University of Connecticut College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Interview Feedback Summary
Storrs, CT
Psychology Schools | Public Non-Profit
How do you rank the facilities?
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
What is your ranking of this school's location?
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
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Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? Aside from that it was just a conversation
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The interviews were very conversational and not so much of a question-answer style. They asked me the most basic questions (i.e. why UConn, research interests, current experiences), but nothing tricky.
What was the most interesting question?
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They asked if I had any questions re: their program.
What was the most difficult question?
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Where else are you applying?
How long was the interview?
How did the interview impress you?
How many people interviewed you?
What was the stress level of the interview?
How you think you did?
What was the style of the interview?
What type of interview was it?
Was this interview in-person or virtual?
Where did the interview take place?
How did you prepare for the interview?
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- read some papers
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read papers/program brochure
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Read many articles by the POI and head of dept. plus visited their website.
What impressed you positively?
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A true scientist-practioner model! Amazing clinical training and research opportunities Students were really nice, social and happy
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The faculty members seemed really great, and I really liked the type of clinical training offered.
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Student enthusiasm, size of campus.
What impressed you negatively?
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The crappy location of storrs
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most students live about 30+ minutes away from the campus
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U Conn canceled interview day due to snow but I had already flown out. I was disappointed by how quickly they gave up on the whole thing and didn't try to come up with an alternative meeting place. It left me with the impression that the faculty there are far more interested in doing their research than making an effort to reach out to the interviewees... definitely a sign of how they probably treat their current students.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
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Most students don't live on campus. Neither do faculty. Even though they all say it's a close-knit community, the fact is, they all commute 45 minutes on average each way.
What are your general comments?
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Due to the snow, everything got thrown off. The faculty I met were enthusiastic and the students I spoke to by phone/email seemed content with their program but the fact that people live so far from campus isn't appealing to me.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Who was the tour given by?
How did the tour guide seem?
What is your in-state status?
What were your total hours spent traveling?
What was your primary mode of travel?
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
What airport did you fly into?
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BDL
Where did you stay?
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
How would you rate the hotel?
Would you recommend the hotel?
What are your comments on where you stayed?
All Responses
| Application Cycle ▿ | Impression | Performance | Interview Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Positively 🙂 | Good | N/A |
| 2009-10 | Positively 🙂 | Good | N/A |
| 2009-10 | Positively 🙂 | Great | N/A |
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