Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Psychology Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
10 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Overall, it was not a good interview experience, and definitely gave me a negative impression of the school.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Have you read any good books lately?
How did you prepare for the interview?
I did a lot of research on zoonotic diseases, and different species of farm animals ( I had heard that some of their interviewers would ask people to name 5 species of swine or dairy cow)
What was the most difficult question?
I was asked a lot of situational questions about how I would handle a given situation in practice. For example, I was asked how I would handle a situation where a client brought a puppy in to me that had a broken leg and had been treated by my colleague down the street, but it was clear that it wasn't treated properly.
I was also asked about zoonotic disease - i.e. name some, why do we care about them?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities - they were up-to-date, state of the art. Everything seemed new, and very nice. It was a bigger school than others I had seen.
What impressed you negatively?
The whole process was quite unnerving, because everyone was so unfriendly. There was nothing organized for interviewees other than the actual interview itself. The tour was thrown together last minute, and led by a student that was only half interested. The admissions staff was quite unfriendly, and my interview was incredibly stressful.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That this type of interview process was very uncharacteristic of all the other processes! I thought I was going to experience hell like this at every school I interviewed with. Definitely not true!
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$301-$400
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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