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Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Fort Lauderdale

Year founded: 1979
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Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Fort Lauderdale: Osteopathic Medical School; Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Overview

School Stats

Resident Tuition $56
Non - Resident Tuition $63
Application Fee $50

AVG MCAT 505
AVG GPA 3.4
LIZZYM Score 62.0

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Admissions Information

Enrollment Processing Services, Office of Admissions
PO Box 299000
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
United States

Phone: (800) 356-0026
Email: [email protected]
Website: osteopathic.nova.edu/do/index.html

School Overview

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Fort Lauderdale Fast Facts

Application Service

AACOMAS

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School Info

Located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU has more than 25,000 students and is the largest independent institution of higher education in Florida. Nova Southeastern University is the largest independent institution of higher education in the Southeast, and it is the 7th largest independent institution nationally. NSU awards associate`s, bachelor`s, master`s, educational specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. The university is comprised of undergraduate, graduate and professional schools of osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, optometry, allied health and nursing, medical sciences, dental medicine, law, marine biology and oceanography, business and entrepreneurship, computer and information sciences, humanities, conflict resolution, family therapy, interdisciplinary studies, education, psychology and counseling, and family programs

Curriculum

Our innovative curriculum is designed to fulfill our mission of training primary care physicians. Its design is based on successful academic models, carefully developed and integrated. A notable aspect of our clinical training program is a three-month clinical rotation at a rural setting where many residents have little access to health care. You will learn to treat various cultural and ethnic groups whose lifestyles and attitudes toward health care differ from those you will see in more traditional training sites. It is an enriching educational experience.

Facilities

Nova Southeastern University's Health Professions Division offers a rare blend of tropical South Florida weather, plentiful sunny beaches, an easily accessible campus, a dedicated and professional faculty, well established affiliations with many hospitals, clinics and health care systems in the area, and a mission to educate professionals capable of providing the highest quality health care service. The university's main campus is located on a lush 300-acre site in Ft. Lauderdale, 10 miles inland of the Atlantic Ocean and readily accessible via several highways and Florida's Turnpike. The Health Professions Division complex, dedicated in June 1996, is located on 21 acres and encompasses more than 1 million square feet of buildings. The division is comprised of the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, Allied Health and Nursing, Medical Sciences and Dental Medicine. The division elicited input from students and faculty members to incorporate innovations in architecture, ergonomics and computer-aided technology that provide facilities to enhance the learning experience.

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response	# Responders
Positively	311
Negatively	35
No change	27

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg	# Responders
3.86	368

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How you think you did?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.66	295

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Literally nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"I loved this experience, and I loved the student ambassadors, but the admissions office here was enough to deter me from ever accepting an offer. They were disorganized, and I felt as though they wasted our time. Ask them (first thing in the morning), about any wait-lists, because they WILL NOT tell you." More from this Member | Report Response

"Have snacks while waiting for interviews or immediately after. We were starving until lunch. Student ambassadors didn't really seem happy about going there. When asked why Nova? He basically said he got in 6 plans but came for the weather and it didn't matter where you went to medical school as long as it's accredited. The facilities were not impressive. For that tutition iPads should be be provided. I got the sense that clinical volunteer opportunities abroad were just resume boosters especially since in the Dominican republic students stay at a 5 star sandals results because it's the only place the school deems safe. Cost way too much. I would be able to sleep owing almost 400 k. Dont like 2 years essentially have a midterm and final. Don't like exam rooms used to practice and test patient encounters have rooms were some of the sinks work and some don't that hasn't been fixed. Area where school is located is very crowded. Too much traffic." More from this Member | Report Response

"None really. It was a smooth process and they let me know their decision quite quickly, unlike some schools that make you wait a long time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep doing what you're doing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"They are harder to communicate with early in the interview process (June/July). Understandably due to high demand. Give these wonderful people more help." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep it up!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing - it was a great day!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Be more organized. Apparently several people their application was being withdrawn for not scheduling an interview... well we never received an invite. They're also hard to get in contact with." More from this Member | Report Response

"Skype interviews so we don't have to spend $400 on airfare for a 15 minute interview..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Be more responsive to students trying to understand their application status and provide them with a time frame in which a decision about the application will be made." More from this Member | Report Response

"It is very hard to get in touch with anyone from the admissions office once students are accepted. Additionally, it takes approx. 15 mins for anyone to even answer the school-wide phone number after being put on hold." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ensure that LORs are uploaded to avoid confusion." More from this Member | Report Response

