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Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
  • Year founded: 1876
  • ENROLLED TOTAL: 60
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Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
Dental School
Nashville, TN
Historically Black College/University
  • SDN RANKING 2
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 2 49 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses
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Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $47,305
  • Non - Resident Tuition $47,305
  • Application Fee $65
  • AVG DAT 17.0
  • AVG GPA 3.2

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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions and Recruitment
  • Student Services and Faculty Affairs
  • 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.
  • Nashville, TN 37208
  • United States

School Overview

Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry Fast Facts

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School Info

We are proud to continue our long tradition of providing dental healthcareÿprofessionals with a sensitivity and focus on healthcare for the underserved. Meharry is in the forefront in this quest for quality and meaningful healthcare delivery to all persons regardless of race, creed, national origin, gender and other circumstances of personal identity.

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Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 36
Negatively 4
No change 7

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.63 48

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.68 37

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Be better organized in general. The interview day was confusing and disorganized and applicants were not kept up-to-date on their status after interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Never ask students' how will you pay for school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"More advanced warning in regards to interview date." More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Tell me about yourself. Why should we choose you out of all of the other applicants? How did you hear about Meharry? Do you know any current students at Meharry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else did you interview?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you explain why you got this grade in this class." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan on paying for dental school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you pay for school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does politics have to do with dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to Meharry? How do you manage stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry and not medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why meharry? How are minorities related to the field of dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry? / Why Meharry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Dentistry, Meharry, just why all in one question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there was one area in your life you could improve on, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we (Meharry) pick YOU over all the other good/equal candidates?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other school have you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about your academic performance" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Interview 1: How do you handle stress? Where do you see yourself in 7 years? Why dentistry? Why did you pick the schools you applied to? How do you handle praise? How do you handle constructive criticism? Are your grades/DAT scores representative of how you will perform as a student? How do you perceive dental school will be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you been doing since graduating college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Meharry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why don't your DAT scores and GPA line up?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about my grades" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why should we pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you want the admissions committee to know about you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a difficult situation you have handled and how." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you plan on doing to give back to your community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why you over other students?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself? What makes you unique? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we take you over other applicants? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry? (remember it needs to be solid, sincere and realistic) Why Meharry? What do you see as the future of dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you find out about Meharry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me? (Make sure that you ask questions! Remember, this is supposed to be like a conversation, so I cannot stress this enough!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why should we choose you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why not try to get into the Biology field which was your under grad major in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you handle stress? What is the one word that truly reflects you? How do you stay organized?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"This was a real question. "You seem to have a very privileged upbringing, What do you know about the underserved community and how have you supported your community?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you do not get accepted into dental school, what will you do next?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none--they were all senseless questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about politics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you have to offer the school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was you favorite course outside of science?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you know about the President being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? I didn't because it had only happened this morning and this morning i was more concerned with my outfit and my hair than the news. But considering just how current these events were I don't think he held it against me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose between Meharry and your other top choice, where would you go and why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name all the schools you applied too and your status at those schools." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you more special than the other candidates? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between dedication and commitment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever considered a career in dental hygiene?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Meharry? These people are not stupid, they know what they are asking, and can smell a lie a mile away! BTW I answered it honestly! ;)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle constructive criticism? praise?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you been doing since your graduation day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a unique characteristic bout yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What 2 attributes do have? What are 2 negative aspects of your personality that you would like to change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about blacks" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does money have to do with dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too "interesting." Although they did ask me questions about my grades in certain classes. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle being in a class that is predominatley African American?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Please tell me about yourself,I want to know about you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about something that is going on in the world. Please watch CNN or read a newspaper on the plane. It will only help you!!!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were rich, what dental issue would you change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, did you just do a lot of partying your freshman year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I can't remember the exact question but it had to do something with politics and healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where is "Skagit" Valley, and what is "rugby?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. Pretty standard. Same as other SDN entries for Meharry. Nothing special." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there is something you can improve about yourself, then what aspect of your character would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They didn't really ask anything out of the ordinary. They will disect your file and if they have a question about something in particular they will ask you. So make sure you review your file and have a good answer ie. like we you dropped a class." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something unique about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we choose you over other students? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The origins of my name" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you will handle being in a class of mostly african americans?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about youself. The first interviewer just asked me to talk about how I became interested in dentistry, and how my interest applies to their motto, which is to "serve the underserved."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you have to offer the field of Dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1.Do you think it will be a problem for you to be with a class of mostly African American students? 2. Hypothetically speaking, if you were to be accepted at all dental schools and you had to make a decision by tomorrow, which school will you choose and why? oh and don't give me the bull shit of you will pick Meharry because you wanna serve the underserved. (this was his exact wording)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your most important characteristic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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