How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

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)?

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

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

"Why not human medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is it about science that interests you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"A question asking me to compare the strengths of two different business models for veterinary clinical practice." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you think the conditions that lab animals are kept/housed in are? (Follow up to How do you feel about the use of animals in teaching and research?) (Only difficult because I have no experience with lab animals, so I had to admit that I do not know - which was fine!)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, read up on current issues (primarily on AVMA), talked to people who interviewed there (and at other schools) in previous years" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Good relationship between students and faculty" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Can't think of anything!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That a blizzard on the east coast would leave me stranded in Columbus for 2 extra days? ;)" Report Response

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?

Out of 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?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn Express

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

12/19/2009

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

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 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?

"Somehow schedule interviews so they don't interfere with most people's finals weeks?" Report Response