Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 24% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did well.
⭐ Overall Impressions ▼
How did the interview impress you?
Most respondents felt positively about their interview.
What was the stress level of the interview?
Most respondents rated their interview as low stress.
How you think you did?
Most respondents thought they performed well at the interview.
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
Most respondents rank this school above all other schools.
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
Most respondents rank this school above other schools they applied to.
0 = Below, 10 = Above
💬 Interview Questions ▼
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The most commonly asked interview questions at medical schools include inquiries about the applicant's motivations for pursuing dentistry, their strengths and weaknesses, extracurricular activities, future goals, and unique qualities that would benefit the school. Many respondents also mentioned questions related to the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format and nondisclosure agreements, indicating a structured interview process and confidentiality requirements may have been part of their experience.
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Tell me about your extracurricular activities
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What have you been up to since graduating college?
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why do you want to be a dentist? why nova?
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Tell me about your hobbies.
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What characteristics do you have that makes you a good fit for our school?
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Favourite Procedure?
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Why dentistry?
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Why nova?
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what led me to want to pursue dentistry
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what qualities do I have that would make me a good dentist
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In just a few words, how would your friends describe you?
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Tell me about yourself
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What are your strengths and weaknesses
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What would a friend say is your greatest strength
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years
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my research experience My academics
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What prepared you for a dental school?
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Why did you chose NSU?
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How did you study for the DAT differently the second time? (I took it twice and did really well the second time). How do you plan on studying for dental school since it is a lot different from undergrad curriculum?
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What is something that you can never master no matter how hard so try and you feel you will never master it? (Didn’t have to be dental related)
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What would your sister says is two strength and one weakness you have?
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Did you apply to Canadian schools?
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If your sister was here, what would she tell about you
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Why did you change your major from engineering
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a specific question about something on my application
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did you like growing up in south florida
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If my best friend would be sitting next to us what one positive and one negative trait she would say about me?
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Talk about one of your research papers in detail.
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Tell me about yourself.
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Do you have any questions for me?
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Why Dentistry
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Tell me about your best qualities that would be beneficial to dentistry.
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What motivates you ?
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What was your research experience?
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Are you ready to move to FL
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What do you see yourself in 10 years
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What do you like to do for fun?
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What drives you /motivates you to pursue dentistry (reapplicant)
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What other interviews do you have
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What do you like to do for fun?
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Are ou ready for this next step in your life
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what was your driving force?
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Just a casual conversation about myself
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They didn't ask me a specific question. It was just a conversation about my extracurriculars. Then we just continued to talk for 25 minutes. It was not stressful at all.
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how would you feel about moving to florida
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what do you like to do for fun
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What is your strength and weakness
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Are you ready to move to Florida?
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What sets you apart from the rest of the interviewees?
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What are your strengths/weaknesses? What do you like to do for fun?
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Why do you want to be a dentist? Did you get to do any shadowing while you were abroad?
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Would you be willing to move down to Florida?
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so you applied to medical school...
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talked about travel experiences, and asked me specific questions on this topic.
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what do i like about dentistry specifically
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What happened with the Canadian schools you applied to last year?
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What sets you apart from our other applicants, what would you bring to the class?
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what are you looking for when choosing your dental school ?
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what do you do for fun ?
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What is your most hated & most favorite class ?
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If I had some friends sitting here right now, what would they say are your weaknesses and strengths?
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Who are you?
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Why Nova? Why Dentistry?
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They simply said tell me your story/about yourself.
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Why did I want to be a dentist.
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What are your hobbies?
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What would your friends/family say are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Why do you want to become a dentist?
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If your girlfriend wasn't in the room, what would she say you stink at?
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Out of the schools you applied to, what percentage of schools have given you interviews? (Making sure I can do math still)
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So let's get this out of the way, you are a re-applicant. Tell me about that.
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What would i highlight in app and what would i white-out in app?
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Famous person you would have (any point of his or her life) if you were stranded in a desert island?
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What can you bring to Nova?
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Why are you applying to Nova from CA?
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Tell me about your self
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What 2 movies would you take with you to an island
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What do your parents do?
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What do you do for fun?
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How will engineering help you in dental school?
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If your friend was sitting right next to you, what would they say is your weakness?
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Would you move to Florida?
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Has there been a major event in your life which changed your mindset/goals?
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Has there been any major dissapointment in your life?
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Why did you pick Dentistry?
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If you were on an island, and can only pick one person, who would it be? (no relatives)
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Why aren't you taking human related science courses?
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Why didn't you apply to Canadian Schools? (I'm Canadian)
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if someone famous dead or alive could sit next to you, who would you choose?
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What did you do to improve your application?
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Tell me about yourself. What do you like to do in your spare time?
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What would your friends say about you? What negative things would they say?
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Why Dentistry? Other than being a neighborhood school why Nova?
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How did you hear about the school?
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What do I like to do in my spare time?
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What have you done to show your manual dexterity?
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Explain DAT scores.
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General, why dentistry? Why Nova? About my personal statement...
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What work have you done with your hands?
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Why did you withdraw from this class?
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about my improvements...
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my personal life?
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The worst and best personal qualities
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years after graduation
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Would you be willing to move to FL from Midwest?
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So why do you want to be a dentist?
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tell me about your other interviews? **had one the previous day
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Tell us a little bit about yourself?
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Do you see your self traveling all the way over here to attend Nova?
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What do you do in your free time?
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How did you become interested in the field of dentistry?
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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Same as you see on all other feedbacks :)
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What types of community service have you been involved with?
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What types of things do you do in which you work with your hands?
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what are your weaknesses?
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If your friend was sitting here, what would he/she say was your best and worst quality?
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Tell us about yourself...
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Are you sure you would come here?
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Can you explain any discrepancies in your transcript (poor grades during certain semesters)?
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Why are you changing careers from chemical engineering to dentistry?
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Why do you want to attend NOVA?
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On your flight home if you could sit next to anybody dead or alive, excluding friends and family, who would it be?
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How serious are you about leaving California and moving to Florida? (OOOOOO YEAHHH!!!!)
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Why did you have a low score in biology with such a high GPA as a biology major?
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Explain 2 grades on my transcript.
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How do you like your undergraduate school?
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If I could be a leader of anything, what would I lead?
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Tell me about yourself!
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What are your weaknesses and strengths?
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What do you do for relaxing?
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WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK ABOUT YOU APPLYING TO DENTAL SCHOOL?
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(I didn't get asked any of the funky questions that you may have seen in other feedbacks, but some of my fellow interviewees did)
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Do you have any questions for us? (don't ask questions for the sake of asking; come up with good questions)
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You said you like to read. What's the last book you've read?
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Are you ready to do this?
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Is there anything you would like to ask us?
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Tell us something about you?
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How do you relax?
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What will you do if you are not accepted?
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Why was your application so late?
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They looked at my RC and saw the high score so they asked me if I liked to read and whats my favorite book?
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Where else have you applied/interviewed?
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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What did you do to improve on the DAT?
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Why you?
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If your boyfriend were sitting here, what would he say your strengths and weakness are?
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Would you be ready to uproot your life in Seattle and move here to Florida? (Of course!!!:-)
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You have taken a long break from school (6 years), but did well on your DATs... how did you study?
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Why did you apply to Nova?
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Why do you want to be a dentist?
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Question about application
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Where do I see myself in 5 years?
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How did you prepare for DAT?
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Ur plan after 5yrs?
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What do you think about Florida?
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What would your fiance say about your strengths and weaknesses?
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what would your friends say your weakness is
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Tell us about yourself.
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What do i do for fun? How do you relax?
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Why dentitstry?
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What was the most difficult thing you've ever gone through?
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Why Nova? Would you stay in Florida after graduating? Why not your state schools?
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Basically everything that was posted here on SDN feedback.
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do you work with your hands in any activities
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Hobbies?
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how did you study for the DAT
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name your best and worst qualities
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Tell me about yourself?
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Tell us about yourself
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What experinces do you have in dentisty?
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Why NSU?
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Strengths and weaknesses?
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What are your strengths/weaknesses?
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If your friends were here, how would they describe you?
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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What would you consider to be your weakness?
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Why dentistry, why not physical therapy? (I'm a pre-PT major)
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Why Denistry? What other things do you do with your hand?
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Why did you get [this score on this section] on your DATs?
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How did you prepare for the DAT?
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Strengths/Weaknesses
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*assorted Qs about my grades, classes, and DAT scores*
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what questions do you have about the school?
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What are schools have you applied to?
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they are already posted on other feedbacks
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What have you done to improve your application over last year's?
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Why is becoming a dentist so important to you?
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Strengths/weaknesses question
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Did you father pressure you into pursuing dentistry (my father is a dentist)?
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What would you say is your biggest strength?
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You did well on the manual dexterity portion of the (Canadian) DAT. How did you prepare for this?
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what reflects you best, your dat or gpa
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when in college did you feel everything clicked and the classes became easier
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why nova and dentistry
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Do you have any questions for us? (good opportunity to clear up any misconceptions/stereotypes you have towards the school)
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Do you want to specialize?
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Tell me something about yourself? (anything!)
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have you been to the beach
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how was the drive here
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why do you want to go here
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what activities have you worked on to use manual dexterity
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what dentistry
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what would your frnd say is your biggest strength/weakness
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Do you have any questions for us? How did you prepare for the DAT? Why dentistry? Are you being pressured into dentistry (My sister and brother-in-law are both dentists)?
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If you could begin a community service program, one in which you have not already been involved, what would the program be and why?
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If you were given two tasks, one difficult and one easy, which task would you complete first and why?
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Describe yourself. (more of a command)
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Why a dentist?
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See above
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Why didnt you re-take the DAT?
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You are sure Dentistry is what you want to do, not Medicine?
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What shows do you like to watch?
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Strengths / weaknesses
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What is important to you in a dental school
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what would u do if u were not accepted?
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why do u want to be a dentist
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What will make you a successful dentist?
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What would your best friend say is your best trait?
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Tell me about your research.
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What are your strengths?
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What makes you think you'll make it through the rigorous dental school experience?
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No trick questions, so don't worry about it.
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"From what you saw and who you met, do you think you would get along with the class?"
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"Tell who you really are: the student described by your GPA or the student described by your DAT score?"
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"What do you like to do in your spare time?"
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How did you get from being a Religion major to dentistry?
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Tell me a little bit about you?
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do you apply a lot of schools outside of cali?
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what are you looking for in a school
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How did you do so well on RC on the DAT?
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How did you prep for the DAT?
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Tell us about your research in undergrad.
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How did you study for the DAT?
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What is your #1 strength?
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What is your #1 weakness?
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Tell us about yourself?
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What was the last book you read?
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2 strengths and weaknesses
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why a dentistry(i'm an engineer)
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why nova and florida
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Are your DAT's or Academic performance a better representation of your academic abilities?
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Which one of the courses that you have taken so far gives you the best understanding of the biological sciences?
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So tell us about your club.
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do you feel that the academic performance or your DAT score is a better indicator of how you'll perform in dental school?
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What do you like to do?
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How was your trip?
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Is there anything you'd like to ask us?
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What do you like to do in your free time?
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What activities demonstrate your dexterity?
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What other schools have you applied to?
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Very straigtforward, easy questions that everyone should have no problem answering even without preparation. The key is to be yourself and be honest.
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all the usuals.
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What are 2 of your strengths and weaknesses?
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Why not medicine?
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How did you do in Physics?
