How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.24 | 17 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 17 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.28 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.88 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.61 | 18 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 1 |
| 35 minutes | 0 |
| 40 minutes | 1 |
| 45 minutes | 2 |
| 50 minutes | 9 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 18 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 14 |
| In a group | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 11 |
| Closed file | 6 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.24 | 17 |
"MMI"
"MMI format of questions."
"Tell me what you would tell someone if they brought in a new kitten to see you for the first time."
"How do you deal with stress?"
"What do you do to relax?"
"How does a large-animal practitioner work differently with clients and patients than a small-animal practitioner?"
"Tell me 5 things in a grocery store that a veterinarian would be involved in producing. "
"One of the things I love about veterinary students is their passion and enthusiasm. Where does you passion lie?"
"n/a"
"What is the most significant challenge facing the world today?"
"Tell me about your research?"
"What are the special responsibilities of a veterinarian in a large dog kennel setting? In a large horse farm setting?"
"What are the three most important things you learned while working at ___ vet clinic?"
"Why do you want to be a veterinarian?"
"I'm a member of PeTA, how can you justify to me the caging of animals? (i.e. What qualities about your methods of caging animals makes it ok?)"
"What did you think of going to a small college? Do you think you were disadvantaged?"
"How much money does a veterinarian make right out of school?"
"What are current issues within the veterinary field. "
"So you applied to veterinary school before. What will you do if this year doesn't work out?"
"n/a"
"Tell us about your experience ______."
"Why did you go to ______ for your study abroad? "
"I see you are very involved in music. Veterinary school is very time-consuming - are you willing to give up your music?"
"What do you do in your free time?"
"Tell us about your research. Then they asked in further detail until the only thing left for me to say was "I don't know, it might not even work so let's cross that bridge when we get to it." They laughed."
"What roles do vets play (aside from biomedical research) to deter bioterrorism?"
"What would you tell someone about care/vaccinations who comes in with a new puppy?"
"What would be the pros and cons of entering a phd program right out of vet school or working as a vet first?"
"What can a veterinarian do to further their education."
"Pick you favorite species. How would you handle this scenario?"
"n/a"
"Is there anything we have not discussed that you feel is important for us to know? "
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Tell me about a time when you had a conflict and what leadership skills you used to solve it."
"What differences are there between equine clients and small animal clients?"
"What type of news do you seek out? or Name zoonotic diseases"
"[Application Specific} What diseases do you have to protect yourself against while working with monkeys/what measures do you take to accomplish this?"
"What is your greatest achievement/ what are you most proud of?"
"What I would do if I saw my senior veterinarian injecting himself with something."
"How are you different than the stereotypic horse showing girl?"
"What do you think the greatest is challenge that you will face in veterinary medicine?"
"Is there a current event not directly related to veterinary medicine that has made a large impact on society?"
"lot of very specific questions on treatments and diseases"
"I actually didn't interview. I flew there for a luncheon at the school and to visit the campus. "
"What are some common health problems in shelter medicine?"
"How would you affect the US food supply as a terrorist?"
"I see you have done a lot of research in microbiology. Tell me how that applies to the role of a veterinarian in food safety."
"You had an emergency call for a foaling broodmare and as you were getting into your truck a woman drives up with a dog in respiratory distress. What do you do, treat the dog or go to the farm for the horse?"
"If you walk into Meijers, what are 5 things that you find related to veterinary medicine?"
"They harassed me about what I want to do and told me I would need a phd which was wrong because every vet I have worked with in my field doesn't have a phd. So, I guess, explaining why I don't want a phd was the hardest."
"What are some problems facing veterinary medicine today?"
"All pretty standard, maybe...What keeps a large animal practitioner up at night? "
"Why I applied to another (higher-ranked) school"
"How does a vaccine work."
"To explain why I handled two scenarios differently."
"they were all pretty generic"
"the specific treatment and disease, they told us it wasn't like that but they sure enough asked them."
"None seemed particularly hard. "
"Would you euthanize a healthy animal brought in by a breeder for not meeting breed standards?"
"Think of each person who wrote you a letter of recommendation and tell us what they would say you still need to improve on."
"Name one conflict that you have had to deal with and how you resolved it."
"They asked specific things about their school which were not really available online."
"Watched the school provided example video, bought an MMI study guide, ran practice questions with myself and with a relative."
"It was MMI, and this is the first year they've implemented this. I could not prepare other than practicing how to think on my feet and form thoughts clearly and quickly."
"Studied the school, mock interviewed, studied my application, practiced explaining my experiences and research"
"Read my application, reviewed current events, reviewed AVMA website concerning ethics, read about diseases/issues in areas where I have no experience."
"Read up on current events/veterinary news and mock interviewed"
"I collected questions and reviewed them as well as mock-interviewed with another student"
"I started out by answering a list of questions about myself on paper and got feedback from family members/friends about what would make me different than others and what my personal attributes were. I talked multiple times with a friend who was in his third year at MSU about issues in the veterinary profession. I then did two practice interview; one with two friends who were in their first year and my other friend who was in his third year. "
"Read the website and learned unique facts about the school."
"read the website, mock interview with career center"
"read website"
"Reviewed the school's website, read up on current events, reviewed my application and supplemental."
"Learned about what the school is strong in academically. Became familiar with issues that veterinarians deal with in Michigan (Chronic Wasting Disease, Etc.)"
"Re-read my application, looked up current events."
