How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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?

Closed file

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

"1. Tell us about yourself (since it's closed file. 2. How do you communicate? 3. How are you a leader and do you have leadership experience? 4. How do you deal with conflict?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"5. How do you deal with stress? 6. Why should we accept you versus other applicants? 7. How do you deal with stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"8. Is there anything in your academic file you would like to explain? 9. Have you applied to MD as well as DO schools and how did you learn about osteopathic medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Given so many applicants why should we accept you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Above question" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, mock interview, read over AACOMAS and secondary, prepared answers from previous interview questions posted on SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Facilities, weather, kindness of staff and students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"How small the school is (I come from a huge undergraduate university)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They don't have set sites for 3rd and 4th year rotations, anatomy is prosection not dissection" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The whole interview day was pretty laid back. They first talk to you about PBL. Then they go straight into the interviews. After the interview they talk about housing options and then you get to sit in on a 2 hour PBL session which is really cool. After that you eat lunch with a few 2nd years, they tell you about financial aid, and they talk about the PBL program some more. It's all over by 2:30pm." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 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?

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

SRQ

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?

Hampton Inn-Ellenton

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

11/19/2007

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10