"Every time I called them about my application or scheduling a interview experience day, the office was so disorganized it was embarrassing. Even after withdrawing my application, and receiving a confirmation email, I still continued to receive calls. One of the emails with the invitation to the experience day had my name misspelled on it and when I mentioned it to the admissions office employee on the phone, she suggested that I had misspelled my own name on the AACOMAS application (I can say I definitely did NOT.) It really seems like none of the employees in the admissions office communicate with each other and I was definitely left with a bad taste in my mouth over it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Make decisions faster!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Definitely lacking in the administration/admissions department. Great school, great staff and great people but the admissions people could be a little more on top of things. I had to initiate almost every single interaction, and I was given minimal information about where my interview took place. Should have used webSTAR, but as this was for the BS/DO program and not the regular DO program, it was not used. Still, great experience overall." More from this Member | Report Response

"Include presentation on financial aid" More from this Member | Report Response

"bathroom break.please turn on ac." More from this Member | Report Response

"They should inform us of the exact date of the next committee meeting for interview decisions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hire more staff. Stop losing letters of Rec. Very annoying." More from this Member | Report Response

"None, my day went great! We had a great talk with the dean." More from this Member | Report Response

"Provide better directions for reaching/parking at the Terry Building." More from this Member | Report Response

"None so far, everyone was extremely friendly and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"Maybe not interview so many people on one day....15-20 minute interviews dont let you know the appli" More from this Member | Report Response

"Please send the email you say you sent. And please pick up your phones." More from this Member | Report Response

"If you claim you sent an email, actually send it pleaseee" More from this Member | Report Response

"Be more prompt on updating status of application." More from this Member | Report Response

"I never had any of the other issues with regard to reaching admissions...and they were always pleasa" More from this Member | Report Response

"Please answer phones!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Pleeeeeease pick up your phone, and please make sure your secretaties are well-informed and don't gi" More from this Member | Report Response

"Have coffee and pastry available, as is usual & customary" More from this Member | Report Response

"They do not pick up the phone....but once they finally do, the admissions office is very nice...but" More from this Member | Report Response

"Please answer the phone and respond to e-mails!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Uhh...pick up the phone, or at least call back!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Respond to calls, emails, voicemails, etc. Answer the phone!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Respond to your emails and/or phone calls! Have recycling bins for pop cans and let us eat lunch in" More from this Member | Report Response

"pick up your phone, sarah." More from this Member | Report Response

"get better organized" More from this Member | Report Response

"They need to be more responsive for calling/emailing back students when they schedule their intervie" More from this Member | Report Response

"Pick up the phone!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The day did not feel welcoming at all. We were never given very clear directions or instructions on" More from this Member | Report Response

"Admission office staff is very friendly and helpful. One helpful thing (If only for nerves) would be to post an approximate decision date on WEBSTAR next to current status." More from this Member | Report Response

