Old Westbury, NY
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Out of the 5 DO interviews I had, this one was by far the worst! The interviewers were extremely abrasive and impersonal. It didn't feel like they were interested in getting to know me at all! The bulk of the time was spent on me explaining DO stuff. The secondary gives you little to no room to explain your extracurricular activities/experiences and I didnt have the chance to talk about these much in my interview either. With all this said, I was surpised to get an acceptance! I'm not sure what they are looking for in the interview.... Even though my interview experience was so negative, NYCOM is still high on my list of DO schools because of its location & reputation.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
Since you are interested in peds....how would you handle late-night calls, etc..?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, background on DO, read over my application and essays...
What was the most difficult question?
How many DO schools are you applying to? Are you applying to MD schools? How many? Why would you pick DO over MD?
What impressed you positively?
Good student diversity & decent facilities. Students seemed happy with their choice of attending NYCOM...supposedly, the MS-3 and 4 rotations are supposed to be excellent. Our tour with a student was by far the highlight of the day....she took us around the school and we spent some time in the anatomy lab where we had the chance to talk with other students.
What impressed you negatively?
The admissions staff---they made us feel unwelcome and annoying. Like we were such a hassle to have (and this is how they were at the BEGINNING of the interview cycle!). They make you sit around in a COLD room for 3hrs waiting for your interview with nothing to do...and noone to talk with.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing...The school is adjacent to the Oyster Bay area and expensive. I don't think you're going to get much benefit from being "closer" to NYC.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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