How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.77 | 22 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 20 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.23 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.23 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.95 | 22 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 2 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 2 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 8 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 1 |
| 45 minutes | 7 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 20 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 9 |
| In a group | 13 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 22 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.77 | 22 |
"OAT scores/how did you prep"
"Tell me about a time you had in interaction with someone with a different perspective than you?"
"What made you choose the schools you applied to? How did you study for the OAT? Explain the discrepancy between course grade and OAT grade. Are you interested in any specialties?"
"Why optometry? Where do you see optometry in 5 years?"
"What grades did you get in your classes this past semester?"
"Describe a time you made a poor decision."
"Why did you decide to pursue optometry?"
"Tell us about a poor decision you have made and what did you learn from it."
"Basics. Why Ohio State? Why Optometry?"
"Your GPA is a little low, but your OAT scores are great. Which do you think most accurately represents your academic abilities, and why?"
"How did you first become interested in optometry and what have you been doing to pursue that career path?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"What are your strength/weaknesses?"
"Why optometry?"
"Why do you want to go into optometry?"
"What is a mistake you've made and how did you fix it?"
"How do you balance your time between school and academics?"
"Tell me about a time you faced a challenge, what you learned from it, how it helped you?"
"Tell me about a time you had an experience with someone with a different background or perspective from you. Tell me about a time you made a mistake and what you learned. (non-academic)."
"Describe a time you faced a challenge, and how you overcame it."
"What other schools did you apply to/interview at?"
"Why Ohio State?"
"Tell me how you became involved in some of your extracurricular activities? (For me it was theater)"
"What personal attributes will help you in your career as an optometrist?"
"Why OSU?"
"What classes did you take this semester?"
"Why was your Physics OAT score much lower than expected? (Grades in college were way above average, but was the lowest scored section on the OAT)"
"What do you like about the day-to-day setting of an optometric practice?"
"Why optometry?"
"What could you contribute to Ohio State?"
"Why optometry vs. another health field?"
"Tell me about your Optometry shadowing experiences? Elaborate?"
"Why not dentistry, MD etc?"
"What are you biggest strengths/weaknesses?"
"Name one of your strengths"
"Tell me about a time you acted as a leader."
"How you did you study for the OAT? What other schools did you apply to and why?"
"What do you like most and least about optometry? (excluding insurance and billing) What was your experience like as an opt tech?"
"How did you study for the OAT? What is something you'd like us to know, that's not on paper?"
"What is a challenge that you have faced and how did you overcome it?"
"Why are you a good fit for our school?"
"What made you decide to go into optometry?"
"What did you learn from having a part-time job in which you deal with the public?"
"What are your best qualities as a student? How would you prepare for the tough course load? "
"How did you choose which schools to apply to?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Why are you seeking to specialize in Low Vision?"
"What could you contribute to the school?"
"Why Ohio State?"
"Why optometry?"
"Tell me about a time you put yourself in someone else's shoes and acted with empathy."
"Tell me about a time you had an experience with someone with a different background or perspective from you."
"What would you love most about practice, and what would you like least (not counting insurance or billing)?"
"What is your glasses prescription?"
"Why are you a good fit for our school?"
"What impresses you both positively and negatively about a career in optometry?"
"All the questions they asked about my personal life and interests were pretty interesting."
"Is there any part of the practice that your Optometrist does not like?"
"None."
"What was a poor decision you made and what did you learn from it?"
"something about why I would like optometrist's day-to-day life"
"What public school district do you live in? "
"What is the most difficult thing that has happened to you in your life? How did you get through it?"
"Tell me more about your majors?"
"What specialty are you interested in?"
"none"
"Did the Topscore program reflect the actual OAT?"
"How can optometry adapt to new advances in AI that could do optometrists' job for them?"
"Tell me about a time you had in interaction with someone with a different perspective than you?"
"What do you think you bring to OSU/optometry?"
"Question in diversity and an interaction with someone who was different than you"
"Identify one of these words (on a leadership development handout) and explain how you feel you exemplify that quality as a leader."
"Tell me about leadership qualities that you have exemplified during one of your volunteer experiences"
"Tell about a time you made a mistake and how you worked to correct it."
"Tell us about a poor decision you have made and what did you learn from it."
"Name a time when you made a poor decision?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What is something that you have been improving on?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"They were all pretty easy. "
"What was a poor decision you've made in your life?"
