Illinois College Of Optometry Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about yourself? Why optometry? What quantitative skills do you have? Why weren’t you a full time student during certain semester? What do you know about optometry?

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Why did you choose to go to your undergraduate institution? What did you like about your undergrad? What is the trend in your grades? How did you study for the OAT? Why did you take the OAT twice? How did you improve your score on the OAT? Are you satisfied with your grades and OAT score?

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Why ICO? What factor led you to apply to the schools that you did? Did you have interviews anywhere else? How was PCO? What is your first choice? Do you have any questions for me? What is your favorite subject? What is your least favorite subject? Do you know about our residency programs? Why did you do a masters?

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What was the most interesting question?

why were you a parttime student?

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What was the most difficult question?

what were your quantitative abilities?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn Express at Midway bedford park

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked at SDN and ICO website and mailing

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What impressed you positively?

Staff, location and facilities

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What impressed you negatively?

Nothing

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the area isnt really downtown, but its next to downtown and that the commute isnt that bad even during rush hour, just 20 mins from hotel (10 mi from school). Also, there is space for parking your car, just come a lil early

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What are your general comments?

There is an essay and you literally get 10 mins. and our question was what are the 3 qualities that make will make you a good optometrist

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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