How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

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

"What do you want to do here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you want to do when you leave here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do the strengths and weaknesses of this program compare to the strengths and weaknesses of other programs you've visited?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you relieve stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None of them were especially difficult." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read papers and abstracts, made sure I was familiar with the program in general, and thought about questions I might like to ask." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The location, the current graduate students, the quality of work being produced, the apparent absence of stress among faculty and students, their openness to discussing weaknesses (though there aren't many and most don't even apply to me), their 100% match rate over the past seven or so years, etc." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I've heard the football fans are pretty intense" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I wish I had brought ear plugs for the night before" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I loved this program! By the end of the day MANY of the applicants were saying that UT had risen to the top of their lists." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

Knoxville and Memphis

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

On what date did the interview take place?

02/27/2009

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10