How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.57 | 58 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 56 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.33 | 58 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.58 | 59 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.74 | 57 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 1 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 5 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 8 |
| 45 minutes | 12 |
| 50 minutes | 12 |
| 55 minutes | 7 |
| 60+ minutes | 11 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 57 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 33 |
| In a group | 22 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 1 |
| Closed file | 55 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.57 | 58 |
"Tell me about a time that you had to think out of the box."
"Tell me about a time you had to be creative to solve a problem."
"Describe an object hidden in a bag to the interviewers sufficiently so they know what it is when you pull it out. (Mine was a screwdriver, another applicant had a fork)."
"Tell me about a hard lesson that you learned."
"Name a time when someone challenged your beliefs. How did you respond and what was the result?"
"Tell me about a time when it was difficult for you to keep a commitment you had made. What was the result?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision, and what did you learn from it?"
"Describe a creative way you solved a problem"
"Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult decision."
"Tell us about a time when you faced an unexpected change in your life."
"Tell me about yourself and how you got here."
"Tel us about a time that you have failed to uphold a commitment?"
"Tell me about a time where you had to be a leader."
"Tell us about a time when you had to take charge."
"When was a time that your creativite soultuion impressed yourself so much you thought, "yeah, i did that""
"Tell me about a time you had to think outside the box to solve a problem"
"Tell me about a time when you had to earn someone's trust"
"Tell us about a time when, working in a group, you over-stepped your bounds. How did the group react? What was the outcome?"
"Tell us about a time where you had difficulty learning something. What did you do?"
"How did you handle a crisis?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to earn someone's trust."
"What personal improvement are you most proud of?"
"Tell us a time you had to think outside the box."
"Tell us when you had to make a difficult decision, one which you did not favor to make at the time."
"Tell me about a time you had to work hard to keep a promise."
"A time you had to stand up for something you believe in, how you went up about it, and what the outcome was?"
"Talk about a time when you had to think outside the box and it failed."
"Describe a time when you were most unsure about a decision you had to make."
"Tell us about a time you had to make a decision you were unsure about."
"Talk about a situation where you had to react to an unexpected situation."
"What is the biggest unanticipated change you've faced?"
"Tell us about a time that you had to be creative to solve a problem."
"Tell us about a time you had to be creative to solve a problem."
"Tell us about a time when you took charge. What did you do? How did others react?"
"Tell us about a time you had to take charge of a situation."
"Has there ever been a time when you have over-stepped your bounds? How did the situation turn out?"
"Tell about a time when you had to stand up for what you believed in"
"What was a concept you've had problems with?"
"Give us an example of a time you overreached, in a way that was not positive."
"Tell us about a time you had to act autonomously and take control of a situation. How did others react? What was the outcome? "
"Tell us about a time that you had to overcome an obstacle."
"Tell us about a time you had to think creatively to solve a problem."
"Tell us a little about yourself (Interviewers know nothing about you so you have to give a little introduction about your education, family, etc)"
"Give us an example of a time when you used good judgement to solve a problem."
"Tell me a time when you had to "think outside the box" to solve a problem. How did that work out?"
"Behavioral questions"
"Tell us about a time when you had to deal with change and how did you respond to it."
"Describe a time when there was a large change that you had to deal with."
"Describe a time you had to think "outside the box" and your attempt failed. "
"Tell us about time when you had to break a promise."
"Tell us about a time when you dealt with abrupt change"
"See above they are most of what I remember. "
"See above comments. Just be ready to talk."
"Tell me about a time that you had made a commitment and couldn't follow through."
"Talk about a time when you had to deal with changes out of your control."
"What would you do if a client wanted to euthanize a healthy middle age dog?"
"Name a time recently when you could not fulfill a commitment. How did you deal with that situation and how did the other party respond?"
"Tell me about a time when you came up with a creative solution for a problem."
"Tell us about a time you faced a fork in the road"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What was an activity you committed to and realized you couldn't keep?"
"Tell me about a time your life came to a fork in the road."
"Tell us about a time when you had to use good judgement."
"What class did you not do the best in? Why do you think that is?"
"Tell us about a time you have had to take the lead in a situation?"
"Tell me about at time where you had to use good judgement."
"Tell us about a time you did something creative to solve a problem."
"When have you broke a commitment"
"Tell me about a time where you had to make a difficult decision that you were uncomfortable making, and what were the results of that decision?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to handle an emergency"
"Tell us about a tme when you thought outside of the box to solve a problem?"
"Tell us of a time where you had to earn someone's trust."
"Give an example of a time you took charge."
"During a time you had to earn somebody's trust- what specifically did you do to earn their trust?"
"Tell us a time you acting autonomously and took charge."
"Tell us a time where you had to break a promise, despite trying your hardest to keep it."
"Tell me about a time you had to think outside the box."
"Talk about a decision you had to make that you were the least certain about (least confident in your decision)."
"Tell us about a time you had to break a commitment."
"Talk about a time where you had to make a decision you were unsure about."
"Tell us about a time when you had to break a commitment."
"What is the most difficult experience that you have ever been through?"
"Tell us about an unexpected change and how you dealt with it."
"Tell us about yourself."
"Tell us about a time you overloaded/overworked yourself and how did you respond."
