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

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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

"Was the curriculum at your school challenging? (i think they asked this because of bad grades i got one semester)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will u balance school and free-time? What do you do for fun? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What are some difficulties that you think you will face as a medical student?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"very laid-back, open file interview" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Really good reputation, awesome location, cool athletic gym" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I wish the admissions committee did more to sell the school. I ended up choosing another school over this one. Also-- the OMM faculty member that had breakfast with us kept telling us that we did not know what osteopathic medicine was(he said that at least 3 times)..... uhhhhh ok???" Report Response

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No Response
General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2009

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

6 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"They should work on really selling the school better. I was expecting to be blown away because of a" Report Response

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