"Your OAT scores are shocking. Usually we expect gpa and test scores to be similar. What happened? (I knew this would be asked and never figured out how to explain myself)"
"What is the most difficult thing that has happened to you in your life? How did you get through it?"
"Tell me about some recent Optometric legislation in Ohio."
"What is your biggest flaw?"
"What was a mistake you made and how did you correct it?"
"Could you explain a current optometry/political issue in your state?"
"SDN questions"
"Practice with questions from SDN"
"SDN"
"I mock interviewed with a friend, reviewed questions and answers on SDN"
"SDN forums, researching the school thoroughly online, reading over my personal statement"
"Went over potential interview questions that were posted online and made sure I could answer any difficult question that would be asked."
"Looked up questions online and prepared what I might say. I also researched the school extensively."
"SDN forums, writing out possible questions"
"Interview feedback from SDN"
"Student Doctor Network and previous interviews"
"I just looked over the Interview Feedback information on the SDN and made up potential questions they can ask. I typed them up with potential answers. I didn't memorize them, but it really helped that I kind of new what I was going to say. "
"SDN, mock-interview with roommate and parents"
"SDN, OSU website, and previous interviews."
"Read previous questions asked on this website and thought about responses. "
"interview feedback page. familiarized myself with common interview questions"
"I thought a lot about why I was a good candidate for the school. I prepared answers to difficult questions that I knew would be asked about weaknesses in my application."
"Talked to people at the EYE house during my stay. "
"SDN, practice with professional adults."
"Looked over application, relaxed."
"Browsed the forums"
"SDN. I had my wife ask me mock interview questions and we'd discuss my answers."
"Beautiful school, new facilities, impressive academics, friendly staff"
"Welcoming, facilities, faculty accomplishments, students were very social-able and down to earth."
"The interviewers were really kind and experienced so it made the interview flow very naturally. Throughout our time they would say positive things about my answers. They also gave me so much time to talk and answered my questions fully."
"I absolutely loved my interviewers. They made me feel really comfortable and tried to help me relax."
"The school is building a new clinic and classroom building"
"The friendliness of the faculty and staff, the quality of their clinic, and the fact that the optometry school is located on Ohio State's main campus."
"The admissions committee was so professional yet so nice and down to earth."
"Everyone that I met through the interview process was very nice and accommodating. The interview was very personal and low stress."
"The friendliness of the staff, as well as OSU campus."
"I loved, loved, loved the large campus. I love that it is a small program within such a really big school."
"The clinics and research centers are spacious. They have a Masters program, which most students can complete within 4-5 years."
"I have interviewed at 5 schools, and OSU has THE friendliest staff of any of them."
"The professionalism and commitment to excellence is very evident at OSU. They are really going to prepare you well and send you out as a leader in the field upon completion of your studies. "
"I really liked the area. I loved the social scene, the school pride"
"Interviewing Drs. were very conversational. Although my performance determined the direction of my life, I was able to remain calm and collected by the warm atmosphere. The new lecture hall is very nice."
"I was picked up from the airport by a current student, attended an actual class, ate lunch with the student, stayed at the EYE house which is an optometry fraternity, so many people were very helpful."
"Excellent faculty, friendly students and great strategic location in a medical school mecca."
"They told me very soon after I got accepted"
"The business management curriculum"
"My favorite part was that I met tons of students and faculty. Everybody was more than willing to help me out and were so friendly. I even got to play fusball in the student lounge with some 3rd year students."
"The city did not feel very safe"
"Length of interview day"
"Nothing!"
"The interview was set up to feel a bit intimidating- I was seated at the top of a huge "O" shaped table, with two faculty on each side, so that I had to turn in my chair to directly face each person. In addition, I spent a lot of time waiting around (almost 2 hours total) while the other applicants were interviewed. For a large portion of that waiting time, there were no student ambassadors or anyone to chat with, it just felt very awkward."
"Nothing"
"Business of OSU campus in general"
"The surprising heat of the day made the campus tour a little uncomfortable, but that was the only drawback of the day."
"Facilities could use some remodeling."
"The run-down facilities"
"The facilities are not as nice as other schools, but this really isn't something that bothers me."
"None."
"Student parking is problem, and also we didn't get to see much on our tour."
"I had a great experience and really don't have anything negative to say about the institution."
"I didn't feel I learned that much about the school while i was there. They showed a video about the business management program and that was all they really told us. The tour wasn't as thorough as some of the other interviews. "
"I think the school needs some more remodeling. Also, the interview was extremely casual and I was disappointed that I couldn't showcase more of my knowledge. I did not feel confident afterwards when I was told ''based on your gpa, we'll be putting you on hold... this is a good thing! you aren't rejected'' Yea. "
"I wish they fed us lunch like most other places, because you can really get to know the students at the school and find out so much information by just eating with some optometry students."
