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  • Ohio State University
  • Psychology School
  • Columbus, OH
Individual Feedback 4 79 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

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Positively 62
Negatively 4
No change 10

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.91 76

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.75 77

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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8.48 75

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Questions

How long was the interview?

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5 minutes 0
10 minutes 1
15 minutes 0
20 minutes 4
25 minutes 1
30 minutes 32
35 minutes 6
40 minutes 3
45 minutes 11
50 minutes 15
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 6

Where did the interview take place?

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At the school 73
At a regional location 0
At another location 0

What was the style of the interview?

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One-on-one 45
In a group 27

What type of interview was it?

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Open file 70
Closed file 1

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
2.10 73

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"1) why do you want to be a vet? 2) why OSU? 3) tell us what is different about our curriculum? 4) name some major issues facing vets? 5) what bill is currently passing through the senate that would benefit vets? (yep didn't know that one!) 6) what are zoonotic diseases/name some" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your wildlife experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We noticed you don't have any large animal experience, why not? What are some other veterinary career paths?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Vet med?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you restrain a cow? A cat? A gecko?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about using animals for research or experimentation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some other things you can do with a DVM, besides diagnostics and clinical practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a vet? What will you do if you don't get in to any schools you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No "tell us about yourself" question, no "why OSU" question. In no specific order: 1) How much does OSU cost? 2) Why do you want to be a vet and not something else in the animal world? 3) General clinical pathology questions such as 'what's your favorite part of clin path', 'which chemistry analyzer did ya'll use', etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you handle the difficulty of the veterinary curriculum?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you manage your time for studying? (Relevant because I am married and have a small child.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1.) Specific questions about my experiences 2.) Tell me about H1N1. 3.) Tell me more about H1N1 4.) Specific questions about my life/family 5.) On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable are you handling large animals?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself, why do you want to be a vet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you tell me about the Horse Slaughter Act?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me a lot of questions specific to my application. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a vet/why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you tell me about TNR (trap-neuter-release) programs? Why not just euthanize the animals since they've caught them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a current event affecting the veterinary world. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if your dog was in the vet hospital, you had three huge tests that week (including one the next day), and your mom called and told you your dad was going to the hospital for emergency surgery?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you tell me about the horse slaughter ban?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much money would you expect to earn as a veterinarian? How do you plan to pay for school? How much debt will you have at graduation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much does it cost to attend OSU? How do you intend to pay for it/will you hold a job while in school? How much do veterinarians get payed right after graduation? How long will it take you to pay back your student loans?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the salary of a veterinarian?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the difference between animal rights and animal welfare? Name an organization associated with animal rights. What do those letters stand for?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a difficult situation and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Rank the schools that you applied to and give us your reasoning for why you ranked them in that order." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your research experiences allow you to contribute to veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an animal species that you know nothing about but would like to know more about? Then to follow- How would you go about learning/getting to know about that species?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you heard about Proposition 2?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a vet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, tell me a little bit about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Walk us throught dealing with a client having to explain rabies testing and the procedure." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite class in college and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much does it cost to attend vet school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in a few years...ie what do you want to do in vet medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you decompress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about BSE." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, we take 140 highly academically qualified students and we make a soup, put them in a pot. And things settle out. Where are you in the pot, and how do you deal with people being different from you or better than you in some respects?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We often have to work with people we might disagree with, tell me about a time and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you looked at the cost of attending Veterinary School among all of the schools that you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is MRSA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you deal with a stressful situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about BSE." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Personal strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are 10 things you can do with a DVM? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Ohio State?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you read any good books lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some other things that you can do with a Veterinary degree besides working in private practice? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your path to vet med." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You mentioned you were involved in many post mortem evaluations, can you describe some of them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you manage stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a round worm egg." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a old farmer brought his old dog into be euthanized?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an issue that veterinarians are going to have to increasingly deal with? [I started talking about avian influenza, and one of my interviewers interrupted me and asked if I knew about any other issues, so I mentioned Mad Cow Disease (since I knew that was what she was getting at), and she said, 'that's what I wanted,' so make sure you know about mad cow disease and it's symptoms and what the US is doing about it]" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest issue currently in vet med?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about avian influenza?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between animal welfare/rights?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does GDV stand for? Explain symptoms of incoming patient with GDV. How would you diagnose this condition and how would you treat it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"7) because i answered H1N1.. tell us more about it? 8) what makes it different from any other flu strains 9) what is the difference between H1N1 and avian flu 10) tell us about your fly lab research 11) why did you use flys instead of say rats?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe some zoonotic diseases?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a global veterinary issue? (I answered swine and avian influenzas) They then proceeded to ask me many questions about modes of transmission of these diseases, virulence, how they affect agricultural production, and why small animal vets should care." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked me about my experience on the dairy farm" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is BSA? What is a prion? Why is it important?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not human medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some current global issues going on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Series of questions about Ohio Issue 2." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some fields outside private practice that vets can work in? What are your strengths and weaknesses? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"4) How do you de-stress? 5) What's a biochemical change in vet med that will affect the field in the future? 6) The 'old dog euthanization' question. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your large animal experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will be difficult to adjust to by coming to OSU? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"5.) Aside from shelter medicine, wildlife, and research that you have experience in, tell me what other things you can do with your DVM. 6.) Do all vets work with animals? 7.) Name some careers that you can follow as a DVM where you don't work with animals. 8.) Tell me what a typical day might be like for a DVM who doesn't work with animals 9.) Can you think of some other things you can do with a DVM? (OMG, I already gave them a bunch so I totally draw a blank, and of course I come up with some cool ones AFTER the interview!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your study abroad experience make you a better vet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel is the most pressing issue affecting veterinarians in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is zoonosis and specific examples." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us a current event going on right now that is affecting vets. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about BSE and other prion diseases?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me some zoonotic diseases you are aware of." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a vet? Why do you want to go to OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sets you apart from all of the other candidates? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question specific to sheep experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What salary do veterinarians make after graduation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about euthanasia?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a current issue facing horses in this country?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about some current global issues affecting veterinary medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about confrontation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about Mad Cow Disease. How does it work? Why do we care? How and in what aspects does it affect humans?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to (specific vet school name)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about an important current issue/event in vet med." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You seem to have worked a while at a particular clinic. What have you learned from the vets there? Please give us a specific example." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a global issue relevant to veterinary medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know the average salary for a small animal vet? equine vet? large animal/food animal vet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain you experiences with Dr. _____." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some zoonotic diseases causing some major concern lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to? (And follow-up: Where do you rank these schools in terms of your interest?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which doctors get paid the most, large(food), equine, or small animal rank them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In four words or less, tell us what your greatest flaw is. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you break into academia if that's what you want to do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the Horse Slaughter Act?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is MRSA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had to use your TaeKwon-Do training in working with animals?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In ten years what do you forsee becoming a major issue in veterinary medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with students who might be jealous of your success?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you de-stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with confrontation? Have you been confronted or confronted someone before?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Looking 10 years down the road, what kinds of issues do you think veterinarians will be asked to address?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Large animal diseases that we should be most concerned about and why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 5 breeds of beef cattle." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you know about the Horse Slaughter Act." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you deserve a spot at this school? Why not the next person who walks into the interview room?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What skills do you bring to a group?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of dog did i have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some values that you are measuring when testing urine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me everything you know about BSE/Mad Cow." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you applied to schools X, Y and Z. Where have you already interviewed? Why the Ohio State University?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much debt does the average student have when they graduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Being primarily interested in equine, what did you take away from your small animal experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between animal welfare and animal rights?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about _______ experience from your application/essay." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much does OSU cost? How much does a starting vet make? How do you plan on paying for veterinary school? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your leadership positions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain different values found on a urinalysis dip stick test and explain what each value might indicate." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much does it cost to attend our school and how will you finance your education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much will your four years of veterinary school cost and how do you plan to pay for it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"12) tell us about the ohio proposal 2 13) what are some jobs that vets do beside see animals? 14) tell us about a day in the life of a vet who doesnt tend to animals 15) what stroke did you swim in high school? 16) what would you do if you dont get in this cycle 17) would you pick OSU over your in state school, MSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about H1N1" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the two most important accomplishments/awards that you listed in you VMCAS resume?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the greatest issues facing veterinarians today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is it about science that interests you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time where you didn't get along with someone and what did that entail?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss the link between veterinary and human health/medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you relax? What is the hardest thing in your life you have had to overcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"7) Where do you see the field of vet med heading? 8) What was the most interesting case you've seen? A lot of the questions were tailor-made to me. In fact, one of my interviewers was a clinical pathologist, so we talked a lot about my clin path experiences. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you've done to improve your application since last time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"10.) When have you really screwed up? 11.) What would you have done differently? 12.) If you were a vet at an org that kind of sucked like you described, how would you change it? 13.) So what happened with your boyfriend situation? 14.) Is OSU one of your top choices? 15.) Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your research to me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with a coworker and how you resolved it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is money a factor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"On an x-ray, does fluid show up as dark or light?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What non-veterinary and non-school related book have you read recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Client relationships are very important in the field, but what if you had a client who came to you with a cat with a very treatable condition who did not want to treat the animal? How would you handle this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about some zoonotic diseases." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time you used your good judgment to make a decision in your professional or personal life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discussion of zoonotic diseases." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is your application this year different from your application last year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done to improve since last year's application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me how your experience in mathematics will assist you as a veterinarian." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between animal rights and animal welfare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your options be if you developed an allergy to animal dander while practicing veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Difference between animal rights and animal welfare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is One Health?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a current event within the field of veterinary medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a vet? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you get into veterinary medicine? What are three things that you might specifically do with a DVM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about terminal surgery for research/eduction?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other positions can you hold with a DVM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you like to relax?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have an idea about cost? How much will it cost you to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are you going to pay for vet school. (all the interviews seem to ask me this, unless independantly wealth, other than loans how would any one?) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about some zoonotic diseases. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions specific to research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you do not get into veterinary school this year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have I heard about stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much does it cost to attend OSU? How much to vets make right out of school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much does OSU cost per year for out-of-state students and how will you pay for it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relieve stress" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress? Especially considering you have to take a large amount of classwork as a Veterinary Student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any species you would rather not work with?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some diseases that are prevalent in today's society and have been in the news for the past 2-3 year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about these programs that allow people who don't have time to have a pet full time to ''rent'' a dog or a cat? What kinds of behavioral issues do you think this will cause?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to destress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stressful situations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were accepted to all of your schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about zoonotic diseases. Why do we care about them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else did I apply?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe one of the necropsies that you helped with. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle the situation if a client brought you a slightly older, but healthy dog to be put down, simply because they were moving out of town?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a first year in vet school, you see a fellow classmate cheating during an exam. How would you handle this suituation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In the Taco Bell incident where did the E. Coli strain most likely come from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is BSE?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a current event." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you can handle the stress of 21 hours? How will you cope with not being able to make A's and B's?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a veterinary procedure that stick's out in my mind? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you finance vet school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 5 breeds of dairy cows." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain how someone may become a specialist in veterinary medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about (insert something from your personal statement here)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me everything you know about avain influenza." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What stroke did you swim in high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should veterinarians have a place in Washington (D.C.)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there one thing that you will not be able to give up in vet school? Riding my horsies, of course!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain a time where you had a difficult customer at Caribou Coffee. (I worked there in high school!) How do you study?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you heard about the emails about global warming? Why is it an important topic for veterinarians?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question asking me to compare the strengths of two different business models for veterinary clinical practice." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of emergency situations have you witnessed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think we should do about bacterial drug resistance? What is a major non-scientific issue facing veterinarians?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a lead off from the most interesting case question: "Why do you think a cat's skin would just peel off like that?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you deal with a client's desire to use ineffective complementary and alternative remedies? We had been talking about CAM-criticism as an interest of mine. :)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any questions we didn't ask that you thought we were going to ask? (Totally threw me off for some reason.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what happened with your boyfriend situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None - they were all generic questions, except for the most difficult:" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your feelings on the horse slaughter ban?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the advantages and disadvantages are of the broad-based curriculum at OSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Say a client was upset about how much their visit cost? What would you do in this situation? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about the research you were involved with. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I say to a client if they asked if it was ok to consume meat/milk from a cloned animal." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name some species you do not have experience with. What can you do to gain experience between now and starting vet school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you take from your years of dancing and apply to veterinary medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a goal you set for yourself and what you did to accomplish this. What did you learn about yourself in the process?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else you want to tell us that you think we should know?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a goal you have set for yourself, how you achieved it, difficulties you may have had, and what you learned from it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do about the unwanted horse situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your experiences as a waitress help you in your veterinary education and profession?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All pretty predictable after seeing this website beforehand." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific to my experiences - be prepared to talk about them+" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about the usage of pain management techniques. Do you think that pain management is needed in cat de-claws?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is your Drosophila microinjection relevant to veterinary medicine in terms of model systems?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Situation: your dog is at the SVM with chronic diarrhea and you have a huge cardiology exam tomorrow. Then your mom unexpectedly calls to let you know your dad is about to go into emergency open-heart surgery. What would you do in this situation... describe your whole thought processing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain our curriculum here at OSU. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give three words to describe yourself and three words others would use to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you ever be able to bleed Scarlet and Gray? (I'm a Gator, so there's a bit of a conflict of interest!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Walk us through the process of milking a cow" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we were to give you an unlimited amount of money, which area of vet med would you use it in and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how was it coming from a city and being in 4H?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the weak parts of your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think the Avian Bird Flu is so prevalent in Asia vs. the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your favorite class you've taken and your least favorite class." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us some stories." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What current issues in veterinary medicine may your clients ask you about" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most interesting question I was asked was what did I know about the Horse Slaughter Act?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel your [random extracurricular activity having nothing to do with the veterinary field] prepared you for veterinary school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was something you did that was above and beyond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a time that you used your creativity that stands out at you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever thought about teaching?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were you looking to gain from your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The group interviews were interesting. The students were divided into groups and given assignments to perform while being assessed. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I want to be a vet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain copper toxicosis to someone without a medical background? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about perspectives on stem cell research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your local municipal board asked you to become the town's health inspector, would feel qualified? And would you be interested?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you set up your fee structure in your clinic, and have you been able to determine an objective evaluation on different veterinary jobs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us how you would explain an abscess in a cat to a client." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts on adding antibiotics to the feed for food animals?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did the story in your personal statement really happen? (I made my personal statement into more of a narrative with a flowing story-line...and yes, it did happen...we all had a good laugh about it)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you repair an intususseption on a lamb?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None - they were all pretty basic :)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell us about the senate bill that would benefit veterinarians.. something about giving benefits to those individuals that would help with research and such" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you settle your differences in opinion with a large animal vet if you were on the Issue 2 board of inspectors? Also, the fact that I got asked NO small animal questions!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you do with a DVM? I began talking about research/ vet med in africa,idia, etc...then they asked how do you believe you would receive funding for this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really stuck out as too difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Situational question: An owner of a dog comes to your house late at night complaining that she just went to another vet and they couldn't diagnose the problem. It obviously had a bad case of fleas. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think the conditions that lab animals are kept/housed in are? (Follow up to How do you feel about the use of animals in teaching and research?) (Only difficult because I have no experience with lab animals, so I had to admit that I do not know - which was fine!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does TTA stand for? (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were appointed to the Animal Care Standards Board (created by Ohio Issue 2)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you explain your grades in ____ semester? (very poor grades one semester)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We talked about my MBA some and about the financing of vet school. I mentioned that I wanted to open up my own clinic and so they asked how much does it cost to open a clinic? I'd never done any grand amount of research on that topic (will cross that bridge when I get a bit closer to it lol) so I had to kind of guess." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a re-applicant, what makes you ready to enter to vet school now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what a typical day might be like for a DVM who doesn't work with animals" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your greatest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the mechanism of action of Gleevec? What is the mechanism of action of any chemotherapy drug?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the average debt of a vet student graduating right now. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself using 3 words." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on using animal sacrifice for educational purposes? (Just hard because it was the one ethical question I HADN'T thought of a solid answer to previously)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's a difficult conversation you have had to have? How did you handle it and what did you learn from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What else would you like us to know that we haven't already read about or talked about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time when you were trying to achieve something and encountered road blocks. (I'm bad at remembering good examples when put on the spot for these types of questions)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no truly difficult questions, everything was tailored to your application and very fair." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you reading? (The only book I could think of was Twilight - an embarassing teen vampire book - and luckily I thought of another slightly more mature book at the last second)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a pet owner come in with a 16 year old cat in need of a dental cleaning, what reasoning would you use to convince the owner to get the cat's teeth cleaned if she didn't care about oral health? What blood work would you run and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about some specific issues veterinarians have faced in the past year. Why would these issues (that I mentioned) be important for a companion animal veterinarian to be educated on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about BSE." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your leadership style?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will your non science coursework help you as a vet. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when your honesty turned a bad situation/major mistake that you made into a positive situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you used creative problem solving to address a difficulty in your laboratory?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are there any questions we haven't asked you yet that you think should be asked to benefit your chances of getting in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name some diseases that pigs are vaccinated for." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What the most stressful situation you've ever encountered, how did you deal with it, and what have you learned from that experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else you'd like us to know that isn't evident in your application? (Not necessarily a hard question, but it caught me off guard at the end of the interview and I hadn't prepared for it!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is currently going on in the media that will affect bovine practitioners? (The cloning of meat animals, which I know now but had not read about pre interview.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you used your leadership skills and creativity to solve a problem. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"money issues - running a practice, convenience euthanasia, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about euthanasia/the horse slaughter act?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What current events should veterinarians be concerned about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were very difficult. I never had to say ''I don't know''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think Michael Vic's sentence was appropriate? (I live under a rock and so I only knew generally about the whole situation.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most difficult question concerned whether what was the greatest adversity I had faced. Since this concerned the death of my mother, this was very difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If this was a slim letter year and you weren't accepted anywhere, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some things Veterinarians do aside from practice and research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone very strongly, but still had to work with them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They didn't ask anything that couldn't be answered" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked a lot of situational questions about how I would handle a given situation in practice. For example, I was asked how I would handle a situation where a client brought a puppy in to me that had a broken leg and had been treated by my colleague down the street, but it was clear that it wasn't treated properly. I was also asked about zoonotic disease - i.e. name some, why do we care about them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were no difficult questions. It was the interviewers' personalities that made the interviews difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What adversity had I overcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever sat down with a vet and discussed how they structure their charges? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the single greatest problem facing the world today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time that you made a significant mistake, something that if given the opportunity to do again, you'd have done completely different." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a mistake you made and how you rectified it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle a situation where your client said their last veterinarian never told them of their dog's longterm condition?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else you'd like to tell us? (i hate that one) Why should we choose you over other applicants? (I hate that one more)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you perform a spay? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your recommenders could describe you in three words, what would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much alfalfa hay would you feed a producing dairy cow daily? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you tell a client that called you to say that their dog had pinworms?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was extremely difficult, Just be honest." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Trying to convince the interviewers that vet school was not a last minute, fleeting dicisions for me and that although I had changed my mind in the past regarding my future vocation, I was not going to this time. I mean, how do you convince someone of what's in your heart?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN SDN SDN, mock interviews, looked up potential questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interviews, research on zoonotic diseases and current events." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, SDN, and more SDN. Referred to OSU interview feedback and made a list of many of the tough/common questions asked by OSU. Read up on most important veterinary issues (BSE, influenzas, ethical issues, etc). I also reviewed small animal veterinary concepts I should know (important blood/urine test values, common drugs used, etc)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reading about current issues (world and vet), Ohio's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview with a veterinarian, preparation with surgeons and residents I work with, AVMA website, current events, OSU website, went over questions with my family and friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, going over current event topics, mock interview with a vet, talk to people." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, read up on current issues (primarily on AVMA), talked to people who interviewed there (and at other schools) in previous years" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read through my application again, and my research stuff I did while in undergrad (which they did ask about)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN feedback, brushed up on current events." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, looked up current events and zoonotic diseases" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, interview feedback, practicing with a web cam to see facial ticks and the like, wrote out answers to the most 'popular' questions, etc. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AVMA news, mock interviews, reviewed VMCAS and supplemental. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, Read vet news " More from this Member | Report Response

