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  • Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary School
  • Ames, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

55 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tel us about a time that you have failed to uphold a commitment?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Tell us about a time you have had to take the lead in a situation?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

No Response

What was the most interesting question?

"All questions were behavioral-based; so not a lot of difference in 'interesting'." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell us about a time you failed to uphold a commitment; this is a very personal question for me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read these questions on SDN and prepared answers in my head." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The interviewers were very friendly, school tours on interview day were very small and allowed you to ask plenty of questions." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My tour guide was only a first-year student and in addition to having not used many of the areas of school & hospital yet, she was not very knowledgeable at all." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing - I felt very well prepared." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"School is very state-of-the-art and people are very friendly. However, Ames is not my idea of best place to live by any means; small even for a college town and most of the students apparently live in a trailer park behind the vet school." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$501+

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Microtel - Ames

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

1/18/2014

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

2 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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