Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Manhattan, KS
Veterinary Schools | Public Non-Profit
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 31% of interviews, indicating it is moderately regarded. They found the interview mixed with a moderate stress level, and felt they did okay.
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How did the interview impress you?
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What was the stress level of the interview?
Most respondents rated their interview as average stress.
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💬 Interview Questions ▼
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The most commonly asked interview questions at medical schools include inquiries about personal achievements, interesting cases encountered, the impact of unique experiences on the journey to the profession, long-term career goals, ethical dilemmas in veterinary practice, and knowledge of animal welfare versus animal rights. Additionally, questions about handling failures, teamwork, academic preparedness, and the applicant's reasons for choosing a specific institution like Kansas State were prevalent. Some responses indicated interviews in the MMI format with non-disclosure agreements possibly in place for participants.
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Introduce yourself and why kstate?
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What is something you are very proud of?
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What is the most interesting case you've seen?
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10 years down the road, what is your goal when it comes to being perceived as a veterinarian in your community? As in, what kind of impact do you want to have?
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How do you feel your non-traditional path (3rd time applicant, Graduate student) benefitted you in your journey to becoming a veterinarian.
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What is one thing on your application, that you feel is important for us to know, that we may not be able to see just from glancing at it during this interview?
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animal welfare vs animal rights
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Tell us about yourself
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Why K-State?
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Tell us about a current event you have read about involving animals?
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Tell us about yourself.
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What is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare?
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What do you know about One Health?
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What has been your greatest failure and how have you overcome it?
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What is animal rights vs animal welfare
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Tell us about a time when you worked with a team and had to get them on board with something.
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Tell us about what you do after experiencing disappointment or feel like you failed at something.
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What would you do if someone dropped their cat off at your clinic because they didn't want it anymore?
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weak point in my application (GPA)
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What would a animals right activist dislike that an animal welfare activist be unconcerned about
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why Kansas State
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Difference between animal rights and animal welfare?
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What is your opinion of pets?
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What would you do if the veterinary profession didn't exist?
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Difference between animal welfare and animal right
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My attitude to animal research
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Tell us about you
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Explain your grade in *Inset specific class*.
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Tell us about yourself (Not really a question but it is at the same time)
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Why did you apply to kansas state?
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Why K State?
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You said that you're an only child, how have you learned to work through conflicts with others?
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They asked specific things about my personal statement.
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Why do you want to go to Kansas State?
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How does ethics play a role in showing livestock? (I have showed livestock my whole life)
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Pick one science course and one non-science course that has made an impact on me and why?
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Tell me about yourself, why Kansas, and how did I get here? (All asked together)
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Do you know the difference between animal rights and animal welfare?
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Have you ever seen a vet do something unethical? (I said no). What would something unethical be?
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You had __ semesters over 15 credits, do you know how many credits are expected of you each semester in vet school? Do you think you can handle this?
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Is there a difference between animal rights and animal welfare? If so, explain.
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What are some traits you value in a veterinarian?
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What is a situation in which you used problem solving skills?
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What is the difference between animal ethics and animal welfare? Which do you subscribe to?
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What qualities make a great veterinarian?
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How does physics relate to veterinary medicine?
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What is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights, and which side are you on?
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How are you going to make it through the rigerous vet school courses?
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What are you going to do to make it though the tough class load?
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Why do you want to go to K-State?
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Tell us about yourself, why vet med? Why K-State?
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What would you do if you saw a classmate blatantly cheating on an exam?
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Where do you keep up-to-date on current issues in vet med?
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How do you work in a group? How do you make sure everyone does their part? (Paraphrase)
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What is your opinion on using animals for research?
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What is the average starting salary of a recent graduate, and how much do you work to obtain that salary?
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What is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare? Is there a difference?
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Why Kansas State?
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Are you aware of the average salary of new graduates; if so, what is it?
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What are 3 qualities do you believe a veterinarian should possess?
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What will you do in vet school to ensure academic success?
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Are you in favor of GMO's? Defend your stance.
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How do you feel about euthanasia?
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How would you defend animal research as an ethical practice to a lobbyist against it?
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How many pet stores are left in the United States? (Specific to my application; my family has owned pet stores for 100 years)
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What do you think is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare?
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What were pet stores like 100 years ago? (specific to my application; my family owns pet stores--so know the history if you are using family business material)
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How do you feel about terminal research?
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Animal welfare vs animal rights and where do I stand.
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How is physics used in veterinary medicine?
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If a clinic opened up across the street from your clinic and a friend you went to school with is the vet and you continue to get cases where they were handled improperly by that vet how would you handle it?
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You are a LA vet at a county fair. A man asks you to tranquilize a crazy one-year-old heifer so he can show it. What are your concerns about this?
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What is your greatest strength and weakness?
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Tell me about yourself
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What are some non-clinical experiences you have done to help prepare yourself for vet school.
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What is the difference between a heifer and a ____ (it sounds very similar to heifer but is a breed of cow)
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Tell us about your veterinary experience.
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What have you done since submitting your vet school application?
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What is it that draws you to Kansas State, and how seriously would you consider an offer if you were given one?
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if you are, say, struggling in a class or did poorly on a test, how would you go about resolving yourself academically or what resources would you turn to?
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Right out of the box was their infamous three-parter: a) what makes you unique? b) why vet med? and c) why k-state?
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what are some qualities that you have seen in the veterinarians that you have worked with that make them good veterinarians?
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All other questions were only based on my experiences which was great! For example, tell us about your study abroad experience, explain your research to us and what traits I find admirable in the specific veterinarians I have worked with.
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Started the interview with: Why are you a unique applicant, why vet med, why kstate.
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What are your strategies for studying?
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Have you ever set a goal and did not achieve it? How did that affect you?
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What is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights?
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You will be working in a group of 4 in vet school. What do you think your role will be in that group?
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I took a light course load most semesters, & they asked me how I think I could do with 19 or 20 credit hours in veterinary school.
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What would you do if you failed a class in veterinary school? (the only question that I didn't immediately know an answer too)
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Why they should pick me.
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How do you stay up on current events, and what current events have you found regarding veterinary medicine
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What kinds of things do you vaccinate cattle for?
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What types of community service would you do in your community outside of veterinary medicine? Within veterinary medicine?
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Tell us about yourself, why you want to be a vet, and why you are interested in K state as opposed to my instate school
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Why I picked my undergrad school
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How would you describe your leadership style?
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What do you do as a TA?
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What would you do if you saw a classmate cheating?
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Do you think everyone should be allowed to own a pet?
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What do you plan to differently in veterinary school?
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They asked me to elaborate on an experience that I had written about in my personal statement. The case was several years old and I did not remember it very well. I ended up giving a vague answer that could have been way better had I reviewed the case beforehand.
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What are some common characteristics that you saw in the vets you have worked with that made them good vets.
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What have you done to give back to the community?
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tell us about a time when you were a leader
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what is a current event in vet med
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why vet med/why k state
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What did you see that was rewarding when you were working with the veterinarian?
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What was your most difficult class?
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Seems like they start every interview off the same, they tell you about them, and ask you to tell them about you and why vet med. They did not specifically ask why K-state but they asked how many schools I applied to.
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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What have you learned over the past few years? I did some other work before deciding to apply for vet school
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Asked about my TA experience
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Asked about my trip to Peru to work with alpacas
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Asked about what characteristics I think make a good vet
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How do you feel about Declaws, Ear Cropping, and Tail Docking for cosmetic purposes?
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What 1 or 2 characteristics must a vet have that would make them a great/successful veterinarian?
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Why Vet Med and Why K-State (first question)?
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Define animal welfare in your opinion
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Define Integrity in your opinion (since I brought it up)
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What advice did you receive from your previous application cycle and why did you chose to do the things you did to strengthen your application the second cycle.
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How would you define animal welfare vs. animal rights?
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What is the biggest problem facing veterinary medicine today?
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What is the biggest problem in society today?
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Can you explain how a specific veterinarian can practice unethically?
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How do you keep up on current events?
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What announcement did Obama make last week?
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What is your learning style?
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Who is a person that you look up to and would like to meet/why?
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I see you have a lot of small animal experience... Can you tell us about a patient and walk us through the case, diagnosis, and treatment?
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So I see you majored in French... How do you think that will benefit you as a veterinarian?
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Tell us about the CA Teach program you did (know your application because they'll ask about it).
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Tell us about your undergraduate research.
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Tell us some of your specific interests in veterinary medicine.
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Why did you choose (your undergraduate institution)?
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How do you think you as a veterinarian can influence people change their perception about animal agriculture?
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What do you think the role of a veterinarian is?
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If you caught a student cheating on a test what would you do?
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What does it take to be a good vet?
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Where I get my news from and about a current event.
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What are you opinions on declawing cats?
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What was your favorite class that you took last semester?
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What would you do if you saw a classmate cheating? What about if you saw a vet do something unethical?
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Name a current event in veterinary medicine.
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What is your strongest point/greatest weakness?
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Current news topic that impacts Vets
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How do you feel about declawing?
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What is your opinion of Prop 2 (I had mentioned it previously)? [They wanted detailed knowledge about why it is good/bad... etc]
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What diseases do you commonly see/grow in the lab you work in?
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What is something that you would have changed about your undergraduate education, if you could?
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What is the coolest thing you have learned in biology?
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How do you anticipate handling the stress of vet school?
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Tell me about a time your veterinarian had to deal with an angry client
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Tell me about yourself, why vet med, why KSU
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What was your favorite part of biology
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How do you handle stress?
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What is your definition of integrity?
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Which physics concepts can be incorporated into vet medicine?
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Discuss a time you experienced failure.
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How do you define integrity.
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What is a platelet (because in my personal statement I mentioned a case where a patient had extremely low platelet counts)
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Tell me about a time that a client got really angry with you.
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Tell me about yourself. Why K-State? Why vet med? (All in one question!)
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You’ve traveled a lot; tell us what you think the biggest problem is in the world right now. Is that problem the same as in America?
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Tell me how you feel about the idea of changing the term pet "Owner" to pet "Guardian"?
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Tell us about a time when the Veterinarian you shadowed had a difficult time communicating with a client?
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What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes? What insulin levels would you expect with each type? (Regarding my diabetic pet.)
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How do you feel about horse slaughter? Do you know of anything that is being done to deal with the unwanted horse problem? (a followup question)
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Tell me about yourself.
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What was your favorite class?/What was your most challenging class? Why?
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How is food animal medicine different from small animal?
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Tell us about your research.
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How did you decide to go into your [non veterinary] current career?
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What is a current event relating to veterinary medicine?
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The dreaded "Tell us about yourself and why vet med?"
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They asked a few related to my experience with low-income spay/neuter - "Are you familiar with/how do you feel about TNR (Trap Neuter Release)?" "What are challenges facing vet med and specifically related to shelter med?" "How do you feel about No Kill movement?"
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What was your favorite class?
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How do you feel about the horse slaughter ban?
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What is the common parasite carried by raccoons?
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Where do you see yourself 5 years after graduation?
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What are your interests within veterinary medicine and how did you become interested in the area(s)?
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What can you tell us about yourself that will make you distinct among the other students that we interview today?
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What do you do to keep up with current events and can you talk about a recent development that you learned about from one of these sources?
