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University of Kentucky School of Dentistry

Lexington, KY

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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?

Why do you want to be a dentist?

What was the most interesting question?

If I asked your friends to name a positive attribute of yours, what do you think they would tell me?

What was the most difficult question?

Nothing difficult...it was really straight-forward and low pressure.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 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?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

I looked at SDN, I looked at UK College of Dentistry website, and just kind of mentally prepared answers to some typical questions.

What impressed you positively?

Everyone in the school (students and faculty) are very supportive. The class size is small, so the faculty get to know all the students really well. The Dean literally knows every single student quite personally. It seems like the environment is extremely conducive to the success of all the students. Also, every student that we encountered throughout the day seemed very happy to be there and really felt that they were getting high quality training as student dentists.

What impressed you negatively?

Lexington is a nice town, but there really isn't that much more to it besides the University of Kentucky campus. Also, the dental and medical students take some science classes together during the first couple of years, and one of my interviewers expressed that it was pretty ineffective to have the two departments sharing a curriculum.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the interview schedule would be so organized and time-efficient. At the same time, it was very laid back. Overall, much more pleasent than I anticipated!

What are your general comments?

The first part of the day was just an introduction made by the Dean (who's a very nice guy) for half an hour, and then we right away broke off into our interviews. The first interview was based on academics (open-file), and the second interview was personality-based (completely closed-file). Both of my interviewers were absolutely great...very friendly, talkative, and extremely encouraging. Neither of the two experiences actually felt like an interview, they were both just conversations where I'm pretty sure the interviewers did more talking than I did! The admissions staff truly make you feel like they want you there, and thats a great way to keep you calm and confident. Absolutely nothing to worry about!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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