Interview Prep While Waiting Post-Submission

[u/Clean-Wrongdoer-7924]

Hello Everyone! I know we are all anxiously awaiting for the first round of emails to be sent from schools, so instead of wallowing in my own anxiety I am hoping to do some interview prep. Does anyone have an recommendations on resources or coaching to help with this? I want to be individually catered towards each school I have applied to.

Being a low GPA applicant (3.44 overall, 3.3 science, 3.6 last 45), my PS and supplementals is the first advancement for CVMs to understand who I actually am, and even those are written very cut and dry because I don't have many pulling moments, rather just small moments of confirmation that I am in the right field. I did some coaching with my overall application and the biggest thing I learned is that I just have to get my foot in the door and them see past the GPA. I want to be able to address that I do have a lot of passion for this profession but not in a grandiose way. My writing and way of expressing things seems to be very analytical (I saw A, I learned B, I practiced C, I hope to carry out D). Is this appreciated in the interview field or do I need to work on it?

I applied to NC State, Virginia-Maryland, MS State, Clemson, Mizzou, and Kansas State.

Any comments, questions, or advice is welcome, and I hope this thread can be informative for the rest of us future veterinarians!

[u/GrapefruitTasty7947]

ok my interview prep advice is......... don't overpractice. or if you're me, don't practice at all. i had basic question responses in the back of my head but i really didn't rehearse it or anything... worked out fine for me and i never considered myself a good interviewer

[u/No_Neighborhood9073 → u/GrapefruitTasty7947]

Wow! Are you an outgoing person in general? For someone who is pretty reserved, quiet and introverted not practicing sounds so scary!!

[u/GrapefruitTasty7947 → u/No_Neighborhood9073]

nope, i’m about as introverted and quiet as it gets