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This was my first interview, but let me just say "WOW" to this school. I've never met such friendly, compassionate, "committed to teaching" people. So from start to finish I'll tell you my tale of WVSOM.
My journey starts from Long Island, NY. I decided to drive down the 8 hrs since it was cheaper than flying. I tell you about my driving because it adds to how beautiful the scenery is. Getting past Maryland and into Virginia and West Virginia, the scenery is full of lush grass, ample trees, and mooing cows. To me this is great stuff. I always liked nature and it bring back some old memories from upstate NY.
So after 8 hours I get into Lewisburg, WV which is the town WVSOM is located in. The town is very small. I pretty much walked through, around, up, and down the streets in 30 minutes...maybe less. There are cafes, restaraunts, galleries, theatres, a Walmart, an Applebees etc. Honestly I thought it would be more desolate than that. It's no NYC, but it's a quaint town. Good enough for me. Besides I prefer a quiet place to study than a boisterous distraction hole.
So the interview. The schedules is basically:
1. Morning Interviews
2. Tour
3. Lunch
4. PBL Presentation
5. Clincal Rotation Presentation
6. Afternoon Interviews
The group of us first met in the morning with Annette Moore, the kindest most compassionate person I've met. She calmed our worries, gaves us the campus tour, and guided us through the entire interview process. She was awesome and words can't really describe how good she is. I guess you'll have to go interview and meet her =].
The interview consists of sitting down with three important people whether they are DO's, PhD's, or the Director of Admissions. The afternoon interviews had different staff members interviewing them. The interview itself is pretty laid back. I didn't feel too pressured and the questions weren't curve balls. For me I still feel nervous about what I said, but that's me...I'm just a nervous guy in general.
After the morning interview was the tour that Annette took us through. The campus itself is pretty small. I looks like a square with sides about a quarter mile in length (maybe even smaller). The buildings looks clean, the halls looks new and bright, and the quads and fields are pleasing to the eye. We took a look at the anatomy labs, which are awesome. The lab is new, looks clean, roomy, professional, and hardly has any formaldehyde smell in there. We saw the OMT room. It's a basic OMT room with benches and TV's all around to get a closer look to what the professor is doing. The new technology building was created to house the enlarged class is great. The lecture rooms are spacious with comfortable chairs and mics in front of each person for questions. It seems they assigned seats to people. At first I thought it was strange, but each person has their own portion of the table and made it their own. They leave stuff there such as pencil holders for colored pencils, pens, markers, etc. We also saw laptops and personal belongings and it really created a cozy atmosphere in the lecture room. We saw some office building under construction, but they weren't of that importance, at least not yet. There's a clinic that's not 100% associated with the school close by. It's adjacent to the anatomy building.
After the tour was lunch with three second year students. They were very casual, most helpful in answering questions we had, and very friendly. Again, nothing to worry on this part because it was very laid back. I regret not asking questions to one of the students, but she was all the way on the other side of the table =]. They answered questions about PBL, housing, recreations, etc.
After lunch were the PBL and Clinical Rotation presentations. The presentations weren't powerpoints, but a faculty member sittng with us and descibing what those two aspects of WVSOM are about. They were very detailed and informative. Both of the presentors were awesome, very kind, and willing to get to know us. Are we starting to see a pattern about how great the people are here? Haha.
After those presentations were the afternoon interviews. Since my interview was in the morning I was allowed to leave. I must say, this school is like a breath of fresh air. The people are so great, extremely nice, and very caring. It's quite refreshing. I'm from NY so it's entirely different. It seems people are in such a rush here and not willing to even stop and say hello. Everyone there took their time to say hello even when we werent in our suits. So overall this school ROCKS and it definately has moved up on my list if not being the number one choice. I hope this helps anyone interested in WVSOM and I'm sure the other interviewers there will add to this. Oh, and the other interviewers were awesome too! I hope you guys the best and maybe we'll be classmates!
Take care.
-Steve
My journey starts from Long Island, NY. I decided to drive down the 8 hrs since it was cheaper than flying. I tell you about my driving because it adds to how beautiful the scenery is. Getting past Maryland and into Virginia and West Virginia, the scenery is full of lush grass, ample trees, and mooing cows. To me this is great stuff. I always liked nature and it bring back some old memories from upstate NY.
So after 8 hours I get into Lewisburg, WV which is the town WVSOM is located in. The town is very small. I pretty much walked through, around, up, and down the streets in 30 minutes...maybe less. There are cafes, restaraunts, galleries, theatres, a Walmart, an Applebees etc. Honestly I thought it would be more desolate than that. It's no NYC, but it's a quaint town. Good enough for me. Besides I prefer a quiet place to study than a boisterous distraction hole.
So the interview. The schedules is basically:
1. Morning Interviews
2. Tour
3. Lunch
4. PBL Presentation
5. Clincal Rotation Presentation
6. Afternoon Interviews
The group of us first met in the morning with Annette Moore, the kindest most compassionate person I've met. She calmed our worries, gaves us the campus tour, and guided us through the entire interview process. She was awesome and words can't really describe how good she is. I guess you'll have to go interview and meet her =].
The interview consists of sitting down with three important people whether they are DO's, PhD's, or the Director of Admissions. The afternoon interviews had different staff members interviewing them. The interview itself is pretty laid back. I didn't feel too pressured and the questions weren't curve balls. For me I still feel nervous about what I said, but that's me...I'm just a nervous guy in general.
After the morning interview was the tour that Annette took us through. The campus itself is pretty small. I looks like a square with sides about a quarter mile in length (maybe even smaller). The buildings looks clean, the halls looks new and bright, and the quads and fields are pleasing to the eye. We took a look at the anatomy labs, which are awesome. The lab is new, looks clean, roomy, professional, and hardly has any formaldehyde smell in there. We saw the OMT room. It's a basic OMT room with benches and TV's all around to get a closer look to what the professor is doing. The new technology building was created to house the enlarged class is great. The lecture rooms are spacious with comfortable chairs and mics in front of each person for questions. It seems they assigned seats to people. At first I thought it was strange, but each person has their own portion of the table and made it their own. They leave stuff there such as pencil holders for colored pencils, pens, markers, etc. We also saw laptops and personal belongings and it really created a cozy atmosphere in the lecture room. We saw some office building under construction, but they weren't of that importance, at least not yet. There's a clinic that's not 100% associated with the school close by. It's adjacent to the anatomy building.
After the tour was lunch with three second year students. They were very casual, most helpful in answering questions we had, and very friendly. Again, nothing to worry on this part because it was very laid back. I regret not asking questions to one of the students, but she was all the way on the other side of the table =]. They answered questions about PBL, housing, recreations, etc.
After lunch were the PBL and Clinical Rotation presentations. The presentations weren't powerpoints, but a faculty member sittng with us and descibing what those two aspects of WVSOM are about. They were very detailed and informative. Both of the presentors were awesome, very kind, and willing to get to know us. Are we starting to see a pattern about how great the people are here? Haha.
After those presentations were the afternoon interviews. Since my interview was in the morning I was allowed to leave. I must say, this school is like a breath of fresh air. The people are so great, extremely nice, and very caring. It's quite refreshing. I'm from NY so it's entirely different. It seems people are in such a rush here and not willing to even stop and say hello. Everyone there took their time to say hello even when we werent in our suits. So overall this school ROCKS and it definately has moved up on my list if not being the number one choice. I hope this helps anyone interested in WVSOM and I'm sure the other interviewers there will add to this. Oh, and the other interviewers were awesome too! I hope you guys the best and maybe we'll be classmates!
Take care.
-Steve
