Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Manhattan, KS
Veterinary Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2016-17
⭐ 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
You said that you're an only child, how have you learned to work through conflicts with others?
What was the most interesting question?
Asked me to tell them all about my research, and where "we" as a scientific community are with it (WNS research and bats)
What was the most difficult question?
Asked me specifically to my personal statement which I discussed my fear of birds and how I tackled it. They asked me how I could have such a fear, but want to pursue avian medicine.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
3
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
In a group
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN questions, mostly just knew my application
What impressed you positively?
The students and the professors that interviewed me were great.
What impressed you negatively?
N/a
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing felt comfortable
What are your general comments?
Really comfortable interview, it is completely conversational and the questions I was asked all came from an organic conversation we were having. Just be yourself, but make sure you know your application 100% because all of my questions were tailor made for me, and me alone. It sounds silly to "know your application", but its easy to forget the smaller things you wrote about.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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
What airport did you fly into?
Kansas City
Where did you stay?
Hotel
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
N/A
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