For an essay question during your veterinary school multiple mini interview, structuring your answer will be vital. You can practice this before your interview. Ensure that your written response includes a quick introduction, the body of your response, and then a conclusion. By practicing some essay questions before your interview, you'll be able to work on writing well-structured responses in the short amount of time that will be given during your actual interview.

"If I had this magic wand, I would change my need to be so focused, structured, and punctual. I never want to be late for anything and sometimes get flustered if plans don't go as expected. I have been working on being less time oriented and more open to change. First and foremost, my husband would truly appreciate this change because I would become more of a risk-taker and more open to taking things as they come in our personal life. From a professional perspective, magically making this disappear would help me be more flexible in jumping from one to-do item to another more quickly and easily. With that said, I know this is a weakness and have been giving it my best effort to be more aware of how my time-oriented nature impacts those around me and will continue to do so as a veterinary student with your program."

Identifying one thing that you would change about your personality can be a difficult task, but consider your answer a chance to discuss one of your weaknesses and stress it is something you are trying to improve upon. By taking an honest approach here, your written answer will show your genuineness to the team evaluating it and comparing it to other veterinary school candidates.