How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.20 | 268 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 190 |
| Negatively | 22 |
| No change | 56 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.22 | 264 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.76 | 185 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.29 | 169 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 2 |
| 10 minutes | 20 |
| 15 minutes | 66 |
| 20 minutes | 77 |
| 25 minutes | 42 |
| 30 minutes | 36 |
| 35 minutes | 14 |
| 40 minutes | 10 |
| 45 minutes | 4 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 262 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 261 |
| In a group | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 233 |
| Closed file | 29 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.20 | 268 |
"Tell me about a time when someone pressured you to do something, and what you did about it."
"Tell me about your greatest accomplishment"
"What was your greatest accomplishment"
"What do you know about DO?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"Why osteopathic medicine? + Why this school?"
"Why nyitcom?"
"Describe a challenge you have faced and the steps you took to overcome it."
"What would you do if you did not have electric for a week?"
"Why DO and why NYIT?"
"tell me about your biggest accomplishment"
"What's your biggest accomplishment?"
"How would you describe what osteopathic medicine is to someone else?"
"What was a time you had to take in multiple sources of information and make a decision for yourself?"
"How well did you do in school?"
"Have you ever witnessed a physician having to break bad news to a patient?"
"Tell me about a time where you didn't reach a goal you wanted to achieve."
"Do you think a democracy can coexist with a theocracy?"
"Name an instance where you had to analyze and interpret data"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"What is a situation that makes you stressed or angry, and how do you handle it?"
"How would you explain what a DO is to a layperson"
"Tell me about yourself and why you want to be a physician?"
"if you could describe yourself as a color, what would it be and why?"
"How would you explain what a DO does to a layperson?"
"What is osteopathic medicine?"
"Why NYIT"
"What is one of your fears?"
"What is your greatest Strength/weakness?"
"why is my mcat low?"
"Why did you apply to NYCOM?"
"Why do you pursue osteopathic medicine?"
"Describe the first job I listed on my application"
"Tell me about yourself and how you ended up here."
"Why Medicine (instead of medical administration)? "
"Give me a scenario of where you see yourself after medical training, what kind of medicine would you practice? What kind of a doctor would you be (he asked in terms of principles/personality)"
"Tell me what you do to get away from school and clear your head."
"Oh, so how did you get into this volunteer activity?"
"General conversation about the interests I'd listed in my secondary application. The interview was very relaxed - it was actually a great conversation and an enjoyable experience. "
"What kind of doctor would you like to be?"
"Very conversational. Asked about my GPA, MCAT score"
"This interview was incredibly conversational. She didn't ask direct questions, just brought up a bunch of things in my file and we talked about them. She also told me a lot about her experience as a family practice DO and graduate of NYCOM, which was great!"
"why osteopathic medicine?"
"If you couldn't be a doctor what would you be?"
"Strength/weakness"
"What was your personal statement about?"
"What do you think of the conflict between Russia and the US right now?"
"How do you like the school?"
"Why osteopathy? Did you apply to allopathic medical school?"
"What causes psoriasis and what is its treatment? What do you know about osteopathy? Did you apply to any allopathic schools?"
"Why didn't you go to University of Chicago undergrad(a little wierd since I went to Duke grad, so he was asking about something 7 years ago)?"
"see above"
"Why medicine? (besides your parents)"
"Tell me about yourself. Why medicine/why nycom?"
"Tell me about your family."
"Strengths/Weaknesses?"
"Tell me about xxxx experience..."
"How long have you been in the military and have you been deployed? "
"Why don't we spea some Spanish if you studied it for 3 semesters?"
"What position did you play on the team? (from my secondary app)"
"It was pretty much a straight on conversation."
"What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine? Name one of your strengths? Weaknesses?"
"On a scale of 1-15, what is your interest in primary care?"
"Why medicine (basically)?"
"Who recommended you? Was one of them a DO?"
"Why do you speak Spanish?"
"asked about secondary application and personal statement"
"What was your MCAT score?"
"What do you plan on doing after your residencies?"
"Modesty aside, why will you make a good doctor?"
"How will your expereinces help you as a physician? ( i used soccer coaching to be good with kids and working on radio to talking to people)"
"Why do you want to be a DO."
"You said a lot of good things about yourself in your application, and I would expect that you would, but you did leave something out. I want you to give me two weaknesses of yours. I'm asking because a lot of times, it's not your strengths that define who you are, but rather, it's how a person overcomes his weaknesses that defines him. "
"why do you want to be a doctor"
"Describe my research."
"Why osteopathic medicine"
"Why osteoplathic medicine? Where did you first hear about it?"
"Tell me about yourself, why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Strengths/Weaknesses"
"What are the problems you see in healthcare?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"tell me about myself?"
"Why medicine? Why DO?"
"What was your overall impression of your undergraduate experience (NYIT in my sitution)?"
"Strengths/Weaknesses."
"Tell me about your work experience?"
"What do you think is the biggest problem in the US healthcare system and how would you deal with it as a physician"
"Why DO over MD?"
"Why physician? Why DO?"
"What would your best friends say your worst quality is?"
"Stem cell research--what is it, what are the positions on it and why would I ask you about it?"
"When was the last time you were angry?"
"Why are you specifically interested in osteopathic medicine? Why do you think you would make a good D.O.? "
"biggest fears about medical school"
"Why medicine?"
"Why criminal justice?"
"Tell me about your school experiences thus far."
"If you have a teengaer that wants a pregnancy test... are you legally bound to tell her mother?"
"What does osteopathic medicine mean to you?...I was interviewed by a PhD so I wondered how he was able to evaluate the answer since he was not a DO."
"Why osteopathy? Why do u wanna be a doctor? etc.."
"Tell me what you know about osteopathic medicine."
""We have many interviews and it's hard to remember all the applicants. Tell me one thing you would like me to remember you by""
"How do you think your ethnic background affects your view of family values?"
"What's going on? How's everything going so far?"
"What made you want to persue medicine?"
"So do you like Turkish soup? Do you have a good recipie?(I'm not kidding) Who was the South African leader you worked with on your campaign for generic medicines? "
"Where else have you applied?"
"The Gene question from above."
"Very few specifics, with the exception of "do you have any questions for us?' ------(Have some)"
"Where have you traveled?"
"Why DO? Why NYCOM? Any questions about NYCOM?"
"See most interesting"
"So why are you here?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? What was your favorite class and why?"
"What do you do now/how did you land your job?"
"How did you get here/Where are you staying?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? What field do you want to go in to?"
"Tell me about yourself, and why you want to be a DO."
"Why medicine/Do?"
"How many interviews have you been on?"
"Tell me a little about yourself"
"What book are you currently reading?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Strengths and weaknesses? "
"How did you hear about NYCOM?"
"Do you know about DO philosophy?"
"What is your worst characteristic for entering medical school? "
"What do you want to be a DO?"
"What is one thing you would like to change about yourself?"
""What made you decide to go D.O. midway in your college experience?""
"Why did I want to go to DO school?"
"Tell me about your research?"
"What area of medicine do you want to go into? Why?"
"SO tell me about yourself."
""Your grades are great"- Why did you apply to NYCOM? Did you get into any medical schools yet? MD or DO?"
"Why do you want to become a DO?"
"Tell me about your exposure to osteopathic medicine."
"Do your parents think you would be a good doctor? How do your parents feel about you wanting to become a Doctor? Are they pushing you?"
"why dr?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine? Why osteopathic med?"
"Why do you want to go into osteopathic medicine?"
"Name three men and three women who have been heros to you."
"What's the difference between osteopathic and allopathic medicine?"
"What are you doing now? ( I am finishing my B.S)"
"What would you do if someone came in this room and passed out?"
"How are you doing?"
"How did you get your research position?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"what are your strengths/weakness"
"How did you hear of osteopathic medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why do you want to become a physician Tell me what you know about Osteopathy Hard Economics question (its my major)"
"what do u know about do?"
"He gave me a specific ED scenario and asked me whether an allopath vs. an osteopath treat this patient differently."
"Tell me what you know about DO? Who was the founder of osteopathy?"
"What did you do as a critical care technician?"
"describe the history of osteopathy."
"What do you know about DO? Why DO?"
"Why Osteopathy?"
"Y NYCOM? Y DO?"
"How is the florida weather? good to go to the pool? "
"Why NYCOM? "
"What do you know about Osteopathic medicine?"
"Why NYCOM? Why DO?"
"What were your SAT scores?"
"What is osteopathy?"
"explain research (parkinson's disease). how would you use your research to actually help patients with parkinson's disease? "
"Tell me about yourself"
""what's your motivation for wanting to be a dr""
"Why should we accept you?"
"What made you apply to NYCOM?"
"Tell me about yourself..."
"Strenth/weakness"
"Tell us about yourself."
"WHY DO? WHY NYCOM?"
"Why DO?"
"why doctor/why DO/why NYCOM"
"Why DO"
"Why DO, why pediatrics"
"Why do you wanna be a DO?"
"Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?"
"You recieved X grade in X class. Why?"
"Why DO, Why NYCOM?"
"Tell me about your research"
"Tell us what you know about osteopathy."
"How did you end up in Philadelphia? (I am from CT and go to school in PA)"
"Describe your criteria for choosing which medical schools you applied to and, ultimately, why you decided to apply to NYITCOM."
"Talk about your experiences with teamwork"
"Why NYITCOM"
"A goal you did not reach"
"What is your biggest achievement?"
"Describe a time you failed and how you handled the situation."
"Biggest accomplishment?"
"About my research"
"What would you do if someone around you had a panic attack?"
"Describe a time where you did not meet a goal you set for yourself and how did you react."
"Describe a time when you failed and how you came back from it?"
"They asked me about one of my answers in my secondary application"
"why do? why nyit?"
"Why DO, and why NYIT?"
"What situations make you stressed and how do you handle it?"
"What is your biggest accomplishment and biggest failure?"
"What specialty do you want to go into?"
"What characteristic to you believe a doctor must have?"
"What was a time when you didn't meet a goal that you had set for yourself?"
"How well did you do on the MCAT?"
"What was something difficult that happened in your life and how did you handle it?"
"What does osteopathic medicine mean to you?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"What is your biggest accomplishment?"
"What is a difficult decision you've had to make and how did you make it?"
"What is a time you've failed and what did you learn from it?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment"
"What do you think is the most important characteristic for a physician to have?"
"if you could highlight one thing from your personal statement, what would it be and why?"
"What is your greatest achievement thus far?"
"Why medicine, why DO"
"describe what a DO doctor is"
"What is one of your weaknesses?"
"Favorite class?"
"If i like doing research, why do i want to attend a medical school?"
"Research specific question"
"What do you think of the Michael Jackson case?"
"Why Osteopathic medicine? What do you know about Osteopathy (interviewer wrote a book on osteopathic medicine so he seemed to be fishing to find out if I had read it or not)"
"How do you think your competitiveness will help you in medical school?"
"Describe the first activity you listed."
"Tell me something about you that's not on your application"
"Can you tell me about your research?"
"Tell me about your research and interesting findings. "
"What type of setting would you prefer to practice in and why? (Public vs private practice basically, and why?)"
"What sort of research do you do?"
"Tell me about your research. "
"Was this activity influential in your decision to pursue a career for medicine or was it something else?"
"He kind of asked what is a DO? why NYCOM? but i'm not sure? lol... "
"what makes you different from everyone else applying?"
"What are you most proud of that you've done?"
"Why medicine/DO? "
"Tell us about your research. (Both interviewers Ph.D's!!! wonderful!)"
"I see you've done quite a bit of research, tell me about your research experiences."
"Tell me what OMM is. "
"What are your strenghts and weaknesses? How does your mother feel about you applying to medical school?"
"Who's the owner of Coach? (...it's a corporation)"
"see above"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What was the research about?"
"Describe your research."
"Why medicine?"
"what do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"How did you hear about NYCOM? Why are you interested in pursuing an osteopathic medical education?"
"Do you plan on continuing in Anesthesia after you have completed medical school? "
"What you did here and there? (going along my application)"
"Is there anything else you want me to know about you?"
"Why DO?"
"What are some problems you see in healthcare? "
"What are you doing now? Where are you working?"
"Who is the most influential person in your life? What impressed you about NYCOM? "
"Why do you think that some MD's look down on DO's?"
"What's your hobby? He looked at my secondary and started asking questions about health related activites."
"Just stuff about my secondary"
"You've had a lot of clinical experience, tell me a bit about that."
"What was your favorite subject in college?"
"What do you know about the osteopathic philosphy?"
"What field of medicine would you like to go into?"
"What field in Medcine would you like to go into?"
"Why osteopathic medicine?"
"What is your major weakness?"
"Tell me about your pediatrics internship?"
"Do u speak fluent spanish? (Im hispanic so it makes sense)"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"why DO"
"She told me about her research - she does stats on what is a good predictor of med school students success and asked me what i thought is a good predictor. "
"Why did you take a year off before college?"
"Tell me about your major (biochemistry)"
"Describe a unique educational experience. "
"What are your strength and weaknesses?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses? How do you see yourself 10 years from now?"
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate."
"How would you fix these problems?"
"What kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"what are you doing?"
"Tell me about your clinical experience."
"What do you think you will have to give up for medical school?"
"How did you end up applying to NYCOM (and how did you end up deciding you want to be a doctor)?"
"Why osteopathy?"
"What is your understanding of osteopathic medicine?"
"Strengths/Weaknesses"
"Do you want to do primary care?"
"So you know a couple of languages, tell me about them and how you learned them"
"What does osteopathy mean to you?"
"Can a pathologist practice osteopathy?"
"Did your parents want you to be a doctor?"
"What made you decide to be a doctor?"
"Tell me about your clinical and research experiences"
"tell me about penn"
"Would you like to do clinical research as part of your practice?"
"What are your strengths"
"What do you know about DO?"
"When did you decide you wanted to become a physician? (I am currently an R.N.)"
"Are you doing any research?"
"What do you know about osteopathy?"
"How do you feel about HIPPA? Does it interfere or help?"
"he referenced my statement & asked me to clarify osteopathic medicine"
"I was asked to explain a low grade on my application. This was the first question he asked after sitting down so I thought it was going to be an ugly interview. It was the only negative he asked about."
"basic stuff from your app"
"Neither of your parents are doctors, what have you learned from them and why did you choose to persue a deifferent path?"
"What do you think is the likelihood that you will pursue family practice?"
"Why medicine? Why do you want to be a DO?"
"Why D.O? Why NYCOM"
"See the cancer and nutrient question above"
"How long have you known you wanted to be a doctor? What is your girlfriend's name? What does she do? What is your favorite work in the Museum of Modern Art? "
"What have you done since you graduated?"
"Tell me about your choice of major (I was a non-science major), and how you think that will affect your success in medical school."
"My feelings on euthanasia."
"have you done any research?"
"Tell me about your college."
"Do you want to do primary care? Where do you want to practice?"
"The human genome project was completed a few years ago. Can you tell me how many genes humans have?"
"Have you done any volunteer work? Do you only do it to look good on your resume?"
"What is your greatest weakness? "
"Stemcell research"
"Why do you want to be a physician/Why are you interested in osteopathy?"
