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  • Illinois College Of Optometry
  • Optometry School
  • Chicago, IL
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?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 challenges will optometrists be facing in the future?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you like about ICO?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your optometry experiences" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What are some of the challenges you that are going to face optometrists in the future?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing was really difficult, very relaxed and conversational." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN and also studied the info packet they send out" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Students were great, I loved the facility." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really, the location was fine I thought and that is the main complaint I have heard." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There is a 10 minute essay right before the interview which I did not know about, but it wasn't that big of a deal." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was very relaxed and I was really only asked 4 or 5 direct questions while the rest of it was simply conversation or me asking questions." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

mdw

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?

Hyatt

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/22/2007

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?

8 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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