How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why osteopathic medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why VCOM? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where do you see yourself practicing in the future?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Could you elaborate on your answer of providing healthcare for under- and uninsured people? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No questions were difficult at all. I did not get any ethical questions or "what if..." questions. Just know your application and your motivations for osteopathic medicine." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read my primary and secondary, "osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress," "Epidemic of Care," this website, other websites dealing with medical school interviews, and medical student feedback." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I cannot begin to list them all. The facilities are extraordinary, state-of-the-art! The curriculum is systems based block model somewhat similar to KCOM but not the blocks - this is going to be integral to learning and retaining info for the boards and future knowledge. STRONG sense of community and comraderie which I think is essential for student success. They are and will be a top pioneering institution in medicine! The staff and faculty are top notch and really do care for the students. They have collaborations with Virginia Tech for research and will be offering a dual DO/PhD degree. Again, they are focusing on medicine for the future! " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Definitely fly into Roanoke even though it is more expensive. This will save you the stress and anxiety of having to rent a car and drive several hours and worrying if you'll miss your flight. Traffic can sometimes come to a complete stop." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, the interviews were very relaxed! We just had normal conversation with a couple of standard questions thrown in. Don't be stressed! Just be yourself and let your true self shine through! If you get nervous easily, practice interviewing in front of people. Believe me, just try to be yourself...I am the type of person who gets nervous a lot!" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

On what date did the interview take place?

03/15/2004