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ahhhh so glad to be done with the last of my interviews!! Does anyone know when our admission statuses will change? Good luck to everyone interviewing later in the day! :xf:
 
lilaboo said:
ahhhh so glad to be done with the last of my interviews!! Does anyone know when our admission statuses will change? Good luck to everyone interviewing later in the day! :xf:
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Based on last year's U-Illinois thread, about the same time that they send out letters (March 5 or 6), maybe a couple days later.

I can't wait!! I will obsessively check my online status every day starting next week, even though I know it's pointless... Lol
 
😀 I survived!

Interview wasn't at all bad and overall went WAAYYY more smoothly than my K-State interview....

Did anyone else loathe the "Follower/Leader" question?
 
xStormWarningx said:
😀 I survived!

Interview wasn't at all bad and overall went WAAYYY more smoothly than my K-State interview....

Did anyone else loathe the "Follower/Leader" question?
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I felt the same way about my interview - it went well, could've been better but certainly wasn't bad.
And I wouldn't say I "loathed" the "follower/leader" questions, but I definitely didn't like it 🙁 It threw me off and probably wasn't one of my best answers.
 
I didn't like it either. I feel like everyone probably answered that the same.
 
Hope everybody wasn't too stressed, today! I'm sorry I didn't get to see all of the SDNers that came. You probably saw me, but I didn't see you.

The people that I met were all great, so I'm hoping you all get in.

We were in the room before your information session and after your information session doing coursework, so we didn't get a break, today. Even with the tours and serving lunch and the other things that we wanted to do to make you guys feel welcome.
 
PHEW! I'm SO glad that is over! I felt great coming out of that interview-I hope that is a good thing. Since it was my second time interviewing there, I think it was better. I didn't mind the follower/leader question, but I certainly wasn't expecting it. I guess they do have to keep us on our toes. I loved the informal warm up questions. that really helped relax me.

who else is STOKED about the clinical skills learning center though?!
 
I don't think the entire interview went horribly, but I would have liked to put my foot in my mouth during one answer....I completely blanked on what to say and said something totally in the wrong direction and I don't even know why I said it! I think I just panicked and said the first thing I thought, which wasn't even how I really felt. ugh...nothing I can do now but wait til March 5th. If any of you didn't go to the information session they told us letters would go out on march 5th at the latest.
 
Pigsfoot said:
PHEW! I'm SO glad that is over! I felt great coming out of that interview-I hope that is a good thing. Since it was my second time interviewing there, I think it was better. I didn't mind the follower/leader question, but I certainly wasn't expecting it. I guess they do have to keep us on our toes. I loved the informal warm up questions. that really helped relax me.

who else is STOKED about the clinical skills learning center though?!
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Me! I'm really glad I went on the tour, just because of the chance to see the cslc and get uber-excited about it!
 
natalieises said:
I don't think the entire interview went horribly, but I would have liked to put my foot in my mouth during one answer....I completely blanked on what to say and said something totally in the wrong direction and I don't even know why I said it! I think I just panicked and said the first thing I thought, which wasn't even how I really felt. ugh...nothing I can do now but wait til March 5th. If any of you didn't go to the information session they told us letters would go out on march 5th at the latest.
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I feel your pain, I did that at my U-Penn interview. Twice.:smack:
 
I didn't say anything that I regretted and didn't feel like I answered the questions poorly, but I did feel as though the questions didn't give them the opportunity to fully grasp who I am as a person.
 
Overall I think it went ok..Def could have gone better, I saw one of my interviewer had given me all 3s(hopefully that's good), and at one point and I started to think more about the scoring then what I was saying.
Anyone know what the proper thing to say was for the question about your boss gives you 15 min to talk? ... we all prob said the same thing
 
I think the max points was a 5... so 3 is pretty good i think! I bet we all said the same thing for the 15 mins question too!
 
Sharpei5 said:
Overall I think it went ok..Def could have gone better, I saw one of my interviewer had given me all 3s(hopefully that's good), and at one point and I started to think more about the scoring then what I was saying.
Anyone know what the proper thing to say was for the question about your boss gives you 15 min to talk? ... we all prob said the same thing
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that's exactly what happened to me, too! i started trying to figure out if that was good or not and it really kinda threw me off, lol. o well, we all made the alternate list at the very least!
 
luvgoldens482 said:
I think the max points was a 5... so 3 is pretty good i think! I bet we all said the same thing for the 15 mins question too!
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Yea that one kind of threw me off too....i just said something to the extent of advocating for the animals to be sure they are still getting a standard of care...not sure what exactly they were looking for there haha
 
mine sucked *tear. I just wanted to ask "do over please" after the entire interview.. oh well. Thank you illinois for giving me the opportunity to show u how much of an idiot i am under pressure. LOL
 
I thought my interview went pretty well, but it was so short! When I got out and turned on my phone to see the time it was only 14 after! Did they really only need 13 minutes to ask me questions?

