University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry Individual responses

⭐ 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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you have any questions for us?

Report Response | I was asked this too

Tell us about yourself

Report Response | I was asked this too

You just finished a PAR exam, what do you to relax?

Report Response | I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

What do you do to relax. For me, after a big test like that, I would isolate myself for around 30 minutes to gather my thoughts and then go out and celebrate that we're done with it. They seemed taken aback by the thought of a person doing that and I imagine they expected "go out and party it up with the group" or something along those lines.

Report Response | I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

Do you have any questions for me? This was the most difficult for me because I went in with around 15 questions I wanted to ask, but he answered over 12 of them before the interviews started. I was fumbling for the 3 remaining I had but it turned out alright.

Report Response | I was asked this too

🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reading SDN, www.reddit.com/r/dentalschool, and other interview prep forums

Report Response | I was asked this too

What impressed you positively?

The friendliness of the faculty was very well appreciated! The DentSim Lab is the largest in North America and very impressive, the enthusiasm of the students was also nice too. They genuinely like their professors and said, and I quote, "if you're struggling and ask for help, it's almost like they drown you with all the help they give." I've personally never seen profs do that, so this really looks good to me!

Report Response | I was asked this too

What impressed you negatively?

I do feel that they didn't get a good look at me personally. We had our little "conversation interview" but there is so much more I wanted to say to them in order to convince them to accept me.

Report Response | I was asked this too

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had known there were 9 other candidates being interviewed with me. They sat us in a large meeting room and pulled us aside one by one to interview. I was wondering how they could stretch it all into a full day and waiting on 9 other people to finish 15 minute interviews definitely took around 2 hours of the time.

Report Response | I was asked this too

What are your general comments?

Dr. Covington is a really nice person. He kept it really light in the interview. I also had Dr. Umsted, who barely said anything during the interview, and Dr. Smith, who would pitch in every so often to comment on something. The campus was really nice and I can definitely see myself practicing for hours on end in the DentSim lab and studying in the lecture hall. The way it looked on the day I interviewed was like there wasn't too much stress getting your clinicals finished up. Overall, I'm very excited and hope that I get in!

Report Response | I was asked this too

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Nothing. An info packet was given that had plenty of information about the school and surroundings.

Report Response | I was asked this too

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry

Success!

Report Response