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  • University of California Berkeley School of Optometry
  • Optometry School
  • Berkeley, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"What is a defining experience you had in optometry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"What is your research about?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What sets Berkeley apart from other schools?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Took questions from SDN and answered them on a word doc Looked over my essays" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The organization of the whole day The friendliness of everyone there" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"MMI interviewers were stone-faced" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The essay question is really not that deep" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"this was the best interview day experience I had" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

Oakland

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Faculty Club

Would you recommend the hotel?

Yes

General Info

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 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?

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Nothing really. Did a great job." Report Response

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