"compiled SDN interview feedback questions and had people test me; wrote up an answer to "tell me about your self"; wrote up a summary of my research; talked to myself a lot; mock-interview; looked up a bunch of current events + relevant zoonotic diseases." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview, reading the news" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on veterinary issues, researched the school, prepped answers to some questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read these questions. I looked up current events. Read their website. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Went over basic/common questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN reviews, mock interviews with faculty at my college, read up on current events, and reviewed my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"I did tons of practice questions, read up on current veterinary issues on AVMA, researched the school and curriculum. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, OSU website, reading over secondary app." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, went over my applications, read up on current events." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview Feedback, reread application, AVMA website, other veterinary websites" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview section and forum, read about zoonotic diseases and current events on AVMA website, reread application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed Ohio's veterinary school website, AVMA's news website, zoonotic diseases, and my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview questions, my essays for my application, studied the OSU website including curriculum, first year student handbook, tuition, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about current events and zoonotic diseases; re-read my application essays; went over common interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, read over my VMCAS and supplemental apps, OSU website, practiced interview questions, read up on some zoonotic diseases and current issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed supplemental application, personal statement, osu website, SDN, avma.org, push-ups, figured out how to answer all the cliche and awkward personal questions, hungout with some pups and kittehs" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Ohio web site (BTW knowing a lot about all the schools you applied to will help), AVMA website news section and zoonoses backgrounders & practiced " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, researched diseases, reviewed applications and research, and went over questions with friends." More from this Member | Report Response

