How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.83 | 35 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 31 |
| Negatively | 3 |
| No change | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.37 | 35 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.60 | 35 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.03 | 35 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 5 |
| 20 minutes | 9 |
| 25 minutes | 10 |
| 30 minutes | 3 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 2 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 34 |
| At a regional location | 1 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 23 |
| In a group | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 33 |
| Closed file | 2 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.83 | 35 |
"How do you manage stress levels?"
"Have you ever been in a group project? How was the result of the project?"
"If you were to explain a group of 11 year olds the difference between an optometrist and ophthalmologist, how you would you do so?"
"How do you think transitioning from undergrad to Optometry school will go?"
"are you planing on taking the OAT again. what did you have trouble with on the OAT"
"Why optometry and not ophthalmology?"
"What would your friends say is your weakness?"
"Why optometry and what optometric experiences do you have?"
"If you saw someone cheating, what would you do?"
"What made you choose Optometry over other medical fields."
"What do you want to know about our school?"
"How I deal with stress."
"Tell me about yourself"
"Explain your research."
"If a patient asked you how you became interested in Optometry, what would you tell them?"
"How would you help a 3 children who can't see well enough to pass eye test at school if parents dont have enough money"
"What does a podiatrist do?"
"why optomtery"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Tell us about yourself and how you came across Optometry?"
"Why did you choose optoetry?"
"What is glaucoma?"
"why optometry"
"Why did you choose optometry?"
"What made me get interested in optometry?"
"How's tennis going?"
"What do I look for in a school, and how would choose from the many schools I've applied to."
"Why NOVA?"
"Why Optometry?"
"When and how did you decide on optometry?"
"What are your top 3 qualities as a student"
"Why do you think you can be a good optometrist?"
"Were there any academic hardships that you encountered?"
"What other schools are you interviewing at?"
"How are your study habits and how did you study for the OAT?"
"What would your friends say is your strengths?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"What is your weakness?"
"Tell us about your optometry-related jobs, shadowing, and/or internships."
"Is there anything you may want to specialize in?"
"why NOVA"
"Why NOVA/Optometry?"
"How did you study for the OAT?"
"How did you go from working as a research biologist to becoming interested in optometry?"
"Tell me about your experiences while shadowing."
"What do you look for in a school?"
"how did you choose the schools to apply to"
"When did you first become interested in optometry?"
"Why Nova, what attracted you to this school?"
"If I got five acceptance letters tomorrow, how would I decide which school to attend?"
"Why Nova?"
"How would you approach a patient or deal with a patient who chose not to take their medicine?"
"How do you study"
"What kinds of things did you do in your POPS group? (POPS is a pre-optometry group at some undergrad schools.)"
"How did I study for the OAT?"
"Why optometry?"
"What are the primary roles of opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists, and how do they work together?"
"How did you get interested in optometry?"
"Why NSU?"
"What are you looking for in a school?"
"Is there anything specific you would like me to tell the admissions committee on your behalf?"
"Have you ever had any difficulty in your life? how you could overcome it?"
"How do you time manage?"
"How do you think your adjustment from your undergrad to Nova will be?"
"Can you manage your time wisely with so many course hours?"
"Why type of setting do you see yourself working in"
"Do you like to study on your own or in a group?"
"What do you field is the relationship between optometrists and ophthalmologists?"
"What is your ultimate goal in optometry?"
"Why Optometry"
"How did I handle School and extracurricular activities and excel in both?"
"How does your husband feel about relocating to Florida?"
"Do you have any questions about education, residency, etc."
"Out of all the optometry practices you shadowed, which one can you see yourself working in in the future?"
"if all of them accepted you how would you choose which to go to"
"They also asked me specific questions about my extracurricular activities during undergrad."
"Do you have any questions for us?"
"How does your life/study habbits differ during finals week?"
"question referring back to your academics."
"did you apply to OSU"
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"How was my experience shadowing an opthalmologist?"
"Why Nova?"
"How are the interactions of my optometrists and the ophthalmologists like? And what do you know goes one between them?"
"Explain your OAT scores (in general) and how did you study for the test?"
"How will you handle the didactic years of the school's curriculum."
"How will you manage the courseload at optometry schools?"
"When you are not working or studying what do you like to do?"
"According to the country that you have born, and the current country that you are living now, do you think that moving to Florida as the third place, is challenging?"
