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  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Suwanee, GA
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Suwanee, GA
Individual Feedback 3 72 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 57
Negatively 7
No change 8

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.74 72

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.76 72

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
7.24 71

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 2
Virtual 1

Questions

How long was the interview?

Response # Responders
5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 7
20 minutes 11
25 minutes 11
30 minutes 26
35 minutes 6
40 minutes 2
45 minutes 6
50 minutes 2
55 minutes 1
60+ minutes 0

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 70
At a regional location 0
At another location 1

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 59
In a group 11

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 49
Closed file 22

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
1.69 70

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why do you want to pursue an Osteopathic Medical Education to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why PCOM-GA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your studying techniques?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you didn't get into medical school, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your leadership qualities and opportunities you have had for leading." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think weed should be legalized?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine and why specifically osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO and not MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you hear about GA-PCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a back-up plan if you don't get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about the research you did in undergrad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was asked on the sheet we filled out before the formal interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why PCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why PCOM-Georgia, and why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you improve your MCAT score that much?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain DNA to a 4th grader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do I want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to be a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Why Ga-PCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Osteopathic Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us a little about you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you see yourself living in a small town or major metropolitan area?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty are you interested?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you respond if you have a bad semester?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ask us questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked one question regarding my personal essay for the school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your undergrad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine? Why Do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What issues are going to become important in medicine in coming years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you learn about osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why could you contribute to Ga-PCOM if you came here? What could you contribute after you graduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific question about my file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think PCOM should offer you an acceptance? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a doctor, and why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you have to offer to the class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your problem-solving schools" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what are you doing right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did I find out about osteopathic medicine? PCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you are not accepted anywhere this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the DO that you know. Tell me about your work." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself, why medicine, why DO, and why Georgia? I hope you can remember all that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in Osteopathy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your undergraduate work at Louisiana State University." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brings you here? Why PCOM? Why Osteopathy? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"How do you plan to deal with stress in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who makes up the healthcare team?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think some parents might not want to vaccinate their children?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Follow up question pertaining to the 30-minute writing assignment at the beginning." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When does life begin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could start the entire admissions process over, what would you do differently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what specialty you would like to go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think marijuana should be legalized?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you interpret "holistic care"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time you failed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why PCOM-GA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something you love dearly, such as an activity or hobby, that you will have to give up in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How good are you with dead bodies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is your MCAT low? (it was still above the average for the school!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do I hope to accomplish?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O? Why PCOM-GA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about a coworker with whom you ahve worked that was difficult / did not perform and how did you work with him / her? how did you address issues?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do I plan to practice medicine in the South?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a situtaion when you were disappointed/things did not go as well as you wanted, and what you learned from it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain bad grades during undergrad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your background (I was from foreign country)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked me to just tell them about myself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was one of your most challenging courses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What changes do you expect to see in medicine - and not economic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you weren't accepted this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a difficult time in your life and if you worked through it, how did you do this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific question about my file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did your interest in medicine gradually grow over time with experience or was their a specific situation that prompted your interest?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the teants of osteopathy and why do want to be a D.O. instead of an M.D.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time in which you failed at something and what you learned from it. How did you move on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you failed a test? What other schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your interpersonal skills" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your wife feel about moving again?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did your first interest in medicine occur?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I want to work for a non-profit organization?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be an osteopathic doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else you want us to know about you? (at the end)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why doesn't your MCAT score match up with your grades?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what to expect in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you different from other applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to GA-PCOM" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your clinical and research experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strength?Weakness? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Why medicine and why specifically DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you believe are a physician's strongest qualities and what are their weakest qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say is your greatest strength and weakness." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you learn best?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about OMM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why be a doctor and not a nurse" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is responsible for opioid epidemic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you did poorly on an assignment" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your study habits?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When do you think life begins?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why PCOM GA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you apply to other schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about OMM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you laugh, and what makes you angry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your goal in being a physician? What field do you see yourself in 10 years? What field of medicine do you want to pursue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a bad experience when you worked as an EMT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell about a stressful time in your life and how you coped with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what were you like in grade school and high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a hardship or difficult situation you have faced." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did I do to improve my MCAT score by 6 points?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you will handle medical school's demands?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you apply to Allopathic schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why take more humanities courses? (I've already graduated and am taking random courses at a local university)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you study for the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty do you see yourself going into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you interested in phD program in academic medicine? (I had great experience with academic medicine during my undergrad)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What happened during semester X of your undergaduate? (in reference to lower grades)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your graduate school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you wish you could change about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you contribute to the next class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are your classes right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What stresses you out most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the deal with your MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do to further the profession other than be a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you didn't get an acceptance to any of the schools you applied to, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your MCAT scores (I took it multiple times)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine are you interested in? In that class did your teacher address the rising obesity rates across the world?