"Borrowed books on livestock pests, brushed up on zoonotics and current events, highlighted every statement in my VMCAS and supplemental applications that could be directly questioned--this was tremendously helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, OSU-SVM website, read over my VMCAS and supplemental application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed appilcations and studied some of the information on past veterinary experiences." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over OSU's website, reviewed my VMCAS and supplemental apps." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read all the previous interview feedbacks on Student Doctor Network, read up on some current issues, read all about zoonotic diseases (they asked about them!), practiced interviews with my friends, re-read my application/resume/essays (they asked specific things from my application), and checked out the Ohio State and AVMA websites." More from this Member | Report Response

"Rereading my application, practicing with the career services office at school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over application, personal statement, current events, and research. " More from this Member | Report Response

"read over school website, went over practice questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read current events (relevant to vet med), read previous interview feedback, and went over my application)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Went over my application, read my personal statement, brushed up on all relevant zoonotic diseases, brushed up on local equine concerns, watched the news, talked with friends, professionals and vets" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read through practice questions, watched the news, had friends and family ask questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read other interviewers' posts, studied current events/hot topics (which was a good thing because they asked me about avian flu, BSE, Michael Vic, the human food recall, and Horse Slaughter Act)" More from this Member | Report Response

"look over application materials, review current events" More from this Member | Report Response

"I prepared by taking questions from past interviews on the Student Doctor Network. I also looked up the Ohio State University's Pre-Vet Website and found their list of questions that were asked. I then answered all of those questions, looked over my VMCAS and Supplemental Applications. I then looked over any odd cases I had from my experience I had at my Hospital. I then looked up Zoonotic Diseases, Avian Influenza, BSE, etc... (All of the previous three came up in my interview). I made sure to know what my research was about and I looked up research that doctors at the hospital were studying." More from this Member | Report Response

"Honestly? I really didn't prepare other than review my application and the school's research projects. I just made sure to look professional and to be myself." More from this Member | Report Response

"OSU site, researched current issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"Prepared answers for all the posted previous OSU questions, talked to veterinarians, read over my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Watched the news, read over application, talked to veterinarians." More from this Member | Report Response

"Watched the news for a week before the interview, studied my notes from my experience with veterinarians, read a book on veterinary medical ethics, looked through information on AVMA website, mock-interviews with faculty at school, family, friends, or whoever would listen, haha." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my research and application and looked over previous interview questions " More from this Member | Report Response

"I did a lot of research on zoonotic diseases, and different species of farm animals ( I had heard that some of their interviewers would ask people to name 5 species of swine or dairy cow)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Researching the program, speaking with students who had been through the experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my application materials." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked up current issues and over my application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my application, looked up and thought through interview questions, read current events (both global and vet related)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my VMCAS, checked out CNN and FDA News sections on-line, went to the vet school's website and read about the program I was interested in (this will help you formulate good questions to ask them as well)." More from this Member | Report Response

"checked out the OSU website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my applications, information from Ohio's website, current events, common diseases and vaccines." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my essay and application, studied BSE Avian flu, horse slaughter in the news, lots of mock interviewing with my boyfriend." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up on current events, practiced questions, and read through my application. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I read about current public health issues (avian flu, bse, etc.) and reread my application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. Just went over basic questions in my head (Why do you want to be a vet? Why did you pick Ohio State? etc.) Probably should have prepared more for the specific veterinary questions, though I don't know how I could have because they asked me questions from courses I took years ago." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock pre-interview with my undergrad's pre-health advisor, reading up on JAVMA's website, reading about current events in general, going over basic interview questions for pre-health careers" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over questions I found online, was sure to read up on current veterinary related issues in the news (Avian Influenza, BSE, Canine Influenza....)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Moc interview with two veterinarian friends. Reading up on current events in the news and veterinary issues online. " More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everything.. the whole process seemed really organized, everyone seemed to love the school and the facilities were amazing :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The beautiful facilities!" More from this Member | Report Response

"EVERYTHING. This school is absolutely amazing. Such a vibrant city with tons of stuff to do. Lots of school spirit. The current students are all thrilled to be at OSU. They had nothing bad to say during the question/answer period. Facilities are beautiful. And the staff are all so friendly (even the bad cop in my good cop bad cop interview)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really nice, the students all seemed happy, columbus is awesome and all in all OSU is an awesome school" More from this Member | Report Response

"How comfortable the interviewers made me feel. I felt like I was having a normal conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good relationship between students and faculty" More from this Member | Report Response

"The current vet students were pretty awesome, nice, talkative, funny, down-to-earth..." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's a great school. Good location (TONS of stuff to do in Columbus), student affairs is very responsive and friendly. Very active student social life. The interview was pretty laid back compared to some I have had, which was nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour guides and all the students I talked to seemed very open and friendly. They talked about how once you are in vet school, there is very little competition between students for grades since there is no curve, so you all help each other out in stead of trying to beat the curve. The facilities were AMAZING." More from this Member | Report Response

"The vet school. It's humongous! There's so many cases there and the students have a lot of free reign too. They don't do terminal surgeries. Not that I'm against TS, but it's nice to know they don't. Faculty, staff, and students were all happy to be there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Beautiful facilities, friendly interviewers and students, good explanation of how to handle the cost of vet school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The town was larger than I expected as was the campus. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the laid back atmosphere; the awesome facilities + huge caseload; that the large animal facility was adjacent to the small animal; my interviewers were like the SWEETEST people ever; " More from this Member | Report Response