"If you were to explain a group of 11 year olds the difference between an optometrist and ophthalmologist, how you would you do so?"
"None"
"None that I can remember were unusual.."
"What did you learn in your internship?"
"What type of setting will you go into after graduating OD school?"
"Why Nova?"
"I think the questions were pretty simple."
"Name the most interesting case you saw while shadowing at the non profit clinic?"
"If you had a patient who could not afford their medicine, what would you do?"
"What is one thing your friends would say about you?"
"N/A"
"What will be the hardest thing about making the transition from undergrad to grad school?"
"If you got accepted to all the schools you applied to , which would you choose?"
"Do you speak any other languages?"
"Since I am from Kansas, how I would deal with the transition and being far away from home?"
"Explain the difference between optometry, opthalmology, and opticianry (to establish what I already knew, and what other questions they should ask)."
"What are your interests... Why do you want to do optometry? Why do you want to go to Nova? How do you normally study for a class?"
"How did you prepare for the OAT?"
"Why did I chose to change careers?"
"What do you see to be the role of an optometrist in conjunction with the health care community?"
"None were unexpected. But the most interesting thing would have to be when they started to break down my essay and we went through the questions they had about my essay."
"What do you do for fun?"
"If you were accepted to PCo and NSU, which school would you choose?"
"Have I ever been caught in a situation in which cheating was involved?"
"Is there anything specific you would like me to tell the admissions committee on your behalf?"
"None"
"None really. We talked a lot about why I wanted to go to Nova and my previous optometric experiences."
"What do you know about your home state's optometric laws?"
"If you saw someone cheating what would you do?"
"none really"
"What other schools have you interviewed at, and how do they compare to Nova?"
"They were pretty equivalent."
"Tell me about yourself? (I hate these questions because they are open ended..lol)"
"None really...very laidback and genuine. "
"<other than the answers I gave> what else could you do?"
"how to help the children whos parents cant afford it"
"What does a podiatrist do?"
"What will be the hardest thing about making the transition from undergrad to grad school?"
"If I would want to go back to Canada and practice or stay in the States"
"None! :)"
"same as above, not many questions, just a laid back conversation!"
"There were really no difficult questions. The interview is to establish your level of communication and people skills. "
"I had a declining academic trend and I was asked what the reason was for this trend. Be ready to answer it honestly."
"What is glaucoma? And if you had a patient with severe glaucoma who wouldn't take his medicine, what would you do?"
"If one of my friends was asked to list one of my strengths and one of my weaknesses, what would he/she say?"
"What are the reasons you applied to the schools you did?"
"How do I handle time management?"
"What do you see to be the role of an optometrist in conjunction with the health care community?"
"They were all very straightforward. But the most difficult question would have to be to explain the primary roles of opticians, optometrists, and opthalmologist. And to describe how optometrists work with opthalmologists."
"Why NOVA? (Kept asking about moving far away from home) & How did you study for the OAT's?"
"If you were accepted to PCO and NSU, which school would you choose?"
"What would you do if you caught a classmate cheating on an exam?"
"youtube mock interviews, review website, research interviewers"
"SDN prepared me very well. I tried to answer each sample question on SDN by myself."
"Practice"
"This was my second interview, so I was prepared to answer the basic questions. I always looked at commonly asked questions on this forum."
"I read over my Nova essays as well as my optomcas essay. I looked over all of the equipment I've had experience with and exactly why and how they're used (a little unnecessary but I was nervous). I chatted with one of the doctors I've shadowed about some current optometry issues and I also researched this forum to help prepare myself for the general type interview questions."
"Reading SDN and answering questions aloud."
"Did a mock interview at my school. Read SDN"
"Questions from SDN, mock interview at my university, practicing question/answer during my flight"
"Student Doctor Network and previous interviews"
"Mock interview with my school's career advisor, reviewed list of possible questions, went over my application materials. Sleep!"
"Mock interview with friends and read up on optometry in general."
"Made bulletpoints to some generic questions, read SDN."
"Went over NOVA questions from SDN and my essay."
"sdn, talked to career development office"
"Reviewed my app, looked over SDN, went over questions in my head. "
"SDN interview feedback, practiced questions with family and friends, mock interview at my school"
"Mock interview at student development center, read what others have posted about their interviews."
"Browsed SDN forum, practiced in front of a mirror."
"Mock interview, and browsing Student Doctor Network for more information"
"Websites."
"Reading the interview feedbacks, Mock Interview at the career service center."