"When did you have to think outside the box?"
"Tell about a time when you had to earn trust"
"Tell me a situation where you took control?"
"Give us an example of a time you had to think creatively; that is, think outside the box."
"Tell us about a time you had to be creative to solve a problem. "
"Tell us about a time that you had to come up with an innovative solution to a problem."
"Tell us about a time when you had to adjust to an unexpected change."
"Tell us about a time you had to think outside of the box to solve a problem."
"Tell us a time when you had to break a commitment/promise you made with someone. What did you learn from that?"
"Describe a time when you had to deal with a significant change that caused you great stress. "
"Tell us about a time when you overreached and overloaded yourself and what did you learn."
"Tell me about a commitment or a promise you made with someone that you broke and why and what the result was."
"Describe a time when you identified a problem, proposed a resolution and describe the result"
"Tell us about a time when you had to stand up for what you believe."
"Tell us about a challenging concept you've had to deal with"
"How are you going to pay for vet school?"
"Tell me about a time that you had to be a leader."
"Talk about a time someone questioned your personal beliefs. How did you react? What was the outcome?"
"Tell us about a time you had to take a risk."
"Name a time when you had to think really creatively to solve a problem."
"Tell me about a time when you overstepped your bounds in your position. What happened?"
"Tell us about a time you had to stand up for your personal beliefs"
"Tell me about a time when an unexpected change in your life caused you to think about options."
"Describe a traumatic experience and how you solved it"
"Tell me about a time you developed a creative solution to a problem."
"With integrity in mind, tell us about a time when you failed to uphold a commitment."
"Tell me about a time you had to think outside of the box. What was the outcome?"
"Tell me about at time where you had to make a creative solution to a problem."
"Tell us about a time you made a decision and were not sure if it was the correct one."
"When was there a difficult time in your life and how did you cop with it?"
"Tell me about a time you faced a problem with others, and how did it get resolved? Would you do anything different?"
"Tell me about a time when you took on too much"
"Tell us about a time in your life when you came to a fork in the road where you had to question your decision to pursue vet med."
"Tell us about a time where you faced a crisis. What did you do, how did you handle it?"
"Give an example of a time you thought outside the box."
"What event influenced/directed you to where you are now?"
"Tell us a time when y ou were most unsure of a decision."
"Tell us a time where you had to overstep your boundaries."
"Tell me about a time you had to act autonomously."
"Tell us about the last time you had to deal with an emergency and how did you respond to it?"
"Talk about a dark time in your life that you had to overcome."
"Describe a time when you took charge of a situation."
"Tell us about a time you had to earn trust."
"Think of a situation where you had to creatively problem-solve."
"Tell us about a time that you had to break a commitment? What was the response of those involved?"
"Tell us about a time you wanted to keep a commitment but couldn't. What happened? What is your relationship with that person now?"
"Tell us about the most recent crisis or emergency you've had to deal with."
"I can't remember right now..."
"Tell us about the last time you had to deal with a crisis/emergency. How did it turn out? Follow Up: What was your thought process when dealing with that situation?"
"Tell about a time when you had to make a difficult decision"
"Tell me about an innovative concept you've come up with?"
"Tell us about a time when you had to make a difficult decision."
"Tell us about a time when there was a crisis or sudden change. How did you react? What did you learn?"
"Tell us about a time that you took charge in a situation."
"Tell us about a time when you had a commitment that you really wanted to keep, but were unable to."
"Tell us about a time you had to deal with a conflict with a person, what your response was, and how they and the people around responded."
"How did you respond to an abrupt change and what did you learn from this?"
"Tell me about a difficult decision that you had to make that you weren't quite sure about. Did you use any sort of risk assessment when evaluating the situation?"
"Describe a time when you needed to make someone trust you."
"Discuss a time when a change or uncontrollable even occured that caused you great stress and how you reacted too it. "
"Tell us about a time that you were creative to solve a problem."
"Tell us about a time when you took charge/were the leader of a situation Also, tell us about a time when you broke a promise"
"The thinking out of the box, but it was from the follow up questions to my response that made it interesting."
"When was a time you had to face a fork in the road? How did your choice turn out?"
"How do you feel being a non-traditional student is positive and negative for your application?"
"When did you have to make a decision that you weren't sure was the right one? How did it turn out?"
"Tell me about a time when something changed in your life that was out of your control. How did you handle it?"
"Tell us about a creative solution you came up with for a problem"
"Tell me about a time when you had to work exceptionally hard to keep a promise..what did you learn from it?"
"When have you come to a fork in your life and how did you decide"
"Tell us about a time when you made a decision, but the decision back-fired and you thought "I probably shouldn't have done that.""
"All questions were behavioral-based; so not a lot of difference in 'interesting'."
"How do you create unique lesson plans for your disabled students? (Related to my experience)"
"Tell us about a time you did something creative to solve a problem."
"How to you make the discussion on what is more important when you have time to make that discussion on what thing comes first?"
"Tell me about a time you had to stand up for what you believed in."
"Regarding emergency situation, it was vet related but they wanted to know how I interacted with people"
"Tell us about a time in your life when you came to a fork in the road where you had to question your decision to pursue vet med."
"Tell us about a time where you had to stand up for something you believe and where you were against the majority."
