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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

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"You had a drop in your grades sophomore year, what happened?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you feel being in athletics in college has prepared you for medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about your experience working in the emergency room over the summer" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What was the worst thing that happened to you in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you could be standing in front of our admissions board (all 30 doctors or something like that) what would you say that would cinvince them of accepting you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read primary and secondary apps, read up on OMM and PCOM website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I love everything about the school" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Having to wait so long to be called in for my interview....they should schedule the day differently" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Breakfast was alright...i was nervous because this school is my top choice. Then we went and sat in the admissions office to be called back for an interview, i was the second to last person so i had to wait AWHILE. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/17/2007

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?

10 out of 10

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