"SDN website, mock interview, etc."
"Researched stuff on the school's website. I also practised with my boyfriend for possible questions."
"Thought of sample questions, reviewed information about the school, looked at this website."
"SDN"
"I just went over all the information Nova had sent me the past month so I was able to come up with solid questions"
"Looked through SDN for past questions that were used"
"Previous interviews and roommate interviewed me"
"SDN forums, listed possible questions and made responses, mock interview with NSU 3rd year students, which really helped."
"SDN, gathered interview questions and answered them."
"Organization, the email they send you days before contains detail schedule of the day and the names of the interviewers so it's easy to do research on them beforehand"
"The fact that the Interviewer was very nice."
"The campus and faculty"
"The rigorous curriculum."
"Great curriculum, great program, top board scores, wonderful staff, students are grounded/friendly, amazing weather, professional yet relaxed atmosphere at HPD, fun all-around day! Really enjoyable lunch with Dr. B. Guy's a killer"
"The school tour was a lot of fun, the students giving it were so nice and they introduced us to a lot of professors and other students along the way. Fran, who coordinates the whole thing was so nice and supportive the entire day. The interviewers were two faculty members who kept the interview very conversational and calmed my nerves."
"very laid back"
"The location is absolutely gorgeous. The campus is quite impressive. The admissions office, including the dean are extremely warm and friendly."
"The faculty is nice. The campus is beautiful. I love the multidisciplinary setting and newer equipment. Honest student and staff."
"The facilities and location"
"The location is gorgeous."
"The facilities, the admissions staff, the fact that it is within the Health Professions Divisions with which they share some classes"
"The infrastructure that the school has for both academic and non-academic aspects of life for students. The campus itself has a very relaxing feeling and everything is very well kept."
"Everything! Amazing school and super friendly staff. I also loved the shuttle buses, seemed very efficient!"
"Faculty was very receptive, showed genuine interest, facilities are awesome."
"The facilities were nice, not run down like some of the other schools. Also the staff was very friendly and there is a free campus shuttle. I also liked the multidisciplinary aspect."
"people were awesome"
"Curriculum, amount of time that is spent in the clinic (beginning 2nd year), interactions with other health professions on campus, the amount of community service the school does during the year."
"The facilities at Nova were really amazing. Everyone I met there, including students, faculty and staff, were extremely enthusiastic and accommodating. Fran and Dr. Reich were very helpful and are very nice people."
"The campus was beautiful, very modern, new equipment, staff and students were friendly (especially fran, shes awesome!), and location was great!"
"The labs, clinic, and the people at the school."
"I loved the beautiful campus! Everyone was very nice, and the optometry students were very helpful! They stayed back for a while and answered any questions we had and helped us stay calm before our interviews. The facilities were very new and nice."
"The faculty, staff, and students I met were very friendly and helpful. The school, and it's equipment, are fairly new. "
"The facilities were all nice and new. The faculty and students were really positive and supportive. I came into the interview very nervous and after meeting with faculty and talking with the students they made me feel a bit better about my interview."
"the entire facilities; they are amazing. I liked how the clinical buidling was only a short walk away from the school itself."
"The facilities are amazing. The fact that some of the classes are taken with Dental of medical students is a positive thing. EVERYONE just couldnt wait to help us or give us hints on what to say or do to make our interview better. "
"Pretty much everything. All the faculty is extremely nice and not intimidating at all."
"Faculty are very nice and will go out of their way to make you feel comfortable."
"The facilities were unreal. The people were all extremely friendly-very welcoming environment. Also the fact that the optometry school is part of a larger health professions division was a plus. There will be a ton of different students to interact with."
"The facility and the positive attitude of the entire staff."
"Staff and students were really friendly, honest, and open to any questions."
"The facilities were unbelievable. All students were extremely enthusiastic and genuine to help in what ever way they could. The school of optometry is also integrated with other health professions schools i.e. dentistry, medicine etc. "
"The facilities are brand new and all the students were really friendly. The school is unique in that there are other health professional students around that also take classes with the optometry students."
"The interviewer asked why I didn’t retake my OATs when my score was above the average score of matriculated students and essentially made me feel dumb compared to everyone else that was applying."
"Three time I was mistaken for coming from another state. People of high authority failed to understand I was from West Virginia, not western Virginia. Also, they try and scare you with the first year coursework, making it seem almost impossible. This interview was the worst of the four I went to. They did not ask me any questions about my file, nor did they take any time to really get to know me, or learn about my passion for optometry. Other schools spent 25-40 minutes with me, whereas at NOVA they asked about four questions, and were done."