"Please put out more than a couple of cups when you set out the lemonade. Nobody drinks any because t" More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Tell me what you changed specifically to increase your MCAT by 9 points" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your "C" in class X...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I managed my time between school, athletics, work, and community service." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing medicine is doing wrong, right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked specific questions about weaknesses in my application. If you think something is a weakness in your application, be prepared to talk about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What exeriences have you had that exemplify your leadership style?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me anything... then he proceeded to clarify tell me about yourself for me to get to know you better" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why DO? Why NSU? Discuss a healthcare issue we're facing today. Talk about your leadership experiences. Describe your shadowing or volunteering experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about random things from my primary app. He was just looking through and was like what about this and just kept going on. Apparently others had the more common interview (2 on 1) and were asked more standard questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I felt about our current healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about my lowest grade (a B-), follow up with how do we know I can handle medical school curriculum" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and why you want to go to NSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think you were a good fit for Nova?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your undergraduate degree work was in Psychology. What made you decide to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's Your Learning Style? how do you resolve conflict? How do you handle difficult courses? tell me about yourself? how did you improve your mcat? do you have any questions for us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Florida?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you fix the heatlhcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself in 2-3 minutes" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is wrong with healthcare in the U.S. and what would you do to fix it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We're appointing you the health care czar, how do you fix health care in America?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about what you did after graduating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest problem with the American health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO and why NSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about yourself that's not in your file?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whats something thats not in your file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we pick you over all the applicants waiting outside?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about health care in America?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with tough classes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Introduce yourself in about 60 seconds" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your self" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your study skills from high school transfer to undergraduate and medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us who you are in 2 to 3 minutes" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were the Healthcare Czar, what are the top 3 things I would work to improve in the US healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No specific questions. Attended Medical School Experience Day." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They said they were looking for examples for the questions: (1)Tell me about yourself (2) What are some problems with the health care and how would you resolve them (3) How are you involved in your community (4) Why NOVA (5) What do you do for fund (6) Describe a time when you had a difficult in a class and how you overcame it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something we don't know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you do so poorly in certain classes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Here are the questions they asked me: 1) Describe yourself in 2 minutes. 2) We see you've wanted to be a physician for some time, what qualities would make you a good physician? 3) How would you fix healthcare? If we line up all of the applicants, why should we choose you? 4) What other schools have you applied to? 5) How did you prepare for this interview? 6) Describe your toughest class in college and how you overcame it? What made it tough?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepare for the interview?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe leadership in your community." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. How many D.O./M.D. schools have you applied to? How did you prepare for today's interview?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine and why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Nova, Why medicine...where do you see yourself in 10 years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What community volunteer activities have you participated in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your self in 2 minutes or less." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you offer NOVA and what can NOVA offer you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you like a cookie? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(Question 0: Would you like some water or cookies? Then,....) Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you fix the healthcare system in this country?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was one class you struggled with, and how did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you find the time to stay involved in all the activities you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathy? What makes you think that you're well-suited for medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself in about 2 minutes." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your self" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your oppinion of the proposed healthcare changes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest problem with healthcare and how would you fix it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your oppinion about healthcare reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us little bit about yourself? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you improved on a rocky freshman year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about DO? What are the strengths and weaknessed of being a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something you do not want us to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whats up with (specific part of application - low science GPA, etc)? How will you handle harder science courses in med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked about weaknesses in my application (grades, MCAT, etc)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself? What makes you unique among other interviewers? What can you bring to Nova? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your three best and three worst characteristics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think D.O. compares to M.D? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does D.O. compare to M.D.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself, why DO? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Nova? How will Nova help you to Succeed as an Osteopathic Physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about you/anything you'd like us to know about yourself, why osteopathic medicine, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Osteopathic medicine? Why Nova? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Almost all specific to my file, which they obviously read closely. This impressed me. Some schools clearly had NOT read my file. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.? Why Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me your story, how did you end up here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They gave me a free response to speak about whatever I felt necessary to tell them in regards to my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"After reading your personal statement, tell me more about your rural shadowing experience with a DO." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us a little bit about how you ended up sitting here at this table with us." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the problem with chemistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why DO, how did you hear about NOVA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"who founded osteopathic medicine, why did he do that, what event in his life made him do this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""If it came down to you and one other student with the same GPA, MCAT score, and extracurriculars, why should we choose you?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why DO, why Nova?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want us to tell to the Admissions Committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to pursue medicine over all other health professions you have experienced? What got you interested in osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You did very well in all of your biomedical/bio classes--what class did you have the most difficult with and how did you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why DO, what is osteopathy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us what you want us to know about you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Given all the activities and work you are involved in, what time management strategies do you use?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do? what specialization? why rural medicine? if you and your dad had a fight what would he say are your strengths? what do you do for fun? would you stay in the us to work after med school (i was asked this bc i am an int'l student)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepared for the MCATS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about the research you did with surgical hernia repairs." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you come down to Florida?