"attitude of interviewers and admissions staff" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities, congeniality" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students that presented information to the group seemed very honest and available." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice facilities. Columbus is a fairly large city, so coming from one of the largest cities in the U.S. not too much of a transition." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day was very well set up and the information session was great. The students were very friendly. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The laid-back atmosphere, interviewers really seemed to want to get to know me, tour and student Q/A session were very helpful. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the students and faculty I met about their school and the close-knit community they have there." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were great and the students/staff were so helpful and friendly. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything! The students were extremely friendly, the one who gave my group tour was great! Everyone was super nice, they really wanted us to be at ease. The information sessions were very helpful and I learned a lot about the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The dean was very personable. They stress how OSU is a family. Lots of opportunity for involvement. The interview was relaxed (or as relaxed as it could be!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people and the presentation. Everyone was genuinely excited to tell us about the school and their experiences. The information session provided all the important information that I wasn't expecting to get from it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything- the enthusiasm, the welcoming nature, the facilities, the interview itself..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities, especially proximity of equine hospital to all other buildings (even though it is in a city), students were very friendly, very nice equipment (microscopes, computers, etc. all on rotating replacement schedule)" More from this Member | Report Response

"There was a Q & A with the current vet students and they seemed very happy to be there and were very open and friendly. The facilities were very impressive and the equipment is all brand new. There was a lot of reassurance that if you get rejected from vet school, it is not a personal failure and to keep trying if this is what you really want. My interviewers were very kind and non-threatening." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were great, everyone including students, faculty, and interviewers were very nice, I loved that parking was available for all students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people - extremely friendly, down-to-earth, empathetic. I was VERY impressed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Anatomy lab" More from this Member | Report Response

"The uncompetitive nature of the other interviewees, free pet food for students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Deans and students (very down to earth and approachable) and facitilities. After my interview I was wishing that one of my interviewers could be my advisor some day." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, the students, the faculty, and the professionalism of the entire day!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers did not attempt to reduce me to a pile of goo like my PhD committee did during my candidacy exam. Once my nerves settled, the interview was a rather pleasurable experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"School pride- could be seen in both faculty and students. Also, the orientation session before the interview really helped to calm nerves!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facility was very nice and the faculty was amazing. They were very laid back, which helps with being nervous." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities, curriculum, financial aid availability, how enthused all of the vet students seemed about the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The vet students that did the Q&A and led the tours were super-enthusiastic and everyone there couldn't stop saying awesome things about Ohio State and how much they loved it." More from this Member | Report Response

"That u can become a resident of Ohio after ur first year" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were friendly, the tour guide was very outgoing, and the facility was great. " More from this Member | Report Response

"good sense of community" More from this Member | Report Response

"How nice and enthusiastic everyone was!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The other interviewees. It was nice to talk with the others, break the ice and realize we were all in the same boat, Nice to hear their stories." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were extremely easy to talk with, they did not seem very judgmental at all. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers were awesome. I figured it was going to be okay when the first question I was ask was, ''so, tell us some stories''. :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"how easy it was to talk to my interviewer and how she truely wanted to get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was impressed by the fact that the Main Academic Building was practically new. (At least five years old.) I liked that the people were very friendly and it had a large number of residencies." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers knew everything about my application, including the other schools I applied to." More from this Member | Report Response

"The staff was very friendly and the atmosphere was pretty relaxed up until the harder questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"All the staff seemed friendly and wanted to get to know me. Everything was kept to a schedule." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was friendly and the facilities are great." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really was impressed by facitilites, especially the veterinary teaching hospital. I was also impressed by how nice everyone was that I talked to - my interviewers were very good at making some small talk to start the interview to help me to have less stress." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was so friendly, the facilities were huge " More from this Member | Report Response

"My POI." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities - they were up-to-date, state of the art. Everything seemed new, and very nice. It was a bigger school than others I had seen." More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty and students were the most professional I've met in the grad interview process. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers seemed to really want to get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was extremely friendly and the facilities are wonderful!" More from this Member | Report Response

"My fellow applicants and the facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The dean of student affairs (one of my two interviewers) was soooo nice, I could tell she had REALLY read my VMCAS because she would ask me the hardest questions in the areas that she knew I worked the longest in and more basic questions in the areas I'd worked less in. She also recalled specifics from my personal statement (and she didn't have any notes out at that point to remind her of things). Both interviewers were so interested in finding out about me as a person, I'd say 40% of my questions had nothing to do directly with vet med. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was very friendly and welcoming." More from this Member | Report Response

"The staff's attitude and the layout of the veterinary hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, and the city" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were top notch! They even serve starbucks coffee! Everyone seemed very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus was nice and so were the people. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers were simply amazing! They were both very nice and extremely personable. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The ease of transportation around the campus and the nice facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities, the centralness of the hospital to the lecture halls, the extremly nice interviewers!! (what is it about midwestern people that makes them soooo nice?)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"The beautiful VMAB building. The immense amount of school pride and ethusiasm among students." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Lack of caffeine at orientation :(" More from this Member | Report Response

"no coffee at the orientation" More from this Member | Report Response

"I am interested in wildlife medicine and thats the one area that OSU completely lacks" More from this Member | Report Response

"So cold! (I'm from Florida haha) The traveling was also a nightmare with multiple canceled flights and weather issues. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus is very big." More from this Member | Report Response

"Can't think of anything!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The cost for out-of-staters is ridiculous! But at least you can get residency pretty easily if you want to move there after your first year." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers were kind of "green." They were new to the school, AND new to interviewing. It seemed like they didn't really know what they wanted to ask me. After I finished answering, there would always be an awkward silence while they thought of something else to ask." More from this Member | Report Response

"nada" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. The cold maybe? Not sure they can do much about that, I hear it's a seasonal thing. Personally I blame Canada." More from this Member | Report Response

"The roadways were a little difficult to me. I had no negative impressions about the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"not much..." More from this Member | Report Response

"It snowed but not their fault." More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"The super long information session in the morning. It was a lot of information that I'd heard before, and a lot would only be pertinent to students who were accepted. Why spend so much time on this type of information when we're all sittin around completely nervous. The tour was not as thorough as other schools I've been to. Additionally, they kept talking about the new teaching hospital that wouldn't be ready before I graduated. Kind of a disappointment." More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"While one building was brand new, the rest were older (not as nice). How many people they interview for OOS spots." More from this Member | Report Response

"The out of state tuition is high, but they give you every opportunity to gain residency after one year. That's really the only negative thing I saw that day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing- I do agree that people there for an interview should already know just about everything they go over in the presentation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very expensive for OOS!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The orientation had two repeating themes: Vet school is hard! Vet school is expensive! Anyone who does not already know this must not be very serious about this profession." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very expensive, huge campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt some of the information we received was a little inappropriate. Some of it we should know before we applied and some of it we didn't need to know unless we're accepted." More from this Member | Report Response

"The unusual questions in the interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lack of free caffeine " More from this Member | Report Response

