Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Pullman, WA
Veterinary Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What are 2 of the biggest problems facing vet med?
What was the most interesting question?
What were some of the leadership roles you had at your clinic?
What was the most difficult question?
What would you advise a client to do if they had been sold an animal with genetic defects from a breeder? What are the components of DHLPP? (Distemper, Hepatits, Lepto, Parvo, Parinfluenza)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
How many people interviewed you?
3
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 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?
Did all the mock interview questions on the website. Had 3 mock interviews with a mock panel. Read a book published by the fomer dean. Got a good suit.
What impressed you positively?
Moscow is a nice town. Students were very friendly.
What impressed you negatively?
Pullman has very soft water. Ew.
The Pizza mixer was too crowded, not enough pizza, hard to tell who was an applicant and who was a student.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing. But our plane was delayed 3.5 hours on the way back. So bring a lunch/snack with you to the airport.
What are your general comments?
Interviewers were very nice, made a good effort to get to know me. It was more like a conversation than an interview, after they had gotten the ethical/technical questions out of the way.
📍 On-Site Experience
What is your in-state status?
In 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?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
GEG
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
La Quinta in Moscow
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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