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  • A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Kirksville, MO
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 medicine? What will you do if you don't get in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell my about your service experience. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why is it that nobody gets an A in Ecology? (I had an A- and he said he sees a lot of that but never any A's) Weird thing to ask." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No real difficult questions. They didn't even press me about the classes I did poor in. The hardest was "Think about a difficult time you had to make a key decision and tell me how you made it and how it affected you?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"This website. Resources in my schools pre-professional office. I reviewed my own file and application. Talked with a friend who goes there. Shadowed a Doctor who graduated from there three years ago." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The faculty and students are wonderful. The students are tight knit and have an all for one, one for all attitude. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"You are in the middle of no place, and the school could stand to update its facilities." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Most students only stay in Kirksville two years. Then most leave to do there rotations at hospitals around the country. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very laid back and comfortable. The first interviewer I had a hard time getting a read on but the second put my application down after 15 minutes and said he had already made up his mind (I took that to mean a good thing). We spent the next hour talking about ourselves, medicine, debt, the midwest, I really liked the guy." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

mci

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/13/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

3 out of 10

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