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why PCOM-GA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you receive multiple acceptances how are you going to decide where to go?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one difficult experience you've had in your life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you tell us that we should know about you that is not a part of your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my undergraduate experience like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ask me about my MCAT and grades?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if someone asked you to help them die and they were terminally ill? If they were well? What if you were in a state where it was legal?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine? What specialty do you wish to pursue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain any bad grades" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you fix healthcare if you were President?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where Do you see yourself after PCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was no need for medicine anymore, what do you think you would do instead?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you want to be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of study do you want to learn more about to develop as a future physician that you think is lacking in current medical education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient only had a certain amount of time to live (eg. 8 months), would you tell them? If the patient told you that they didn't want to know, would you still tell them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever dealt with a very sick or dying patient, how did you handle it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you describe DNA to a 4th or 5th grader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain OMM to your grandmother?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you handle it when someone you were in charge of made a mistake?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is responsible for opioid epidemic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked what kinds of things I studied with my major" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were in a group and someone in the group wasn't doing their share of the work, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why get a MD instead of other doctoral degree?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think healthcare is a right or priveledge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty standard questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you feel is most responsible for the health of a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are problems with America's healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you laugh, and what makes you angry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethics question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about a specific problem in a field that one of my extracurricular activities was involved in. It was a very individualized question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discussed what I thought was an important issue in healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you specific with "personalized medicine"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your craziest EMT call / case" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What types of medicine are you interested in? Is there a specific location you'd like to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your favorite movies do you like? What extracurricular activity did you enjoy the most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At what point did you know your previous degree plan/major was not for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a difficult time in your life and how you overcame it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How was the healthcare in other countries that you lived in? (I had lived in two countries before coming over to the US)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you laugh?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ask us questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specifics about my file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle failure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a mother was against giving her child a vaccine, what would you as a doctor do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is it about you that we (PCOM) should know that really expresses why you should be here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you order a blood transfusion for a child with hemophilia if his or her parents were opposed to it on religuous grounds?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They seemed to be impressed with me as soon as I walked in! I'm an English major so was one of the interviewers. We seemed to hit it off right away. I never expected to love the interview so much!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you like to stay and practice in [X] town (Specific to the town in which I live)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you have to offer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something you've failed at and what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Experiencing the healthcare system in France along with your knowledge of the exposure to US healthcare, how would you say the two compare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did I feel about problem-based curriculum?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was a comment that they made at the beginning of the interview. It was something about how I'm a gator fan and how they hate gator fans. =) I was accepted a few days later so... its ok to be a gator fan!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most memorable experience as a medical assistant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine this scenario. You are admitted to medical school. You are taking an exam and you see somebody cheating. What would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you in a fraternity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you manage "near perfect" attendance (info in one of my LORs)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What role do you think you would play in the class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you plan to work while in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you get married right before you applied to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Talk about a time when you overcame a challenge with someone who did not like you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think makes a great physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you describe DNA to a 4th or 5th grader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you react in a situation with a non-compliant patient who is persistently seeing you, but refusing to make any lifestyle changes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if one of your patients was non-compliant with their medications?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most pressing problem in healthcare, and how would you solve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When does life begin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself (Only because I always find this question awkward to answer, and I didn't get any truly difficult questions.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest issue in healthcare currently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why get a MD instead of other doctoral degree?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most pressing issue in healthcare in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were too difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you feel is most responsible for the health of a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked a lot of difficult questions regarding my major." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a group of 6 people sharing a cadaver, 2 introverts, 2 extroverts, and two super type-A people, which would you be? How would you manage the slackers in the group?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you laugh, and what makes you angry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethics question: not difficult; just wasn't expecting it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you teach empathy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain DNA to a four-year-old?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about a coworker with whom you ahve worked that was difficult / did not perform and how did you work with him / her? how did you address issues?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were very difficult. It was a very conversational interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many school did you apply too? (because you have to spin it in a positive way!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no tough questions!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. I adequately prepared for the interview. But know "Why a physician?" and "Why D.O.?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain bad grades during undergrad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. They told me to ask them questions so they can better understand who I am. If I had more time, I would have thought of questions that truly represented me, but it worked out just fine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I went to an allopathic school, did I think that I would be able to provide the same type of compassionate care for which D.O. schools are known?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was one thing you wish you could change about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What happened to cause the bad grades? Be prepared to talk about them, if this applies to you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me why we should accept you at PCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you consider retaking the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you bring to your class that would maked the school accept you over an equally qualified applicant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were difficult, just be sure to have questions ready for the interviewers about the school, the area, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. All were straightforward, but some were based on my own file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something you've failed at and what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you describe your problem-solving skills?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, all straight-forward and based on my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something about yourself that we may not see in the file or on paper, something that really helps you stand out?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. The entire interview was very very conversational. This means that you can basically talk about what you want to talk about." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you give lethal injections? Perform abortions for women who were raped? Perform abortions in general?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about your MCAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain grades" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if not medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your reason for retaking the MCAT and what you did to improve?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, got a little grief for my MCAT, but in the most friendly way possible." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I already had 7 interviews before I had my interview with PCOM-GA, so I didn't do anything further than 1 mock interview with a friend." More from this Member | Report Response