Everything seemed like it'd gone really well... but this does worry me a little.
 
Maybe 13 minutes were all they needed to fall in love with you 😉
 
I always feel like I **** right up in these interviews and turn into a blubbering dope, but I figure most people probably feel more or less the same way. Stupid behavioral interviews!

Time shall tell!
 
a regular sized envelope. we will either be waitlisted or accepted-and the envelope comes with a letter and a card you will send back telling them whether you accept your status as a waitlister or acceptee.
 
You all are going to get the envelope holding an acceptance! I bet you are!

Haha, Smileystar I was the exact opposite and took around 30 minutes. Afterwards, I was like shoot! Did I really babble that much?! Sometimes less is more.
 
Just wondering... will our status page update before letters are received... ie on the same day the letters are sent out? Or should we rely on letters as the sole method of notification?
 
I would expect a change after letters are sent (at least with the tech problems they have had.) I would look for a letter but if you see a change let us all know!
 
Pigsfoot said:
a regular sized envelope. we will either be waitlisted or accepted-and the envelope comes with a letter and a card you will send back telling them whether you accept your status as a waitlister or acceptee.
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Thanks for the info! Now I won't freak too much when I get a small envelope
 
If you guys get in, where are you planning on living next year?

Also, do you know if it is advantageous to have a car because of clinicals (i.e. are clinicals on campus or can you reach them by bus?) I though some people may have asked these questions to the students in the atrium. I personally forgot, haha.
 
Hey Truth,
I was wondering how competitive you thought your classmate's are? I mean to say do you feel like you all support each other or do things get cut throat?

Additionally, how supportive do you feel like the college is? Do they want you to succeed and help you move past failures or are they a little less supportive than that?
 
luvgoldens482 said:
If you guys get in, where are you planning on living next year?

Also, do you know if it is advantageous to have a car because of clinicals (i.e. are clinicals on campus or can you reach them by bus?) I though some people may have asked these questions to the students in the atrium. I personally forgot, haha.
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Same question about the cars...I don't currently own one, so it'd be nice to know if I need to look at an additional expense of buying one..

Also, I LOVED the Clinical Skills Learning Center. If I do get accepted, it's one of the big pros IL has over KSU right now...but I'm still torn between the two schools. 🙁
 
Smileystar5 said:
Hey Truth,
I was wondering how competitive you thought your classmate's are? I mean to say do you feel like you all support each other or do things get cut throat?

Additionally, how supportive do you feel like the college is? Do they want you to succeed and help you move past failures or are they a little less supportive than that?
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As a group, we're definitely not competitive with each other. We have all sent out e-mails with helpful study aids or websites that clarify what we've learned. We try not to lose anyone. I can't think of anyone who is overtly competitive. The instructors are very good at saying, "If you have questions, you can e-mail me, or call me, or come on over to my office."
They've also given out study guides and will come in off of their time for review sessions.

Mary also says that they will try as hard as they can to keep you once you get in, because they picked you for a reason. 😉

With that being said, if a student gets an F for a course grade, there is close to nothing that can be done at that point.

This will be gone over repeatedly during colloquium and orientation. The only person you will compete against will be yourself to get the grade you need for the internship, residency, etc...
 
I'm really glad that everyone that went on the tour got to see the CSLC. I know there was a traffic jam there, but I know it was worth the wait to see what we got to "play" with.

The CSLC is the hub of the new curriculum. I know I saw a lot of these neat new things, as well. Connie and Heather rock!
 
natalieises said:
I don't think the entire interview went horribly, but I would have liked to put my foot in my mouth during one answer....I completely blanked on what to say and said something totally in the wrong direction and I don't even know why I said it! I think I just panicked and said the first thing I thought, which wasn't even how I really felt. ugh...nothing I can do now but wait til March 5th. If any of you didn't go to the information session they told us letters would go out on march 5th at the latest.
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natalie- I felt the SAME EXACT way!

also, for that 15 minute question, i said something to the extent of telling the boss that it wasnt really enough time, but if we had to do it, we would need to hire more employees to handle the faster pace. anyone else say anything like that?

and...that burnout question??? i said that I would make sure to set aside time to relax. what did yall say?
 
