Memphis, TN
Optometry Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 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?
The tour lasted an hour and a half, the interview was laid back. The experience was enjoyable. The city is nice in the right places.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Do you know of any optometry-related political issues going on in your home state?
What was the most interesting question?
Did you have any health care related economics courses? (I'm an economics major)
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN interview feedback, read over my transcript, extracurriculars, and essays
What was the most difficult question?
What's the most hours you've taken? How many do you average? You'll be taking 23 hours your first semester at SCO, how will you handle that?
What impressed you positively?
I liked Memphis (beale street, mud island, the bbq especially corky's)
What impressed you negatively?
nothing really. the eye center didn't blow me away with their technology
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
optometry-related political issues and legislature in my state; that what they call "going over your file" is really an interview in itself (mine was done by Mike Robertson who is on the admissions committee of only 3 people!)
🤝 Campus and Facilities
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Homestead Studio on Poplar in East Memphis
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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