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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, NC

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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 shadowing experiences? Tell me about those.
Tell me about your research experience(s).
Why do you want to be a dentist?

What was the most interesting question?

If you were given 100K and had to spend it in a day and couldn't invest it/spend it responsibly, what would you do with it? (Quote) "It can't be lame :P"

What was the most difficult question?

"You have a great research background. Why not continue that route through a PhD/grad school?" and "What do you like about UNC?"
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Home

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 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?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN for questions.

What impressed you positively?

Faculty, staff, and student are ALL very happy to be there and it shows. The building is very nice, technology is very impressive. There's nothing NOT to like about the dental school.

What impressed you negatively?

I'm personally not a big fan of the location of Chapel Hill (very dense, crowded campus) but I am a minority in this regard.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The interviews are VERY conversational; you're not fed a steady diet of interview questions. It's very natural, and the questions flowed from the conversation in a logical manner.

What are your general comments?

I think the interview is more a personality exam than a gauge of your abilities to interview. They seem to be trying to figure out who you are personally and how you would fit within their upcoming class. Be yourself, because that's (most likely) why you got a interview in the first place.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

Make sure interviewees know that they can e-mail the required safety and misc. forms instead of mailing them in.