Also, it sounds like you got an interview last year?
Would you mind describing it a bit? Was it a traditional 3-on-1 w/ questions pertaining to your app info, or a little different? Just curious. Thanks!
Of course I will share!!!
I did get an interview, but then I was wait listed, my interview went fantastic though!
Unfortunately I didn't get any "feedback" because I asked for it too late, Barbara Hodson said they were done with follow up feedback when I asked. My fault, but I asked late (prob late April), because I was holding on to hope that I might get pulled off the wait list! I did apply as a Junior, so I am hoping that maybe they just wanted me to finish my degree first! The interview was pretty good, 2 on 1. A man and woman, the guy was very nice and open, and the lady was a little more closed off/difficult to read, she made me nervous. Haha it was "good cop, bad cop". No open ended questions were asked like "tell me about yourself" ugh I hate those, so thank god I didn't get any! They did open with "why did you take time off after high school", (since I'm 25 now), so basically why did i join the game so late. I just explained that I was unsure of what I wanted so I just tried a few things and worked, and realized I really wanted to be a vet etc. They asked me why my GPA wasn't spectacular (I think they were trying to rattle me a bit, because yeah its not a 4.0 but its a 3.6!!!), so I tried to hold my ground and tell them that I believe I have an excellent GPA given how many units I take each semester (usually over 18) and that I work about 30 hours a week as well. They didnt really ask me anything like "tell us about a time you...." ya know those types...no story recollections or anything. I'm large animal interest, so they asked me how I feel about horse slaughter, and what types of roles a veterinarian must play in that. My ethical question was "is it ever okay to lie to a client, even a harmless lie" this is when the lady was a little rude, I went on to answer and be very firm and say its NEVER okay, that everything must be clear and recorded since a record is a legal document, the client has a right to know everything etc. And the lady interrupted me very rudely and said "ohhh what if it's no big deal and you just give a horse a wrong medication but it has no effect" I still stood firmly and said no it's still not okay, you don't know whats going to happen down the line, you dont know if something else you need to give the horse will have a reaction with what you accidentally gave, so you need to be able to explain to the client why you now cannot give it. Or if the horse has an adverse reaction, like I've seen with xylazine, and the owner starts freaking out when her horses RR skyrockets and he starts sweating and pacing, you always need to be honest with the client. She didnt say anything after that, then I tried to lighten the mood by saying "the only time it would be okay would be if the patient is really ugly and you tell the owner it's the cutest animal you've ever seen" THEN the lady goes "OH SO IT IS OKAY!!!?!?" She took it way seriously, the guy chuckled and was like ahhhh good one!!! It was quite the roller coaster interview. The rest went smoothly, I think the lady was just trying to make everyone "crack" a little, so I tried to just smile and not take her seriously.
Other applicants I talked to that weekend, had questions like "what are your strengths and weaknesses" "whats the last non-academic book you've read" (thank goodness i didnt get that one, i would've bomb that one bc honestly it was 50 shades of grey....that would've been embarrassing! guilty pleasure! hahaha!) Oh I think I had a questions like what do you do in your free time, I just said hiking with my dog and being outside. OHH they also asked why I didnt apply to my instate (Davis), I told them the cost of living combined with the tuition (even if instate) would be higher than WSU tuition and living (since after a year you get IS tuition there). The truth was I was a junior and wouldnt have my degree in time for Davis like they require, but I didnt want to draw attention to the fact that I wouldnt get my degree before matriculation if accepted. Which I also got a question following that answer with "How much will it cost you to go to WSU and how do you plan to pay for it? have you applied for loans of financial aid yet?" Which was a question I was pretty unprepared for, I knew how much it would cost, but no I didnt apply for loans (the plan is to get in first!! hahaha) but I think I answered it okay, I did discuss how I understand the job market and salary is not fantastic like it once was in vet med, but that I plan on considering any job opportunity that comes my way in order to pay back my loans, and that what I ideally want to do, may not be right out of vet school. They seemed to just be searching for my understanding of the financial burden I am about to take on. Which I think I explained well enough that I understood. I think that was it for the questions. It was only 20 minutes long, then they asked me if I had questions, I asked about patient volume and about their public health program, the lady then kind of rambled on about it because it was her pride and joy project lol! So I thought my interview went very well. Sorry for the long post!!!
