2012-2013 Oakland University Application Thread

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Where are you getting this info?

The "interview" page of the website.

http://www.oakland.edu/medicine/admissions/interviews

Look on the right in the "interview tracker," it currently states that 96/465 interview spots have been offered. (numbers subject to change as time goes on).

Just one more thing neurotic pre-meds check on a daily basis. Ha ha.

I didn't submit until 8/6. I fear that there won't be any interviews left by the time they process my secondary. 🙁

dsoz
 
I am so excited for this interview!!! :soexcited: I love OU! 😍

I love OU too. 😍

Not expecting any MD interviews so this gave me a little confidence boost for this cycle. Maybe there is hope still for me.
 
I love OU too. 😍

Not expecting any MD interviews so this gave me a little confidence boost for this cycle. Maybe there is hope still for me.

There is hope.

You haven't given it everything. Not Yet.
 
Which airport are you guys flying into? And how are you guys getting to your hotel from the airport? Is there a shuttle service?

Also, if my departing flight out of Detroit is at 6:40, do you guys think I can make it there in time after the interview? How long does the interview last until?
 
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Which airport are you guys flying into? And how are you guys getting to your hotel from the airport? Is there a shuttle service?

Also, if my departing flight out of Detroit is at 6:40, do you guys think I can make it there in time after the interview? How long does the interview last until?

I'm flying into DTW on Thursday. I've heard taxis can be somewhere between 60-80 dollars one way to get to Rochester, and that renting a car may be a better option. So I think I may just rent a car when I get there

OUWB says that the interview day should end around 4:30PM on Friday, so if you left immediately at 4:30, you would get to the airport around 5:30? You might be cutting it a little bit close

Virtuoso, PM me, maybe we can coordinate something for getting to Oakland?
 
Which airport are you guys flying into? And how are you guys getting to your hotel from the airport? Is there a shuttle service?

Also, if my departing flight out of Detroit is at 6:40, do you guys think I can make it there in time after the interview? How long does the interview last until?

Not sure about the shuttle service ... OU is about a 30 minute drive from my house fortunately :luck:
 
I'm flying into DTW on Thursday. I've heard taxis can be somewhere between 60-80 dollars one way to get to Rochester, and that renting a car may be a better option. So I think I may just rent a car when I get there

OUWB says that the interview day should end around 4:30PM on Friday, so if you left immediately at 4:30, you would get to the airport around 5:30? You might be cutting it a little bit close

Virtuoso, PM me, maybe we can coordinate something for getting to Oakland?

Man, I don't want to spend so much on taxi rides. 🙁 Usually airports have shuttle vans that are cheaper than taxis, but maybe they don't go to Oakland?
 
Man, I don't want to spend so much on taxi rides. 🙁 Usually airports have shuttle vans that are cheaper than taxis, but maybe they don't go to Oakland?

I doubt that there would be a shuttle specifically designated for OU as this is kind of far away and somewhat of an obscure destination to have a shuttle for (although I may be wrong) ... but I would definitely try to look into renting a car, because as people have said, this route may turn out to be cheaper.
 
I'm flying into DTW on Thursday. I've heard taxis can be somewhere between 60-80 dollars one way to get to Rochester, and that renting a car may be a better option. So I think I may just rent a car when I get there

Book it before hand. It will be cheaper and less hassle.
 
I'm flying into DTW on Thursday. I've heard taxis can be somewhere between 60-80 dollars one way to get to Rochester, and that renting a car may be a better option. So I think I may just rent a car when I get there

OUWB says that the interview day should end around 4:30PM on Friday, so if you left immediately at 4:30, you would get to the airport around 5:30? You might be cutting it a little bit close

Virtuoso, PM me, maybe we can coordinate something for getting to Oakland?

I'd ask Admissions to see if they can help with coordinating a shuttle/taxi from OUWB to the airport after the interview. Last year, I remember 4 or 5 people splitting a taxi right after the interview straight to the airport.
 