"What is your weakness/what would you like to improve about yourself?"
"Pick a controversial topic that you've been prepared to talk about and talk to me about it. (I picked stem cell research)."
"Who was A.T. Still? (I could tell that I actually knew more about the history of osteopathic medicine then the pharmacology professor who was interviewing me did)"
"why D.O.?"
"What experience do you have with DO's, and osteopathic medicine"
"Tell me about where you grew up?"
"why DO? what is osteopathic philosophy?"
"Why did you decide on medicine?"
"Why did you improve on every section except this one on your MCAT"
"What is Osteopathic medicine? / What have you learned about Osteopathic medicine? "
"What field you're interested in?"
"What area of medicine would you like to go into?"
"You went to (your school) why NYCOM? What was your favorite/least liked class?"
"What do you want to attend NYCOM?"
"What do you know about OMT?"
"What field of medicine are you interested in?"
""You said in your file that you show in interest in world issues, so what's happening in the world today?""
"What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?"
"Why did I want to move from San Diego to New York? "
"What are some of your strengths/weaknesses?"
"Do you like the job you have now?"
"Which nurses have the highest stress levels? I did a psychology research project on the stress levels of nurses."
"How is your research involved in neuroscience and in what aspects?"
"Why NYCOM? "
"What area of medicine are you thinking about?"
"What happened senior year?(see above)"
"Does your wife think you'll make a good doctor?"
"why DO? why NYCOM?"
"Tell me a bit about the research you are involved in."
"What are your strengths and weaknesses"
"Do you have any questions for me that I could answer?"
"What were your grades and Mcat scores? (closed file)"
"What is OMM? Why Osteopathic medicine instead of Allopathic medicine?"
"Where do you see yourself in 20 years?"
"Tell me about your research. Tell me about your current position."
"How many school did you apply ( M.D and D.O)?"
"Do you know what field you would like to go into?"
"How did you learn about NYCOM?"
"How do you know your DO recommender?"
"Why do you want to be a physician? Talk about the history of Osteopathic medicine? Do you know what OMM is?"
"What will you be your greatest asset to this school?"
"What was the most interesting biology class you took?"
"why do you want to be an osteopathic physician"
"What is osteopathic medicine?"
"Tell me about your experience with ____. (be prepared to talk about activities)"
"Why don't you have anything listed under research and extra curriculars. WORK WORK WORK =) .... they were beyond understanding"
"strength and weakness"
"What do you know about ostepathic med?"
"Tell me your daily schdule as a physician in the specialty of your choice. "
"Why NCOM?"
"what was your favorite subject in college."
"Why doctor? "
"What's the most interesting thing that has ever happened to you?"
"What are a positive and negative aspect to your personality?"
"What kind of a doctor u would like to be?"
"Did you apply to your state Osteo med. school"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Tell me everything you know about OMM"
"Why did you quit med school in your country and moved to the US?"
"Where did you go to high school? "
"Strengths and weaknesses"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"opinion on stem cell research and abortion."
"Tell us something about osteopathic medicine."
"Explain verbal score"
"what do you know about osteo med?"
"Why shouldn't we accept you?"
"Whats your strength and weaknesses?"
"Why medicine/DO?"
"What type of medicine do I want to practice "
"Why DO? Who is the founder of osteopathic med? Give me a brief history of osteopathic med?"
"STRONG/WEAK POINTS"
"Why did you major in nutrition?"
"they asked me some questions about my job and some other stuff on my secondary"
"Why NYCOM"
"What did the DO that you shadowed tell you about Osteopathic Medicine?"
"Tell me everything you know about AT Still"
"What do you know about manipulation medicine?"
"Why'd you get X score on the MCAT?"
"What did you like about Biochemistry?"
"Where do you want to practice medicine after you finish at NYCOM?"
"Tell us about the research you have done."
"What area of medicine are you interested in? Why?"
"Describe your experiences with people from different cultural or racial backgrounds."
"Why do you want to go to this school?"
"Why osteopathic medicine"
"a time where someone pressured you to do something and what did you do about it"
"What is a failure you've had?"
"Describe how you would handle a patient asking you a question and you not knowing the answer."
"Goal you did not achieve?"
"Why do?"
"How did you decide osteopathic medicine was for you?"
"Why this school and why DO?"
"Why osteopathic medicine, why NYIT?"
"When was a time that you tried your best and failed? Ans what is your greatest accomplishment?"
"Tell about a time you set a goal and didn't reach it"
"What is a time you've failed and what did you learn from it?"
"How do you approach a problem?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"Describe a time when you had to analyze data and form a conclusion?"
"What was a time that you failed and what did you learn from it?"
"What specialty are you interested in pursuing?"
"Tell me about your GPA"
"How would you explain what an osteopathic physician is to a person?"
"What speciality are you considering?"
"name an instance in which you had a goal and failed to achieve the desired goal. what did you learn from it? follow-up question: do you feel like you've achieved this balance now?"
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"Are you interested in primary care?"
"what are your strengths and weaknesses"
"have you seen a DO perform OMM"
"Tell me about your hobbies."
"why do i want to be a DO?"
"Have you shadowed a DO doctor?"
"Tell me more about your research background."
"Why are you interested in NYCOM?"
"Talked about my involvement in sports throughout college"
"Describe the second activity you listed"
"What is a strength/weakness of yours?"
"More questions from my file."
"How do you think the problems in the healthcare field can be fixed? (regarding how some people aren't getting care based on insurance status and such)"
"(follow up to question 2) What kind of an impact would your choice of setting have on the patient population that you would see? (Disease-wise, economic background-wise, etc)"
"Rest of the questions were based on my personal statement."
"What do you want to specialize in?"
"Did you take your husband's last name, or keep your own..."
"Why does osteopathic medicine appeal to you?"
"Not a question--Note that the interview is partially open. The only information they do not have is your GPA/MCAT. They have your secondary, which lists all your activities/experiences, so they will draw the conversation from that. "
"Why do you believe that osteopathic medicine is a good fit for you?"
"What specialty are you interested in?"
"what will you contribute to the school?"
"What was the most interesting class that you took in college?"
"What do you like to do when you're not in school or thinking about medicine? (aka, What are your hobbies?)"
"What specialty?"
"How do you feel about euthanasia?"
"How has one of your volunteer/community experiences shaped you as a person?"
"Tell me about yourself? What type of medicine do you want to get involved in?"
"What is your research experience?"
"What's the current rampant tropical disease? (He was expecting avian flu as the answer, but I personally don't consider influenza as a tropical disease....and I was a virologist during grad school...)?"
"those were the only questions I was asked. It was more of a situation where they would pick out something from your application, and ask you to talk about it."
"Tell me about yourself (first question)"
"Did you apply to any MD schools? Do you have any acceptances?"
"Who do you look up to?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What did you learn during your research experiences?"
"What do you plan on doing after school and residency?"
"Any questions for me?"
"Do you know anything about osteopathic medicine?"
"Why not a Ph.D in Psychology?"
"Tell me about your job"
"I see you've had some disappointments, how do you deal with them?"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"Are you expecting to have enough free time to hang out with your friends from undergrad? (I had stated this as one of the reasons I was interested in attending)"
"If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be? Have any questions for me?"
"Talk about your research. Would you be interested in continuing research during your medical school career? What are your MCAT scores and GPA (The interviewers dont get to see them. He just wanted to know so that he could predict how I would do in my first year if I were accepted)? Any questions for me? "
"What field of medicine I want to go into?"
"Are there any questions for me?"
"Tell me about the job you are currently working."
"He asked me questions about my research"
"Why schould NYCOM choose me?"
"Have you applied to other schools, and have you received any feedback from them. 4th question was...In what location of the U.S. would you like to attend medical school?"
"Any good places to eat in your neighborhood?"
"What type of doctor do you want to become?"
"What will you do if you don't get in?"
"Why DO/NYCOM ( i talked about how there mission is what I want to achieve in medicine, and I also talked about how they want to helo thair studnets- adjusting cousework and having streaming lectures."
"Wow- Look at your MCAT verbal improvement, how did you do that?"
"How did you do on your MCATs? What's your undergraduate major? What's your GPA? "
"talk about your research experience "
"Do i think males and females do differently in med school? - she told me her research showed males did better on their boards but females got better evaluations during their rotations."
"Tell me about your clinical experience"
"Talk about your clinical experience. He also asked me to describe one unique educational experience"
"Why DO? Why medicine?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"Tell me about your research. "
"Tell me about yourself "
"Have any questions for me?"
"What do you do at your current job?"
"why DO"
"Tell me your life story."
"There were a lot of questions relating to my application for the AACOMAS (Personal Statement) as well as my Activities Sheet (that was submitted to my advisor, Dr. Hummel), and the secondary application that I filled out."
"What do you do for fun?"
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years."
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"So, what do you do for fun besides study?"
"What specialty do you want to persure? Why? and Why nothing else?"
"What are negative things about you, what should I ask you about yourself?"
"What was your biggest conflict?"
"Tell me about the courses you took after you decided to become a doctor and your grades started to come up? How did you study for these courses - group or self study? Have you tried studying in groups?"
"What are your weaknesses? "
"tell me about yourself/hobbies; you're sure you want to be a doctor, right? "
"What frightens you about medical school?"
"If I asked your girlfriend what your weaknesses were, what would she say?"
"What did I do to score so well on the MCAT?"
"What kind a doctor do you want to be?"
"strengths/weaknesses, tell me about osteo. without using the word holistic"
"What do you think the academic environment of medical school is like and what does it take to be succesful?"
"Clinical experience? - a more "off the books" type of question where the interviewer was giving me some pointers on medical school in general and how hard it is if you are unprepared"
"What do you think was the greatest hardship that you have endured and overcome?"
"A few specific questions about my experiences (Easy questions). "Do you have any questions?""
"With so much related medical experience, which ones do you feel will be of advantage to you in medical school?"
"Everything stemmed from the description of self."
"You've been to Angor Wat; what do you think about their plans to cut down the trees and refill the Serei? Do you have any questions for me? What languages do you speak besides english? "
"Where do you see yourself 20 years from now?"
"Do you know what area you are lookings towards practicing in? "
"My academic history. (very general questions)."
"what hobbies/interests do you have?"
"What do you know about DO's compared to MD's?"
"Will you incorporate other fields, such as accupuncture, into your practice?"
"Have you been accepted at other schools"
"The whole stem cell thing (see above)."
"give two weaknesses"
"What are two things you would like to change about yourself?"
"What was your favorite class, why?"
"As a physician, will your primary responsibility be to cure, or to care?"
"The ER question mentioned previously."
"Why do you want to be a doctor? Are you satisfied with your MCAT scores?"
"Sell yourself to me/the committee"
"what types of books do you like to read? and do you have any questions?"
"Tell me about the stem cell controversy? and What undergraduate class did you most enjoy?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experience"
"What are you doing now? "
"Controversy of stem cell research?"
"Does your MCAT score show how you will do in Med school?"
"Did you apply to allopathic schools?"
"About my personal achievement (or lack there of)."
"Tell me about...(stuff on my secondary application)"
""What is the greatest contribution/disaster to medicine that has occured in your lifetime?""
"What do you think is a typical medical students' day is like?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? And why osteopathic medicine versus allopathic?"
"If you did not get into medical school what profession would you choose? Why? "
"Do you have any questions? No, and you obviously don't either. "
"Why do you want to become an osteopathic physician? "
"Have you already thought about what type of medicine might interest you? (this was based on my experience and exposure to different fields)"
"What do you think about primary care?"
"Strengths and weakenesses?"
"Tell me about yourself... What did you do during your volunteer work?"
"what do you do for fun? that was all he asked."
"How do you relieve stress in your life?"
"Do you have anything else to add that you would like me to present in my report? (something like that)"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What gives your application merit? I didn't understand what she meant by that, but then she asked to explain what makes me stand out that's not listed in my application."
"Why didn't you think you got into medical school the first time you applied?"
"The rest of the interview was more like a general conversation. "
"Tell me about your military experience?"
"Which fields of medicine?"
"I see you have done lots of research. Talk about what you are currently involved in."
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"tell me about yourself"
"why nycom"
"Why osteopathic med?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses? This question is asked about 95% of the time, so know your answer!!!! "
"Do you know what you want to specialize in?"
"why do you want to be a physician?"
"streanghts and weeknesses"
"What's your favorite book?"
"Where will you work after becoming a doctor?"
"Will you have your bachelor soon?"
"Tell me about your research"
"Tell me about your strengths & weakness"
"What do your parents do for a living?"
"demonstration of persistance"
"what kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"Why did you decide to be a D.O.? What principles of D.O. attracted you toward it?"
"Was there a particular moment or experience during volunteering that convinced you that being a physician is what you wanted?"
"What are your hobbies"
"st and wk"
"Why NYCOM?"
"Talk a little about your research"
"What was your greatest achievement?"
"Tell me what you know about osteopathy"
"MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE INTERVIEWER SOME QUESTIONS, IT MAKES YOU LOOK PREPARED AND THEY LOVE TO SIT AND SHMOOZE WITH YOU!!!!"
"How do u know you will be able to handle the work load?"
"philosophy/history of osteopathy"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Why do you want to be a DO?"
"What school is your first choice?"
"How do the Florida schools compare to NY schools?"
"Where else have you applied, have you had interviews, have you been accepted?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine? Why Osteopathic Medicine?"
"Tell me about your "insert experience" and how it impacted you (interviewer had read my PS and mentioned 2 important influences I highlighted)"
"How would you build rapport with a patient from a very different background?"
"What would you do if there was a patient who demanded a treatment that they saw on the internet, but it conflicted with the treatment you would recommend as a physician?"
"What would .you do if you did not have power for 2 weeks?"
"If you had a patient coming in from a treatment they want to pursue that they found on the internet and this deviates from your plan. How would you handle that?"
"If your mom could describe you in one word, what would it be?"
"What do you think is the most important characteristic for a physician to have?"
"What is your biggest accomplishment and biggest failure?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"What characteristic to you believe a doctor must have?"
"How would you explain what a DO is to a layperson?"
"Would you be interested in practicing rural medicine here, or want to go back home?"
"Name an instance where you failed to reach a goal"
"Which do you prefer (LBT or DPC) and why"
"the color question."
"What is the one most important trait for a physician to have?"
"What makes you most angry, emotional, stressed?"
"Are doctors always able to help their patients?"
"what are my strength and weakness"
"What do you think about manipulation?"
"Nothing he asked me was too interesting. Only asked the 3 questions listed above."
"Interviewer wanted me to ask him one profound question that I wanted to know about his life."
"Tell me something about you that isn't on your application"
"Do you think the reason why health care is not accessible to some people is because some physicians are setting boundaries that makes it difficult for patients to reach out to them? "
"Question 3"
"None, very generic questions.None, very simple and boring questions."
"The interviewer asked me whether I know one of his college buddies who teaches at my high school?"
"Nothing."
"None were that interesting. They were based totally on the secondary and the rest were very predictable. "
"I'm looking to go visit the Bronx (her hometown) again, what are some good Italian restaurants that you recommend?"
