A. T. Still University - Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

can't

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What was the most interesting question?

If I tell you they will "suppress" it. Kinda big-brother/ anti-free speech don't ya think? And I thought the internet was about truthful communication.

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What was the most difficult question?

No question was inherently difficult, but if you've spent the last 4+ years with your nose in science textbook it might come out in the questioning. Think on your feet = good

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

The SDN rumor mill, previous interview expriences, BA in International Studies for the current events J/K, but really that's my degree.

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What impressed you positively?

Facilities were top notch, bran-spankin'-new, free parking, large potential patient pool, the dean was chill, dvd textbooks/laptops, module course system, no med students to share classes with, weather is great if you like it warm to HOT all the time, NO PBL (that I heard of),

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What impressed you negatively?

No pool (yet), Mesa smells like cow sh*t, Mesa is an identity-less strip mall of a town with more geriatrics than an AARP convention (not a singles school/town), 19/54 of 2nd yrs are LDS and many people I encountered (in Mesa as a whole) seemed over-zelous to share thier religous bliefs, food offered consisted of donuts covered with saran-wrap and bottled bevrages, the interviewers barely broke a smile the whole morning, no med students/nurses nearby (dating).

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

ASDOH interviews 400 for 54 spots, so odds of acceptance are slightly better than 1/8. Mesa taxis cannot be relied upon even when ordered the night before. Mandatory attendance policy (3 strikes = out).

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What are your general comments?

Very focused and somewhat unneccessilarily intense. I really felt rushed through the interview itself (20min, PERIOD). Considering I've flown, hoteled, and taxied my way there, missed school, work and study time and paid for it all out of pocket, the guys could have spent a little more than 20min with us; especially since we're starting at 7:45am and there was less than 10 people interviewing. $1/4 million is a lot of money to give a school for just 20 minutes work. I left with questions unanswered. I left with a feeling that the school's program is still largely experimental but doing its best to take the best things (read newest) from all the schools around the country and integrate them into a new and even possibly improved dental education model. They tried a little too hard to sell us superficially on the relation to the AT Stills ostiopathic school which is thier parent organization (corporate owner/backer). It was almost as if they felt they needed to justify themselves. However, deeper probing revealed that the stated/implied osteopathic "holistic" approch is mostly hot-air since they have to get accreditted like eveyone else and teach to the same boards like everyone else. Though every previous indication was that they emphasize volunteering and community service/outreach (as oppossed to research for example), this did not come up during the interview and was perhaps to my detriment for not mentioning it more proactively.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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