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

Mesa, AZ

Dental Schools | Public For-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

HAVE YOU READ ABOUT US ON SDN? (seriously, Dr Simonsen asked me this).

What was the most interesting question?

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

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What was the style of the interview?

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What type of interview was it?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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What impressed you positively?

curriculum

What impressed you negatively?

Dr. Fake-and-Bake (See comments below )

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

To be brief, I was extremely unimpressed with the dean (or whatever he was) who hosted the interview. He seemed more concerned with his posture/physique than with any of the applicants - with the exception of a few of the prettier females. Dr Physique, errr, Simonsen came off as being pompous and smug, and extremely pretentious. He boasted of how they have only accepted 30 or so students, and how unlike the average school that has to accept 3 students to fill a spot, Arizona has to accept 1.5 He then followed that comment by stating that of the 30 they accepted, only 9 had sent deposits. One would think that Dr Fake-bake would know that you accept the most competitive applicants during the first round with the hopes of filling your class with the best. However, he eloquently explained how last year they wished they had room to accept applicants later in the year. Is he saying he wishes he could've replaced those students he accepted with other, better, applicants? How does the current class feel about that? Just my two cents...

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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