How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 19 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 17 |
| Negatively | 0 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.63 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.21 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.63 | 19 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 1 |
| Virtual | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 3 |
| 25 minutes | 1 |
| 30 minutes | 6 |
| 35 minutes | 3 |
| 40 minutes | 3 |
| 45 minutes | 3 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 18 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 17 |
| In a group | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 2 |
| Closed file | 17 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 19 |
"Name a strength and a weakness."
"What leadership positions have you had?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"What are some hardships you've encountered and how did you deal with it?"
"Give me an time when you displayed leadership"
"Tell us about an obstacle you have overcome."
"Did you have any obstacles? If so, how did you overcome it?"
"Did you ever have to change someones opinion and how did you handle it"
"tell me a time where you went out of your way to help someone"
"Describe a time that put your own goal to help others"
"Tell me about a time you had a lot of things to do and how you handled it."
"Describe a time when you had to put your own goals on hold to help someone else."
"Tell me about a time when you used creativity and hard work to solve a problem."
"Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond to achieve a goal."
"Why optometry school?"
"When is a time where you had to overcome an obstacle?"
"example of leadership"
"What are your volunteering experiences?"
"Name an obstacle and how you over came it"
"Have you done any volunteering?"
"What is an accomplishment you are proud of"
"when was a time where you sacrificed for someone else"
"Describe how you use creativity to solve a problem"
"Tell me about a disagreement you had with someone and how you dealt with it."
"Describe a situation where you had to use creativity to solve a problem."
"Describe a time in which you went out of your own way to help someone else."
"Tell me about a time when you had to put your own interests on hold to help another."
"Name an obstacle in your life and how you overcame it."
"Did anyone help you get through an obstacle? (family or friends)"
"memorable volunteering experience"
"Did you have any leadership roles or positions?"
"Why Optometry"
"How have you gone out of your way to help somebody? Why WesternU? What kind of leadership positions have you held? How do you think you will adjust to grad school?"
"Talk about a challenging time in your life"
"tell me about yourself"
"Describe a time when you had to put your own goals on hold to help someone else."
"Describe a time when you had to convince someone to change their opinion."
"Tell us about a time when you went above and beyond to reach a goal."
"Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult situation and how you reacted to the problem."
"How did you improve your communication skills?"
"How do you like to study?"
"biggest accomplishment"
"How do you think you will transition into optometry school?"
"Do you play soccer"
"Do you have a church in ____? (I had just been talking about my volunteer work at my church at home, they were asking if I had been able to find a church near my university, since it's far from home)"
"Since you work at LasikPlus, if patients asked you why you haven't gotten the procedure done, how would you reply?"
"it was behavioral question. not much"
"The interview questions themselves were behavioral, but afterward they might start asking personal questions based on how you answered. Like for me, they asked me what I like to do in my spare time and I said I liked to travel, so they asked me what was the most beautiful place I've been to."
"They were all just behavioral questions... nothing too special."
"Eh...they are all pretty much the same, nothing really too interesting."
"List one of your most meaningful volunteering experiences and how it impacted you."
"none"
"None, everything was straight forward"
"What is your preferred study method/learning environment? (I hadn't prepared an answer to this one)"
"What have you accomplished?"
"Nothing was asked about optometry. All behavioral based questions."
"they were not bad but I don't feel I have much experience with life to give a good answer"
"None in particular."
"Describe a time when you had to convince someone to change their opinion."
"The creativity one held me up for a minute."
"They were all pretty tough, to be honest."
"Student doctor network"
"SDN and other behavioral type questions from Google"
"I went over SDN example questions and went through the wording of my answers with my aunt."
"sdn feedback"
"Writing answers to questions that schools"
"SDN"
"Looked at interview feedback on student doctor net"
"SDN feedback, looked up behavioral questions"
"read interview feedback on sdn. almost all the questions they asked were posted here"
"SND, look up behavioral question online"
"Brushed up on interview questions I found online."
"I did a couple of mock interviews and looked up behavioral interview questions online to review."
"Googled "Behavioral Interview Questions" and did a little bit of practice. Pretty much just be prepared with 2-3 experiences, and adjust it to fit with the question during the interview."
"I googled behavioral interview questions and just tried to reflect on some of my personal experiences. Honestly, there's not much you can do to prepare..."
"I had to google "behavioral interview questions" and practice answering them"
"My interviewers were nice."
"They made the interview more like a conversation."
"Everyone was extremely nice, the interview felt more like a conversation which helped me since it was my first one."
"how kind the interviewers were"
"Very friendly and welcoming staff and students"
"Campus was nice, on campus housing was really nice, faculty very friendly. I liked that the interview was at the beginning of the day, then we toured around."
"Facilities and on campus apartments were brand new"
"The staff were extremely friendly."
"the new building for the optometry program, new equipment, new clinic, interdisciplinary approach, impressive and well thought out curriculum"
"they are working very hard to get accredited. They spend a lot of money to get the best technology for classroom and lab. Also, I love the idea of 4 houses competing for the class cup (think Harry Potter) and having a second year be your buddy"
"All faculty members were very helpful and informative."
