Category |
Positive |
Negative |
General interest in science |
Enthusiastic, interested, curious, has asked questions, well-read, good reasoning, good ideas, has paid attention in classes, bright, well-informed, excellent recall |
Hasn’t thought about underlying principals, contradictory, no detail/depth, not able to think laterally, vague, unable to expand, has not engaged in science work at school/college |
Ethics and challenges of career |
Balanced views, aware, considered, reasoned, thoughtful, practical, sensible, critical, mature, thought on feet, able to think things through, rational, argued point well, pragmatic, measured |
Naive, contradictory, ill-informed, superficial, illogical, standard answers given (rehearsed), unclear, had not thought in advance, could not think on feet, no depth of reasoning, rambling, awkward, lack of awareness/insight, confused, unfocussed |
Quality of learning from work experience |
Aware, descriptive, methodical, has asked questions and thought about issues, clear understanding of vet practice, integrated knowledge and applied it, animated, interested, well-informed, observant, practical, had obviously enjoyed it, engaged, reasonable, observant |
No evidence of critical thinking, lacks curiosity/depth/breadth, light on current issues, basic level of knowledge, surface level responses, needs more experience, naïve, had not asked questions, little evidence of learning, unaware |
Communication and other non-academic interests/skills |
Good eye contact, out-going, confident, chatty, personable, well-rounded, argues well, not fazed by difficult questions, engaging, amiable, mature, bright, composed, articulate, well-worded answers, thoughtful, eloquent, enthusiastic, clear |
Nervous, flustered, couldn’t get a word in edgeways, hesitant, needs practice, rehearsed, no eye contact, quiet, shy, one word answers, no ability to think things through, hesitant, lacks depth, needed coaxing, few outside interests, reserved, lacked clarity, lacks enthusiasm, inarticulate, immature, hard to get a word in, poor diction |