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What are the top three qualities it takes to be a good surgeon?
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What does it take to run a small animal clinic?
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Why Veterinary medicine?
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Tell me the difference between animal welfare and animal rights.
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What do you think a classmate cheating on a test would say about their personality as a vet?
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What do you think makes you stand out from other applicants?
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Tell us about your experiences as an actor. What skills have you gained in Theater that may be applicable to veterinary medicine?
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Tell us something about yourself that you think would serve you well as a vet.
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Tell me about yourself, why vet med, and why k-state?
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What do you think are important qualities in a vet?
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What kind of student are you, do you focus on one thing or like to "dabble"?
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Talk about a time when you failed and what you did about it.
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Talk about a time when you felt like you were a leader.
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What do you think are the qualities of a good veterinarian?
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How many horses are at the rescue you volunteer at and how do you feel about the recent legislation passed banning horse slaughter?
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What was your favorite class this semester and what did you learn?
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Why K-State? And if accepted, how seriously would you consider an offer from this university?
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Do you know of some current legislation related to animal welfare?
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In your opinion, what is the biggest challenge the world faces today? How do veterinarians fit into that?
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You haven't had much experience with food animals, but Kansas State is big on it. Would you be interested in it?
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How do you deal with stress, and what do you do to relax?
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I see you were the captain of your equestrian team. Describe your leadership role and your responsibilities.
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Tell us about yourself, and why you chose K-state
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They asked me a specific question regarding homeopathic medicine from my application.
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They asked me ethical questions about using animals for food and about using animals for research.
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If you were in vet school and saw one of your classmates cheating during a test, what would you do?
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What are some qualities that a good veterinarian should have?
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What do you think will be your biggest challenge in veterinary school?
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How do you keep yourself up to date with current events?
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Tell us about your veterinary experiences.
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What motivates you to pursue veterinarymedicine?
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Describe your experience working at Littleton Large Animal Clinic.
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Why did you get a C in Chem Lab II? : ]
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do u think u will be able to adapt to Kansas easily?
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how do u feel about ear cropping/ tail docking/ declawing?
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whats the difference between animal welfare and animal rights?
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They randomly picked experiences from my application and asked me to elaborate on them. Have some interesting stories and examples for everything you put on your application.
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Coming from (I live in/near a major urban area), how do you think you would like living in Kansas?
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There were several questions about my specific experiences (research and clinical), such as how many veterinarians are currently at the hospital I work in.
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How do you think technology will affect veterinary medicine in the future?
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Tell us about a time you were disappointed in your performance or the outcome of something.
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What do you think about California's Proposition 2? How does it relate to the quail industry (in reference to my experience raising quail)?
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Do you know about Prop 2? (tell us about it and your stance)
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What was the last book you read? (tell us about it)
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Why should I recommend you to the Dean to be accepted?
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How did you first get interested in veterinary medicine and what have you done to pursue the career since? How did you hear about Kansas State and what interests you about it?
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How do you think the courseload in vet school will differ from your undergraduate experience? Do you think you can handle it? What do you think will be the most challenging part and how will you deal with that?
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Tell me about your experience as a camp counselor and how do you think it will carry over to your career in veterinary medicine?
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How do you keep up with current events in veterinary medicine?
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What role do you think veterinarians should play in society?
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What was the last book you read for fun?
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How do you feel about coming to school in a smaller town like this? (because I grew up/live in L.A.)
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Tell us about animal rights and animal welfare
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What are the good qualities of a veterinarian?
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What do you think about the U.S. shipping horse meat for other people around the world to eat?
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What was a setback or difficulty you have had?
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Describe a new technology that has benefited the veterinary profession.
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Describe some problems that you feel will affect the veterinary profession in the future.
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What would the bumper sticker of your life say?
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They asked a question about my volunteer work.
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They asked me some ethical questions dealing with euthanasia and animal research.
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Tell us about your academic background, your career goals, and how Kansas State can get you there.
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What is the most prominent issue facing veterinary medicine in the next 5 years?
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What is your greatest strength and greatest weakness?
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If you could sum yourself up on a bumper sticker, what would it say?
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Is there an FMD vaccine? (This was less of a question than it sounds like, as it flowed from the above conversation about work I've done, and was in the context of outbreak response. My response included the controversial nature of the FMD vax.
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You've had a lot of interesting experiences...why don't you start by telling us about them. (The whole interview grew out of this.)
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Tell me about a current event you have read about that regards vet medicine.
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Tell me about yourself. (I answered in terms of where I was born and have lived... my educational history..)
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What area of veterinary medicine are you interested in?
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How do you deal with stress and disappointments in life?
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How do you feel about animals research?
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What are the challenges facing veterinary medicine in the next 5 years?
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How to you stay up to date on current events? Do you feel like you have a good idea of what it's like to be a veterinarian in private practice?
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If you had to prepare a presentation to present to a large group of people would you rather work alone, in a group of 3 or in a group of 8 or 9 students?
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Why should I recommend you to be accepted into veterinary school?
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How have you improved your application since the last time you applied?
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What would you do if a client requested a convenience euthanasia?
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Who are your senators?
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A lot of animals are used for research and then euthanized afterwards, how do you feel about that?
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What is Avian Influenza? Talk about it.
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What is B.S.E?
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do you study better in group or by yourself?
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what are your study skills?
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what is your weakness?
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What do you like to do in your free time?
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What do you like to read?
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What type of books do you read?
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What would you do if you were in private practice in an affluent area and an animal in which a spay was performed by another competing veterinarian came in that developed a hernia? What would you say to the client?
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Describe yourself for us.
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What can KSU offer you?
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What is an important equine disease?
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A family comes in with an 11 month year old puppy that they can not control due to poor behavoir. They want it put down, what do you do?
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Do you feel you are responsible to the community concerning questions such as ''I believe the hormones in chickens are responsible for early puberty in girls''
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Why a DVM and not simply graduate school?
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What award means most to you and why?
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What do you think about banning specific breeds?
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Where do you see yourself in 10-15 years?
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what grades did you make this last quarter?
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Why do you want to be a vet adn not a PhD student?
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Pick an item from the grocery store that is animal based and tell me how it got there.
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What are the major problems facing the world today?
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What do you think the ethics should be of a working veteirnary hospital?
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What aspects of my major will influence me in vet med?
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What leadership positions have you held in undergrad?
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Asked questions regading my shadow experience, animal experience, and volunteer experience. Also asked about my study habits.
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Define maturity.
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How do you keep up with current events and are there any public health stories that are current?
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Explain what you learned in _____ class?
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How would you study in vet school, to ensure a good grade if you had a poor teacher?
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What is something going on in the news that relates to veterinary medicine?
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A family brings in their 4 yr old healthy cat to be put down because they are moving, what do you do?
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If you made a bumber sticker about yourself what would it say?
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What is the biggest problem facing the world today?
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animal welfare/animal rights
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current events that have an impact on veterinary medicine
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Tell us about a case that has stuck with you.
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What is hoof and mouth disease? Do you think it was necessary to cull all of those cows in England? What about a vaccine?
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What is the estrus cycle length of a cow?
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what is your opinion on GMO's?
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Who is the governer of NY? Who is the mayor of NYC?
What was the most interesting question?
Students said the most interesting question asked at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine discussed a wide range of topics such as changing clinic procedures, unique learning styles, creating bumper stickers for oneself, and the impact of veterinary work on communities. Some responses also mentioned specific classes, research experiences, ethical dilemmas in veterinary practice, and personal interests like physics and wildlife conservation, reflecting the diverse nature of interview questions.
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They asked me to walk them through a procedure I mentioned as being interesting to me that I had assisted with at my job.
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Let`s say you are a fresh graduate from veterinary school, and you arrive at a new clinic. You immediately notice there are things you want to change, or are not up to the quality level you feel is needed. How do you go about bringing change to that clinic?
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what do you do to relieve stress
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What is my unique learning style?
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If you were to create a bumper sticker for yourself, what words or phrase would you put on the sticker?
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Asked about a specific class I took (Slavic Vampires)
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What field do you want to go into and why?
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Asked me to tell them all about my research, and where "we" as a scientific community are with it (WNS research and bats)
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With the increase in population, what is something veterinarians need to change to address the issue?
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I had significantly improved my GRE scores from the first time I took it and they asked me how I did that.
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What was the moment you decided you wanted to be a veterinarian?
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What did you learn from traveling around the world and how does that relate to veterinary?
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Discussed antibiotic resistance per my research interests.
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What are some differences between shelter medicine and private practice?
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Do we do a good job of raising food animals in the US?
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Asked me about my high school.
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What is the difference between a heifer and a hereford?
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What sources do you use to get your news?
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They asked me about my artwork that had been published.
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Tell us about a current event in the US. They followed up by asking, "Who was Nelson Mandela?"
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How will physics help you in vet school?
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They asked me very specific terms from statistics because I had taken stats in my undergrad (freshmen year). They asked what is non-response bias and variance related to statistics.
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How do you feel about the beef industry in the USA?
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i will list two, because the first one is something that would tailor only me: 1) tell us more about lure coursing! we do not know what that is. 2) how is physics used in veterinary medicine? (i got ecstatic with this question because i LOVE physics)
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We discussed the research I did while abroad and as if in a comfortable conservation with a friend, they were very interested and asked me questions throughout my explanation.
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What is the most rewarding thing (in your opinion) for vets in private practice?
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What kind of leadership role would take in your community as a veterinarian?
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What is something that our communities will need to work on in the next five years that is not related to veterinary medicine? (I thought the question was kind of vague but I was able to come up with a response about working together, not sure if its what they wanted though....)
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Nothing in particular stands out as being too unusual or unexpected.
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what can you apply from your physics classes to vet medicine?
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Didn't have any interesting questions
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Did your family member (who is in the veterinary field) encourage or try to persuade you to pursue vet med?
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What's the most number of pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that you've done and how long did it take you? (mentioned it in a sentence on my app)
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What was your favorite class you took as an undergraduate and why?
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What do you think you will be making, salary-wise, when you get out of school and how many hours per week do you think you'll be working?
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How do you feel about the current laws of owning an exotic animal in KS?
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What did you learn in your international vet work that you want to bring back here to the US?
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nothing stands out.
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What was it that caused your view of animal agriculture to change, do you feel it was forced on you by your undergrad, and what was your thought process in changing your perception?
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Please tell me about a case that stood out to you.
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Do you think euthanasia is a better alternative than an animal being crammed in a cage in a no kill shelter for the rest of its life?
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How would you solve the issue of overpopulation in horses if you were given the opportunity to?
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What is your opinion of PETA?
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What is the coolest thing you have ever seen when doing a necropsy?
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How do you feel about breed-specific legislation.
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I spoke a lot about wildlife conservation so they asked me how i feel hunting plays a role in that.
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As a veterinarian you will work with mainly other women. Do you feel that you are “one of the girls” and can go out socializing with them? Or do you feel that you should separate yourself from them? Tell me about how women veterinarians that you’ve worked with have handled that situation and then how you would.
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What books do you read? (A follow up to what I do to relax)
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Tell me about your volunteer experience.
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Why do you think there is pet overpopulation problem?
