University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did you prepare for the DATs?

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What do you do to relax?

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Why dentistry seeing that you once wanted to pursue medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

Given a blank check to fix anything in health care, what would it be and why?

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What was the most difficult question?

Because of your previous interest in medicine, what makes you think that you won't change your mind after your first few years in dental school and go to medical school?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

read the website and curriculum, anticipated what questions they would ask

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What impressed you positively?

board scores, location

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What impressed you negatively?

The tour was short and the highlight was the fact that Mike Tyson had sold his house down the street to Fifty Cent. The entire day was spent discussing their curriculum and how great it was. When I asked about other opportunities outside the classroom, there wasn't much to be said, as my question was basically blown off. The clinics are outdated and the school isn't as up-to-date with technology as one would assume a state school to be. The arrangement of the day gave us 10 minutes to eat lunch and "ask questions" with the students (of which the usual answer was, "We're the best because of our boards scores."). At the interview they asked us to fill out a paper saying whether or not we would need special accommodations for testing (i.e. if we had a learning disability). I thought that this was a ridiculous request seeing that we hadn't even been accepted to the school -- they don't need that information. During the interview, I asked the interviewers about how the DMD/Ph. D. program worked and they refused to answer my question, saying that it was unnecessary to answer unless I had a "documented interest" in the area, of which they saw none. So this question, with many from the day, went unanswered.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Because of the boards scores, the students and faculty alike were quite full of themselves and made this fact very clear. The answer to many of my questions was, "Well, we're the #1 school for boards scores." This made me think that there wasn't much else going for them. Also, pediatrics clinics are off-site.

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What are your general comments?

All in all, I do recognize that U Conn has a reputation for great boards scores but I've now realized that this is basically all they have going for them. The people are snooty because of this reputation and I didn't leave the entire process with a feeling that I would enjoy voluntarily spending 4 years of my life here.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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