How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ 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 type of interview was it?

Open file

What was the most interesting question?

"They asked if I had any questions re: their program." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Where else are you applying?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read many articles by the POI and head of dept. plus visited their website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Student enthusiasm, size of campus." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"U Conn canceled interview day due to snow but I had already flown out. I was disappointed by how quickly they gave up on the whole thing and didn't try to come up with an alternative meeting place. It left me with the impression that the faculty there are far more interested in doing their research than making an effort to reach out to the interviewees... definitely a sign of how they probably treat their current students." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Most students don't live on campus. Neither do faculty. Even though they all say it's a close-knit community, the fact is, they all commute 45 minutes on average each way. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Due to the snow, everything got thrown off. The faculty I met were enthusiastic and the students I spoke to by phone/email seemed content with their program but the fact that people live so far from campus isn't appealing to me." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

BDL

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

02/14/2007

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

9 out of 10