What Interview Questions Have Been Asked Before At Purdue?
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What do you do in your spare time?
What was your favorite class in college? Why?
Tell me about yourself - how did you become interested in veterinary medicine?
What is the extent of your experience with different species?
Tell me about your veterinary experiences.
Have you ever seen any ethical problems in your experience?
What would you do if you saw another student cheat?
What do you see as the difference between animal rights and animal welfare? What are the issues currently in this area?
Why are there so many more women than men applying to veterinary school right now? Also asked me another gender related question.
Say you saw a person cheating on an exam. What would you do? Several years go by and that same person applies for a position in your practice - do you tell your colleagues about the cheating incident?
How do you feel about the use of live animals for research/teaching?
How do you deal with stress?
Was college difficult for you?
Why do you want to be a vet?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years
Where do you see the veterinary field in 20 years? What things will shape it? (such as technology, new biological discoveries, etc.)
What opportunities are open to vets besides private practices?
Does the starting salary depress you? What is it?
What would you do if you didn't go into private practice? What is most appealing?
How long have you been interested in veterinary medicine?
Why don't you pursue human medicine?
What qualities do you have that will make you a good veterinarian?
What brought you to Purdue to apply?
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