"Practiced answering questions with friends and family" More from this Member | Report Response

"2 mock interviews, practiced with family." More from this Member | Report Response

"Used SDN questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Research and SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN student feedback, looked up information about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Previous interview, looked on SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed the interview feedback on here and Googled some other common med school interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practiced questions and answers with a family member" More from this Member | Report Response

"Did a mock interview, read PCOM's website, read SDN threads, watched youtube videos about interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN School research" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practiced questions posted on SDN. Watched videos about med school interviews, read a book about med school interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"I looked on SDN, the school's mission statement, and website; I wrote down questions and answered them in my head so I would have some sort of idea what my opinions were so they seemed at least somewhat well-informed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read through my app carefully." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN/mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read this page...reviewed the mission statement and goals." More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched about the school via the website." More from this Member | Report Response

"First interview ever within the first group of the season: mock interviews with a friend" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview Feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"20-30 mins of reviewing SDN interview feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"Answer sample interview questions that I Googled." More from this Member | Report Response

"Studied my personal application file, and try to be relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN and reviewing my file." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Researching the school & their mission, and mock interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed my application and essays" More from this Member | Report Response

"Studied my application, reviewed the website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Brief!!!! Self-preparation and planning for the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my AACOMAS and secondary apps. Also read SDN and surfed the school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Got all the questions from here and went over them with my father (he sat on an ADCOM for a professional school)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read through my application, read SDN advices, read bunch of healthcare articles, read research papers that I published, tried to prepare the answer for most of the known questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched everything I could find about the school, including professors and their research." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretending to interview with friends and family. Reading SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed my app." More from this Member | Report Response

"Thoroughly reviewed my file. Tried to anticipate questions and have a general idea of what my response would be." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student Doctor Forums and interview feedback, talked a few questions over with some friends, reviewed school website, reviewed own application and personal statement as well as some letters of recommendation." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, PCOM website, and AACOMAS wesbite." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pre-med advisor, SDN, careers advisor" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read application and SDN interview feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"Primary and secondary apps, youtube videos, list of possible questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, review application, reviewed website." More from this Member | Report Response

"I prepared myself to be myself. I am determined this year to be myself during an interview and not be who I think they want me to be." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, talked with a DO." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read primary and secondary applications, healthreform.gov, youtube" More from this Member | Report Response

"I bought every book I could find and read them and read SDN. I also watched the Nova University video on medical school interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my essays, applications, practiced with a friend" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Physicians, Former admissions committee members" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, forums, YouTube, introspection (seriously do some deep thinking the night before)." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN,Interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"school website, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Student Doctor Network forums and interview feedback, valuemd, google searches, pcom website, and had friends quiz me the last few days at random time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read through PCOM website, AOA online, SDN feedback and forums, AACOM online, reread application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Talked with a friend who attend this school and PCOM website." More from this Member | Report Response

"PCOM website, spoke with DO, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN SDN SDN PCOM-GA's website Friend who goes there" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview book, reviewed research, resume, primary application, secondary application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of practice" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed file" More from this Member | Report Response

"Basically went over some med school interview questions and read over my research publication." More from this Member | Report Response

"I just went over basic interview questions. I would recommend going over your essays and extra circulars. It's open filed any questions that are not the typical interview questions will be based off your essays. Go to their staff page and read over the bio for each faculty member." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over application." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"All the students and faculty seemed very happy to be there and all spoke highly of the community at the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"I live in Suwanee, so how close this campus is to my hometown is a compelling convenience factor for the school. They are very welcoming of non-traditional applicants. They also do a lot of community outreach activities for the Lawrenceville-Suwanee area like teaching students about healthcare careers at local high schools and doing mobile clinics in malls and public squares." More from this Member | Report Response

"The amount of resources available to students, everyone I interacted with from the school was genuinely kind" More from this Member | Report Response

"They were very kind, did not make me feel like I was being tricked or placed into a difficult position. Allowed me to be myself." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were so nice and kind! The school has so many amazing facilities!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus and student population." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice and modern facilities, especially the anatomy lab, simulation rooms, and exam rooms; no dress code." More from this Member | Report Response

"How warm and welcoming the students were, location, simulation lab seemed well-equipped. Match list is excellent." More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus was really nice, everything was clean and the environment was over all really good." More from this Member | Report Response

"Sim lab" More from this Member | Report Response

"The great location of the school and the friendliness of the staff. Also the sim lab seems like a great learning resource." More from this Member | Report Response

