How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.30 | 47 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 43 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.20 | 46 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.37 | 49 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.79 | 48 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 1 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 1 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 5 |
| 20 minutes | 3 |
| 25 minutes | 6 |
| 30 minutes | 11 |
| 35 minutes | 5 |
| 40 minutes | 3 |
| 45 minutes | 8 |
| 50 minutes | 3 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 43 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 46 |
| In a group | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 23 |
| Closed file | 22 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.30 | 47 |
"Tell me about a time you were stressed academically and what you did to destress."
"How do you manage stress?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me more about your high school experience (I graduated 2 years early)"
"How do you handle different stressors in life and balance all of your responsibilities?"
"Why did you choose the undergraduate school you did?"
"How did you prepare for the OAT?"
"Why NECO?"
"What do you know about NECO?"
"What made you decide optometry?"
"What was your most difficult undergraduate course?"
"What was a time in your life that you failed?"
"Why Optometry? Why NECO?"
"Tell me about yourself. (There was an interview with a faculty member that was one-on-one and another interview that was completely closed file, with a current student from the school) Also, Why NECO?"
"What is the hardest class you took at your undergraduate university, and why was it hard?"
"Why are you interested in optometry?"
"If I had to speak to the admissions committee after this interview, what would you like me to tell them about you? How should I describe you?"
"What about optometry school do you think will be most challenging for you?"
"What are strengths vs weaknesses?"
"Why NECO/optometry"
"Why optometry and what lead you to this decision?"
"Strengths and weaknesses"
"What research experience do you have"
"About my research experience"
"Why do you want to go into optometry? What do you hope to get out of optometry school?"
"Why Optometry and why NECO?"
"What do you consider your worst moment in the past 5 years?"
"Greatest success and failure in the past year?"
"What other optometry schools did you apply to?"
"How was your experience at Albany?"
"What did you learn from you previous work experiences that you can apply to optometry?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"How will you adapt to being an optometry student? How do you fit in with NECO? What are your strengths? ( Give examples to be more interesting. They do not usually ask you to elaborate.) How will you contribute to NECO?"
"Why optometry?"
"Describe your time management skills."
"What is a major challenge you have had and how did you deal with it (with either a good or bad outcome)?"
"Why Optometry"
"What important qualities do you think and Optometrist should have?"
"How did you get interested in optometry?"
"What was your least favorite course, and how did you manage to get through it?"
"Tell me about a time you showed compassion."
"Why optometry? What were you looking for in schools and why NECO?"
"Tell me about a time where you had to display leadership."
"Do you think academic grades should be emphasized/taken into account as much as personality and other experiences?"
"Tell me about a time you failed."
"What happened this semester when you...?"
"Tell me about a recent failure."
"Tell me about optometry"
"explain your first year and second year?"
"What drew you to applying to Boston?"
"What do you think needs to be improved about the Optometry Field?"
"What was your biggest achievement/failure? Talked about my leadership experience."
"Work experience? Leadership experience?"
"Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses? If there is any portion of your application that you would like to discuss/explain, now is your chance. (ie. if you had a bad mark in something, tell me what happened)"
"What is your greatest success/failure?"
"Why are you applying to NECO?"
"Do you feel your parents support your decision to pursue optometry?"
"An instance you have gone above and beyond?"
"Does your family feel ok if you moved to Boston?"
"Extracurricular activities?"
"Preparation"
"tell me about yourself and how you come to pursue optometry and what optometric experiences do you have?"
"Why NECO? What is the hardest class you have taken, how did you deal with it?"
"Describe a success and failure you've had in the past 5 years."
"What do you consider to be your biggest success and failure and why?"
"Why NECO?"
"Hardest decision you've had to make in the past year?"
"Anything on your application, like a poor grade, that you want to explain?"
"In three minutes, give me you? (so pretty much, a open forum to talk about myself)"
"What would you improve about yourself? Do your grades reflect your ability?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why Opt. Why NECO?"
"Would you like to specialize? What kind of setting do you see yourself practicing in? How does your strengths tie in to that? "
"What do you do for fun?"
"What was a difficult time in your life and how did you get through it?"
"What was your hardest class in school and how did you manage to get through it?"
"Anything you'd like to point out about your application?"
"What was your most difficult class and how did you manage to overcome the challenge?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a challenge?"