"What about you drives your parents nuts?"
"None, the interviewer was very friendly and seemed a little rushed."
"thoughts on healthcare"
"The majority of the questions were developed as responses to my secondary and answers that I gave him. For instance... What do you like to do? (I said other things but one of them was skiing) Where do you like to ski? (I said where I like to go and we had a conversation about how he had gone there before)"
"What do you think of the conflict between Russia and the US right now?"
"Tell us about your research. (Both interviewers Ph.D's!!! wonderful!)"
"How did all your scientific research affect your decision to become an osteopathic physician?"
"What would be the most difficult transition for you in coming to medical school?"
"None of them were particularly interesting. I was asked why medicine/why NYCOM/ whether I applied to any MD schools/what my research was about. The interviewer actually admitted that she had not read any of my applications. Which I was thrilled by, because the whole interview was me giving mostly just a summery of the secondary application. Pretty straightforward and easy. "
"If you were to get a tattoo, what would you get and where?"
"Is there anything else you want me to know about you?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years with respect to specialty and location?"
"Tell me about your travel experiences."
"Nothing in particular, he asked about my file in general and about my military service."
"OK, now let's speak some Spanish."
"What impact do you think you will make in the medical field?"
"Are you happy with your job or do you want more?"
"If/how I would help to change the health care system, and its problems."
"None - they asked all the basic questions."
"So you like to travel?"
"Who do I think will win best picture for the OSCARS?"
"If you were to get a tattoo, what would it be?"
"I was asked a question specific to my major, which was outside the scope of the typical medical school interview questions."
"Why do you think a lot of MD's, look down on DO's?"
"where do you see yourself in 4 years? (not 10 years)"
"The interview did not really ask me any questions. The person basically went through and verified what I had put down on my secondary. I tried as much as possible to sell myself when I could but I felt like the decision was already made before I walked into the room."
"When was your first experience traveling out of the country?"
"How would your best friend describe you"
"He asked me a question about a soccer player because I had written that I liked soccer on my application."
"If i could change one thing about myself what would it be and how?"
"I wasn't asked any particularly interesting questions, just questions about my life"
"Did you watch the golden globes?"
"I see you play the Didjeridoo, tell me about it."
"Nothing out of the ordinary, very straightforward"
"Compare the medical systems of the former Soviet Union and the US and which you feel is better? (I'm russian so I suppose it makes sense)"
"Do you know spanish? How did u get into ska music? ( we talked abut random stuff like me working at a radio station and being a soccer coach after graduation instead of just working in a lab or clinic like most people do. THEY REALLY WANT INTERESTING PEOPLE WHO CAN SHOW THEY CAN NOT HANDLE THE WORKLOAD BUT BE GOOD PHYSICIANS."
"Why do you want to be a DO"
"What is stem cell research, and what are the two sides of the controversy? Why do you think I'm asking you this? "
"I was enjoyed it when interviewer asked me specific questions about my health related experiences. All questions were related to my personal statement and activites"
"Nothing. It was open-file and my interviewer told me she hadn't had a chance to read over the files yet. She randomly selected something off my secondary app and asked me about it."
"nothing particular, all questions seemed fit for the interview."
"How do you deal with disappointment"
"''What was Nepal like?'' (I briefly mentioned that I taught English there between highschool and college)"
"None all too interesting. Where have you travelled? Kind of random."
"Is your father a veterinarian?"
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate"
"N/A"
"It came up from a brief discussion about managed health care: what would you do if you were working at the front desk of a medical office and the doctor told you not to schedule any more appointments for a certain patient who got fired and lost his insurance - but the patient clearly needs more treatment?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Tell me your life story. (I gave my interviewer a concise version because I didn't want to bore him with all the details but ultimately tied my answer back to why I wanted to become a DO.)"
"nothing really"
"What methods have you used to study during your undergraduate and why? (I basically interpreted this as group study vs. individual study)"
"What would you do with a billion dollars?"
"Tell me about your science, math, engineering background."
"If you were a dean of admissions, what would you look for in a candidate?"
"What mind blowing experience have you been through, that you would like to tell me about?"
"Why didn't you applying to any MD programs?"
"Can a pathologist (does not see patients) practice osteopathy?"
"What's happening with urban health?"
"Tell me about your study habits? Group or self study?"
"Why do you think you would make a good D.O.?"
"Would you rather provide excellent hc to large grp or moderate to small grp?"
"If one didn't go to school in Binghamton, why would someone go visit there?"
"What is the one research project you are most proud of?"
"If I asked your girlfriend what your weaknesses were, what would she say?"
"nothing really, just "tell me about your school experience thus far""
"Tell me something unique about yourself/something to remember you by."
"Where are your MCAT scores? My interviewer did not have them written down in the file, but luckily I had my copy on hand. The office did have a copy of my MCAT score so it would probably have been no big deal in the end. It helped to keep the flow of the interview so I did not have to wait while my interviewer checked for them in another office or worse: could not find it. Someone at my UNCEOM interview laughed at me for carrying my MCAT score."
"None really"
"So, you'll graduate with a DO degree and your father is an MD.... how will you feel about that? "
"ethics case-based questions"
"No suprises in the interview questions...very conversational...was asked to explain what osteopathic medicine means to me."
"What have you learned from your culture?"
"What made you interested in Osteopathic Medicine?"
"After I told my interviewer that I was an only child, he asked me (facetiously) how spoiled I am."
""Whats going on?" (Very informal, relaxed interview)"
"How exactly do nutrients affect cancer cells and how do they interact with medicine?"
"You've been to Angor Wat; what do you think about their plans to cut down the trees and refill the Serei (ancient manmade lakes)? "
"What were the challenges that I encountered that made me want to go into medicine?"
"Tell me about your abroad experiences."
"The Human Genome Project has recently discovered the amount of genesin the human being, how many genes do you think we have?"
"So you are an artist, tell me about your art.."
"What was your least favorite class in college?"
"If you could redo any part of your life, what would you do differently and why?"
"What are your views on assisted suicide having a place in our future society?"
"Where is the building with the robotic patient? He asked this like it was some sort of trick but I guess he honestly didn't know"
"Where is the building with the robotic question? He asked this like it was some sort of trick but I guess he honestly didn't know"
"I was asked a series of questions regarding stem cell research. The questions started with the controversy of stem cell research, and progressed all the way to where stem cells are found, and why stem cells from a fetus/embryo would be better then stem cells from an adult."
"Why did I ask you about Stem Cell Research?"
"Describe a typical day at each of the places you work."
""What was your favorite class, why?" Followed by, "did you just say that because it's science related?" :)"
"How do you think this interview is going?"
"Who was A.T. Still?"
"The human genome was sequenced in 2000/2001. Tell me, within 1,000 genes, how many genes humans were found to have."
"What did you want me to ask that I didn't ask you?"
"Which patient was your favorite, most memorable?"
""Tell me about where you grew up.""
"what types of books do you like to read?"
"stem cell research"
"Nothing very interesting, just personal questions regarding my secondary"
"Why are you doing your research as a volunteer and not as a paying job? "
"What is the controversy with stem cell research?"
"Knowing what you do about DO philosophy, how would you treat an individual with Type I diabetes?"
"I was asked, "What question would you want me to ask you knowing that if I asked you this you're in?""
"What do you think about giving Ritalin to children?"
"Why DO and not MD?"
"What course in undergrad did you like the most?"
""What is the greatest contribution/disaster to medicine that has occured in your lifetime?""
"When was the last time you were angry and why? "
"If I knew where Santa Ana, CA was."
"Who was the pioneer of osteopathic medicine? (I answered Stiller at first and my interviewer started laughing! I corrected it to Dr. Still)"
"Questions about my hobbies. The interviewer had a background in the things i listed on my secondary."
"No interesting questions. The interviewer was a Bio professor, and I hadn't done any research. He had absolutly nothing to say to me."
"This was the only question asked of me: So, tell me about yourself."
"How many genes are in the human genome?"
"How would you compare osteopathic medicine to allopathic medicine? (interesting because the interviewer was an MD)"
"Why are you vegetarian?"
"Nothing really, just standard stuff. We talked about Sex and the City a little bit, which was a nice alternative to being grilled."
"Do your parents think you would be a good doctor?"
"what do you like to do for fun? it led to a conversation of the wildlife on campus."
"How do you relieve stress?"
"Are you a giver or a receiver? Why? and Name 6 people, 3 men and 3 women, who are your heroes. Say one quality for each that makes him or her your hero. "
"Name three male heros and three female heros..."
"A question about my research."
"Name three men and three women who have been heros to you."
"What type of learner are you?"
"Why didn't you think you got into medical school the first time you applied?"
"the interviewer was neiroscience professor and he was mostly interested in reasearch projects."
"What would you do if someone came in the room and passed out? The interviewer was a dr., so I answered that I would look to them."
"If you were to look at yourself in the mirror, what would be the positive and negative things about that you would notice?"
"I mentioned a NYCOM alumnus whom I spoke to in my secondary, yet had a letter of rec written by another DO. "Why didn't Dr. X write you a recommendation?""
"I was asked if i knew what a cranio structure (don't remember the name) was when my interviewer was describing his research"
"What will you be your greatest asset to this school?"
"Why do you think the MCAT is given?"
"How did you like the city of Providence? I think I was more shocked because that was the very first question I was asked and I can go on about Providence for hours, so it made the rest of the 1st interview go really smoothly."
"How does your degree (academic background) relate to osteopathic medicine"
"Basic standard questions: Why do you want to become a doctor & What is osteopathic medicine?"
"What will be the most difficult part of medical school for you/ challenges you might face?"
"What is the biggest obstacle you have had to overcome?"
"what was your favorite non science class"
"What is a cytokine?"
"What is your daily schedule as a physician? My first interviewer wanted a run-down of what I thought my day would be like as a physician in the specialty of my choice."
"Basic stuff. Strengths and weaknesses, Why doctor, What field do I want to practice in. He also asked me some stuff specific to my application."
"What is the difference between Biology and Biotechnology?"
"What would you do as president of the United States about the issue of unaccessible healtchare in innercities?"
"You have great MCAT scores. Tell me why I should NOT consider them."
"Can you explain to me the mechanics of how manipulative medicine works?"
"When you were coming for the interview, was there a question that you were hoping I wouldn't ask you?"
"You don't have a Texas accent. Did you grow up in New York?"
"Why did you quit med school in your country and moved to the US?"
"What were my SAT scores?"
"didn't have any"
"How I will handle the emotional burdens of working in oncology (that is what I explained I was interested in)"
"my opinions on stem cell research"
"They asked me about the few previous jobs I had taken in the last few summers. They were all blue collar jobs, so they asked why I chose the nature of those jobs as opposed to more subtle ones."
"None"
"Why did you choose to finish college at another university?"
"What non science course did I take that was the most interesting"
"With your high grades and MCATs, why did you apply here and not MD?"
"Since you are interested in peds....how would you handle late-night calls, etc..?"
"QUESTIONS ABOUT MY RECOMMENDATION LETTERS"
"How would a DO treat type I diabetes?"
"1. How much experience do you have with New York, and how difficult would it be for you to relocate from California? 2. What can you tell me about the Osteopathic programs in California, and what are some differences that you expect at NYCOM?"
"Where have you traveled to (I travel quite a bit internationally)."
"outline what you think your typical day will be like as a med student and as a physician, starting with your alarm going off. (none were particularly interesting)"
"How has working as a nurse prepared me for medical school?"
"There were really no interesting questions asked"
"What's your 1st impression of the school?"
"Which do you like better, buffalo wings or rochester wings?"
"Name a principle of Osteopathic Medicine? (I was asked this after I told them everything I know about it, which included stuff I read from the AOA and AACOMAS websites and the Gevitz book. I guess none of that stuff is exactly an "osteopathic principle.""
"How would you, as an osteopathic physician, treat someone with pancreatitis?"
"Why do you want to go into osteopathic medicine?"
"Please assess your maturity level."
"How would you treat pancreatitis? (I mentioned that I attended a lecture that morning with a second-year friend of mine...the topic was pancreatitis.)"
"Describe your criteria for choosing which medical schools you applied to and, ultimately, why you decided to apply to NYITCOM."
"Talk about a time someone did not judge you correctly"
"What do you think are some important characteristics a physician should have?"
"Greatest failure because I was already asked about a goal i did not meet"
"I can't remember"
"Describe a time you did not meet a goal"
"Describe a time where you had to deal with a problem, how did you handle it?"
"What was a time when you didn't meet a goal that you had set for yourself?"
"How do you approach a problem?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"What is something that stresses you out/makes you angry?"
"Either the failure question or question about making a decision after taking in a lot of information"
"What was your greatest achievement?"
"Having to explain how well I did on the MCAT/undergrad even though they have my grades and score... Not difficult, just threw me for a loop a bit."
"Tell me about your GPA"
"None were difficult but Id say the interpreting data question stumped me a bit"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"the failed goal question."
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"What's the single most important quality found in physicians?"
"tell me about yourself"
"describe what a DO is in 30 seconds"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"i dont know"
"Why NYCOM (just because it was the first of the interview)"
"None were difficult. Only asked the 3 questions listed above. (I got an acceptance letter so I must have answered well enough)"
"Tell me one thing that isn't in your application that would make you stand out?"
"My thoughts on Obama healthcare reform"
"What is a weakness of yours"
"Do you think the reason why health care is not accessible to some people is because some physicians are setting boundaries that makes it difficult for patients to reach out to them? "
"Question 3 definitely required the most thinking."
"None, very simple and easy questions."
"Really none. The whole interview was very conversational and relaxed. "
"NONE. We spent the first 10 minutes of the interview talking about my family history, different types of dance, and how she grew up in the Bronx (near where I go to school)."
"What about you drives your parents nuts? It threw me off guard :)"
"thoughts on healthcare"
"Who was the author of your biochemistry textbook? (I think it was more conversational not a grilling question because I heard that he wrote a biochemistry textbook)"
"Did you apply to any MD schools (right after I finished my speech about how I love DO)"
"None. Very straightforward questions. It really was a conversation more than an interview."
"How do you feel about euthanasia?"
"If you had to describe your strengths in one word/sentence what would it be?"
"none"
"Tell me about the toughest time in your life and how you dealt with it."
"Why medicine?"
"''What else would you like me to know?'' was difficult because I couldn't think of anything to say! I knew that was probably a lot, but nothing came to mind. "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What I thought about the current healthcare crisis with reference to rising cost of healthcare, insurance, lack of insurance, etc."
"How do you think your education has prepared you for medical school?"
"Nothing was difficult!"
"nothing really too difficult, just know your application and why you want to be a DO and go to NYCOM"
"You took Spanish classes in college. Talk Spanish to me. :))) - Btw, I am an ESL student (not Spanish-speaking) but I took 3 levels of Spanish just because I really like it! However, I did not prepare at all and I spoke much worse than I could. The doctor who interviewed me was a very nice person. She was latina and I hope show will be lanient to my Espanol. :) No es muy facil para mi pero yo estudio mucho. :)"
"What is the biggest problem in health care?"
"Are you happy with your job or do you want more?"
"Why I transfered schools."
