Crime: Detailed Stats >
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 19 |
| Negatively | 7 |
| No change | 7 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.15 | 33 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.03 | 33 |
"Bringing back in-person interviews is a smart move."
"N/A - they were very responsive and helpful."
"Get rid of the MMI format"
"Ditch MMI format."
"None! The MMI format is great"
"Maybe give out a financial packet and places students could live while we are there for the interview."
"None. I get prompt, complete answers to e-mails and phone calls throughout the process."
"None! This was a very smooth, well-planned process."
"Ditch the MMI format. Completely useless. The questions asked in no way revealed who I was as an applicant."
"A reception or information session about the school before the interviews would have been nice. Just something to say, "welcome to our school.""
"I felt like I didn't really get a good sense of the program's 'culture' (how students interact together and with their professors) or many details on the academic programs."
"Confirm that all materials are in before deadlines. Answer questions about new interview process clearly."
"All the faculty members were very nice and friendly, including the interviewers."
"Joyce with Admissions is wonderful, really friendly and made everyone at ease."
"Joyce Massie (DVM Admissions Coordinator) is incredibly nice, friendly, and helpful. She was there"
"Cannot disclose, NDA signed"
"Cannot discuss specific MMI questions but they were fun!"
"N/A"
"In fairness to the MMI I won't disclose any scenarios. What I will say is that they are asking questions to probe your own personal feelings about self management, team management, ethics - there's a wide range. I guarantee that in some way, you (the reader of this survey) have considered this scenario and how you might act. You've been preparing for it your whole life, in a sense."
"Can't disclose."
"Sorry, had to sign a NDA"
"Can't say, signed confidentiality form."
"MMI - cant disclose"
"MMI format. We signed a confidentiality agreement so can't go into any detail."
"can't say specifically...signed a confidentiality agreement."
"Why Vet med and not a Ph.D?"
"What do you feel are some major issues affecting veterinary medicine today?"
"So, in what area of veterinary medicine do you see yourself? Research, private practice, corporate, education?"
"Who is the most important person in an animal hospital?"
"So, why are you sitting in that chair? Why do you want to be a veterinarian?"
"Tells as about yourself and why you want to be a veterinarian."
"What are some positives and negatives about the current issues about horse slaughter in the US?"
"Why do you want to be a vet?"
"Why are you interested in pursuing a DVM when you can do research with a PhD?"
"What are some of the big issues in shelter medicine?"
"''tell us, why do you want to be a vet?'' -- didnt see that one coming ;)"
"Why Vet. medicine and not human medicine? Why here?"
"Quickly tell us about yourself, and in this summation include something you are proud of and something that you would do over if given the chance."
"Why do you want to be a veterinarian?"
"What do you think of the feral cat controversy?"
"Why do you want to be a vet and what interests you about lab animal medicine?"
"How do you think your background in psychology (my major) will apply to veterinary medicine?"
"What would you do if you saw a student cheating?"
"What qualities do you look for in a good veterinarian? How many of these do you possess?"
"N/A"
"Can't disclose."
"Sorry, had to sign a NDA"
"Can't say."
"MMI - cant disclose"
"A specific question regarding my experience."
"How do you feel about people keeping primates as pets? What is the law in Maryland?"
"What would you do if the owner who brought in their dog (who was hit by a car) was bitten?"
"What would you say to a client who can not afford heartworm preventative?"
"You want to pursue Lab Animal Medicine, what is a pro and a con of that field?"
"How do you feel about owners going through such great lengths to treat their pets when humans are suffering?"
"Ethical question: Would you euthanize a healthy young cat because the owners do not want it anymore?"
"Nothing really stands out as being super interesting... Everything you would expect :)"
"much of the questions/conversations were interesting."
"Who is your favorite artist?"
"Suppose a red-tail hawk is brought in from the wild with a gsw to the wing...What would you do? If you were to keep it alive could it serve any purpose?"
"I was explained to about a recent event in British news involving a Vet fined for docking/cropping. I was then asked if I felt that it was ethical to perform cosmetic procedures on animals and if I would ever do them."
"What are your views on animals as property vs. guardianship?"
"Talk about an ethical issue I've had to deal with."
"If you were a member of Veterinarians Without Borders, how would you do your work?"
"Suppose a child was attacked by a pit bull. The child's mother is now advocating BSL in county X, what would you say to her [to get her to change her mind]?"
"Tell us about the most difficult ethical issue you have faced."
"What is your favorite tv show?"
"None of them were really interesting. Mostly your typical interview questions."
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LizzyM, SDN Moderator and medical school admissions committee member, is the inventor of the LizzyM Score. The score allows you to see if you are a competitive applicant at a given school. If your LizzyM Score is far below or above the average, you may not be a good fit. If your score is far below, your application may be screened out due to numerical cutoffs. If it is far above, the school may assume they are your “safety” school and that you won’t attend if they offer an acceptance. This score should be used only as a guide to help you select schools and is not a guarantee of acceptance at any school. If you use this as your sole criteria to select medical schools to apply to, you don’t deserve to get in anyway.
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