William Carey University Interview
Quite literally the worse and most humiliating experience I have ever had. I am a Muslim and apparently that dictates if Osteopathic medicine is for me or not. I received an email stating I would have a higher chance if I opted for the in person interview rather than virtual so I flew out excited due to all the positive stuff I have read on these subreddits. For starters, I assumed bc of the Muslim population they had at the school they would be somewhat familiar with our religious background but I’m not sure if the student body never speaks up for themselves. I saw the student before me come out laughing and felt fully comfortable in the interview so I went in after her expecting a similar experience. Instead I felt so awkward smiling and could feel the tension in the room. During the interview one of them starts mentioning that during OMM labs “women show up short shorts and sport bras while men are usually shirtless (um what bc apparently that’s not true)” and then goes on with “during the labs females touch females, females touch male, male touch females” it was so awkward bc the wording was so unprofessional another interviewee jumps in and mentions “that of course nothing inappropriate and it’s all for teaching purposes” it did not feel like an interview style especially when he started reading off of a paper of stuff asking if I’m okay with that has to do with again being “touched”. I go on to then mention that of course I have done my research on DO and I am okay with OMM bc it’s all for educational experiences (I emphasized this) and connected it to my personal experience and how I specifically want to implement OMM. I then mention during my research the usual practice is that DO schools offer accommodations and that if this is something they potentially have “yes but I don’t see it being a thing anymore (casually admitting it)”. One of them then proceeds to ask if I received acceptances from other schools (how could that possibly be relevant) and then starts talking about my MCAT and CASPER score. I flew out thinking a school would give me a chance given my GPA is great and EC except the MCAT and CASPER which I had circumstances for. Instead proceeds to start talking about how low it is and focused on Casper on how it’s just common sense questions how did I proceed to get a low score. I explained on what prevented me from doing well and what I learned. I end up getting a phone call stating I was rejected due to my low scores and that the committee feels as if DO is not a correct path for me. My scores were already in before I received the invitation interview what could have possibly been different when I showed up and what dictated if DO is for me. I have spoken to numerous DO students from diff schools and they mentioned this accommodation being completely normal and does not hinder anyone’s learning. I also did mention in the interview I understood what OMM is and am okay with it due to its educational purposes. It’s disrespectful that I flew out and was treated this way and really wish students would stop falsely overhyping their school. Also, hoping the Muslim students as wcucom learn to have each others back