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How will you handle the course load in dental school?
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Why are you interested in dentistry?
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What would a friend say about you?
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Bad characteristics about you?
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Good characteristics about you?
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what field do you want to go into?
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why is nova a good match for you?
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how many months did u prepare for part1
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Strengths and weaknesses
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why nova
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What other schools did you apply to?
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3 words to describe yourself.
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Do you think you'd fit in well here in South Florida?...it is a very diverse location with advantages to 2nd language speakers. (I speak English, Portuguese, and some Spanish)
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Why do you want to attend Nova'a Dental School?
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Did you adapt easily to each new school that you attended?
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What was the last book that you read not related to school?
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Why did you decide to become a dentist?
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How did you study for the DAT?
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What do you do to relax.
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Who would you like to sit next to on your trip home?
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Strenghts and weaknesses?
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Tell us about your research?
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do you have any questions for us?
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Strengths
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weeknesses
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how is ca's weather?
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Do you have any volunteering background?
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Tell us about your undergraduate backgorund, so when we present your file to the committee, it looks favorable.
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What are your strength and weaknesses?
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Hobbies
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How have you done so well academically?
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If you were not in the top 5% of your class, how would that affect you personally and emotionally.
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Please describe your academic journey from when you were a freshmen to the present.
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What negative aspects/things would you bring to Nova?
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Do you have any questions?
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What would your friends say are your strengths and weaknesses?
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abot my work experience
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have u applied to any other schools?If we dont accept u this year how do u improve your resume ?
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what would u like to do after ur graduation?
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about work experience
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Why You
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Chalanges in life?
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Clinical expierence?
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Why i want to be a dentist?
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Do you do anything that involves using your hands?
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Your weakness/strengths
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Why have your grades improved so much in the past few years?
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Do you want to specialize and if so, in what?
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how was you flight
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why Nova? what book have you read recently
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How was your flight?
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What do you do for work?
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What do you like to do in your spair time?
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What has your musical background taught you?
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Will your musical inclination assist your skills in dentistry?
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tell us about your life growing up
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why not medical school
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Have you been accepted to other dental schools and why Nova?
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What and how had it made you turn your academic career around? (about my GPA)
What was the most interesting question?
Students said most interesting question asked at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine discussed a variety of topics such as personal strengths and weaknesses, free time activities, and hypothetical scenarios. While some responses mentioned unique questions like choosing a person to sit next to on a flight home, the overall interview format appeared to be conversational and focused on understanding the applicant's personality and motivations for pursuing dentistry.
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what do you like to do in your free time?
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What would a best friend say you need to work on?
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If the admissions committee could overlook one part of your application what would it be?
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What is something you think you will never master no matter how hard you tried?
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Nothing
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nothing really, it was a casual conversation about myself
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If I had an empty seat on the way flying to my home country, who would I like to sit next to me? It could be anyone.
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Tell me about your best qualities that would be beneficial to dentistry.
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n/a
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Are you ready to move to florida?
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Who is your favorite composer? (I'm a musician)
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what i like to do for fun
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A cup and a pitcher are on the table in front of me. He asks what would I do if I was suppose to make the cup for a class but I made the pitcher and failed the class.
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if your best friend were sitting in the room interview w/ you, what would they said is your weakness & strength ?
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If you had one day to do whatever you want, what would you do?
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If you inherited Bill Gates' bank account, what would you do with the money?
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Highlighter/whiteout question
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Why is dentistry so impt? What can you bring to this class?
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Desert island.
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What person would you want to meet?
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If you were stranded on a desert island with only two movies, what would they be and why?
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How was your flight?
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Has there been any major dissapointment in your life?
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If you were on an island, and can only pick one person, who would it be? (no relatives)
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None, all of them attacked my application
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the dead or living person next to you question?
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No off-the-wall questions. Pretty conversational.
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Who would I sit beside on the way home?
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On your ride home if you could sit next to anyone alive or dead who would you choose?
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if your best friend can name 3 good adjectives what would they be?
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Dr. Lippman was very friendly and knew that I was a little nervous in the beginning. He started the conversation by asking me to tell him about myself. That helped me to start out
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What does your family think about your goals
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If you could choose one person from past/present to sit and talk to, who would you chose?
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Nothing really, pretty basic interview questions.
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Do you think you'll like the weather here? I almost couldnt hold back my laughter!
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Who would you like to sit next to you on your drive home (excluding any family or friends)?
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On your flight home if you could sit next to anybody dead or alive, excluding friends and family, who would it be?
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I saw that you were in Hollywood, tell me about it.
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Tell us one thing about pre-dental students that we should know.
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If have just finished your crown prep and someone drops and breaks it, how would you deal with the situation?
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ON YOUR PLANE RIDE BACK HOME, IF YOU COULD SIT NEXT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY (CAN'T BE FAMILY, FRIEND)?
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none
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Is my country devided to 3 separate now? (answer is 7!, I wish it's 3:)
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Talked a lot about sports...
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If you were a fruit, what would you be?
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What do you do to balance out your life?
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If you were a car, what kind of car would you be and why?
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Where do you want to practice?
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what would your friends say your weakness is
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Where do you see yourself in five years?
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Why Nova? Would you stay in Florida after graduation?
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All expected
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Do you think your academic history is an indicator of your academic performance in dental school?
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Why do you have all A's?
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Whats your favorite hobby?
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If you had the opportunity to switch lives with one person for a week, who would it be and why?
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What do you like to do for fun?
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Nothing in particular. Nothing funky. The usual "Why dentistry?" and "Strengths and Weaknesses" stuff.
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what Questions do you have about Nova?
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n/a All questions were typical
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If we were to ask a relative about you what would be the first thing that would say to describe you.
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Why is becoming a dentist so important to you?
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Strengths/weaknesses question
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On your flight back, who is the one person from history that you would like to sit next to?
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what do your parents think of you wanting to become a dentist
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Do you want to specialize?
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have you seen the beach here
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On the flight back to California if you could have one person from history sit next to you who would it be?
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If you were given two tasks, one difficult and one easy, which task would you complete first and why?
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If my best friend was in my place what would he say my best assest/weakest quality would be?
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What was the last book you have read?
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Would your husband be okay moving to Florida
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why do u want to be a dentist?
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If we could ask any question, what would it be?
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What question would you like me to ask you to highlight your best assets?
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Nothing comes to mind
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How did you get from being a Religion major to dentistry?
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did you apply a lot of school outside of california?
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If a patient had a mouth full of decent teeth but wanted you to pull them all and make them dentures, what would you do?
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Are you LDS?
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How did you prepare for the DAT?
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if ur friends were here, how would they describe two strengths and weaknesses
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Which one of the courses that you have taken so far gives you the best understanding of the biological sciences?
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I don't remember.
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what do you like to do?
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How was your trip?
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"How did you study for the Chemistry section on the DAT?" (I scored a 29 in Gen. Chem).
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Explain why you attended 3 schools.
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What are 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses?
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What is the meaning of life? (as a joke from the interviewer)
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What good/bad things would a friend say about you?
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What would your friends say is the best quality about you?
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If I could have one wish what would it be?
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how much did u study for part 1
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How did you find out about Nova Southeastern and what drew you to it?
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Give 3 words to describe yourself.
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Last book I read
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What would you like to change about yourself?
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What would you're friends say are your strengths and weaknesses?
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What makes you special?
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How many days did you work during your undergrad?
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If you had one wish, what would it be?
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how does florida's weather compare to ca?
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Would you like a cookie? Now, why did you choose that kind?
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None really it was mostly conversational
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Tell us about your undergradtuate experience?
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How have you done so well academically?
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Please describe your academic journey from when you were a freshmen to the present.
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why should we prefer you to the other students who attended the interview today?
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None, I was only asked 2 questions.
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Nothing too interesting, pretty much standard stuff.
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Nothing. All very basic, predictable questions. I did hear that some students got some off the wall questions though such as "what type of furniture would you be?" or "who would you sit next to on a plane?"
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Why have your grades improved so much in the past 3 years?
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It was more of a conversation. No tricky questions were asked. They just want to get to know you and see if you fit the feel of the school. Be yourself and you'll be fine.
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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what do you do for fun
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Who have you looked up to most of your life?
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where do you see yourself in 10 years
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There was nothing really interesting. They basically asked simple questions like what do u like to do, why nova, hows florida weather, tell me about school.
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Do you think music will affect you positively in school?
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In the 45 min interview I was only asked two questions: Why do you want to be a dentist; What do you do in your free time?
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if you could pick one person to sit next to you on the plane ride back home (non-family member) who would it be and why?
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Why Nova?
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The questions were all pretty normal and expected.
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If you could be a piece of furniture, what would you be?
What was the most difficult question?
Students said most difficult question asked at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine discussed a wide range of topics, including comparing volunteer experiences, explaining academic performance, sharing fears about dental school, discussing personal challenges, and exploring unconventional questions like who to sit next to on a plane ride. The interviews were generally conversational, with no specific trend towards challenging questions, indicating a mix of traditional and personal inquiry styles.
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how was the government dental clinic i volunteered at different than my workplace dental facility?
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Be able to explain any bad grades you have on your transcript
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What are you scared of in dental school?
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none! super conversational and chill
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Why NOVA?
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What is something you think you will never master no matter how hard you tried? (Don’t have to be dental related)
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What is the one thing that your sister tells you to improve
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Nothing
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None
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n/a
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Nothing really
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none!
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so you applied to med...
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What was one of your worst customer experiences?
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Why should we choose you?
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Nothing too difficult, my interview review my app., then ask me why i apply late and how did I study for the DAT ?
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He asked a lot about my family background, about coming to this country, etc. (I'm Cuban)
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Explain your academic record (very bad undergrad, very good post-bac/graduate).
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Nothing too difficult
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Why didn't I apply to Nova last year? (1st round applying)
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Do you read any books.
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None were really too bad
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How will engineering help you in dental school? So dentistry is just teeth to you?
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Why did you get this grade in this class?
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Has there been any major dissapointment in your life?
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Why didn't you apply to Canadian Schools? (I'm Canadian)
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what did I do to improve my application
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None really. They asked if I had any questions for them.
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Who would I sit beside on the way home? -- I already knew they would ask this question from reading past posts. But from my response, the interviewer could tell that I already heard this question before. I don't think it was a bad thing, just showed that I had prepped for the interviewer.
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What would my husband tell if they asked him about my strengths and my weaknesses
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None they were all straight up
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Who would you like to sit next to you on your drive home (excluding any family or friends)? I think that my answer came out the wrong way, like I was overly-competitive.
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Please tell us the biggest challenge you've had to overcome in your life and how you overcame that situation. (this was a little hard for me to get out personally, but I answered honestly)
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If have just finished your crown prep and someone drops and breaks it, how would you deal with the situation?
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ON YOUR PLANE RIDE BACK HOME, IF YOU COULD SIT NEXT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY (CAN'T BE FAMILY, FRIEND)?
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None. The interview was brief and very conversational.
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none, everything was straightforward
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No difficult q's...
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Nothing!
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Who would you sit next to on a plane ride home? (dead or alive, not related)
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I can't really say any of the questions were necessarily "difficult" because the dean and chancellor were very open and friendly... did not seem like they were trying to put me on the spot.
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None really, all were pretty typical (describe yourself, strength/weakness, etc.). Whole interview was a very relaxed conversation.
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Autobiograph!
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nothing much. it was really laid back, very conversational
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What is one negative and one positive thing you found in your expierience in dentistry?