"What qualities would you look for in an Optometrist?"
"Why optometry and why NECO?"
"Do you have any optometric experience? Tell me about a time you had to show compassion. Tell me about a time you worked in a team."
"What would you do if you were leading a group and someone was not meeting expectations?"
"What is a time from your experience shadowing at an optometry clinic where you had to show compassion?"
"Where do you see yourself in the field in the future?"
"Tell me about your journey of discovering the field of optometry"
"Why did you choose your undergraduate school?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"what do you like to do for fun?"
"What was the most difficult course you took in college? Do you have any questions for me? Why did you decide to apply so late in the cycle?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Explain what was one of your most difficult courses in undergrad? and why?"
"How would you deal with an extremely difficult patient? (What steps would you take?)"
"Tell me about your community service experience."
"Tell me about yourself."
"What was the most challenging class you took as an undergrad and why?"
"Name something that stresses you?"
"How will you work with a patient that does not speak your language?"
"why NECO?"
"Talk about your extra curriculars. What volunteer work have you done?"
"Talk about work experience."
"Student Interview: What extracurricular activities did you participate in? What leadership roles did you have?"
"What organizations were you a part of on campus? What were your roles? Did you have any leadership roles?"
"What kind of volunteer activities do you participate in?"
"How does your family feel about you moving so far away?"
"Is there anything that you didnt feel comfortable to write on your application, or that has changed since your application came out?"
"How do you explain your below avg grades in some of your non-science classes?"
"Do you think you will have any problems adjusting to optometry school?"
"If you had 3 exams scheduled on the same day, how would you deal with that?"
"How have you dealt with a stressful situation in your life?"
"I wasn't asked very many questions, we just talked about a lot of things like working out/gyms."
"How did you get through a difficult class?"
"Is there anything on your application that you would like to emphasize that may explain any weaknesses (or something like that)?"
"First time in Boston? like the city?"
"What other activities/clubs are you in outside of school?"
"What types of things do you do outside of school?"
"What did you learn from your optometric experiences that you didn't know before?"
"Do you think your grades reflect your intellectual abilities? When do you think they haven't?"
"What were specific aspects of other optometry schools that you found to be beneficial in your mind?"
"What about optometry excites you?"
"How will I transition to a class size of 130?"
"what motivates you?"
"What does your mom think about you meeting someone in Boston and staying here?"
"How do you feel that you have the resiliency for Optometry School? What was a time that you had to overcome?"
"Asked me about one of my job experiences and gave me a "What if" scenario and wanted to know my thoughts "out of curiosity""
"Tell me why should we accept you? What can you bring to this school?"
"Which other schools are you applying to, and why? (The interviewer then went through each school and mentioned something negative about them)"
"What are your future goals?"
"Was there a time that you got easily frustrated?"
"What is your favorite kind of tea?"
"What frusterates you?"
"what is one thing you want me to remember from this interview?"
"Most were pretty standard"
"talk about a situation where you went above and beyond what was asked of you."
"If I were to use one word to describe you in front of the panel, what would that word be?"
"A question about my personal statement"
"none"
"In three minutes, give me .... you?"
"What would you improve about yourself?"
"The questions were all general interview questions. Nothing was particularily difficult or interesting."
"if you had to choose a super power, and your choice was either to fly or be invisible, what would you choose and why? And if you had a patient scheduled for 9, 9:15, 9:30.. and your 9 and 9:15 both showed up late at 9:30, and you 9:30 was on time, but you also had an emergency patient show up at 9:30.. what would you do? "
"If you could have any superpower, would you like to fly or be invisible?"
"Most questions were typical. Why optometry, what's the scope of your experience, how did you get through your most difficult class?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary. Most of their questions are off a standard list and they won't ask things if you've already covered it in your application."
"All were basic/simple"
"I was suprised to hear you crochet hats?"
"I was asked about what I do to keep balanced. They noticed that I usually had taken a pilates or yoga class and said that it was important to exercise and remember to take care of myself. I thought that this was a great sign that each student is seen as an individual with unique needs to balance."
"What do you think you bring to the field of optometry?"
"Tell me about a time where you showed compassion and empathy."
"Tell me about a time you had to be compassionate."
