How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"What was my favorite class in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine, why Osteo?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"A question about my medical experienced as was referenced in my personal essay." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What social issue to you feel is the biggest issue today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"A question regarding whether I told people not to eat Mayonnaise on their food when I worked a deli." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"This website, talked to students, book with interview questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"They have a really great program going. They do a fitness evaualtion while you are there and try to get you to improve your health. They also have a surgical prep area where they teach you how to suture stiches and scrub up for operations, before going on rotations. I have never heard of that before." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The town. The people of Des Moines are very nice and friendly. But I didnt realized how small it was. It would be condusize to studying. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Interview was relaxed. The people were very nice, but you got the feel they were nice to everyone, so it was hard to gauge how you were doing. I had one somewhat grumpy interviewer who would interject with somewhat strange and sometimes negative comments. The staff in general seemed to really be in love with the place. Lots of presentations from various people, so you felt like you got lot of persectives on the school. One of the fellows spoke about how when he went on rotations, he was given greater leway from the get go because the school was so well respected. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

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?

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

dsm

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

02/18/2005

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10