"They had us type up answers to ~6 questions on a computer. Because it was a blind interview, these questions and answers guided the interview conversation. Having a general idea about what the interviewer would ask really helped relieve some stress and calm nerves." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are great and the faculty and staff were very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Anatomy Lab" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were great. The faculty and staff were also very kind." More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty seemed to care about the students and have personal relationships with them. The class sizes are small and the kids who go there really seem to care about each other." More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus itself, the area it is located in, and the match lists." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was very conversational and relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty nice facilities, some of the staff seem interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students and faculty were phenomenal." More from this Member | Report Response

"Being divided into small groups and being assigned a medical student for the duration of our interview experience really made up for the negative tour experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interaction with students was very positive. The atmosphere of the school was nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Staff did all they could to make sure we weren't nervous going into the interview Building looks very nice inside" More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the staff and the faculty members with whom I interviewed, the ambience/atmosphere of the facility." More from this Member | Report Response

"How secure and nice the surroundings were." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much." More from this Member | Report Response

"The intimacy of the campus. It's location in a suburban neighborhood." More from this Member | Report Response

"The people running the admissions office were phenomenally friendly and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"the close-knit environment of the school, friendliness and encouraging atmosphere." More from this Member | Report Response

"They seem very open to students tailoring their educational opportunities (research, dual degrees, etc.). The professors seemed to have a very open door policy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The family atmosphere of the students, faculty, and staff" More from this Member | Report Response

"The technology the school possess! It is amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The camaraderie of the student body and the anatomy lab facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was very impressed with the facilities as well as the friendliness of the students. The area, though a good 20 mins from Atlanta, still has a lot of positives around it. I personally like the fact that the building is all-inclusive, and it doesn't matter to me that there's only vending on-campus because there are more than a handful of restaurants in the immediate area." More from this Member | Report Response

"The professors I interviewed with were amazing and really sold me on the school. They were so nice in the interview and completely knowledgeable about all the questions I asked." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewer were very friendly, overall atmosphere was pretty impressive." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student body, facilities, openness of interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"How incredibly nice the staff and students were. I like how culturally diverse the students were." More from this Member | Report Response

"Schools use of technology is wonderful. Friendliness of admissions office/students." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interview involved a lot of back-and-forth thought provoking discussion. I also received very good feedback and advice on what to do if things don't happen to go my way. I asked for this though." More from this Member | Report Response

"Thought the school definitely made some changes based on student opinions since last year." More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly everyone was! The students I spoke with seemed very proud of their program and answered any questions I had. The interviewers also were very nice!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school makes use of emerging technology to help its students succeed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Small, new, friendly, great area" More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the admissions staff and the students." More from this Member | Report Response

"How happy the students were. Also how wired the campus was. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Their residency placements. Placing someone in Emory University's Emergency Medcine Program is quite impressive. The game room was cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school had nice facilities. Their anatomy and OMM labs were impressive, and the robotic patients were also cool. They seemed to utilize a lot of technology. The student were all excited to be there and be a part of an close knit student body." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, the student tour guides, the warmth of the faculty and the interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone seemed to really love their professors. It shows me that there is a lot of interaction between the faculty and the students. Students were really nice too, and very encouraging!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The technology of the campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendliness of everybody there including Student Ambassadors, interviewers, faculty/staff, other interviewees. State-of-the-art technology (ex. STAN)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice facility. Very casual interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities and technology" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers made me feel like I was the only person they cared about." More from this Member | Report Response

"Technology of school, friendliness of everyone there, facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facility was very nice, the students and staff were friendly and helpful. In fact one of the assistants gave me here card and told me to call the same day the admission committee met after 2pm." More from this Member | Report Response

"Do you have any questions?" More from this Member | Report Response

"EVERYTHING that you need is in that one building. Technologically advanced. Large OMM lab. STAN. I loved the environment... everyone including the students, staff members and faculty members seemed very chill and happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"Buffie!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great technology, incredibly friendly faculty and students, integrated curriculum" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very new facilities, clean, small class, everyone was very friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers' perspective and demeanor, Small classes, full anatomy lab, no food service" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of great technology, the students seemed very close, close to ATL" More from this Member | Report Response

"The anatomy lab and clinical learning center" More from this Member | Report Response

"Use of Technology." More from this Member | Report Response

"Most things. It's been my top choice since day one." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The campus looks a lot like a warehouse and the facilities and architecture seem industrial. PCOM's affiliated hospitals aren't great relative to the MD schools in Georgia. They do in-house exams rather than NBME style exams. The tuition is expensive." More from this Member | Report Response

"School location/building; it is a converted warehouse in the middle of a suburban neighborhood and the space felt cramped" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day was incredibly unorganized. There was no information given to us, the interviewees, prior to the day besides "The day begins at 10 am," which it did not. Additionally, the interview seemed to rely heavily on hypothetical medical ethics dilemmas." More from this Member | Report Response