"Asked about a specific semester and why I had W's"
"Tell me about a recent failure."
"explain the discrepancies in your transcript"
"When was the last time you failed?"
"Anything you would like to add to your file that you want me to let the committee know that has changed since you've submitted your application?"
"What don't you like about optometry?"
"Where do you see yourself in the future?"
"What do you think would be the most difficult part of optometry school? Also, my interviewer asked me to describe my previous research experiences and results in detail (some from summer labs I did four years ago), and I didn't prepare the result section as well as I should have."
"Are there any negative aspects of your application that you would like to explain?"
"What annoys you?"
"It was a personal question and was emotionally difficult for me."
"It was straight forward questions"
"What frustrates you? Talk about a time when you went above and beyond the call of duty."
"Discuss a success and failure you've had in the past 5 years..."
"None are hard as long as you prepare!"
"What do you consider your worst moment in the past 5 years?"
"Probably the three minute question."
"How do you explain your below avg grades in some of your non-science classes?"
"What is your favorite book and why."
" none"
"If you had a turkey but you didn't know how much it weighed, and your scale was broken, what would you do?"
"What was a challenge in your life and how did you deal with it?"
"Explain your time management skills."
"What do you feel balances out any negative aspects of your application?"
"None"
"How will you handle the challenges that face you during your transition from student to optometrist?"
"By the time I got to the interview I felt that they already knew I was accepted. The questions were very standard. I was well prepared by the interview I received from the pre-medical committee at the University of Hartford for the interview experience at NECO."
"What was a difficult time in your life academically, personally, etc. and how did you deal with it?"
"Sdn and practice"
"Read SDN questions."
"Reading over SDN questions and preparing answers"
"Practice questions."
"IMPORTANT!!! When they give you your folder at the beginning of interview day, inside the folder is a short bio on the person who will be interviewing you. Make sure to read that thoroughly to help shape the questions and things you want to talk about with them."
"SDN, school website"
"SDN resources, practicing questions, etc."
"SDN, interview feedback, other students"
"I looked up questions on SDN and read up on the school's program on their website i.e. their elective courses, their new clinical facility, etc."
"University interview prep"
"Researched the school, via website and materials sent to me"
"SDN, and researching the school"
"SDN. If you study these questions, you're good to go. 90% of the questions I got came from here. The ones I mentioned, you're probably going to get asked. Also, know your personal statement and extra curricular activities that you put on your application well. My interviewer seemed to know EVERYTHING about my extra curricular and leadership roles, so know them well because they will probably ask you questions relating to your application/experiences. Otherwise, it's CLOSED interview in terms of your grades - mine didn't seem to know anything about my GPA/grades/OAT scores. But he did seem to have my experiences other details from my application memorized."
"SDN!! And read over my application materials."
"Student doctor network, mock interviewers, researched the school online, looked over by optomcas application and secondary essays."
"Writing answers to Student Doctor Network's sample questions, Medical school interview questions. Having mock-interview with my roommates, parents, and other adults. Attending interview workshops from my college."
"SDN, practice interview with undergrad health committee advisor"
"SDN!"
"SDN, practiced outloud to myself, re-read my application."
"student doctor interview feedback, mock interview. "
"SDN, read the school's brochure and read your personal statement because they have it."
"Looked at interview feedback on SDN"
"Researched questions on SDN and optstudent.com"
"sdn, mock interviews"
"Review over SDN questions, and walking in my heels in the airport."
"SDN, thought up some questions"
"Read school materials. Thought about questions I wanted to ask the interviewer."
"looked over SDN for questions"
"SDN forum, admissions counsellor at undergrad, checked out NECO website and familiarized self with current issues"
"This site and practicing."
"SDN feedback, college's website, practice questions"
"SDN interview feedback. "
"SDN"
"SDN mostly "
"Researched student doctor and came up a list of questions I thought I may be asked."
"I thoroughly researched the school, made sure my recommendations were stellar, wore a great suit, comfortable shoes and smiled."
"SDN forums, school website, optstudent.com"
"faculty, friendly students, clinical program structure, the campus is beautiful, location, ammenities"
"The interviewer's response to my questions, he was very detailed & offered great advice. It was overall casual and felt welcoming."
"The interest that the faculty showed in getting to learn more about me."
"How casual the interviewer was speaking to me."