"What would you do about all the problems in the US healthcare system?"
"Where do you like to mountain bike?"
"Who do I think will win best picture for the OSCARS? not so much difficult as unexpected!"
"Nothing really. If I had to choose, it would be, ''if you were to get a tattoo, what would it be?''"
"A really indepth question about the research that I'm involved with that I should have readily known the answer to, but explained everything else that I did remember, and that seemed to be good enough. Whew! "
"Where do you see yourself in 4 years? "
"What was going on during your first two years of college that you didn't get great grades?"
"Weaknesses"
"If i could change one thing about myself what would it be and how?"
"All the questions were about me and my past experiences. So none were difficult."
"If you were the cause of a patient death how would you deal with it? "
"Do you think you are missing out on anything by graduating college in 3 years?"
"What do you see yourself doing in 10 years."
"Why do you like children so much? (Kinda random, I want to go into pediatrics so I figured he would ask that, but why I like children, hard to put into words)"
"why do want to be a D.O.? what are your weaknesses? What did u get on the MCAT ?( it was semi-open file, akk they get is your essay and primary application, the interviewer doesnt get your grades. This really threw me off bc he asked about my mcat score after it was obvios that he knew something about me, idk if he wanted me to explain my low grade 7,8,Q,9)"
"none were difficult. "
"all questions were appropriate for an interview; I felt I had control to talk freely about my motivations, interests, and activities "
"How do you deal with disappointment"
"Why osteopathic programs? "
"None difficult at all. "
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why Med?"
"N/A"
"To defend some of my lower grades. No crazy, unexpected questions."
"Same as above. (Only because it was so unexpected.)"
"nothing really"
"Do your friends find you credible and give examples why or why not (they sort-of pushed me into talking about my extracirricular activities to answer this - any positions of leadership that I have had). They also asked "How did you get to the situation that you are in right now (applying to go to med school, specifically a DO school). It was a complicated way of asking why I want to be a doctor and specifically a DO, which threw me off at first."
"None. "
"What's the benefit to DO over MD... this was asked by a broken-english speaking MD!"
"What is the most advanced class you have taken at your undergraduate university?"
"I was prepared, but this is possibly the hardest question for most: What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Tell me about the classes you took after you decided to become a doctor(halfway thru college)?"
"The whole interview seemed to be more of one long conversation with some informal questions interspersed. The questions were not difficult or stressful."
"Where will the next big advance in medicine be?"
"There is vinegar in marinades, so why do we use marinades on meat? Why do we tenderize meat?"
"What is your least favorite class and why? "
"Why did you go into criminology?"
"none very difficult..no ethical questions, all pretty straight forward."
"Nothing really. I was asked if I knew someone that worked in a department where I volunteered and I was not familiar with the person."
"What is the exact difference between Doctor assisted suicide and euthanasia? (VERY uncharactoristic of NYCOM, so don't let that scare you. Just know the answer in case you get my guy)"
"an ethics question"
"This was a pleasent interview. The question about osteopathic medicine required the most thought, but I had been asked that in a few previous interviews."
"none really"
"According to your friends, what are some of your downsfalls that you have posses?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor vs. a career in Chemistry (I wrote about how I love chemistry and was a biochemistry major.)"
"There were no tough or unexpected questions."
"Interestingly, I wasnt asked too many questions at all. Just, "why osteopathic medicine?""
"all were simple if you know yourself and your reasons for doing what you are doing. no direct questions about anything like stem cell research ect. maybe b/c i related a lot of my answers to that anyways so why ask again"
"Same question"
"When you say you worked with South African leaders, who specificaly are you talking about? "
"Why I wanted to become a DO?"
"Not really any...but if I had to choose one - How do you think you will do in Biochemistry in medical school since you haven't taken it before, and how will you handle difficulty?"
"None were difficult"
"Would you rather provide moderate healthcare to many patients or excellent healthcare to a few patients?"
"There were no difficult questions"
"I don't think you really want to be a doctor so convince me that you do"
"Some of the stem cell research questions."
"Mane two fo you short-comings (weaknesses)"
"Why exactly do you want to be a surgeon"
"They were all pretty straight foward questions."
"If your bishop told you you were no longer allowed to receive communion because you support stem cell research, what would you do? (I had mentioned I am Catholic and support stem cell research.)"
"If you were in an ER and there was both a DO and MD doctor treating patients, what differences would you find between the two?"
"So tell me about yourself."
"What quality do you have that least prepares you for medical school?"
"How would you sell yourself to me/the committee (ie. why should we accept you)"
"No difficult questions were asked....at all!"
"stem cell research"
"Nothing difficult, the only question involving slight discomfort was regarding a specific MCAT inquiry (one section did not improve over time)"
"Nothing too difficult. Nothing unexpected. My advice is just to know yourself- your strengths and weaknesses, etc. - and tell it like it is. "
"What is one thing you would like to change about yourself?"
"same as above"
"No difficult questions. But another interviewer asked interviewees what they knew about stem cell research?"
"Why do you want to be a DO?"
"Why DO and not MD?"
"Can you talk to me about stem cell research?"
"Same"
"Honestly, nothing."
"None of the questions were even remotely difficult."
"What is your position on stem-cell research?"
"If you did not get into medical school what profession would you choose?"
"He only asked me questions that were on my application which was in his hand. I simply restated what he already had on paper."
"One stated above."
"What happened during your senior year? (B's and C's in physics and chem, both inorganic and organic). I told the interviewer that I took on too many responsibilities, but that I learned my lesson and despite lower grades, I do perform well under pressure ."
"So...Tell me about yourself, why do you want to be a doctor?"
"why osteopathic medicine?"
"What were my strengths and weaknesses"
"After I had answered each given question, the interviewer usually kept asking semi-confrontational questions about the answer I had given. It was fine with me though. I like a challenge. "
"some crazy psycological profile questions..."
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"What do you do to relieve stress and you don't have any time to relax? What part of your body is affected? "
"What's up with your MCAT score? "
"I wasn't asked anything hard, not even any Osteopathy-related questions. I guess out of the questions I was asked, the one I felt was the most challenging was "Tell me about yourself." That's because it's up to you how you want to answer it."
"nothing"
"How would you use osteopathy in endocrinology? Most of the questions either pertained to passion for medicine, my credentials, osteopathic medicine,etc."
"no difficult questions"
"What will you be your greatest asset to this school?"
"None of the questions were particularly difficult, it was super laid-back. I guess the "What is your biggest weakness?" was the hardest."
"What is your weakness (personality)"
"There was no difficult questions"
"Why do you think, in your gut, you will make a good physician? (she asked this question of me about 3 times during the interview, so I had to keep coming up with more profound reasons)"
"Difficult ? on Economics which is my Major. So make sure u know your research/major well b/c the difficult ? is asked on your distinguishing aspect."
"how much zinc does should a person intake each day?"
"Can a cytokine cross the blood brain barrier?"
"My second interviewer backed me into a corner and asked me how could I compare a family physician to a general surgeon. I shadowed both and I was trying to explain that I loved the surgery experience, but I equally enjoyed the family practice experience as well. That was really tough to get out of, but I did, somehow!"
"There were none."
"What technological advancement that has occurred in medicine will change the medical field the most in the coming 50 years?"
"why my MCAT scores didn't match my GPA? (he expected my MCAT score to be higher"
"Nothing really stumped me, but the second interviewer did have a tendency to ask questions which were tough to give a simple answer to."
"Why didn't you take the MCAT a second time?"
"Why DO?"
"Why do you not have a DO recommendation letter? "
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Same as above. This was my fourth interview and no one had asked me that before!!!!!!! "
"There were no difficult questions asked."
"my strenghts and weaknesses"
"Absolutely no difficult questions"
"How would you deal with a patient who wanted an abortion?"
"I was asked to describe my systematic psychology class. I took the class a year before this interview, so I had to think a bit before answering."
"With your verbal score, how can you prove that you will be able to keep up with the class-"
"what are your weaknesses"
"There were NO difficult questions. "
"See above"
"None were really difficult; they asked me about my job, the history of osteopathy and then just small talk"
"Nothing was particularly difficult."
"How many DO schools are you applying to? Are you applying to MD schools? How many? Why would you pick DO over MD?"
"STRONG/WEAK POINTS I DID NOT PREPARE FOR MY INTERVIEW AT ALL."
"The question about comparison/contrast between California Osteopathic schools and NYCOM."
"Tell us about the history of osteopathic medicine, and explain the principles."
"the same as above. this question wasn't that hard, but it was difficult to answer, because i have no idea what a day will be like, especially when/if i am a phsycian . .. . "
"Tell me the genetic defect of Marfan's disease"
"What is the pharmacological basis of Osteopathic Medicine?"
"None, I really felt prepared."
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What will be the most difficult thing for you about medical school?"
"See above."
"How would you, as an osteopathic physician, treat someone with pancreatitis?"
"Which area of medicine interests you and why"
"Do you have any character flaws and are you trying to work on them? If so, what are you doing?"
"What area of medicine do you want to go into? (Tough to know this early in my education) "
"SDN interview questions for NYITCOM, practice interview with friends"
"sdn, reading my AACOMAS and secondary app"
"SDN questions"
"SDN, research the website, talked to current students"
"SDN feedback"
"Read SDN and typical interview questions"
"looking on SDN"
"SDN and Goros Review"
"SDN."
"I previewed the questions on sdn and they were all there!"
"SDN Interview Feedback and mock interview"
"Reviewed my application, used SDN"
"colleges website and sdn interview feedback"
"Read Dr. Gray's Premed Playbook and went over past SDN responses. SDN responses were very helpful! Almost all of my questions were previously asked questions that were reported on SDN."
"SDN, NYITCOM website, general Google search"
"Went through SDN, looked at their website, did a mock interview with myself."
"Read the interview feedback page, researched website"
"Read my application and the school's website."
"read over SDN interview feedback (VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT), went over my application, and researched the school."
"Practice interviews"
"SDN feedback, read through application, practice with a friend"
"researched previous questions on SDN. (DO IT. 80% OF THE QUESTIONS CAME FROM THESE INTERVIEW FEEDBACK SURVEYS.)"
"Researched the school, reviewed application and past interview questions"
"mock interview, SDN, practicing"
"SDN Interview Feedback; review supplemental application"
"SDN, website, talking to students"
"School website, SDN, Reviewed my application"
"thought through answers to the most obvious questions, researched school, gained clinical/DO shadowing experience,"
"yes"
"Did mock interviews"
"Reviewed NYCOM site, read over Wikipedia entries, looked over my PS, read an interview book, and just reminded myself that I was there cause they wanted to know me (not cause I needed to impress them.)"
"Student Doctor. Read up on the school's literature and my applications"
"Read about the school, mock interviews with friends and family"
"chat with medical students about their interview"
"SDN, good nights sleep"
"Reaffirmed my reasons for DO, prepared for ethical questions (none were asked), review the school's mission, relax and breath."
"SDN, researched the school"
"College website; reading my own primary and supplemental application; talking to alum and current students. "
"SDN!!!!!!!!!"
"Look over my application, SDN interview feedback questions."
"I researched Osteopathic Medicine, NYCOM, and answered as many interview questions as possible that I found on SDN. I also watched how to interview videos on YouTube. "
"School's website"
"SDN, read over my secondary and essays. Brushed up on health care issues, read up on the school. "
"Nothing."
"Read about the school, SDN, reviewed my application materials, tried to relax"
"I used this site, and researched everything I could find about osteopathic medicine. "
"SDN, NYCOM website, Friends "
"SDN, my file, school website"
"Studied questions posted to SDN"
"Read SDN, drink coffee"
"SDN, practiced on my own and with friends."
"SDN, reviewed personal statement, mock interviews."
"old essays, notes, SDN, online info., mock interviews"
"Reviewed application, looked at school website, SDN"
"Read current events, studied medical insurance plans, was already aware of osteopathic medicine."
"SDN, gevitz book, mock interviews, talked to doctors"
"student doctor, did research on the internet"
"SDN, read school's website, went over applications"
"sdn, NYCOM website, asked myself questions, had friends ask me questions"
"Rehearsed answers to the common questions like why medicine/why NYCOM/ why DO"
"SDN, primary app, secondaries from other apps"
"SDN, school's website, primary app"
"SDnet, advice from DO and health professions advisor"
"look over primary/secondary apps, SDN, NYCOM website"
"Website review"
"SDN, primary application"
"SDN, my application, practiced with my friend (current NYCOM student)."
"books, SDN, school's website"
"Studentdoctor.net, interview feedback website, read up on school"
"SDN, AACOMAS app."
"Reviewed research and work"
"Read SDN Medical School Interview Feedback. Wrote down questions I wanted to ask prior to interview. Drank 3 cups of coffee. Paced around nervously."
"Read my file. exercised to get rid of any anxiety I had the morning of my visit."
"Read SDN forums + interview feedback. Looked over my primary and secondary application."
"Browsed SDN, re-read my application"
"SDN, Reviewed AMCAS, read up on some ethical issues, Prayed and put it all in God's Hands."
"Career center's mock interview, SDN interview data base, practice with sister. "
"SDN, Primary and Secondary Application, and read, ''The DO,'' by Norman Gevitz."
"Read the school's online information and printed materials that they sent me."
"sdn, questions"
"student doctor, mock interviews"
"SDN,looked over suppl application and DO philosphy"
"SDN, I work with one of their faculty so I asked him for suggestions, AACOMAS application & website, bioethics modules, College web page"
"SDN, looked over my primary and secondary application, looked at interview questions from kaplan and other test preps. "
"SDN, Princeton Review book, went over my applications"
"Review SDN feedback, secondary app"
"mock interviews with my boyfriend, SD.net, looking up the osteopathic philosophy."
"SDN forums plus practicing w/ my Dad on answering basic interview questions"
"SDN and reviewed information about osteopathic medicine"
"SDN only."
"Studentdoctor, mock interviews"
"SDN"
"SDN, talked with current and past students. Reviewed school website and my CV."
"S&D network, read about the school's programs and curriculum, read about osteopathic medicine"
"I really didn't. I had a bad attitude about having to apply to DO schools and wanted to do as little as possible."
"SDN, mock interviews, reviewing file"
"SDN, School website"
"Reading SDN, an introductory book on the profession of osteopathic medicine and websites."
" Many of successful med students recommended me to buy a book from ADMISSIONSMYSTERY.COM that really proved a deciding factor for my success in the interview. "
"Read over my application."
"Introspective moments while driving alone with the radio turned off. Read about osteopathic philosophy and its history. Definitely do some reading on that. Be familiar with your application, including the secondary one."
"practiced with friend"
"SDN, reviewed my application the night before, school's website, spoke to current NYCOM student"
"SDN, pfizer med prep book"
"read this site, read about the school"
"Pretty much only the SDN the night before and a quick mock interview with my roomate and other friends. I also discussed a few current issues such as HMO's, stem cell research, and ethical questions with my roomate (but they didn't ask this at all)."
"Read reviews, researched school, reviewed osteopathic philosophy, and reviewed application."
"SDN, talking to students and alumni"
"Just thought about some basic questions they might ask me. My third interview, by this point it was gravy."