"Neither the admissions team nor the student guides discussed the school's curriculum, program outcomes, or COMLEX preparation, which gave me a sense that they were "hiding" this information; did not get a good opportunity to ask questions; the interview day in general was slightly disorganized." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day was disorganized. The tour was short and didn't show where medical student study and hang out. The welcome staff were unfriendly. They were not transparent about where their clinical rotations are held. They did not reveal any information about their board scores. When I inquired about research opportunities and support for students, they dismissed my questions with very general answers, "There are opportunities." "Of course there is support." However, no details." More from this Member | Report Response

"We were told that the writing assignment was going to guide our interview and my interviewer didn't ask me questions based off of it. Staff/student didn't seem to be passionate about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's freezing in the anatomy lab!" More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

"Did not get to talk to many students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"The cafeteria was tiny, the gym was tiny, the SIM room didn't have orthopedic simulations. Also, it has taken over three weeks to hear back a decision- they promised they'd send out decision letters in two weeks." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school was not transparent about where its clinical rotation sites are." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour guide seemed very uninterested. Did not get to see that much of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ultra jaded professor interviewed me. Even though he was new, seemed to have a very glum view on the entire field at large. Bizarre. So being optimistic, I feel, almost hurt my chances." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school itself does not have a lot of individual study space." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was a bit short and we had a very spastic biomed student instead of a medical student giving us the tour, which I found a bit disappointing. Also, I wish my interviewer had other questions for me. He basically asked all of the questions on the sheet, and while I elaborated, I could only do so much because I added so much detail." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school doesn't talk much about the clinical education, a crucial factor in deciding about attending the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing negative" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school doesn't officially sponsor medical mission trips." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, to be honest!" More from this Member | Report Response

"1) Had biomedical students touring us around 2) Admissions staff were not dressed professionally (this is medical school people, not a trip to Walmart). 3) Large student to cadaver ratio 4) Per the student touring us, the tests all take place on the same day. 5) Interviewers did not seem genuinely interested in having me attend there. They seemed disinterested in the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Unable to sit in on a lecture or talk to current students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not being able to ask a current D.O. student specific questions, however, the BioMed student who lead the tour was well-informed and pleasant." More from this Member | Report Response

"the campus location / town" More from this Member | Report Response

"The building felt a little odd inside, like it used to be something other than a school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The poor of gym, bookstore, and cafeteria. If you going to spend you life studying at the school, you need release activities." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really turned me off. Some people have commented about the fact the school is a converted warehouse, but that honestly doesn't bother me. I've already had the "big campus" experience and it's not the facility that makes you a good doc...it's the quality of the education and how much work you put in." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not very much. On the tour, they told us that they may be knocking out the two existing larger classrooms and would be replacing them during the summer, though I'm not sure if that is a definite. The class sizes are being increased to 135(?) so they will definitely need larger classrooms if they want everyone to be able to fit." More from this Member | Report Response

"Food isn't served in the cafeteria, there are only vending machines. This isn't that bad though as there are plenty of places to eat right around campus. The tour guide said there has been talk about getting someone in to serve food and she said clubs are always having free food for everyone." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing specially" More from this Member | Report Response

"Disjointed communication by main campus and GA" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is in an old warehouse, BUT it is very modern and airy inside. I would have liked to see more outside areas for studying, eating, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had to wait a long time for my turn to interview. This was pretty much idle, nerve-racking time. There were some extenuating circumstances that led to the longer than normal delay though." More from this Member | Report Response

"so small" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer seemed a little awkward and seemed to end the interview abrubtly. It only lasted for about 15 minutes. I was prepared for at least 30 minutes and was hoping that the interviewer would ask more questions regarding my academic background." More from this Member | Report Response

"The student tourguides acted too much like salesmen. I don't think they were honest. There is no dress code, so the students looked really unprofessional. They did not look medical students. The school is basically in a converted warehouse. The division between the first and second year classrooms is one of those dividers that you find in a banquet hall that folds into the wall. The white coat ceremony is held in the OMM room after they move all the OMM tables out of the room. The library is tiny. The faculty member that interviewed me was border-line rude and definitely abrasive. There is not cafeteria, just a bunch of tables and chairs. We were informed that we would only have one interviewer instead of the normal two because all other faculty members were busy. How you do not have faculty members available to interview applicants when you know they are coming is beyond me. No financial aid information was provided in our interview bag. I was actually informed that financial aid information was not even discussed until orientation. I got the overall feeling that PCOM-GA is disorganized. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The school doesn't really have a "campus" feel. And the diversity within the classes that were being held that day seemed minimal. The cafeteria was just a collection of tables and chairs, but they may have enough students with the opening of the pharmacy school to hire a company to provide food. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing to speak of" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really, I'm pretty sold that this is where I want to be!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The college is basically a parking lot and one building. They don't have a campus as it's really an industrial park. I came from a school with a beautiful campus, so maybe that's why I thought it was a negative. However, that won't be an issue." More from this Member | Report Response