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All Qs were quite easy.
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Why do you have all A's? (wasn't expecting that one)
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not really anything
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There were no difficult questions, they were all typical
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Tell us about yourself.
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Someone else I interviewed with was asked "If you could sit next to anyone in history for your flight home, who would it be?"
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^ I should've expected it, but it kinda threw me off guard and I didn't really have anything to ask.... so she asked the questions for me and answered them.
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What is you weakness?
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No hard questions at all
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None of the questions were particularly difficult.
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what do you want us to tell the admissions committe...how do we sell you to the committee
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n/a. The interview was just about getting to know me as a person.
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On the flight back to California if you could have one person from history sit next to you who would it be? (But I had read abt this question on SDN)
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If you could begin a community service program, one in which you have not already been involved, what would the program be and why?
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None. All 5 questions were textbook.
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nothing..
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What happened with the reading section on the DAT?
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No real terrible questions. Mostly just comfortable conversation
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what would you so if you were not accepted this year?
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What would your best friend say your weakness is?
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If you had a patient who requested all their teeth removed and replaced with dentures, what would you do?
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About my DAT scores in comparison with my GPA
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How did you get from being a Religion major to dentistry?
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Name your favorite class in undergrad and your least favorite class.
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Do you like South Florida? (YES!!!)
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What are you looking for in a dental school?
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why florida and nova
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There wasn't one.
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do you feel that the academic performance or your DAT score is a better indicator of how you'll perform in dental school?
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Asked to clarify something on my essay.
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How would your friends describe you?
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Nothing.
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Why not medicine?
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Why are you interested in optometry? It's always hard to answer a question that means so much to you when you are so damn nervous!
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They were all pretty straight forward.
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Why do you want to be a dentist?
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What other aspects of dentistry interest you?
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nothing,it was all just the ordinary and usual way
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What would my friends say are my strengths and weaknesses.
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Why did you take so long (2.5 years) to finish the prerequisite requirements during your post-bac?
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really no difficult questions...just the basics...why Nova, one question about transcript, they gave me the opportunity to ask them questions.
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Do you think you would have done better if you had gone to a four year university, instead of a community college first and then two years in a four year university?
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(no difficult or tricky questions were asked!)
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On your plane ride home which celebrity, living or dead, would you like to sit next to and why?
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nothing out of the ordinary
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What do you think this school has to offer that others you have applied to don't?
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Being that my science background is kinda thin how will I compete in dental school with the students that have taken science courses all of their college career.
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What are your weaknesses?
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How have you done so well academically?
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What negative aspects/things would you bring to Nova?
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none were really difficult, it was more of a conversation than a Q&A session
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same as the above
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That they had so many applications this year and why should they choose me.
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What was the most difficult situation you have had to overcome?
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Tell me about yourself
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Please expain E=MC2 ....j/k...nothing difficult.
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None. the 3 interviewers were very nice, and they asked typical questions.
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Why denistry?
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there wasn't
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none were asked
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none. All we did was talk for 45 min.
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probably the above question
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Why dentistry?
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The questions were straight forward in my opinion.
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Same as above~
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼
How long was the interview?
Most respondents had an interview of 20 minutes.
How many people interviewed you?
Most respondents were interviewed by 2 people.
What was the style of the interview?
Most respondents had a one-on-one interview.
What type of interview was it?
Most respondents had an open file interview.
Was this interview in-person or virtual?
Most respondents had a virtual interview.
Data includes both pre- and post-COVID interviews.
Where did the interview take place?
Most respondents were interviewed at the school.
📍 On-Site Experience ▼
Who was the tour given by?
Tours were most commonly given by a Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Most tour guides were enthusiastic about the school.
How do you rank the facilities?
Most respondents rank the facilities as above average.
What is your in-state status?
Most respondents rank the facilities as below average.
What were your total hours spent traveling?
Most respondents spent 4-6 hours traveling to the interview.
What was your primary mode of travel?
Most respondents traveled by airplane to the interview.
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
Most respondents spent between $201 and $300.
What airport did you fly into?
Respondents who flew to the interview generally used Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
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ft. lauderdale
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West Palm Beach
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Miami International
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MIA
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Jetblue
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Hollywood Int.
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Hollywood - Fort Lauderdale
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Hollywood
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Ft. Laud
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Ft lauderdale
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Ft Lauderdale airpot
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Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood
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Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport
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Fort Lauderdale(FLL)
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Fort Lauderdale Intl Airport
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Fort Lauderdale International Airport
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Fort Lauderdale International
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Fort Lauderdale
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FTL
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FLT
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FLL
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FFL
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Delta
Where did you stay?
Most respondents stayed either Hotel or at a hotel.
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
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marriot plantation
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marriot bonvoy
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la quinta
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forgot?
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comfort
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Westin
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Tropic Cay - AWFUL!!!
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Staybridge Suites Plantation
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Sheraton Suites- VERY NICE
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Rennaisance
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Red Carpet In.
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Marriott
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Lago Mar Resort
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La Quinta on Peters Ave.
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La Quinta Inn
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Hyatt House Fort Lauderdale-South Cruise Port
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Holida Inn
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Hapton Inn
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Hampton Inns
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Hampton Inn, Plantation
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Hampton Inn Plantation
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Hampton Inn - Plantation
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Hampton Inn
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Hampton
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Found a nice place in AirBnb
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Embassy Suites
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Don't remember
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Days Inn
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Courtyard plantations
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Comfort Suites, Davie Rd.
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Comfort Suites on Davie rd
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Comfort Suites Airport West
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Comfort Suites
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Comfort SWEET
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Best Western
How would you rate the hotel?
Most respondents rated their hotel as good.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
Most respondents would recommend their hotel.
What is your ranking of this school's location?
Most respondents rate the school location as good.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
Most respondents rate the area’s cultural life as good.
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your comments on where you stayed?
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very outdated and overpriced for what is given. The staff was friendly though.
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Breakfast and coffee are included every morning and it's located near many restaurants and grocery stores.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was friendly.
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
Most respondents said the admissions office was responsive.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Most applicants prepared for the interview by researching the school, reading SDN interview feedback, and practicing with mock interviews or friends. They emphasized the importance of knowing common questions, being oneself, and staying relaxed during the interview process.
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I researched the school, SDN interviews and applicant feedback, spoke my responses aloud,
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SDN questions
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SDN, youtube
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Youtube prep
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SDN and a lot of YouTube videos
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SDN, mock interview
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SDN, review my application
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Researched the school and their program.
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School's website
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on line resources
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Mock interview
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No need to prepare much.
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SDN, school website, other sites with interview questions.
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mock interviews with friends
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SDN
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Thought about my qualities and things I would like the emphasize.
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Sdn, none
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SDN, and doing mock interview w/ others
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Read the posts on SDN. Talked to a friend who had already interviewed with them.
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SDN, books, YouTube videos... all not needed. Just know the typical questions (why dentistry, strengths/weaknesses, etc.) and come up with a few questions. The interview is very laid back and conversational.
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Researched school, sdn
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SDN, website, talking to students.
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Studentdoctor.net
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SDN interview feedback
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SDN, internet
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By knowing common questions and answering them in a unique way which makes me stand out
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previous interviews
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Read interview feedback and NOVA website
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SDN, Mock Interviews (Extremely Important). Its not until you practice the real thing that you realize the little silly things you do when your under pressure.
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Reading SDN interview feedback.
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Didn't really
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relaxing
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Read a good book, relaxed the night before, slept good, and was well rested and ready for the interview. Dr. Lippman asked very simple questions. he just wanted to see who I was as a person, so no special prep needed. Just be yourself
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SD and Mock Interviews
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Mock interview, SDN, Application
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SDN, mock interview, reviewed the school website and my application
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Mock interview, SDN, reading over personal statement, etc.
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Interview feedback, reviewed my app, read up on SDN
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SDN, Nova website, my application
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Student Doctor Network and comments from current students.
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SDN, review my file, mock interview
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SDN, friends
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I didn't prepare much, just looked at some of the SDN interview feedback.
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-Looked on SDN to get a general feel for the interview. -Reviewed my application. -Googled some of the possible dental school interview questions and tried to answer them.
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READ MY FILE, READ UP ON HERE, MADE UP SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS
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Did what you are doing now.
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SDN, read my application
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I was preparing for case presentation the most, and for the interview I just tried to form solid answers to the most common questions as ''tell us something about you'', ''why dentistry'', ''why you'', ''what's your hobby''...
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SDN, Dental students
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friends, other interviews, SDN
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SDN, Nova website, application.
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Reviewed my application and interview feedback.
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Basic interview questions
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SDN interview feedfack, NOVA website, etc.
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SDN and review application.
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Went through my app, looked up info on nova.
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read my essay
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Read SDN, AADSAS file, school website, etc.
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sdn and NSU webpage
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SDN, NSU website
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Read interview feedback, read up on the school, reviewed my application.
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Read this site, the schools info, my file
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Review possible interview questions and review my application
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SDN, looked over the school's website
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sdn.
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didn't really, meant to ask someone who knows a lot about the school, but forgot.
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past interviews, website, sdn, took bubble bath, worked out, got drunk at Grumpy Dick's the night before
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Looked on here. Every question that asked me were already posted on here. I was not surprised by one.
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SDN's Interview Feedback.
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practiced mock questions
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website, sdn, brochures
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looked at school website, prepared with coach
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SDN and school website
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The SDN website, the NOVA website, and my AADSAS application.
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SDN, mock interview, 3 long months training Rocky-style in Siberia.
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I interviewed there last year...
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I cut and pasted questions that were asked from this school from the feedback given on SDN to word and praticed answering them in my head.
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SDN and NSU website
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Didn't
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SDN-answered every possible question that students reported about this school, read over personal statement and the literature about Nova, asked a lot of questions of the tour guide during an Open House visit
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SDN, mock interviews
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My two previous interviews, my AADSAS app.
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SDN!!!
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SDN, school website
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Read up on the school, checked out other interview feedbacks.
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sacrificed a brown trout to the porcelin god
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Mock interview, studentdoctor.net, rehearsed answers
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sdn, googles nova dental for info and read over own app
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Studentdoctor.net interview feedbacks
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I had two interviews a month before this one so I did not do any preparation.
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SDN, current students
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Tried to relax as much as possible before the interview and pretty much that's it.
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SDN and using flashcards of common questions they might ask.
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Student Doctor and mock interview
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SDN, Contacted Current Nova Dental Students. Read Nova Website/Brochure.
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SDN,talking to Nova students, reviewed my application
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Reviewed my applications, this site, and Nova's brochure.
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Visit the school's website, do internet research on what's going on w/ the field, memorize as much facts about the school as possible during the tour
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SDN, Reviewed my application and my secondary.
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It was my third interview.
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read other reviews, interviewed with three other schools, practiced with friends and went for a long walk before
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SDN, talk to people that had interviewed there, read school booklet.
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sdn,school site,friends
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SDN only
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SDN, Nova's website
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Had questions written down that I could ask them. Dressed up in a nice suit and tie. Shaved, but not my legs (I'm a guy). Would recommend brushing your teeth before a dental school interview :-).
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Read the school website, talk to friends and family, read the feedback from other students on this website .
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sdn and read over the website
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Read pamphlets and the school's web site
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sdn, read over my application, Nova's website
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SDN, other students
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sdn and stuff online on interview preps
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Read the website and asked friends who are currently enrolled
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SDN, people who have been interviewed there before, NOVA website...
