California Institute of Integral Studies Interview Feedback Summary
San Francisco, CA
Psychology Schools | Public For-Profit
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What are your general comments?
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Very positive. It turned a somewhat dubious impression into a solid positive.
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It was interesting. I think one of the most difficult things was just that it was in a group setting. This is very hard to handle when there is a person in your group who completely dominates the conversation and is extremely long-winded. The school didn't seem interested in how we interacted as a group, and it was very much a structured interview. Though, I should mention, the other interview group during my time said their session was completely relaxed and like a conversation, so I guess it depends on who you get for your interviewers. Anyway, I must have handled it well enough because they called me the next day to let me know that I got in!
Length, number, and type of interviews
CIIS-COMP interviews are an average of 35 minutes, with an average of 2 interviews. 0% of interviews are one-on-one, and 100% are closed-file.
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What interested you about this program?
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Why CIIS?
What was the most interesting question?
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Questions about my work history.
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What are your aspirations or goals for your future in this field? (And then, when someone in the group didn't understand... What are your dreams?)
How did you prepare for the interview?
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Internet research about program.
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Read this site, checked interview feedback of Pharmacy schools that had group interview formats (b/c psych didnt have interview feedback yet), read up on the school, prepared questions to ask the interviewers.
What was the most difficult question?
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Why come to CIIS?
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They were all pretty standard.
What impressed you positively?
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Very warm and friendly faculty, staff, and students. Very open and casual. Easy going.
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There were plenty of faculty members and students to talk with before and after the interview.
What impressed you negatively?
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Location and facilities.
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One of my two interviewers got bored and spent the last 10-15 min not looking at us and picking at his nails.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
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The East/West spriritual element is more pronounced in other programs at the school. It's not really a big part of the Psy.D. program.
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Airports Used
100% interviewees used SFO (SFO) .
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Most interviewees traveled by airplane to the interview.
Hotels Recommended by Other Interviewees
Most interviewees stayed at the Ramada Inn (average ranking 7/10), with some staying at Embassy Suites, South San Francisco (average rating 7/10). (Top 2 displayed)
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