How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.70 | 27 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 21 |
| Negatively | 2 |
| No change | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.75 | 28 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.63 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.68 | 19 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 1 |
| Virtual | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 3 |
| 20 minutes | 6 |
| 25 minutes | 4 |
| 30 minutes | 6 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 4 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 27 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 27 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 27 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.70 | 27 |
"Tell me about yourself"
""What was a satisfying experience you have had recently?""
"What is a non-science class that you took that will help you succeed in dental school?"
"They asked questions based off your personal statement."
"What was a failing experience?"
"Do you expect to be well-off in this profession?"
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"Why do you want to become a dentist?"
"do gpa and dat reflect you academically"
"What distinguishes you over other candidates?"
"wanted lots of specifics about names of dentists i worked for."
"Why Dentistry? "
"Tell me about your semesters"
"So how was your trip to get here?"
"Why are you here?"
"Why dentistry?"
"Why are you interested in SIU Dental School?"
"What will you do if you aren't accepted for the upcoming class?"
"why not medicine?"
"Why Indiana University (I went there for undergrad). "
"Why do you want to be a dentist?"
"What distinguishes you from other applicants?"
""What is something we should know about you that we can't find on your application?""
"What is something interesting about you that I cannot find out by reading your application?"
"What causes you stress?"
"What would you do if you don't get accepted this cycle?"
"What types of volunteer work have you helped with?"
"Is there anything else you would like to tell us before you go?"
"Do you believe your DAT score and your GPA reflect your abilities?"
"where do you want to practice"
"Does your GPA and DAT scores reflect you academically? "
"How would you improve public health dentistry, and expand clinics? "
"In Alaska, they are adopting a program where students go to Australia/New Zealand for two years to be trained to provide dental services in remote communities in Alaska. Do you think that this is a good practice and should be adopted throughout the rest of the United States?"
"What about your DAT score?"
"Tell me about your self. Family?"
"Do you have any research experience?"
"What if not accepted?"
"Why SIU?"
"What do you know about SIU Dental School?"
"What do you do in your free time?"
"why do you want to be a dentist?"
"A time you made a mistake and what you did afterwards"
"What component of your application do you want us to overlook?"
""Why SIU and what do you expect from it?""
"What is something that frustrated you over the past year?"
"Why dentistry?"
"Why SIUE?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"strengths and weaknesses"
"Why SIU? "
"What classes are you taking next semester? Why dentistry? "
"What kind of businesses does you father own?"
"What else would you like to know?"
"Is SIU your top choice?"
"What do you imagine for your future practice? Do you plan to stay in the area?"
"Where do you plan to practice?"
"Why now?"
"The interviewer didn't ask me too many questions. Instead asked me if I had any questions the majority of the time."
"is it a cultural shock for you to be in this city? (since i'm from the city)"
"N/A"
"What qualities do we look for in an applicant, in your opinion?"
""What was your favorite class in college?""
"Why dentistry and not medicine?"
"Where do you see the direction of dentistry going?"
"Does your undergrad GPA reflect your learning, and DAT score? GPA vs DAT..."
"Question #2"
"How may I help you?"
"Is SIU your top choice?"
"What would you do if not accepted here?"
"What would you do if you are not accepted?"
"I was asked a bunch of general questions."
"He asked me a fairly odd question. He asked why I applied to the other schools I got interviews at(Case Western and Temple). "
"What will you do if you aren't accepted for the upcoming class?"
"Why did you change from medicine to dentistry?"
"Nothing really, informal interview where we just talked about the school and the program."
"N/A"
"If you were to go back to a situation and act in it differently, how would you act? What would you have done differently?"
""What was a frustrating experience you had recently?""
"What is something that you wish you would have handled in a different way/How has your communication skills served you well?"
"Give me a failing experience"
"They asked me how I felt about what was going on in Wall Street."
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"Why SIUe specifically? "
"Question #2"
"none"
"above"
"Why are you here?"