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SDN, Nova's brochure.
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became addicted to the student doctor website, looked over the school's site
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sdn and went through my statement of purpose
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sdn,personal statement
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Read SDN, went over my essays.
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SDN, Talked with current students.
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Read website of school and interview feedback from this site.
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Looked at website and asked questions in the SDN forums.
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Relaxed and tried to enjoy the day.
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Talked with current student. Reviewed my personal statement.
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read the school webside and SDN
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Website, SDN, Asked others about school
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Reviewed NSU info, and aadsas info
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Read the school website
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I reviewed my applications.
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SDN and read over interview
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I flew to the location, dressed in a suit, and showed-up with about 7 other applicants.
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Well I had my eye on the school for over a year so I didn't do anything. Just went in and was myself.
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Read material on Nova.
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Nothing, just be myself
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Asked students on SDN, read up on the school from the internet.
What impressed you positively?
Applicants were overwhelmingly impressed by the friendly and welcoming atmosphere at the school, with positive interactions with faculty, staff, and students. The state-of-the-art facilities and technology, along with the location and early clinical exposure, were highlighted as major strengths of the program. Suggestions were minimal, with some noting specific positive aspects like the laid-back interview process and the supportiveness of the faculty and students.
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how friendly the staff and student ambassadors were on the tour.
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How conversational the interview was
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Vibes
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how nice and friendly the faculty and students are and the nice sim lab
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Location, technologically advanced
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Modern dental equipment in the labs
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The tour was really nice. Before the interview, the dean came in and told us she doesn’t care about our application since we made it this far. She just want to see our personality because paper wise, we have made it this far so we pass the hard part already. She just want to know if we can hold a conversation.
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Everyone was so nice and my interviews was really interested to know about my story and he wished me luck
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State of the art technology, family environment
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how new the campus and the sim labs are. really loved that there was natural light in the sim labs as we will be spending a lot of time there. also loved that they have rain sirens
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Everything! I like the admission staff: Dr. Galka and Mr. Mendes are absolutely wonderful!
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Interview, relaxed atmosphere, new facilities
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Modern technology
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Nothing
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The collaborative atmosphere between students
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Everything really. I love how the students all seem like one big family and the faculty is so caring. They are big on community outreach. A big one for me is the early clinical preparation in the sim lab and nova starts there within the first week of classes. Plus the lab is brand new and beautiful and they are gonna be working on a new clinic. Everything about nova was perfect for me.
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The interviewer was so nice.
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Overall atmosphere. It's in a beautiful location. If the interview was any indication of how dental school would be there then it would be very laid back and caring. I was also impressed with how happy all the students seemed.
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faculty & facilities
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lenient, laid back interview
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The staff and students were very welcoming and I loved the school tour!
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Happy/service-oriented students, friendly faculty, great facilities, location, Jason's Deli for lunch, and an extremely positive atmosphere.
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school is very down to earth - the students and the staff and the interviewers. what you see is what you get - they are aware of their flaws and assets and they dont hide them
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Friendly environment, ability to walk to school
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Weather, students, diversity
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the school and how chill the interview is..They're really trying to know you. And Marriot Plantation provide free transportation 4 u, but u have to make appoint ahead.
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Dr. Lippman, assistant dean of admissions, talked to the whole group before we had our individual interviews with the selected faculty. I was glad he was the one interviewing me one-on-one because I had already heard what he expected from the interview.
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Dr. Keller's openness and making me feel at ease during the interview. It was like talking to someone I knew before.
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The campus is REALLY nice, the faculty, students, and staff are friendly and hilarious, the weather is good, and the area is safe.
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Nice faculty, happy students, warm weather, new facilities
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campus and students seem happy
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Good clean facilities and campus. Very laid-back and students are not intense.
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The amazing weather and the really nice buildings
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Heavy clinical concentration, boards after 1st year
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Location, the Dean of Admission
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Weather, the amazing facilities building, palm trees, super nice students and faculty. Everyone was so friendly.
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How relaxed the interview was and how the faculty and interviewers were.
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How happy the students were/are
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Location of the school, but thats about it.
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Students were honest about their school, admissions staff was friendly.
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everything
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Dr. Lippman made us feel very comfortable. He explained that they just wanted to see our personality not drill us with questions to prove that we are worthy of going attending their school. Very relieving.
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The school was amazing! All digital, really nice sim lab, faculty were very nice and really good at making you feel comfortable. Lippman's the man!
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Good location.
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Some nice weather, but hey it's South Florida. Nice Admissions officers, the admissions process was extremely laid back, cute girls, and yes there are plenty of chairs for clinic...
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Nice facilities
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faculty were sooo nice and all my friends that go there have no complaints
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nothing really...florida was nice
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I was positively impressed by how approachable the faculty and the students were. The faculty seemed very interested in helping every student to succeed. The clinical aspect of dental education at Nova is great. The location is just amazing.
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The school is really technologically advanced
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Students were happy, environment between all students was positive. Professors and students had a good relationship.
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This school is BEAUTIFUL. The facilities were all relatively new and very impressive. Also, everyone seemed so happy there. The students and faculty were both very friendly and accommodating.
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The friendliness and genuineness of the faculty. Also how the D4's created a buddy system to help the D1's out. The relaxing atmosphere which is important when you have such serious classes and information to study.
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Pretty nice facilities. Students claimed virtual reality lab (6 chairs) was fairly unique and large, but I've seen 2 others so far and both were significantly larger.
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Gorgeous facilities and campus...everything is so new! Huge diversity of students, and everything is well-laid out. Dr. Lippman, the dean, was fantastic at putting us at ease and my interviewers were really friendly and helpful too!
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The school's facilities are pretty top notch. Everything is new. Faculty that we came in contact with seemed really nice. Location is absolutely amazing, hands down best location I've interviewed at.
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The facilities are amazing. People seemed pretty nice.
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I loved the congenial and welcoming atmosphere among the faculty and students. Facilities were all new and clean. Professional environment (mostly graduate students). Early clinical experience. Large patient pool (lots of retired people).
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The facilities and the students and staff friendliness
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Faculty is amazing, friendly, and inspiring. Dr. Lippman is very down to earth and just tells you as it is. Students all seemed to be happy. Any disappointment amongst students was minor. Location was great, although a little humid.
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the school is AMAZING. It is not only gorgeous on a rainy day, but the facilities are high-tech, everything is new and really nice, and all of the students and faculty we meet were SO FRIENDLY. I'm really in love with this school.
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-The school is brand new and the LABs are quite high tech. -Both the students and the faculty are super nice. -The cheap in the area seems to be quite cheap and affordable.
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GREAT LOCATION, EXCELLENT FACILITIES, VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE, HONEST ANSWERS FROM STUDENTS.
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The facilities seem nice. Friendly faculty (at least the ones we met).
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new and sparkling clean facilities, student satisfaction, down-to-earth faculty
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Both professors had smile one their faces, they were really relaxed and positive... they made me feel extremely comofortable!
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D1 Students, Clinical setting
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I LOVED LOVED LOVED the school. The location is amazing, its all shiny and new and seems like a very happy place to be at. The students were really outgoing and seemed really happy to be there. The admissions committee were amazing and really nice. I absolutely adored Ms. Zarrett and Dr. Lippman and Mr. Lehrer: couldn't have asked for anyone better! Oh, and the food was really good-the first school I actually ate at!
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laidback interview, facilities all nearby, how happy the professional students were
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the campus! diversity of students
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How supportive all the students were of one another. Everyone seemed to love the school. It was a very positive vibe - which is very important to me.
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Location, clinics, atmosphere/demeanor of the faculty and students (very happy and friendly)
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Weather
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Great facilities. Nice people. Good location. Beautiful campus.
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The facility is really great! Overall, NOVA university is awesome! Great place, and amazing facility! D-students really tell you everything about NOVA in detail.
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I saw that the few teachers I did get to meet had a close relationship with the students.
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The facilities and how enjoyable the interview and interviewers were.
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new facilities, nice students, and great location
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remark "we are a flexible school, open to new ideas" ---> rare quality most schools or the ones i interviewed at very rigid
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The weather was nice, and the school was brand new looking.
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Dr. Lippman (Dean of the Dental School, interviewer) was awesome. He explained how low-stress he wanted the day to be, and even gave us ideas of the questions they usually ask before our tour and interviews. He also added that we could put that on SDN because he WANTS people to know how low-stress the process is once you get the interview.
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the lunch, the students are very cool and the faculty; everyone is very welcoming
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The students seemed to really love the school, all the faculty we met seemed very enthusiastic and laid back. They really want their students to do well.
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The new facilties, young class and location
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The school is a very nice facility, the students and staff are friendly and they did their best to make us comfortable.
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Everyone is so nice and laid back. Our tour guides were D2s and they were very honest with their answers.
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Facilities, collegial environment, location, cool iguanas by the ponds.
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Lots of things... The modern technology and education system. They offer Western Regional Boards!
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The facilities are state of the art and immaculate. Students seemed to really have good relationships with professors.
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The facilities are amazing
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The interview was the best i've ever been through. The interviewers were very pleasant, responsive, and easy-going.
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The big fountain at the entrance. Miami Dolphins train there.
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The positive environment, and the great relationship the students seem to have with the admin.
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very new, laid back, genuine faculty
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The laid back atmosphere. The environment was very welcoming to ask questions and to see if the school was really right for you. The faculty seemed very receptive to students and willing to find the best way to teach dentistry effectively. They also cleared up the misconception that there isn't a patient pool...there's actually a waiting list. Beatiful facilities...can't beat sunny Florida weather either!
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the school looks like a country club. palm trees everywhere and the miami dolphins training facility is right there
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the clinics, the interviewers made me feel very comfortable, the students who gave us the tour told us frankly abt life at dental school. The front staff was verry uncooperative.
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The students appeared to be very happy with the school.
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Went to the beach for an hour after interview, that beat the heck out of Omaha and other places I interviewed.
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The comraderie between students/faculty
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The attitude of the students, the area, everyone that I could see was happy to be there.
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New everything! Great equipment, etc.
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the dental students were very helpful and friendly. the campus was very nice, with a positive atmosphere.
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Very nice campus. The Dolphins practice right across from the dental school.
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The D1's who gave the tour were very open and honest about their experiences at Nova...and they seemed to LOVE their school and the education that they were receiving.
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How new the campus was, the nice faculty and how well the students liked the school
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Almost everything! First of all, everyone at Nova, students, staff, professors, all were very friendly. Several students not associated with the tour even sat down and talked to us for about 30 minutes. Current students really love it there, and they manage to have fun and learn dentistry all at the same time. Dr. Lippman was so nice! I knew from this forum that it was going to be a pleasant interview, but I never expected what actually happened. VERY conversational. Facilities were brand new, and spectacular; the pre-clinical lab blew away everywhere else I've been so far.
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Everything. The people were all nice and very laid back. Dr. Lippman is really friendly and gives you advice about dental school.
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the facility is nice. everyone seems happy being at NOVA
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The facilities are incredible, Fort Lauderdale is incredible, and the people at the school were laid back and easy to talk to.
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everyone was happy at the school
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How comfortable they made me feel
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ppl are really friednly, nice facilities, great place to live
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the facilities, and the option to take the boards after the first year
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Facilities, faculty, option to take part 1 of boards after 1st year, campus, location.