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"How do you feel about No Kill movement?" This is an interesting debate in the field, and I have given it a lot of thought over the years so I feel I was able to give a good, reasonable answer. I think with most of these questions, they were trying to get a feel if given my background/goal in shelter med, I might be too much of a softie or "bleeding heart." They need to see that you can grasp all sides of an issue rationally, and not just be ruled by emotions.
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What role do veterinarians have in communicating with the public/government about breed bans?
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We talked about some of the unusual experiences that I had listed on my app; specifically the research in which I participated and worked with Bald Eagles. We talked about the toxicology work and they informed me of a possible connection at the school to continue similar studies.
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What qualities make your family vet a good one?
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They asked me about sign language and flute playing which were on my application.
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Various questions about past experiences.
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What honor meant the most to you?
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How do you feel about the use of animals in entertainment, for example dog/horse racetracks, circuses, and zoos to some extent
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What are your thoughts on hot branding?
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Do you know about the Amanda Knox case? (since I studied abroad in Italy)
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How do you feel about the situation in this country with horses, and the overpopulation problem?
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I've never heard of field hockey. Give me a one minute synopsis of the game.
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What are a veterinarian's moral obligations to his or her community?
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If there is a philanthropist who wants to donate one million dollars to a charity, which charity would you convince him/her to donate it to and how would you achieve that?
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Who is the current Vice President?
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what do u do to relax?
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What do you think influences behavior more - genetics or environment?
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They asked about my minor (in a humanities field) and how it would relate to veterinary medicine.
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How do you keep up with the news? What is something new that is happening in embryology (in reference to my experience in this field)?
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Talk about your research experience, not specifically what you have done, but how have they influenced your opinion of the field and what kinds of things have you learned?
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What do you think about the E.U.'s ban on hormone-treated beef?
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What are your thoughts about amputating an animal's leg for no reason other than to learn for a class. (he clarified that the animal would have no real need to have its leg amputated)
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What do you think about the U.S. shipping horse meat for other people around the world to eat?
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Do you think that bovine castration is painful?
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How does dentistry compare to veterinary medicine?
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Did you know about the veterinarian in New England who discovered screwworms in a dog?
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Tell us what it was like working at Banfield.
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Tell me about the research you did in Baja, Mexico. (I did rodent species diversity and population, studied bird species and methods of capturing food, ant studies and plant fauna)
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If I could sum up myself on a bumpersticker, what would it say?
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Were you concerned about fly strike in the calves that you castrated in Belize?
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Tell us a joke from your stand-up comedy routine.
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How I felt about research on animals.
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how do you like your undergraduate school?
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What do you think is the most important issue facing this country in the next 2 years?
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''What do you like to read?''
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What books have you read recently?
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What is the difference between a heifer and a herfer?
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Are hyenas cats?
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If you were to make a bumper sticker about yourself what would it say?
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What direction does the water flow in the Boston Mountains (AR)?
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In my opinion, what are the qualities of a good veterinarian?
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If you made a bumber sticker about yourself what would it say?
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Talking about current events, I mentioned Asian Bird Flu, they asked how it was being spread both locally and internationally.
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What is a coggins test?
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''you have really good grades and a lot of experience. why do you want to come to Kstate over a school closer to your home?''
What was the most difficult question?
Students said most difficult question asked at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine discussed a wide range of topics including ethical dilemmas, career aspirations, animal welfare, and personal experiences. While there were no specific mentions of MMI or non-disclosure agreements, the interview questions were diverse and covered areas such as veterinary care ethics, societal challenges, personal motivations for pursuing veterinary medicine, and handling difficult situations in practice.
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What is a part of your job that you dislike?
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Tell us about yourself
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I did not prepare for the "tell me something you want to work on as a CVM student and vet professional" so i think that threw me off.
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What experience do you have with cattle?
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What in veterinary care would you consider a right for an animal vs a privilege?
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Convince us that you're ready for the heavy, high-level science courses in vet school. (asked after pointing out some lower grades)
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What would a animals right activist dislike that an animal welfare activist be unconcerned about
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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Asked me specifically to my personal statement which I discussed my fear of birds and how I tackled it. They asked me how I could have such a fear, but want to pursue avian medicine.
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With the increase in population, what is something veterinarians need to change to address the issue?
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What would I tell a family of five if they came to me to buy a show pig and couldn't afford it. (My family owns a pig farm)
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Honestly, introducing myself was the hardest. Coming up with a brief description of myself on the spot was tough.
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Why did you take your coursework at so many different institutions?
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How would you as a veterinarian be involved in your community?
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How do you make decisions?
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Ethical questions
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What are other jobs for veterinarians outside of a clinical field?
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Define animal rights versus animal welfare.
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How would you explain terminal research to a person with no background in science?
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What is a positive thing about society?
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Pick an animal-originated food and tell us where it came from. (Not what type of animal, but where the animal the food was made from came from.)
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How will physics help you in vet school?
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That cow question
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What do you see being the world's biggest crisis in the next 50 years? (which was followed by...) How could you as an individual change the world?
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asked by the interviewer that practices privately, (it was pretty confusing at first because he made it so wordy but...) it boiled down to how would i react if encountered cheating or veterinarians taking the "straight and narrow"? it was difficult because i asked him if he was asking about cheating colleagues and he said sure. but after i answered that, he expanded and asked what i would do to get rid of it in private practice.
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They asked me to discuss one interesting fact I learned about pigs while working with them in one of my classes. It just threw me a little off guard.
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What would you do if you failed a class in veterinary school?
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Do you know what "one health" refers to?
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Tell us about a case you saw in one of the practices you have experience in. Tell us about the presenting symptoms, any tests, the diagnoses, treatment, the outcome, and anything you would have done differently. I hadn't been in a clinic in almost a year so it was hard to remember so much detail! They also asked for more detail but I just told them I didn't remember and I think they appreciated that I didn't make something up.
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The first question--why do you want to be a vet? I had prepared endlessly for that question and when I could not remember some of the points I wanted to hit I kind of froze up. I found that the questions I had not prepared for flowed a lot better. For my next interview I am not going to spend hours trying to memorize bullet points.
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tell us about your hardest class/your final grade/how you handled it
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What are the three of the four R's of animal welfare (didn't remember them :/)
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None were particularly difficult, the interview was very relaxed and conversational. I found that two of the interviewers were very friendly and one tried to dig further into my answers a little.
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I talked about a parvo incident in my PS, so they asked me to walk through the diagnosis, treatment, ect as I would tell a client? and what would I do if the test was negative with similar symptoms?
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Where do you see yourself in five years
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What is the biggest problem in society today? (This was the only moment during my interview when I felt the uncomfortable pause as I racked my brain...where do you even start?)
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Tell us about you, why vet med, why kansas state. Difficult because it was the first question and I had to remember all three things while organzing my thoughts/dealing with nerves!
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I see you have a lot of small animal experience... Can you tell us about a patient and walk us through the case, diagnosis, and treatment?
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What is a red bag foal?
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What would you do if you caught a student cheating on a test?
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The dreaded "Tell me about yourself". I didn't really know what about me they wanted to know, so I mentioned what I wanted to go into after vet school, where I did my undergrad and then fizzled awkwardly out...
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Define professionalism (this was really hard for me to just come up with off the top of my head!)
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Tell us about yourself (I had a lot to say but didn't want to ramble :P)
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What do you think about Dr. (insert vet's name that I have shadowed)? What is one quality of hers that you would like to emulate?
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What is one of the issues faced by veterinarians today?
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What would you do if you were in charge of technicians and two of them were fighting and causing problems in the practice?
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They started off with asking multiple questions (Tell us about who you are, why you want to be a vet, what would make you a good vet, and why KSU), so it seemed a little overwhelming at first, and after answering a few of the questions I had to stop and ask them to repeat the questions I still had left.
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What is something really interesting that you learned in a biology class?
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Tell me why your GPA is not at the level we expected from your GRE scores?
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Tell me about a problem you have dealt with and how you handled it. (Doesn't sound like a difficult question, but it was difficult to come up with something specific off the top of my head.)
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How can you tell when an animal is suffering?
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What was an ethical issue you observed in your veterinary experience?
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None were terribly hard, I don't feel there were any trick or gotcha questions. I was a little surprised by a followup to the TNR question - "What if the local Audobon Society raises a stink about releasing predators in a fragile bird habitat?" Again here I think they were testing to see if I understood that there are often no easy answers - whatever you do is going to upset someone.
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Is there anything you wish we had asked you?
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What would you do if you saw a fellow student cheating?
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What would you do if a big food animal client wanted you to euthanize a 16 month old dog that was perfectly fine, he just did not want it anymore, and said if you did not do it he would take his business elsewhere?
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None really.
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What would you tell a client who could no longer afford their horse or pay for euth?
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Can you tell me the difference between a monogastric digestrive system and a ruminant? (they asked this only after I told them I had NOT taken animal nutrition and did NOT have food animal experience. Made me feel like a loser)
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Tell us about yourself. @_@ too open ended.
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Why should I recommend you over everyone else for the class?
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I see in your clinic you have worked as a receptionist. I feel that this is one of the hardest jobs in the clinic. What do you think you've learned from this, and how do you handle difficult situations regarding financials and the right of a veterinarian to refuse treatment.
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Tell us about yourself.
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Tell us about yourself, why veterinary medicine, and why K-state? (yes, all in one question, and it was the first one!)
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If you saw your fellow classmate cheat on an exam, what would you do?
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Nothing was too difficult. It was all really tailored to my own experiences.
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what good and bad things would your boss say about you?
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How do you feel about using animals for research and education?
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None of the questions were particularly difficult. They did ask me to take a few minutes at the beginning to introduce myself, and such "Tell me about yourself" questions can be tricky due to how open ended they are.
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Question 1
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Most of the interview was them asking about my application and things that I had done. There were some other stock type questions thrown in.
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What is a veterinarian's role in society, and what kinds of beneficial impacts can a vet have on society?
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What would be the biggest challenge you would face while completing the veterinary program?
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Are there any questions you wished we would have asked you?
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Tell us about yourself. (first question)
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Name a world leader and tell us what makes him or her successful.
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same as above
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What is the pathology of the spongiform encephalopathies? (Thank goodness I knew this one!)
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None were really hard. We mostly just talked about my background/experiences, with the exception of the bumper sticker question (see below).
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What do you think about stem cell research?
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Difference(in your words) between animal rights and animal welfare.
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Were you concerned about fly strike in the calves that you castrated in Belize?
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What is cranial nerve VII? (Mental block--I'll never forget the facial nerve again!)Have you ever been involved in an unethical situation?
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What type of milk replacers I used when I bottle fed some calves? - I had only done it one time so I had no idea.
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(none)
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What do you consider your weakness (or weaknesses)?
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How do you feel about horses that are raised for personal use being slaughtered and exported for meat? What are the consequences of companion animals being used for meat mean to our way of life?
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How I would handle a certain ethical situation
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How do you feel about the outlawing of the slaughtering of the horses going on? (Its Kansas so I wasn't sure what they wanted to hear)
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... and what do you think the role of government is? not a difficult question but can be a touchy subject to some.
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Are hyenas cats?
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Do you think there is a difference between animal rights and animal welfare? Please explain yourself.
