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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?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

"first interviewer: why doctor? why DO? what was it like growing up in your hometown? she looked through my file and asked a couple more specific questions..no big deal." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"second interviewer: tell me about yourself. asked about one of my letters of rec. very informal." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"third interviewer: tell me about your family...really had a casual conversation. not stressful at all!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"you were a buisness major. why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read over my app again, my secondary, SDN, mock interview" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everyone is SO nice!!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"NOTHING!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"the tour of blacksburg...ha, I graduated from virginia tech...so i kinda know the area ;)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Whole day was casual...really LOW stress. We were given a good background intro on VCOM, then the interviews, tour of VCOM, the tour of blacksburg, and some financial aid info." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

The Inn at Virginia Tech -- the hotel on campus

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/06/2005

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?

10 out of 10

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