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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?

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?

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)?

"Why DO and not MD?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you plan to stay in the military, and if so do you plan to return to rural medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What have you done in your current profession to work as a team?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"While working as a hospital corpsman and laboratory technician, what events stand out or have made the most impact on me?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None of the questions were difficult. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed my secondary application, used Student Doctor and practiced questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I had done extensive research on the school and there was nothing I did not already know." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Believe all the comments posted. There are really know reasons to be nervous. The staff is incredible and the interviewers are extremely nice. Even though I read all the information on this web page I was still really nervous. I struggled through the first couple minutes of my first interview because of nerves but was able to recover and still have a nice conversation interview with the interviewer. My advice, stay calm and try to stay as calm as possible." 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?

10 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?

GSO

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?

Hawthorn Inn

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

04/09/2007

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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