Crime: Detailed Stats >
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 56 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.33 | 58 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.58 | 59 |
"Keep up the great work! You were all very helpful and provided a low-stress environment for us throughout the interview process!"
"As a west coast person I think having the interviews in December was a great move. I know that January weather in Iowa can be a bit harsh, and negatively influence some applicants."
"None!"
"Impress your potential students better, show your campus off and have more pride about your school, research facilities, and teaching hospitals"
"ISU admissions did an excellent job!!"
"None! I wish all schools were as helpful and friendly as ISU."
"They are fantastic! So helpful and friendly!"
"I thought everything was great."
"I think they did a nice job. It would have been nice to have a luncheon or something to be able to better mingle."
"Let out-of-state candidates know of the interview date much more in advance."
"Sometimes it is hard to find things on the website! Also, it's not always clear that having complete"
"more vet student demonstrations (ie:a day in the life) v/s just a site-seeing tour"
"Tell me about a time that you had to think out of the box."
"Tell me about a time you had to be creative to solve a problem."
"Describe an object hidden in a bag to the interviewers sufficiently so they know what it is when you pull it out. (Mine was a screwdriver, another applicant had a fork)."
"Tell me about a hard lesson that you learned."
"Name a time when someone challenged your beliefs. How did you respond and what was the result?"
"Tell me about a time when it was difficult for you to keep a commitment you had made. What was the result?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision, and what did you learn from it?"
"Describe a creative way you solved a problem"
"Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult decision."
"Tell us about a time when you faced an unexpected change in your life."
"Tell me about yourself and how you got here."
"Tel us about a time that you have failed to uphold a commitment?"
"Tell me about a time where you had to be a leader."
"Tell us about a time when you had to take charge."
"When was a time that your creativite soultuion impressed yourself so much you thought, "yeah, i did that""
"Tell me about a time you had to think outside the box to solve a problem"
"Tell me about a time when you had to earn someone's trust"
"Tell us about a time when, working in a group, you over-stepped your bounds. How did the group react? What was the outcome?"
"Tell us about a time where you had difficulty learning something. What did you do?"
"How did you handle a crisis?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to earn someone's trust."
"What personal improvement are you most proud of?"
"Tell us a time you had to think outside the box."
"Tell us when you had to make a difficult decision, one which you did not favor to make at the time."
"Tell me about a time you had to work hard to keep a promise."
"A time you had to stand up for something you believe in, how you went up about it, and what the outcome was?"
"Talk about a time when you had to think outside the box and it failed."
"Describe a time when you were most unsure about a decision you had to make."
"Tell us about a time you had to make a decision you were unsure about."
"Talk about a situation where you had to react to an unexpected situation."
"What is the biggest unanticipated change you've faced?"
"Tell us about a time that you had to be creative to solve a problem."
"Tell us about a time you had to be creative to solve a problem."
"Tell us about a time when you took charge. What did you do? How did others react?"
"Tell us about a time you had to take charge of a situation."
"Has there ever been a time when you have over-stepped your bounds? How did the situation turn out?"
"Tell about a time when you had to stand up for what you believed in"
"What was a concept you've had problems with?"
"Give us an example of a time you overreached, in a way that was not positive."
"Tell us about a time you had to act autonomously and take control of a situation. How did others react? What was the outcome? "
"Tell us about a time that you had to overcome an obstacle."
"Tell us about a time you had to think creatively to solve a problem."
"Tell us a little about yourself (Interviewers know nothing about you so you have to give a little introduction about your education, family, etc)"
"Give us an example of a time when you used good judgement to solve a problem."
"Tell me a time when you had to "think outside the box" to solve a problem. How did that work out?"
"Behavioral questions"
"Tell us about a time when you had to deal with change and how did you respond to it."
"Describe a time when there was a large change that you had to deal with."
"Describe a time you had to think "outside the box" and your attempt failed. "
"Tell us about time when you had to break a promise."
"Tell us about a time when you dealt with abrupt change"
"See above they are most of what I remember. "
"See above comments. Just be ready to talk."
"The thinking out of the box, but it was from the follow up questions to my response that made it interesting."
"When was a time you had to face a fork in the road? How did your choice turn out?"
"How do you feel being a non-traditional student is positive and negative for your application?"
"When did you have to make a decision that you weren't sure was the right one? How did it turn out?"
"Tell me about a time when something changed in your life that was out of your control. How did you handle it?"
"Tell us about a creative solution you came up with for a problem"
"Tell me about a time when you had to work exceptionally hard to keep a promise..what did you learn from it?"
"When have you come to a fork in your life and how did you decide"
"Tell us about a time when you made a decision, but the decision back-fired and you thought "I probably shouldn't have done that.""
"All questions were behavioral-based; so not a lot of difference in 'interesting'."
"How do you create unique lesson plans for your disabled students? (Related to my experience)"
"Tell us about a time you did something creative to solve a problem."
"How to you make the discussion on what is more important when you have time to make that discussion on what thing comes first?"
"Tell me about a time you had to stand up for what you believed in."
"Regarding emergency situation, it was vet related but they wanted to know how I interacted with people"
"Tell us about a time in your life when you came to a fork in the road where you had to question your decision to pursue vet med."
"Tell us about a time where you had to stand up for something you believe and where you were against the majority."
"Are there actually male belly dancers?"
"Tell us a time you had to stand up for something you believe in, how you went about it, and the outcome."
"Tell us a situation where you created an innovative solution."
"What was it about your intro beef class that got you interested in being a food animal vet?"
"Talk about a time when you had to act autonomously and take control of a situation. How did the other people respond? What was the result?"
"Describe a creative project you had to complete."
"How have you creatively problem-solved."
"What kind of support do you have?"
"What is the most difficult experience that you have ever been through?"
"Tell us about yourself. (The only question I had total control over; also my only opportunity to talk about my most important experiences/interests, etc.)"
"Regarding the crisis/emergency, who or what were your resources in dealing with it?"
"What drew you to veterinary medicine?"
"Specific questions about my experience"
"What was a concept you've had problems with?"
"What kind of questions do you have for us? (They answered my questions for 20 minutes!)"
"Tell us about a time you had to try really hard to earn someone's trust. How did you do it?"
"Just general questions about my animal experience."
"Tell us about the hardest decision you've made, the one that you were the least sure of."
"Question #3"
"What's the most irritating type of personality to you?"
"So, what made you want to be a vet?"
"Tell us about a time you had to break a commitment/promise, how was the response, and what did you learn from it."
"What area of veterinary medicine do you plan on entering and why?"
"Discuss a time when a change or uncontrollable even occured that caused you great stress and how you reacted too it. "
"Tell us about an innovative idea you came up with for a problem "
"Tell us about a time you had to build trust how did you do so, and what relationship do you have with that person now."
"This was a behavior interview, so the questions were probing my ability to think on my feet and my past exposure to problems in real-life."
"Typical behavior based questions, not really anything interesting or hard. Questions were things like: tell me about a time when you had to take charge of a situation, tell me about one of your weaknesses and a time when you were able to overcome this weakness and how. etc...."
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