.
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The size of the campus and how it's growing by leaps and bounds
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Traffic going into the school at 8 in the morning is horrible.
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Just that I was having an interview. If I could have interveiwed on the 4/3 (one of my choices) I could've flown straight to my next interview at KCUMB
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They have a free OMM fellowship that can be done while in med school that wipes out the last 2 years tuition ($60k for me).
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That you can do your elective rotations for third and fourth year ANYWHERE you want! (I have family in India, so that's a plus)
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They have fellowships where your 3rd and 4th year tuition is waived if you do an OMM fellowship
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The mustache is even better in person...
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That my experience would be such a waste of time. I would have saved 400$ on a plane ticket.
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The whole attendance thing seems a little weird but I heard there's ways around it
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There weren't any tricks in the bag so to speak. I was prepared as I needed to be. One word of caution, the traffic there is terrible, so leave early.
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They are not a big research school
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Nova is really advanced compared to some other DO and MD schools
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Nothing much
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How ugly fort lauderdale is. Longest day ever! it was from 9 to 3! and their lunch was not very good at all.
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They have some good medical missions abroad.
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Very spreadout campus...
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Nothing that I can think of! The school is great!
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NSU's K-12 school is right next door & that the NSU 5 story library is open to all broward county residents
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The interview was conversational. They want to learn more about me instead of attacking me. My life span will be shorter because of the stress before the interview.
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The shuttle service at the airport is run by a bunch of morons
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That I will never be able to grow a mustache like the dean's.
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How bad traffic was going to be, leave with plenty of time rush hour can be crazy.
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Nothing, I pretty much knew everything since I read SDN. It was all pretty much the same thing.
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You learn how to draw blood form eachother.
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Traffic, really congested around the area, because there are so many schools located in the same area.
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Long day for a short interview
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I'd be interviewed by a crazy man.
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Nothing really. Maybe just that the school seems much more impressive than the schools I had previously interviewed at. Top of my list.
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Nothing really
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How big NSU is!!
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You will be interviewed with an incomplete file.
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That the school has a substandard program and that the people at Nova have such bad attitudes. I would not have wasted my time going there if I had known this. Nova was at the top of my list before the interview but definitely was crossed off the list completely after my visit. If I were you, I would seriously reconsider wasting your time and money to come to an interview at Nova.
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That it would be pretty laid back. Also interesting is that you can earn an MPH while getting your DO and there is no additional cost.
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How hot and humid it is in Florida and wearing suit doesn't help.
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Again not very happy about the DO/MD game. Also make sure that your letters are exactly what they want. I didn't remember reading anywhere that the clinical reference letter must come from a DO and not an MD. So make sure you have sent 4 letters: 2 science and 1 nonscience faculty as well as 1 from a DO.
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That my joke would bomb and that exams were going on, so we couldn't see any of the lecture rooms or anatomy lab.
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Ask them a question after the interview.
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Very relaxed. no one was looking to play good cop, bad cop
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R e l a x
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That the interviewers were really cool :)
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That a hurricane was bearing down on florida. It's not too bad here though. Hopefully my flight will be on-time.
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Arrive early - even if you may think it is too early because around 8:00 AM all the students start arriving and is a traffic jam and hard to find a parking spot
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They inform you that you need a letter from a DO (but tell you later that a MD is acceptable). Only to find out DURING the interview that you NEED a letter for a DO. Do the initials D.O. or M.D. really differ that much? Can't we just all get along? I hope my M.D. is good enough because that is all they are going to get.
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Shuttle supplied by Rolling Hills isn't most reliable when at airport.
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That this school is even better than they boast on their website
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Surprisingly I was accepted, I dont know how, I had good MCAT scores, but I will definitely not attend a school in which I do not feel welcome and which my religion is questioned.
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Not many hot girls
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Traffic is bad, really bad... and there is a toll on the turnpike (have dollars ready!).
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That i have to pay the rather large acceptance fee soon after the interview.
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Attendance is mandatory and the curriculum is very heavily lecture-based. I'm more of a book person, so I don't know if this fits me.
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Rotations are predominately in FL.
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That traffic in Ft. Lauderdale is horrendous.
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How nice everyone is.
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Traffic right outside the school is really bad in the morning. Allow a lot of travel time.
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How huge the student population was
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I felt prepared and was relaxed the entire day. That is the only advice i can send.
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How big the place is! It is up and coming. I think that the only shortcoming NSU has is that it is so young, once it gets the reputation and the connections, it will become a very competitive school.
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That they are quite "chill" there. Don't stress out.
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Not to be so nervous....no one is out to get you
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Miami Dolphin training facility is next door and you can watch from the top level of the parking garage.
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What not to say about the MCAT!
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They will give you an interview without having your file complete
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I wished I hadn't been as nervous. Really. This was my first interview, and so now I know why people say "be yourself." Have fun and enjoy the day.
