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  • Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Veterinary School
  • Blacksburg, VA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

2 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

3 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?

6

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"What qualities do you look for in a good veterinarian? How many of these do you possess?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How should veterinarians contribute to society? (Be prepared with a few creative answers for this one.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What shelter experience have you had?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"None of them were really interesting. Mostly your typical interview questions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Something along the lines of ''What do you think about people who own too many pets?'' and ''What do you think should be done about people who can't afford healthcare for themselves much less their pets?'' " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"By reading over ''typical'' interview questions from a variety of schools and talking my way through the answers ahead of time. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The enthusiasm of the student tour guide." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Pretty much everything else. Everything was very cold and unfriendly. I felt like they couldn't care less whether I attended there or not. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Terrible. The hot interview (where the group has seen your application) wasn't too bad, but the interviewers were so cold. They barely acknowledged my answers when I spoke. The cold interview was awful; the two interviewers argued with everything I said (I guess in an attempt to rile me up and see how I reacted) and asked me questions that I felt were rather irrelevant. I didn't feel like I was given a fair opportunity to express myself. Also, the school lost my paperwork twice and waited until the last minute BOTH times to tell me they were missing it. Make sure you verify well in advance that they have everything they need. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/11/2006

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

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

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