"SDN, interview feedback, school website, mock interviews"
"SDN, prepped with my mentor"
"I read articles about healthcare issues, did mock interviews, read up on SDN, and reviewed my application."
"Read SDN forums, researched the school website"
"SDN, NYCOM Website, Flashcards, Google'd sample interview question answers - not just the questions, but suggested neutral answers which helped alot"
"SDN interview feedback, reading about osteopathy, other students who interviewed"
"SDN, personal statement, NYCOM website, current NYCOM students, mock-interviews, current events, ethics"
"SDN, NYCOM website, ethical articles"
"Read SDN interview feedback, went over application, read articles"
"sdn, mock intvw"
"SDN, read over my secondary, had some preparation from past interview"
"SDN, reviewed old interview questions, read up on ethical stuff, RELAX!"
"NYCOM website, over applications, SDN"
"sdn, NYCOM website"
"reviewed SDN interview feedback. reviewed my application. reviewed NYCOM website. "
"SDN, read my app., talked to current students."
"Spoke to NYCOM profs, students, alumni, and read SDN"
"completed secondary same week, researched school, read articles"
"looked over sdn interview feedback, school website, reviewed ACCOMAS app."
"SDN, my application, thought over what i wanted to say"
"school website"
"I read the school's web site and I talked to a DO student. You do not want to sound rehearsed or stressed out so just relax. I didn't even bother reading my personal statement. I came up with all answers on the fly since I was realaxed."
"SDN/Researched osteopathic medicine and its history/spoke with a DO graduate/ reread all the applicaiton materials and the info that they handed out while I was waiting to be called for the interview."
"SDN-student doctor.net secondary and primary application researched osteopathic medicine read newspaper, updated myself on current events."
"Put time and thought into my primaries and secondaries. Doing so solidified my answers to the questions on them and i really didnt prepare because i didnt want to sound rehearsed even with unique material"
"SDN,Osteopathic websites,Gevitz's book,read application, spoke with DOs."
"SDN, mock interviews, read both supplemental and accomas in detail. "
"Read up on recent medical issues including abortion, physican assisted suicide, and stem cell research."
"SDN, read packet they sent, filled out secondary the day before, reread application"
"SDN, my application, the school's website, and alumni! They were a great source of info."
"sdn, school website, aoa readings"
"this website, the Gevitz book"
"This site, reviewed my application, NYCOM website, answered possible interview questions out loud."
"SDN, The DOs by Gevitz, spoke to students, professors, read NY Times, NYCOM website"
"Two previous interviews were good preparation. I read up on the school, topics concerning medicine in current events--just read the newspaper, sdn questions."
"SDN, read about osteopathic medicine, read about stem cell research."
"Website, SDN, & AACOM website"
"Read up on school and Osteo. Med. on line"
"SDN, School website, discussion with D.O. I work with, other internet resources"
"SDN, reading my application, talking to others (students, professionals)."
"School website, sdn feedback, reviewed personal statement and portfolio."
"Read over my application, reviewed recent readings & current events, this web site."
"SDN, read the school's website"
"Other interviews, SDN, read over NYCOM paperwork/website, talked to NYCOM students"
"sdn interview feedback, reread applications, read info on NYCOM, read books (The DO's, osteopathic med:a reformation in progress), prep'd questions with friends..."
"I looked at the NYCOM website, and read up on osteopathic medicine for specific names and dates, read feedback on this wonderful site!"
"studentdoctor.net, reviewed school's website, reviewed my apps"
"read NYIT stuff and stuff on osteopathy"
"Filling out the secondary, Speaking with Alumni, Students, Attending the open house"
"By filling out my secondary the day before so that I could have all of my experiences fresh in my head. (As an aside, I think that the way NYCOM does secondaries is a plus in that you hand in the secondary at the interview)"
"SDN, NYCOM website, Read DO philosophy and my application"
"reviewed applications, NYCOM website, SDN"
"Read over my information, read this site, and nycom site."
"This website, reviewed application, quick review of DO history."
"SDN, Review my file, Review current affairs."
"This website, reviewed my application"
"Read SDN interview feedback, read over kaplan and other materials concerning the interview, mock interview, reviewed common questions. (Don't forget to review your file, most of the questions will stem from the info mentioned in your file)"
"I read a few interview feed backs on this site. I was pretty much confident!"
"SDN. Read material from NYCOM both hard copies and on the internet. Thoroughly learned the history of Osteopathic med."
"NYCOM website, this website, AACOM website"
"mock interview, spoke to alumni, read my application"
"Read application/essay, Big Breakfast."
"SDN, NYCOm wedbsite, talked with alumni"
"I didn't prepare all that much. I was prepared to answer difficult questions and confident in my answers. However, this was more of a friendly conversation with a random professor than an actual interview. "
"Got up, showered, dressed, ate breakfast, and then drove on the LIE."
"Re-read my application."
"SND, NYCOM website, other info on osteopathic medicine, reviewed my application"
"Read "Osteopathic Medicine in America," got help from someone who aleady interviewed."
"SDN, Gevitz's "The D.O.'s", went over Q & A's ."
"SDN, Mock Interview, & Read over Applications"
"current students, SDN, "
"Read Norman Gevitz's The D.O.s, interview feedback, had mock interview, NYCOM website, and talked to former students. "
"read posts on this site and looked over my application"
"Spoke with graduates from NYCOM, SDN and NYCOM website."
"SDN website, read over app materials"
"Mock interviews/SDN Forum"
"Read over website, read over my application, practiced answers to interview questions."
"Read the school's website, SDN, sites about osteopathic medicine"
"I read NYCOM's website, read their catalog, read about Osteopathy, researched on Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, talked to current students, practiced typical questions with friends, read about health issues."
"SDN, secondary, NYCOM wedsite"
"read over AACOM app, SDN."
"Primary application, secondary application, SDN's website, and the history on osteopathic medicine."
"It was my first interview so I figured this would be the most I could prepare. Read over questions here, practiced answering them in front of a mirrow, did a test drive to the school the day before, made sure I left early to beat traffic on the LIE, prayed, and tried to relax as much as possible. "
"looked at sdn posts, mock interview, various websites, read two books about the DO profession."
"Read NYCOM website, talked with current NYCOM students on studentdoctor.com, read about osteopathic medicine on aacom.org and aoa-net.org websites"
"SDN website, NYCOM website, talked to a current NYCOM student"
"Read the NYCOM website and read up on the new dean, Barbara Ross-Lee"
"visit school website, personal statement and aacom application"
"Reading SDN, my primary & secondary application, and www.nyit.com/nyit"
"read over application, thought of answers to possible questions, looked at NYCOM website and catalog"
" This site, read The DO's by Gevitz"
"studentdoctor.com, read do info from aoa"
"Read information packets received from NYCOM, reviewed their website, and studentdoctor.net."
"SDN, read over ACCOMAS primary, looked at school website, reviewed DO facts ( This is a definite must for this school! They will grill you on this one!)"
"SDN, DO websites, my application, Gevitz"
"NYCOM, AACOM + SDN websites and reviewed my AACOMAS application. "
"I looked at this site, wrote down interview questions, typed up answers to them, and read the answers over a few times. "
"spoke to NYCOM students read about DO online"
"Read interview feedback, checked out the school's website, talked with a D.O. acquaintance"
"Read SDN, my application, the school's web site"
"SDN, and mock interviews with a friend."
"NYCOM website "
"Read my application essays."
"SDN, Read Gevitz"
"SDN, Book DOs in America, mock interviews at college."
"Read The D.O.'s by Gevitz, SDN, AOA, AACOMAS, spoke to current NYCOM students."
"Read the D.O.s by Gevitz, SDN, and asked friends "
"Read over my application, caught up on current events, mock interviews, etc.."
"Read up on ethical issues, read gevitz and other books on osteopathy, read school web site, AOA website, SDN"
"NYIT website, this website, occasionally read the paper for health care topics."
"Read up on the medical program, my resume and my application."
"read this site talked to stu that had already interviewed"
"SDN, read some info on history of DO, spoke to current NYCOM students, read the catalog. "
"Read about Osteopathic medicine, went over my transcript, personal statement, and feedback from SDN..."
"*SDN*, mock interview with friends, family, read up on current issues"
"I read The D.O.'s by Gevitz; spoke with students; checked out SDN "
"This site, Gevitz book, lots of friends @ both NYCOM and in NYIT's 7-year BS/DO program."
"SDN, background on DO, read over my application and essays..."
"READ SDN AT THE LAST MINUTE AND IT HELPED. GOT IN TO EVERY PLACE I APPLYED TO."
"I just went over material until i felt comfortable having conversations with it "
"Read Gevitz. Read SDN. Reviewed personal information."
"SDN, read books on osteopathy, NYCOM website"
"Reading the info they sent me about the school, this website, other internet sites about osteopathy."
"SDN, Norman Gevitz's book"
"SDN, Gavitz book, AOA website, NYCOM website"
"Read over my application, read this website and spoke to friends."
"Read this site, and read about osteopathic medicine."
"There really isn't much information available. I talked to friends who go there."
"Read SDN, asked students about the interview process, brushed up on facts about Osteopathic Medicine."
"SDN, Interviewfeedback, Friend at NYCOM, Gevitz book"
"SDN, reading about the history of medicine, reviewed my resume"
"I had another interview already. Looked at their website."
"SDN members and their posts A friend who attends NYCOM Interviewfeedback.com Mock interview with pre-med advisor NYCOM catalog from their website"
"Interviewer was nice even though I think they were supposed to be bland in their expressions. Finding common ground with the interviewer is a big positive, so do your research about your interviewer."
"he was super nice"
"Very conversational interview, laid back, not intimidating"
"Student ambassadors"
"The niceness of everyone I encountered!"
"the friendliness of my interviewer, the gorgeous location of the school"
"The sense of community that is apparent in the school and the receptive attitude by faculty for change and improvement."
"lectures are not mandatory"
"Campus. Check-in staff."
"The way that the interviewer and I were able to connect"
"Relaxedness of interview, tour of school"
"Friendliness and honesty of students and staff, beautiful campus, multiple fairly large and well-stocked labs, rotation sites, residency placements"
"the campus was beautiful, and even though we had to sit for a long time while waiting for others to interview, they brought in speakers to give us information about different aspects of the school which was nice!"
"The tour."
"Everyone was so Nice. Even random med students walking by were smiling at us and were willing to answer any questions we had. We met the Dean and he was quite a character."
"The interviewer, she was lovely."
"Facilities and the technology, how nice people were"
"The tour was really well done and the interview process was pretty quick."
"how low stress the interview was (the doctor who interviewed me was soo nice and provided great feedback to my answers)"
"The campus tour"
"facilities, reputation, students"
"the campus & students (it's not just DO students on campus, but also undergrads and PA students)"
"the interview was really laid back and that was nice because it was calming."
"Everyone was nice, good facilities, good residency placements, students seemed to genuinely like it there."
"The enthusiasm of the students, the PBL continuum"
"great atmosphere, quiet area, problem based learning track looks great"
"student doctor continuum"
"Conversational interview"
"DPC style learning"
"Interview, facilities, and curriculum"
"Facilities, PBL path, current students"
"interviewer was friendly"
"Student body collectiveness"
"My interviewer put me at ease, made sure I was relaxed and myself."
"The OMM room, the anatomy suite, the standardized patient training rooms, the friendliness of the students"
"Campus (I'm attending school in a large urban area so it is nice to see grass). Facilities. Residency matching rates."
"Nice atmosphere and very friendly faculty/students"
"anatomy lab"
"The students in the school appreared intelligent and outgoing. The facilities were pretty nice as well."
"Beautiful campus, undergrad life, academic and athletic facilities. Big anatomy and OMM lab. Cool robots to practice on. They have an alternate learning track called the Doctor Patient Continuum, where students work together in groups of 10 and are required to teach themselves and each other instead of learning in lecture halls."
"The tour - facilities, pt simulators, campus, etc"
"The relaxed atmosphere, how willing students are to help each other out. "
"The location and atmosphere. Student friendly."
"The laid back atmosphere of the school and that the interviewer really tried to make me feel as comfortable as possible. I really enjoyed talking to him!!!"
"Only the anatomy lab, which is very nice."
"Great interviewer, not out to trick you, but instead put you at ease and let you be yourself. Fantastic tour guides who were knowledgable and excited about the school. "
"The school had a great little campus, in a very nice area. The four medical school buildings are in a different area than the rest of the undergrad campus. The med school recently renovated their interiors, so everything is new and updated (very pleasing to the eye). They are affiliated with 46 Hospitals!! Students and Admissions Staff were extremely friendly! Provided interviewees with their school's catalog, which provided information on every aspect of the school possible (from tuition, to course descriptions, and hospital affiliations). "
"My interviewer, the students and faculty members were all lively and animated people with diverse interests. The staff and faculty were passionate about education at NYCOM and emphasized that the curriculum is continuously evolving. The school seems very responsive to student needs, and the facilities are beautiful. The students were friendly, relaxed and helpful. It seems like a great place to study."
"The friendly nature of the students, administrators, and professors."
"The school was pretty nice, everyone was very friendly"
"The students we met were extremely passionate and engaged. They really seemed like people who would challenge and inspire me. The DPC curriculum was stressed. It's rigor both impressed and scared me. The clinical rotations and hospital connections appeared to be very strong. "
"laid back interviewer.. sweet guy. all the resources available to students. modern facilities. lectures taped. "
"3 Buildings and a very nice campus, Interviewer/tour guides/admissions were all very friendly, the robot-patients that you can work with while you are a student, the DPC program"
"Nice new OMM lab, other facilities nice too. "
"The facilities, how happy the students seemed, how laidback the faculty we interacted with seemed to be."
"Facilities, PBL curriculum"
"facilities are wonderful, anatomy lab was great, student ambassadors seem very motivated and happy, fellow interviews appeared very bright, wonderful feeling from professor speech, great atmosphere and vibe :)"
"They have strong research support and opportunities compared to other osteopathic schools. The option to do the Doctor-Patient-Continuum education tract instead of the traditional lecture tract. However, none of the students we talked to were in the tract. "
"how much the school has improved in the last couple of years...ie. technology, new rug in library, landscaping"
"I loved the school. The OMM lab was amazing, the support they offer for students was outstanding. "
"their technology and new systems curriculum (the PBL seemed a little too unstructured)."
"People were very nice. Interviews were very informal and relaxed - mostly just chatted about interesting things I'd been involved in. Campus is very pretty. Tour was good, and they let us see a cadaver in the lab."
"Facilities"
"Friendly staff. They really tried to put us at ease the whole time"
"OMM room"
"Clinical rotations, STAN the robot, match list "
"The upbeat attitude of faculty, staff, and students"
"great facilities, opportunities to do research, cutting edge technology everywhere"
"Student's enthusiasm, helpful staff. "
"the students were sooo friendly, the facilities were great, the location is beautiful, overall a really nice place to spend four years"
"The technology, location, nice student body. We went to the anatomy lab and I was really impressed by that cadavers' paradise. :) I would not mind to spend my next 2 years in that school."
