Charleston, SC
Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
dr. javed is only a 5 minute interview. the other two lasted about 25 min, the first of which was very conversational and friendly, the latter was more her writing and me answering (very little eye contact).
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
why do you want to be a dentist and what have you done to make sure you are certain of that decision?
What was the most interesting question?
why do you think we should choose you to be in our class?...twice...
How did you prepare for the interview?
mock interview, this website, the bulletin, students who had recently interviewed etc.
What was the most difficult question?
the second time i was asked, "why do you think we should choose you to be in our class?"
What impressed you positively?
the faculty seems to be genuinely interested and concerned with the well being of the students, and they were extremely friendly, the city is great (i'm from there), and they've recently recieved a number of NIH grant funds for oral cancer research.
What impressed you negatively?
there are no externship abroad opportunities, the new clinical facilities will not be built for another 3 years, they lost funding for some of their community outreach programs, and they don't permit non-work/study part time jobs for their students.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing in particular.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
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