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What are the economics of a veterinary practice that you shadowed? I had to ask the interviewer to clarify this question several times.
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Why will a DVM degree help you more than just an undergraduate degree?
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What is the biggest problem facing the world today?
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My questions were standard. Animal rights/animal welfare, current events, and questions about experience. Nothing stands out as difficult.
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What are the differences between beef and poultry production?
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tell me everything you know about the brown recluse spider
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼
How long was the interview?
Most respondents had an interview of 20 - 30 minutes.
How many people interviewed you?
Most respondents were interviewed by 3 people.
What was the style of the interview?
Most respondents had a one-on-one interview.
What type of interview was it?
Most respondents had an open file interview.
Was this interview in-person or virtual?
Most respondents had a virtual interview.
Data includes both pre- and post-COVID interviews.
Where did the interview take place?
Most respondents were interviewed at the school.
📍 On-Site Experience ▼
Who was the tour given by?
Tours were most commonly given by a Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Most tour guides were enthusiastic about the school.
How do you rank the facilities?
Most respondents rank the facilities as above average.
What is your in-state status?
Most respondents rank the facilities as below average.
What were your total hours spent traveling?
Most respondents spent 7+ hours traveling to the interview.
What was your primary mode of travel?
Most respondents traveled by airplane to the interview.
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
Most respondents spent more than $500.
What airport did you fly into?
Respondents who flew to the interview generally used Kansas City International (MCI)
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ORD, MHK
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O'hare Chicago --> Kansas City
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Manhatten Regional Airport
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Manhattan regional airport
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Manhattan and KC
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Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)
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Manhattan Regional
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Manhattan Airport
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Manhattan
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MIC
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MHK and LGA
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MHK
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MCI/KCI Kansas City International
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MCI--Kansas City in Missouri
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MCI
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Kansas City.
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Kansas City, MO
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Kansas City airport
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Kansas City International (KCI / MCI)
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Kansas City International
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Kansas City
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KCI
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Detriot Metro
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DTW to O'Hare, O'Hare to Manhattan
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DFW, MHK
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Chicago (Midway) and Kansas City, MO
Where did you stay?
Most respondents stayed either Hotel or at a hotel.
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
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right across from the school, radisson maybe?
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parkwood
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Super 8
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Quality Inn & Suites
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Quality Inn
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Pinewood Inn and Suites
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Parkwood inn and suites
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Motel 6 Manhattan
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Motel 6
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Marriott Fairfield Inn
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Marriot, Fairfield Inn
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I stayed in Kansas City at a marriot affiliated hotel by the airport
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Holiday inn at the Campus
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Holiday Inn at Campus
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Holiday Inn Manhattan
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Holiday Inn
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Hampton inn and suites
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Hampton Inn
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Fairfield Inn
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Comfort Suites
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Comfort Inn
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Clarion Hotel
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Clarion
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Best Western
How would you rate the hotel?
Most respondents rated their hotel as good.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
Most respondents would recommend their hotel.
What is your ranking of this school's location?
Most respondents rate the school location as average.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
Most respondents rate the area’s cultural life as average.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your comments on where you stayed?
No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was friendly.
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was responsive.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Most applicants prepared for the interview by reviewing their application, practicing with mock interviews, reading questions on SDN, and researching current events in veterinary medicine. They emphasized the importance of being genuine and authentic in their responses and tailoring their preparation to the specific school they were interviewing with.
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SDN, looking through the school's website
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Listened to multiple podcasts from veterinary admissions representatives, and industry representatives. I also reviewed my application multiple times. Be authentic and genuine, that is the most important thing
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Asked previous students how they prepared and some of their questions
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looked on SDN, practiced, read over my file
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Mock interview questions, AVMA, SDN, reading articles about the veterinary program.
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Read over my application, asked for advice for vets I work with, read over questions on SDN
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Looked up questions on here, talked to a few vets, did a mock interview, reached out to a current vet school student about their experience.
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Practiced questions other people posted
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I found very helpful questions here and prepared for them
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SDN and googling practice interview questions.
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Read SDN questions, mostly just knew my application
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Looked through questions on SDN.
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I reviewed my application! My interview was tailored specifically for me and I honestly don't think there was any way to prepare for it.
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Looking up past questions asked in Kansas interviews.
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One-on-one practice with friends, mock interview, career prep class, and reviewing my application.
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Outlined what I wanted to leave with the group.
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Read over the questions on here and brainstormed possible responses.
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Reviewed SDN and had mock interview at CES.
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Read the SDN forum, read my application/personal statement
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Relaxed. Reviewed my app and looked at previously asked questions on this site.
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Interviewed last year, and read questions on SDN. Had mock interviews with my coworkers, vets, and family. Read up on current events.
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Mock interview with a veterinarian, review of VMCAS, SDN feedback, toured school and area beforehand.
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Peer-to-peer Questions
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I looked at questions from SDN, reviewed my VMCAS
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SDN
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mock interviews
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SDN, reviewing my application and kept up with current events
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SDN!!! And reviewed my application.
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SDN and the school's website
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i learned about SDN at a mock interview with a career counselor. those helped greatly, in addition to looking over my applications and scanning the school's website.
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SDN, looked over my VMCAS, looked at some of the essays I have written for other schools and re-read my personal statement.
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SDN and reviewing material on my essays
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Looked on SDN.
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Consulting with the vet that I work with and working with my university's career support services
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SDN! Most of the questions were already on here so it really helped! And I did a mock interview at my school.
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Talked to current students, SDN
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Tried to be more self aware in weeks leading up to interview.
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I looked at old questions on SND and wrote down practice answers in bullet form. I ran through the answers with my mom and girlfriend to practice saying them out loud. I definitely recommend practicing old questions with someone who knows you well. They thought of a lot of examples of stuff I had done that were good to illustrate particular points that I had not thought of.
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Reviewing questions on SDN and looking up information about the school
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SDN, and my looking up issues relevant to what I am interested in (ie: equine - horse slaughter ban) and ensured I was prepared to talk about those hot topics. But of course they never asked!
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SDN, KState Website, DVM 360, Current events
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I reviewed my application, thoroughly researched the school, picked out a couple of questions to ask the interviews and a couple of reasons why I liked the school.
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SDN, CVM's website
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SDN, mock interviews with professor, practicing answers with friends
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look at potential questions, review my application and current events (AVMA).
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I looked over a question list, but had already gotten into my first choice school... I admit I destressed and really just went for it on this one
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Looked over SDN questions and studied my application.
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Looked at potential questions from this site and read over my application.
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My undergrad school offers a class in applying to vet school, and then gave me a whole packet of questions from past interviews. I also researched the school's website.
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Read interview feedback, went back over my application (especially my personal statement), kept up with some current events in vet. medicine, and went over K-State's website.
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Read questions off this website and researched current topics impacting Vets especially
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Studied questions on SDN and read over my application
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reviewed my application, read up on current events, typed up answers to questions previously posted here
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Read about the school, practiced mock interviews, reread my application, read SDN
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Read SDN site, read up on current events (both veterinary and non-veterinary related)
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I read SDN interview feedback. I prepared for the "tell us about yourself," "why K-State" and "why vet med" questions. For the other questions I just read over them. I read up on some current events in vet med as well but wasn't asked that.
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Printed the interview feedback questions and wrote answers longhand. Reviewed my VMCAS (not just the PS guys!)
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I read interview feedback on SDN, looked over KSU's CVM website, and researched current events in vet med on the web.
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Read SDN, KSU website, DVM 360.
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Read previous feedback, looked up current event stuff, practiced with friends and family
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Found alot of sample questions on internet, read/practiced all the questions and feedback about KSU on SDN, read my VMCAS, made flashcards. I probably overprepared, because I wasn't asked most of the questions I was expecting. But with all the thought and work I've given this plan over the past few years, I know myself and my goals/motivations/issues pretty well, so I probably could have walked in cold and done fine.
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Read SDN, KSU's website
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I reviewed my application and supplimental forms for all of the schools to which I had applied. I also looked at other SDN student interview reviews and made notes for how to respond to similar questions. I reviewed information about the vet school from K-state's web pages and kept up with recent veterinary news on DVM 360 and other veterinary websites.
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Looked at SDN feedback, ethics and stances on AVMA website, studied current events in vet med, mock interview
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SDN & interview feedback, AVMA website, wrote out answers to a bunch of questions, practiced answering out loud
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Read interview feedback, flashcards, and doing a mock interview with my parents and boyfriend
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Read interview feedback, read current events and news on AVMA website, reviewed my application, read the K-state website
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Studying questions from here, chatted with people in the waiting room to see what kind of questions they were receiving.
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Read up on current events, browsed the K State website
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SDN interview questions, went on a few job interviews for practice
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I read these questions. I researched the school and current events.
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read interview feedback on SDN, read recent issues of veterinary economics and DVM news, reviewed current events, reviewed my application
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Read previus K-state interview questions on SDN; read info about K-state history and vet school; had a mock interview with advisor; wrote down some of my strong points that I could mention during the interview; praticed improvising answers with random vet school interview questions.
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SDN. KSU website especially Student-Faculty Handbook. Previous interviews. Re-read application.
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SDN feedback, kansas state website, Vet magazines (DVM360, Veterinary Practice News), re-read application, had family ask me questions
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Interview feedback on SDN, reviewed current events on AVMA's website (even though they didn't ask me anything about them), looked over Kansas's veterinary school website
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I read interview feedback on here, read through the K-State website (particularly the student/faculty handbook), read news articles and positions on the AVMA website, and went to the information session the night before.
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Read through my personal statement, VMCAS application, studentdoctor.net. Watched the news, read current news in veterinary medicine.
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SDN, AVMA's website, school's website, practiced interview questions with family/friends.
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SDN! I read all the previous interview feedbacks, read Kansas State's vet school website to learn more about the school (definitely helped for that first question), read the AVMA's stance on several issues (I was asked about animal rights vs. animal welfare, and referenced the AVMA), zoonotic diseases, and other current issues in veterinary medicine. I just had a bunch of interview questions and practiced with other people. I also had a situation picked out for all the general behavioral questions, like a time when I disagreed with an authority figure, an obstacle I overcame, unforeseen difficulty, how to deal with cheating (was asked this as well), time I used my creativity for problem solving, etc.
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Looked over some current issues on the AVMA website, re-read my application
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current events on AVMA website, reread VMCAS app, read interview feedback on SDN
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Reading interview feedback, research on avma.org, just talking about my answers out loud
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Reviewed current events in world and veterinary profession, reviewed interview questions with a vet I worked for, and reviewed info about the school, my transcripts and my personal statement. I also brought a change of shoes for the tour.
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reviewed old interviews, my application and current events
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Read interview feedback on SDN, read about the AVMA's position on hot button issues, studied current veterinary medical events, reviewed my application.
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Read through current events, practiced responses to potential interview questions (on my own and with family/friends), reviewed infectious disease info, reviewed application and other relevant personal info, researched school (through their website).
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Read current vet issues online. Looked through previous interview files on this database.
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Researched popular interview questions. Brushed up on political/current events in vet med. Researched school a bit.
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Looked at CNN.com for current events, read over my application, read over my personal statement, answered questions posted from previous years.