"That you didn't know when (in what order) you were going to interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions office is very unorganized. Interviews times given didnt reflect the time you were interviewed." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"They didn't ask me about my grades." More from this Member | Report Response

"Lack of food service, small gym" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. I didn't know if I would like the campus since it's not like most others but I did. No parking or traffic problems." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much of a campus or surrounding area but the building is great. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I guess... the fact that it has no campus. I come from a very large university so it was strange at first but I'm sure I'll get used to it." More from this Member | Report Response

""Warehouse" feel." More from this Member | Report Response

"No windows in the school, skylighting, but no windows" More from this Member | Report Response

"the campus is really a corporate warehouse. no outside hang-out area (although they do have room)" More from this Member | Report Response

"In a warehouse. Doesn't really matter as long as you're going to be properly trained to be a physician but they don't have a true campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"It really is just a building. Nowhere outside to sit or hang out." More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They offer an Open House that prospective applicants can register for, I advise attending one of them to get some info on the DO program they offer." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known that I would be sitting in a room for two hours watching Ratatouille while waiting for my interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"One of my interviewers was switched out last minute without me knowing." More from this Member | Report Response

"That its not as stressful as I would have thought!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The amount of medical ethics questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"That there were going to be ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the writing assignment was actually pretty long given you only get 30 minutes. Everyone said it was just "general questions," but they were actually questions that require a good bit of thought." More from this Member | Report Response

"It would be a one-on-one, blind interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I knew that my interview would be mostly ethics questions, but pretty laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"In the beginning, they sit you down at a computer and have you write responses to mini prompts, which are then used in your interview. Also, when trying to think about potential answers to potential questions, I didn't know at the time it was closed-file, and the interviewer had never seen my file before. They didn't even know my major, hobbies, activities, etc. except those I talked about in my earlier written prompt. ALSO, the interview process lasted until about 4:00, when they told us it would be done by 2:00; a lot of people had to be rushed because they had flights for 4:00 or soon after." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview is closed file." More from this Member | Report Response

"That we didn't have to do the writing portion due to an exam that day." More from this Member | Report Response

"The class was already full when I interviewed." More from this Member | Report Response

"That this schools has really a great reputation, and that the building was not that bad as told here by others." More from this Member | Report Response

"That it would be a one-to-one interview as opposed to two-on-one." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing - the website is incedibly helpful and informative." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the road names had changed. My GPS, and myself by extension, could not find the right road." More from this Member | Report Response

"They were going to ask about the amount of school I applied to! I stated the reason I really wanted to go to GA-PCOM, but it could of been better if I had a reasonable plan of answering the question." More from this Member | Report Response

"I pretty well prepped...I'm just lucky I was in a position where I could afford to fly out on relatively short notice (one week between notification of interview invite and assigned date of interview)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nada." More from this Member | Report Response

"That GA-PCOM has good research opportunities - a big plus in my book." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interview was this low stress and short." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"May have to wait for interview even if you are scheduled for a specific time." More from this Member | Report Response

"How low stress the interview was going to be." More from this Member | Report Response

"Rumor that an invite to GA-PCOM for interview will most likely prevent you from getting an interview at Phillie PCOM (not confirmed, just talked about amongst interviewees)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview times are not exact, but my group was small and it wasn't really a problem for me." More from this Member | Report Response

"That although you may get, say a 1:00pm interview spot, you may go later, at 2pm, or 3pm." More from this Member | Report Response

"How the short the interview would be." More from this Member | Report Response

"That if your MCAT is <25, do not even bother even coming to the interview because you will not be accepted. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The rotations of 3rd and 4th year students are on a match program with different tracts in surrounding states. You get matched with a particular rotation and will have to make arrangements to relocate if necessary. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Who was going to interview me." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's only one building, but honestly, after going to a university with a HUGE campus, this is a nice change!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. SDN interview feedback and forums prepared me for everything." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the campus is in an industrial park." More from this Member | Report Response

"Wish I had known to prepare for a short interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Arrive at 11:45, tour until 12:30, sandwiches for lunch, then interviews. Be prepared to wait for your interview...mine started three hours late." More from this Member | Report Response

"that the interview would be finished earlier than they had told me" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview time might be later than what e-mail says. Don't plan on getting out an hour after that time-I left an hour and twenty later than I expected." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had brought a book. LOTS of sitting around and waiting." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's two interviewers at the same time. " More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"As a private DO school, PCOM-GA in Suwanee's tuition is expensive, though if you have a exceptionally high GPA and MCAT, PCOM randomly offers generous full-tuition scholarships which is an incentive to get a high GPA and MCAT. The affiliated hospitals aren't that great compared to other established med schools in Georgia. One nice thing that they are improving on is that they are transitioning to pass/fail grading." More from this Member | Report Response

