Positively
2 out of 10
10 out of 10
7 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
2
In a group
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"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why DO?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why COMP? - questions were all really straight-forward. I prepared for some ethical questions but I did not get any. If you want to interview well, say more than they ask you. This is your chance to shine, take the opportunity." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"I noticed you have an MD program listed in your application, how do you reconcile that with the fact that you are applying to DO school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"My interest in DO stems from the fact that my scores are lower than average for MD and the more I researched DO the more I felt it matched my personal philosophy/ideology of what medicine should be." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"SDN, reviewed my application, read my primary and secondary essays." Report Response
"The admissions staff was really nice. The classrooms are state of the art, the anatomy lab was amazing, the new curriculum (which seems to be having amazing results on board scores). I was accepted yesterday. Some stats for those inclined: MCAT 27, GPA 3.4. I was impressed they did a background check on me, suggesting they weren't merely obsessed with scores. I like that they have a really good opportunity to spread out your clinical rotations at a lot of hospitals. I also was impresed by the match lists available on their website for previous years. I am not sure how Western ranks (it supposedly has high averages and entrance requirements) with other DO schools but I definitely prefer it over Touro and the mid-west schools. " Report Response
"The appearance of the building (looks like a high school). There is a block of antique stores adjacent to the school which is completely useless to someone going to school there. I was not thrilled about the Pomona/suburban location. It was test time so we could not attend classes. Also the students were really stressed and tried to discourage attending medical school.. Why is there no on-campus food available? Students need to eat! When I asked the tour guides what there was to do around the area, they pretty much laughed. a) you have no time b) there is nothing except D&B 30 min away. " Report Response
"They research you ahead of time. The interviewer asked me about every hit he had apparently found via google. Luckily, all the sites that came back were academic. Lunch is provided, so is water from the bookstore." Report Response
"It was sterile. Both lacked humor and were not personable. One person was asking questions while the other looked like he'd rather be anywhere but there. He took off his shoe and stretched/yawned in the middle, looking absolutely bored. I tried to be friendly, but they responded with more droning. I had to take initiative on my own to tell them about myself, they did not ask many probing questions." Report Response
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Enthusiastic
8 out of 10
In state
7+ hours
Automobile
< $100
Friends or family
9 out of 10
yes
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