"The location, the anatomy and OMM labs. everyone was really friendly and made me feel welcome."
"School was more modern than i thought, friendly students, nice residency matching, comfortable campus"
"OMM lab is beautiful and new, robotic and actor patient interactions in first two years."
"The administration staff was very nice"
"There were many attractive females. Everyone seems approachable and smiles. It's in a pretty, woody, relatively secluded, relaxed area, but still within a reasonable distance to NYC."
"The basketball courts on campus were in perfect shape. The robotic patients Stan and Ped."
"I was impressed with the diversity of students on the campus, the facilities seemed decent, if not spanking new, at least up to date."
"The students all seemed really happy to be there, and were enjoying their medical school experience."
"The facilities were great. Nice and quiet location. Workshop rooms that were set up like doctor's office (to practice patient interaction skill) was really impressive. They were like real doctor's office. Robotic patient and all the tech. they have plus anatomy lab was awesome. Students were really cordial and greet us during the tour. Students wished us ''good luck'' while we were waiting for the interview. "
"Streaming videos, OMM lab is nice, good match and clinical rotations, know graduates who are great physicians"
"I was very pleased to see how NYCOM is consistently pushing to be on the cutting edge of technology. Robot-patient thing, massive amount of mock interviews, and streaming lectures (although most schools have this now). The clinical rotations and match list are also quite impressive. I also really like the fact that NYCOM conducts research. NYCOM's health center had the capabilities to treat students with OMM. That really shows they stand behind what they are teaching. Also, it is very superficial but I really liked that there were so many windows in the OMM lab (I really like natural lighting) and I am not sure but I think there were windows in the Gross lab as well. It looks like students are give a lot of opportunities to get a great education."
"The facilities, cultural diversity of the students, and that there are many students that are older and with families. "
"mock doctors offices, omm lab, technology"
"the facilities"
"students and staff were very friendly"
"Everyone seemed very enthusiastic and happy that they chose NYCOM."
"All the students seemed very happy to be happy to be part of NYCOM."
"I felt that everyone at the school was very happy and very friendly. Several people, students and staff, stopped and made comments while we were waiting. The campus is really nice, very wooded."
"The people were nice, faculty was nice. Very encouraging and good facilities. Video streaming is good incase you miss class, and you get your choice of choosing how you want to learn the curriculum"
"The students on campus seemed very happy and my interviewer (Emergency Medicine Physician) was such a sweet man and it was nice to know he was part of the faculty. Also, the actor-patients are a great way to get your feet wet in the patient-physician interaction."
"promise to build a new gym for next year The school was very tech. orineted and everyone was really nice to me. No one in the interview session was a cut throat mediclone at all. E"
"You get to pick your education (Problem Based Learning vs. Traditional lecture-based). Nice people. In your fourth year, you can do rotations all over the country (I met a student who had just come back from Hawaii). Diversity: lots of non-traditional applicants. It made the interview day fun. "
"Everyone was verry nice at the school from student guides to admissions officers, the campus is serene "
"Students were really nice and they were really honest, answering any questions"
"The Anatomy lab and OMM lab were available and open for students to study almost any time. the students are enthusiastic and friendly. Everyone seemed to know each other by first name. Student tour guides were intelligent and very encouraging. Cafe was small but smelled good. The school recently did renovations and they have a huge study room."
"The admissions staff and student ambassadors made me feel very welcome and were helpful in answering questions"
"It wasn't ''play time at medical school.'' The studnets were really nice, but focused and intelligent."
"The location, the enthusiam of the current students. The facilities are seemingly high-tech"
"The beautiful campus, the solid curriculum"
"The campus is located off city."
"The school has some great facilities and everybody seemed nice. A couple people came up to me before the interview to wish me good luck."
"Some of the facilities."
"Everyone was friendly: interviewer, tour guides, the seven other applicants. Many places, including anatomy lab, are open late for any study marathons etc. The area around the school is quite nice. "
"Stan and Ped (though I knew about them before, they were pretty cool to see up close), clinical affliations, overall student body (very warm and receptive)"
"variety in clinical rotations"
"EVERYTHING - location, the campus, facility (high-tech!), people, student ambassador, the interviewers. they hand out the last year's student residency match list - obviously very proud of it."
"The friendliness of the interviewer, hearing about how there are robot simulators and also virtual lectures online (right after the actual lecture is made it is uploaded onto a computer). The OMM labs are large and nice. The cafe is good, but expensive. The quiet study is pretty nice as well. Good technology (state of the art?)"
"The quality of the facilities and the enthusiasm of the staff."
"Nice Campus and location, state of the art facilities and technology everywhere"
"great technology, location near major city, good people -- everyone i met, both at the school and other interviewees were great."
"Match list and Stan. Students get into residencies at some amazing universities. 50% match into primary care and 50% into specialties. Wireless internet and other technological availabities at this school and the fact it is associated with a larger university."
"The school has some great facilities and everybody seemed nice. A couple people came up to me before the interview to wish me good luck."
"How high tech the school is. They have streamlined lectures, top-notch simulated robots."
"The school has amazing facilities, and the students seem very happy."
"The facilities- video streamlined lectures, robotic patient, anatomy labs, and the location"
"Cohesive student body, felt like one big family"
"Enthusiasm and honesty of tour guides"
"NYCOM has a beautiful campus. Everyone is so nice. The students were super enthusiastic; there is parking availabilities; the faculty is willing to work with you; everything is laid out - there is a brief financial aid session! The area has lots of places to shop both materials- and food-wise."
"Nice anatomy lab and OMM labs. Very nice students and interviewers. Stress free interview. Contrary to popular belief on SDN, several students did stop by and chat with us while we were waiting at admissions office and were friendly!"
"the technology, new facilities, friendly atmosphere and the campus"
"pretty campus, match list"
"New technology, got to talk to someone from the OMM fellowship program"
"Diversity, close proximity to NYC, friendliness of LI people! "
"Technology"
"the other students raving over the closeness of the class, great lab facilities, all state of the art "
"It has some great resources - STAN, nice OMM lab, and all of the lectures are streamed so you can watch them anytime. The location is also key, suburbs within 30-45 min of NYC."
"Assoc Dean was walking by and stopped to say hello and spoke with me and another student for some time. He actually answered a very important question for me that nobody was able to answer."
"School is located in Long Island and the campus is beautiful. The class is big but its very diverse. The DO who interviewed me was the nicest doctor ever : )"
"The clinical rotations.... some of them are at top hospitals, the online lectures, OMM lab, and anatomy lab"
"technology, students, location, tons of parking, great area, admissions staff is great. Tour guide showed us the anatomy lab, cadavers, omm lab- this made me excited to start med school"
"The facilites look nice. Lecture halls, anatomy lab, availability of streaming lectures etc. all modern with integrated technology (even when compared to DMU!) I was impressed with the Stan and Peda patient models as well as the clinical practice set up. The problem based learning type pathway was also appealing. Also, the affiliation hospitals are second to none for DO schools, which is advantageous to competitive residency placement."
"The students seemed very friendly. The schools is very diverse and the campus is in a pretty location. Good NY residencies."
"School is technologically advanced- have robot simulated patients"
"The campus is the most beautiful I have ever seen. It is like being the middle of a forest. The facilities are very clean and look new (don't forget the school was funded recently in 1977). The school is 30 minutes from Queens if you know how to get there. Basically, any major department store/ restaurant is within close driving distance. As soon as you get out of Old Westbury and into the city, you'll get anywhere. This is New York. We have tons of subways, trains and busses. While the school only has 2 buildings they seem to use, the buildings are large. Surprisingly, the school has a high tech simulated patient they let you use. I know this since they charge you a special fee to use this robot. Before the interview, they gave you the residency listings for 2004 and I was very impressed with the wide choices of residencies DOs were able to obtain (ER, orthopedic surgery, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics etc..) This openness impressed me. The 4 medical schools I interviewed at didn't even give you this info! They also gave you a whole lecture on how much to school will cost and about financing options. What I enjoy most about the school is the laid back attitude the students and faculty seem to have. It's hard to explain what I mean, but you can feel it in the air. I really don't care about the large class size of 260 since I am used to large class sizes and they do get good residencies anyways. It is little concern to me how long I cut up a cadaver or how long I can speak to a lecturer. What really matters is what kind of residencies I can get. This is one of the most underestimated schools in the nation and I was happy to get accepted on June 23rd. Also, the school is the only one I know with a very fair admissions department. I got a 31 MCAT, 3.73 avg and Biochem major and all the Med. Schools rejected me. This was the only one I got in to! Thank G-d for one fair school out there!"
"The interviewer, staff, students guides, and fellow interviewees were very friendly and unpretentious, and the atmosphere was relaxed. The interveiw felt more like a discussion than an interview. I felt comfortable there. And the OMM and anatomy labs were the best that I have seen."
"The personability of students, faculty and staff. Everyone was very encouraging and willing to talk. Everyone was supportive and it allowed for a more relaxed feel. My interviewer was very enthusiastic about my file and was very easy to talk to."
"OMM Lab was great...so much natural light..windows all over. imaculate. Anatomy lab was good too. The campus overall is very nice. Lots of parking unlike the state school i went to for undergrad. Very up to date with technology. "
"The encouraging students and the wonderful staff. The lunch was very good and the campus is high tech. Stan the robot is cool."
"-Pretty campus -Metropolitan New York rotations -Clinical facility on the campus -Enthusiastic tour guides -Large number of students of color and muslim students -African American woman dean (never mind who she's related to) "
"Everyone seemed very down to earth and positive about the school."
"The students, and my fellow interviewees. Students were very friendly and excited about their school. The other interviewees seemed like people I could be happy with at a medical school as well."
"The admissions office personell were organized, they spoke to us in advance notifying us of the events scheduled for the day. The labs seemed great. The students were excited and friendly."
"great facilities, best omm lab i have seen, nice anatomy lab, lecture hall was nice; basically all buildings were in great condition and everyone seemed friendly and happy to be there"
"I was impressed by the campus overall, the facilities are very nice, the anatomy lab was well lit by natural light. Nice OMM lab, not as nice as UNE though."
"The enthusiasm of the medical students on campus."
"They have a large list of affiliations with great hospitals; the teachers were nice; "
"The area is pretty and all school activities are in one or two buildings, not spread apart. Compared to other DO schools, I do not think they do a good job with their interview day. But don't pick your school based on the rooms they sit you in to wait or the food they serve for lunch. The hospital rotations are good and it looks like residency match is too. "
"nice OMM lab"
"Everyone I met was really nice"
"The facilities, staff, and students"
"How technologically advanced all the facilities are, many of the students went out of there way to come and introduce themselves and wish us luck"
"The incorporation of newer technology, the OMM lab, and the people."
"My interviewer had lunch with us prior to the interview. He was a wonderful person, very kind and genuinely interested in us. The student who gave the tour was very informative and pleasant. The school, overall, is impressive, especially the OMM lab and the simulated patient lab."
"OMM lab, students' attitudes, clinical rotation sites."
"I enjoyed talking to the students who gave us a tour of the school. They seemed upbeat and really excited about osteopathic medicine."
"the students are all friendly & generally love their school, the faculty/facilities are top-notch, the area is fantastic for residencies"
"Area, OMM and Anatomy labs, students, interviewer"
"The student ambassadors were wonderful, as were the admissions staff. The anatomy lab seems well equipped, as do the lecture halls."
"technology - OMM lab is amazing, their "robot" patient"
"they keep telling you to relax b/c the interview is painless and it is(at least mine was) but that doesn't make you any less stressed! They also have a real cool robot to practice on."
"High tech amenities, friendliness of staff and students"
"I was positively impressed by the 2nd year medical student who took us on the tour. She was great for getting questions answered, and we got to see the OMM lab, the Anatomy lab, and the ICC (Institute for Clinical Competence). The other interviewees were impressive as well, as I noticed that I had a lot in common with many of them. The NYCOM match list and the breadth of rotation sites where one can learn in the 3rd and 4th years is important. Also, an interviewer ate his lunch with us and spoke to us, very conversationally, about his life in medicine. He seemed like he would be a very good teacher/mentor at the school. I have the utmost respect for people who don't always need the barriers of rigidity and heirarchy, but rather, show a humane willingness to reach out to all. That, to me, explemplifies what osteopathic medicine should be about. "
"The technology of the school is off the hook, and the students and faculty are all very generous. Some students told me that everyone is generally happy at NYCOM."
"The available resources and the expanding technologies. Also, the staff are EXTREMELY supportive and are pretty much always available."
"Lots of parking, how friendly the students were."
"The friendliness and openness of everyone as well as the size of the technology on campus."
"Friendly staff, students. Nice campus, close proximity to majot hospitals for rotations etc."
"The students were very friendly and seemed really happy there. The facilities were among the best I've seen."
"Diversity of student body, politeness of staff, "
"Overall, I liked the school a lot. Everybody was very calm and down to earth. The staff was wonderful. The students were very sweet and gave a wonderful tour. My interviewer looked very intimidating and he was, according to other students. However, he was very nice and sweet to me."
"Location is great and there seems to be a lot of great opportunities for the clinical rotations."
"The campus is beautiful! The students who led our tour were very nice and helpful; they also helped to put us at ease for our interviews. The students seemed genuinely happy."
"The facilities for the most part were great, the faculty and staff were very friendly, and the improvements being made in the program were impressive."
"Nice School, Friendly People."
"The OMM lab is really great. The anatomy lab was in good shape and there is a low ratio of students to cadavers. "
"There was very little that impressed me about NYCOM. Our student guide was very helpful in answering questions, but there wasn't anything special that would make me want to attend."
"Clinical Sites and Residency Match Results. Many SUNY Binghamton students (SUNYS in general) enrolled at the school."
"Location, Location, Location"
"great labs, especially OMM lab, nice and quiet campus, very friendly students, faculty, and administration--everyone seems very eager to help in any way"
"The friendless of my interviewer. He really wanted to make me feel relaxed."
"LOVED the campus - it was beautiful. I liked that NYCOM is housed within three buildings situated very close to one another. The library is small but they work hard to keep the most updated information there. Campus is wireless which is great, OMM lab is fabulous! I loved it. The day was casual and informative, and students and staff alike were very nice."
"The campus was beautiful and outdoorsy"
"the students are so extremely nice! random students were stopping by in between classes just to say hi and ask if we had questions for them. and we had the best tour guide ever!"
"Students on campus were really friendly and seemed to really like the school, the anatomy lab, and the OMM lab. The diversity of the student population."
"My interviewer was awesome! Very easy to talk to and gave me a lot of good information. I also was impressed by the students giving the tour."
"The students were friendly and seemed very happy at NYCOM. The matchlist is good. The clinical rotations are strong, especially since most of them are in the NYC metro area. A lot of the classes have streaming online lectures which is really nice. There are lots of research opportunites. Also, they offer a good deal of fellowships, at least more than most other schools that I visited. Ample parking space is available. Faculty and administration were very nice. Also, for such a large class, I had gotten the impression that faculty do make an effort to get to know each student. "
"the other intervewiees were nice (had 3+ hours to get to know them), OMM lab is sufficient, wireless campus"
"The campus was nice. The students seemed focused at the school. The hospitals which NYCOM is affiliated with are top rated."