"Everything"
"People were genuinely friendly, it felt like they were actually happy we were there instead of being a burden. The campus is in a beautiful part of Boston and most of the students live right next to the school. You need an ID to enter the school so it's very safe/chill. I asked the students if they felt comfortable leaving all their stuff for a second and they all said they do it all the time. The clinic isn't huge, but it's very nice and the lab for the students is brand-spanking new. It seems like a very tight-knit community and all the money/resources they have go towards you and not other programs."
"Brand new clinic, how welcoming the staff was, tour of facility"
"The fact that we got to practice hands-on with the slit lamps in their new clinic"
"The clinic"
"facility and equipment"
"Beautiful building, very nice and respectful staff. Easy going interview."
"The students and faculty were all super friendly, they are expanding their clinic and pre-clinic, they have such a large network of clinics. Also that they let you borrow the textbooks rather than having to buy them all"
"I interviewed at SALUS a few days before and NECO blew me away. When I came to NECO and saw the other candidates..... For the first time, I said to myself, holy **** I'm interviewing to become a Doctor. The school is historically beautiful and the whole interview day is very organized. This school is the real deal. The students that you meet are confident and really look and act "like a Doctor""
"Everyone was extremely friendly. The interview was very laid back and not intimidating at all. He sometimes answered my questions for me. For example he would start by saying "Do you have any leadership skill... oh yes, yes you do obviously you do" and then before I could speak, he would start to list all of the things I put on my application.. LOL. I liked that he already knew who I was - like I said it was like he memorized my application, it shows me that he was interested in who I am on a personal level. It was a beautiful building and city. I felt like I was in a Harry Potter movie (I'm from California and it was the first time I'd seen such historic buildings and architecture)."
"How precisely planned the whole interview process was. The amount of food available for all the interviewees and guests for breakfast and lunch, and a great variety as well. The ability to mingle with the other applicants and students that currently go to the school."
"How friendly the interviewers were with me and with other interviewers.. I felt a really strong sense of community"
"The school is absolutely gorgeous. But most importantly, I loved the fact that it's affiliated with 41 separate clinics around Boston, so I'm guaranteed a different patient base when I rotate to a different clinic. Also, all the students were very friendly there."
"The beautiful area of Back Bay, and their concept of dispersing their students throughout the city rather than waiting for patients to go to their clinic."
"Friendliness of faculty and students."
"Friendliness of the staff"
"The campus felt homey and hogwarts like. I love seeing patients first semester and the many clinic locations. Research is huge here and they pay for your mission trip the 3rd year if you're in VOSH."
"friendliness of interviewer, knowledge of research, beautiful school!"
"friendly faculty members"
"Everyone was really nice, the administration really seems to want to push NECO forward and improve the curriculum. Plus the location in Boston is excellent."
"staff was friendly"
"Enthusiasm from the staff and students."
"The friendliness of the students and staff"
"The welcoming atmosphere of the day. They REALLY went out of their way to make us all feel welcome, and it was awesome. The whole day was structured in a sense to make us feel as though they recognize what a difficult choice this is for us, and to make us want to be there."
"friendliness, many different clinics, area."
"tour, presentation, how nice and welcoming the school was. "
"clinic was mobbed with patients, students seemed to be very friendly with each other, 4th years rotations at 4 or 5 different hospitals"
"The students and faculty were very friendly. Even though there was a big group interviewing, they took the time to talk to everyone."
"the clinical experience is great, and the offsite clinic was impressive.. "
"The beautiful mansion it is in and I loved Boston! I like the T... it is so cute. The staff were all very friendly and approachable."
"BEAUTIFUL city! It's a college town so lots of places to go to study!"
"The current students seem to be happy with their choice"
"Campus building's historic character and somewhat modernized labs and lecture halls. It didn't seem dingy and crowded the way you'd expect a century old building to be. It seems like they really care about their students. Oh yeah, and FREE PRINTING in the library!"
"courteous staff, everyone there was really nice and welcoming"
"The school is very pretty. I like how they have 8 different clinics where you usually go to instead of just one. Also, you get to do small clinicals starting your first year!"
"The schools location. Close to many other colleges so the area is lively with students. "
"This school is amazing. It is solely focused on Optometry and their decentralized clinic is sure to hold lots of unique opportunities."