"The Red Roof Inn. Great price, but the heater there made crazy sounds all night and kept waking me up. If you've got money to spare, it might be worth the extra ~70$ to go to a better place" More from this Member | Report Response

"The black ice." More from this Member | Report Response

"No free coffee! ;)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Can't think of anything at the moment..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Some parts of the hospital seemed a little old and cramped, enormous tuition cost for non residents." More from this Member | Report Response

"Having to wait 3 1/2 hours between lunch and my interview. It didn't end up being that bad though; a lot of us sat in the lounge area and chatted." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour was not the greatest. Kind of boring and we did not see much of the hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"some things need to be updated" More from this Member | Report Response

"absolutely nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Our tour guide could have been more enthusiastic; it was kind of a dreary day, she could have worked to make up for that fact. :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was kind of a dreary day, and the student guide wasn't the regular guide. The original guide left with only two people and there were over 10 people for the interview. Thus the guide who gave us our tour wasn't very impressive, but she tried her best." More from this Member | Report Response

"the surroundings around OSU were pretty boring and I don't know if I would enjoy being in ohio for 4+ years... with gloomy weather 6 months of the year" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response

"Many of the classrooms were in use, and there was a conference going on so I was not able to see a lot of the academic facilities. The day was not really organized - I had my interview in the morning, then it was optional to come for a student-conducted tour at noon" More from this Member | Report Response

"Some of the faculty appeared to be socially awkward." More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole process was quite unnerving, because everyone was so unfriendly. There was nothing organized for interviewees other than the actual interview itself. The tour was thrown together last minute, and led by a student that was only half interested. The admissions staff was quite unfriendly, and my interview was incredibly stressful. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty was curt and impersonal. The day was robotic." More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour wasn't as informative as I had hoped" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day was not very structured and because it was exam week we couldn't see the classrooms" More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact they didn't make a whole interview day out of it." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing at all. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Class size is big--140!" More from this Member | Report Response

"My tour was during the college's break, so my tour was not very thorough." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions woman, Taira Crockett - I was already hesitant to meet her since shes less than pleasant on the phone...in person shes no different which is a shame for that school's PR" More from this Member | Report Response

"We didn't really see much of the hospital facilities (walked through it, but didn't see any surgery or appointment rooms). " More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour guides weren't the best. I wish they would have given us more info." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish a student would have given me the tour -- I think this was just because of the timing of it. My interview was pretty late in the year and it would have been nice to perhaps have it a bit earlier." More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact that the day was unstructured. I enjoyed the visit, but at other schools they plan a whole day for interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers were older and retired. The created a very stressful interview atmosphere which felt like and instense 45 minute grilling session where I bascially felt like I had to defend myself rather than sell myself. " More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Buy coffee ahead of time.." More from this Member | Report Response

"I didnt need to be so stressed out, the interviewers were really nice and did not TRY to stress me out or push too hard if i truly didnt know what they were talking about!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I'll tell you what I wish I HADN'T known. I was actually kinda bummed after my interview because I heard stories of other ppl being approached directly after the interview with admissions offers. I didn't hear anything for about a week and a half and during that time I was obsessing about little things I did wrong in my interview. But right before Christmas I got a call offering me admissions!!! So be patient. Just because you don't get an instant phone call doesn't mean they don't want you." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just read SDN and you will be well prepared" More from this Member | Report Response

"That I would be too nervous to eat lunch. yikes!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the campus is the biggest campus in the U.S." More from this Member | Report Response

"That a blizzard on the east coast would leave me stranded in Columbus for 2 extra days? ;)" More from this Member | Report Response

"That it wouldn't be as stressful as I thought it would be! I wasted so much time worrying about things I shouldn't have been stressing out about. They just seemed like they wanted to get to know me a bit better." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I didn't need to be so nervous. The interviewers I had were so nice and tried to make me feel comfortable." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not really something I wished *I* had known, but I'm sure someone did. Some people had been sitting in the lounge for HOURS. One girl had been there 6 already and still had 4 more to go. Not sure why they got there so early but I'm sure it was not much fun. As an interviewee, they said you're welcome to walk around the building and can go upstairs to the library to read or get on the computers or whatever. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, I was a third-timer. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Where the best place to park was. " More from this Member | Report Response

"that it would be soooo cold!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Most of the tour is inside, so I wouldn't worry so much about bringing a change of shoes" More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt pretty well prepared for this interview, so I'm not sure there's anything I felt I didn't know." More from this Member | Report Response

"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)." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I really shouldn't have been so extremely nervous. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How many other people would be there that day (40 people)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. SDN had me well prepared for what to expect." More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt well prepared- it is a good idea to bring comfortable shoes (as they recommend) because the tour does take you all over the place and my feet were killing me by the end of the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly everyone was - it was definitely not nearly as stressful as I had imagined it would be!! Also, how much they would probe about current events and career awareness." More from this Member | Report Response

"I would have wanted to know they were going to ask me so many questions about clinical situations. I would have wanted to know that they would ask about global issues and not just national issues. I would have wanted to know that if you have any C's, D's, F's, or W's on your transcript in prerequisites, they will ask you to explain them!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I should have reviewed more current events" More from this Member | Report Response

"That they were going to ask so many questions about current events in veterinary medicine" More from this Member | Report Response

"that my skirt would get static cling to my stockings" More from this Member | Report Response

"Sign up for an interview as early as possible. Otherwise it's torment!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That there is not much to do between interviews and lunch." More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't feel fully prepared for my interview beforehand (had 2 finals the day before, so didn't prep too much).... but I walked out of the interview feeling OK! So no, can't think of anything I wish I would have known ahead of time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Although I knew some already, be prepared to give some zoonotic diseases. Also, be prepared to talk about anything on your application or anything you say in detail." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had brought a book along. The morning was information sessions and the tour, followed by lunch until 12:30, when interviews started. My interview wasn't until 2:45, and there wasn't really anything for me to do or anywhere to go except hang out in the lounge where we had eaten lunch. It wasn't really a big deal, as most everyone else with later interviews just sat there and talked until it was our turns." More from this Member | Report Response

"There were things that I didn't know about OSU, but nothing really that I wish I'd known. I was surprised at how urban the campus is, and at some of the qualifications to get Ohio residency. Overall I feel that I was very well-prepared." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nope... SDN is awesome!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Other reviewers said parking (it's metered) but I had someone drive me. Let someone else worry about feeding the meter so you can concentrate on you." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"I should have gotten a map of the buildings (the inside of the buildings) because trying to find Dr. Couto in Onco-Land proved a little difficult at first." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known how close my hotel was to the Academic Building. I left an hour to get there and it took five minutes." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school hospital does not see rabbits. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I should have done more research..." More from this Member | Report Response

"That there aren't very many minority applicants." More from this Member | Report Response

"The parking meters cost a quarter for every 15min. So bring lots of quarters" More from this Member | Report Response

