How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

"About my research, volunteering, etc. How do you treat X condition (I think he wanted me to admit I didn't know, which I had no problem doing)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did you pick your undergrad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Questions about my dead grandma (fair, it was a huge part of my PS)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

"None at all. It was very low-stress." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interviews, previous interview, looked over research. Chilled out." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything--sim lab, all the study space on campus, the students were down to earth, P/F, podcasting after 1st semester, block scheduling, enthusiastic tour guide, Children's hospital, Virology/vaccine development research, St. Louis, other interviewees" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Cost of attendance, area of SLU" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my sandwich had onions on it; to bring flats for the tour and something to do during a lot of downtime; I'd have 2 interviewers (both so nice); not to be stressed; that I would like the school so much!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was pleasantly surprised by SLU. I kind of added it as an afterthought but I would absolutely love to go there. 2 interviewers is not standard, they were breaking in a new interviewer on me." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

On what date did the interview take place?

09/15/2009

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?

5 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 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?

"More signs to the admissions office--it was hard to find, but apparently moving sometime soon." Report Response