"What Can you Tell me about our school"
"None."
"I think the one above was the hardest question to answer. "
"What will you do if you aren't accepted for the upcoming class?"
"same as above"
"Looking through previous questions from other students here in SDN, watching lots of YouTube videos to prepare, and doing a mock interview with my family via zoom since my interview was held virtually on zoom!"
"mock interview, SDN"
"Read questions from this website/researched the school."
"SDN, writing down questions and answers on paper and reviewing them before the interview. Also asking current dentists for advice."
"SDN. Past interview questions. Mock interview."
"By going through the recommendation committee at my school, because the questions asked were very similar."
"sdn, siu website, mock interviews"
"Read interview books, researched SIU website, info through talking to other dental students "
"SDN, talk to dentists who graduated from SIUe, and other health professionals. "
"SDN, SIU-SDM website, and my AADSAS application"
"SDN"
"Read SDN"
"this website, the school's website"
"this website"
"website, reviewed application"
"University website."
"Website."
"Its not really much of an interview. The interviewer asks a couple of cursory questions and then asks you if you have any questions. I just looked a some sample questions I found on the internet."
"I read the brochere and this website"
"Read about the website, dressed well and tried to look sharp, did my best to be relaxed and confident."
"look on their website, looked over my essay, spoke to a dentist who went to siu dental school"
"Looked at their webpage, talked to dentists, and used this site."
"Read the school's website and SDN"
"Super nice, friendly, homey campus"
"What impressed me positively was how the 3 admissions committee members were very nice, very funny, made me laugh, and really made me feel very comfortable and at home!"
"how conversational and relaxing the interview is"
"Laid-back interview, a small school that offers a great clinical experience at a good price."
"Interviewers, small class sizes"
"The facilities were all brand new and beautiful inside. There were also a couple new machines that I haven't seen at any other dental school. Also, I liked that Alton is only a half hour away from St. Louis, MO."
"Easy going. Very friendly."
"How laid back and polite both the interviewers were. In addition, after the interview, while I was waiting for my tour guide, I had a really nice conversation with the 2 women working in the admissions office, which I thought was nice, because it showed that they took an interest in their applicants."
"I love the campus"
"Friendliness of staff and students, facilities were nice (they had new equipment), liked the campus-like atmosphere of the school because it was composed of multiple buildings "
"Subtle undertones that may have indicated my future success..."
"homeliness of campus"
"Very laid back! Interviewers were very nice."
"Small School, Small class size, not many distractions, in a relaxed atmosphere"
"Very very nice facility!"
"The students and faculty are very friendly"
"The school was really homie, I feel i'd be a much better dentist in SIU as apposed to say somewhere in a bigger city"
"People are very friendly."
"Atmosphere and the way the staff supports students."
"The admissions staff was very friendly. The student tour guide was pretty helpful."
"The price"
"The students and faculty were friendly and generally excited to be there and to meet visitors."
"the admissions staff was very kind and welcoming, made you feel at home"
"Clinic was nice, everyone was very friendly, small class sizes, NDBE scores are consistently very good, and they have fast eddy's."
"I really liked the small town atmosphere of both the town and the school. Only 200 total students. Good student/faculty ratio. The campus was very small. Nice "
"Little run down"
"Nothing!"
"Location of the school, surrounding area"
"The town of Alton is very old looking and small. Doesn't seen like there's much to do in the town."
"Short interview times."
"Nothing. Overall, I was very impressed."
"Interview was a little late, but I still got a dental school interview- Can't complain. "
"tour was 10 minutes. thats all there is to see. writing sample/essay as soon as you get there. very short like 100 words or something. not many people around for us to talk to."
"Nothing really"
"small school, hidden in the suburbs"
"The facility looks like regular houses from the outside."