"Meter-parking only!! Bring lots of quarters! Also, an extra pair of shoes wouldn't hurt for the tour, especially if you interview in the afternoon after the tour - we walked through the large animal facility, which was clean for a barn, but still a barn. :) You don't want to smell like you stepped in something going into your interview, even though it IS a veterinary interview, haha." More from this Member | Report Response

"I should have rented a car because it rained the whole time" More from this Member | Report Response

"That this type of interview process was very uncharacteristic of all the other processes! I thought I was going to experience hell like this at every school I interviewed with. Definitely not true!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the atmosphere is not as stressful as everyone makes it out to be." More from this Member | Report Response

"There are parking meters right in front of the academic building, as well as some by the teaching hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just bring quaters b.c visitor parking is metered (15 mins = 25 cents). I had no trouble finding a spot to park b/c there is a fair amount of visitor parking around the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Wear comfortable shoes--lots of walking also Taxi's do not know where Coffey Road is! Try to get specific directions you can give them. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Perhaps more about the facilities so I could have asked more questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the interviewers dont always ask specific veterinary knowledge questions - I wasted time preparing for that" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour is long and my feet started to hurt from my shoes!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Wear comfortable shoes for the tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"They don't feed you!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. I felt adequately prepared. " More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Amazing school :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first big interview ever and I went in without any mock interview prep. Some things I noticed I did wrong during my interview: I had a good cop/bad cop setup and I noticed that I was directing my attention to the good cop the entire time and just glancing at the bad cop here and there. I also kind of rushed my answers (for fear of boring the bad cop). Take your time in thinking about your answer but be concise in your wording. Get straight to the point in an almost bullet-point fashion. Lastly, it would be a good idea to fully prepare a statement of why you want to be a vet and why OSU because these questions will most certainly be asked. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I would suggest going there a day early to look around. The informational sessions are good, and its helpful that you have a student panel to answer any of your questions. I was freaking out about the interviews, but they aren't bad (I guess it depends on who you got). It's mostly questions relevant to your experience, so that they know you didn't make it all up. Just answer truthfully, and you'll do fine! I got a call the next day telling me I got in!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview in the morning, if you can get a morning slot! There was hardly anyone there when I showed up, and it really helped me keep my stress level down. Also it was nice to get it out of the way first thing, and not have to be stressing about it through the info session and tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"Definitely a school worth the price tag. One thing that irked me was where I stayed, The Blackwell. For one, they refused to give me the Winter Special, even though I was within the time window, so to stay there was $147 vs $111. The lobby was a $150 lobby, but they only had $50 rooms. Most impressive part was a flat screen TV in the room and I could've happily forgone that for a cheaper rate. They do run a shuttle to airport and back, but it's in hour and fifteen minute intervals, so you better plan way ahead if you want to use it. The good is that they're very close to the vet school. It's only about a 15 minute walk from the hotel and they give you a campus map. Very easy to find your way (head past the stadium, then to the huge tower, and go over the bridge. Can't miss it). Bad part was the power went out. A utility truck had hit a generator and the entire hotel was without power. They eventually (8 hours later) transferred us to another hotel and covered our expenses, so I got to stay free the night I was there essentially. They also covered one of my cab rides too since I could no longer walk to the vet school, so that was nice. But unless you can get the hotel at a special rate, staying there isn't really much bang-for-your-buck. You won't save enough on taxi fare to make it worth while. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers seemed much nicer this year and I felt better prepared. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It seemed that one of my interviewers knew the info in my file and questioned me from that. The other one was reading off a list of questions. My travel expenses would have been $1K if I didn't have airline and hotel points. I also found out about my interview later than others it seems. I only had a week to plan after I booked my interview time. My travel time would have only been 4.5 hours each way if I would not have had huge airport delays (9 hours). So don't wait until the last minute to arrive!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were very friendly and seemed to get along pretty well. I met with a few faculty members individually for the actual interviews, including the POI, and there are were other events and presentations during the weekend. It was fairly relaxed but professional." More from this Member | Report Response

"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. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Great interview process - the way the day was set up was very effective and gave me a true feel of the program. " More from this Member | Report Response

"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." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers were incredibly nice, it really did seem like they just wanted to get to know me better. When I first started my hands were shaking and my voice was unsteady. They stopped me and told me to just calm down, and to think of it as more of a conversation. I felt good about it when I left, and they called me 3 days later to offer me a seat!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Wear a nice suit. One would think that this would not have to be said, but I was surprised that some others were dressed rather unprofessionally." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hope I hear good news!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The most stressful part of the day is waiting for you interview. After they called my name all my nerves went away and the hard part was over, the interviewers even joked about that with me." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a very positive experience. I actually had fun!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour guides loved OSU and were very enthusiastic. Out of state tuition is ridiculous. However, you can get in state after your first year, a beautiful loophole." More from this Member | Report Response

"don't sweat it" More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought the entire day was very well organized and was designed to help you relax. The information presented on financial aid was great, as were the current students. The interview was very conversational and actually fun! About 5 minutes after my interview was over, one of my interviewers pulled me aside to tell me that I had been accepted!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Orientation and financial aid information was very useful." More from this Member | Report Response

"It is really OK to be nervous!! I could even tell my interviewers were nervous too (they put their pants on one leg at a time too). My voice was super shaky for the first few minutes, but once the conversation got flowing I felt completely relaxed... GOOD LUCK!!! Also- I am IS but attend college OOS so I flew in , that is why my travel/cost is higher... incase you were confused" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a great interview, especially my first (and only) veterinary school interview. Also, as someone else noted, stick around about 10-15 minutes afterwards. I received a call ten minutes after my interview had ended saying I was accepted!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was very conversational and laid back. There is still an aura of importance and professionalism, but one of my interviewers was cracking jokes a couple times, so that gives you the idea of how informal it was. Also, the OSU website recommends staying at the Blackwell hotel, but there is a Red Roof Inn literally 3 minutes driving distance from the school for $55 a night compared to the $160 or something like that at the Blackwell." More from this Member | Report Response

"The best thing to do for this interview is relax. My interviewers were very nice, and the whole thing was conversational. Everyone said all morning that the interviewers are just trying to get to know you as a person, and I genuinely felt like they were. Know some stuff about current events, and a lot about veterinary medicine in general (stuff you should probably know anyway if you're this far along in pursuing vetmed as a career), and be able to describe many facets of your personality. Also, if you feel you did well, stick around for a few minutes afterward. They told me I was accepted 15 minutes after my interview!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought it went ok, enjoyed talking to the interviewers, bu did not get accepted unfortunately." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was very stressed before my interview, but the interviewers were friendly and helped me relax. I was asked more character assessment questions than questions relating specifically to vet med. " More from this Member | Report Response

