Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Psychology Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 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
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
6 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
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?
What can you tell me about the Horse Slaughter Act?
What was the most interesting question?
None - they were all generic questions, except for the most difficult:
What was the most difficult question?
What is the mechanism of action of Gleevec? What is the mechanism of action of any chemotherapy drug?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
4 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?
Read up on veterinary issues, researched the school, prepped answers to some questions.
What impressed you positively?
The students that presented information to the group seemed very honest and available.
What impressed you negatively?
All the students were totally depressed by their curriculum - nobody likes the first two years at all. The interviewers seemed to just read questions off a sheet - it was very awkward.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How awkward the interviewers would be! It felt more like a behavioral style of interviewing than I was lead to believe ahead of time. Be ready to just TALK about everything. Don't expect it to be comfortable or to have a real conversation. They interview a ton of people at the same time so it's totally just the luck of the draw who you'll get.
What are your general comments?
I'm sure OSU is a great school but their interview process threw me for a loop. They interview a TON of people and I felt like one of a big crowd. Think undergrad bio 1 at a big university.
📍 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
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
Columbus
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Blackstone (on campus)
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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