"The OMM lab. The students who gave us the tour all seemed like wonderful people. They seemed happy to be there. The fellowship program is also impressive. "
"The students were very friendly and the ones who showed us around campus were very honest and sincere. The campus is woodsy. The anatomy lab is nice. We were able to observe a team of students working on a cadaver."
"The administration, the students and the interviewer were all very nice and made us feel as comfortable as possible."
"nice location, it seems that school was build in the middle of the park. Everybody was very friendly and helpful."
"How friendly everyone was, the technology on campus, the ample free parking. :0)"
"Real nice interviewer, the opportunities in residency, and the size of the parking lot."
"The school's all wired, lectures online, diversity of students, student body didn't appear too stressed, OMM lab, lots of parking!"
"the reception given by the admissions committee,and the enthusiasm of the med students giving the tour"
"Technological advancements in medical education at NYCOM, happiness and comaraderie of students, focus on aspects of personality and interests, as opposed to GPA and MCAT, during the interview"
"The location of the school. "
"Both people who interviewed me were great, really friendly and made sure I felt at ease. The student who gave the tour was great too, and you could tell he loved the school. I also liked the two separate interview process, it gave you the chance to mention things in the 2nd interview that you might have wanted to say but forgotten in the 1st. "
"the current students enjoyed their academic and personal experience at nycom"
"The technology."
"interviewers and students were very nice, well spoken and genuinely proud of school, the school's focus on improvement "
"My Interviewers, the secretary, staff, and few students I came across were SOOOOO down to earth, very nice, and very helpful. Even though ppl complain about the library being small, it is, but the school has a lot of study spaces (rooms, cubicles etc.)in other places."
"really nice people, the interview was relaxing as well"
"OMM Lab, new facilities"
"The clinical rotations the third and fourth-year students are involved in. They are top-notch. The residencies are really good too. The campus was very nice. The students also have two parties during the school year: Osteoblast (at the beginning of the year) and Osteoclast (end of year). I thought that was a cute idea!"
"Buildings were all new and really nice, the diversity of the students, internet is all wireless on campus and all lectures are on streaming video"
"The IT industry is really well integrated into the DO ciricullum. The atmosphere was very relaxing. All the facilities were very modern, the cafe had good food and the lecture halls were all wireless. NYCOM is located strategically in a nice area with everything availabel within a 5 mile radius. The admissions dean was really nice and really answered all our questions before we were done for the day."
"The interviewers were pretty laid back. the atmosphere is not very competitive. also, the classrooms are wired, lectures are taped and can be found on cd-rom as well. "
"everybody was very nice, campus was small but nice"
"The students seemed happy. They felt that the faculty was there to *teach* rather than do research or other "stuff"."
"The student tour guides were nice, seemed bright, and appeared to have genuinely choosed osteopathy as a first choice, not as a second route be ause they could not get into an MD medical school"
"the OMM lab"
"everything"
"The up-to-date technology of the school."
"up to date technology, every lecture is taped and put in the library and on the web, every student is guaranteed a residency"
"The location! It's a beautiful campus and the area is gorgeous. Housing is not as bad as they make it sound. There are affordable places to rent within 20 minutes away from the campus."
"The facilities are modern and the school is well-kept. The campus consists of only three buildings, besides those belonging to the undergraduate institution, allowing for less time spent traveling from building to building. The OMM lab is state-of-the-art and the Anatomy lab is well-kept, spacious, and well-organized. There is plenty of room allotted to silent study and the students genuinely seem happy. I was told by one of the students that, "The education here will blow you away." The new dean is really an asset. She is very accomplished in the field of Osteopathic Medicine and plans to take NYCOM head-on into the 21st century. "
"the streaming videos of the lectures, and how technological up-to-date the school is"
"All the kids seemed very enthusiastic about the school and were upbeat, appeared sincere, very helpful when asked questions"
"friendly, supportive student environment"
"Every student I talked to says the clinical rotations are excellent. Basically, you're doing rotations at some of the best hospitals in the region."
"The buildings are relatively new."
"i already knew quite a bit about school"
"diversity of class, all lectures can be accessed online, lots of parking for students"
"How close everything is to eachother, you dont have to walk very far to get to the library, which is where you'd be spending most of the time~"
"How modern the school is "
"The new building is very nice, the use of computer technology in the education process is very impressive, the student body is very diverse, and some of the rotation sites are well-respected. Many students go on to do specialty residencies, but other DO schools have higher percentages of students doing so (e.g., PCOM's 52%). Also, Barbara Ross-Lee is wonderful. A true visionary!"
"Good student diversity & decent facilities. Students seemed happy with their choice of attending NYCOM...supposedly, the MS-3 and 4 rotations are supposed to be excellent. Our tour with a student was by far the highlight of the day....she took us around the school and we spent some time in the anatomy lab where we had the chance to talk with other students."
"MY INTERVIEWER CAME ON THE TOUR WITH US, SO I GOT A CHANCE TO SHMOOZE HIM."
"INCREDIBLE, NEW FACILITIES. The OMM Lab, and Anatomy Lab were spacious, well-arranged, and well-kept. The entering class is large, but the auditoriums where lectures are given were accommodating with ethernet access at every seat, and there is adequate study space (given the large study room, and group study rooms) for the students."
"very warm environment, students seemed happy, that the new DEAN BARBARA ROSS-LEE has really turned the school around and made it more student friendly, quality of rotations"
"i didn't stay for the tour, but the pictures I saw of the OMM lab were pretty impressive"
"Clinical affiliations 3rd year, students I spoke to were very friendly."
"The OMM lab, the internet link ups in the lecture halls and study halls, notes and lectures available on the internet, hospital affiliations"
"The PDA project, and the hospitals that you are able to rotate through as a third year."
"OMM lab"
"The fact that all lectures and labs are videotaped and the replays are offered on tapes in the library and through an online database."
"OMT lab, the new building"
"The OMM Lab and the hospitality of the staff"
"The country-like setting of the campus made it seem relaxing. Also, they have a block system that structures the curriculum."
"The OMM Lab is new and very impressive New lecture halls (NYCOM 3 building is very nice) Learned about the clinical affiliations and post-doc opportunities"
"Very straightforward, no feedback about the answers"
"it was just a one-on-one through zoom so I wouldn't be able to say"
"The interviews were severely delayed."
"My interviewer went down a straight list of questions, so it was hard to tell if it was really open file? They did not ask about anything from my primary or secondary"
"They talked up the by schools board and match rates. Didn't mention they board scores. This year will me there first class to match. Military match was 6/6."
"Not sure my interviewer had seen my file, not sure if it was negative he was just not familiar with anything I said"
"the facilities could have been more up-to-date but not terrible"
"8 people per cadaver in anatomy labs"
"My interviewer seemed to be more nervous than I was, and avoided making eye contact. It was a very awkward experience. He also kept looking at the clock several times and did not seem interested in what I had to say at all. Also, because of the changes coming up with the curriculum, they were not able to answer many questions. Everything was "we are not sure". During the tour we did not get enter many parts of the school. We stood in front of the door while the student explained what was inside. (library, study area, simulation center)."
"Large amount of focus on and hyping of OMM"
"If you were in your interview you missed the information that was given by the speaker during that time."
"Honestly, nothing. I do wish we were provided lunch though. The refreshments weren't enough to stop my belly from grumbling between 8:30 and 1:30pm :/"
"Nothing."
"Rural area"
"Could have provided more information on the interview process."
"the high cost of tuition"
"A lot of students and not a lot of cadavers"
"commuter school"
"because the interview was so short, i felt like i didn't do as great of a job. i had answered all the questions in 10-12 minutes. then my question took about 3 minutes for them to answer so i was out in 15 minutes."
"Very high tuition, not sure how well regarded the school is outside of NY"
"My interviewer was very strange and made me feel like every answer was insufficient or wrong"
"small campus, mostly a commuter school"
"They did not provide us with enough information about the school/process."
"Gym"
"Cost of attendance"
"Class size (n=300+)"
"Cost of school. Class size of about 300"
"The cost of living in the area"
"small library. large student body."
"Tuition. Small Osteopathic library, but main library is fine. Lunch consisted of yogurt, granola bars, and weird muffins. Osteopathic cafeteria is small. No on-campus hospital, but there are plenty of hospitals in the area. Outdoor track is simply an asphalt surface around a lacrosse field."
"tuition"
"N/A"
"Cost. "
"The admissions guy who talked, the interviewer, the interview, the "lunch", the attendance policy"
"No hospital, housing on campus so no real sense of community. Buildings were not the nicest, but adequate. No gym. High tuition costs. "
"High price tag, but a lot of schools these days have tuitions in the 40k range."
"The anatomy lab seems like it will be crowded. Other than that the facilities are lovey and the mood is friendly, relaxed, casual and focused on learning. Great school."
"Nothing, everything was great!"
"High cost, no housing. "
"It is impossible to live within walking distance and there is no public transportation or shuttle. The prospect of driving everyday is not exciting (I don't own a car yet!). The facilities were sort of middle of the road compared to others I have seen. The price tag is very high."
"cost and class size (big and big)"
"The price, cost of living on the island, no on-campus housing, and I live in upstate New York so it's pretty far from my family which I'm trying to stay closer to"
"Huge class size, fail = throw out? Woman from the admissions office who talked to us was really nice, but everyone else in there is grouchy. Knew that going in through from when I tried to get app status over the phone. "
"Price"
"one interviewer guy could not stop talking.... if you were there, you know what I'm talking about :)"
"The very high expense, the lack of official student-housing help, the need to buy a car. There's no housing within walking distance, and the housing in the Old Westbury area is ridiculously expensive. "
"i have a bigger gym in my basement, too many students"
"library, 8ppl-cadaver, expensive"
"The interviewer. "
"The only thing that bothered me was that it was a looong day. Also the school is very expensive."
"Cost"
"Cadaver lab. I expected it to smell bad, but it was awful in there. I think they may not have had sufficient ventilation. "
"shabby lecture hall, below avg. anatomy labs/room with STAN robot. .really compact medical school for such a large class"
"The school is VERY expensive"
"NY weather."
"Very large class size, small facilities, one student was very negative."
"the financial aid handout with the tuition projections....scary amount of money!"
"The cost. Oh, man, the school is expensive!"
"How expensive it is to live in that area"
"small library, small "gym", big student class"
"The cafeteria is very small, so they aren't many choices, but I can just pack my lunch ;)"
"The interviewer seemed very uninterested until the very end of our interview. He kept staring at his notes while I spoke and responded in a very uniniviting monotone voice."
"As I was waiting for my taxi to arrive, professor Hahn (I believe this was her name) was yelling at a student who had parked in her parking space, got security to show up, and pretty much made an ass of herself (I'm not sure what she teaches). I'm not sure of the circumstances of the incident, but it was a bit alarming."
"Alot of sitting idle before being called for my interview."
"The campus looked very community college-like. Didn't get a chance to see the lecture halls, which are supposedly very nice. Nerdy looking students?"
"The surrounding town of Old Westbury is nondescript, though it is 22 miles east of Manhattan, the drive to the city is usually hampered by heavy traffic. The local area is supposed to be expensive (though I don't know why it should be) and also the tuition at the school is projected to increase 7% every year..."
"Neither the Financial Aid representative nor the head of the PBL pathway was there to speak to us. But it wasn't so bad because I hear that the financial aid lady is really blunt and tells you that you wont get much money anyway."
"The school is very expensive if you have to live in NY. No dorms in the campus. No problem if you live with parents like myself. "
"A lot! After asking some questions that my friends in medical school told me I should ask, I found out some things that really bother me. I asked students rather than the tourguides, because they are supposed to only tell you good things about the school, or at least neutral ones. So here's what concerns me: 1-They don't know what the cirriculum will be for next year. That worries me because med school is hard, and I want to know exactly how they're going to teach us. For this year, they are completely system based, which means they start out with a ''Fundamentals'' course, which according to the students was a MESS of whatever they felt you should know. There is only one exam per system, and then you have a re-test a week later. They said that 40 percent of the first year class failed the Fundamentals exam, and the same amount failed the neurology exam. That is a lot for me, and apparently the exam was not reflective of the material presented in class. It even contradicted some of it! To make that even more concerning, the students said that the only thing they're sure will change for next year is that they are getting rid of re-tests, so that means that you're dependent on one exam for 6 weeks of lecture. Doesn't seem fair. Especially if the exams aren't ''fair'' to begin with 2-The dean will only meet with students as a whole class in class meetings. There is no open dorr policy, and you can't make an apointment with him unless you are failing out. 3-They are supposed to post the slides on the internet for each lecture ahead of time, as well as have the printed handouts waiting for you in your mailbox, but unfortunately the students said that for the last system they haven't had the notes online or in the mailboxes until AFTER the lecture. It just seems like NYCOM makes a difficult experience even more difficult, as well as unorganized Also... the cost is insane!!"
"The first thing that negative thing about the school was the location. 35+ miles or so out of Brooklyn, Long Island didn't feel like it had a lot going on that I would be interested in. It was just rich suburbia. Most of the students I talked too said they came to NYCOM because they are from Long Island or the New York City area and wanted to stay there. It seemed more about location to anyone I met than anything else and the location didn't impress me. The campus was not warm, inviting or pretty. None of the students besides our hosts smiled or greeted our tour group. The gross anatomy lab appeared to be fairly cramped and there were 6 people to a body which seems like a lot compared to other schools. The class size is huge (300 students) and there wasn't any common areas that students could collaborate together. The cafeteria looked as if it could fit maybe a 100 people at maximum capacity. After adding in the cost of living and expected expense (with a potential 7% increase in tuition a year) NYCOM's estimated cost was ~$63,000. Which means that average student will have about a quarter of a million dollars in debt (not including accrued interest) from the school. "
"The student ambassadors were not very friendly or warm."
"the tuition"
"library really small"
"USMLE first time pass rate is a little low. However, the interviewer told me that they are currently working to bring it back up."
"The size of the acutal medical facilities."
"Small library and its really expensive."
"The financial aid woman is a bit intense and slightly rude, more so during the open house then the interview session but still kinda scary. The anatomy lab doesn't seem to be ventilated very well."
"Small library No gym until 2007 Only 1 big lecture hall and one big OMM lab"
"Facilities, Financial Aid Lady, Wait time for Interview (I was in afternoon session and waited for 1+ hours until I had my interview- Last person to go)"
"Lecture rooms look kind of run down/neglected/not maintained. A student who was doing the tour said that about 60% of students DON'T GO TO CLASS (because you can get streaming lectures online later in the day). The medical school campus is three buildings. Tuition is FORTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 07-08, WITH AN AUTOMATIC 7% INCREASE EVERY SINGLE YEAR!!!!!! Mandatory student health insurance is ~$3,000, with an AUTOMATIC 10% INCREASE EVERY YEAR! The woman from financial aid was very very VERY blunt. She said that if our parents aren't helping us pay for med school, we should reconsider NYCOM. She also said: ''If you're parents aren't going to be helping you, and you have bad credit, NYCOM is not the place for you. You don't want to come here.'' The school offers NO financial aid.. no loans, no grants...nada. Cafeteria is SOOO TINY. I don't think it can hold even half of their entering class (~320). The Problem Based Learning program. In it, you don't even take Biochemistry as a foundation to build off of. The only class you take outside of the PBL seminars and things is OMM and Anatomy. My interviewer apparently teaches in several different courses.... made me question the size of their faculty... No on campus housing. The students there didn't look like doctors-to-be. They looked like freshman and sophomore undergraduates..."
