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  • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Blacksburg
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Blacksburg, VA
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

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)?

"The 2 faulty interviewers asked the typical why osteopathic, why do you want to be a doctor, why VCOM questions" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are you passionate about? (he gave examples like abortion, politics, gay rights, etc....)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

No Response

What was the most interesting question?

"the student interview questions were ALL interesting- If your house was burning down what material item would you save? Do you think VCOM should monitor students' facebooks or ban their students from facebook entirely? If you were a fruit what fruit would you be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Ethical question- What would you do if you had a patient in a vegetative state and the family was to emotional to make a decision?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"researched VCOM, looked at SDN, googled medical school interview questions (basically everything)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the students were really friendly and happy, the program had an above average board pass rate, the ties with virginia tech's athletic programs, I could go on and on..." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"nothing" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the student interview was serious and they had a list of questions to ask. It was after lunch and I think I was feeling a little to relaxed." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"GREAT SCHOOL" 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?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hilton Garden Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/29/2014

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

9 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?

6 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?

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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