"The city of Boston, the architechture of the building (huge fireplaces everywhere!), the comfortable environment conducive to learning."
"Interviewer seemed pretty disinterested and was just reading off a paper. Was not super conversational and seemed very formulaic."
"A little awkward in the sequence of questioning."
"Haha it wasn't longer."
"Attitude of faculty/students, location of clinic, bus breaking down multiple times while we were driving to the clinic."
"The class rooms are outdated, you don't get a full diagnostic kit"
"Nothing"
"Mostly just the hours that the library was open, but they use a network of libraries through Boston"
"I sometimes thought I wasn't able to speak as much as I wanted - he'd ask me a question and I'd want to fully express who I am, but he'd cut me off, and then start talking about the school and what they have to offer for me, according to half of my response. I almost felt like he did more talking than I did! He was really nice though, and I did enjoy the interview. The location was a bit small, and I felt like the lab area and classrooms were small and in such a small area. Also, before the interview began, I felt like the information presented about the school was a bit overload - all I could think about was the interview! It made it hard to really absorb any information that was given. After each powerpoint slide on the paper given to us, I kept thinking "Is it over yet? How many more pages are there? When is the interview?" and I'd start reciting interview answers in my head, and nodded my head as if I were listening to information about the school..."
"Nothing in particular. The classrooms seem a bit old but perhaps since the building is historic they didn't want to change too much of it to preserve the heritage."
"The admissions office messed up my chemistry pre-requisite classes. They told me I need to take another chemistry class, but my classmates from the same school don't have to.. even though we took all the same classes. Seemed a little unorganized.."
"It was a wonderful day overall. They scheduled the day very nicely."
"How expensive it is to live there."
"Nothing I can remember."
"Facilities are old and small, they try very hard to sell the school, expensive city to live in,"
"Seemed like they were really trying to sell the school, so sometimes it was hard to tell how genuine people were being."
"nothing really. its a nice school in a great area of boston. Clinic was nice and new. "
"The expensive area and the weather seems a bit rough."
"The cost of attending the school, and the feeling that they kept trying to "sell" it"
"The feeling that they were trying to "sell" the school."
"the school is beautiful, but it just didn't feel like I was in a school. It seemed kind of cult-ish. there's a church of Scientology next door! also, boston is a more expensive city than i thought!"
"nothing, really. If your a girl, make sure to wear comfortable/reliable heels, there are A LOT of stairs, most girls felt the pain by the end of the day!"
"dorms are off-campus, interview was a little unorganized(they took us to a restaurant for lunch..it was closed, hahah)"
"The school facilities seem a little cramped."
"I did not feel like I was in a school setting (because it is basically a mansion).. "
"That the clinics are so spread out but this does give you a broader range of exposure to optometry in different settings."
"Clinic is off campus and very small."
"The location of the clinics, cost of living"
"Nothing at all."
"off campus clinics"
"The school can use some newer equipment and bigger labs."
"Tuition is very expensive as well as the cost of living near the school."
"Nothing I can think of."
"The traffic, the fact that you stay in one lecture hall for ALL the lectures, while the profs rotate"
"Nothing in particular, knew the questions but wish I had maybe practiced more to answer about a challenging course and how I overcame it. I essentially already answered the question briefly earlier in the interview then wasn't sure if I should use the same example."
"It is very conversational, and not nearly as stressful as I thought it would be."
"I didn't feel like that. I asked plenty of questions and talked to most everyone there. I feel like I made the most out of it"
"Prepare more questions for lunch with a current student"
"That we got unofficially but officially "interviewed" by students at lunch! This was a bad surprise and it is very difficult to eat a messy veggie wrap while trying to stay poised and answer questions eloquently that are being fired at you by a student!"
"who my interviewer would be"
"How casual the interview would have been"
"That it wouldn't be that stressful! I would have spent a lot less time worrying. It was nice. If anything, they try to sell the school more to YOU instead of you trying to sell yourself to them (regardless if you're there for an interview to get accepted). But don't be TOO relaxed. Make sure you just go over the questions on here/the questions I mentioned, and you'll be fine."
"That the clinics are actually very thorough and informative.. Or so the students claim. I heard rumors that NECO has a weak clinical program."
