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Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

West Lafayette, IN

Veterinary Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 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?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

No responses
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

No responses

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?

7 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?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Memorial Union

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

7 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?

Apparently, the wrong way. It didn't matter how I prepared, they threw questions I hadn't seen on a forum anywhere before! (except, of course, for your normal "where do you see yourself in 6 years...in 20 years...what do you do in your spare time...tell us about yourself)

What impressed you positively?

They put me with interviewers in the field I want to practice in...I appreciated that! Even if I did poorly, it brought to light issues I should definitely be thinking about.

What impressed you negatively?

Other than my own nerves, nothing. Oh, and one of my interviewers kept looking at the clock...that made me squirm a little.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I always thought it would be pretty obvious if the interview was open file or not, and to be honest, I'm not sure it was open file. They didn't seem to know anything about me when I walked in and they certainly didn't ask me one thing off of my application.

What are your general comments?

I didn't enter specific questions below because I felt like my interview was a rapid-fire interrogation. It seemed to me that so many students felt this was just a "conversation" style interview and that it wasn't "that bad." I went in there expecting a conversation and instead came out shaking and feeling like I had the competency and conversational skills of a 7 year old. I want to be a food animal/large animal veterinarian and ALL of my questions were regarding that sector and they were (in my opinion) difficult (questions about the economy, my female status as a large animal vet, prop 2, horse slaughter, business decisions farmers make etc etc etc) I did not feel well prepared for any of my questions EXCEPT "What do you do in your spare time." I totally nailed that one (at least!) The interviewers were EXTREMELY nice, but I definitely let my nerves get the best of me and couldn't form well-thought, coherent answers. I definitely did end up saying, to one question, "I honestly do not know, I hadn't thought about that." Overall, I think they wanted to see I knew what I was getting myself into...

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses