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  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Philadelphia, PA
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?

7 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?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Explain what led you to the osteopathic profession. Would you come to Georgia if accepted? What makes you special? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What qualities do you have that make you a good doctor? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you relieve stress? They seemed to like a "i want and am ready to learn anything" attitude... " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

" nothing really.... " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What should we specifically tell the board that you can provide to the school? What qualities make you special?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, went over answers out loud" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How enthusiastic the interviewers were and how much they wanted me to attend their school.... They tried to convince me the entire time that their school would be the best place to go." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The day wasn't planned out at all... No breakfast even though the email said that there would be one. Nothing to do while waiting except talk to a current student... Wished there was more of a 'campus' feel to it... " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The building is the red brick one on your left... There's one sign for it, and yes that is it...Don't think that there is more of the building after the sign... Just turn in... It saves you time from looking for the building... =)" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"good... not stressful... The interviewers said that I had a good application... I thought it was ok... 3.8 gpa and 24mcat... They said that I probably will get into the school during the interview and 2 weeks later, there was a letter." 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?

7 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?

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

ATL

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/18/2006

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

7 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?

9 out of 10

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