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University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Optometry

Birmingham, AL

Optometry Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2019-20

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Were you active in any sports or clubs in high school?

What was the most interesting question?

What have you seen through your shadowing hours? (glaucoma, cataracts, contact lenses, etc.)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Researched practice questions and scheduled a mock interview the pre-professional committee at my University.

What impressed you positively?

How much they care about their students success.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That you have an open file section that is one-on-one, Then you have a closed file section that involves two people asking you questions. Also, my interview was on Zoom because of the pandemic.