How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"What did you learn from working in a lab doing research that can carry over and apply to private practice? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How to you feel about the recent ban on horse slaughter in the US?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think will be the biggest challenge you will face in veterinary school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What role do you think a veterinarian should play in the community?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Your mentors provided you with a list of potential interview questions. Do you think this is ethically ok, and if so, what is the difference between that and if a fellow vet student gave you a list of questions to one of my exams?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"reviewed interview questions on SDN, reviewed the list of questions given to me by my mentor, reviewed my application and looked at current events." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything! the school was great, everyone was very friendly and informative. I really like MSU's 2 year classroom/2 year clinical curriculum. My mentor was amazing- answered all my questions, was there before and after my interview, and even showed me around Starkville!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the dress code. I understand the reasoning behind it, and could definitely get used to it, but learning about it made me feel like I was back in high school again." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Starkville is very small, but I thought the school was impressive enough to make up for it. Also, I would recommend not staying at the America's Best Value Inn. It was the cheapest place I could find and very close to the vet school, but the shower water was lukewarm at best, and I was kept up half the night by people yelling outside and driving around the parking lot revving their engines (maybe that was just the one night, but it sucked the night before my interview when I was trying to get a good night's sleep!)" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

7+ 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?

JAN

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

2 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

America's Best Value Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

On what date did the interview take place?

02/17/2009

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?

5 out of 10

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

5 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