Help with NOVA Interview Prep!

[osugirl2021]

I have an interview with NOVA tomorrow. Could you guys who previously interviewed there give me examples of interview questions asked both in the faculty and academic interviews?? Are they more general questions like "Why optometry? Why this school..." or are they questions like "Tell me about a time you X and how you overcame it"? Nervous about what to expect, so any tips I would appreciate!

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[Decree416]

My experience with NOVA was that their questions were pretty generic, like the ones you brought up as an example. The faculty interview is first and that interview entails questions about Optometry in general. Why Optometry, Why NOVA, What makes you a strong candidate, ect. The Academic interview asks a lot about your past with academics with questions like how you handle stress, how you handle failure, can you handle the rigorous coursework. Possibly some question on why some areas of your application is weak(low grade in Org Chem, low OAT for certain section). Always be ready with questions for both interviewers as they are looking for your personal interest in their program. NOVA was the easiest interview I had so don't be too stressed. Just be yourself and show why your a good candidate.

 

[osugirl2021]

My experience with NOVA was that their questions were pretty generic, like the ones you brought up as an example. The faculty interview is first and that interview entails questions about Optometry in general. Why Optometry, Why NOVA, What makes you a strong candidate, ect. The Academic interview asks a lot about your past with academics with questions like how you handle stress, how you handle failure, can you handle the rigorous coursework. Possibly some question on why some areas of your application is weak(low grade in Org Chem, low OAT for certain section). Always be ready with questions for both interviewers as they are looking for your personal interest in their program. NOVA was the easiest interview I had so don't be too stressed. Just be yourself and show why your a good candidate.

Thank you, this helped a lot! Do you remember roughly how long each interview was?

 

[Decree416]

Faculty was around 25 minutes. I only remember being asked around 6 or 7 questions for faculty. Academic was only 10-15 minutes and that was because he didn't have anything to discuss with my academic profile. I extended both interview with my personal questions but the interview was still shorter than the PUCO and AZCOPT interviews.