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  • Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Des Moines, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

4

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)?

"Social issue" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What social issue." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None really." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"reviewed file, SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"They are a great teaching facility, surgical skills lab and standardized patients." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"location is not ideal but what in life is." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I enjoyed the visit, everyone was very interested in having me there as well as being enthusiastic. The interview was laid back with no questions from left field. They new the file pretty well. Stay with a student if you can the one I stayed with was excellent and I ended up spending an additional night to hang out." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/12/2005

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?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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