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mostly related to my application - grades, MCAT, personal experiences, work history" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine? why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Osteopathy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine yourself in a large library with many sections. Which section or genre would you find yourself gravitating towards?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why NOVA? (when i gave a general answer, they asked what specifically about the DO program attracted me..like what certain things about the program specifically that attracted me). Why applied to like 20+ MD programs, and only 7 DO programs? What is the status of your applications at all those other schools that you applied to? Why DO, and not MD? (hard cuz one member on the panel was MD/JD)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why NOVA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to NSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us how you got here." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you find out about Nova?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How was your trip?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you went to the library (non-medical), which section would we find you in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself what are you doing currently? Why DO? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brought you to DO and NOVA? and how do you compare DO to MD? How would your friend describe you? What would you do if you didnt get into med school this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why the discrepancy between your grades and MCAT score?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What your best friend would say as a positive and negative trait about you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why med? Why DO? Why Nova?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you thought about specialties at all?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty standard except for inquiries about hobbies and other interests." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in a decade" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where i see myself in 10 years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you improve your mcat score by so much?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you define a DO in america?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Before we start, is there anything you would like to tell us about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your MCAT performance." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we brought your best friend in here, what would she tell us were your pros and cons?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? What do you know about osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself(very general) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? why D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you decide that you wanted to become a D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why become a D.O." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. What events led you to want to become a doctor? Why did you decide to apply to only DO schools? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a DO" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With all your extra-curricular activities, how will you balance your school work and social life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest thing about being a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why this C? You think you can handle the tougher curriculum?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of doctor do you want to be and where would you like to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? what are you doing now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything you want to tell us about yourself? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into Osteopathic Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give us someone that has been a role model for you that we would recognize as well and expain why you chose that person" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I pick my undergrad school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and Why do you want to become a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Did you take German Film?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am not convinced you can handle med school with your undergrad GPA, convince me. (this is kind or a trick because if you think about it, they would not invite you to interview if the school did not think you can handle med school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give a personal statement as to why you would like to become an osteopathic physician. Why NOVA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you were an EMT in high school. Did you always know you wanted to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you have volunteered at Camp Boggy Creek. Tell me about that experience and how you have changed from that experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done that has prepared you the most for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You applied to several MD schools, why are you applying to D.O. school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you observed a doctor do that impressed you positively?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we talked to your best friend, what would she say is your greatest strengths? Your biggest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?; Briefly discuss the history of osteopathic medicine.; Where do you see yourself in a decade?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ha! you chose XXX school to go to undergrad because of the academics?!?!?!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathy? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that you were a very good athlete, will you be a better doctor or a better athlete - and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are you doing today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where you see your self in say 10-15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Osteopathic Medicine? (One interviewer always asks who founded Ostepathic Medicine, I didn't have him, but in case you do it was Andrew Taylor Still)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you read any books" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"talk about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how are you today? tell me about yourself and why you want to be a doctor, how do you handle stress, what do you do for fun" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why i applied to so many schools (returning student.. i was advised to do so)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why major in economics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, what do you know about Herceptin? (in reference to cancer research I've done)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Explain your experience shadowing a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself and how you ended up where you are today; what are your strengths and weaknesses?; What was your most significant volunteer experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do want to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your main weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you apply to both MD and DO programs, what is the difference between MD and DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you react in an academically challenging situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your strengths and your weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who other than a family member do you admire and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Do, why NSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your biggest weakness/strength?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specifics on Spanish poetry, film, literature of which I've taken one class on each." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be the hardest part of medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your father (an MD) feel about you becoming a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I choose the my major, and how is that going to help me in medical school? I was a anthro major." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since you did not do well in class X in college, what makes you think you will be able to do well in that class in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about DOs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your achievements in college." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to both allopathic and osteopathic schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why were your grades poor early in some classes? Why are your MCAT sciences strong and your verbal low? Tell me about your research and teaching?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the history of Osteopathic Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you learned from your time at hospice about end of life care? Where do you see yourself in 10 or 12 years? What field are you interested in? What are you strengths and weaknesses? (1st Interviewer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO? Biggest strenghts and weaknesses? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have experiences in your life prepared you to come to this medical school? Tell me about them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you find out about osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your favorite character on ER?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Basic stuff... Tell us about yourself? Why DO? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I hear you're a musician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain differences between Do and MD schools. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you the first woman in your family to go to med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"y do u have a masters" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this grade... and this grade..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a person who positively influenced you during your undergraduate years and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to manage stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain why your freshman year grades are so much lower than later years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do I know about Osteopathy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"strenghts/weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself, choices in schools including reasons for attending NOVA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like Florida? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference b/w MD and DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give us your sales pitch to accept you into the osteopathic school at Nova." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They really were generic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about semester at sea" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you get this grade in OChem? What experiences have you had from working in a hospital setting? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you have some many withdrawals? Why did you receive _____ grade?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you best friend say is you best and worst qualities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you got in MD and DO, how would you make your decision?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you get "this grade" in "this class"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"exp. verbal score./tell us about yourself/" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is your verbal score lower than your science scores (my science scores were an 8 and 9 and verbal was 7 so I was surprised at this question)? With all your experience do you know what medical area you are interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You applied to osteopathic schools as well as allopathic. What is it about osteopathic schools that made you apply to them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Best friend would say best and worst character?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With all the schools that you applied to what will make you come to NSU? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain tell a little about the PA Governor's School of Excellence." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why only the minimum science requirements? We see you had good MCAT scores, did you prepare with Kaplan?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Stregnths/Weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is it that you got a better grade in P-Chem than O-Chem." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have others said are your strengths / weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself Did you apply to M.D. schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you know the DO that wrote you letter?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Why NOVA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself, from birth to now." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discrepancy between my GPA and MCAT." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why a D.O?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to leave Ponce School of Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think would be your biggest obstacle in med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. (Be ready to talk, and you should definitely rehearse this ahead of time.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain why there was a decline in grades from Freshman to senior status" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have been involved with ***** for so long. I am very interested in it. Tell me about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're from out-of-state; what attracted you to NSU-COM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your interest in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine. Why DO? What drove you to the the path your on today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? When did you decide? Do you know any DOs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you think you can handle medical school? What is DO to you? Who founded DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your essays have shown us a lot of your strengths, but what would you consider are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" Why did you major in psychology in undergrad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In what area of medicine would you like to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brings you here? ie Why DO? Why NSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hobbies, sports" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to so many schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Job at NASA? How it will help me during medical and in the medical profession? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be the three hardest things about being a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"read the comments from above!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"i can't remember word for word so i will give you a general idea: why DO if you are applying to so many allopathic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where is _________ ? (Small town that I was raised) Was _________ a hard school? What specialty?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about your shadowing experience. Did you see any Osteopathic principles applied there? What language do you speak at home? (hinting at my verbal score on MCAT)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Why Nova?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain low grades" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Dr. Terry asked: Was English spoken as a second language at home? He was trying to get at my verbal score" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle individuals who are negative about animal research (my research utilizes a rat model); They asked if I wanted to be a surgeon (relating back to my research)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO and Why NOVA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you play basketball? (the very first question they asked)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you aware of the current situation with HMO's? What do you fear about being accepted into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you dissatisfied with the US Government in any way?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If the D.O. I shadowed used manipulation on her patients." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your low GPA." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tel me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest challenge you're going to have to overcome while studying medicine? Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should I see you as a doctor? This is the opportunity to sell yourself to the interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do I see myself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three main questions from all my interviews are :1) tell me about yourself. 2) Why DO? 3) Why (school)? So, know yourself and your motivation well!!!! BEST OF LUCK!!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you want to practice are you going to stay in Florida?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know or have you worked with any D.O.'s" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you think you can handle medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you explain why your lowest score in the MCAT was where you got the strongest letter of recommendation from a professor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What, besides geography, make you think NSU is the right school for you? (I am from Florida) (Know a little about the school before you go)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How big a role does academics and compassion play in family practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would you go about improving the US healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done since graduation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are 3 things you would change about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I managed my time." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I think I would relate to patients as a physician but ignore what I learned in my prior career." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If i was taking a friend to the ER, what traits would I value in a physical seeing her." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was not going to become a doctor what would I want to be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can you demonstrate your leadership abilities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked me about my most meaningful volunteer experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like to read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in health care right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you come to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About tropical medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities do you think an outstanding physician should possess?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Wasn't Mitt Romney's idea for solving the healthcare problem that it's ok for people to use the ER for primary care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a good doctor? (they kept pressing)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your best friend was sitting next to you, how would s/he describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did ____ job from when you were 16 help you get here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about yourself that's not in your file?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you can change people?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has your outspoken nature ever gotten you in trouble?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the one thing you would change about healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a class you were doing poorly in how would you adjust" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you organize and prioritize your time? How did you do this in the past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your study skills translate to medical school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was all too "original" but the conversational style was nice and fresh, and it was evident that everyone knew what was going on." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you had to prioritize multiple responsibilities and what you did to take care of them all." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you intend to overcome the challenges that NOVA presents?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No specific questions. Attended Medical School Experience Day." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain a time you had a difficult class and how you overcame it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you consider the biggest problems in our health care system? How would you fix the shortage of primary care doctors? Tell me about the surgery you observed. Tell me more about your research project abroad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of music do you sing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When do you think there will be a HIV vaccine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your biggest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a specific experience that occurred in the ER where you volunteer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is it that you applied to only MD schools in the past and only DO schools this year? (It was interesting because I have great reasons, and he responded very well to my answer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think you did poorly the first time you took x class? This was interesting because one interviewer said that my answer wasn't the same as the explanation provided by the professor in his letter of recommendation (my bad I guess...?). He then told me some of what was in the letter - are they supposed to do that? Lol." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Two questions sparked some genuine conversation: Who is one doctor you look up to? and What is your ethnicity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Sell Yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a time in which you held a leadership position in your volunteer experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you like a cookie?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you stay positive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you contribute to the diversity of the incoming class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Oppinion on healthcare reform. Most of my questions were about my oppinions and ideas." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How you would you fix the US healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most important healthcare issue minus legal. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you ever work with a doctor that you did not respect? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your oppinion about healthcare reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, they were pretty standard questions, everyone was asked the health question in our interview session." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What question are you glad we didn't ask?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"you applied to MD and DO? Why" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You do realize you applied here really late?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"*Hypothetically Speaking* If you knew a patient was going to die in 6 months how would you break the news to them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say are your best qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name two of your weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name two weaknesses that you have." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What about other medical systems interests you (in response to my questions regarding their DO/MPH)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly interesting, probably the 1st question, because it was so open-ended and took up a lot of the interview" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your enemy were to describe us to you in a sentence...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were to go into a library, what would be the first section you would go to? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What drove you to choose a specific job while in high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the free response to basically approach whatever way I wanted" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were working in a prison and asked to perform lethal injections what would be your stand on the issue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you find most fascinating since you started shadowing a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain the inhumane acts people commit against others?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How were you able to keep up all of your school activities and still perform well in school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We see here you have applied to X number of MD schools and X number of DO schools... where are you at in the interview processes for all of these? Any acceptances? Also asked some personal questions about my file and what I've been doing in my year off since graduation to prepare for school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we had coffee with your best friend what would he/she tell us about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You've applied to many allopathic schools last year and this year you've applied to many DO schools. Why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you explain the increased number of diagnoses of autism?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you read Chinese? (I'm Chinese)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"explain an experience i've had that has motivated me to become a physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At my 30yr highschool reunion, how will the students react when they find out I am a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your hardest/most challenging class and what did you do to succeed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you learned from you life experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really, they were all expected" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None in particular" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experience in XXXX (part of personal statement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you stay sane?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"typical interview questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could select a specific medical journal to browse which one and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"describe your typical work day" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you eat for breakfast?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your experiences in EMS." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would make you choose nova over another school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were your close friend, how would I describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you on any kind of diet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you on any special diets or fad diets?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you have an argument with someone about a task that he/she was supposed to do in your organization, but they didnt do it. At the end of the argument, what would that person say was your one strength and one weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about the Alternative Medicine class you took?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you work on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My questions were pretty stock. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like to cook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why are you interested in coming to florida?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why your verbal score on the MCAT was low, compared to your really high writing sample score" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you treat a patient if you knew they had an infectious disease like AIDS or TB?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing particularly interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you interested in the Biochemical aspect of food??? (that one got me for a second, but I answered back intelligently)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do in Florida wihtout being able to rock climb or ski?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think the only reason you want to be a doctor is from your own personal experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the weather where you are from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Many students' perceptions of being a physician are colored by physicians with whom they are acquainted. Tell me about a physician with whom you are acquainted." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"To explain the difference between a high MCAT score and a mediocre GPA." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I honestly was impressed that they took the time to inquire about my musical endeavors and time studying abroad. Most schools would not take the time. Drs. Snyder and Rokusek were very pleasant to talk with." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(This was an interview for the BS/DO program) If you were to go into another field other than medicine, which would you go into and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you only apply to three schools" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if i was in a class 3x harder than any class I have ever been in, how would i handle it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us your strengths and weaknesses in less than two words each." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What book did you read for pleasure most recently? Why and how would I rate it compared to others of similar type and by that author?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are there so many withdrawals in my undergrad time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just general stuff from my file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us how you got to this point in life, in regards to your interest in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I notice that you are a substitute teacher. How will you use this educational background as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why military medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of surfboard do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want us to tel the admissions committee on your behalf?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"they asked me why I wanted to become a D.O. twice. I don't think they were paying attention." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All the questions were directly related to my personal file. I didn't have any difficult ethical questions like some of the other applicants." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think can be done to improve healthcare in US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An MD asked me why i wanted to be a DO so be prepared for that because I was only prepared to tell a DO why i thought the profession was amazing, not tell an MD why i wasn't choosing the same path he chose." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"very standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think would be the hardest thing about being a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really, they were all standard. About my file, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply only to MD schools last year and now only to DO schools this year and what do you know about DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Compare and contrast MD's and DO's." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everything was pretty basic, nothing not posted on SDN." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose to go to your college (my school is in a small town in IL and Im from Florida)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you had to choose between anatomy/physiology, microbiology, and biochemistry and could only take one, which would you choose and why" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I choose my undergrad school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has your father's death contributed to your decision about going into medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any experience with other ethnic groups." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest strength and weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which do you believe is more vital to the practic of medicine, knwoledge or compassion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me in three words how you would describe a successful physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the health care system in the United States? ( I think the only reason why they asked me this question was because I work in the insurance department at the doctor's office)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done that has prepared you the most for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly out of the norm" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever observed a doctor doing something that impressed you positively?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does a dog get ulcers? -- It was a joke that Dr. B made at the end. Some would try to actually answer that! " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing- basic questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No surprises if you check out this website and know what you wrote in your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that you were a very good athlete, will you be a better doctor or a better athlete - and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was a very conversational interview. They asked me to explain some of my research projects." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that your sister is an MD- how does she feel about your decision to apply to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Consider your most difficult class during undergrad and imagine the anatomy class you take in med school to be 30 times harder. How would you change your study habits? What approach would you take?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a mentor of yours that is not related to you...and explain why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing unusual" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all questions were very standard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you major in economics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is the founder of Osteopathic medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In this technologically-advanced age, how are you going to apply the knowledge you learn in med school to medical work in developing countries that have little infrastructure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What, if anything, would you change about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most significant volunteer experience you've had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you have a successful career and change to medicine ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing in particular, all questions were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to explain why I wanted to attend NOVA given my research background which was very strong and atypical of a NOVA candidate." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"so...you are well spoken in person help me to understand your verbal score." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"To ask them any question I had about the school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What class did you have the toughest time with in undergrad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing. The questions were all incredibly basic and impersonal." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had said that I was creative for a previous question. They asked me to give them an example." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us which is a character that you admire, make sure that we know this character." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How was your drive to Fort Lauderdale?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""I'm and MD and I see you're dad is also, so why didn't you apply to any MD schools?" If you get that questions... no matter where u are... tell them that it's because of the philosophy. Some people will say because of grades but if you say that it's pretty much over for u... they don't want to be sloppy seconds!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The first person who interviewed me clearly had some kind of chip on his shoulder. He basically set out to humiliate and insult me. He asked obscure questions about classes (literature, film...) I had taken years ago. He got frustrated when I couldn't remember specific names of authors and film producers and even raised his voice to me! I'm not sure what recalling names of Spanish poets had to do with becoming a physician, but I do know that he succeded in making my decision easy about NOVA. The other 2 interviewers asked me normal questions (ie. my weaknesses, strengths etc), but it did little to make up for the first guy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do we know that you are a caring person? Give me an example of how you are that way. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do I see myself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the political situation in Cuba right now? (I studied there)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a positive experience in the medical field that I have witnessed that has inspired me to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They did not ask any interesting questions, they basically just grilled me to see if I would break." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will be the most difficult thing you'll have to learn in becoming a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions were pretty standard?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could go back to start college over again, would you do things the same, or differently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most irritating customer you have had at your work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments do anything else besides correct spinal or back problems? (I gave the example of frequent improvement in chronic asthma)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the significance of one of your research projects? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question that came straight out of my personal statement...so be prepared, they read everything! IT'S OPEN FILE" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just basic stuff off my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever seen anyone die?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"basic questions, nothing too interesting. Why medicine, why DO? What is your biggest weakness and biggest strength? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would make you choose NSU if you were accepted at every school you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When applying OMT we use our hands to manipulate the skin and the underlying tissue; How can this create an effect in other areas?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what do you think about what is going on in New Orleans? Having a public health background what would you have done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your favorite character on ER?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about these religion classes you have taken." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"History questions...WTF?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So you work on classic cars?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, you broke your dads computer at the age of eleven? You know computers cost a lot back then...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what type of music do I play on guitar." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you applying to DO school now when you haven't in the past? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have I done that has been significant that is non-academically related?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me about my religion which I felt was outrageous." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why nsu? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a person who positively influenced you during your undergraduate years and why" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you believe individual's with Bipolar disorder should be allowed to enter medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your answers matched and that would determine whether or not we let you into medical school, what would your best friend say are your best and worst qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, all of the questions were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing to shocking or interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really. Like previous comments, the questions were very generic (ie. why medicine?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Being that you have an overseas background, how would you use osteopathic medicine in countries/areas where it is less known?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the most important healthcare issue in the media today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"NA - all questions seemed generic" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your LDS mission to Russia affect you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Wasn't teaching junior high a little like babysitting?