For the 15 minute question I said that if the owner couldn't be convinced that 15 minutes isn't enough for an adequate examination, that I would ammend my examination style to make sure that everything that I thought was essential was still covered within 15 minutes without making the client feel rushed or unwelcome.

And for the burnout question I said that I would make sure to stay on top of things so as to have a manageable workload at a single time and to incorporate new ideas or practices regularly to keep my mind refreshed.

I was a little caught off guard by those, only because I had prepared so much for conflicts and rewarding experiences that I was expecting to only be asked those types of questions!
 
vetmed2014 said:
natalie- I felt the SAME EXACT way!

also, for that 15 minute question, i said something to the extent of telling the boss that it wasnt really enough time, but if we had to do it, we would need to hire more employees to handle the faster pace. anyone else say anything like that?

and...that burnout question??? i said that I would make sure to set aside time to relax. what did yall say?
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For the 15 minute question I basically said that I would need to practice with peers on doing a thorough evaluation in the short time period because being a professional means adhering to your employers requests as best as you can. I also said that you need to make the client feel like they got their moneys worth in that short time, while still giving the highest quality of care.

Burnout...I just went into my hobbies outside of school and work, how I deal with stress.
 
am i the only one who answered differently?

i answered that i'd be against a stringent umbrella "15 minutes per patient" rule because it's not adequate time to provide quality care. for simpler and more straightforward cases, 15 minutes would be sufficient; however, in more complex cases, 15 minutes would not be enough time to do an accurate/thorough examination and properly teach the animal's caregiver.
 
haileyRN said:
am i the only one who answered differently?

i answered that i'd be against a stringent umbrella "15 minutes per patient" rule because it's not adequate time to provide quality care. for simpler and more straightforward cases, 15 minutes would be sufficient; however, in more complex cases, 15 minutes would not be enough time to do an accurate/thorough examination and properly teach the animal's caregiver.
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I did the same! I commented that I didn't feel like a hard, fast 15 minute rules was a good idea, especially with cases that required more care or attention or were more difficult! My answer was something along the lines of that I thought the veterinary profession required a lot of specialized situations and that a 15 minute rule like that wasn't ideal, but also recognized that as an employee, it wasn't really my decision. I said that I would privately speak to the vet to voice my concerns and that if I felt patient care was being compromised because of this policy and it was something that the veterinarian in charge would really promote, then eventually I was seek employment elsewhere.

^^" I tried to answer honestly without sounding like an officious snot.
 
Storm and hailey-I said something REALLY similar to yours in that I said 15 minutes didn't *seem* like enough, but in some cases it very well could be. (i'm in emergency, often times the examination is a 5 minute bladder palpation, then back to treatment for unblocking)..SO-i did say, that if i felt it was warranted, i'd go straight to the head vet and ask if it could be more case specific. I also said examinations that go *too* long could be problematic as well-disgruntled clients in the lobby..etc.

I was wondering though, i've *never* heard of a clinic that has that. does banfield or VCA have rules like that?

I realized on the 'diversity' question-i ended up really focusing on ethnic diversity. after the fact i thought about all the other kinds of diversity i encountered (socio-economic, demographics, working with varying levels of human doctors-surgeons, GI, etc) that i TOTALLY didn't mention! i'm mad at myself for selling myself short for that one......grrr.
 
Storm, Hailey, and Pigsfoot - I answered basically the same as you guys. I said that I would try to negotiate to have more time because I know that "routine" appointments aren't always routine and even when they are, I may need time to discuss nutrition, heartworm prevention, etc. and I don't want to make a client feel like they're being rushed out the door.

Pigsfoot - I work at a VCA and we do have a 20 minute exam rule. Generally, that's enough, but there are many times when it's not, even for an exam that's supposed to be just an annual check up.
 
pigsfoot -- what's your background? sounds like you're in human medicine? ER?
 
ahh, i figured there were clinics out there with those rules. so do the vets who work there think its enough time?

hailey-I work in cardiovascular research (as an animal tech) but geared towards human health. I also work p/t at a vet ER.
My prior lab was a surgical skills lab for human surg residents, and they also had lots of medical instrument trainings there. I worked with med students, interns, residents, and super skilled long term surgeons. it was cool-but i needed a change. there was only so much euthanising cute pigs and then harvesting out their organs that i could handle. we also worked with human cadavers-after a while, i think that got to me too! : X
are you a nurse? i know lots of vet techs who are going the nursing route!! its interesting how people make choices as they get older...
 
