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A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kirksville, MO

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private For-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

Very nice interview experience. The osteopathic museum is amazingly pretty. Really feel like that's the best place to study osteopathy. The school seems to be very proud of being the founding college of osteopathic medicine.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What specialty do you want to enter? Why? Where do you want to practice medicine in the future?

What was the most interesting question?

How do you think you can handle the rigor of medical school?

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN website, AOA-net website, books, journals, etc.

What was the most difficult question?

Haven't you heard from people that DO is not as prestigious as MD? Why do you want to become a DO? How did you find out about osteopathic medicine?

What impressed you positively?

Admissions staff, faculty and students are all super nice. The small town environment seems very safe and comfortable.

What impressed you negatively?

The closest shopping mall is 1.5 hr drive away. Kirksville airport "building" is about the size of my living room.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It's a little more rural than I expected.
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student