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facilities, location, everything
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Everyone loves the school and the professors so much. The interviewers seemed very interested in the students and seemed like they treated the students as colleagues rather than inferiors... ;)
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The faculty, facility, and the students seem very happy.
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Gorgeous area, all new equipment, great campus
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Everything! Facilities, Faculty, Location, Students, Clinics, Classrooms.
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everything, the clinics, location, enthusiasm of faculty etc.
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The facilities are very nice and clean. The students seem very friendly and happy to be there.
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The classrooms and the city
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The location, the technology, the positive attitudes of students, and instructors. I walked around for a little while wearing a suit and about 3.5 million people wished me good luck. Very friendly place.
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How laid back the whole process was.
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they were very friendly. we just had a conversation about the field. it didn't seem like an interrogation like some of the past ones had.
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everything was new and shiny,the staff seemed really friendly
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Facilities
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Beautiful school and wonderful people. Great that you are surrounded by othe rhealth professional students in Pharmacy, DO, PA, etc.
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The facilities and the atmosphere of the school. Everyone seemed happy to be there.
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Beautiful facilities, beautiful school, amazing climate, friendly professors and administration (most of which really enjoy working there), students were positive about the program and location. Location is AWESOME!!!
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All the students and professors seemed really happy to be there.
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everything!
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The campus was like a resort, very low stress area.
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the facilities are awesome, the staff and faculty were very welcoming, students were very friendly and very informative, the city and weather, and lunch was the best at Nova
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Almost everything! I did not know what to expect when I went there but I was happily surprised by the experience. The school is fairly new. The faculty were all extremely helpful. The interview itself was quite low-stress yet informative. I really feel like they got to know me well.
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the niceness of the students. they were very welcoming throughout the entire process. everything is so new. virtual tour where first yr can play with drill. property is affordable out there. 150K will get u a condo.
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The facilities -- like a resort!
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Facilities are absolutely amazing. Everything is brand new and the students seem to be really happy at nova. The students are willing to help one another and the professors seem very compassionate about teaching dentistry
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The atmospehere of the campus... very tropical, a lot of palm trees. The community, the faculty, the student, all very friendly. The labs looked good, everyone seemed to be very happy about working/attending Nova Dental School.
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Nice clinics and friendly interviewers/atmosphere. Also lunch is remarkable.
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The campus was very spacious, clean, and the students and faculty were very friendly and open to questions.
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how gorgeous the school is, how much the students love the school, the great environment due to several professional schools all being in one area
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professors were real friendly .facilities are really good. Interviewers were very friendly and tried to reduce the ''stress level''
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Nothing. Faculty was unhappy, Students were unhappy.
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Facilities, they are just amazing.
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The students are TRULY happy; The faculty are very genuine and will go way out of their way to help you; The facilities
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Very clean, open spaces, bright lighting, students who love living in florida and attending Nova, very friendly.
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Dr. Littman said that Nova was the most applied to dental school in the nation with 2,400 applicants (around 325 are interviewed). I liked how they said that the school's facilities are at the forefront, the model that other institutions mimic. They do their best to help you succeed. Theres free tutors! You take the first pt of your boards right away...i can go on and on.. The students looked really happy and were very cool. I got notified of an acceptance really quickly, within a week!
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The facility is AMAZING. The students were happy. The city is awesome.
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The facilities are amazing. Students seemed very happy there and all claimed that the majority of professors go out of their way to help you succeed.
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everything! It is beautiful, the facilities are amazing, and the people there love it.
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the students anf faculty are all very friendly
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Excellent tour, the students (a 4th year and a 1st year) were very well educated with what the school had to offer, everything was new and up to date
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Facilities and friendly students
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Nice new facilities
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Out of all the schools I interviewed at I really liked the set up for their sim lab-Instead of being set in rows the seats are across each other-I'd rather face other students instead of facing a monitor. I like how the school caters to their students. I love that they have a large patient pool.
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facility was all new and location was in an awesome area.
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This place is remarkable. It is brand-new. Each student is assigned their own chair, and it's a positive, sunny place.
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Looks like a resort
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The facilities. Top-notch, latest technology. The school is huge and lots of other professional schools surrounding the dental school. Very good environment. The school is also in a very good location, surburbs, easy access to everything south florida has to offer.
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The facilities, student attitudes, where the program is heading! Also, I was able to interact with other Health Professions applicants (pharmacy, optometry) during my visit. We were all excited about Nova!
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nice facilities, good lunch!!!
What impressed you negatively?
Applicants were commonly unimpressed by various aspects of Nova Dental School, including outdated facilities, unorganized lunch arrangements, lack of detailed program information during interviews, rushed tours, disorganized interview processes, unenthusiastic students, humid weather, and high tuition costs. Suggestions included improving facility conditions, enhancing interview experiences, providing more informative tours, and addressing concerns about program quality and diversity.
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some of the facility is outdated, but they are building a new dental school
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Lunch was unorganized
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Nothing
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overall everything was pretty nice
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The dean of admissions is very paranoid about COVID. She makes you sit 15ft across the table, in a mask, and it is extremely hard to talk loud while breathing in a mask. The conditions she puts you in set you up for failure. Was by far the worst interview experience. The interview was not conversational at all, she just asks you questions and doesn't genuinely try to get to know you. It's her first year as dean of admissions, so seems like she's changing up their reputation for being an easy interview.
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I was in the library and a student yelled out “don’t come here, it suck”. We didn’t know if she was serious or not.
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The facilities are older than what I thought
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nothing! loved Nova! Wish their website was more user-friendly
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Most of the process. They havent put any efforts to go over detail program or financial program at all. So disappointing and even Dr Lippman used the same stories at least for few years as I know. They need to improve and take more serious intervention on their interview day.
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Interview was at the end of the tour which I did not like
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Nothing.
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I am not sure if their academics are good.
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Would have liked to talk a little more. Other than that it was awesome.
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interviewer talked more than I did
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Tuition cost
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nothing!
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Tour was very rushed and during the lunch hour so hard to keep up and hear everything guide was saying. Don't feel like I really seen the school at all.
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Location
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If you're going to stay at Marriot Plantation. Make sure you make an appointment w/ them, so they can come pick u up when u land.
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One of the D4s giving the tour was a little cocky. He made it seem like he had it all figured out from the beginning.
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I was the last interviewee out of 16 people, so it was terrible having to anxiously wait hours for my interview. Even the interviewers seemed like they wanted to get it over with as it lasted only 10-15 minutes.
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It's very far from home and very expensive.
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students and faculty maybe TOO laid-backed. The interview was hard to
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Seemed possibly too relaxed. A student ambassador said she didn't get matched.
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Sim lab was underwhelming, weren't shown any of the clinics
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Didn't get to see the clinic during tour
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The interview was very relaxed which eased my stress, but a little different than normal.
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nothing at all
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How mediocre the school seemed
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How ignorant Americans are. I told them that I immigrated to Canada when I was 9, and then they asked me "Did you speak English before you came to Canada? your English is very good." I didn’t travel to Florida so they could comment on my English, I felt like getting up and leaving at that point. Also, the tour was really unorganized, we were in the middle of eating when they kicked us out of the room.
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My interviewer made up his mind about me right from the start. He made little effort to get to know me throughout the interview. I felt like I was being put through a conveyor belt of questions. (He even told us prior to the interview: "I can figure out who you are in 2 minutes". Sadly, I don't think he was joking.)
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That it was a long waiting time for us in-staters. By the time, my interview my enthusiasm was kind of low.
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Same as other posts. Since D1's give the tour, its a little disorganized. They weren't sure about the timing and as a result we had to rush through our tour.
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Tour guides were too chill. They didn't seem all that excited about the school. None of the current students we walked past said good luck :P
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heard VERY few positive things about the school's academic program (extremely vague "our students specialize"). Mentioned great weather and atmosphere, but come on man what about your stats!! Brought up why other private schools might not be better than Nova (WHO DOES THAT?!>!>! PROFESSIONAL?). High Tuition.
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Too local, so felt commuter-like to me, the pre-professional socializing is combined which I didn't prefer
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the schools seems very unorganized! even the whole interview process was different than everywhere else!
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D1's were giving the tours....so they were kind of out the loop because they have limited time at the dental school....should have been D4's
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Nothing really. The only complaint from the D1 students was the attendance policy (you have to swipe your card at the beginning of every lecture).
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D1's gave the tour. The sim lab didn't really impress me as much either.
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Students giving the tour were all first year students, so they basically just started.
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Humidity/hot weather...I am from S. FL so I have experience with it, but I still have never gotten to liking it.
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That they didn't have any D-3's or D-4's speak with us at all, which makes me feel like they might be having issues with the upper classman but I could be overanalyzing too! The sim lab was newer but I have seen better at other schools and it also looked to be somewhat worn down already or just kind of dirty looking. I mean when compared to other school's new sim labs.
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Drivers in the South Florida area are insane. I knew that they were terrible and this trip confirmed my opinions.
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Nothing i can think of...
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The weather gets some getting used to. The heat isn't that bad, but if you've never experienced 80% humidity it might get to you at first. But after couple of hours you'll get used to it.
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IT'S HOT...ESPECIALLY IN A SUIT AND YOU'RE NERVOUS TO BEGIN WITH...
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The students who took us on the tour tried to give a positive impression of the school, but some of the students we encountered on the tour didn't have great things to say.
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hot and humid weather
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No negative things on this one:)
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The tour was led by D1 students; they were really nice and outgoing, but were not able to answer some of the questions due to the fact that its only their first year.
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lack of patients the way they set up interviewing. some people waited 2 hours to get interviewed! one of my interviewers was very cold and standoffish. students didnt seem very pleased (seemed almost like nova was a backup)
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I have never experienced a hurricane:-)
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Cost
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Nothing about this experience seemed professional. One of the students giving the tour told us all she came to school to find a husband, and tried to date by networking on facebook.
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Attendance is mandatory. Maybe postive or not. In fact, I took my best efforts in searching of any negative things about this school. Nothing was found.
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nothing in particular
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The fact that it was given by D1s. They didn't know a lot of answers to most of our questions. If it were given by higher class students it would have been more informative.
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How unprofessional, and uncoordinated the event seemed.
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walked through buildings and students kept wispering "don't do it"
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tuition
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I didn't really get to look around Ft. Lauderdale, so I'm not sure if I really like the location or not.
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D1's came to answer our questions, I wanted and eventually got access to D4's
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The dental school is not very diverse like other programs even though it is in a diverse area.
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According to the tour guides, the virtual reality lab is not working.
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Lack of actual interaction with faculty - mostly, we just spoke with students.
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humidity :/ eh.. its not a bad trade-off
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The tour guide was a D1 and answered one of my questions incorrectly. I would have preferred to ask questions to D3 or D4 students who have been through the program longer and know more about the clinics. Also, the financial aid presentation was boring and automated.
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research/traffic/expensive/congested
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I'm just knit-picking... but the financial aid presentation was given by a computer and projected onto a screen. Really nothing negative about the school.
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Pretty much everyone's back up school. Looks like a resort. (I prefer the classical European look). Everyone there feels indifferent about the place. FL is too relaxed. Lax graduation requirements. Too hot.
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Nothing at the school negatively impressed me, but the one big negative for me was the fact that you have to have a car in Ft. Lauderdale.
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they need more clinical chairs for their students
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the med school is a D.O school (random, I know); lack of alumni base
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students seemed disinterested. one told me he was there "just to get his license." seemed almost too low stress. shouldn't dental school be challenging?