"Had a great experience with this school." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really want to go to this school after that amazing interview!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great campus and good student vibe, but things don't seem great on the administration side." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good school, good campus, good students, good professors" More from this Member | Report Response

"School's facilities seem nice, staff subpar" More from this Member | Report Response

"I enjoyed the interview day. Interviews took place last, so by the time I was called in, most of my nerves had settled." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really enjoyed this school; it exceeded my expectations." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school, great staff, interview was very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was an okay school, nothing super special, BUT I would be happy to go here. The location is nice, although expensive, and the small class size is very nice. Everyone was friendly, and I could see most people being happy there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Impressive school overall." More from this Member | Report Response

"Honestly, I wasn't impressed by the way the interview day was conducted. Entire group of 32 students sat around for 45 minutes after the scheduled start time. Lots of the staff were standing around joking with each other, delaying almost everything on the itinerary. There is a writing portion. Don't stress out...the questions are indeed used later in your interview. For example, they may ask you to elaborate. Be thinking about those questions throughout the day. Hopefully they will ask you to expand on these questions, lest they drill you with ethics questions. No dress code for students is pretty much the coolest thing about this place imo. We all go through so much in this process, and professionalism is very much expected of us. However, PCOM-GA seemed to set a double standard in this regard. I would still go here, I do believe they prepare competent physicians. It was really the intangibles that PCOM-GA was lacking." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school with great people." More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt like this whole interview was just a formality. I was told that the earlier you're interviewed, the more likely you are to get in, and they get choosier as the year closes (pretty much filled by Christmas) and a lot of wait lists during the spring semester." More from this Member | Report Response

"Taking pictures of everyone for school IDs on interview day is very inefficient. I would recommend waiting until orientation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Most relaxing interview day ever. My best advice is to not stress out over your preparing for your interview. Instead of rehearsing, just spend a few minutes thinking about typical questions and your answers. The staff will make sure you are well prepared for your interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"I think I'll matriculate here. OMG, I'll be a doctor!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I loved this school even more after the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"I enjoyed the time spent at PCOM-Ga. As soon as I walked in and was greeted by smiling faces and supportive staff, I knew that it was exactly where I wanted to be." More from this Member | Report Response

"This school seems excellent and seems to truly care about its students and their success. There was evidence that the staff, faculty and students care deeply about their studies and each other and genuinely want each other to be successful and happy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is expanding, which could be viewed as a positive or a negative. Right now, they seem a little cramped for space. However, they are building more facilities and seem responsive to the students' needs." More from this Member | Report Response

"GA-PCOM is a fantastic school! The interviews are typically held on Mon. and Tues. with 10 or > interviewee. Just be friendly to everyone around you, smile, and show them who you are and why you deserve to be accepted." More from this Member | Report Response

"This is the lowest stress interview I had. The only formal questions I was asked where why medicine/why D.O. The rest was purely conversational. The students and faculty are so friendly. The students seemed genuinely happy to be there. I feel that in the next couple of years, GA-PCOM will emerge as one of the top D.O. programs in the U.S." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really liked the school. The professors I interviewed with completely sold the school to me." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had good time during the interview. They didn't even ask why I want to go for DO, but I answered it anyway. I heard some interviewers ask tough questions just to see how you handle the stress, but that did not happen with me. Overall I prepared well and the interview was very laid back, I did not even feel like it's interview. But that's just me. Generally speaking our group had good day during the interview and school tour etc. People were friendly, the school was attractive." More from this Member | Report Response

"A school I feel I will do well at. Not my first choice, but certainly not my last. I am very excited." More from this Member | Report Response

"what a great school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a very positive experience and feel better because of it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Thought everything went very well." More from this Member | Report Response

"The pictures on the school's website don't do the place justice, simply because it is so open and expansive that getting a good photo would be difficult. The facilities are amazing and felt very alive with students meeting in groups, studying in the library and working out in the gym together. I got a real sense of the community atmosphere while visiting the campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"enjoyable!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I left the interview unable to gauge how well I did. I feel that I'm a very competitive applicant, but the interviewer shook my confidence a little bit by ending the interview so abrubtly. However, I received a call from Trena 9 days after my interview stating that I had been accepted." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ga-PCOM impressed me a lot because the students really take pride in their school. I enjoyed being there and this school is tied for my top choice for med school" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer actually ended my interview early because he could not get off of my MCAT score. I was not treated respectfully in the interview. I got a weird feeling about this place overall. It didn't feel like a medical school to me. It definitely was not the right place for me. My experience is only one experience of many. Maybe others have had and will have a better experience than I did." More from this Member | Report Response

