Glendale, AZ
Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2017-18
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
9 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
2 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
1 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Would you rather be good and on time or late and perfect?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, website, youtube
What impressed you positively?
Nice facilities and technology
What impressed you negatively?
The is my worst interview experience for several reasons. Firstly, they really try to sell you on the school, to the point where they lie to you. For example, they say they are the only school that allows students to place implants - not true at all. Secondly, I found them to be very ingenuine towards people and I didn't like that. For example, they almost made one of the interviewees cry. The poor guy came out like he saw a ghost and didn't even want to tour the school and wanted to go home. At first I thought maybe he just wasn't prepared but when I interviewed they were very grilling. Definitely not professional interviewers. They didn't make me feel comfortable at all and seemed to question everything I said in a negative way. I had 11 interview offers so far and attended 9 so I am speaking with experience and comparison to quite a few other schools. Overall, I think they have a good program but the faculty I met and saw that day were not great. Hopefully someone from administration reads this and improves it for the next cycle.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Don't mention you are considering specializing, they really look down upon that since they focus on general dentistry.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Read what affected me negatively. If you want to attract the better students you need to be more genuine in your approach of "selling" the school.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Faculty member
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$301-$400
Where did you stay?
Hotel
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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