"so-so. i'm not sure how well i did or if the interviewers ended up positively or negatively impressed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall I found it very positive. The interview was very relaxed and the questions were not difficult. The tour was great, and definately helped you understand what life at OSU was like. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facility. I have several close friends who are recent graduates of the Vet School and they have taken me on mini-tours, but I had never seen the class rooms, library or labs. Really nice. My interviewers were really nice and laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, the interview was great! Everyone was friendly that I encountered and willing to help in any way!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Well, obviously it went better than I thought I did since I was offered admission right then and there! :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I just left some feedback about Ohio State University and I forgot to mention some stuff. Don't be suprised to find out that day how you did. They say that if you have a low application score and a high interview score, then you find out in about three months. But if you have a high application score and a high interview score, then you might find out that day. I was leaving, and they called me back in to offer me admission. Don't be suprised if this happens to you. Good luck!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought my interview went well. I had two gentleman who were Theriogeniologists. They didn't play good cop, bad cop and were very friendly. They helped me feel relaxed and then helped me ease into the questions. They also talked to me about the cost of me attending The Ohio State University. I don't know if it helped that I'm also a guy and was able to talk football with them. I prepared using all of my tools, and almost all of my questions that I had thought of (Horse Slaughter Act, BSE, research, etc...) were asked. I answered them well and they let me ask some questions too." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview but I really wasn't nervous. I tried to keep an open mind and answered questions honestly and it worked to my benefit." More from this Member | Report Response

"overall, it was not a bad interview but was not a great interview. this was my first one so I will learn from this one and have a better understanding of my future profession for my future interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview, and it really wasn't that bad. My interviewers were two doctors and two students. Everyone was friendly and realy just seemed to want to get to know me. There was a little of the ''good cop, bad cop'' thing, but I think they were just testing to see if I would lose my cool." More from this Member | Report Response

"There were 2 interviewers and one played the good guy and the other the bad guy. I normally don't get nervous about anything but I got more nervous as the interview went on because of the way the ''bad guy'' was" More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt fairly confident coming out of the interview. My interviewers really made it seem more like a conversation than an interview, so it was much more relaxed than I was expecting. I felt like I was well prepared (probably spent too much time preparing in actuality) and I could answer all of the questions I was asked. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I really enjoyed the time I spent at OSU. Everyone was very friendly and it was much more laid back than I expected" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was not a good interview experience, and definitely gave me a negative impression of the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Disappointing. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Low stress, interesting" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewers (one of which was Dean Sanders) were extremely friendly and really tried to put you at ease. We laughed and joked around a lot and they really wanted to get to know you. My SA experience was limited (100 hours as compared to 1000s of hours in zoo/equine) yet most of my interview questions were focused on SA medicine. I was nervous as I didn't know some of the SA questions, but the interviewers were very understanding and I got in so I must not have done that bad! " More from this Member | Report Response

"Positive! I had already known quite a bit about the school and the program before my interview, so there wasn't tons I hadn't seen or heard before. The people were very friendly - both students who were lurking around to answer questions despite it being finals, and the faculty/administrators. It seemed as if I had a ''good cop/bad cop'' interview though - with one super friendly and the other more reserved who asked much tougher questions. It could have just been personality differences. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Awesome, sums it up. State of the art acedemic buildings and hospital, approachable faculty, and every student I talked to was SOOOO nice and helpful. *Another thing about Ohio for out of state residents: If accepted, the school gives you $10,000 (this is NOT based on financial need, every out of state student gets it) to help cover tuition your first year. THEN after that it is very possible to pay in-state tuition. While I was touring the school, they actually were giving a seminar to the first year students on how to do just that, so don't be detered by the cost if you really want to go here! " More from this Member | Report Response

"Very friendly and relaxed. No particularly difficult questions--they weren't trying to trick you. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Really good! My interviewers and I maintained a very conversational tone. Don't be afraid to ask questions throughout and take your time before answering questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very relaxed. They didn't ask me any specific factual questions. They really wanted to get to know me, and it felt more like a casual conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"I fell in love with the school, 100%. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Well, they asked me a lot of detailed questions while both of my interviewers were very nice, one of them seemed disinterested during my responses. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a really positive experience since my interviewers made it clear they wanted to get to know me as a person. They did not ask me any difficult questions at all!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was me and two 70-something retired vets. I felt pretty grilled the whole time, though I did get a few ''good answer'' from them. As I said before they must have looked over my transcript and asked me about stuff they thought I learned in my classes. A few times I had to say ''honestly I don't know that answer, I never learned that''. I felt it was really an unfair interview because of all the really specific questions asked. There was no way to study for it because I couldn't study ALL of my old course material." More from this Member | Report Response

"Extremly positive experience -- I loved my interviewers. Everyone I met at the school was great. Once I began the interview, my stress level went down tremendously because they really tried to have more of a conversation with me and get to know me better. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The OSU interview is laid back. I laughed with my interviewers through out most of the interview. It seems like they are really trying to understand who you are and why you want to attend. It was a refresing change from some other schools. Just be sure to read up on veterinary issues in the news (Avian influenza,BSE... etc)because they ALWAYS ask." More from this Member | Report Response

"Intense and discouraging although apparently it actually went very well because I got in!" More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 58
Faculty member 1
Admissions staff 7
Other 1

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 49
Neutral 19
Discouraging 0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
8.83 65

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 19
Out of state 53

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 10
2-3 hours 20
4-6 hours 21
7+ hours 21

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 33
Automobile 38
Train or subway 0
Other 1

What airport did you use?

Columbus Ohio

Pittsburgh (I have family there)

KCMH

Columbus

CMH

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 1
With students at the school 2
Friends or family 10
Hotel 43
Home 0
Other 0

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

University Plaza Hotel

Blackwell

The Blackwell Hotel

Midwest Plaza Hotel

University Plaza Hotel

Days Inn

The Red Roof Inn

The Blackwell

Holiday Inn

Red Roof Inn

Ramada

Fairfield Inn

Comfort Suites

Holiday Inn - OSU

Hyatt on Capital Square

Baymont Inn - OSU

Holiday Inn Express

I forget...

Blackstone (on campus)

Hilton Garden Inn

Ramada Inn Airport East

Blackwell (sweet!)

Would you recommend the hotel?

University Plaza Hotel

Blackwell

The Blackwell Hotel

Midwest Plaza Hotel

University Plaza Hotel

Days Inn

The Red Roof Inn

The Blackwell

Holiday Inn

Red Roof Inn

Ramada

Fairfield Inn

Comfort Suites

Holiday Inn - OSU

Hyatt on Capital Square

Baymont Inn - OSU

Holiday Inn Express

I forget...

Blackstone (on campus)

Hilton Garden Inn

Ramada Inn Airport East

Blackwell (sweet!)

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

Response # Responders
< $100 14
$101-$200 13
$201-$300 9
$301-$400 9
$401-$500 6
$501+ 11

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

Response Avg # Responders
8.53 72

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
7.84 75

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

Response Avg # Responders
8.15 75

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
9.14 43

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
9.07 44

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
8.09 34

0 = low, 10 = high

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