"It is a really nice school. The students and faculty were both friendly. Take something with you to read while you wait to interview. I was last in a group of 7, so it was nice to have something to do while waiting. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I interviewed on a Tuesday and received an e-mail the next day that I had been accepted. The fast response surprised and impressed me." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really loved the school! Everyone is really friendly, the facility is nice and it seems like a great fit for me! Hopefully I get in!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school, great location, great people. Make sure you say Georgia P-C-O-M (all spelled out) instead of PCOM (pee-com)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Went well. They said tht we should know between 2-4 weeks after the interview date whether we got in or not." More from this Member | Report Response

"School was great, people made you feel very comfortable and overall the experience was very low-stress and enjoyable." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school. This interview helped solidify GA-PCOM for me." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"This interview is laid back. Just go over your applications, essays, etc, and BE HONEST!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I would be really happy if accepted. Its a small school, good community dynamics, seems easy to get to know professors, and state of the art technology is a good thing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Get ready to defend any C's or a bad MCAT. I heard that from several of my co-interviewees." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great interview experience at Ga-PCOM and the admissions committee as well as professors seem really down to earth and willing to help you. Ga-PCOM made me feel like I was at home!" More from this Member | Report Response

"They meet twice a month to review files and you can find out within 2 weeks after they meet if you get in or not. Apply as early as possible. They told us that the people who apply early and get interviews in fall usually get the spots while spring interviewees are mostly for the waitlist." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice school. I wish they would have had more administration speak about the school, financial aid, ect. " More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 62
Faculty member 0
Admissions staff 3
Other 1

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 58
Neutral 6
Discouraging 2

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
7.73 64

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 24
Out of state 42

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 19
2-3 hours 17
4-6 hours 17
7+ hours 12

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 12
Automobile 51
Train or subway 0
Other 2

What airport did you use?

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson

Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL)

Hartsfiled Jackson

ATL

Atlanta

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 0
With students at the school 0
Friends or family 12
Hotel 26
Home 10
Other 3

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriott Towneplace Suites

Yes

Hilton Garden Inn

Country Inn

Marriott

Sonesta Place in Gwinnett

No

La Quinta Chantilly

Would you recommend the hotel?

Marriott Towneplace Suites

Yes

Hilton Garden Inn

Country Inn

Marriott

Sonesta Place in Gwinnett

No

La Quinta Chantilly

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

Response # Responders
< $100 20
$101-$200 13
$201-$300 10
$301-$400 2
$401-$500 4
$501+ 1

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

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

Response Avg # Responders
7.53 70

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
7.90 72

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
7.27 70

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.15 71

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.63 72

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
6.82 65

0 = low, 10 = high

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"I didn't get a clear sense of the interview schedule and I wish they were more transparent about that in advance through interview Invite email correspondence ." More from this Member | Report Response

"Better organization, communication, and dissemination of information. There was no follow up or detailed information regarding the interview day, transportation, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response

"It would be VERY nice if, in addition to the snail mail decision letter, Banner updates could be made frequently." More from this Member | Report Response

"The wording of the emails sent out by the admissions staff is truly unlike anything I've ever seen from a professional institution. Abrasive language and disclaimers stating that the staff won't entertain phone calls regarding receipt of materials is simply baffling, given the fact that PCOM-GA requires a more than standard fee for processing the secondary application submission. That said, I was impressed by location of the facilities and the friendliness of the students. A net-positive impression. But I do think they could drastically improve their appeal with minimal effort." More from this Member | Report Response

"There should be multiple students giving the tours to smaller groups of interviewees. The school itself is rather echo-ey, so it was very difficult to hear." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish they would call or email your acceptance instead of using snail mail as your FIRST notification. Apparently in-state students receive their letters later? I received mine a week after I saw on SDN that other students got accepted. I just wanted to know!! :p" More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the great work!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The only thing I can think of is for them to update the interview invitation emails. It promised certain amenities that weren't offered the day of the interview, like a continental breakfast! lol However, our interview group had some laughs about it and a few other things in the end." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"I don't have many suggestions as I felt the interview process was quite efficient. The office was very aware of holiday season traffic and adjusted their interview schedule to make sure we could all make it out in time to avoid rush hour traffic." More from this Member | Report Response

"Only to try to have a DO student do the tour instead of a Biomed student (even though she was great!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's seems to be a challenge ensuring that your file is in order. For me, it required numerous phone calls to get my application to 'complete.' This was despite the fact that all of my information was in my file." More from this Member | Report Response

"I would get a little better organized." More from this Member | Report Response

"Complete move toward paperless applications" More from this Member | Report Response

"Let the group know in which order they're going to be interviewed." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was more about the interviewers than about me and what I have to offer PCOM." More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"Did a great job. Had packets ready for us when we got there. Maybe add some materials in the pack" More from this Member | Report Response

"I found it difficult to communicate directly with GA campus. A more visible GA admissions number mi" More from this Member | Report Response

"I found the overall attitude of the staff in the Atlanta office much better than the staff of the Ph" More from this Member | Report Response

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