Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Psychology Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 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?
9 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?
Money related: How much does it cost to attend OSU vet school? How much would you be in debt? If accepted, how would you pay for it? What's the starting salary? Do you feel comfortable with the fact that your debt will be ~2X as much as your starting salary?
What was the most interesting question?
Say a client was upset about how much their visit cost? What would you do in this situation?
What was the most difficult question?
What's a difficult conversation you have had to have? How did you handle it and what did you learn from it?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 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 my VMCAS application, OSU supplementary application, SDN, and veterinary relevant articles. I also went over responses to common questions like, "why do you want to be a vet," "why OSU," etc, etc. Came up with specific questions to ask at the end of the interview.
What impressed you positively?
The facilities were great and the students/staff were so helpful and friendly.
What impressed you negatively?
The veterinary library closes @ 8pm and there is no cafeteria to buy lunch and not many tables to eat at for hundreds of students/staff.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Parking meter info. And mapquest messed up my directions (they left out a street going there and then leaving the street names didn't even exist).
What are your general comments?
I really enjoyed my interview process; it was amazing to meet so many neat applicants and I was much less nervous then I though I would be when the time came to be interviewed!! My interviewers were great; they were friendly and tried to get to know me as an individual.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
I forget...
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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