Menu Icon Search
Close Search

Interview Feedback

Individual Response

  • SUNY - College Of Optometry
  • Optometry School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why optometry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Did you apply to other schools? If yes, what important aspects are you looking for in a school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are your experiences with optometry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why choose SUNY over a school closer to home?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Political questions" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Gathered interview questions and practiced answering them." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The clinic and facilities" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There is no cafeteria on campus, only snacks." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"To bring comfortable, water-proof walking shoes." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My interviewers were nice and friendly. It was a bit difficult to determine what their opinions were on my answers though. The interview went by quickly with lots of general questions about optometry, grades, and politics." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 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?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

LGA

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

// All Questions & Responses //

See what the community had to say about this medical school.

Browse all Questions & Responses

// Share //