University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
Gainesville, FL
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?
10 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?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell us a little about yourself. Where did you do your undergraduate degree? What kind of veterinary experience do you have?
What was the most interesting question?
If you were the head vet in charge of a research project and didn't quite agree with the ethics of the experiment, but the project was very lucrative and had a large government grant, what would you do?
What was the most difficult question?
Name 3 characteristics a person needs to be a successful veterinarian.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
50 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
3
What was the stress level of the interview?
6 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?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN interview feedback. Read all the questions, wrote out answers to them, and practiced interviewing with friends. I also had a mental list of a few anecdotes and situations that I wanted to say in the interview and kind of made them fit into the questions.
What impressed you positively?
The interviewers were very nice and were enthusiastic about the school. They didn't try to "trap" me in questions and were very encouraging.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the tour was going to be so long. It was over an hour and a half.
What are your general comments?
They re-use the same questions, and the interview is blind, so definitely look over interview feedback and take as many questions from it as you can to practice interviewing. Also, take the water they offer you, and bring it in the room. Your mouth will probably get dry (50 minutes is a lot of talking), and it also gives you a good method of stalling to think about answers to questions.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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