"I didn't know that there would be two interviews. One is closed-file with a student, and another is open-file with a faculty. Also, you take a shuttle bus to one of their clinics and have a tour there. I wish my shoes were more comfortable for the walking part."
"There are two sets of interviews: one with admissions faculty member, one with a student. Both are closed file, although the admissions member already read through your file before meeting you."
"Lots of walking/stairs- avoid heels."
"How low stress the interviews were"
"There were 2 different interviews. You'll be in there till 2:30."
"Nothing"
"That there were 2 interviews. I didn't really mind because the are laid back. There are so many colleges around Back Bay Boston with a large amount of college students roaming around the streets."
"how cold it really was with wind chill factor (I'm from SoCal so I'm not used to such cold weather!)"
"How much I'd end up loving it."
"that boston is a pretty expensive city! "
"they like questions..alot of them"
"I should have bought a Boston guide book and planned things to do in my free time."
"cabs are expensive (and they are crazy drivers!) you can take the T-line pretty much everywhere.. "
"That there would be two interviews- one with a faculty and another with a student."
"Nothing."
"How expensive it is to park in Boston"
"Nothing. I did realize that you can just take the subway everywhere though. I didn't take a taxi once the whole time I was there (and I stayed in Chestnut Hill, far away from campus). Just take the subway to Hynes station and walk from there. It's a nice walk. "
"The interview was more laidback than expected!"
"Nothing really."
"I had already visited once, so I didn't have any surprises."
"That it was going to be so relaxed and conversational, that i would be stuck in traffic for over an hour"
"Seems like a great school especially if you are interested in community health and research. I liked how they have research seminars in the first year so you are able to get a better sense if this is something for you or how to get involved exactly."
"Wonderful campus, wonderful environment."
"Fantastic program, great location, friendly atmosphere"
"I was not impressed with the interview day at NECO. My interviewed talked about himself more than I felt like I got the opportunity to talk about myself (it was MY interview after all!), and the general 'vibe' of the school was rather pretentious. Sure, it's a good school, but it's almost like NECO is trying to fit in with the big shots in Boston (Harvard, MIT, Tufts, etc.) but just isn't on the same level. I really thought I was going to love NECO until this interview day so make sure you go in to any interviews with an open mind and be open to changing your mind!"
"overall good experience"
"Most laid-back interview I've had"
"Be yourself, be ready to answer about any bad grades and be honest. You want them to accept the real you, not the one that you think is going to get you into the school because they will know you aren't being real."
"Loved the people there. Staff and students were so, so nice. I'll def. be considering this school, it seems like a nice place to be. Lots of stairs! Ladies - wear flats. They also serve you some breakfast and lunch - no worries about being hungry"
"The area that the school is in is absolutely beautiful! Very lively, full of young professionals, a lot of places to eat and things to do. The area is wealthy and you feel very safe walking around even at night time. The clinical externships that are available to the students really early on is very impressive."
"Amazing location, friendly staff/faculty, questionable preparation for clinics, expensive housing, expensive tuition.."
"I enjoyed it!"
"They seem very interested in developing a relationship with their students. The education itself appears to be clinically superior to other schools, in part due to its availability of numerous clinical locations throughout Boston and by their eye clinic van."
"Great school, great people, fantastic location."
"Very nice college but concern about their reputation."
"It was my first interview so I was nervous but SDN was very helpful"
"The staff is pretty friendly and so are the interviews. It wasn't that stressful. They seem to have a great clinical program!"
"I got accepted to NECO and they are looking for humanitarians and people with passion/commitment to optometry. Feel free to PM me with any questions and I'll respond asap."
"I was really nervous before the interview, but the interviewers made me feel relaxed. They made it feel like they were just trying to get to know me as opposed to interrogating me. The long list of questions the interviewers had in front of them was a bit intimidating, though."
"The interview day was amazing and so much fun. My specific interviewer really just made me feel right at home. There was an interview with a faculty member and one with a student, but both were extremely relaxed and they just wanted to "get to know" me. The faculty only had access to my personal statement, and the student didn't have access to anything."
"the interview went well, the food was really good! but the place kind of creeped me out a little... maybe because it was halloween?"
"Great time, all the other applicants were super nice. Ask your questions, cause everyone was extremely truthful. PS. the students are super nice, ask them whatever, they will answer!"
