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  • Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Meridian, ID
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

No Response

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

""Tell me more about _______ experience that I saw on your application."" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

""I see you got a "C" in this course. Were there any extenuating circumstances that caused you to get that grade and how will you prevent that in medical school?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

""Are you ok with the idea of having to take risks for your patients as a doctor?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

""What has guided your interest into manipulative medicine?" (I think this was meant to be more specific into the why DO question)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

""How would you act towards a patient with COVID-19?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interviews, re-reading my application, going through the school's website to find specific info about the school" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The organization of the virtual interview day." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really - just wish the faculty part of the interview was longer than 30 mins." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Who my interviewers were. You don't find this out until you open up the virtual interview link." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This school is so awesome and I think people don't give it enough credit for their interest in the holistic review of the applicant. It's not just about GPA and MCAT score here - I guess we'll find out exactly how much that matters when I get my admissions decision in a couple days!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Other

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

Virtual interview so none of this really applied to me.

Where did you stay?

Home

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

No Response

General Info

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?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Honestly nothing - the admissions office gets back to you super quick through emails and also makes an admission decision by the end of the week you interview (this is SO nice!). I'm really hoping I get into this school because this is somewhere I want to attend being my first choice school so I hope I get that A!!!!" Report Response

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