"Facilities are average, tuition cost"
"The interview was short (not a terrible thing), but I didn't feel like I got to really know the professors well. The tour was also a little crazy b/c there were too many people and the health division building is quite busy (med students, dental, pharmacy etc.)"
"The crazy 20++ unit a semester. Feel like the program is a bit lacking compare to other program i seen."
"The cost of attendance (calculating in the cost of apartments etc)."
"The failure rate after first year, admin staff giving "around-the-bush" answers to my difficult questions, the good cop/bad cop routine of the interviewers, the added stress level from current students"
"Can't think of anything."
"Hmm... nothing in general. Wish the interview and tours was longer."
"The dress code and attendance policy, although my tour guides assured me that these were not enforced. And I also noticed that there are almost twice as many classes in the curriculum as another school I am looking at. But the credit hours are about the same, so it should be doable."
"long and drawn out, there from 8:30 till 1:30"
"The amount of travel between the school and clinic, and possibly having to move after your second year (to decrease travel time). "
"The optometry program is relatively new."
"Nothing!"
"nothing, everything was awesome!!!!"
"The school is in a huge city. Great for those who like that, not great for those who prefer a slower pace."
"learning about the financial debt you'll be in when you get out of optometry school. Which goes along with all schools."
"the questions concerning specifics on optometric information during the interview, ie: what is glaucoma?"
"NOTHING"
"The dean talked for a really long time, haha."
"none"
"Humid weather, that's to be expected though. Also the cirriculum is extremely intensive-can be a good and/or bad thing."
"Only one thing: the humidity."
"Faculty interviewers were intimidating and impossible to read."
"NSU is changing some things for the 2007 entering students: NBEO 1 will be taken in the spring of od-3 instead of the end of od-2. The curriculum has more classes than any other school I am applying to-this can be see as good or bad. Mandatory attendance to ALL classes and labs."
"The humidity."
"Questions are not very in depth so you must find a way to show them your qualities and stand out while answering basic questions"
"The actual school is a nightmare and a hassle."
"Not to be that much stressed out before the interview."
"The interviewers were very casual. They will not dig to find out about you so talk away!"
"Not be so stressed"
"How relaxed it would be so I wouldn't have been so nervous the days before."
"That the school wouldn't fit my personality that well..."
"relaxing and wonderful faculty and staff"
"Good cop/bad cop scenario, research on the retention rates of first year students, and current policies of Nova"
"I feel I prepared myself well. No big surprises."
"Nothing really, SDN prepared me well. "
"To not stress out about it so much!"
"Some of the questions were very different from any other interview I have had. "
"laid back"
"nothing"
"That everyone would be so wonderful and the interview really wouldn't be so bad!"
"That it would be sooo laid back."
"not to worry as much! Also, be prepared to have a lot of questions! They want to see that you've done your research and are really interested in the school."
"I wish I had known the interview was going to be so relaxed. I stressed before it for nothing!"
"To think of a lot more legitimate questions because throughout the whole interview process you will come across many different faculty and students and by the time you get to your 2 on 1 interview you'll already have most of your questions answered. "
"I had visited before so nothing"
"That the interview would be very stress free."
"That it is so relaxed."
"No surprises. "
"None."
"That all the health sciences programs (dental, optometry, etc.) are in one building and some have basic sciences classes together! The students kept mentioning how the different programs don't interact though."
"Nothing, I researched everything about the school before applying."
"That it would be so humid and that the hotel shuttle takes about an hour to pick you up from wherever you are, but will drop you off anywhere by the hour."
"Have lots of questions prepared beforehand for student panel, and faculty members"
"The interview was very laid back and it was mostly conversational."
"Faculty and students are very friendly"
"Awesome school, definitely going"
"Great school. A definite contender. We'll see after I attend the rest of my interviews."
"extremely laid back"
"The school is beautiful, the location is my ideal. The school staff are absolutely accommodating and pleasant. The school curriculum, and overall feel just wasn't for me. Seems a bit too "hectic" for me. I wish there was a better word, because it isn't really "hectic" I just felt that the inter disciplinarian approach might not be the best for me."