"good, clinic appealed to me the most. you can definitely get a wide range of experience"
"The interview experience was great. I was very impressed with the clinic that we visited. I stayed at the Beacon St. Guest House and it was a great location. I left 10 minutes before the interview and got there in plenty of time."
"It was a really long day, and an unnecessarily long tour at the off campus clinic... overall, the interviews themselves were pretty laid back, some interesting questions.. the interview with the student was repetitive of the interview with the doctor"
"It was a good interview and we almost ran out of time because I was asking a lot of questions at the end. The faculty member relaxed alot more at the end when I was asking about her residency in pediatrics. It was the same questions with the student interviewer but a lot more relaxed and informal."
"It was a very enjoyable day. There were about 11 other applicants there for interviews!! My mom came with me and they treating all the parents very well. Everything was very well organized."
"I liked the school but I found my interviewer to be somewhat dry. It was difficult to gauge his impression of me. I thought the school was beautiful and the clinics were modern, but not close enough to campus. "
"The interview was one on one in some vacant room in the school (mine happened to be in a library study room). All the interviewees sit through some presentations, they get split up and see their respective interviewers and then spend the rest of the day touring the campus and the new clinic. I enjoyed my day there and did not find anything negative about the interview, school, location, or people."
"came in as a group, then everyone was interviewed by different faculty members, my interviewer was really nice, the questions were relatively straight forward"
"Boston is a beautiful city so it makes the school more appealing."
"My experience was excellent."
"Overall, it was a great experience. We were all welcomed with open arms; the current students were VERY informative and honest. They really just wanted to ask a few questions to make sure you are personable and are genuinely interested in the profession. They do not grill you with questions by any means. There is so much to see and do in Boston and I can really see myself living and studying there!"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 37 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 40 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.52 | 46 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 3 |
| Out of state | 42 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 8 |
| 2-3 hours | 8 |
| 4-6 hours | 10 |
| 7+ hours | 17 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 29 |
| Automobile | 9 |
| Train or subway | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 2 |
| $101-$200 | 2 |
| $201-$300 | 10 |
| $301-$400 | 7 |
| $401-$500 | 4 |
| $501+ | 12 |
Boston
Logan International Airport
Boston Logan Aiport
Boston Logan International Airport
Ohare to Logan
Logan Boston
international airport
Boston Logan
LGA
logan
LGA/Logan
BOS
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 8 |
| Hotel | 27 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
463 Beacon
463 Beacon St. Guest House
Beacon Guesthouse, it's right across the street from the school
Best Western New Englander
Boston Park Plaza
Buckminster Hotel
Commonwealth Guest House
Copley Westin
Doubletree
Guest House
Hilton Back Bay
Langham Hotel
Marriott
midtown hotel
N/A
Rodeway Inn
Yes
463 Beacon
463 Beacon St. Guest House
Beacon Guesthouse, it's right across the street from the school
Best Western New Englander
Boston Park Plaza
Buckminster Hotel
Commonwealth Guest House
Copley Westin
Doubletree
Guest House
Hilton Back Bay
Langham Hotel
Marriott
midtown hotel
N/A
Rodeway Inn
Yes
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.88 | 48 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.65 | 49 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.39 | 49 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.62 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.30 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.56 | 36 |
"None. They were super friendly and made me feel more confident in the process."
"Keep doing what you're doing!"
"Get more enthusiastic student tour guides! My tour guides were drinking coffees, leaning against walls, and half-heartedly answering questions. They seemed bored!"
"An e-mail confirmation after the interview was scheduled would have been nice."
"1. Email confirmations for scheduled interview. 2. PLEASE take out the lecture given before the clinic tour. At that point I had already been at the school for over 5 hours. Going through a slideshow of optometric equipment was unproductive and not fun at all."
"None! They promptly notify you what portions are missing from your application and are more than happy to assist any one that has concerns with the application at the end of the interview day."
"The admissions office made alot of mistakes when figuring out which documents/classes were still required. They could be a little more careful with this, but otherwise everything else was great! Overall it was a very organized interview process with super friendly faculty/staff"
"Email confirmations for the interview date after scheduling over phone."
"Nothing. The interview was very well-organized!"
"... they did a great job overall. The Admission's staff did a great job for their 1st interview sess"
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