"Are there actually male belly dancers?"
"Tell us a time you had to stand up for something you believe in, how you went about it, and the outcome."
"Tell us a situation where you created an innovative solution."
"What was it about your intro beef class that got you interested in being a food animal vet?"
"Talk about a time when you had to act autonomously and take control of a situation. How did the other people respond? What was the result?"
"Describe a creative project you had to complete."
"How have you creatively problem-solved."
"What kind of support do you have?"
"What is the most difficult experience that you have ever been through?"
"Tell us about yourself. (The only question I had total control over; also my only opportunity to talk about my most important experiences/interests, etc.)"
"Regarding the crisis/emergency, who or what were your resources in dealing with it?"
"What drew you to veterinary medicine?"
"Specific questions about my experience"
"What was a concept you've had problems with?"
"What kind of questions do you have for us? (They answered my questions for 20 minutes!)"
"Tell us about a time you had to try really hard to earn someone's trust. How did you do it?"
"Just general questions about my animal experience."
"Tell us about the hardest decision you've made, the one that you were the least sure of."
"Question #3"
"What's the most irritating type of personality to you?"
"So, what made you want to be a vet?"
"Tell us about a time you had to break a commitment/promise, how was the response, and what did you learn from it."
"What area of veterinary medicine do you plan on entering and why?"
"Discuss a time when a change or uncontrollable even occured that caused you great stress and how you reacted too it. "
"Tell us about an innovative idea you came up with for a problem "
"Tell us about a time you had to build trust how did you do so, and what relationship do you have with that person now."
"This was a behavior interview, so the questions were probing my ability to think on my feet and my past exposure to problems in real-life."
"Typical behavior based questions, not really anything interesting or hard. Questions were things like: tell me about a time when you had to take charge of a situation, tell me about one of your weaknesses and a time when you were able to overcome this weakness and how. etc...."
"The follow through question."
"Tell me about a time you had to be creative to solve a problem. (They asked this question twice in a row)"
"What is your greatest strength and weakness."
"Name a time recently when you could not fulfill a commitment. How did you deal with that situation and how did the other party respond?"
"Tell me about a time when it was difficult for you to keep a commitment."
"They were all equal difficulty/easiness, just about you as a person and your experiences"
"Tell me about a time you had to think outside the box and it didn't work."
"All of them were very similar and difficult because many prepared answers could have fit multiple questions/scenarios"
"None"
"Tell us about a time when you had to stand up for something you believed in and how did you react to opposing viewpoints?"
"Tell me about a time that you have to deal with an emergency."
"Tell us about a time you failed to uphold a commitment; this is a very personal question for me."
"Is trust 100% given or 100% earned? (Not a hard question, but the way it was really worded was strange.)"
"Tell us about a time you had to work hard to keep a promise. (It was tough for me to think of a specific example)"
"Asking them questions"
"Tell me about a time you faced a problem with others, and how did it get resolved? Would you do anything different?"
"Tell us about a time when, working in a group, you over-stepped your bounds. How did the group react? What was the outcome?"
"Tell us about a time where you had to come up with a unique solution to a problem."
"When did you have trouble keeping a promise?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to come up with a unique solution to a problem."
"Every other question I was asked was previously listed here or was a follow-up to something I said in my answer so there were no "difficult" questions."
"Tell us a time where a problem had an unclear solution."
"Tell us about a difficult time in your life."
"What is your definition of integrity and tell us a moment you had to use yours?"
"Talk about a time when you had to work really hard to keep a commitment."
"Describe a time when you had to convince someone to trust you."
"Tell us about yourself...I always have a hard time with this one. I don't want to brag and I don't want to be boring."
"Talk about an unexpected situation."
"What is the biggest unanticipated change you've faced? (Not sure why this seemed so hard, except that I had a great answer for a change but it was not an unanticipated one. Couldn't think of anything else for a few moments.)"
"Has there ever been a time when you encountered a problem that you couldn't solve?"
"Tell us about a concept you struggled with."
"Tell us about a time when you had to work hard to keep a promise. (I knew this one was coming based on past feedback and thought about it while practicing, I just couldn't think up a good answer)."
"All of them were previously listed by other students, so I was prepared for them."
"Tell about a time when you had to think outside the box with your friends"
"Tell me about a great change in your life (talking about dead relatives is never easy)."
"Have you ever broken a promise or not kept a commitment to someone?"
"Tell us about yourself. "
"Tell us about a time that you took charge in a situation."
"Tell us about the hardest decision you've made, the one that you were the least sure of."
"Question #3"
"Explain the most recent time you had to stand up for something you believe that was against the majority."
"Tell me a time when you had to take charge of a situation. How did you handle it, and what was the response? (this was difficult only because it was the very first question)"
"Tell us of a time when you had to think 'outside the box' and failed. How did you respond and what did you learn."
"Give me a specific example of a decision you needed to make that you were least in favor of."
"The very first one that I cant remember and I could not produce an answer for. "
"Tell us about a time that you had to break promise. What relationship do you have with that person now?"
"Tell us about a time when you had to build trust in someone "
"Tell us about a time you had to break a promise, how u did it, why u did what u did."
"I think if you had work experience and/or encountered difficulties that you had to resolve, none of the questions were really difficult. "
"See most interesting question response. The most difficult thing is being able to take your experiences and apply them to the situation they are asking about."
"Reviewed the SDN questions! They asked me 5 questions and they were all from on here!"
"I studied behavioral interview questions."
"I looked at a lot of behavioral questions. The Nebraska interview was a lot different then the interviews reported for the main Iowa State campus."
"I reviewed behavioral questions prior to the interview."
"Looked up questions on SDN, talked to my academic adviser, and spoke with other pre-vet students."
"I printed off all of the questions from the SDN survey and came up with good examples for those."
"SDN!!! Thank you!"
"Read the questions on SDN, mock interviews"
"Read the SDN"
"Had a mock interview, but the actual interview was easier/less stressful than my mock interview. I also read the SDN questions and was prepared for all of them."
"SDN really helped and most questions I was asked were the same as the questions listed on here, almost word for word. I just wrote down a few ideas beforehand so I was able to recall examples pretty quickly during the interview."
"I looked at some of the previous questions and tried to prepare answers."
"Read these questions on SDN and prepared answers in my head."
"Preparing some life stories. If you have at least 3 you will be fine. Interview was supposed to be an hour, but after 30 min they said I had done excellent and they had all they needed. HAVE at least 3 stories!"
"SDN feedback"
"Wrote down common questions from here, wrote out answers just to show myself I could answer them, did one quick mock interview the night before. I didn't want to do too much practice in case my answers sounded canned."
"I used questions of this Student Network site, behavioral interview questions websites, and reciting my "tell me about yourself""
"I googled behavioral interview questions-it was pretty helpful!"
"Study these!!! Everything on here is asked, I had answers prepared"
"SDN interview feedback. I was able to prepare for each question and consider the variation of questions they might ask."
"Looked up interview questions on this website. I also practiced a background of myself and why I want to be a vet as they want to know that."
"read SDN and practiced questions"
"I prepared answers to the questions listed here which fully prepared me for the interview."
"Found past interview questions and practiced."
"Read the interview feedback on SDN."
"Looking at questions on SDN"
"SDN, going over my application, and mainly just thinking of situations in my life that I could use for different types of questions."
"Reviewed my application, looked at SDN interview feedback, and prepared answers to most of the questions."
"Read SDN - this helped a lot! I had seen and prepped for all but one of the questions they asked me."
"Mock interviewed with the questions listed on Student Doctor's interview feedback, there were no curveballs."
"Read SDN feedback."
"Read a medical-school interview guide, reviewed questions on SDN, came up with situations to talk about for various questions and practiced with a friend. The practicing was the most helpful as the interviewers managed to ask most questions slightly differently than expected, so it helped to have to practice answering questions I hadn't prepared for."
"I read the interview feedback for multiple schools and tried to think of specific situations that related to the various questions. I also read some of the human medical interview questions for comparison and searched online for behavior questions related to Veterinary School interviews."
"I looked through all the previous interview feedbacks. I basically copied and pasted them into a word document and then went through all the questions with two of my close friends. Every singly question they asked was on that sheet."
"Read interview feedback on SDN. Read behavior questions from other sites. Read ISU's webiste about qualities they are looking for in students. Prepared questions to ask interviewers at end of interview. (READ SDN!! 99% of the questions they asked me came from this pool of previous questions!)"
"Thought about answers to the questions that were asked of previous interviewees."
"SDN, writing down a list of my most memorable experiences."
"Read questions on SDN and did a mock interview."
"Read SDN questions. They were all on here, so it was nice to be able to prepare a bit."
"SDN interview feedback, rehearsed answers, etc."
"Didn't really, the point is for them to get to know me."
"Read the website. There is a list of qualities that they check off. I made a list of experiences and what I learned from each. It is strictly behavioral so no research!"
"Read SDN, read about Iowa state, practiced behavioral style questions."
"Read all the Iowa interview feedbacks and prepared answers for behavioral questions. Also studied the Illinois interview information page."
"Listed interesting facts about myself and my animal/vet experience that I wanted to mention to interviewers. Thought of scenarios that I have been through that could fit with behavioral questions."
"Briefly studied behavioral type questions."
"Read the other interview feedback and looked over examples of behavioral questions"
"Studied medical cases/procedures I've seen"
"Read the interview feedbacks here, studied behavioral type interview questions and took from my experiences that I wanted them to know about."
"I read lots of pages of example behavior interview questions and went through all of my experiences and tried to apply them to questions"
"Reviewed SDN and internet for behavioral type questions, and reviewed life/ experience situations that had significant impact on me personally"
"Looked on schools website. Thought about possible questions that would be asked based on the important qualities that they would be asking about (this is on the website). Thought about examples that I would use to demonstrate the desired qualities that were listed on website."
"Looked up behavioral-type questions, chose from certain experiences what I wanted the interviewers to know about and formulated how I could answer questions relating to those experiences to showcase certain qualities about myself, practiced answering them out loud, and practiced interviewing with family, friends, and in a mock interview with a professional. "
"Tried to prepare for a behavioral interview. I Hated it! They seem like they are really hard to prepare for and questions come across as quite personal."
"I read the school information and thought about my experiences in school and work in terms of problem-solving."
