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  • Ohio State University
  • Psychology School
  • Columbus, OH
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Open file

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

"What is an animal species that you know nothing about but would like to know more about? Then to follow- How would you go about learning/getting to know about that species?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you know the average salary for a small animal vet? equine vet? large animal/food animal vet?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you like to do in your free time?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Situation: your dog is at the SVM with chronic diarrhea and you have a huge cardiology exam tomorrow. Then your mom unexpectedly calls to let you know your dad is about to go into emergency open-heart surgery. What would you do in this situation... describe your whole thought processing?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Are there any questions we haven't asked you yet that you think should be asked to benefit your chances of getting in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN feedback, OSU-SVM website, read over my VMCAS and supplemental application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"School pride- could be seen in both faculty and students. Also, the orientation session before the interview really helped to calm nerves!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Can't think of anything at the moment..." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I didn't feel fully prepared for my interview beforehand (had 2 finals the day before, so didn't prep too much).... but I walked out of the interview feeling OK! So no, can't think of anything I wish I would have known ahead of time." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It is really OK to be nervous!! I could even tell my interviewers were nervous too (they put their pants on one leg at a time too). My voice was super shaky for the first few minutes, but once the conversation got flowing I felt completely relaxed... GOOD LUCK!!! Also- I am IS but attend college OOS so I flew in , that is why my travel/cost is higher... incase you were confused" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 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?

CMH

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Blackwell

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/16/2008

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?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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