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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?

3 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)?

"If you had Pres. Bush on the phone for 1 minute what would you suggest him to do about health care today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about yourself. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Were do you see yourself in 10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were a mechanic you would only expect to be payed if you fixed the problem but as a DR you may not "fix the patients problem" but you still expect to be payed. How do you explain this??" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"See above" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN website, reviewed my application, VCOM website. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I liked everything about it. Especially the anatomy lab, it did not smell, state of the art facilities,the town of Blacksburg, and the people were really friendly." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Everyone said that it was going to be really laid back and I wish I completely believed them because it was." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview process was very low stress and you interview with three seperate faculty members one at a time. The interviews were more conversation like than anything else. The school is amazing, I have visited other schools and those do not even compare. I do not like city life so VCOMs location was perfect because Blacksburg is a very small town. I can not wait to get there in August." 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?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

ROA

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hampton Inn in Roanoke

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/17/2005

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?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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