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You can buy health insurance through the school for a discounted student fare ~ I think this is a wonderful program ~ more schools should have this!!
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The "Harvey" cardiac simulator is a much more impressive tool than it looks on the website. I should have mentioned it in my 'why I would choose NSU' answer.
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Wireless is almost everywhere on the campus...they have lots of field trips to underserved places.
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Not to be so stressed out about the interview. they are really just trying to get to know you as a person.
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Listen, this whole ten-people-to-a-cadaver thing? The way they work it is that Group A (five people) has their dissection lab time. Then Group B (five more people) comes in and there's an overlapping hour where Group A teaches/shows Group B what dissection they did and what they learned. As long as you are paying attention and are interactive, it shouldn't be much of a problem I wouldn't think. Maybe it's more of an issue if you want to be a surgeon, which I really don't.
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No one walks around in Ft.L... even from the hotel to the school which is 10min walk. People take the shuttle.
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It is a huge undergraduate school along with many other professional tracks. you name it they have a program for it. Not that is a bad thing, but it surprised me.
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Get there early, they showed us a video before the supposed start time.
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The schedule says you get done at 2:30, we weren't finished until 3:15ish, it was a rush to the airport after that, plan accordingly
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That in spite of the fact I had communicated via telephone and e-mail to change my interview date, they still weren't expecting me.
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They didn't serve anything for breakfast (not even snacks sitting out). There was a lot of downtime.
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I wish I had known that it would be a long, hungry day. Once the interview was over I was ready to leave. Also wish I knew that even though people complain about the price of NSU, they do have half and full scholarships that some people can qualify for, as well as, all kinds of fellowships/internships to supplement tuition.
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They didn't server breakfast before interviews. They had some muffins and things during, but who could eat then?
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Bring many questions because there are several people that will talk to you throughout the day and some of them will be your interviewers later on in the day. You want to make a good impression early on.
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Nothing really. Actually, I think I over prepared. Try not to do that because it makes you think about what you prepared while in the interview. Just answer the questions hombly.
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That it would be 85 and sunny lots of the year!
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Rotations are mostly in Florida and most likely you will have to move from the Ft. Lauderdale area after the first 2 years.
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That I wouldn't want to leave. I was ready to have my things shipped to Florida because I love this school so much.
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Nothing really....a lot of NOVA's info is in books, websites and available anywhere. JUST LOOK FOR IT!
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I wish I had known that we were going to be taking two tours. I would have worn more comfortable shoes :-)
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Nothing really, just don't like the fact that there is a total of $2000 non-refundable fees if accepted.
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The housing is going to be very expensive and the drive is a killer.
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I was anticipating everything that happened since I read every interview experience from student doctor network.
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Relax. Don't over-analyze every second of the interview. Speak from the heart, and don't try to say "what they want you to hear." But definitely show that you are interested in NSU.
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The student rate at the hotel was not what was advertised, it was indeed more expensive. Also, the day was EXTREMELY long. For sure the longest interview day that I have had thus far.
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The acceditation committee was there, so things got kind of scrambled. Dr. Chaffin briefly spoke with us, as he had to attend his own interview with the committee. A lot of waiting around due to this, but the others who were interviewing with me were very friendly! If we all got in, then I would be a happy student doctor!
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There were no real surprises. A packet is sent out prior to interview date. If you were unaware of something then you didn't do your homework ahead of time.
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How negative the environment was. How much the staff was going to try and sell NOVA to me as if I was the only student who had ever applied.
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How much the students hate their own school.
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Attendance policy and dress code are not really enforced. Cost of living in Ft. Lauderdale is HIGH.
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That the traffic on I-95 is a mess. Take the turnpike if you can.
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There is an OMT fellowship which if you are selected your tuition will be waived for 3rd and 4th years of med school. The fellowship adds another year. Also if you want to complete an MPH the tuition is free for medical students. Great buisness school on campus
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Long day. Most of us had flown in and didnt get much sleep the night before. So despite being antsy about the interview the next morning, get plenty of rest the night before!
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Nothing, I was fully prepared. Actually, there is one thing. All the interviewees were informed before their interview that we could find out if we were accepted the following day. I GOT IN!!!
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The great environment that the school projects. The moment I walked through the doors I was amazed.
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I knew plenty of info ahead of time because I had gone to an open house. This is helpful.
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I fell in love with the campus, and I wasn't prepared for that!
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The University itself was very large. There's so many extras the school has to offer; trips to Guatamala, MPH, research projects, fellowships...etc
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Don't call them Nova call them NSU/ Nova Southeastern
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Ask the interviewers a couple of questions. I asked one, but then forgot the other questions I was going to ask.
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The rotations are assigned via a lottery system for your 3rd and 4th year.
