How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

6

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"When you go to the interview, most people stay at Best Western, and then shuttle over to TUCOM. But if you do not go through this route and/or visit the campus on your own, you will have to cross 1 of 2 bridges. At each of these bridge, there is a security personnel that hands you a small piece of paper with the following warning: KEEP THIS PASS IN SIGHT WHILE ON MARE ISLAND GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR DESTINATION You are entering Mare Island, a former Navy base with potentially hazardous conditions related to ongoing construction and environmental remediation activities. In addition, be advised that there are potentially dangerous areas and conditions on the Island, which you should avoid. Therefore, you must STRICTLY OBEY ALL WARNING SIGNS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND AND INSURE THAT YOU DO NOT ENTER RESTRICTED AREAS. By entering Mare Island, YOU ARE ASSUMING FULL RESPONSIBILITY for any risk, to yourself or any person within your control under 18 years of age, of personal injury, death or property damage arising from hazardous and dangerous areas and conditions resulting from operation, construction and environmental remediation activities taking place on Mare Island. Under no circumstances are you permitted to excavate or otherwise disturb the land on Mare Island without prior written consent of the property owner and the City of Vallejo. Please feel free to call (707) 648-4302 if you have any questions. When I got this warning, I became extremely scared. When I drove to the campus, my apprehension was warranted. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I've noticed that recent feedback comments have given positive reviews to Dr. Haight and the school. Some are warranted and some are not. I agree that Dr. Haight is a nice person who stays with interviewees most of the time so they won’t be nervous. Plus he’s also funny to keep us less nervous. But you, as a student that is choosing a medical school to spend 4 years of your life, must decide based on relevant factors. Are you going to choose a school based on a “wonderful” Director of Admissions, who won’t teach the core classes and assist you with clinical rotation assignments and who is only responsible to admission purposes? Are you going to pay approximately $30,000 in tuition only to go to a school that looks like a combination of a jungle and a war zone instead of schools that offer much more (in terms of facilities) such as NSU? I believe that everybody considering TUCOM should visit the school in his or her own car, talk to other people that go there or considered the school, etc.. I highly recommend that you should not base your decision on my comments alone. My comments were only meant to give everybody insights on the truth of this school. I do think that the campus in Las Vegas will be much more promising than the one on Mare Island. I wish that all DO schools would be wonderful campuses that offer students great facilities, so that DOs everywhere can be even prouder of their profession in terms of medical school. I hope my comments will open everyone’s eyes so that maybe TUCOM could improve in the future (maybe move to the LV campus and focus all their resources there). " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

12/05/2003