What end-interview questions did you ask?

[HopefulAg]

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If any?

At the end of interviews they generally go "do you have any questions?" and I was told that they want to hear questions from you about the program or even questions related to what was going on in the vet community period.

Was wondering if ya'll had heard something similar? I think I kind of threw them off with mine as I asked two:

What they thought of the current rise in MRSA in the veterinary industry.

And then I told them my next one was just for fun and asked what type of cell, out of all the cells they could be, would they choose. One said a neutrophil, so he could eat all the time. Another said a RBC so that she could travel all the time, and the other said a basophil so that no one would know what the hell he was doing lol.

They then turned the question on me and I thought about it for a while then answered an embryonic stem cell so I could do whatever I wanted. They seemed to really enjoy that question.


So I was curious if ya'll asked anything and if so, what? Was it just about their program or did you ask about something else?

 

[twelvetigers]

I just asked the student and alumni what they felt they had gotten out of OKSU and how it had prepared them for work in the veterinary field. I do quite like your cell question, that's pretty awesome!

 

[PrimalMU]

The cell question is brilliant. And the basophil answer I lol'ed at.

 

[pressmom]

I just asked them what programs, environment etc. they feel set their school apart from the other vet schools?

Love the cell question!

 

[jkq202]

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[Sweetcaroline14]

I asked the same question at my interviews. It seemed to go pretty well, so I kept using it. I started out by saying I have an academic and professional interest in.......blah...Then I asked, How did you choose your area of specialty and what inspired you to challenge yourself in this field? People love to talk about how they made it to that road, so it was really a great opportunity for me to learn more about them and their interests as well as open up a forum for discussing how they cultivated their interest. I was able to ask specific questions of one interviewer and also was able to ask questions regarding their residency. We even got into where we grew up and how difficult it can be to move. I remember talking to one of the interviewers who asked me as I left if I had a purse. I said my husband was carrying it. And we both thought that was funny as she does it to hers all the time. Then we cracked up about how we load it with tons of junk and then hand it over! I think laughter worked the best at my interviews. The school I was rejected from wasn't "fun" during the interview, so I think acceptance=having a good time and being myself!

If any?

At the end of interviews they generally go "do you have any questions?" and I was told that they want to hear questions from you about the program or even questions related to what was going on in the vet community period.

Was wondering if ya'll had heard something similar? I think I kind of threw them off with mine as I asked two:

What they thought of the current rise in MRSA in the veterinary industry.

And then I told them my next one was just for fun and asked what type of cell, out of all the cells they could be, would they choose. One said a neutrophil, so he could eat all the time. Another said a RBC so that she could travel all the time, and the other said a basophil so that no one would know what the hell he was doing lol.

They then turned the question on me and I thought about it for a while then answered an embryonic stem cell so I could do whatever I wanted. They seemed to really enjoy that question.


So I was curious if ya'll asked anything and if so, what? Was it just about their program or did you ask about something else?

 

[LVT2DVM]

Great now Im all nervous about what the interviewers would think about what kind of cell I would want to be. Lets see..

Brain cell, bc I like to tell people what to do. What a minute, does that sound to pushy?

Okay, then cardiac cell, cause Im a hard worker! No wait, that sounds stupid.😱

Ahhhh....I got it! I would be a Chondrocyte because Im tough but flexible. 😀

 

[lailanni]

Here's my tip to anyone interviewing...I got in so it certainly didn't hurt!

They asked me if I had any questions, and I said something along the lines of "Before I ask my first question, I want thank you for taking the time to interview me..."

I did a short few sentences on knowing vet med was exactly where I want to be and thanking them for considering me for the upcoming class. Make a lot of good eye contact. They're giving you an opening, so take it and show them how much you want to be there!

My follow up questions were somewhat based on my interview. However I did ask about campus safety (my undergrad was having some incidents), the number of students who wanted, and got, residencies out of school.

 

[HopefulAg]

Then I asked, How did you choose your area of specialty and what inspired you to challenge yourself in this field?

That's a good idea. I may do that instead of the MRSA question. Though the responses were interesting and I am interested in immunology. Wonder how many questions would be appropriate? lol. They probably aren't expecting to be interviewed.

 

[Angelo84]

That's a good idea. I may do that instead of the MRSA question. Though the responses were interesting and I am interested in immunology. Wonder how many questions would be appropriate? lol. They probably aren't expecting to be interviewed.

It depends on the school. If I remember right Tufts plans for about 10 minutes of question time during your interview and you can ask as many questions as you want of people in the snack area.

 

[nyanko]

UC Davis actually prefers that you don't ask questions, and they certainly didn't leave me any time for it at the end of my interview. The last question they asked me, with about a minute left, was if there was anything that I had wanted them to ask me that they didn't. I used that time to talk about my undergrad research experience, which I didn't feel they touched on much in the interview. I still wish they would have, since my research experience was apparently the biggest question on my application in the end. 😛

 

[mistifical]

I asked them to tell me something that they felt made their program unique from the other veterinary programs. Got some good answers.

 

[charismarl]

At some interviews I asked the interviewers what they didn't like about the school and what they would change if they had the opportunity. When I researched the schools I felt like I got a lot of fluff and obviously every school always wants to point out their best attributes but I wanted to get the 'con' list from a real perspective...even if it only concerned the academics of the school. I got some interesting feedback.

 

[Pennvet]

boxers or briefs?

 

[Hobiecat1642]

I would be a totipotent stem cell because I'm both highly adaptive and not afraid to be controversial.

I asked about the summer scholars program, and about the tracking system. I also asked about what students do re: externships during summer (any good places nearby, etc) and also internship vs. private practice for new grads. I also thanked them for interviewing me, and made sure that they knew that I was thrilled just to be at the interview.

 

[reefervet]

Yeah I also let them know how happy I was to be at the interview, not to be an ass kisser but because that's how I really felt. Actually I let them know how fortunate I felt to have the opportunity.

 

[sofficat]

a friend of mine asked "if you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?" the adcoms got a kick out of it.... and she got in 😳)

 

[causticus]

Giving this thread a bump for upcoming interviews 🙂