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finding out that you sometimes have to fight for a chair and that you might have to go on the street to look for patients
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The SIM lab was not as nice as those I have seen at other schools. There are also not enough chairs for the students in the clinic.
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Ft. Lauderdale isn't quite Miami. Facilities are nice, but seen better.
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The clinic...so small
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Although the cost is less than many of the other out of state schools, it costs a lot to live there.
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You are assigned a few patients and must contact them for appointments. You do not have your own chair in clinics and some of the 3rd and 4th years said you sort of have to fight for a spot
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the dental clinic has 80 chairs for over 300 students.
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Need a car to get around and possibility of chasing patients for $$$.
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The tour was kinda rushed...one of the D1's kept pressing us about how he had to get back to class, so we couldn't stop and look around very long at each stop.
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Nothing, everything was awesome
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The only two downsides I could think of, and I tried real hard are: Mandatory attendance and Hurricanes (not the hockey team. Apparently not too huge of a problem as long as you're prepared) There's really no downsides to Nova if you can afford it.
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We were kicked out of the anatomy lab :(
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no individual monitor for sim lab
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It costs LOTS of $$$$$$ to go to NOVA and live in south Florida!
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Not enough time at the beach
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How short the interview was and the lack of difficult questions
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kinda of humid, not sure how organized their staff is
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We took too long eating lunch with the current dental students, so our tour was rushed in order to get back for the financial aid talk at 1pm. However, I had already toured the school twice so it didn't really bother me.
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the humidityl can suck until you get used to it
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I guess the fact that there was no formal presentation or speech about the school. I didn't mind that very much though, because I don't think people really pay attention if they know they have an interview after...most people would be too nervous to pay any attention.
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Didn't give a presentation to give info about school
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Nothing. If anything, it was the humidity.
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The high tuition.
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The clinic is OK
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Umm.... like 3 miles from the beach I hear. That will KILL me. I will never be in class.....
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they asked the usual questions that everyone did... why do you want to be a dentist, why nova?
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nothing, but u had to wait for 2 hours to be interviewed!and also there wasn't a tour(actually I prefered that!)
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Some of the D3 and D4 students are jerks. They say crap like, don't do it and lie your ass off in the interview. Idiots!
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While honest and generally positive, the students we toured and ate lunch with seemed utterly indifferent towards the school. They said mostly positive stuff, but said it with so little enthusiasm it seemed weird.
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NOTHING!...Seriously. Loved it, and still do.
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The only thing that I was negatively surprised by was the general comments that some of the students made. They spoke about partying a little bit too much.
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hardly saw any staff. everything seem to be conducted by the students except for the interviews. during my interview, one of three guys just stared at me as i gave my response to a question. what was that about? made me feel uncomfortable.
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One student told me that it is the party school of dental schools.
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$$$$$$...but its all good
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Umm... none. Although, the students who gave us the tour seemed very laid back, few sarcastic jokes from them now and then about Nova. Overall, none.
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How small of the DentSim labs were.
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i havent seen many patients .i havent seen many students working on patients
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The students there kept whispering "you dont wanna come here" because the faculty is confused and keeps changing their minds on many things. They keep blaming their lack of organization on the fact that the school is still kinda new.
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Students seemed too laid back. This might be because it was a friday afternoon and people were ready for the weekend.
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A little pricey but reasonable for a private school
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Sounds to good to be true....whatever that means.
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The price is high and a car is needed. Students also said the politics of the school is sometimes frustrating b/c its relatively new.
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Some students would say "dont do it" under their breath. I am pretty sure they were joking...?
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Tuition!!!
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It's EXPENSIVE!
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The tour was terrible. The students that gave the tour were unprofessional. Some of the students were too busy talking to their dental student freinds rather than the tour group! The school is overrated. I don't know how many times, people in the tour group said, "There are a lot of students in our class that shouldn't be here"
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Although we all have our own chairs, I don't like the one big open room for the clinics. I was also not too impressed about the passing rate for the boards-but they seem to be going up every year.
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In the simulation lab, the monitors are installed in the ceiling. I'll have to look-up to see what the instructor is demonstrating.
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The student on the tour was not really pushing the school but rather was mentioning alot of the negatives
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I must say it was super-humid. Lots of sun, but the humidity isn't something to be desired.
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waiting during the interview, 2 on 1 interview (but i heard it's worse...usually 4 on 1)
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The tour by the student sucked! Wasn't as thorugh as I would like it to be. I guess it was the student and the schools.
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board scores, how new the school was, lack of diversity--aside from white and hispanic, humidity sucks!
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Applicants commonly wished they had known ahead of time to relax and not stress so much, as the interviews were conversational and low stress. Many also mentioned being prepared for the laid-back and accommodating nature of the interview process, as well as practical tips such as bringing a shoulder bag, being aware of interview times, and the possibility of delays or cancellations.
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To relax. i did not need to stress as much as I did. The interview was very conversational.
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Super low stress, they try to make you so comfortable
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how long I would have to wait for my interview
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That I would be 15ft away from the interviewer, screaming across the room so she can hear me, in a mask
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Lunch was bad :)
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that the interview will not be stressful and the interview group will be fun
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Nothing
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Eat your lunch because you will get hungry and your stomach will stop growling
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How chill the interview is, so I did not have to be nervous.
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They are very accommodating of flights. I stayed an extra night when I really didn't have to. I was nervous that it would reflect poorly on me if I would have needed to leave but it wouldn't have at all.
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be more prepared for conversational style interview
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did not enjoy waiting for my turn to interview. bc it starts late i was very tired very early....so be proactive to request an earlier interview time if you are the type of person whose stamina diminishes quickly
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Bring a bag that can be worn on the shoulder instead of a clutch, my hands were full.
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Interview time. If you have a plane to catch, tell them early on so you can get a good interview.
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That my flight was possibly be cancel, and I had two hours delay due to some ice-storm in the Eastern area.
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Where the admissions office was.
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Nothing.
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Most of the questions on the feedback were not asked.
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that i would be waiting 2 hours for 1 interview..
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My exact interview time. Had to wait for a while.
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It would rain
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Apply EARLY
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Interviews are really easy and laid-back here> interviewers are all friendly.
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Nothing specific
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that D1 students would be answering your questions
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That as you respond to their questions, they purposely dont look at you. Really threw me off. Apparently they want to see if you get distracted.
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Probably done more research about the school and asked specific questions.
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I felt pretty prepared so not much. I knew th campus was beautiful, but I didn't get the real impression until I was actually there.
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That there are two dental buildings and NOT next door to each other...went to the wrong one first
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That the day was going to be sooo long (14 kids interviewed with me)
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What time I would be done
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That this interview was not stressful at all! Extremely laid-back.
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that ft. lauderdale is SO BEAUTIFUL!
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That the location was going to be that great!
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I think that I was well-prepared, but I shouldn't have changed into my suit before the 4 hour drive to the interview. My shirt and pants were pretty wrinkly by the time I got there, not a big deal.
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how laid back the interview was
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Just relax and have fun! They want you to just be you...
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there was no reason to be nervous.
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TAXI COSTS LIKE $35 FROM THE AIRPORT.
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the waiting!
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Do not book hotel with Expedia - the place was filthy.
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The interview is VERY laid back. Dr. Lippman is a very down to earth guy....he knows it, and he tells you at the interview (he also reads SDN!). He and the staff try to make the interview process as comfortable as possible, which they fully accomplish.
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Renting car is pretty cheap! I would have driven to Miami beach, if I had known this ahead. (In fact, an interviewed guy did so! Cool!)
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the location of HPD
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dont pass up any chance in the interview to talk about yourself.
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?
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Not to be so stressed out and nervous. Being overcome by high anxiety is obviously bad.
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the humidity was intense
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How beautiful S.Fl is; i would have taken off more days from work to stay and visit
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Interview is in the HPD building, not the building called the 'College of Dental Medicine'.
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nothing really. sdn prepared me well.
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The interview is at the HPD.
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Nothing, everything was how I imagined after reading other student's experiences
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I shouldn't have been so nervous - the whole day was so laid back!
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Bring my interview letter... may have saved a little confusion or embarrassment (probably not needed for anyone else though)
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its very hot
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That the admissions office is in the Terry Building southwest of the parking garag, not in the actual dental school building.
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SDN makes it sound awesome. I wouldn't have applied here if I had visited ahead of time.
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Nothing. SDN's Interview Feedback prepared me well.
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not to believe everything you read on SDN. I was very impressed with this school!
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housing is hard to find and expensive
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that its really warm and humid in florida and that each and every interviewee would wear a suit.
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The students are now required to pass Part 1 of the National Boards the summer before their second year, unlike at other schools where the students are required to pass Part 1 of the National Boards the summer before their third year.
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The Miami Dolphins practice ON CAMPUS!! Eat lunch before, the food is sub-par and if you get nervous before interviews you'll never eat anyways.
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nothing...
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That public transportation is not going to work in Fort Lauderdale.
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You have to fight for chairs during rotations, and you have to recruit your own patients.
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That the beach is only 5 minutes away. I would have brought a boogy board.
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How super easy-going the personal interview was going to be. Also, how ridiculously hot and humid it would be.
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prepare more time for goin to the beach!!!
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the black people in s. florida speak spanish, I had no idea. I would have brushed up on my spanish.
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No need to be nervous and I prepared way to hard. The interview was so easy!
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that it would cost 40$ to get to the school from the airport with a cab
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that my flight was canceled through Houston due to hurricane Rita.
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The interview was really laid back...They just wanted to make you feel at ease and talk to you for a little bit.
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Make sure your shirt doesn't have a wine stain on it, your likely to take off your jacket sometime that day.
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The humidity in Florida. I would have packed shorts!
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That the tour would take so long and require a lot of walking.
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The people who gave the interview were the nicest people ever. They didn't ask questions that attack you.
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How beautiful Florida is. And the fact that the clinic is closed Wednesday mornings, so that if you show up early, all you can do is watch the Hygenists work.
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How large the campus is. How competitive it is to get into the school.
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how many people were interviewing. i was the second one to go but there were 9 of us going. i couldn't imagine being the 9th one!
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The Comfort Suites that they advise you to stay at in their interview info packet is awesome. I rented a car, but it would have been way cheaper to take a taxi to the hotel and then use the hotel's shuttle services to get to the school and back and then to the airport again.
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that i should have rented a car while here...there is so much to see while visiting. The beach is a must...
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Free parking!!
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The the airport is known for huge delays! I waited for 5 hours in the airport because it was raining a little.
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i knew the humidity sucks, but being there just really sucked. i'd rather be in the cold! but that's just me.
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Nothing at all...the entire day was great and I was so impressed with everything I saw. Very laid back and there is no reason to be nervous. Just be yourself, they just want to meet you and see what you are all about.
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That Nova probably has the #1 Dental School atmosphere... a very relaxing atmosphere (maybe the wondeful weather, and the resort community), compared to schools in Boston, New York or San Fransisco... where the schools requires you to live away from college, Nova students live in apartments across the street.
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To bring shorts as the beach is just a couple of miles from the school.
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just how relaxing the whole day would be
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that nova prefers students whom they personally know and also florida residents
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That they had so many applications and that the faculty does not care about the students at all. Even at the interview, Ms. Zarrett had a split personality, in front of everyone she acted interested but once she was one on one, she yawned the entire time of the interview and practically looked at her watch several times. The other ppl just stared. Im glad I got accepted elsewhere because I wouldnt come here if they paid me. They seem biased and want to accept students that they know personally regardless of their academic performances and DAT scores. While at the school and on tour, I met many students who did poorly on the DAT and had low GPAs but were accepted because they knew someone at the school. Very disgusting. The tour guide himself said how many students at their school should not be there. I wonder who is making all the decisions after all.