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Did practice questions with boyfriend. Mock interviews with someone in the HR field (friend) and a DACVECC I work with, both of which were harder than the real thing. Made lists of my positive qualities, weaknesses, etc and wrote down stories for each as examples. Studied current events--Time's Year in Review; nightly news; etc.
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I read over my application so that I knew what I had answered very well. I also looked online at possible questions to help calm my nerves.
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read over my application, did some research on the school, animal ethics, and current affairs
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Browsed school's website, reviewed potential questions, and practiced some questions with a friend.
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Read up on current events, read this and schools' website, quized with family and friends
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Read up on facts on KSU and thought about how I would answer certain ethical questions.
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Practiced with a friend, review past questions, reviewed my application
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Talked to previous interviewees, went over application.
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Review my VMCAS app, brushed up on current topics, review school info and prepared questions.
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Looked over my application and the school website.
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Reviewed website, read over application, discussed questions with friends, faculty, advisor; etc. Reviewed basic animal knowledge that I was rusty on.
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Read through my application, talked out potential questions with friends
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School website, talked with past/present applicants, talked with my advisor and current DVM students, also reviewed my application
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Read website, go over personal statement, and be ready to answer to stated experience.
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Read the web site and looked up current issues in the news.
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read the website
What impressed you positively?
Applicants were overwhelmingly impressed by the friendliness and warmth of the faculty, staff, and students at the school. They appreciated the low-stress and conversational interview environment, as well as the genuine interest shown in them as individuals. Additionally, many applicants highlighted the sense of community, support, and enthusiasm for the school demonstrated by everyone they encountered, which made them feel welcomed and valued.
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They didn't ask anything that felt unfair, they tailored some questions into my specific area of interest and experience after I mentioned it. Overall they were laid back and didn't feel like they were trying to ask any "got you" questions. The ambassador chat ahead of the interview was a nice way to start talking to "normal" people ahead of having to go into the actual interview.
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The interview was laid back, and they catered the questions to my background and experiences, to provoke the type of responses they wanted, in order to see if I was a good fit in the program.
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My interviewers were so nice! They were friendly and I loved my ambassadors before and after the interview as well! While I was nervous, it was a very low-stress environment.
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Nothing.
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I had to do a phone interview due to inclement weather and they were very kind about accommodating me.
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Everyone was very friendly, and there were plenty of students to help you get to where you needed to go. The faculty also seemed very warm and welcoming. The vet school has also undergone some recent renovations and I liked how in years 1 and 2 students get started with clinical skills.
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The new layout and the centralized location of the vet building
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The vet med library
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Every single person was friendly and was full of information!
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The students and the professors that interviewed me were great.
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Everyone were so nice! My interviewers definitely were trying to sell the school to me and trying to get me to sell myself to them. It was a very conversational interview and I honestly enjoyed it!
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Everyone was so nice and friendly.
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They provided water, offered verbal and nonverbal feedback after answering most questions.
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Very open and receiving faculty. They are empathetic listeners and genuinely want you to succeed.
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How friendly everyone was and how much they seem to really want you to go there, and succeed and thrive. My interviewers seemed to have an attitude of "if/when we admit you, here's why you should come here over any other school" rather than "why should we admit you?" which was refreshing. Also I liked Manhattan a lot more than I expected, I thought it would be more rural.
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The kindness and courteousness of the student staff, the relaxed atmosphere during the interview.
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How nice everyone was
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The cool history lesson. I know why some science facilities are built underground now.
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The faculty and students are really nice and the facilities are relatively advanced. All the students really want each other to succeed.
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The ease of the interview - it has potential to be high stress, but they did a great job of helping to ease my anxiety.
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The friendliness and personality of my interviewers
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The three interviewers were very into the interview. My family owns pet stores that sell animals, so I was paranoid I would be grilled about regulations and stuff like that. However, they did not project any personal opinions into their questions. So if a lot of your experience is in a part of the animal industry that does not have a positive light to the public (pet stores, some breeding, animal testing, slaughter houses, etc.), don't be too paranoid of how the questions are going to go.
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How polite everybody was.
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They provided transportation for interviewees and family members.
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Their hospitality. They truly tried to make you comfortable
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The mentorship opportunities and class unity. The hospital was HUGE and it seems like students are always welcome to come help with/watch/learn from cases. The lab was also awesome and the curriculum seemed very structured and organized.
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Everyone was so friendly!
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The students all seemed happy there and its kind of nice that the facilities are all connected via underground tunnels for winter/ tornado time
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Everyone is so friendly and helpful, and they were so quick in responding after interviews!
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the layout of the VHC. it seems a little industrialized in presentation, but i like the organization of where small animal is placed across from large animal, which is further divided into livestock and equine.
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The interview process was very friendly but still professional. You can tell the people at K-State are passionate about the field and really want the best for their school as well as want the best for all of the students applying. They are very encouraging.
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They really seemed to be selling the school to you. They recognize that we may have options.
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The student ambassadors were phenomenal. They made the wait before the interview so much more relaxing. It is very obvious that the entire staff and the interviewers are extremely student oriented. It is clear that they truly want to see you do well in your interview and to succeed with your career aspirations.
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The people were very helpful and nice. The city felt pretty friendly and safe as well. Everyone seemed to be really supportive of one another.
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How excited the current students were and the positive things they had to say about the university.
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Everyone is SO nice.
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Everyone in Manhattan was very friendly. University facilities were also very nice.
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The students were really nice. The waiting area before the interview was a great place to meet current students and ask questions. It was also nice because it gave family and friends a place to wait during the interview. The interviewers were also really nice for the most part. They were definitely trying their best to make me as comfortable as possible. The interview had a conversational, "get to know you" kind of feel.
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How organized the school was by providing shuttles for interviewees to campus
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The friendliness of the faculty interviewers.
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The staff, faculty, and student ambassadors were extremely friendly. The interviewers were so nice and the interview itself was very conversational. I loved how the whole town was kind of tied to gether by the university with a lot of school pride.
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The student ambassadors, just everyone in general. Incredibly friendly and informative.
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Interviewers put me at ease immediately, they were all very friendly. The student ambassadors were all extremely helpful as well. Pizza party was good and got to hear from the students about all the positives (approachable faculty, 2nd year and 4th year buddies assigned to 1st year students, etc.)
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Very friendly. Student ambassadors were helpful.
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Friendly staff and students
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definitely the hospitality and friendliness. Everyone bent over backwards for the applicants.
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I actually loved the fact that Kansas has an ambulatory service that will pick up a down animal and bring it back to the vet school.
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Really excited students and a cool town. Really great faculty.
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The town seemed like a very nice and fun place.
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All three interviewers were extremely friendly and even made a couple of jokes during the interview, which made me feel more comfortable.
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How FRIENDLY everyone is! Students, faculty, staff, and the town in general. Also there were many opportunities to take tours of the school. It was neat to learn about the zoo that is located 10 minutes away from the college, and the opportunities that come along with it.
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Enjoyed the tour, and the pizza party where vet students answered your questions
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The students were very excited and enthusiastic about the school.
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the helpfulness of the student ambassadors
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Everything about the school, students, and professors; spent 2 hours on Q and A session at pizza party night before; quick response to tell students if accepted or not
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They wanted to make me feel comfortable, always smiling and giving me good feedback.
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The interviewers certainly weren't out to get you. They were very friendly. All of the students were very nice. I also liked that everyone gets their own desks in the anatomy lab.
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The student ambassadors really want you to come to K-State. Everyone was friendly.
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How friendly and laid back everyone was.
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The people.
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Everyone was so nice!
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They were all just overall very friendly and conversational. The time went quickly, we actually went about 10 minutes over, and I felt I would have enjoyed staying and chatting with them for another hour. One prof asked me about being a pilot (not my former career, just an expensive hobby). I only mentioned that at one spot in an explanation statement in the VMCAS, so this showed me that he had read it pretty thoroughly.
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Everything about the school and the faculty
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The people at this school are so warm and inviting!! There is a very real sense of community and connectedness among the students and the faculty. The faculty are very supportive of the students and have A LOT of outside connections that can be utilized to help students gain additional experiences in areas of interest either before or after graduation.
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Everyone was incredibly nice. It really seems like a great community that provides a solid all around education. The town was neat and there were beautiful rolling hills. Facilities were solid, and a great commitment to technology.
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The faculty, students, and interviewers. They were all very nice and accommodating and tried hard to make it low stress. They also kept mentioning their exotics program which is supposed to be pretty good. The dean of admissions also happened to know my local vet at home. Small world.
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Everyone was very friendly and supportive. The student ambassador who took me to the interview room stayed and chatted until it was time to go in. I was very nervous going into the interview, but it was easy to relax in that environment. The prairie is also quite beautiful.
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How friendly everyone was and how home like the school seemed
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The campus itself is beautiful and the whole town seems to have a lot of K-State pride.
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Super cute school, they give you your own study area in the anatomy lab. The faculty were super nice and the students really emphasized that it is a collaborative environment amongst peers (not competitive against one another). The town seems to be really safe and residential, and there is ample parking!
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Everyone was very friendly, their buddy system pairing freshman with 2nd and 4th year students
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The interviewers were wonderful, I had a great time in there. We were all laughing and telling stories, it was very conversational and flowed easily from question to question. The facilities are nice, and I was pleasantly surprised by the town of Manhattan. Tour guides were knowledgeable, and I was pleased to hear about the mixed animal caseloads.
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I loved the town the school was in. The facilities were wonderful. My tour guide was very enthusiastic and thorough.
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Everyone was so friendly! I really like how first year students get a 4th year mentor that they can get advice from and hang out with in the teaching hospital
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Everyone was extemely friendly and helpful; the teaching hospital; the non-stressful interview process.
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Everyone was extremely nice and very excited about the school.
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How friendly everyone was!!! Everyone really loved KSU and manhattan!
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Everyone was so friendly! I really like the Tablet PC's they give students. They have a demo out with the OneNote software for applicants to try out. All notes are downloaded onto the Tablet PC's at the beginning of the year. I admire that consistency and devotion to technology.
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Everyone I met was incredibly helpful and the day flowed smoothly. I like the setup of the anatomy lab. Also, I appreciate that the complex is in one area, rather than spread out, and that students are encouraged to go into the clinic during the first year.
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One of my interviewers had been a professor at KSU when a veterinarian I work for had gone there. I was impressed that the professor still remembered his name and things about him.
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The facilities were very nice and so were the people.
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I know everyone says this about the midwest, but I was still shocked at how friendly the people were. Everyone says hello to everyone, and I never encountered a rude person while I was there. Also, I was impressed at the number of options Kansas State offers, like research, studying abroad, etc.
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Everyone was really, really nice, even early in the morning. I definitely felt welcome!
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The people
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Very friendly and relaxed, the students seemed to love it
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The atmosphere created by the faculty and students. Everyone was so encouraging and accommodating!
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Everyone was so friendly - the interviewers, students etc.
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The enthusiasm of the students and professors.
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The Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the faculty, the students, the atmosphere, the research facilities (especially BRI).
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How nice and helpful all the students, faculty and alumni were. Everyone was enthusiastic and very welcoming!
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How absolutely nice, friendly and inclusive everyone was. Made you feel like they genuinely wanted you at their school.