Good luck to the first batch of interviewees tomorrow! I'll be there with a number of my fellow classmates mingling and calming you down before/after your interviews. 🙂
 
Very nice interview day.

I agree, the people were very friendly and interested in getting to know you. Everyone seemed to care about the applicants, and even bothered to learn everyone's names out of a group of twenty-some people by the end of the day.

This school definitely moved up quite a bit on my list after today!
 
For those that interviewed, it would be great to have a brief breakdown of the day, and comments about the interview itself. Were they one on one? Panel? How many interviews did you have, and how long did they last? Were the interviews focused on health care and clinical ethics, or were they were conversational and based on your application?
 
For those that interviewed, it would be great to have a brief breakdown of the day, and comments about the interview itself. Were they one on one? Panel? How many interviews did you have, and how long did they last? Were the interviews focused on health care and clinical ethics, or were they were conversational and based on your application?

I'll answer based on my own experience.

The day started out with some general information about the medical school and then a team-based learning exercise (which has no weight on your admission process, it's just to get a feel for TBL at OUWB). We also had a tour of OU in Rochester.

We then migrated to the Royal Oak and had two 30 minute one-on-one interviews as well as a tour of the hospital.

My first interview was very conversational and application-based. My second one was more of a clinical ethics one, with some moral/ethical questions as well as some application-based things. I think it heavily depends on what the interviewer wants to talk about. Overall though, they are both pretty relaxed and stress-free, and this is also what other people that I interviewed with thought. From what I gathered, the people here really care about their current and future medical students, so that was a pretty great thing to see! Everyone seemed very happy, from the admissions staff, to the physicians and the current medical students.
 
Just to be clear, nobody who was complete around early August has heard anything yet, correct?
 
I was complete in July and no invite yet... U of M invite, but not Oakland, and finished Oakland first.
 
Just to be clear, nobody who was complete around early August has heard anything yet, correct?


i was complete 8/1 and heard nothing yet, although my MCAT wasn't exactly phenomenal either (sub 30). I'm starting to lose hope. 🙁
 
II today

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Congrats! If I may ask, when were you complete?

Nothing problem! I was complete late July early august, not sure or the exact date now, ill post once I find out

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Xroc's description is much more eloquent than mine will be. Also his is mostly positives about the day...for balance and clarity, i'll brain dump what i found to be the negatives -- some might be nitpicking (which i feel will help eliminate any unwelcome surprises and improve your experience as future interviewees):

Day starts very early (i.e. told to be there by 7:45...which means most were there around 7:30. Yuck!)

A lot of day is spent in a study room in the library, doing introductions, listening and TBL'ing... the library isn't bad. But i wish the SOM had a freestanding and independent building just for them. Sharing library and space with undergrads is kind of a downer.

The interview group was the largest i have seen... 20+ peeps. You will be required to stand up and briefly talk about yourself, while feigning interest about the 18th hard science major in a row (yuck again).

The tour is a good bit of walking outdoors...this is rough in a full suit in the hot sun.

TBL has several steps and takes about 45 minutes. Personally, i was not a fan. It is well-developed and i can see the value they try to attribute to it. But it really sounds inefficient and like a time sink. That said, most schools now have PBL/group work implemented, so what can you do?

Lecture attendance is mandatory [in a sense]... if you drop below ~70% attendance it will hurt your grade, iirc. HUGE downside in my book.

The shuttle to the hospital for us was about 40 minutes. This can be a bit hot if ur sitting in a full suit, in a window seat in the sun, surrounded by 20+ people. Also this lends itself to a lot of small talk that you may/may not want.

The interviews from my own experience and others i talked to seem to be a mixed bag. One of mine was with a very cheerful doc that was praising everything about me, the other was with a much more serious doc that grilled me on my research and EC's.

Lastly, as a small school, there isnt much of a collegiate sports scene worth cheering for...if you're into that kind of thing. And the Lions? Sigh.