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Where the actual meeting room was. I was walking around the health professions divison building for 20 minutes trying to find it. I would leave extra early so you don't get lost like i did.
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I loved the school.
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That they were not too worried about my knowledge of dentistry, more if my personality was right for their school
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nothing comes to mind
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That the class was full. I was also told they had a surge of applications this year.
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This school's students are passing their boards at a pretty good clip--almost 100% in my region (WREB).
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they all have a weird/unique question that they will ask you. (ie: the plane question, type of car you would be)
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That I was going to be the last one of five applicants to be interviewed. I sat there for like 2 hours, the anticipation and anxiety was building up.
What are your general comments?
Applicants generally found the interview experience at Nova to be relaxed and conversational, with a focus on getting to know the applicants personally. They appreciated the friendly faculty, laid-back atmosphere, and positive student interactions, though some mentioned a desire for more structured interviews or earlier start times.
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the school is great. the faculty seems to be involved.
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nice school and faculty. chill interview that just wants to put a face to the name on your application
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The one on one part of my interview only lasted about 15 minutes. Very short.
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The dean cares more about COVID than getting to know the applicants. I'm not sure why they are holding in-person interviews if it's going to be in such extreme conditions. They don't take into consideration the applicants at all.
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Very friendly interviewers
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Don’t over prepare and memorize your interview. If you memorize it, they’ll know. Just have a overview of what your answer will be so you won’t be surprise at a question that caught you off guard.
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It was an amazing experience
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had a great time at the interview
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Very welcoming interview .
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Please make some change NSU
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Give us more time for lunch
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The tour guides were adorable and seemed SUPER happy with the school... I definitely hope to be a part it soon!
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Relax, it's the easiest interview you'll have.
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Awesome school. Glad I got an interview.
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looks like a solid school very laid back non competitive atmosphere very collaborative
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be relaxed, smile as much as you can.
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AMAZING school!!! Students were very happy and friendly and the faculty was great. It was such a positive atmosphere and I want to be a part of that. I'm very grateful for the opportunity for an interview. I am glad I attended, because it really made me want to attend the school.
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Chillax, you're going to be alright. There's about 25 seats left, so they're interviewing quite a few people in the next two weeks and that's it !!
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Nova administration is great! I didn't feel like I was being interrogated.
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interview process was a bit too laid-backed. Prefer to have it earlier and more structured
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Pretty decent dental school. The dean is really cool, down-to-earth, honest guy who gave some really great suggestions.
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You should give us the full tour of the entire campus
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Thought Nova's interview should be the most laid back, but I had two faculties interviewed me at the same time... and i felt like i was drilled with one question after another
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Relax, this will be the easiest interview you have.
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Great faculty, relaxed interview, great facility.
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NOVA should have D4 students give the campus tours
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They asked me about problem areas within my application, which is fair. If you have a strong application you should have no problem during the interview.
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My interviewer made up his mind about me right from the start. He made little effort to get to know me throughout the interview. I felt like I was being put through a conveyor belt of questions. (He even told us prior to the interview: "I can figure out who you are in 2 minutes". Sadly, I don't think he was joking.)
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<3 it
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Have lots of questions for both the interviewers and the students that give you the tour.
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The interview was very short. Maybe 15-20 mins. And like other feedbacks have said, it is very conversational. Although this helped me feel very comfortable, I didn't really have a chance to say what I wanted to say because like any conversation, its two sided. So, when I mentioned a point, the interviewer would interject and add something completely unrelated which forced me to adapt and continue on with their conversation. Our conversation ended up way off track, ultimately discussing if professional athletes deserve their high salaries. My only advice for this interview (which I know is not helpful when preparing for one) is BE YOUR SELF! You really can't fake it in this interview because the style is so laid back and natural.
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Nova is first and foremost, a business.
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shorter interview day.. from 11:45 to 3
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I truly enjoyed the whole experience. I have interviewed at several schools prior to Nova. Nova is def on the top of my list. Very positive and friendly atmosphere. Very diverse environment. Dr. Lippman carefully reads all of the apps. He knew everything that I mentioned in my personal statement and my app. He also read the recommendation letters. He seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me as a person.
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Overall great experience, I laid down some ground work over the summer so Dr. S and Su-Ann Z knew me this made the interview very laid back
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Really nice environment at the school. They try to make sure we are relaxed before going into the interview. Go to the BEACH!!!
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Great school & program in a great area. The school is actually in Davie, a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale. It's pretty safe and easy to get around. At the same time, Ft. Lauderdale is minutes away! It really is an ideal location.
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Nice school. Dr. Lippman was nice, but I wish I would have gotten to interview with him.
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The most relaxed interview...very conversational, no scare or intimidation tactics, and amazing school. Its so expensive, but if I get in, it will definitely make my school decision a difficult one!
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I can honestly say I applied to Nova as an outside school, one of those schools that you are not dying to hear back from. When I was going to the interview, I really didnt feel like it would be a major contender but after I left, my opinion totally shifted. I was really impressed by the interview, school, facilities, and location. Hopefully I get in and if I do, its going to be a way harder decision then I initially thought! Great School and great location!
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The interviewers really didn't ask anything, they just kept reading off of my file. They made assumptions about me based solely on this information and every time I needed to correct them about some detail they got wrong. I felt like they made their decision even before I walked in the interview room.
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The laid-back, pleasant atmosphere of the interview is a great reflection of the school as a whole (from what I've heard from current students). Professors are helpful and students aren't competitive with each other. It's definitely a place that puts you in a great position to be successful.
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:-)
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I LOVE THIS SCHOOL.
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Nova wasn't one of my top choices before my interview. But now that I have visited the school and met with the faculty, I'm quite impressed and the school definitely moved up on my list.
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I LIKED THE PLACE....I WANNA GO THERE NOW!
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The selling points of this school are the location, supposedly laid-back student body and friendly faculty. I'm sure it prepares students well clinically. However, some comments made by other students are enough to give us pause.
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the day started at 11:45. there was nine of us today. first thing we did was meet with several D1s and D2s, who answered all our questions while we ate our lunch, which was pretty delicious. we then went on a tour of the school. facilities were clean and top-notch. i liked how the dental, medical, nursing, optometry, and pharmacy schools are all under one roof (there's several classes that everyone takes together, but you get tested and graded separately). at about 1:30pm, each person was taken in one-by-one into the interview, which was totally chill and conversational. at one point, my interviewers somehow came to a friendly disagreement and started making fun of each other. it was pretty hilarious. but yeah, no need to worry. there was one dude who kept on sweating profusely...didn't know if it was the heat or the nerves getting to him. the worst part was the waiting, since i was the very last person. they accept about 100, but if you interview here early, you're pretty much in. overall, awesome school.
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I was appling for INTERNATIONAL DENTAL program, so english knowledge is crucial! You try to be fluent, to practice as much as you can!!!
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Just be yourself!
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I hope I get in!
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didnt like that the interview started at 11:45am. i think they interview pre-meds in the morning.
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Great school, great location, new clinics. Wish the cost (private school) wasn't so high. Overall, I was very impressed.
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The tour really turned me off to this school, just by the attitude these students had. One mentioned that she forgot everything on the boards as soon as it was over, and I personally would like to not forget board information when I'm done. The school has everything they need to be a great school, but the staff needs to tighten the leash on the students giving the tour. They acted unprofessional and I felt uncomfortable.
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Clinically oriented school. Not research "focused" school, but they are proud of their research. Letter graded. Living in Florida will be fun! Comprehensive questions. You should include appropriate things (if not asked specifically) to improve the quality of ur answers.
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it was the best interview ever. you'll love it. nothing to be nervous about. seriously.
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very relaxed. I didint feel as if a was able to talk enough about myself in the interview. O well at least i learned for next time.
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Very enjoyable, no reason to be nervous if you are confident in yourself.
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excellent, and very informative
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great school, state of the art facilities and equipment
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Overall the school is very nice. Appearances can be deceiving, as you will hear about multiple problems with the school which at the time appeared to be true. Otherwise the school looked nice and clean, and there was a nice influx of health care field students everywhere. Florida looks like a great place to live, hurricanes and money not withstanding.
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State of the art facility, enthusiatic students, top notch faculty and perfect location
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Completely at ease; they really are there to get to know you; Dr.L even came out and told us before we went in to relax and that it would be the most laid-back interview we've ever been on. It was. They're not there to trip you up.
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Everyone that we saw asked what program we were there for, and wished us luck. Dr. Lippman alone made me want to go there even more. Immaculate facilities, laid-back atmosphere, FT. LAUDERDALE WEATHER. Hung out with med students new years eve, and all were as chill as everyone else I met. Awesome experience.
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The school is really amazing. The health professions division is seperated from undergrad and you have your own library, cafeteria, etc. It's really new and clean. I loved the facilities and all the students seemed really happy to be there. All the rumors circulating around SDN were cleared up (not enough chairs for students, no patients, etc..)
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Awesome place, will be attending.
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Overall the interview went very well. It is not too early so you are fully conscious . The weather was great (if you like warm weather) and every person you came in contact with was friendly. The interviewers also made an effort to make you comfortable and it was really like a conversation with a couple questions here and there.
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After the visit, NOVA is seriously one of my top choices now. They cleared up a lot of my questions and misconceptions. The area is wonderful, I definitely can see myself spending the next 4 years there.
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Laid-back, low-stress. I was impressed overall with the setup, although one of our scheduled interviewing faculty was sick. This kind of threw off the schedule for the afternoon.
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Personal 1 on 1 interview Private tour of school by 2 fourth years 5 minute talk with financial aid person
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My overall experience was positive. They had a nice waiting room in the admissions office to lounge around and meet other interviewers (there was about 8 for the day). Lunch was good. The facilities are awesome. Interviews were conversation-like. Day started at 11:45. If you interview first you can be out by 2:30.
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Went very well. I felt very comfortable.
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Ate some good turkey sandwiches, took a tour with a few really nice and informative students, sat thru financial aid powerpoint, had the very laid back interview, went home.
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Laid-back.
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It was very relaxed, and the experience was more of a conversation than an interview. Both Dr. Keller and Dr. Lippmann are very friendly.
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great-i would love to go to nova
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Awesome interview! The interviewers were very nice and conversational. They really seemed to encourage you to find the school that is right for you...even if it isn't Nova. The day in general was less structured than other interviews I had been on. It kind of threw me off but gave me a much better view of what kind of student the school hopes to attract. very good experience.
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glad i went but would turn down an offer to go there
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the interviewers were so nice. the clinics were great. this school is quite expensive. the cost of living is quite high.
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The student tour guides were not as informative as I would have liked, most likely because they were all in ther first year. The other students we encountered while on the tour were not very friendly nor welcoming. I was very uncomfortable in the interview itself because the two doctors (One middle-aged woman and one elderly man) were throwing questions at me left and right; before I was finished answering one question, I had already been asked another. I was very turned off by the fact that the interviewers did not have my updated transcripts.
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Awesome, relaxed, friendly.
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It was good, although the student interviewer seemed uninterested and disorganized
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We waited in the office untill everyone arrived (8 total). We went up to a small room with about 6 students to ask them random questions. We then ate lunch in the same room and went on a tour of the school. We ended with the interview which was so kicked back. This school would have been my number one pick if I wasn't accepted to my in-state school.