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The interviewers were very friendly and easy to talk to. The coversation flowed naturally and the time passed quickly.
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The facilities were a bit older but very well-kept. The faculty was EXTREMELY friendly and accessible, and the students were very loyal/excited about their educational experience. There was a great sense of comaraderie about the place.
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They were very laid back and friendly. It wasn't an intimidating interview at all.
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the faculty are so nice!
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The enthusiasm and friendliness of both students, faculty and people in town.
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Enthusiasm and helpfullness of students who were assisting in tours and making interviewees comfortable. Students seem to be very involved with veterinary school activities.
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The friendliness of the interviewers and the passion everyone there feels for their school.
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The people! Absolutely the friendlist vet school. Manhattan also turned out to be more geographical interesting than the other places I have visited in KS.
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It seemed that the students became more of a family than classmates.
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The opportunities to pursue graduate work in the middle of DVM study, the board cert members of faculty, the warmth and encouragement from students and faculty.
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The labs and hospital. The faculty seem to be very progressive.
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The other vet students I met with. They were relaxed and easy to visit with which, in turn, helped me relax somewhat. Also, everyone of the students that I visited with were very nice.
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The interviewers were very nice.
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The interviewers were very easy going. We had more of a conversation than Q/A.
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The faculty and students were extremely nice and helpful throughout the app/interview process
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on friday afternoons, first years are encouraged to hang out in the hospital and observe surgeries.
What impressed you negatively?
Applicants commonly expressed concerns about lack of interviewer engagement with their application materials, disorganization during the interview weekend, outdated facilities, lack of diversity in programs and student body, and the remote location of the school. Suggestions included providing clearer timelines for interviews and tours, improving interviewer professionalism and engagement, updating facilities, and enhancing diversity and programs.
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The pre-interview email mentioned that the interviewers had access to my application ahead of time but there were no questions relating to it or my specific experiences until after I mentioned them in the interview myself.
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Nothing, very positive.
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I think being randomly whisked in and out of zoom rooms was weird but overall it wasn't too bad!
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All 3 interviewers never thought to introduce themself or their background, the questions were rapid-fire style, and they made it a point to identify a mistake on my application.
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The student panel I think could have been more diverse. I'm a non-traditional student so it would've been nice to have someone on the panel that also reflected that.
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One interviewer joked about my undergrad major (which was not in hard science) and made me feel a little uncomfortable. Also I do have a strong science background.
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Nothing!
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n/a
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Nothing! I enjoyed the whole process with the student ambassadors and interviewers.
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The interview room was cluttered. I was not given any information on tours being led by ambassadors.
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The Q&A session at the pizza party kind of dragged since they let each ambassador on the panel give their input on each question, rather than just having one or two people answer the question and then moving on. Also the pizza was Little Caesars and wasn't very warm, so that was disappointing.
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The fact that the interviewers primarily focused on one aspect of my application.
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They asked me where I see myself in 10 years. I replied either in (career choice) or getting a phd. They seemed upset, like I had implied their dual degree program would take that long when I only thought I would still be doing a phd if I uad not gotten accepted into the dvm/phd program
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The interview weekend seemed relatively disorganized, could have been organized better. There was no financial aid information, and no organized tours either.
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Little direction prior and immediately after the interview
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They did seem to take certain things I said with a grain of salt, as if I was over exaggerating. I gave an example of a dog we saw at the clinic that ended up having to be euthanized, but I didn't put that specific story in my experiences. One interview pointed out that it wasn't listed, and all I could say is that I simply hadn't written it down in the application because it was a detail, not a broad generalization of my experiences.
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How many people were being interviewed for so few spots.
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The student ambassadors seemed enthusiastic during the party but afterward some of them changed attitude completely.
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Lack of diverse available programs (i.e. not many international opportunities unless you pursue/set up something yourself through another school or program).
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It's kinda in the middle of nowhere.
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The facilities are older
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during the pizza party, the dean had talked about k-state being a non-terminal school. i never thought about it in depth too much until then. i, personally, would prefer learning on a live, beating animal for the sole purpose of teaching than having someone's beloved pet be the first true surgery i perform.
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Nothing, really. It was still a little stressful because it was my first interview and by nature these situations are nerve-racking.
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Nothing really. It was hard to tell how busy the hospital was since it was virtually empty. Maybe it was because it was a break/weekend?
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There was no mention of a tour; therefore, I did not get to go on one before leaving town.
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Not much. I wish there had been more going on in the hospital. On the tour we just peered into a bunch of dark rooms so it was hard to imagine it when its really busy.
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There was no orientation or info session interview weekend. I would have liked if they had done something like this to get students more excited about attending. The only info I had on the school was what I saw online and what I heard from students.
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Facilities are pretty old and worn. My tour guide didn't know anything.
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There is NOTHING going on in Manhattan.
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One of my interviewers, the local vet, was kind of dull and did not really seem like she wanted to be there. The two professors were obviously familiar with my file and they asked me questions that were tailored toward my experiences. The local vet asked only a couple of stock questions that she could have asked anyone.
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Not much diversity in the area
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I didn't feel the student tour guide was equipped to answer some of the questions I had.
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Facilities are kind of older
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The thought of out of state tuition.. but otherwise nothing really comes to mind.
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The town. So small and somewhat lacking in diversity
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No public transportation...most of the students have cars...surprising for a school with a larger population.
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The interview was very short. I was the last person in a long day but would have appreciated being given the full amount of time to impress them.
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Nothing.
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I wasn't terribly impressed with the modern-ness of their facilities.
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One interviewer was staring at the ceiling while I responded to a question. That's about as bad as it got.
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The students seemed a bit weird.
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The interview weekend could have offered a few more scheduled activities for applicants since we did come all that way.
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I felt like I did not get to say as much in my interview as I wanted to; I guess it seemed too short to me.
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Wish the interview was a bit longer so that I had time to ask more than 1 or 2 questions to them
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Some of the questions that people asked at the Q&A session, the students wouldn't answer them directly. They would answer a question, just not the exact one the person asked.
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the interviewers were distracted during my interview by my application on their laptops
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Huge number of people applying :(
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I wish the hospital had been open when I was there or that more students were around (it was still winter break and on the weekend). Everything seemed very empty when I was there.
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The lack of presence outside of the conference room where we checked in. It was on the fourth floor and there was only a sign on the ground floor.
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That I was not able to see more of the school on the tour.
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nothing
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Nothing really.
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the town of Manhattan
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Nothing about the school was negative to me.
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Some of the people interviewing that weekend turned me off but everything else was wonderful.
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The school is outdated, and the town is dirty. Coming from the midwest and a small town I thought I would really love it, but I did not like it at all.
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The streets in Manhattan were too big. I know it's ridiculous, but I'm a country New Englander and I don't like roads with too many lanes. At least they do their job of keeping traffic moving...
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Nothing really, I guess I could get picky and say that the buildings looked kinda old, but it really wasn't a big deal
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One of the interviewers really seemed to have a problem with my lack of food animal experience which didn't put me at ease, like a lot of the other students are saying they were.
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The school was a little dated -- otherwise, I don't really have any negative feelings towards K-State.
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I'm kind of lukewarm about the interview. I thought it would be more relaxed like people made it sound.
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I had 6 hours after my interview and tour before the pizza party. Also, the school is 2 hours from the closest airport.
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nothing really
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The cold weather, but there's heater everywhere indoor. So it's really no big deal.
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not much to do before you interview, wish they had student organization info.
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It was Saturday so the teaching hospital was closed so we didn't get to see much of it on the tour. The town is small and would probably be boring living there.
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There didn't seem to be much going on or many people around at the hospital. It was a Sunday, but they do see emergencies. I guess I just expected it to look busier!
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A time line for the interview, tours, presentations wasn't given ahead of time.
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The 2hr drive from Kansas City to Manhattan.
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I knew Manhattan was going to be small, but now I know it's definitely not for everyone (haven't decided personally yet). There is one strip of bars/activities, and...not much else outside of campus.
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Nothing -- it was a really good experience.
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Out of state tuition :(
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The weather, it's freaking cold over here right now (it was -12 degrees when I flew in)
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The cold weather!
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The 2 hour drive from Kansas City, MO to Manhattan, KS
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The facilities and town are dated.
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Manhattan itself is a very small town, and is a little run down looking. It's also not placed very close to any larger city, which could be a problem for some folks.
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Nothing really... if anything just that the facilities looked a little old. But it's nothing to complain about when everything else seems awesome!
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Manhattan's a little small and the vet. building seem a bit old, but nothing too negative to note.
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One of the three interviewers did not smile or give me any indication that I ever answered a question to his satisfaction.
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One of the interviewers was foreign and I had a little bit of trouble understanding what he was asking.
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the location, really in the middle of nowhere
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The potential lack of technology/computers other than in the library. But that may not ultimately matter much.
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School didnt seem to be as state of the art as I thought it would be
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Absolutly nothing.
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One of my interviewers didn't seem to be paying attention during the whole thing.
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The town of Manhattan is quite small.
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Not too keen on the location, but it's not the worst place either.
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The facilities were not as state-of-the-art as I expected. The interviewers, for the most part, seemed cold and disinterested in my responses. However, I did get in so I guess I wasn't too boring.
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I was worried about the location, but was accepted and now attending KSU, and I absolutely love the town.
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Manhattan is in the middle of nowhere. The school is old and kind of run down.
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location, bleh
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Many applicants wished they had known ahead of time to prepare more thoughtful questions for the interviewers, to expect questions focused on their application rather than general topics, and to be aware of the informal and relaxed atmosphere of events like the pizza party. They also mentioned the importance of being calm and confident during the interview process and highlighted the value of being well-prepared and knowledgeable about their own experiences and application.
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That there is a specific few minutes at the end of the interview with the faculty members where they ask "do you have any questions for us".
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A 20 minute interview will fly by in a very short amount of time. Give thorough answers, but avoid rambling, you could miss out on good quality questions at the end.
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better questions to ask the interviewers.
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The interview is not conversational, as everyone kept on saying. There was no real dialogue because I had no idea who was interviewing me.
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I felt that they focused more heavily on ethical questions rather than ones specific to my application and experiences.
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That the "student dinner" would be in a huge lecture hall. I would've tried to get there earlier for a closer spot.
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That I wasn't going to get in...wasted money
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That they require out-of-state students to pay OOS tuition for all four years.
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To keep calm and not stress as much as I did.
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Nothing felt comfortable
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More details about the weekend ahead of time.
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Fly into Kansas City, flying into Manhattan was a nightmare.
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That ambassadors of the school would be leading everyone to their interview rooms.
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How impressed I would be by the school. I had never really considered them before this year, and I think they're my top choice now!
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How much the interviews were going to focus on my past class history, GPA, and GRE score.
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That the pizza would be little ceasars. Gah
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That you sign a paper when you are admitted that states that you HAVE to pay OOS tuition all 4 years despite if your residency status changes.
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I wish I had known more details on history of our specific pet stores. In general, it's good to have a lot of knowledge on your experiences that make up the bulk or your experience/what had the biggest weight in your essay.
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How relaxed the pizza party was.
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Interview day is very short! It consists of your interview and an optional tour.
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That they would ask me such specific questions on a unrelated class!
