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  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Erie
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Erie, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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/medicine? What medical experience have you had?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about your leadership style, give examples? How do you deal with stress? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Explain a conflict and how you resolved it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us something that is not in your file?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How well is osteopathic medicine presented at the undergraduate school you attend?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I reviewed SDN, practiced answering the nine questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendly nature of the interviewers, admission team." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Some of the medical students angst about the dress code and mandatory attendance. C'mon, without the mandatory attendance the board scores probably wouldn't be as good as they are, and you're becoming a professional sooner or later you're gonna have to start dressing like one." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing, all the info you need is in reading SDN and looking at the catalog." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was exactly as people have said in the past. Lots of time spent hearing all about the learning pathways and financial matters. The interviews were earlier than I expected (around 9am) and we barely had time to talk with other interviewers. But all in all, it was really laid back and the people all seem nice." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

$101-$200

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?

Comfort Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/12/2007

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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