"The location and size of campus"
"The neighborhood. Its a beautiful dental school in the middle of nowhere, its strictly business"
"I was given the impression I have almost no chance to be accepted. Interview was very short, no apparent interest in knowing more about me, more like they just wanted to see me face to face and see my interests."
"Alton is a very small town but the lack of activities means more study time!"
"I was a complete culture shock, Im a huge city girl and I thought going to school in Indiana was bad..."
"Alton is a small town, but only 30 minutes from St. Louis so thats not a big deal at all. NOTHING negatively impressed me. It's a great school with motivated people."
"nothing"
"City of Alton wasn't too exciting, but it is very close to Saint Louis, so that more than makes up for it."
"If I had to say one thing, some of the areas of the campus could handle being renovated/updated. They are still sufficient for what needs to be done. Just not beautiful to look at."
"Small campus homey vibe"
"The title and some background info about each of the 3 people that interviewed me. Make sure to look them up and know who is a dentist and who is not, so when you are asking them your questions and you want to ask the question, "Why did you choose dentistry or what aspect drew you into dentistry?" you know exactly who to ask since not all of them may be dentists."
"not to be nervous"
"Don't stress out about being a little late if you are, because you sit around a table for a bit at first."
"Three 30 min interviews with diff faculty, so total interview time was 1.5 hours! Too long!"
"Nothing. I have been to the school before."
"They didn't really make it clear where the interview was taking place. They mentioned the building, but not the specific room, so I was a little bit flustered walking in."
"Students start working on patients durig their second semester of their first year. "
"The school buildings look like regular houses..."
"It's in the middle of nowhere"
"The schools in ALton not edwardsville"
"It is an extremely small school."
"None."
"That I didn't need to be so stressed out. The interview was very relaxed."
"That they are one of the cheapest dental schools and they consistently finish in the top 20% of schools on the NBE's"
"Great school!"
"It was a very chill, laid back, and relaxed interview. All of the 3 interviewers were very nice, friendly, funny, and one of them commented on one of the things I said and told me that their son enjoys doing the same thing too! So, they definitely made me feel comfortable and not as nervous! Good luck to everyone reading this, you WILL DO GREAT! :)"
"straightforward q's; really just want to get to know you; have some fun facts to say to stick out a little bc it seems very conversational to the point where they might not remember anything you said"
"Impressed with the school and the interview was relatively short, which may be good or bad. Have questions to ask your interviewers."
"Seems like a great school. Look forward to attending in the fall."
"Good, laid back interview"
"quickest interview ever. whole thing took about an hour"
"Good, not stressful, a little bit hard to know where the admissions office is located at, but yet easy to go around the campus. I don't think they have PBL"
"I didn't feel too comfortable probably because I didn't prepare much for it..."
"Very layed back, more conversational"
"I felt the interview was far too short, for the applicant to judge any realistic impression of the person. But he seems to have been doing it for a long time and should have no problem. They are really keen on only taking Illinois students."
"No need to rent a car,hotels are near by and they have a free shuttle."
"Excellent school, staff and interview. I just read my acceptance letter today, almost a month after the interview!"
"It was brief but I felt like I got a good feel for the school."
"I thought my interviewer was quite odd. He asked me two questions, why I applied to the other schools I applied to. I was thinking in my head the entire time, dont you care why I applied to YOUR school. And secondly, he asked, "tell me about yourself""
"Wonderful school, wonderful people. Easily my first choice."
"Great school, well worth the price."
"The interview was very laid back. One-on-one. The interviewer was not out to see how stressed he could make me. He just wanted to get to know me. Makes you feel very comfortable"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 25 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 18 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.22 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 19 |
| Out of state | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 3 |
| 2-3 hours | 2 |
| 4-6 hours | 11 |
| 7+ hours | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 2 |
| Automobile | 15 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 9 |
| $101-$200 | 4 |
| $201-$300 | 3 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
FLL - ORD
MDW
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 1 |
| Hotel | 8 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 19 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.50 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.28 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.79 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.21 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.21 | 14 |
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