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nothing really took me by surprise.
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I feel like I prepared well and just got luck with some of the decisions I made: I'm really glad I wore pants. Some girls wore dresses or tight skirts and they looked uncomfortable and sometimes unprofessional. Also I brought a nice portfolio to place the questions I had written down to ask at the end of the interview. This also gave me a place to tuck away my phone and carry my ID
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I felt educated & prepared.
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The interview was not near as intense as I had feared.
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The pizza party is pretty informal but really helpful. They have a student panel that will answer lots of questions and you get to meet some other prospective students!
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Just how rural Manhattan really is.
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Nothing, there were no real surprises. While you waited for your interview time you were able to sit at tables and talk to the students. It was a great opportunity to ask questions about their experience and gain more insight into the school. I also felt that I could ask then questions that I would have felt silly asking to my interviewers in case they were answers I could have looked up online.
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How hilly manhattan was. That I would have had time to take a tour before my interview.
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who my interviewers would be! but that is probably wishful thinking
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That the airport was so tiny...I missed my flight on the way home because I didn't check in soon enough!
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How tiny the Manhattan airport is, and how if your connecting flight is delayed, your luggage doesn't get delivered till the next day... after your interview... so pack your clothes in your carry-on.
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That the pizza mixer had all of the parents and students from that weekend in one room where it was a question answer session and the associate dean oversaw the whole thing.
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About their general curriculum and Zoo opportunities.
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How expensive it would be to rent a car! It was my first time renting a car, and it may have been cheaper to fly into the Manhattan airport than Kansas City after the car rental fees.
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If you are going to talk about a topic (current event, etc), be really prepared to speak about it in depth
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How small/stress-free Manhattan's airport is
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tours were not on-the-hour, but when they had enough people
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no one dresses nicely for pizza party; kinda hard to see vet school in the dark--need to travel to vet complex in daylight or will be late for events!
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That the questions asked at the pizza party could all be found on K-State's website! I knew all of the answers to the questions that people asked.
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That they would grill me about my application, rather than about my reasons for applying and why to their school.
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That tours are given frequently, aren't very long, and are pretty informal.
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That the tour times were really informal, and that I could have come the day before too.
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That they wouldn't really ask most of the "expected" questions. Still, you have to prepare for that, but it felt like most of it just flowed from my application and personal experiences.
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That school tours aren't very regular, and to show up way before an afternoon interview to get on a tour.
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That they work very closely with Manhattan's local zoo (sunset zoo). I think I would have had more questions to ask them about this had I known, because of my particular interests within veterinary medicine.
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The perfect answer for all of the interview questions.
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How much I wouldn't like it so I wouldn't have wasted all the time/money
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That the pizza party was sit down to listen to a Q&A with current students and not a mixer
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That they might ask a mainly small animal person a question about large animal or vice versa.
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:) Don't show up hideously early to check in -- or do so and then go do something else. My interview was in the afternoon and I sat in the waiting room and stressed for HOURS!
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That most people brought people with them. I traveled solo. :\
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That the "economy" rental cars don't have cruise control, which is horrible when driving from KCI to Manhattan!
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There is student shuttle service available (the vet students volunteered to give ppl rides).
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I did not know they were doing tours throughout the day. I would have gone early before my interview so that I could go one one. As it was I had to leave right after my interview was over because of the long drive home.
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That they only asked questions pretty much from your application.
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That there would be no behavioral or current events questions - they just want to talk about things specific to your application.
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The pizza event the night before was actually at the student union, not the veterinary complex.
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That there would be so many people at the pizza party and how casual the evening would be.
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That it was going to snow. I'd never driven in snow before, and it was a nice surprise...until I had to drive 2 hours from Kansas City to Manhattan. Also, I was prepared for cold, but not single-digits cold.
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How much I was going to be asked about my class history.
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Pizza party is nice to go to, but if you have somewhere else you need to be, it's okay not to go... it won't hurt you
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That there is no reason to be nervous; the interviewers put their pants on one leg at a time, too.
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The interviewers make you feel very comfortable and really just want to want to get to know you. It is one of the least stressful interviews.
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How relaxing it would be!
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Nothing.
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Just to be more relaxed and not so stressed out... they really just want to get to know who you are..
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That the interview would be more getting to know the student rather than technical.
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That I wouldn't really be expected to know specific facts or diseases.
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I didn't need to be so heavily prepared, but it helped my confidence level.
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I didn't need to be so stressed out!
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it snowed really bad there on my interview day
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There were no negative surprises for me. (Other than the travel [mis]adventures getting there due to the weather).
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wish I had known pizza party was cancelled
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That my great-uncle graduated from KSU vet med.
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I looked into the school a good deal but I still felt I didn't have good questions about the school that I should have. (I think the nerves got to me)
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About the new biosecurity building and research.
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That the interview was more of the get-to-know-you type than the relentless grilling I was expecting. Mainly I received questions based off of my application.
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study up on random facts for the interview, thats all they really care that you know
What are your general comments?
Applicants generally found the interview process at Kansas State University to be conversational and less stressful than anticipated, with interviewers focusing on individual applications and experiences. They appreciated the friendly atmosphere, supportive faculty, and student well-being emphasized by the school, though some noted concerns about the town's amenities and the program's costs.
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They have general questions they need to ask, but will throw in some they think of in the moment relating to your answers to previous things. The ambassador chat ahead of the actual interview does give a bit of cushion before the actual interview to talk to someone more on your level and get some nerves out - it actually gave me ideas of a few more positive things to say when asked the typical "why kstate" question by the interviewers.
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Kansas State impressed me in many different ways, but the faculty seemingly truly cared about student well being, and success.
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It was possibly due to the fact that I had to do a phone interview rather than in person, but my interview was less conversational that I had been expecting. They were
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My visit to K-State made me even more excited about vet school and this school in particular. It's a very family-oriented campus and everyone seems supportive.
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There was supposed to be an info session but ours was cancelled due to the weather.
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Great University! The faculty I met and students as well were all so amazing and helpful! Everyone wants you to succeed and I hope I get to call this place home the next four years!
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Really comfortable interview, it is completely conversational and the questions I was asked all came from an organic conversation we were having. Just be yourself, but make sure you know your application 100% because all of my questions were tailor made for me, and me alone. It sounds silly to "know your application", but its easy to forget the smaller things you wrote about.
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I loved the whole interview process! For me, none of the questions on here helped prep me for the interview. It was geared all around things from my application. I had a very conversational interview and time flew by during it!
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My interviewers did not sit in a single row, so I had to be sure to take turns providing eye contact. This interview style was more of a circular seating format.
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Buildings lookkinda gloomy, but other than that every other aspect of this school and manhattan seemed really nice
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KSU is a great school, and the fact that they have a traditional program is really appealing to me. I like having everything organized and PBL does not sound fun or informative to me, so K state has a program that is in line with me. Most expensive option that I applied to this cycle, but I love the program and the faculty so if I get accepted I would seriously consider going.
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Be knowledgeable about your application. Don't really try to memorize the answers to questions either. I got, "Animal rights vs. animal welfare" and blanked, so I had to quickly switch to plan b (which worked out in my favor anyway)
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The school was one of the most expensive schools but the facility and the hospital equipments appeared to be older and worn.
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After attending their pizza banquet and tour of the school, I am highly interested in this school
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I expected my interviewers to be very relaxed and friendly based on what I read on SDN. One of my interviewers was awesome, but the other two were not as friendly as I had anticipated (I am not sure if this was intentional or not.... My interview was also at 8 AM). HOWEVER, do not let this intimidate you! It went very well and I was accepted :) They really just want to get to know YOU.
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Overall it went fine. Even though I couldnt answer a few of the interview questions I got accepted!
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i know i would love k-state and be very happy to obtain my dvm there. i like their pc tablets in conjunction with the curriculum (3+1) layout, and having all the veterinary related buildings connected. the second and fourth year buddy system seems like something i would use to my advantage. what worries me is my significant other. he was talking to an ambassador during my interview and learned there isn't really much for jobs outside of retail. what can you expect from a college-town, though? at least the school has experience with students being outside of the city in order to meet middle ground with their spouses working elsewhere; though you will need arrangements during on-call rotations fourth year.
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K-State was a really pleasant surprise. The interview process was much less intimidating than expected and the facility members were very genuine and kind!
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A laid back, great interview. I feel like they really saw me.
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Overall fantastic interview. The interviewers ask very thoughtful, career-related questions, so be prepared for that. However, they did not bring up any controversial issues, even though I did.
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The interview was definitely an interview, but it wasn't too stressful. There were 2 faculty members and a local vet. They were friendly and joked but they always were very professional and focused on getting the answers to their questions. They left a lot of time for me to ask questions, so I was happy I had thought of some beforehand.
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The school seems like it is well run. The clinical case load is non existent. I would want to go to a school that can offer a higher case load.
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After the interview at Kansas they take into account your entire file and your interview when they rank the applicants. This hurt me because I have a weak GPA. I am on the alternate list at the moment, but I felt like my interview went well. I don't know the formula that they use, but this all leads me to believe that the interview is not a huge part of the final evaluation. If you have strong numbers--you're in luck (as always)! Your interview is probably not going to make or break their decision. If your numbers are weaker do your best, but judging by my experience grades still play a big part in the evaluation post-interview.
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I think it is a fabulous school where you can get a great education, im not sure it was for me. Many people seemed very food animal, small animal, or zoo exotic focused. I didn't meet many people interested in or faculty from the equine department.
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Not much goes on other than the interview and the tour. No informational meetings during the day at all.
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For my 1st interview experience, I loved K-State. It was very relaxed. The interviewers aren't trying to trick you. Everyone is extremely helpful and one of the friendliest towns I've been to.
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Overall positive experience.
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Relax! It was very laidback and they did not try and trick you.
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Definitely worth the trip to Kansas. The town is cute and the people super friendly, and the cvm is very well organized.
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(THIS PART OF) KANSAS IS NOT FLAT. THE WIZARD OF OZ IS A LIE. I can't express what a shattering of childhood dreams this was.
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I'm an odd ball because at the time of my interview I was uncertain how I felt about k-state. I had a really odd gut feeling at the time I couldn't describe as good or bad partially do to other things that were going on at the time. Now I'm a student here and it is a great school. The student body is great and just at K-state in general I've never been around so many people with so much school spirit. People from big cities may not like the small town feel but for me K-state is a great fit. Just stay relaxed and be yourself in your interview and you shouldnt have a problem.
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After visiting Manhattan and attending the Q&A session (pizza party) I began to really like the school and town.
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Tour was nice; had one-on-one tour with a student ambassador. Interviewers were nice. Students went out of their way to assist interviewees, esp. those who were traveling by themselves and needed rides to the hotel or airport
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I very much enjoyed the campus and the students. Manhattan has a lot more stuff in it than I expected. The buildings look well used but do not appear deficient in anything.
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Great place!
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This was my first vet school interview, and overall I don't feel it could have gone any better. Seems like some adcoms really put you through the wringer, but this was not like that at all. It was good to have a good experience my first time, and I feel that should help improve my confidence for any future interviews. I could be very wrong, nothing is certain in this process, but I feel I improved my chances with this interview and I will be extremely surprised if I don't get an offer.
