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Optometry School Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Optometry School interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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What are you reading right now?

Do you feed your mind on a regular basis? What kind of literature do you prefer and why? Talk to the interviewers about a book that you are currently reading. If you are not currently reading a book - talk about one that has impacted you the most.



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30 Optometry School Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Optometry School interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • 1. What are you reading right now?

  • 2. Your work load at our school will be high. How do you handle stress?

  • 3. Many optometrists have an area of specialty in which they work. What area of optometry interests you the most?

  • 4. Do you consider yourself a leader? When have you led a team?

  • 5. What do you think will be your greatest challenge in completing optometry school?

  • 6. As an optometrist, how will you keep in touch with your community's needs?

  • 7. Why are you choosing optometry over other health care professions?

  • 8. Do you have aspirations to own your own practice in the future? What appeals to you about business ownership?

  • 9. When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

  • 10. How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?

  • 11. Who in your life mentors, or inspires you?

  • 12. How do you respond to feedback and criticism? Describe a situation where your work was criticized. What was your immediate reaction to the situation?

  • 13. How does your family feel about you becoming an optometrist? Do you have a great deal of support?

  • 14. Which optometry related newspapers, journals or publications do you read to stay in touch with new industry discoveries, and current events?

  • 15. What other schools of optometry have you applied to and where does our school rank?

  • 16. We want students who have a true passion for optometry. What appeals to you most, about working in the field of optometry?

  • 17. What achievement are you most proud of, so far, on your path to becoming an optometrist?

  • 18. Tell us something that we would not know about you from reading your CV.

  • 19. What research did you conduct before choosing to apply to our school?

  • 20. Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending university.

  • 21. What do you know about our university?

  • 22. What questions do you have for us about our university?

  • 23. Talk to us about your current GPA.

  • 24. We believe in the continual development of our students, both professionally and personally. What is your self-development plan?

  • 25. What do you feel is the single most important quality an optometrist should possess?

  • 26. Why should our school accept you over another optometry student with the same qualifications?

  • 27. Tell us about your overall academic performance, so far. Where have you excelled, and where could you improve?

  • 28. Optometry school is expensive. Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at our school, and beyond?

  • 29. In your opinion, what is the most concerning topic facing optometry today?

  • 30. It is important that our school exercises great discernment when choosing applicants. What is your plan if you are not accepted into our optometry program this year?