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Arizona College of Optometry

Glendale, AZ

Optometry Schools | Public For-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

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

3 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What will you do if you are not accepted anywhere?
Why Midwestern?

What was the most interesting question?

What does an optometrist do?

What was the most difficult question?

No responses
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 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?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 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?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

Phoenix International

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Arizona Grand Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

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?

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interview, SDN

What impressed you positively?

The campus is beautiful and the clinic is amazing. Dr. Jarnigan was an incredibly nice man and I liked that he gave us the tour of the clinic and ate lunch with us.

What impressed you negatively?

The clinic was extremely slow and I didn't get a friendly feeling from the current students (other than the one that ate lunch with us).

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

I think the school has a lot of potential, but the clinic just seems so slow. I think in a few years it will be a great school.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Improve communication; the only way I found out I had been invited for an interview was when I logged on to their website. They also said they would call on Monday to let me know if I was accepted - they didn't call until Tuesday, but I checked online and saw that I had been accepted Monday afternoon.