"Read about some types of questions for behavioral based interviews. Any list of general behavioral based interview questions should prepare you well for the types of questions I was asked in this interview. Wrote out some of my experiences and practiced molding my experiences to the questions they asked."
"The interviewers were really nice and took the time to tell me things about Iowa State that they thought I would personally like."
"The campus and the hospital were all connected and updated."
"Interviewers were very friendly and obviously prepared having read my file. Several of the questions were very specific regarding things I had put in the application."
"My interviewers were very personable, and made the interview far less stressful than it could have been."
"The interviewers were very friendly and we had a nice conversation."
"I really liked how many opportunities there were for hands-on experience, and the students were really welcoming. I liked how honest everyone was about the difficulties that students experience, too - financing, etc. Everyone, including the interviewers, really wanted to have an open dialog about Iowa's program, and the focus was just as much on whether Iowa is a good fit for the candidates as whether the candidates would be a good fit for Iowa. Also, the students seem really supportive of each other, instead of competing with each other like students at some other schools do."
"The doctors who interviewed me were extremely kind, knowledgeable, and were able to teach me about student opportunities to teach and be involved in research."
"The faculty were all very accommodating and friendly. The brand new facilities are also very up to date..the small animal waiting room (even though my interest is equine) was very modern and forward-thinking."
"Not much..."
"Absolutely love everything about ISU CVM."
"The new large and small animal facilities are awesome!"
"The Alumni come back and help with the interview process. It shows how much they are invested in their school."
"The interviewers were very friendly, school tours on interview day were very small and allowed you to ask plenty of questions."
"UNBELIEVABLE small and large animal hospitals. They put human hospitals to shame!!!"
"The new hospital is GORGEOUS and huge. It looks like a really great place to learn."
"THe attitude of the interviewers, they were GREAT!"
"The admissions board was very friendly, as were the faculty and students during tours!"
"Brand new facilities and extremely friendly people"
"How helpful and friendly everyone was. They really make you feel like you are special and wanted."
"All the new facilities being built (should be done this year), especially the new small animal hospital."
"very helpful. I couldn't make it to the school due to weather so we ended up skyping during my interview time."
"The new hospitals are AMAZING. Truly better than those at the other schools I've been to so far (Penn, Cornell, and Ohio State). The staff and students are incredibly friendly. Plus, the interviewers are private practicing vets from the community who graduated from Iowa and love the school so much. There's so much school loyalty."
"The interviewers were friendly and took turns asking questions so you didn't have that awkwardness of having people sitting in the room taking notes that you weren't interacting with at all."
"The beautiful new small animal and large animal facilities. Gorgeous!"
"The tour, we got to see most of the new small animal clinic that is pretty awesome!"
"The facilities, the program, and definitely the friendliness of the people."
"The new large animal facility and the people (very friendly and nice!)"
"The new hospital."
"Staff, interviewers, students were warm, friendly, and helpful. No question was too dumb and like everyone else on here already said, they try to create an experience that isn't too terrifying to see the real you."
"Great large animal facilities."
"Extremely friendly admissions staff and interviewers."
"Everyone, EVERYONE present at the interview was really helpful- from the students to the staff and faculty. My interviewers were warm and friendly. The new large animal facility is amazing!!! And the opportunities for a combined DVM-Phd were fabulous!!!"
"The large animal facilities were amazing and all the people were extremely friendly. The interviewers made me feel extremely comfortable."
"Faculty and staff were friendly! They made you feel like they actually wanted you there and put considerable effort into making you feeel comfortable and at ease. The interview date was scheduled (there were several options for activities arranged so that you could participate no matter when your interview was. I interviewed at another school and you basically showed up, interviewed, and left. No scheduled interactions with current students, faculty, or Q and A session)."
"Everyone was SO nice. It was very well organized and Dr. Howard even sought me out during a financial aid presentation to direct me to a faculty member who wanted to meet me and tell me about the area I was interested in. Very thoughtful. Also, the school's impressive reputation for academic quality."
"Everyone was so friendly and helpful! I also am interested in the dual DVM/PhD program."
"I liked the closed-file interview. I was able to show then who I was without then having any prior judgments."
"Everyone was really nice!"
"Friendliness of people at the school."
"The large animal facility, the friendliness of everyone and the amount of information about veterinary school and veterinary careers I was able to obtain that day. They are very kind, helpful people."
"The facilities were great! And the staff were very friendly and helpful. "
"The interviewers were extremely nice and really listened to you. They told you right from the start that the interview should be more conversational-don't be nervous! Also, the new large animal hospital is AMAZING. Everything is state of the art."
"All the staff and most students were very very friendly, seems like there are a huge number of clubs, teachers/clinicians seem very involved and interested in helping students learn, student community seems cooperative rather than competitive."
"The dean, the interviewers, and the students were all very relaxed, nice and funny. They had all the morning interviewees together in a room with current vet students that we could talk to and relax with. Offered beverages and breakfast. Also, the integrated computer system they use is very high-tech and convenient for vet students."
"The friendliness of the ENTIRE CITY OF AMES."
"The commitment of the faculty, interviewers, and students to make the interview as low-stress as possible. Everything was very laid back."
"Facilities"
"They are very very friendly laid back and just wanted to know about you and how you react to situations in life. The school is very nice with brand new large animal facilities."
