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  • Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Downers Grove, IL
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?

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?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why CCOM?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you deal with stress? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What sort of health care experience do you have?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What accomplishment are you most proud of?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What accomplishment are you most proud of?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read website, wrote out some thoughts/questions, read SDN extensively, and talked to students at the school." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The well spoken director of admissions. The facilities were also nice. The types of residency programs that the graduates get into is impressive." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I got a feeling that many of the students spend a large amount of time in class. There is no student note taking service, something I would try to start if I get accepted here" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview went rather well. This was my 5th interview of the year, so I really wasn't nervous at all. I spent most of the time talking and my interviewers spent most of the time listening. As a result, they didn't ask too many poignent questions, except for the "tell us about a proud moment" one. I was surprised to find that most of the other students did get an overt ethical question, however I did not. It might be due to the fact that I naturally sort of bring up the issue in talking about why I want to get into medicine (helping underserved populations). Overall, my interviewers were quite nice and congenial, all three: the D.O., the Ph.D., and the student. If you are prepared for the typical "med school" questions you should do fine. And honestly, I didn't feel like there was a whole bunch of down time, as others on this site have said. Perhaps it was because I was in the first group to interview, but I found the other applicants to be very nice and talkative." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/07/2005

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?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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