SDN Logo
 
 

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry

Portland, OR

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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?

Why do you think you would be good with your hands?
Why do you want to go to OHSU?

What was the most interesting question?

If you weren't applying to dental school, what would you be doing with your life?

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think of the current state of HMOs?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

Nothing really. I had volunteered at the school for three months, so I knew a lot about the program already.

What impressed you positively?

The location of the campus is beautiful. The prefessors are great too. Oh, and the new simulation labs are wonderful.

What impressed you negatively?

I was separated from other interviewees for the entire day. There was no financial aid presentation, no cirriculum overview, and an overall "you'll be lucky if you get in" feeling about the day. Other interviews I had been to sold you on a school. I felt that OHSU relied to heavily on it's reputation for recruitment. I attended a D2 ortho class, and I felt as though the class of 70 was completely disrespectful to the lecturer. It was like a frat house social function in the back 5 rows.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

When I first got there, I was given a packet and told to wait in the student lounge. In the packet there was a sheet of classes and other clinical stuff going on that day. After meeting two other interviewees breifly, I was shuffled off to my interview with a professor. Then I basically walked myself back to the admissions office and told to find something on my sheet I wanted to see and to go there. I felt like I was on a self-guided tour. I also felt like interviews were an inconvenience to the shcool and rather than having the dean of the school or the dean of admissions talk to you and waste their time, they gave you that sheet of classes and clinic and said "go stare at stuff we have." Then, I got to have lunch with a student (one-on-one) and attended a lecture with him. After that, I went back to the admissions office and was told I could either go home or go attend another class. The whole experience was very incomplete and I felt like a pion. For the record, I did get into this school. I even put down a deposit, but I decided in the end to go to a private school instead.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses