Blacksburg, VA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
6 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Excellent. The faculty are hand picked throughout the country to form an incredible school. I am very pleased to be attending in the fall.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to come back home?
What was the most interesting question?
Where was my accent?? I'm from southwest virginia but have lived in CT for a while and lost it. Everyone the interviewer had met from my county had thick southern accents.
How did you prepare for the interview?
read this site, looked over my file, and made sure why I wanted to come back to southwest virginia, and be a DO.
What was the most difficult question?
Why I decided to leave my PhD program with a masters and not continue research. The interviewer conducted research so I had to answer carefully.
What impressed you positively?
As everyone else has said, the technology and facilities are amazing. Everyone seems happy and excited.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I had already met with the admissions staff previously so nothing suprised me.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$201-$300
What airport did you fly into?
ROA
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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