How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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

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)?

"What was a major dissapointment in your life? What is the difference between MD and DO?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to b/cm a physician? How do you feel about working in a rural area? Why DO? Why VCOM? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? What specialty are you interested in? Name a weakness. ( I told this interviewer I used to have a problem approaching others because I was shy but I have had experiences which helped me to lose this quality and he said its not a weakness b/c he likes shy ppl b/c they keep to themselves and all this other stuff)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Did I know my middle name was French? What do I like to do for fun? (Most questions were pretty standard just trying to get to know you as a person. There was no drilling, just conversational)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read AACOMAS, My primary and secondary applications, SDN forums and interview feedback, online research of potential questions, mock interviews with friends, just relaxed." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The growth of the school, SMARTboards! are very cool, the fact that Blacksburg is a pretty rural area yet there are things to do downtown and VTechs college atmosphere is literally 5 mins away. The closeness of staff, faculty and students, seems like everyone knows eachother by name" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Excellent! They made us feel very comfortable" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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?

< $100

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?

Microtel

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

11/07/2006

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?

4 out of 10

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

8 out of 10