"ISU has a brand new Veterinary Medical Center that is just beautiful and nicely done, everyone was just so helpful and seemed happy to be there, and I also found out that ISU does live and terminal surgeries that I think are very useful and actually may have been the big thing to change my idea of what school I'm interested in going to."
"The staff and students were very personable and helpful and reassuring. The new hospital facilities are AMAZING!"
"Everyone was so friendly. The new facilities were very nice. "
"The current students and tour guide seemed genuinely nice and friendly. The Dean was very warm and is very proud of the school and its accomplishments. New large animal facilities were great!"
"The students talk to you as you are waiting for the interview were great! I also had a problem with my flight out being delayed and the staff was very helpful in rearranging the schedule. Everyone seemed relly friendly. Also very helpful was a seminar with financial aid."
"Dr. Howard, the Dean of Admissions made everyone felt very welcome. I enjoyed the interview process. It was very organized. The only stressful part was the interview, once I got over that, I love the tours of Ames and the school."
"The enthusiasm of the Dean, and his plans to increase the schools visibility (and rankings). The school has a very aggressive plan, and they are making good progress on achieving their goals. The enthusiasm of the research-oriented faculty. Ames is a nice small town (good for me, maybe bad for someone else). The awesome research equipment/facilities available on other parts of campus besides the vet school."
"Nothing!"
"Vet students are not in the hospital really at all until 4th year."
"Neither of my interviewers were from Iowa State, so they said it wouldn't make sense to ask them about the school."
"The only thing I could say was that I wish they had more of an opportunity for a meet-and-greet, although the student panel was so informal it kind of seemed that way."
"The student giving the tour was a first-year, so she wasn't very knowledgeable about opportunities that students get or faculty that have been affiliated with the school, or specialties that ISU excels in, etc."
"The school tour was absolutely unimpressive. And the fact that 70% of students live in trailer parks freaked me out"
"I arrived about 2 hours early since I wanted to be present for the morning student panel (which I would have missed in the afternoon because of my interview/tour times) and the check in door was locked. Not knowing what to do, I found a student outside who was super friendly and let me inside and took me where I needed to be. The woman in charge was VERY annoyed I was early, chewed me out because she wasn't expecting me, and told me I should have contacted her days earlier to let her know. Another interviewee was in the same boat so I didn't feel so bad. But this woman was so rude and it certainly wasn't the warm welcome I was expecting especially since there was a discrepancy on their end with the schedule."
"My tour guide was only a first-year student and in addition to having not used many of the areas of school & hospital yet, she was not very knowledgeable at all."
"You definitely need a car if you move there. Things are very spread out and taxis are $$$"
"Students aren't encouraged to go see interesting cases/ watch surgeries when they are not in clinics."
"I didn't get to see as much of the facilities as I wanted, but It was just finishing the construction! (Now it's gorgeous :) ) Also, the wait for feedback will feel like forever, be ready to have some patience!"
"The room they put us in as "home-base" was kind of tight and not an optimal seating arrangement."
"That you HAVE to buy the specific computer they want you to use. I'm a Mac user and not a huge fan of PCs."
"The location. It's difficult to get to/from."
"I was disappointed that they asked a couple of questions that I had already addressed in previous answers and wanted me to further expand or think of yet another example. I wish that had asked a wider variety of questions."
"I gonna have to buy stock in carhart cause its cold"
"The cold weather"
"The current students weren't as excited or welcoming as those at other schools I interviewed at."
"Out of state tuition for all 4 years."
"Old small animal facilities."
"Small-animal hospital wasn't terribly impressive, but they are renovating it and will be done by 2012."
"The location of the school, I grew up in a small town and then moved to a city for my undergrad...so I'm not looking forward to moving back to a city with a small town feel."
"Nothing! My experience as ISU has become the "standard" that I compare other schools to."
"The large class size and the alleged cliqueyness that the students said existed in their classes."
"Someone else previously mentioned that the small animal facilities were not the best, but they are in the process of overhauling them."
"Nothing"
"I hate closed file behavioral interviews. They're really awkward."
"COLD!"
"The behavioral interview style, and the short tour that was basically just hallways, not facilities. Also, you can't get Iowa residency if you don't start out with it."
"There were not as many current students walking around talking to interviewees as there were at other interviews I was at. "
"The old small/large animal hospital is a bit dingy looking. Sort of dark and beat up, but still does the job."
"Incredibly icy roads!!! Also, minimal hands-on animal experience built into the curriculum during the first couple years."
"New small animal hospital has not been started, although their new large animal hospital is amazing."
"Nothing...."
"Nothing."
"Location"
"Small town if you are not used to that type of setting. Very rural."
"Most of the students needed to buy a trailer to live in the trailer park behind the school and I'm not looking forward to buying a $5-25,000 trailer my first year"
"Nothing really. The tour of the school could have been a little less bland. Dr. Howard did a good job, but IMO, 2 people are needed to keep things more organized."
"Nothing. I had a great time!"
"It was very flat! lol Actually the school was very impressive only down is they did not choose me."