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Nothing, but I was happy I stayed with a student
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If you're use to calling them Nova, practice calling them NSU!!!
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How many different professional schools share the facilities (Dental, PT, Pharmacy, DO,).
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Call them NSU or nova southeastern univ -- not nova
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Not to call it nova. Call it NOVA SOUTHEASTERN, or NSU
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That I would be want to go to this school so badly!! After the long day I knew without a doubt that I would be back there if they accepted me! (I am still waiting patiently)
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They really concentrate on osteoopathy
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Its my alma mater. I knew it all.
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How great the facilities were.
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Fern is really wacko--nice, but wacko.
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That it would be as relaxed as it was. I was not asked anything about my grades or MCAT.
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They have a dress code. Rotations only in SE, so you have do all 4 years in same area.
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Nothing really.
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Nothing in particular.
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Nothing really...I had done a lot of research about the school and it helped that I have a few friends who attned Nova.
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That I would love this school soooo much and really have a high standard now to compare some in-state MD schools to which I really wanted to attend...but now I have NOVA which is an awesome school altogether and pumps out great physicians!
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That I had no reason to get stressed out over the interview. It was the easiest interview I've had yet.
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How beautiful the school is and committed they are to the student.
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That the Dr. Terry Garden is a memorial for the SON of the Chancellor, and not dedicated to him!
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I don't know.
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That the interviewers gave you very little time to talk.
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They really want people to absolutely love Florida!!
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Their library is like a five-star hotel.
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They offer many dual degrees and are working on some new ones. The one that caught my attention was a dual DO/MPH degree. They have a grant that allows the DO students to take this master level course for free. It normally is $17,000! The school has many clubs and one in particular takes mission trips. They have been to Guatemala, Jamaica, and Haiti. Once there they stay for 2 weeks, I think, providing medical care for the native people. I haven't found many schools that can offer that.
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How much I would want to go here
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I wish I would have known that if you told the hotel you were staying at that you had an interview, you get a lower rate. I ended up paying about 25 dollars more than everyone else b/c i didn't show them my invitation. I was extremely displeased with the holiday inn on university drive. I wouldn't recommend staying there.
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None.
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The interview is not as bad as you think! Actually being around my fellow nervous interviewees made me more nervous than the interview itself. Watch out for the Rolling Hills resort! Check out is at noon and thats it. No late check outs! And if you are late its $75! Either plan for two nights or get out of Dodge!
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Nothing really, I felt very prepared
🤝 Campus and Facilities ▼
How do you rank the facilities?
Most respondents rank the facilities as above average.
How would you rate the Location and Cultural Life?
0 = Low, 10 = High
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was friendly.
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was responsive.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Applicants commonly suggested that the admissions office should improve communication, be more organized, and provide clearer instructions and timelines throughout the application process. Some also mentioned the need for better responsiveness to inquiries and more efficient handling of logistics, such as interview scheduling and decision-making.
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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Literally nothing.
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Nothing.
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I loved this experience, and I loved the student ambassadors, but the admissions office here was enough to deter me from ever accepting an offer. They were disorganized, and I felt as though they wasted our time. Ask them (first thing in the morning), about any wait-lists, because they WILL NOT tell you.
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Have snacks while waiting for interviews or immediately after. We were starving until lunch. Student ambassadors didn't really seem happy about going there. When asked why Nova? He basically said he got in 6 plans but came for the weather and it didn't matter where you went to medical school as long as it's accredited. The facilities were not impressive. For that tutition iPads should be be provided. I got the sense that clinical volunteer opportunities abroad were just resume boosters especially since in the Dominican republic students stay at a 5 star sandals results because it's the only place the school deems safe. Cost way too much. I would be able to sleep owing almost 400 k. Dont like 2 years essentially have a midterm and final. Don't like exam rooms used to practice and test patient encounters have rooms were some of the sinks work and some don't that hasn't been fixed. Area where school is located is very crowded. Too much traffic.
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None
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None really. It was a smooth process and they let me know their decision quite quickly, unlike some schools that make you wait a long time.
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Keep doing what you're doing!
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They are harder to communicate with early in the interview process (June/July). Understandably due to high demand. Give these wonderful people more help.
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Keep it up!
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Nothing - it was a great day!
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Be more organized. Apparently several people their application was being withdrawn for not scheduling an interview... well we never received an invite. They're also hard to get in contact with.
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N/A
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Skype interviews so we don't have to spend $400 on airfare for a 15 minute interview...
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Be more responsive to students trying to understand their application status and provide them with a time frame in which a decision about the application will be made.
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It is very hard to get in touch with anyone from the admissions office once students are accepted. Additionally, it takes approx. 15 mins for anyone to even answer the school-wide phone number after being put on hold.
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Ensure that LORs are uploaded to avoid confusion.