All those negatives said, I enjoyed the overall experience and feel that OUWB will be a nice school to attend. The staff/faculty were very kind, beaumont has great opportunities and i loved the areas of auburn hills/royal oak.

I could see myself here if the $$$ is right.


More or less I agree with this from my own experience as well.
 
Thank you for posting your experiences, it will definitely help future interviewers.

On that note, interview invite yesterday in the early afternoon!! I was complete July 17, and have very average/below average stats, good ECs, and better essays.
 
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Why is that surprising? The adcom is prob logging on from home with a jumbo cup of coffee and busting through a file of apps.

I'd agree with you, especially so early on I'm sure they're working tirelessly. I'm not gonna lie though, I was surprised. Anyone else have a September 21st II?

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Has anyone that signed up for a student host been assigned one yet? I signed up almost two weeks ago but still haven't heard back yet.
 
anyone complete mid-August receive any notification or II yet?
 
i was complete 8/1 and heard nothing yet, although my MCAT wasn't exactly phenomenal either (sub 30). I'm starting to lose hope. 🙁
Don't lose hope, I was in the same boat and I received an interview invite and interviewed on Aug 24. The really nice thing about Oakland is they truly have a holistic review committee, so be patient 🙂 good luck!
 
Is anyone interviewing on 9/21?

I'm freaking out a little about how expensive transportation is from the airport. I get in around 11:30PM on 9/20 and am staying at the Courtyard Marriott listed on the interview page, if anyone wants to split a cab from the airport to the Marriott, let me know!
 
Anyone knows if essays 2 and 3 are optional, why they have two optional essays I dunno 🙁
 
Had an awesome time at Interview Day, happy to answer any questions if people have them
 
Had an awesome time at Interview Day, happy to answer any questions if people have them

Mind posting a quick rundown of the day and how you felt throughout the whole thing? Did the interviewers grill you on anything specific?
 
Mind posting a quick rundown of the day and how you felt throughout the whole thing? Did the interviewers grill you on anything specific?

Its basically the same as on their website.
My interviewers really wanted to know about my community activities and also teamwork.
Other than that the normal why medicine, why Oakland.
 
Its basically the same as on their website.
My interviewers really wanted to know about my community activities and also teamwork.
Other than that the normal why medicine, why Oakland.

Seems pretty relaxed. How many other interviewees were at the interview?
 
I will be interviewing this Friday, Sept 14th! I was wondering if anyone else will be there as well and would like to split a cab ride/car rental or any other mode of transportation cost with me? I will be arriving FNT airport around 2 pm on Thursday, Sept 13th and would like to get to my hosts apartment in Royal Oak around 5 - 5:30pm.

Anyone interested in sharing some form of transportation from FNT airport to OUWB with me on Sept 13th ?
 
Hello All,

Apologies if I'm posting this incorrectly, but this is my first post on SDN! I've actually tried to stay away from SDN for the bulk of my admissions process-- it can get daunting.

I submitted my secondary app for OUWSM on 8/8 and received an interview invitation on 9/11.


I was wondering if any of your have any advice on the interview? Also, on more logistical parameters, any suggestions on hotels nearby? I'll be coming from Boston.

Thanks guys! Would appreciate any help! 🙂

-Art
 
Yay!

Just got my interview invite last night! Will be heading there on Oct 5th!

So far it's only my second interview invite, and I'm very excited about the opportunity 🙂.
 
I'm also interviewing on October 5th.

Coming from California, if anyone wants to split transportation (car/shuttle/taxi) on the 4th from the airport, let me know. Havent booked my flight yet, but will within the next two days.
 
If OUWB is anticipating interviewing about 465 applicants by the end of the year, does anyone have any idea how many acceptances they could potentially be offering out of those? I was randomly on the Emory thread and noticed that according to US News they accepted about half the people they interviewed. If a more "established" legacy school such as Emory accepts half, would a relatively newer medical school such as OUWB offer more than 50% acceptances to their interviewees?
 
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