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  • Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Mare Island
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Vallejo, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"What is the most negative thing you'll have to overcome to be a good ____(can't remember if he said ''doctor'' or ''med student'' but I answered as though he said ''doctor.''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"The club question from above." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"If TUCOM was a brand new school and I was part of the first entering class. What kind of student club would I start. (All 5 of us were asked this same question.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The club question." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Review my application, SDN, Andrew Still biography." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Dr. Haight, OMM lab, anatomy lab, unbelievable sense of community." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The smell of my own fear." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Eat a bigger breakfast, bring a snack - my stomach growled. Often and loudly. Also, wish I had known the set up: 10 people in cohort divided into 2 groups of 5 for the interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was fabulous. Dr. Haight was phenomonal- candid, kind, informative, instructive, and funny. He was incredibly forthcoming about our chances of getting in. They interview 20 people per week and the admissions committee meets every two weeks to vote on 40 candidates at a time. Based on the # of seats they have, up until around winter break, Dr. Haight is able to say ''you can accept all 40 candidates'' (which never happens.) But soon after winter break, he has to start rationing seats and has to tell the admissions committee ''of the 40 folks you interviewed, we can only accept two.'' So try to get in early! Check out the ''interview cancellation'' thread in the Premedical Forum. If you see an earlier slot at a school where you have an interview, call the school and take it. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/13/2007

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

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