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why didn't you mention this aspect of your application in your personal statement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to change careers and get back into school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did I think of the MCAT" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If someone came in for an abortion, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most difficult part of being a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where are your parents from? It is an easy question, just not something I expected" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you feel accepted by the Japanese while living in Kyoto?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I asked you and your best friend what your greatest strength and weakness was, and if your answers matched you would be admitted into nova, what would he or she say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one of your role models, not related to you. Explain." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Eh, they weren't too interesting. Probably, "what was the last book you read?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what was your biggest weight and how many cigarets a day where you smoking. It takes BALLS to ask personal questions. Only the younger guy asked... it turns out he was a smoker. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They saw i was going to take a theology class this semester (keep in mind I hadn't started classes yet)and quoted a verse from the bible and asked if i knew where it was from." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With all of your unique experience with surgery do you think you would want to be a Surgeon?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Does the DO that you shadow use manipulation? How often?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were your plans when you decided to major in (non-science area)? Did you plan on being a doctor at that point?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My questions weren't really that interesting. Just basic strengths and weaknesses, 10 years from now, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I decide to get a math minor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were interesting, therefore I don't think they really got to know me as a person, but part of this was my problem not taking control of the interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we brought your best-friend in, and asked him/her what your best quality was, and your reponse had to match his/hers to be accepted into our school; what would they say about you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to so many schools in the geographic north?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Talk about vague! It was the first question I got and it threw me off. The funny part is, I knew it was coming because of this website, but my nervousness still took over. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"mostly from application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you believe there is a nursing shortage in the United States?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing stimulating was truly asked. You really needed to incorporate outside information into standard questions to make your answers seem more exciting. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most interesting question I was asked was "What one thing/event in my life has presented the greatest challenge"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does CODEH (Volunteer group) mean and what did you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was happy doing what I was doing, why would I like to go to medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I decided to pursue medicine instead of Ph.D." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were not any interesting questions asked of me, just your run of the mill questions, which I was expecting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary, just how come I only applied to NSU" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All the questions were pretty basic. I was a nervous wreck walking out of my interview, because the questions were (in my opinion) sort of boring. I thought they didn't like me, but I must have been wrong. I found out today that I was accepted!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When I decided I wanted to become a Physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why have you chosen NSU since you live so far from here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"i was asked the details of my eagle scout project" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary. They started out by asking me about my EC activities, which really put me at ease." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At what point did you decide you wanted to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think makes a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do different in the past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has your interest in music influenced your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you want us to tell the commitie concerning your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you want to use your MPH in dealing with medicine? What topics drive you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You went to a community college first. Why did you stay there so long? (I started college classes while in high school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does Zorba (greek word) mean?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What undergraduate course inspired you to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" What has been the most significant experience working at ************* ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two things you are the most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing. It was very straightforward....Questions regarding my application (grades, volunteer, etc.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think health care is a right?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your extensive research background." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did I manage to get a good letter or rec. from an organic professor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you get your enthusiasm from? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about a project I had done were very probing, there was no way to know the "right" answer so they expected me to wing it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all pretty straight forward." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing interesting or out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting, pretty straight forward." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a person had aids and were involved in a car accident and were not breathing with blood everywhere, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me about growing up as a vegetarian ... this sparked a very interesting conversation! " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since you father is an MD, has he advised not to go into medicine now a days with all the problems with HMO's and insurance?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"BTW--this is a dental school interview Nothing too interesting asked...plain and simple questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How was the experience growing up in a different country? Any childhood memories?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I noticed that you took a class on Child abuse in undergrad. Tell me what you learned." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the most difficult thing you will encounter as a physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how can you be so sure about ostepathy when you also applied to allopathic school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you do a specialty?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does the son of an allopathic physician become interested in osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most my questions were related to my application, but the most interesting one was "Imagine you are on a camping trip with two friends of yours in the remote woods and mountains somewhere...all of a sudden your friend goes into cardiac arrest and drops down...then your other friend tells you that the friend who just went down has HIV....how do you handle that situation(you have no cell phones either)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not too many interesting questions. It was basically a conversation between the four of us. They wanted to know if I played basketball?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You just diagnosed a 66 y/o with cancer of the lung possibly metastatic disease. The family has asked you not to tell the patient what is wrong with him. They state that his son is an attorney and he will sue me if I tell him. What would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you in anyway dissatisfied by the US Government?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my volunteer work with children." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions really wern't interesting, they were more generic if anything" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should I see you as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you the know the advantage to graduating from our program vs. the MD programs? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you worry that patients might view you differently since you are Asian?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself in a nutshell" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had Dr. Terry...I didn't find him intimidating, he was very nice. But it is an uncomfortable setting with 3 people spread out around a table staring at you(= I didn't have any extremely interesting questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whether I had planned on going into medicine when I graduated with a degree in philosophy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The old compassion/intellect question. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which is more important to a doctor - compassion or intellectual ability? (I don't recall how they exactly put it, but that's the gist of it.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me where your hometown is located (The Rock) which is in Georgia, south of Atlanta" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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