"Re-read my application, read online practice questions, studied current events, spoke with other students who had already had their interview."
"Looking at forums, researching diseases, current events, questions, looking over my information, etc."
"Interviewers were professional and kind, tour was after interviews, lunch was provided."
"Everyone tried to relax us prior to the interview."
"The admissions people were so helpful and nice and the new oncology wing on the VTH was beautiful. All the current students also wished us good luck."
"The feedback from student ambassadors, the tour of the facility, no tracking, location, friendliness of administration and students."
"Friendly and welcoming atmosphere"
"The people (staff, faculty and students) were very friendly."
"The friendliness of the entire staff. "
"The friendliness of the people, the wonderful facilities, and the fact that even your interviewers try to put you at ease by asking if you are comfortable."
"the people are extremely friendly, the teaching hospital (especially the oncology section) is really nice. "
"The clinic is nice"
"everything! it is an amazing school!"
"The kindness and helpfulness of the people - both the admissions folks, and the students they brought in to speak to us. "
"Everyone was friendly and willing to answer questions."
"The entire admissions department is extremely friendly! The interviewers had a lot of questions specific to my application, which showed my that they had actually read it."
"Great facilities, informative presentations about student life, financial aid, and health insurance."
"The admissions department was very sweet and funny. They had vet students cycling to answer questions."
"N/A"
"The timing of everything was rushed, and my group actually missed the de-briefing because we had to leave for the next group to enter the interview building."
"One of the interviewers was rude and the tour guide was super full of herself. I wish the interviewers were more interactive and less stoic. I just felt like I was boring them."
"The weather in the winter."
"Nothing"
"Distance to parking; also, the school is a bit more of a party school than I prefer, and some of the current students conveyed that."
"They had second year students give the tours (though I had seen the facility many times) and they weren't very informative. "
"Nothing."
"nothing really. "
"They make you wait around all day, even if you interview first."
"My tour. Information was a bit light due to an inexperienced tour guide, so I didn't feel like I got a good sense of the place."
"I think the tour could have been a little better."
"The day was very disorganized, no lunch was provided and most of the day was spent sitting around."
"There was no lunch provided, but the day ended at 4:00pm."
"Would have liked to know a few sample questions as all of the available ones online were med school not vet school."
"You have to leave your purse/coats in a locker. They put your interviewers names on the back of your name tag so keep it for writing your thank yous."
"Nothing"
"Make sure to bring a lot of snack food because there isn't really time to eat lunch."
"They didn't inform us that we could leave after our interview was done so a bunch of us waited in the conference room longer than we needed to."
"I wish I would have known how much free time I was going to have. I could have brought homework to catch up on. "
"That if you didn't interview in the morning that you would have to sit around for 2 hours with little to do. But they do that because security is very important to them and they don't want you wandering around."
"It was not a problem for me but I've seen complaints about not getting lunch during the day because you are there all day. Everyone has at least an hour break sometime during the day. If you want to leave and get lunch just ask the admissions staff and they will tell you where to go. There is a shopping center that is a 5 minute drive from the school with restaurants and fast food."
"n/a"
"The interview was fun and interactive. It was not stressful or discouraging, this was my first MMI and I enjoyed it very much. Relax be yourself, there is really no way to prepare for this style of interview . You will have a great experience, keep an open mind and let your personality shine."
"Overall, the interview did not allow for my personality to show through. A few questions seemed odd, but it is clear they are just testing your communication/critical thinking skills and seeing where you stand ethically and morally. Some of the interview scenarios hide their intentions pretty well, though."
"Very positive, I highly recommend taking the time to get to know the town. Ask the student ambassadors any question, they are willing to give you any advice/direction you need. They are very honest."
"Overall it was excellent and I enjoyed meeting members of the faculty, who seemed genuinely interested in me as an applicant."
"Over all it was good. The interviews (more one than the other) were very fun to talk to. I think it was one of the Dr's first year doing interviews. It was just an open conversation and very stress-free."
"Intense. They really grill you on why you made the choices that you did and how you think. It was friendly but I left tired."
"i really liked the school. my visit has made michigan state my #1 choice for vet school. "
"Frustrating, they told us one thing about the interview but then the interview was opposite. (i.e. not specific about treatments/diseases, but then they asked about them)"
"It was very positive! They had a whole day nicely organized for us, with several workshops and students to talk to. The interview itself was much like a conversation in which I really got to showcase myself. Both interviewers were very friendly and approachable. "
"If you talk to the interviewers like they are your colleagues as opposed to acting like the interview is a test, it should go great. They are trying to see if they want to spend the next 4 years with you not if you can get all the answers right. You can have a perfect answer to everything they say and still not get in. Be someone that they would like to spend more time with. "
"Very positive! Everyone was really friendly, including the interviewers. They put me at ease right away and we had more of a conversation than a hardcore interview. The other people being interviewed that day were nice too, so we could all chat."
"It went very well and was not stressful. They really keep you in the loop with your application."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 17 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 14 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.28 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 9 |
| Out of state | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 6 |
| 2-3 hours | 3 |
| 4-6 hours | 5 |
| 7+ hours | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 6 |
| Automobile | 12 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 5 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 1 |
| $301-$400 | 4 |
| $401-$500 | 2 |
| $501+ | 2 |
DTW
LAN
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 2 |
| Hotel | 10 |
| Home | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
kellog conference center
Yes
kellog conference center
Yes
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.65 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.11 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.39 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.80 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.40 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.80 | 5 |
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