Downers Grove, IL
Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2014-15
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Go in with confidence. They do their interview to test your critical thinking. They want you to form opinions based off of logic, and then evaluate on them.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
They asked the question about state funded gambling.
How did you prepare for the interview?
They allow you to have a minute to read a prompt with the question that the interviewer will ask before you go into the room with the interviewer for 7 minutes.
A lot of my questions were already posted here on SDN.
What impressed you positively?
The interviewers were genuinely friendly. The school was awesome. The campus is great!
What impressed you negatively?
nothing.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
They are great! They helped me when I had questions.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
I flew into O'hare. That airport is chaotic.
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Red Roof Inn (they don't have continental breakfast)
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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