"I declined my acceptance. The interviewers assumed incorrectly that they knew more about the company I work for in another state than I did. I wasn't happy with the number of students that fail after first year and the policies that accompany it. Some people love it, I wasn't one of them."
"I really liked my experience with NOVA and Ft. Lauderdale."
"Don't stress out! It is a very relaxed interview for the most part."
"Overall a great school that I could definitley see myself at for the next four years."
"Arrived at approx. 9:15 and met with the admissions director. She talked with us for about 45 min. about the curriculum, mainly going over the classes we would take over the next 4 years. Then we were all interviewed. Afterwards, Dr. Wu talked about research opportunities, and then we took a tour of the clinic and part of the campus. The student ambassadors came in next and took us on another tour of the rest of the campus and we ate lunch. We were able to ask them any questions we had at this time as well. Afterwards, we met with the admissions director briefly once more to discuss financial aid, and that was the end of the day!"
"The interview was shorter than I thought. Both the professors were very nice and kept the atmosphere as relaxed as it could be."
"Only really got asked two questions. Make sure you say all the key points about yourself that you want to say in the first questions because they may not ask you more. Overall experience was great, absolutely fell in love with the school. Had my doubts because I read some negative things about NSU on SDN but it really seems like a great school. "
"You start off with a financial aid session, then meet with the dean, campus tour, then individual interviews."
"The entire interview consisted of them asking me why Optometry, why Nova, and if I had any questions. VERY laid back, just have questions for them!"
"We had a campus tour, financial workshop, discussion with the asistant dean, and individual interviews. The staff was very friendly and helped keep everyone calm."
"I think the school is great. Just be prepared to asked questions that you usually don't find Novas website. I would recommend writing them down because during the interview I had more questions I wanted to ask, but nervousness got to me and I forgot some questions. The whole process was from 2:30pm to 7:30pm for me, which included a financial aid workshop, meeting with the dean, tour of the school, Q&A with the optometry students, and finally the 2 on 1 interviews."
"Pleasant. The tour guide sealed my decision."
"I was very nervous even though the interviewers were very friendly. the questions they asked were very simple and there were no surprises. They made the interview feel more like a conversation rather than ME just answering their questions. They expected me to ask then questions as well...any question "
"The interview was very relaxed and conversational. The interviews talked about their program a lot, so it was not a bunch of questions fired at me. Basically, know why you want to be an optometrist and you should be fine."
"It was really laid back. The faculty members are very friendly and helpful. Everyone was interviewed, we had luch with the asst. dean, we met with fin. aid, and we took a tour of the school."
"Great experience. Very laid back interview-basically a conversation. Not much to worry about"
"Positive, beautiful school, top-notch facilities, helpful and approachable students and staff."
"I really enjoyed the interview. Fran and Jessie at admissions were so helpful and nice-which really does make a difference. The interview makes my decision to choose a school that much harder because I thought I was set on a school already."
"It was very relaxed and stress-free. Everyone made me feel comfortable and were saying that they were there for me. All the students were encouraging and helpful. Fran is very nice and helpful! The interview was with two faculty members and it was almost like a conversation."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 22 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 29 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.54 | 35 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 3 |
| Out of state | 31 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 4 |
| 2-3 hours | 4 |
| 4-6 hours | 11 |
| 7+ hours | 14 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 26 |
| Automobile | 6 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
fort lauderdale airport
ft-lauderdale
AirTran
Ft. Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
ord
FLL
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 5 |
| Hotel | 23 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
Best Western Sawgrass-Plantation
Hampton Inn (has shuttle to and from airport and school)
Yes
Holiday Inn at Davie
Best Western Sawgrass-Plantation
Hampton Inn (has shuttle to and from airport and school)
Yes
Holiday Inn at Davie
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 3 |
| $101-$200 | 4 |
| $201-$300 | 4 |
| $301-$400 | 6 |
| $401-$500 | 6 |
| $501+ | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.94 | 34 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.49 | 35 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.46 | 35 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.26 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.37 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.84 | 19 |
"Rebuild everything."
"Give more in-depth interviews, ask about work experience, extracurriculars, community service. A highly passionate student may be overlooked when only asked the most basic of questions."
"Let us talk with more 3rd and 2nd year students"
"None, they did a great job in terms of friendliness and responsiveness. I do recommend the interview day being a little less hectic though. Too many student tour guides. Wanted to ask more questions but it was crazy!"
"Ask student questions directly and not "around-the-bush" answers."
"none."
We help students become doctors. TM
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?