How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 8 |
| Negatively | 0 |
| No change | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.20 | 10 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.70 | 10 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 9 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 2 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 2 |
| 30 minutes | 1 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 1 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 0 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 6 |
| In a group | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 4 |
| Closed file | 2 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 9 |
"What experiences did I have that made me feel prepared for optometry school"
"Hypothetically, how would you deal with criticism from one of our clinicians during a day at the clinic?"
"Have you participated in clinical or academic research?"
"Why optometry and not other medical professions?"
"Why are you interested in optometry?"
"Tell me the difference between opticians, ophthalmologists, and optometrists."
"why optometry and why our school? what is the difference between an optometrists and ophthalmologist? what does an optician do? what are your experiences in the field of optometry what have you done? do you know anything about Puerto Rico?expenses? community, cost of living? are you taking loans or paying out of pocket? how would you rank yourself academically from 1-9 in our school? "
"Why podiatry?"
"How well do I deal with change"
"How would you deal with a patient who you suspect is a victim of child abuse? What would you do?"
"Do you work? At your job, how did you deal with an angry customer?"
"Why IAUPR?"
"Why did you apply to our school/program?"
"Why do you want to attend IAUPR?"
"What are your experiences with podiatry?"
"What hobbies do you have"
"What kind of traits do you have that would make a good optometrist?"
"If a clinical criticizes your patient care, how will you react?"
"Knowledge of spanish language."
"11. What are you planning on doing if you don't get accepted to the program?"
"My experiences with Spanish language and culture."
"Why do you want to do podiatry? Why not dental school or optometry?"
"An ethical question about classmates possibly stealing another's equipment"
"How would you deal with a new environment, new culture, and new language? (since its Puerto Rico)"
"If a patient is going blind and it’s the first time you're meeting them, how will you treat that patient?"
"If you caught a classmate checking would you tell your professor."
"Tell me the difference between opticians, ophthalmologists, and optometrists."
"what do you know about the community and the school?"
"What did you think of the MCAT? Is the MCAT based more on knowledge or test-taking skills?"
"How would i handle having to tell a patient they were going blind"
"How would you deal with a patient who you suspect is a victim of child abuse? What would you do?"
"How will you pay for school?"
"If you caught a classmate checking would you tell your professor."
"none"
"what are you planning on doing if you don't get accepted to the program?"
"none really....I prepared from this SDN interview feedback"
"Looked up questions on SDN and wrote some of them out."
"SDN questions"
"Didn't."
"Mock interview with my optometrist, Search questions online."
"I went to career services and set up a mock interview with the director of career services. She really helped me answer a lot of tough questions such as what are my strengths and weaknesses, etc."
"SDN interview feedback, 2 mock interviews, and read my personal letter again to remind myself how hard I have worked to be in this position."
"I was impressed by the diversity of the program"
"How nice and friendly they were"
"Very friendly and kind"
"Friendly."
"How friendly and supportive the committees are."
"their friendliness "
"Primarily the location, like the bay area, my podiatrist went there, small class size, didn't feel intimidated."
"The interviewers were a bit late, and they seemed a bit crass when technical difficulties ensued"
"The interviewers were 5-6 mins late making me freak out."
"nothing"
"I was scheduled to interview earlier and took a day off work and waited at my computer for 2 hrs and they never called via skype. They then called on the phone and they basically accused me of missing the interview. I made it very clear that I was at my computer but they never called me."
"none"
"The school is currently on probation; but it is getting resolved this month of April 2008....the Dean is resigning."
"Try to find a way to ask questions that are not solely about the fact the school is located on an island"
"Talk more slowly and prepare questions to ask them at the end. This makes you look genuinely interested."
"nothing"
"Nothing."
"I wished I would have researched more about my interviewers....I wished I would have researched more about the faculty."
"The program seems like it is decent, and I enjoyed learning about it, but the attitude of the interviewers was a bit off putting"
"Take a deep breath and go in with an open mind."
"Easy interview."
"I actually don't remember all of the questions by now. My interview was over the phone. I was notified immediately following the phone interview and offered a scholarship. I liked that fast decision."
"Woke early in the morning and took a 2 hour drive to Oakland(hospital)..had alot of stress & diarrhea...met with Dr. Tran...talked to the Dean who quickly asked Why Podiatry?....talked to a couple of students which was very informative...had lunch with 2 second year students...had an easy interview with 2 DPMs for 15 minutes...went to Samuel Merritt...talked to Financial Aid counselor....Interviewed with 2 academic faculty, this was a little more specific and difficult, and it lasted 25 minutes for me....talked to Dr. Tran....End of the interview....found out I was accepted later on in the night."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 0 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 1 |
| Neutral | 2 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.29 | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 1 |
| Out of state | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 3 |
| 2-3 hours | 1 |
| 4-6 hours | 0 |
| 7+ hours | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 0 |
| Automobile | 1 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 3 |
| $101-$200 | 0 |
| $201-$300 | 0 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 0 |
| Hotel | 0 |
| Home | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
No responses
No responses
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.33 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.67 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.88 | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.78 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.86 | 7 |
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