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The interview was very pleasent and casual. Anyone else interviewing at this school should do their best to remain calm and be prepared to speak in a converstaional manner. Answer honestly and be prepared to talk about ethical/ moral topics. There aren't necessarily wrong answers to these questions but a strong and well thought out response will be in your favor. Good luck to all interviewees!! Also, for OSS travelers, there is an airport in Manhattan and the staff/ students are very willing to shuttle interviewees to and from the airport/ hotels. However, it is a small airport and only receives flights from limited airports so it can be a longer trip or more expensive due to increased number of flight connections.
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Great school. The commitment to helping students succeed, the case load, the zoo and exotics opportunities, and the wonderful community moved Kansas State to the top of my list.
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Feels like a great place to be!
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I was really impressed with the area, I thought it would be way more podunk
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I really liked the school and interview session was run efficiently, I just wish that they made me feel as comfortable as they made everyone else.
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<3! Really appealing area, I loved the country around K-State. It's NOT flat at all, rolling hills and prairie kind of looking. Faculty and students were super nice and laid back, the interview was pleasant. No "stump the chump" questions!
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True as I've been told, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to do in town. Ethnic food is lacking, which is sad for me because I typically enjoy a lot of that.
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Loved it. Loved the school, actually enjoyed my interview. There were no off the wall questions, nothing that really stumped me. I was surprised they didnt bring up my grades or my GPA or anything like that. There were a few questions about various experiences, and a few strictly behavioral questions. Only current events question was regarding horse slaughter, although a few other topics just came up in the course of the conversations.
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The interview was very laid back, they didn't ask any tough questions at all, and most of them were directly related to my application. I had several questions that were simply, "Tell us about this experience..." but having questions that were so open ended did throw me off a little I think
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This was my first vet school interview. Overall, I was really pleased with the school facility and the people. The interview was very conversational. The interviewers have already read your file and they seemed like they genuinely just want to know more about you personally.
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Don't worry. They really just want to get to know who you are.
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I really liked KSU and the interviewers were super friendly. My interview was just like a conversation.
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There are tours running throughout the day every 2 hours or so. If you get there early enough you can go on a tour before your interview, or you can wait around after your interview and go on one. They take your picture, have you input your preferred address to send your letter to, and have a Tablet PC out to try. Other than your interview, that's really about it. There are current vet students circulating around while you are waiting and they will answer any questions. They also take you to your interview room and take you on your tour. There is a pizza party later in the evening that is casual where you can ask current vet students questions. Overall it is very laid-back, so don't worry too much!
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I knew I liked the program before I went to visit, but I was even more impressed than I expected to be! There seems to be a very strong emphasis on student support and future career success. My impression was that if something you're interested in is not available on their campus, the faculty/staff will help you find it somewhere else.
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I had three interviewers, two professors and a local veterinarian. For the most part, they said things like, "I see you have experience in calving, tell me more about that." And drew out questions from those topics, like how my quail experience related to Prop 2. I was very nervous just prior to the interview but the relaxed environment and nice interviewers made me calm down. Also, if you plan to fly into the Manhattan Airport, leave plenty of time for delays. The flight to/from MHK was delayed for several hours each time.
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Know your application and current issues. They really just want to get to know you and the 30 minute interview goes by really quickly. Just be yourself and you will do fine. If you can't get all your questions answered in the interview there are lots of students around before and afterward to answer questions that you may have.
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I was very impressed by the facilities, and students and faculty that I met. They have a great program and everyone there seems genuinely thrilled to be a part of it. The interview was laid back and conversational, and my interviewers seemed like they wanted to get to know me. They were very familiar with my application and asked me specific questions about several of my experiences. Overall, everything went well and it was a really good time.
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I was really surprised at how many questions I was asked off my application. I was expecting a lot of stock-type questions, but was impressed that they had actually looked at my application and thought about questions to ask me.
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The interview went by really quickly and I kept thinking of things that I wish I would have said, but overall it was a positive experience. I thought that it was really nice of the school to host a pizza party for the interviewees and also them to ask questions of the faculty and current students. Manhattan is really small, but it is totally worth moving there because the atmosphere at the vet school is very welcoming and encouraging.
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You sign in, get your picture taken (which fyi will be your picture ID for the next 4 years if accepted), learn about the computers and then talk to students while waiting for the interviewers to be ready for you. As I said before everyone was very friendly and outgoing. You are interviewed by 2 faculty members and 1 local vet and everyone knows your application very inside and out. There was a tour given after the interview and a pizza party on Saturday night. The pizza party was a Q&A session and very helpful.
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It was such a laid back experience, it really spoiled me. I talked to many student ambassadors before the interview, which put me at ease. My interviewers were extremely friendly and it flew by!
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I was somewhat negatively impressed by the town, but very positively impressed by K-State. The people, the research, the programs, the facilities, it all was great. The interview itself was very low stress, much more conversational than you would imagine an interview to be. There were plenty of follow-up questions within the context of the conversation (tell us more about this, etc.) but on the whole it flowed very easily.
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This was my first interview so I was definitely a little nervous. But all the interviewers were super nice and friendly and asked fairly general questions about my experiences, current events, and opinion questions.
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Got there 30 minutes early. They took my picture and then showed me the computers all student will get. Taken to outside the interview room where I waited until on of the interviewers came and got me.
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It was a really laid back experience. You go to a room and sign in and write down the address you want your acceptance/rejection sent to. Then you have your picture taken and someone is there to show you the Toshiba Tablet computer that you would get as a vet student. There are cookies and pop avaiable. Then you wait until it is your time to interview when you are led by a vet student to the interview room. I was interviewed by 2 KSU faculty members and 1 practicing Kansas Veterinarian. Then an optional student led tour was given.
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I had a great time and can't wait to start there this fall. Overall, it was the least stressful experience possible. They really made us feel welcome.
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It was a very laid back and easy environment. I got asked two questions about current diseases, which I knew about, and other than that they mainly just focused on my application and said good things about me.
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very positive. the faculty were so nice and friendly. very conversational. not stressful at all. they were all 'get-to-know-you type' questions. it was like talking to a new friend that you just met.
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Relaxed, friendly, laid-back and low stress. It was really a positive experience.
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Experience was overall positives, the interviewers were generally nice although sometimes didnt seem intereseted in being there. Had a chance to talk with other applicants and their families and were very friendly. Make sure you get there early just incase the airport gets snowed in like it did right after I flew in.
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Very laid-back and informal, with questions ranging from difficult ethical questions to getting-to-know you questions.
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I came out feeling really confused. One interviewer seemed really interested while the other made no eye contact. He did respond to alot of things I said though. The current students at KSU were incredibly friendly. They made me feel right at home. My overall interview was mainly ethical questions but I have heard that each panel is different.
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I went from having a neutral view on Kansas to loving the school. It's in a really small town but it's a college town and I think thats part of the school's charm.
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Overall, very impressive tour and interview. Faculty were knowledgable and freindly. The campus is beautiful and the opportunities for research are many.
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Simple and to the point. It was overall informative and a nice time.
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Very positive.
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Went to a waiting room and checked in and had my picture taken. There were snacks, drinks, and vet students there to answer questions. Then at my time I was taken by a vet student to a couple of chairs outside the room I was to interview in. The vet student stayed until I was called in. Then I went in, met all of the interviewers (2 faculty, 1 practicing vet). Then they began by having me tell them about myself which then led to questions. It lasted a little under 30 minutes. Afterwards, I went on a tour with some friends of mine who also applied.
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It was very conversational, most of their questions came from my application.
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It's not as bad as I had previously heard. Many people said the interviewers ask incredibly difficult questions and they were out to catch you lying. It wasn't like that at all, I felt welcomed and almost everything I was asked came from my application.
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I felt the interview and staff was fun and as low stress as possible given the circumstances.
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I thought the interview was very high stress. The questions they asked were not to get to know you, they were very specific. I am glad I interviewed there first because it was good practice for my other interviews.
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very high stress, fact based questions one after the other, not personal at all. the students were really nice and friendly, but the faculty wasn't. I got the impression that since I wasn't interested in production/large animal that I wasn't worth their time (I did get in though)
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Applicants commonly suggested providing a detailed timeline of events and shuttle information in advance, streamlining the application process by leveraging information already submitted through VMCAS, and enhancing the digital aspects such as online portals and credit card payment options.
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The admission office was awesome but I did not interact with them very much.
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Keep up the great work and fast responses!
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Provide a timeline of the weekend (tour times, etc.) and shuttles to students during the week before the interview. I like to know things ahead of time so that was the only that I didn't like as much.
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They should receive all the information from VMCAS, don't require re-submitting all the same information directly to the school itself.
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Keep up the good work!
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The application process needs to enter the digital era, with the option to pay with a credit card.
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I wish I didnt have to send so much paperwork. Seemed redundant.
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I've heard of a couple instances where interview offers were either 1) not received by the applicant (in my case) or 2) never sent to the applicant. I would make sure that the applicant received the interview offer before we call the admissions office.
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Having an online portal would have helped rather than having the paper application. I forgot to make a copy of mine, so I could not clearly remember what I put on the supplemental application.
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I enjoyed the pizza party but I was concern that it put some students at advantage to have the pizza party before their interview; half of the students already had the interview but half were not at the time of the party.
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Nothing they were wonderful
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The admissions staff was wonderful, but it would have been nice to have a more structured interview day like other schools.
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Have a more open-house sort of day for students like purdue
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Maybe revise emails during the application process to advertise looking over the frequently asked questions on the website; there is a lot of useful information there!
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I really liked how we had time to talk to other applicants and K-State veterinary students while we were waiting before our interviews, it calmed my nerves a lot.
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None. I like how simple the supplemental application is. I don't know why we send a copy of GRE scores though?
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None. They did a fantastic job of answering any and all questions within 24 hours. There was no mention of a tour when I was there, so I did not get one, unfortunately.
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Because the interview was during christmas break on a sunday, the school and hospital were pretty empty. It would be nice to be there when more was going on!
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Better tour guide screening!
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I interviewed the day after the pizza party, but I felt sorry for the people who interviewed the first day before the party. The "party" was more of an information session, and it gave me a lot of good information about the school that I was able to use in my interview. If I had interviewed before the pizza part I definitely would have felt as though I was at a disadvantage.
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None, they were very friendly and responsive when I spoke with them. I left a message asking about timing for my flight and interview and Janel Koons called me back the next day to answer my question.
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None, everything was wonderful
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nothing, everyone was wonderful!
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None, everyone was friendly and helpful.
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None; everyone responded to my questions quickly and thoroughly, and staff and faculty are extremely friendly.
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Put together a more concrete informational session. I wish there had been more planned events for the interviewees.
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Note that the tours also leave from the check in conference room in the information e-mail.
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A few more details about the structure of the interview/tour day in the interview invite email would be really helpful.
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They seem to do a great job and I can't think of much they could do better. It would be nice to be able to see more of the hospital "in action." I know interviews are on weekends when most of the hospital is closed, and lots of tours could interfere with operations, but still I don't feel we really got too much out of hospital tour by walking through a mostly empty building and hallways.
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None, I had a wonderful time and was very impressed by the school, the interviewers, all the student ambassadors, and I felt that the interview went really well.
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