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  • SUNY - College Of Optometry
  • Optometry School
  • New York, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

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

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

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

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

"How was Berkeley? (I went to UCB’s Opto-camp)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How did you improve in biology for the OAT and how would you study in optometry school? (I struggled during undergrad but did well on OAT)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What makes you a competitive applicant for us to choose you over other applicants?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Lots of research, have a list of questions ready to ask, reviewed notes from attending tours and webinars" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"location, clinical facilities, faculty and staff were not intimidating at all" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing, interview was casual" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall a great experience" 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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Other

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

No Response

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

No Response

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

No Response

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?

10 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?

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No Response

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