I interviewed on 9/18, just wanted to give those interviewing my thoughts.
The day started with breakfast and a couple students just hanging out and answering questions, they were very open and honest. Everyone was too nervous to eat. 🙂
We then had a presentation about the schools, board scores, match lists, 3rd and 4th year rotation sites, as well as an explanation of the "decompressed" 1st year schedule to help you acclimate to med school. After that we had a 15 minute presentation over financial aid and cost of attendance.
There were 18 of us, broken up into groups of three and interviewed one at a time by one of three panels consisting of three people each. I interviewed with one science faculty and two students.
Before the interviews, the admissions director came in and told us it would be a closed file interview, because they felt we all had strong numbers and just wanted to get a feel for us as individuals. This really put me at ease. He told us to relax and just enjoy meeting people. During the interview, they had my personal statement and CV. It went about 30 minutes and was a lot of fun.
After half the group was done interviewing, we went on a small tour of some of the major buildings, came back and waited for the other half to interview, then went to lunch. During lunch, several current 3rd years came and sat with us. They were very open and knowledgeable, and I have nothing but exceptional things to say about them and my experience.
After lunch, we went on a bus tour of the campus, viewing the clinic, student housing, anatomy lab, OMM lab, etc. We even got a 15 minute OMM demonstration by our two tour guides which was outstanding!
Overall, AZCOM is amazing. It was beautiful, lots of nice people, great weather, close to a major city (Phoenix), awesome match lists and comlex scores, and an overall great vibe from the school. I may be biased as this was my first interview, but it really set the stage for my next couple.
I'm in love. 😍
P.S. They said it would take roughly 3 weeks to receive their decision in writing (they dont do email acceptances) However, the best way to check your status would be to look at the matriculation page on the MWU portal. When you are accepted, the page changes with all your matriculation acceptance stuff on it as opposed to what it says now, "your information could not be found." - good info to know, seeing as how my letter has to get almost 2,000 miles across the country. I would be happy to answer any questions you guys have about the school!
