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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?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

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

"Some schools will help you become a clinician, while others will make you a researcher. Which one do you want to be? (clinician) Why do you want to be a clinician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have you had any leadership experiences? Can you think of a time when you resolved an argument?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"The country is currently looking at paying 700 billion to support healthcare and another 700 billion for morgage buyouts. Where should spending be cut or how are we going to be able to pay for this 1.4 trillion?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"We tell smokers that they will eventually have many health problems and they understand yet continue to smoke. Should we still offer these people healthcare? Should they be able to get something like a heart transplant?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Do you think that physicians should be rewarded for their work? (in reference to the possibility of doctors making less money)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"U of Washington ethics website, read papers from my ethics class, read past feadback, read secondary application again" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How much progress the school has made and how much potential it has, it's one of the top three schools (md and do) for international medicine programs, anatomy lab" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I wish there was a large teaching hospital closer than Roanoke" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"a better understanding of physician salaries" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

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?

09/23/2008

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?

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"I would recommend that you select a student for the tour that has spent significant time there. Mine" Report Response

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