"I interviewed on a Saturday, so I know that classes and most procedures were not in session. The school tour went through the small and large animal clinics. I wish I had seen more activites. I did meet the school cow and got to rub his head and nose :-) I know that some tours got to observe spay and neuter procedures of feral cat colonies. I can't wait to get accepted into a vet school so I can work with animals all day and night long. One other thing... I really wanted to buy a Iowa State Vet-Med shirt but the bookstore did not carry it."
"It was cold, very cold (but that is fine). I barely got out of there before a huge winter storm hit."
"Nothing! Iowa provided a lot of details about the process ahead of time, which I was very grateful for. It made the day of less stressful."
"They only asked me 5-6 questions. Spend time on your answers since the interview is scheduled to be an hour you can go into more detail. Come with lots of questions for alumni (it seemed most interviewers were)."
"More about the differences between the Nebraska interview process and questions compared to the main campus."
"I felt fairly prepared"
"I wish I had come up with more examples of how I had been creative and thought out-of-the box."
"Not to schedule my interview for 11, but for an earlier time so I could attend the financial aid session."
"That almost all the students interviewing were going to be small animal or mixed animal practice emphasis. As an equine emphasis I felt very out of place asking equine related questions."
"That you would be led to every part of the interview day. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find my interview room, or where the tour started, but people came to get me from our "home base" for each activity."
"If you have an afternoon interview, you need to follow the afternoon check-in time and schedule because the school's a locked down facility so you won't be able to get in early."
"Nothing - I felt very well prepared."
"To rent a car. It was almost $20 to taxi 2 miles down the road to the vet school from my hotel (one way)"
"They aren't just being accommodating by saying you can change before your tour. Do it! I wish I had."
"Really bring comfortable shoes if you are in heels. They suggest it, but don't feel bad taking up the offer. The tour is an hour long so you want your feet to be comfy."
"Bring some comfy shoes for the tours! There'll be lots of walking!"
"Relax and seriously look at the questions posted here"
"How many interviewers I would have. For some reason I assumed I would have at least 3. 2 interviewers was pretty intimate and threw me off at first."
"That everyone, including the interviewers, would be so friendly."
"That all of the time spent there would be indoors and didn't require ever going outside (aside from arriving and departing) so I didn't need my snow boots after all!"
"How surprised I was going to be."
"That you could change after your interview into more comfortable clothes for the tour"
"Nothing."
"That they'd really only ask a few behavioral questions. I felt like we'd just gotten started and they were already asking me if I had any final comments or questions."
"I wish that I had known all of the interview questions, but that's not possible so...."
"The interview is really relaxed. I tend to stress-out about public speaking and was totally at ease. Glad I found the interview feedback--I might not have done as well if I hadn't been familiar with the questions."
"I felt pretty prepared, actually."
"That I was more stressed out than I needed to be!"
"It really is a chill interview. Don't worry too much. Just think of things/stories that you want to tell them. it's that easy."
"That most of the students buy trailers and live in the neighboring trailerpark. I mean I'm sure they have a great time but still, I have a hard time envisioning myself living in a low rent trailer park."
"How to drive in snow."
"What is there to do in Iowa???? "
"The time difference between where I live and Iowa was 2 hours, so when I had to meet at the school at 7:15am Iowa time, it was actually 5:15am in California."
"There is no need to stress about an interview like this."
"I can't think of anything."
"Not much, I didn't feel unprepared or surprised at all."
"The personal characteristic criteria for applicants that was made available after the interview."
"Nothing. All of the questions that I was asked I had seen in some form or another. "
"That the interview was a cold interview. i.e. the interviewers knew nothing about me prior to the interview."
"Everything was as expected."
"Review the SDN interview feedback questions! All my questions were from those on here so I already had my answers prepared for them."
"They were really friendly and tried to make it less stressful, while still being a formal interview."
"Overall I had a really positive experience. Told some stories to get the interviewers laughing and generally had a good experience with the interview."
"If you take the time to look over the types of questions that will be asked you should do fine. The interviewers are very friendly and make the experience pleasant."
"Had a nice time, very low stress. Excited to hear back from admissions!"
"I loved this school! I had no idea how great Iowa could be ( coming from FL) but I am so impressed. The students have so many opportunities for hands on experience all 4 years aside from curriculum and the professors take you in as a part of the family."
"Good school, good faculty...similar to other schools I have applied/accepted to with the exception of being a cheaper option."
"Not a great first impression and very turned off"
"Don't stress. I have had job interviews harder than this interview."
"I wish there were more vet students and faculty involved in the interview day agenda. Besides those conducting the interviews, there were only 2 other faculty members there."
"The school is a little on the older side, but the hospitals (large and small) are very new and very nice. Neither person that interviewed me was part of the faculty, they were both returning alumni."
"School is very state-of-the-art and people are very friendly. However, Ames is not my idea of best place to live by any means; small even for a college town and most of the students apparently live in a trailer park behind the vet school."
"ABSOLUTELY beautiful renovations to all the hospitals and classrooms!! Everyone was so friendly! Making the decision much harder for next year!!"
"While the interview was pretty laid back and conversational, you are going to be asked to give examples of SPECIFIC instances that fit the question. Make sure you have some good general experiences lined up that will apply to multiple scenarios in case you can't think of one."
"Such a great experience!! ISU does a great job of making it a very comfortable experience!"
"Just take a breath, it isn't that bad :)"
"Great place!"
