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Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry

Bayamon, PR

Optometry Schools | Private For-Profit

Application Cycle: 2020-21

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

1 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Hypothetically, how would you deal with criticism from one of our clinicians during a day at the clinic?

What was the most interesting question?

How would you deal with a new environment, new culture, and new language? (since its Puerto Rico)

What was the most difficult question?

How would you deal with a patient who you suspect is a victim of child abuse? What would you do?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked up questions on SDN and wrote some of them out.

What impressed you positively?

How nice and friendly they were

What impressed you negatively?

The interviewers were 5-6 mins late making me freak out.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Talk more slowly and prepare questions to ask them at the end. This makes you look genuinely interested.

What are your general comments?

Take a deep breath and go in with an open mind.
📍 On-Site Experience

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great