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I had two Dr. asking me questions. It was very non-threatening though. Anyone going to interview here should relax. Everyone is very nice.
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the interviewers were very nice, and very good at making me feal comfortable!
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There were 9 of us total and had lunch, went through a quick tour, financial presentation then interview. Was done at 2-ish.
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It was so laid back, do not be nervous! You should still prepare so that you don't look like an idiot, but I ended up laughing and joking during my entire interview. It was more like hanging out with new friends than being before an intimidating panel.
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I loved NOVA, I would recommend everyone to try to go there. The school is new, amazing, and the students all seem to really like it there. They told that there isn't a "competition" like attitude there and that the faculty and students work to together. I really hope that I get in to NOVA.
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Got to the interview around 10:00 (45 minutes early) and chatted with some PA people interviewing while the other people interviewing for the dental program arrived. Had lunch with some D4s, then went on a tour of the school. Then it was on to personal interviews, which was a long time waiting if you weren't on of the first to go (They gave courtesy to people with travel plans)
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Very easy going and laid back. Questions asked led into brief conversations. Dr. Lippman mainly asked the questions and another Dr. was there taking notes.
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great school~~ jump up to my list after interview!!!!
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It was a great visit and the school and faculty were very impressive. Very friendly, easy going, and the interview was not a grill session.
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Outstanding, I didn't think much of Nova going in, left loving the school.
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Very positive, The school was beautiful, the tour with the dental students was the most helpful and enjoyable, the admissions staff was extremely friendly
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great, nice ppl. nice faculty and facilities. great place to live
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Very nice. Excellent lunch. Top-notch facilites, faculty, location!
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I did not think the interview went well until I got accepted because I was the last one to be interviewed that day, the interviewers did not ask the same questions as the rest, and it felt almost too casual during the interview. we talked a lot about hunting, fishing, and ther things I like to do. It is awesome place to live.. family or no family. I feel that one of the best indicators is by how the current students like it. every student I talked to lived it there. I interviewed 6 places and this is by far the best school.
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I thought it was amazing. I was not nervous at all when it came time for the interview. I had not prepared that well and was planning on "winging it" if they asked any tough questions...but it turns out they didn't even ask anything like that. Not even "why dentistry?". Overall I thought the school was beautiful and cannot think of a better place to spend 4 years.
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Amazing interview, the best one so far...I got accepted so I assume it went well for them too.
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Great
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Overall, the school is awesome. I would love to attend this school more than any other. Everyone was really friendly and had a very positive attitude. The interviewers were great! They were not intimidating but very friendly, helpful, and insightful. The tour guide, Andy, was very good. He is the human Nova brochure. He knows anything and everything about Nova.
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The tour giude was the most informative and enthusiastic person in the whole school which was very nice. Nova seems like a very neat place to spend the next four years. I walked out of the school very impressed. I would love to attend this school.
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It was really nice. The tour was very thorough. They actually served us fajitas for lunch, which shocked everyone (since we're all used to getting sandwiches at these interviews). Extremely diverse student body. Interviewers were very nice and it was more conversational than a rigid interview.
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Great! I just wish I hadn't said anything about doing badly in Geometry in high school and I wish I had expanded more on why I want to be a dentist. I was over-prepared for the interview which is better than being under-prepared.
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I had a great experience at Nova, they jumped way up on my ist of dental schools that I want to attend. The atmosphere was great, from the lighting in the rooms, to the attitudes of the administration, this is a place that was built to help the students become great dentists. Also, they seem to attract a desirable quantity of cute girls.
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Easy. Comfortable atmosphere.
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I liked the school more than I thought I would, and I was very impressed with the facilites and the relationship between the faculty and students.
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Generally good. I wish they didn't make us sit there and wait for the interview at the end. I was the 2nd to last person called in and there were 2-3 45 minute interviews before me, so I ran out of things to talk with the other interviewees about. Bring a book.
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Good school.
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My interview experience was excellent. I was not a top applicant grade wise, but my DAT was good and do well with people, so my interview went well. I enjoyed visiting Nova and seeing how nice it is. I'm a student here now and I still think its great. I enjoyed taking my National Boards Part I after my first year (passed just fine). I think that is a GREAT idea. Excellent pre-clinic lab preparation.
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very comfortable, relaxed. The interviews were very nice and also tried to make the student relaxed to see the real person.
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The interview was VERY laid back. Acutally the interviewers seemed to do most of the talking. I was accepted a week later!!
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Good school, beautiful campus,friendly students, seems like a great place to spend four years. I got accepted a week later.
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I was definitely impressed with the school. It is now one of my top choice school. The people (students and faculty) all seemed very positive and happy. There were only four of us interviewing so I felt that there was a more personal interaction between all of us. The interview was the most relaxing and laid back interview I've had, even though there were four interviewing me. Lunch and snacks were a royal treatment.
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Great experience. This school seems to have its act together. They have been one of the top five schools for the past two years on board exams part one.
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the school is so new and amazing. students are very friendly and open to answering your questions.
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Overall it went very well. We laughed through the entire interview. Stress free.
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The entire day was great. The students were very friendly and answered all our questions in great detail. They are very happy to be at nova because its a great atmosphere to study dentistry in. The facilities are probably the best in the country and you are probably doing more hands-on practice than any dental student in the country.
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Great School to attend, you will like what you see during the interview... definetly. The beach is close, Miami is 20 miles away, you can have fun if you can get the chance. This is what makes the school unique. The curriculum seemed normal, the usual heavy workload.
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A great program to visit and find out about.
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The interview was very laid back. I was only asked a total of three questions (besides the little ones that came up during conversation) and the remainder of the time was spent chatting. The questions were very simple and straight-forward. Nova exclaimed that they value student feedback and will make adjustments to their program based on the student's opinions. The provided lunch first, then lead us on a tour and then finally started the interviews after everyone was nice and full.
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arrived at 11:45, had lunch with first-years, toured the school, spoke with the financial aid advisor, then had the interview
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Onthe whole,my interview was good .It was not really ''stressful'' .school and florida are good
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Very Bad. If I would have known I wouldnt have spent the time to drive down from tampa, and wouldnt have spent the $ in applying here.
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Pretty relaxed. Half the time you are hanging out with the current students eating lunch and taking a tour. Then its on to your interview and your free to go after that.
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Excellent. Be sure to relax. If you don't believe in yourself, how do you expect them to? Be honest- they can spot lies from a mile away. They try to help you, unlike other schools who look for a reason not to pick you. Listen to my advice- I got in. Best wishes!
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Had a snack, went on tour with D1 student, spoke with a financial aid person, had my interview.
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Everyone was incredibly nice. The tour guide was energetic and funny. The facilities are so amazing. Fort Lauderdale can't be a more beautiful place to live. Go to South Beach and Las Olas blvd. if you want to see the perks of the area.
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I loved the school. The HPD (health professions division) hosts students from 7-8 different colleges (DO, DMD, pharmacy etc), so you get to interact with a lot of mixed people. Overall, everybody seemed happy to be there. I would recommend anybody to look into this school. Its grrrrr-8! Oh yeah, you cant beat the weather/atmosphere in south Florida.
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It was very laid back and not stressful at all.
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It is an awesome school. I knew the second I left there that I wanted to attend, and within 2 weeks I found out I was in. It is truly amazing there.
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My interview was at 11:45, started by a lunch and four student were there to answer our questions. then they took us on a tour. the facility is great specially the audio visual lab. after that a person from the financial aid office talked to us, following that was the interview. I was done by 2:00.
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We met at 730 am and had breakfast. We met with two students and they took us on a tour for over an hour. We then met with a financial aide specialist. Then we had our personal interviews.
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Very laid back interview, just want to get to know you. Wh
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I didn't like being a zoo animal. 5 people watching, staring at me during the interview??? PLEASE!!!! Two people asking questions, the other three stared!!
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Pretty easy going interview. It was really more like a conversation than an interview. If you do not hear from them soon after sending in your application you should definitely call them.
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very relaxing interview
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Mr. Lippman and Su-Ann Zarret were truly genuine and nice to me. I enjoyed their time, and I will be attending this program.
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Laid back interview. Enjoy yourself.
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not sure why they ask those weird questions...has nothing to do with dentistry. i guess it's just to see how you react on the spot/to pressure
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Overall a great experience, I was really anxious to see Florida and I wasn't disappointed. It's a great fun place to live and spend 4 years. The school itself is great, the students are all happy and friendly, the professors seem genuinely happy to help. I think everybody is happy because they're living in South FL.
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Overall, I thought the interview was a positive experience, I was accepted a week later! Be yourself, the actual interview was like a conversation with three adults. Although it was 3-on-1 group interview, but they've really made it enjoyable and non-intimidating.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
The common feedback and suggestions from applicants to the admissions office were to improve communication and responsiveness, provide more personalized interactions during interviews, and offer more tour guides for large groups to enhance the overall experience.
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Not hold in-person interviews if the dean is going to be completely paranoid the whole time rather than getting to know the applicants.
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keep up the good work
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None
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Please make some change! Please improve on your program as you expect the same thing from students
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Give us more tour guides. the group was big and it was hard to hear what the students were saying a lot of times if you are in the back of the group
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Nothing
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Nothing at all! Everyone was so nice and every time I call or email I get a very fast response. And for those that are traveling for the interview they ask if you have flight restrictions so you get to be seen faster. Super accommodating. Always a pleasure to be at NOVA :)
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Keep doing what you're doing! Every school should have their interview like Nova! Having a relaxed, conversational interview with super friendly faculty let me be myself and show who I really am, and I think that is important so that the admissions can see if I am a right fit for the school.
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more receptive and reachable office of admin
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Nothing much actually, they're all doing their best to recruit and generate the best dentist there is.
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I interviewed at Nova today and I have to say it was the best interview yet. I was interviewed by Dr. Keller. He was very honest about how I ranked among the current students. Also, I like his interview approach. I felt very comfortable and laughed throughout the appointment because he made me feel at ease and just be myself! The admissions dept is doing a great job! Please dont change anything!
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maybe start earlier so OOS students can catch earlier flights.
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The interviewers tell you NOT to stress out but for me I don't like how much emphasis the students and interviewers place on relaxing and being happy and not being TOO serious. It is a very serious process and the fact that they kept telling us we were too serious as a group of interviewees was a little annoying. We were all post-december 1st applicants so we obviously care a lot about our future. There is a difference between being nervous and being serious.
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Start earlier. Makes the day go faster.
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Its soooooo pretty.
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Not much, they did a great job!
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Get to know your applicants better. I felt that my interviewer barely skimmed my personal statement, and had a lot of misconceptions about me.
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Interview isn't just to interview applicants, it also should show applicants WHY we should go to Nov
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Pick up the phone. E-mail or phone call to confirm would be nice.
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Please answer the phone :)
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Nothing, I liked the shorter time format because I feel as though 7-8 hour interviews are wayyy over
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Pick up the phone or call back to confirm an interview.
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Having options for the interview dates would be nice for applicants with full-time jobs.
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NONE!
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pick up the phone
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need a better way of interviewing. one at a time doesnt work cuz ppl waited for 2 hours to get inter
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Keep up the great work!!! You guys are very efficient, professional, and friendly.
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Be professional
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Smooth, nice, felt at home!
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They asked me about UF a couple times. This annoyed me a little bit.
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