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Temple University College of Liberal Arts

Philadelphia, PA

Psychology Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 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?

Do you have any talents or skills, what are they, give some examples, how do you think these might help you in dentistry?
What do you know about Temple's program, why do you think you will make a good student here?
Why do i want to be a dentist?

What was the most interesting question?

What was my best quality/skill and how it would make me a better dentist.

What was the most difficult question?

Pretty much standard questions. However the interviewer made answering some questions difficult, because he would comment and sometimes ridicule our responces!
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

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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?

I read as much as I could about Temple's clinical program from their brochures, and online research. I used Barrons guide to help me prepare myself for questions. I emailed a number of applicants who had had interviews before me.

What impressed you positively?

Their facilities, how friendly everyone was, the 'Temple Dental' pride, friendly students.

What impressed you negatively?

Their cafeteria left a lot to be desired :P The main interviewer, Dr.Fielding said a lot of things that made all of us a little tense, he was a bit confrontational. He put some of our qualities down openly, in hindsight, i think it was an attempt to get a reaction, and see how we deal! Took me by surprise actually, since everyone else at the school was just super friendly... especially Mark Lombard!

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I didnt have to have a 'short presentation' about myself prepared. They mentioned it in the interview booklet, but they never asked for one. It was very casual!

What are your general comments?

Overall a great school, and superfriendly faculty, reasonably baseline tuition. They have a loooot of patients in their clinic. There was atleast 20-30 people waiting at 7am in the morning when i got there. Im convinced these guys will make you an excellent GP or one of their many specialty programs! If you are looking into research however, i recommend looking elsewhere... because clinical dentistry is what Temple does best! Philly is also a cheap place to live. Anywhere else on the eastern seaboard will cost you a helluva lot more.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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