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  • Southern College of Optometry
  • Optometry School
  • Memphis, TN
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

In Person

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Why optometry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why SCO?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is your experience in the field of optometry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you feel you struggle with the most/need to work the most on regarding yourself?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No difficult questions were asked, all were very general and broad." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Look at this forums questions and answered those questions on a separate document prior to my interview." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness of everyone I met at the college, plenty of southern hospitality to go around." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing, everything went pretty smoothly." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not to stress as much about the interview, it is more of a personality test more than anything. The school wants to see that you are passionate about the field of optometry" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I enjoyed my visit, wish I could have stayed in Memphis longer to check out the city more. Overall great experience for my first interview." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 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?

Automobile

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Best Western Gen X

Would you recommend the hotel?

Yes

General Info

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 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?

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None, great job all around" Report Response

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