"there is no shuttle bus that takes you from train station to the campus! Unless you bring your own car, you have to take a cab for five minutes and pay $11+ for it!!!"
"No gym, no housing, you must have a car!! The nearest housing is at least a 10 minute drive. Library was small!"
"The library was very small"
"The campus seems small and a bit homogeneous. People seemed to go there because of the location mostly."
"The interviewer. Read directly from a list of questions, and he was definitely rushed, stopping my answers short of when I was done b/c he was worried about all the people he had to interview before he had to leave. It was first time interviewing at the school and he was a PhD, unsure how well he understood the profession. I wanted to make it more of a conversation, and so did he, but he was worried about time constraints. Nice gentleman, though."
"The tour guides were not every enthusiastic about their school, the anatomy was not very well ventilated, Sharing of bodies between first and second years. "
"The library is very tiny."
"That the taxi cab drivers don't know where NYCOM is and the price of the cabs is ridiculous"
"NO VEGETARIAN LUNCHES!!! grrr.. "
"The study area appeared uninviting, almost gloomy. Otherwise, all the facilities were great. It could be just my perception."
"The library because it's verrrry small."
"large student body, some current students were discouraging about the school"
"nothing really. library is small but there is a nice study area. no fitness center - just an area with some equipments. "
"Rumors about the faculuty not sticking around for long. Also the gym and library are small and not suitable for studying. Students not doing so well on the board examinations."
"the high cost of living and tuition. "
"only drawback that i can see is that there isn't a hospital on-site."
"There are many: the lecture halls were nothing like other schools' modern lecture halls and seemed a bit worn down. 320 students next year. 6-8 people/cadaver. 10% attrition rate!! Board pass rate in the 70s!! Some students seemed distraught about choosing this school. Many seemed to go there because they lived in the tri-state area and didnt really pick it for academics, etc. The school is in Old Westbury which is an expensive area in Long Island, NY. There is nothing to do in the area and the city is an hour away, so you are pretty isolated. I question the academics and the integrity of your basic sciences education, especially based on the horrible board pass rate."
"That the taxi cab drivers don't know where NYCOM is and the price of the cabs is rediculous"
"Size of school. The med school is really really small. The library is also small. The floors seem like they are stacked on top of each other with narrow stairs leading from floor to floor. Also, in anatomy lab, there are 8 students to a cadaver, which is a pretty high number. Finally there is no student housing so everyone lives off-campus."
"The interview was incredibly stressful. I had difficulty understanding my interviewer, and when I asked about the robotic patients that were hyped all day, she said they did not have them ( which is untrue... they do have them and they are called STAN and PEDA)"
"The weird system where only 30 students out of the entire class are selected for the Problem Based Learning Section. It sounds good, but it seems as if the two groups are very isolated"
"Wait time, which you'll find every where so no big deal"
"tuition costs"
"The library is a bit small, but that's okay because I don't study well in libraries and it's sufficient for research. The gym is small, but I like to jog outdoors anyway."
"Lack of adequate study space; small library. Traffic getting out there is a nightmare."
"large class size (8 ppl per cadaver) "
"Didn't get a chance to see the gym. Want to know if it was really THAT small. "
"the gym and cost"
"It's more expensive than I thought. The library is tiny, however, you can use the NYIT undergrad library which is definetely more than sufficient."
"Seemed that the lady in the admissions office did not seem happy to be there. They don't have a very good gym, library is very small, the tutoring program is not very impressive and last but not least expensive area to live in (dah!! its New York)"
"Well, I know NYCOM outside of this interview and always held it in high esteem. Unfortunately they did NOT put their best foot forward that day and it made me re-think a lot of things. Basically I didn't feel like they were trying at all to impress us and that we were supposed to impress them. Other schools made it a point to say that we were interviewing them just as much as they were interviewing us. We were stuffed into a room for hourse, the financial aide lady didn't talk to us and they "lost the hand outs" she gave them to give us so we have no idea how much the school will cost overall. Also, the asst financial aide person was there but "doesn't speak in front of people"... ok then. They "didn't know" exactly what the cirriculum is like this year for lecture based students and "didn't know" what it will be like next year, esp since it's changed 3 times in 4 years. We weren't given the offer tosit in on any classes. The students admitted to not knowing eachother and fourth year still meeting people they've never seen. It seemed that there were too many students at NYCOM because of the location rather than because of the school. "
"tiny library, saddest-looking gym"
"The large class size is not ideal. However, its always up to the individual to remain either an anonomous member of the class or get involved in clubs, groups, volunteering etc."
"to be honest the class size is big... but no really big issues."
"It SEEMS that some of the students werent 100% being there, no as much class connecion because people live all over and commute to school"
"They make you wait outside the office for about 30 minutes before they bring you into a seperate room and begin talking about the school. There's only enough room for half of the students to sit down and the rest stand for 30 minutes. That's kind of rude even for a New Yorker like myself. The library was a joke (The first floor is about 100 X 30 feet). I didn't see too many computers there to use (about 10). You won't get too much attn. Class size is 260. There's probably a lot of students per cadaver. The school is kind of pricey for 35K first yr and expected 43K by the last year."
"The library is poorly ventilated and dungeon-like. The gym was disappointing, but they said that they had plans for renovating it. Also, NYCOM is located in Old Westbury, a very expensive neighborhood."
"That day it was hot in the building, and I was one of the last to be interviewed, so even if I wanted to relax and minimize anxiety, I felt very uncomfortable. Also, the students werent on campus because they were on break so we couldnt interact with many students but the ones there were helpful. Many of the facilities were closed."
"Nothing much except the living situations but thats not up to them. The town is upscale and nassau county is very expensive to live in. "
"-Huge class size (290) -While it was by far the most diverse student body I saw, the social scene seemed very segregated. "
"Small library/gym...not really a "campus" feel to it. "
"The campus is small, no dorm, I think the school with the largest class size (DO) should make an effort to organize dwelling for the students in any form."
"small library, expensive school, expensive area to live in, long wait between arrival and presentation, tour and interview."
"The office staff in admissions were VERY rude, unneccessarily so. The gym is laughable, they only have an antique set of dumbells as their freeweight set and the rest of the equipment was inadequate for a school of any size. The library is also quite small. The housing situation would provide a great deal of difficulty to any student who wasn't very well financed."
"Some facilities were a bit small (library, gym). But that doesn't really matter that much..."
"The facilities could have been better; the library leaves much to be desired; "
"The cost is awful. I lived in the midwest for my first 22 years, and recently moved to the east. I am still annoyed by how expensive life is out here and more so on Long Island. "
" I think there are way too many students in one medical school class."
"The students were taking exams so our tour was conducted by an admissions person."
"School is in middle of nowhere and small"
"Lack of affordable living in immediate area, little public transportation"
"We didn't get to see the gym and the library due to the heating being broken in the building that day, but I have heard that they are both pretty small and I wanted to check them out for myself. No big deal though."
"The school is a bit small, but not terrible. The financial aid representative was not there to give a presentation (we were given hand-outs), and the tour was a bit rushed."
"Interviewer, unorganized office of admission, organization, small facilities, location"
"For starters, the admissions office was pretty disorganized. The associate director really didn't want to talk because she was sick. Then we were informed that a representative from the financial aid would not be talking to us - so instead we were given a large packet of handouts. In addition, they only had one doctor to interview that day so they were scrambling to find a second doctor to interview. The campus is two small buildings, and the library is very small. Even though all students are required to get their own computer, the computer lab in the NYCOM library was done away with. There was a lot of waiting time - bring something to read."
"the gym & library are small "
"Traffic, definately need a car, lack of affordable housing nearby, gym was tiny"
"Very, very, very, very small school, and the student facilities (i.e. gym, library) are very limited, and some (housing) are non-existent."
"my interviewer was about an hr late and i was his first interviewee so he was rushed and flipping thru my application while i answered his questions"
"school is tiny, but I'm not sure it matters..."
"No one was there to talk to us about financial aid. I also felt like I could have gotten some more energy back at me during the interview itself. But I do realize that it was a long day! "
"Nothing really, except the long wait to be interviewed"
"Not too much. The weight room is REALLY small but they intend on expanding it. The lunch was NO good though, but that is to be expected at almost any interview I guess."
"Small gym, the library is small, but the students I spoke to said there's not necessary to go to the library since there are so many other quiet places to study."
"The stark decor of the buildings and lack of space compared to other schools."
"Small library, small weight room."
"Not much at all. "
"Everything was rushed, so we didn't have a lunch, or financial aid briefing. All we had was the tour and the interviews. And they have a small weight room"
"Negatively....hmmmm...oh yeah, the size of their fitness center! "
"Library and facilities seem rather small considering the class size is so large."
"The micro lab"
"Interview Day ends late at 3pm."
"THe admissions staff was rude, but I guess they do live in New York. The school is overpopulated. There are way too many students for the facilities. The study area is awful and is very full. THe students were extremely stressed out. They said that they get an average of 3 to 4 hours of sleep a night. All the tests taken are in a weeks time, so you have 8 tests in a week rather than spacing it out. Their pass rate for the COMLEX is very low compared to any other osteopath school. They do not have a lot of lab classes, slides are shown during lecture. There is no where close to live to the school. I want to live as close as possible since med students are on campus so much. The admissions director kept pushing that students can go into allopathic residencies. If I wanted to go into an allopathic residency I would have applied to allopathic schools! I found it very upsetting, it seemed like they were puting down their own profession. They wouldn't stop talking about money. We all know how expensive it was before we applied. They seemed like they are very unhelpful if students run into money problems. Other schools that I applied would give students emergency loans of upto 20,000 in two days if needed. I left very, very unhappy. "
"The lack of organization was annoying. The whole thing got started late, and we all sat in a room for three hours while we each got one 30 minute interview. Some of us were told that we would get a second interview later in the day, but that never came. The facilities were not very impressive either."
"Since I commute from Queens, living arrangements is not a problem. However, if you need to find housing near NYCOM, good luck! Make sure you take enough loans out because rent will cost you $12,000 a year, minimum. Contact the Financial Office."
"Waiting for interviewers and the presentation was too long."
"no on-campus housing, going there requires owning a car"
"Lack of affordable/closeby living options."
"Not much! Small library and practically non-exsistant gym, but NYIT recently built a new one which will be functional by fall."
"Other than a few of the rooms/labs, the school seemed old and outdated."
"nothing really.. the cost is a little scary but that is the least of my worries!"
"The study space and cafeteria were not the best. Class size is very large."
"The way the day was arranged, it seemed that we did a lot of just waiting in the conference room for things to start which was a little frustrating, especially since we were all there on time."
"The class size is huge, probably too large for me. I think, with the emigre physician program included, each NYCOM class size is roughly about 300 students. The library is the smallest library that I have seen so far. I don't think that's much of a problem for students though b/c I think most people study elsewhere. I also wasn't too impressed with the school's facilities. However,as a caveat, I might have come in with grander expectations of the school, based on what others have told me. The area is expensive to live in. The tuition. There is also a slight commuter feel to the school. "
"all other facilities were insufficient to handle 300 students per class, high cost of living on LI, lack of answers given concerning change in curriculum, aggressive and unfriendly therapist, oops I mean interviewer "
"There are nearly 300 students in the class. That's a little bit too much for me, but that's just me."
"My interviewer was curt and aggressive with some of his questions and statements. However, I believe, especially after talking with other interviewees, that he meant well and perhaps just wanted to see how we might react under a stressful situation."
"I was warned about the cafeteria and the library, but it wasn't a problem for me. I think it's sufficient. However, I didn't like the fact that there wasn't any welcoming speech or anything like that at the beginning of the day. After we gave our supplemental application and fees to the receptionist, we were all placed in a room to wait for our interview. I wished they had a brief NYCOM orientation video or something. Also, during my interview, I felt I wasn't given a chance to elaborate on my answers as much as I would have liked, because as soon as I answered her question, my interviewer would either cut me off to talk about herself or would ask a follow-up question. Cheap lunch, too."
"Before the interview , we were separated into two groups 5 people each. Our group had only one interviewer and we were done in 1 hour. Another group had 2 interviewers and we waited for them almost hour and a half in conference room."
"Very small school, remote location, very expensive, it did not have a very warm feel to it. During the middle of my second interview, the guy answered his phone, talked for a bit, hung up, made a call, hung up, got up and grabbed some paperwork to give to someone outside of his office. He never said excuse me or apologized. I found this to be somewhat unprofessional but I kept a straight face and just kept on talking. "
"Weather, gym(if you look hard enough you will find one), cafeteria food."
"Big class size, high tuition"
"size of the library and gym"
"Small gym and tasteless food in the cafeteria"
"The school seems to be very impersonal. My interviewer for example was more concerned with numbers than getting to know me as a person. "
"Yes the library is small and the gym is nonexistant BUT the undergrad school is building a new gym that will be open to NYCOM students and there is plenty of studying space throughout the school to make up for the library."
"the weather (very cold and rainy)"
"Nothing negatively impressed me. A lot of people complained about the library size, but they have all the material needed and there are other areas to study besides the library."
"the anatomy lab - bad ventilation as compared to other ones I've been in and several cadavers that were not being worked on were uncovered, large class size yet with a small campus, poor social life on campus, average passing grade on boards, it's been said but - small library"
"Well, the library is small but like I said there are many places NYCOM offers for studying (cubicles with cable internet connection) and the GYM is not really a gym (but they do have a nice discount for NYCOMers at a nearby gym)."
"tiny library"
"Size of library (SMALL!) and study space available. Also, no 24 hour study space available on campus and poor working out facility."
"The commute to the school (3 1/2 hours from Central Jersey plus traffic, which is horrendous!). I felt that both of my interviewers didn't get a chance to know me at all. They pretty much had me recite the history of osteopathy and what I thought it was. Not very fun. I was more stressed than usual b/c I had no idea there were two interviews, so I was caught off-guard completely!! The student ambassadors were ok, but they didn't seem too excited about the school. The class size is the second largest in the country for all med schools (~200 students) and the class didn't seem close at all. The library is really small, and the cafeteria is small and old. Living in LI is REALLY expensive too. So, yeah......... "
"it's been said before, but i'll say it again...the library and gym are small...but modern."
"The library is small, but there are many other quite study areas/private rooms available for the students."
"the size of the lecture halls, classrooms, and buildings. the buildings don't really look very modern. also, the study areas are very small. i don't know if this is because i'm used to attending a big school, but i didn't feel comfortable in such a small school. what's even more unappealing is that despite the size of the school, the entering class is huge. the cafeteria is teeny, the gym is pathetic, and they've got 5 (i repeat 5) microscopes for students to use for anatomy class. "
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?