New England College Of Optometry Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How would you deal with an extremely difficult patient? (What steps would you take?)

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What is the hardest class you took at your undergraduate university, and why was it hard?

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What is your greatest success/failure?

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What was the most interesting question?

Which other schools are you applying to, and why? (The interviewer then went through each school and mentioned something negative about them)

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

Boston Logan Aiport

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 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?

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Student doctor network, mock interviewers, researched the school online, looked over by optomcas application and secondary essays.

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What impressed you positively?

How friendly the interviewers were with me and with other interviewers.. I felt a really strong sense of community

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What impressed you negatively?

The admissions office messed up my chemistry pre-requisite classes. They told me I need to take another chemistry class, but my classmates from the same school don't have to.. even though we took all the same classes. Seemed a little unorganized..

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the clinics are actually very thorough and informative.. Or so the students claim. I heard rumors that NECO has a weak clinical program.

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What are your general comments?

Amazing location, friendly staff/faculty, questionable preparation for clinics, expensive housing, expensive tuition..

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

The admissions office made alot of mistakes when figuring out which documents/classes were still required. They could be a little more careful with this, but otherwise everything else was great! Overall it was a very organized interview process with super friendly faculty/staff

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