What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

"Tell us about your 23 on the MCAT. How did you prepare for the exam....or words to that effect." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why Osteopathic Medicine. Tell us about the DO you shadowed." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What if you don't get in this year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read the school's website (which was useless) and the other post on this website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"To be honest and frank, I wasn't impressed at all. But, I have to give props to the Student Ambassadors and the Student Support Group for their combined enthusiam. The faculity seemed bland and barely focused." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The anantomy lab didn't have good air circulation and was crowded, even with no students in there." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Lack of good hotels and the high drug and use of cigaretts by people in town. And, one of the wives told us that the Dean smoked all the time right in his office. The facilities looked old and run down. The rent in town for apartments tends to be extremely high. Not too many single family homes are available either. The area has a high crime rate per population." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Could have spent my money on another interview location. My last choice of all DO schools. Someone said the Dean of the school is now the AOA president, but how does that help me as a potential student. So then who is really running the place? What does the school really have to offer?? Seemed like a bunch of smoke and mirrors and no substanance to the program at PCSOM." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

4 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?

Automobile

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

$301-$400

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Super Eight

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

12/15/2006

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

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

1 out of 10