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Every time I called them about my application or scheduling a interview experience day, the office was so disorganized it was embarrassing. Even after withdrawing my application, and receiving a confirmation email, I still continued to receive calls. One of the emails with the invitation to the experience day had my name misspelled on it and when I mentioned it to the admissions office employee on the phone, she suggested that I had misspelled my own name on the AACOMAS application (I can say I definitely did NOT.) It really seems like none of the employees in the admissions office communicate with each other and I was definitely left with a bad taste in my mouth over it.
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Make decisions faster!
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Definitely lacking in the administration/admissions department. Great school, great staff and great people but the admissions people could be a little more on top of things. I had to initiate almost every single interaction, and I was given minimal information about where my interview took place. Should have used webSTAR, but as this was for the BS/DO program and not the regular DO program, it was not used. Still, great experience overall.
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None.
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Include presentation on financial aid
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Bathroom break.please turn on ac.
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They should inform us of the exact date of the next committee meeting for interview decisions.
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Hire more staff. Stop losing letters of Rec. Very annoying.
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None, my day went great! We had a great talk with the dean.
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Provide better directions for reaching/parking at the Terry Building.
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None so far, everyone was extremely friendly and helpful.
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Maybe not interview so many people on one day....15-20 minute interviews dont let you know the appli
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Please send the email you say you sent. And please pick up your phones.
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If you claim you sent an email, actually send it pleaseee
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Be more prompt on updating status of application.
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I never had any of the other issues with regard to reaching admissions...and they were always pleasa
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Please answer phones!
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Pleeeeeease pick up your phone, and please make sure your secretaties are well-informed and don't gi
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Have coffee and pastry available, as is usual & customary
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They do not pick up the phone....but once they finally do, the admissions office is very nice...but
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Please answer the phone and respond to e-mails!
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Uhh...pick up the phone, or at least call back!!!
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Respond to calls, emails, voicemails, etc. Answer the phone!
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Respond to your emails and/or phone calls! Have recycling bins for pop cans and let us eat lunch in
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Pick up your phone, sarah.
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Get better organized
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They need to be more responsive for calling/emailing back students when they schedule their intervie
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Pick up the phone!!!
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The day did not feel welcoming at all. We were never given very clear directions or instructions on
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Admission office staff is very friendly and helpful. One helpful thing (If only for nerves) would be to post an approximate decision date on WEBSTAR next to current status.
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Please put out more than a couple of cups when you set out the lemonade. Nobody drinks any because t
📍 Travel and Logistics ▼
Airports Used
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FLL
62% interviewees used FLL (FLL), with 8% using Ft. Lauderdale (Ft. Lauderdale) and 6% using fll (fll) and 6% using Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale) and 2% using MIA (MIA) and 1% using FTL (FTL) and 1% using MCO (MCO) and 1% using NA (NA) and 1% using miami international (miami international) and 1% using fort lauderdale / hollywood (fort lauderdale / hollywood) and 1% using /FLL (JFK) and 1% using Tampa (Tampa) and 1% using Ft. Lauderdale Intl (Ft. Lauderdale Intl) and 1% using Miami International (Miami International) and 1% using Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood) and 1% using Ft. Laud International (Ft. Laud International) and 1% using Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International) and 1% using -FLL (ATL) and 1% using Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale (Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale) and 1% using ft. lauderdale (ft. lauderdale) and 1% using Fort Lauderdale Int (Fort Lauderdale Int) and 1% using Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International (Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International) and 1% using Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood) and 1% using Fort Lauderdale International Airport (Fort Lauderdale International Airport) and 1% using Fort Lauderdale International (Fort Lauderdale International) and 1% using Florida International (Florida International) and 1% using fort myers (fort myers) and 1% using Newark (Newark) and 1% using Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (Ft. Lauderdale International Airport).
What was your primary mode of transportation?
Most interviewees traveled by airplane to the interview.
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66% Airplane
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31% Automobile
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1% Train or Subway
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2% Other
Hotels Recommended by Other Interviewees
Most interviewees stayed at the Comfort Suites (average ranking 8.5/10), with some staying at Holiday Inn Express (average rating 7.6/10). (Top 3 displayed)
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Comfort Suites
8.5/10
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Holiday Inn Express
7.6/10
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Hampton Inn
8.4/10
What was the cost and time spent traveling?
Cost: Low Cost to High Cost
What is your in-state status?
Most respondents are out of state students.
Where did you stay?
Most respondents stayed either Hotel or at a hotel.
Who was the tour given by?
Tours were most commonly given by a Student
Admissions staff (16%)
Faculty member (3%)
Other (1%)
Student (80%)
How did the tour guide seem?
Most tour guides were enthusiastic about the school.
Discouraging (1%)
Enthusiastic (89%)
Neutral (10%)
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