No change
9 out of 10
7 out of 10
50 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Closed file
"If we could fly your best friend here right now, what would he or she say about you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What are your hobbies and interests?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What could you bring/add to Pacific's campus?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"If you could go back and take more classes in undergrad that are not prereqs, what kind of classes would you take?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What qualities do you think an optometrist should possess? And which of these characteristics do you think you possess already? Which do you not yet possess?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Read over practice questions from SDN, read over info about the school, spoke with current students." Report Response
"The family-oriented atmosphere and small ''hometown'' feel to Forest Grove. It was not very intimidating and all of the faculty were very friendly and enthusastic." Report Response
"The clinicals director was very abrasive and tried to sugar-coat the fact that the clinics that actually had patients coming through at a steady pace were all located in Portland . . . an hour away. The facilities seemed a bit small." Report Response
"Pacific attempts to accept an equal number of males and females for each class, so with the ratios going the way they are, all males should apply to Pacific since they'll have a great chance of getting in! I didn't see how this isn't discrimination of gender. Shouldn't all have an equal opportunity to be accepted regardless of gender, race, religion, etc?!" Report Response
"I was actually interviewed by two faculty, rather than the usual one faculty and one student. I did not prefer this format. The two were sitting rather close but far apart from each other, so splitting my attention between the two while I spoke nearly got me dizzy. It was NOT as relaxed as everyone makes it out to be because with a 2-on-1 interview, it's much more difficult for the interview to flow like a conversation. The interviewers took turns asking questions and they were much trickier and difficult to answer (at least about yourself) than my other interviews. The interviewers almost lost their personalities as soon as it was my turn to be asked questions, and then became people again when it was my turn to ask questions at the end. It was really intimidating. I also was very UNimpressed with the clinicals director - he was rapid-firing questions at us applicants at a very vulnerable time and completely ignored some people in the room. I found him to be borderline unprofessional. The area is gorgeous though - great for someone used to the small, hometown feel. It's also great having the undergrad right there because it opens up the extra curriculars like sports and music so that it's not always the same 30 people participating! It's a very active campus, and the cafeteria was fantastic. Save room for a big burrito!" Report Response
Student
Neutral
5 out of 10
Out of state
7+ hours
Airplane
$301-$400
PDX
Friends or family
8 out of 10
yes
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