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  • University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Biddeford, ME
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why would you leave your permanent full-time job at the FDA to come here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your EMT expereince like? What types of emergencies did you have?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to be a doctor? If you got into every school you applied to, what would make you choose one over the other." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why don't you want to be a psychiatrist? (my father is one)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What is the purpose of gargoyles and when did they first appear? (my minor was medieval studies - very random question)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read my secondary app., looked at the website, got some good basic info about osteoopathic medicine from Kirksville College (DO) webpage." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The campus, the students were all really nice, the facilities are all new - very impressive." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It went well, I was really nervous becasue it was my first interview and a school I really want to get into. I haven't heard yet (but they said within a week) but I didn't think it was that bad and the profs. I interviewed with really knew my WHOLE file, including everything about my parents and my transcript (be prepared to talk about anything that is a little unusual on your transcript, for instance my minor was the first thing they asked me about. I was not ready for that)." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/05/2002

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