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  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary School
  • Urbana, IL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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 do you want to be a veterinarian? What specific field are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Who is the most difficult person you have to communicate with, and how do you handle it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What has been your most rewarding achievement in the past 4 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Talk about a time when you had to resolve a conflict in a group." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read over the behavioral interview sample questions posted on the school's website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The helpfulness of the school's administrative staff. The housing and financial aid reps that presented during the information session seemed extremely helpful and knowledgeable." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Not a big fan of college towns like Urbana-Champaign; facilities were somewhat old; 1st & 2nd years are mostly confined to the Basic Sciences Building." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The first hour or so of tours were jam-packed with people. After the initial wave of people, the tour groups were much smaller and it would have probably been easier to ask questions and get a more thorough tour." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/12/2007

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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