Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response	# Responders
Positively	8
Negatively	2
No change	0

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.60	10

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.90	10

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.10	10

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response	# Responders
In Person	0
Virtual	6

Questions

How long was the interview?

Response	# Responders
5 minutes	0
10 minutes	0
15 minutes	0
20 minutes	3
25 minutes	1
30 minutes	4
35 minutes	2
40 minutes	0
45 minutes	0
50 minutes	0
55 minutes	0
60+ minutes	0

Where did the interview take place?

Response	# Responders
At the school	5
At a regional location	0
At another location	2

What was the style of the interview?

Response	# Responders
One-on-one	10
In a group	0

What type of interview was it?

Response	# Responders
Open file	10
Closed file	0

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average	# Responders
1.80	10

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

"Why Touro/DO wrapped into 1 question" 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

"Could you tell us a little bit more about your research experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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"Ask about how I would react to a measles outbreak if I ran my own clinic" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to this campus in particular?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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What was the most difficult question?

"Would you save a child against the wishes of a parent if the treatment violates religious views?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Elaborate on why TouroCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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How did you prepare for the interview?

"Researching the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Research the school's history, speak with current students, attend Zoom info sessions" More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Mock interviews and brainstorming answers" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice! Be confident but also willing to learn ." More from this Member | Report Response

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What impressed you positively?

"Very high first pass COMLEX rates." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers truly wanted to get to know me outside of medicine." More from this Member | Report Response

"Their policy on using Z-scores to encourage the class to compete against previous classes, not among themselves." More from this Member | Report Response

"Organized interview, everyone was really nice and tried to make the day as least stressful as possible" More from this Member | Report Response

"The admin and staff clearly care about their students." More from this Member | Report Response

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What impressed you negatively?

"Interviewers felt uninterested from the start, made me nervous through the interview and made me feel like I did worse." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions presentation had connectivity issues and the moderator seems disinterested. One of my interviewers seemed to only ask questions to determine my credentials, not really to get to know me as a person. Many times I felt as I was just regurgitating information from my application. I was abruptly interrupted in the middle of my response to be "enlightened" that medicine is a calling, and not something someone pursues because they have the intellectual curiosity to do so. I had heavily implied that my life experiences made me align towards DO instead of MD as my future responsibility and calling, but I did not explicitly state that." More from this Member | Report Response

"No info about financial aid, large non refundable deposit if accepted" More from this Member | Report Response

"The outside of the renovated hospital. The inside was nice though." More from this Member | Report Response

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my interviewer's father founded the school. Would've known to interact with more awe and admiration." More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The session starts in the morning with a little session from the COO and the assistant of admissions. You are then off until your designated interview session. The afternoon session is a few different areas about the school that is very informative." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just be yourself. They want to know who you are." More from this Member | Report Response

"When I asked my interviewer what made them want to come work at TouroCOM - Middletown, NY, I was plainly told that their father founded the school. No more conversation ensued." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was a little good cop, bad cop. Stay calm and be honest. The interviewers want you to do well, and want you to succeed." More from this Member | Report Response

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Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response	# Responders
Student	0
Faculty member	2
Admissions staff	2
Other	1

How did the tourguide seem?

Response	# Responders
Enthusiastic	3
Neutral	2
Discouraging	0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.50	10

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response	# Responders
In state	2
Out of state	4

What was your total time spent traveling?

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

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response	# Responders
Airplane	0
Automobile	1
Train or subway	0
Other	4

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

Response	# Responders
< $100	3
$101-$200	1
$201-$300	0
$301-$400	0
$401-$500	0
$501+	0

What airport did you use?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Response	# Responders
At school facility	0
With students at the school	0
Friends or family	0
Hotel	1
Home	0
Other	1

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hilton Inn and Suites

N/A

Yes

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Would you recommend the hotel?

Hilton Inn and Suites

N/A

Yes

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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
7.25	8

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.13	8

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg	# Responders
7.25	8

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.00	8

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.88	8

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg	# Responders
7.50	8

0 = low, 10 = high

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Professionalism and enthusiasm go a long way. Everyone is human, but the goal of interviews and the admissions presentation is to entice future students to choose your school just as much as students are presenting themselves to entice your school to choose them." More from this Member | Report Response