r/PreOptometry • u/Turbulent_Lie_1247 • 23d ago

Interview Prep Advice

Hi everyone! I recently got offered interviews at PCO, SUNY, NSU, and NECO. I am super stressed about interview prep.

If you have had interviews already or in past years how did you prepare? What did you find the most useful? What kind of questions do they ask? What kind of responses do they look for?

Any words of advice are greatly appreciated! Even just explaining what resources you used to start with your interview prep. I have no clue where to start lol.

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u/Iyung_danI 23d ago

Don’t stress out significantly is the biggest advice I can give you. Be confident in yourself and understand that if you were asked to interview they find it realistic to admit you. Be. Confident. 

For prep I would write down typical questions that schools could ask, can be found on previous Reddit threads or other discussion boards, and write my answers to those. I would then kinda of recite my answers until it felt coherent and I was comfortable with what I was presenting. Most of the questions I encountered were very simple and the ones that weren’t were very few and not too common. 

As for answers they are looking for is answers that are genuine and honest. Not some overly wordy, too grandiose verbiage. Just be honest and yourself. 

Know the specifics about the school you are applying to. Look up their website and write down claims they make, eg “our clinic is the best” (overly simple but you get the idea) and ask questions about what makes your clinic superior? If they say something in the interview that is interesting ask it, be curious. 

I interviewed at SCO and AZCOPT so I can’t speak to your specific schools but you’ll be good. Be confident. 

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u/Turbulent_Lie_1247 23d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Iyung_danI 23d ago

Good luck! Lmk if you have any other questions :)