"Everyone including the interviewers were very nice and welcoming. Preparing for the interview will help bring down the stress of interviewing a lot. I was very impressed by the teaching facilities. Looks like a great school to consider!"
"While the school happens to be in a city that gets pretty cold in the winter, everything is interconnected so you never have to go outside! I think that's just wonderful and saves having to change shoes all the time."
"Don't be nervous at all for this interview. It was beyond easy. They really do just want to see you for who you are. Your character is all they're looking for."
"Very impressed by their facilities and the variety of opportunities to get more experience between organizations and traveling abroad. Everyone was welcoming and relaxed."
"The people here are amazing. Made me feel welcome and everyone went more than out of their way to make me feel comfortable. The interview is really relaxed and conversational. Just be prepared to talk and be yourself. The new Large animal hospital is awesome and a new small animal hospital will be done in fall of 2012. I had come out to Iowa without much expectations but I walked away absolutely loving it."
"I went out there not really expecting to like the school and came back in love with it :)"
"Great school!"
"I would definitely recommend this college!!!"
"ISU was not my first choice school until I visited. If you're not sure, give it a chance!"
"I really liked the school! They also have an emphasis on pathology, which is my area of interest."
"Impressive place. Makes you feel welcome. And, it is in fact cold."
"The new large animal facility is beautiful, but the school is so expensive for OOS that I'm not very sure how realistic of an option it would be for me without taking on critical amounts of debt."
"Overall it was nice. Stayed at the Microtel where they had a very friendly desk clerk (Tabby) who helped me find my way to the vet school, find places to eat, buy stuff, etc. Additionally the room was quite nice with a flat screen TV, wireless internet, etc. For $56 it was a very nice hotel. Don't rent a KIA Sportege. What a waste. Leave at least an hour early before when you plan to leave so if you do what I did, and come out to a car that won't start, you'll still be on time."
"Well worth the time, I learned a lot from faculty, students and interviewers, who were very forthcoming in talking to me about their own careers and research."
"My interviewers were great and the interview was actually enjoyable. Just relax and be yourself!"
"Maybe not my first choice school, but I definitely think I could go here and enjoy it!"
"Iowa State is making great strides in improving their facilities. Everyone--up to and including the dean--is highly committed to ensuring that students succeed. "
"Professors/clinicians were amazing! Nice people."
"For infectious disease and public health research, I highly recommend this school. They are very well know for this and are very proud of it and the opportunities for students are various."
"It seems like a really good school. The students have said that they feel well prepared, the doctors are very proud of the students and the new facilities. The only downside in my mind is with the distance from my home (PA), the weather which is COLD! and the whole trailer park thing. Other than that, it seems like a really top-notch, good school."
"Overall a great experience. I really hope I get in!"
"Make sure you look at the qualities that they list on the website. They will ask questions and want examples for each of the categories listed."
"I had a great experience at Iowa. Thinking back, I wished that I told my interviewers more about my hard-core science experiences. We mostly talked about my managerial experiences due to the way the questions were framed. I wish I balanced my soft and hard science background better. The only downside is that I am OOS (i.e. tuition). "
"ISU is a great school that is actively improving. They support students who are interested in research. The student guides, staff and faculty were all very friendly, helpful and enthusiastic."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 54 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 38 |
| Neutral | 17 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.49 | 55 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 9 |
| Out of state | 46 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 6 |
| 2-3 hours | 3 |
| 4-6 hours | 14 |
| 7+ hours | 31 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 35 |
| Automobile | 17 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 7 |
| $101-$200 | 6 |
| $201-$300 | 4 |
| $301-$400 | 6 |
| $401-$500 | 7 |
| $501+ | 22 |
DesMoines (DSM)
Cedar Rapids (rented a car and got to see Iowa's scenery)
Des Moines International
Des Moines International Airport
Chicago-Midway (but my p
Omaha
STL
Kansas City, MO
Midway, IL
Des Moines
Des Moines Airport
DesMoines
DSM
MCI
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 1 |
| With students at the school | 2 |
| Friends or family | 1 |
| Hotel | 44 |
| Home | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Baymont Inn & Suites Des Moines Airport
Hilton Gardens Ames
Yes
Baymont Inn & Suites Des Moines Airport
Hilton Gardens Ames
Yes
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.70 | 56 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.80 | 59 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.36 | 58 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.05 | 56 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.41 | 56 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.38 | 53 |
"Keep up the great work! You were all very helpful and provided a low-stress environment for us throughout the interview process!"
"As a west coast person I think having the interviews in December was a great move. I know that January weather in Iowa can be a bit harsh, and negatively influence some applicants."
"None!"
"Impress your potential students better, show your campus off and have more pride about your school, research facilities, and teaching hospitals"
"ISU admissions did an excellent job!!"
"None! I wish all schools were as helpful and friendly as ISU."
"They are fantastic! So helpful and friendly!"
"I thought everything was great."
"I think they did a nice job. It would have been nice to have a luncheon or something to be able to better mingle."
"Let out-of-state candidates know of the interview date much more in advance."
"Sometimes it is hard to find things on the website! Also, it's not always clear that having complete"
"more vet student demonstrations (ie:a day in the life) v/s just a site-seeing tour"
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