"There was no heat the day I interviewed (cold in February!) but it did little to curb my enthusiasm of being there."
"They gave some guy a scholarship with his acceptance, but not me."
"The school is kinda run down. They just expanded, but the new part is mainly used for research."
"The facilities are older, but they're full of ''tradition'' which kind of makes it fun."
"Bring extra shoes for the tour! I thought I would be fine in flats but I have so many blisters"
"Interview day went from 8:30 to 5pm"
"Craft alternate stories so you can diversify the settings once you already use one in a previous question."
"That there would be a lot of downtime during the day when we were just waiting, although the interview day itself was very drawn out. I arrived at 8:15 and didn't leave until almost 3:00."
"How laid back the interview would be"
"Interview would be last"
"I wish I had thought of more questions to ask the second year student that led the campus tour in the afternoon. I also wish I had known that there really is no reason to be nervous; the interview process is not as scary as I expected."
"That they would ask me questions about what was said in my letters of recommendation. (i.e. One of your writers said such and such, how did you deal with that?)"
"That the interview is not that formal. The first half was simply conversational. Don't Worry!"
"I was well prepared."
"That the interview would be very casual, and also that we would be having a fancy buffet lunch at the FACULTY lounge-that was a bit intimidating."
"Nothing additional, I did my homework and was ready. "
"It was colder than I would have expected in November."
"The interview was more based on ''likability'' factor rather than knowledge of the profession. I assume that the admissions committee has determined who they are looking for and after reading personal statements/applications they already know your interest and I think they were just trying to see if you can present yourself professionally, confidently, and believable as a future optometrist."
"Apply earlier, felt that the rolling admissions process was very advantageous to earlier applicants."
"Nothing"
"It was a really positive and convincing experience. Because of the interview day, it is my top choice currently."
"They asked me a bunch of things specific to my application!"
"The faculty and student ambassadors were all very kind, the resources of the school are great, but I did not like how the interview was set up to feel very intimidating with the layout."
"Loved the school. Not so sure about how busy the campus is though."
"Overall the interview process was very enjoyable. It was nice to be on campus and get to talk to staff, students, and professors."
"I was the only person interviewing that day and I was accepted 5-10 minutes after the interview. Be forewarned, the tours and lunch occurred before the actual interview."
"Mrs. Sally Haltom is such a sweetheart!"
"I loved this school. "
"This school is awesome. I'm hoping to get off the "no decision" list sometime in April."
"The response time they said should be within a week or so after your interview. "
"I went to a Friday interview. Apparently if you go on a Monday they do a ''full'' interview where you sit in on a class, take a tour of the entire campus, etc. I would recommend this b/c I left feeling I didn't really learn a lot about the school"
"Anyone reading this: APPLY EARLY!!! This is a HUGE advantage. If possible, you should take your OAT by June and turn in your application on the very first day it becomes available. "
"The interview was relaxed and they even gave me some water to drink during the interview. Also, they give out the nicest pens of all the schools I interviewed at. "
"Inviting and encouraging."
"Pretty good. The woman interviewing me was really sweet, and they didn't take up my whole day like some of the other schools."
"The interview was pretty relaxed. They admissions committee is very friendly and helpful. They make decisions pretty fast."
"The interveiw was extremely laid back. There were three of us interviewing that day and I enjoyed getting to know the other applicants. I had it arranged to shadow some first year classes in the morning and tour the university. After lunch we all met on the 4th floor of the Starling-Loving building and watched a 20 minute presentation on OSUs optometric business curriculum. Then we rotated through a tour of the facilities, a talk with the financial aid guy, and the actual interview. "
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 12 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 21 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.29 | 21 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 8 |
| Out of state | 14 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 5 |
| 2-3 hours | 6 |
| 4-6 hours | 7 |
| 7+ hours | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 6 |
| Automobile | 12 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Port Columbus International Airport
Columbus International
Columbus
CMH
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 4 |
| Friends or family | 2 |
| Hotel | 6 |
| Home | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Holiday Inn Express
N/A
Holiday Inn Express
N/A
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 8 |
| $101-$200 | 4 |
| $201-$300 | 3 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.90 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.77 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.23 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.80 | 15 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.47 | 15 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.87 | 15 |
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