Pigsfoot said:
ahh, i figured there were clinics out there with those rules. so do the vets who work there think its enough time?
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Two of them usually do well with the time limit. But one of the them likes to talk to the clients A LOT and she frequently goes over that time limit.
I think part of it is personally style. The other two vets definitely don't rush the clients out the door, but I think they are better at concisely saying what they feel they need to say.
 
Pigsfoot said:
hailey-I work in cardiovascular research (as an animal tech) but geared towards human health. I also work p/t at a vet ER.
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what's involved in the CV research? sounds like fun! so does the vet ER gig!

Pigsfoot said:
are you a nurse? i know lots of vet techs who are going the nursing route!! its interesting how people make choices as they get older...
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3.5 years and counting, but hoping to terminate this count sometime very soon 😉 i actually worked with a vet tech @ PAWS who wanted to transition into nursing... to each his/her own i guess...
 
hailey, are you in the Chicago area? did I meet you on the tour??!!?! I met a few people from the Chicago area. man i hope we all get in.

so, for CV research, I sometimes perform MI surgeries on mice. the we inject them with stem cells from other mice (who are genetically identical and have the same strain background, but maybe some extra awesome angiogenic factor like, VegFD or something..) and see if they recover from the MI any better/faster. the idea is to come up with stem cell therapy to help people post MI, or heart failure. its fun stuff, i absolutely love it, (and one of my interviewers runs a lab there at the school and i'd love to work with her!). i do other things too like harvest tissues, genotyping, cell culture, etc. but the surgery stuff is the best. 😍

The ER gig is a blast, we have some techs from PAWS too, actually.....

ok-here's a question for everyone. is ANYONE planning on living in graduate housing? i know it would suck to not have a pet with you-but wouldn't it be nice to be so near to the school?
 
if i miraculously get in, i'll probably live off campus. as cheesy as this may sound, i can't be parted from my running buddy aka mystery mutt...
 
I'm older so I wouldn't live in grad housing because I've done that before and i feel I've paid my dues. Also I have kitties. But if you're pet-less, grad housing is usually a decent idea. You don't have to buy any furniture, which is a big perk.

I'd like to get in Illinois. It's very near my family and I know a lot of people in the area - I grew up riding about 10 miles from the school.
 
heh, i'm *much* older, i'm sure, (30s)-and i have pets that will be staying in chicago with my husband, if I get in. I just think it would be nice to be on campus so i wouldn't have to worry about driving, or paying for parking (which i've heard is a bear). I'd consider it at least for the first year, as I'd be coming up to chicago during the summer after....
Well, this is all theoretical. I hope to get the good letter next week so I can really start planning..........:xf:
 
I can offer some thoughts!

I am at UIUC for my undergrad. I currently live off campus in a small house I rent that allows me to have two dogs (yay!). I don't mind living off campus, I actually prefer it. Less traffic hassle (sort of) -- and I drive to class. Parking in a massive pain, but I have become a huge fan of meters. Unfortunately, to find a house to rent that isn't on the expensive end, I live in the sketchiest part of town. People tend to leave us alone though. PM me if you want more information.

There is something called a cash-key you can purchase to use with meters. Load it up with cash, then you don't have to carry coins! This is optional. Parking permits are somewhat hard to get and in my opinion, disgustingly expensive. You ride a motorcycle or scooter, the permits are cheaper and you aren't locked into parking exclusively at one lot! (I look like a dork but def the way to go.)

Uhm....*tilts head* I prefer Urbana to Champaign as far as residential areas go, Urbana tends to be a little nicer and quieter, although downtown Champaign is far nicer than downtown Urbana. Savoy, a town to the south is VERY nice and much more suburban feeling, but I had some trouble at a complex I lived at down there, so make sure you check with the U of I Tenant Union to look at records! Savoy, however, I really liked as a living place, minus the whole car getting broken into thing (was more the complex I lived at than the town itself).

I've worked @ VetMed's basic sciences building for the last three years, so if anyone is curious, I can answer a lot of questions - I hope. :laugh:
 
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