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University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

St Paul, MN

Veterinary Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 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?

5 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Though almost entirely behavioral, they did start with "Tell me why you want to be a vet."

What was the most interesting question?

Tell me about a time you creatively solved a problem.

What was the most difficult question?

Tell me about a time you overstepped your bounds. They rephrased it as "Perhaps a time that you saw someone else not doing their job and you stepped in." To me, those are very different questions!
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Home

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 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?

Researched behavioral questions online, then sat with my wife in a coffee shop and went through each of them, coming up with several answers for each. Practiced delivering some of them to her. Did not 'memorize' answers - just let it all stay fresh in my head.

What impressed you positively?

Absolutely every staff person at UMN was very polite and friendly. The interviewers did as much as possible to put me at ease (not that it helped much, but they at least tried).

What impressed you negatively?

The tour. It was given by a first year student. Halfway through she got lost in the hospital and admitted she really hadn't spent much time there yet.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That they'd hit me with the general "tell me why you want to be a vet." They advertise it as a behavioral question, so I didn't sit down and really think that one out. Probably should have regardless. :)

What are your general comments?

A friend of mine thought her interview went really well; she didn't get in. I thought mine was mediocre; I got in. Don't stress over how you think you did.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Adjust the schedule so that folks who have the 'right after lunch' interview slot aren't trying to fit the tour and lunch both into one hour. I didn't want to eat because I didn't really want to rush from eating into the interview with lettuce stuck between my teeth. :) (That said, I skipped lunch and after my interview someone from admissions saw me headed out and stopped me and asked if I had had a chance to eat; so they took care of the problem!).