"The friendliness and enthusiasm of the staff and students. They really take the stress off your mind and are so accommodating. Also, the new facilities are clean and cutting-edge. The optometry school and eye care center are new too. It's nice to know I'll be learning and working in a nice and clean environment. Plus, they actually offered lunch and snacks this year!"
"The faculty and staff were really friendly and enthusiastic, and the facilities are really high-tech."
"Great and friendly staff, really excited to show you what they have to offer. Amazing technology and facilities."
"The whole school and program are pretty outstanding. The facilities were great. Faculty was very nice and responsive"
"The student ambassadors didn't really paint the school area in a positive light (dangerous area). I asked about if the area was dangerous and their response to me was to not be stupid and drive to places I need to be instead of walking."
"Sometimes Zoom would kick us out of our meeting rooms."
"nothing"
"None"
"My interview was three questions and was only 20 mins long. I felt like the interview portion of the day was the least important part to them. It is a behavioral type of interview and it was mostly just conversation between us, but I really got the sense that they were more or less just selling the school to us."
"On campus security"
"pomona is ghetto and very unappealing, they also mentioned the new equipment so much that i felt like i was dealing with a used car salesman"
"I wish they were accredited and had more developed externship sites. I would so go here. I assume security in the area is not great. So many security guards!"
"Nothing, really."
"Compared to the optometry school, the area itself doesn't seem very nice and doesn't look like it offers much to do either. Also, the classrooms and clinics are all painted in white...a little hard on the eyes after a while."
"Nothing really, except the surrounding area is pretty ghetto... oh, and they have a bunch of creepy statues throughout the school."
"The location (Pomona) is kind of 'bleh'"
"The interview day was almost 7 hours long!!!"
"Have questions prepared for the beginning of the day. Interview is one of the first things that will happen once check in."
"I wish I had an example iternary beforehand so I had an idea of what the day would look like."
"Where the HEC building was"
"That they were really innovative and thinking outside to box to provide the best education and experience. I can see them being successful in the future. Just not now"
"It would be nice to have an itinerary ahead of time."
"Nothing. They are very straight-forward about what to expect. The day was pretty long though (7:45AM-1PM), but after the interview it goes by pretty quickly."
"I wish I knew how laid back the whole day was going to be, maybe it would have relieved some of the stress."
"How to answer behavioral interview questions"
"In general, the staff and students say the best thing about the school is how people there are genuinely nice. Personally the area seems very sketchy and ultimately I wouldn't go to the school because of that."
"They know about your profile / work and volunteer experience beforehand."
"Good school and be yourself"
"I thought because it was a closed file interview that the first question they would ask is tell me about yourself or why optometry, but the first question was give me an example of a leadership role. It was a short interview and i left it wishing i could have spoke more. Also there were no follow-up questions to any of my responses."
"The tour of the campus was given by three students, who also ate lunch with us, and the tour of the eye center was given by one of the faculty."
"california is nice but the area around the school is not"
"WesternU seems like a very promising university."
"5 behavioral questions, nothing else."
"After the interview, everything is a breeze. You'll get a presentation on curriculum and financial aid. Afterward is the pre-clinic tour with staff and campus tour with students. You get to eat lunch with students too. Eat breakfast before and wear comfortable shoes!"
"I didn't really consider WUCO to be one of my top choices, but after the interview/tour it is definitely up there. If it weren't for the newness of the program, it would be my No. 1 pick."
"WesternU's program looks exciting and well-crafted. The faculty and students that we met with were awesome and very helpful. One of our guides stayed with us after the whole thing was over and showed us anything we wanted to check out."
"After my day, I was definitely positively influenced by the presentation and enthusiasm of the staff. They are a young program at Western, but they are not short of resources, direction, and performance. Has potential to be one of the top and most unique programs in the nation."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 11 |
| Faculty member | 4 |
| Admissions staff | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 14 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.17 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 10 |
| Out of state | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 3 |
| 2-3 hours | 3 |
| 4-6 hours | 4 |
| 7+ hours | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 10 |
| Automobile | 6 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 3 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 5 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 4 |
I used Long Beach but because it was closer to my aunt's house.
LAX
ONT
ontario
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 3 |
| Hotel | 10 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
comfort inn
Hotel Seville
N/A
Sheraton
Yes
comfort inn
Hotel Seville
N/A
Sheraton
Yes
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.16 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.74 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.05 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.63 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.74 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.74 | 19 |
"None, it was great!"
"None"
"The admissions department helps make WesternU such an attractive school."
"It'd be nice to get an itinerary of the day beforehand so we can get an idea of what we're going to be doing on interview day. For example, I didn't know lunch was going to be offered so I brought a bunch of food with me and had to carry it around all day."
"Some of my e-mails were left unanswered! I had to e-mail the same message several times to different people just to get a response."
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