How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Describe a time when there was a large change that you had to deal with." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about a commitment or a promise you made with someone that you broke and why and what the result was." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a time when you needed to make someone trust you." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What area of veterinary medicine do you plan on entering and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Give me a specific example of a decision you needed to make that you were least in favor of." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read lots of pages of example behavior interview questions and went through all of my experiences and tried to apply them to questions" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"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." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"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" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not much, I didn't feel unprepared or surprised at all." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"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." Report Response

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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

Des Moines Airport

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 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?

12/06/2008

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 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?

7 out of 10