Temple University College of Liberal Arts Interview Feedback Summary

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• I loved this school, despite its location, and it has a great community feel to it, as well as a seemingly happy group of students.
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• The experience was great. I got interviewed by two 4th year students (2 on 1) which gave me an opportunity to learn a lot about the school through a student's perspective.
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• Temple is one of my top choices. I really liked all the projects that the new Dean is trying to implement but I think is to soon to tell how those things are going to play out in the end. Overall they are doing a great job and Temple is a very good school! I would go there if accepted. But I think is good to keep in mind that a lot of thing will be changing and that may be something to think about when considering the school. Brian is a great guy and seems very interested in helping you!
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• Great school, I only wish they had somewhat of a better sim-clinic. I actually was very surprised by my visit, this school actually moved way up on my list. I didnt go in there with high expectations but it sounds like they make great dentists and thats what were all striving to be! Also, the school may be in a bad part of Philly but its not that bad! People have over-exagerated the extent of the neighborhood around there. I wouldnt want to walk alone outside at 1 am but thats called common sense in a major city. I felt safe when I was there, its a busy campus during the day, be prepared for that.
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• The Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University has so much to offer its students. The school is strong clinically and they plan on expanding their research department. Brian Hahn was very enthusiastic and entertaining. He had no problem selling the school to me and my 11 fellow interviewees. Jeremy Hull was also very funny and informative. Temple is a strong advocate of community service. The school understands that it has the responsibility to provide quality dental health care to its surrounding residents that might otherwise be unable to afford it. I attended Temple University as an undergraduate and I can tell you that the school truly treats its students as family. On the day of your interview, be yourself and have fun. If you don't enjoy your time at the school now, how could you see yourself staying their for four years?
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• Overall the interview was great. It started in the waiting room at admissions and we met up with Brian. He starts out by bringing you downstairs to a conference room and telling you about Temple. He's quite the salesman and is a lot of fun. The thing is he asks questions like is Temple your first choice, and other questions that are aimed to simply throw you off and see how you react on the wing. After the conference we went on a tour and he knew a ton of people. Key to this part is to have a question ready because he may introduce the group to a student and just point to one of the interviewees and tell them to ask the dental student a question. You want something good because it will help you stand out. Finally the interview was different then I expected. The gentlemen ran down a list of questions and for each question he gave you a certain amount of points. After those questions were done, he told the students to ask a question to each other. Which I didn't expect and no matter what we asked, the man kind of put it down. That scared the crap out of me. They seemed to make it comfortable but you knew they were looking at what you were doing with a sharp eye so always be aware of what you're doing and what you say. Always look ahead and have questions to stand out and you'll do fine. Also be sure to talk to Brian and thank him. Ask if there is anything else you can do. I wrote a letter of intent after I left and I think it helped.
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• Good school...so much potential...vast amounts of diversity...your interpersonal skills will go out of the roof if you go to temple!
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• Superior clinical school (I'd say the best, espeically with the indigent patient population). If you commit to this school, it will commit back with 110% - the sense of one family comes across immediately on the tour.
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• As they warn at the interview, Temple isn't for everybody. However, it would be very foolish to overlook their program.
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• I didn't particularly like the group interview. Felt more relaxed and comfortable doing one-on-ones.
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• Whenever answering questions, be frank and to the point.
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• Brian is so great!
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• It was fun, no stress at all eventhough it's a group interview.
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• The area isn't too bad compared to other schools i've been to, including washington heights, nyc. the school has a serious problem presenting itself. group interview by a senior? school intro by a sales person? come on!!! i truly think that the school itself is ok, but i won't be a good fit to the school and so isn't brian (he's a very nice guy). we didn't get to talk to any faculty members.
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• There was a fire drill during our interview! our interviewer was the type that loves to hear his own voice, and according to Brian if he didnt talk to much that means he liked us! Just don't apply to Temple if you don't want to go to school in the area.
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• Great overall experience. Brian Hahn is the freaking man. makes everyone relaxed and comfortable prior to interview. Seems to know everybody and really loves hte school. The students seem happy, lots of clincal experience. Facilities were pretty old, area right outside is pretty shady. The interview was laid back and focuses on applicants ability to communicate rather than answer the question ''right.'' Be vocal, ask questions and be sincere.
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• Temple is a great school and I hope I get in. It is definitely a family there and you'll get your money's worth of experience in the clinic. Plus Philly is an awesome city.
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• Stress free. The same question will go around the table and everyone has to answer it; another question may stem off from someone's answer and they'll have to explain further.
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• Fine. Laid back. I didn't like the group setting so much because I'd rather be one on one. But I guess there was less pressure in some ways.. it was relaxed. It was fine.
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• We got a substitute which talked to us for more than 60% of the interview. Awesome guy! If any of you get him, then you are going to get in!
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• I wasn't a big fan of the group interview format. Other than that the day was relaxed and I had a great time.
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• Brian is awesome, very funny and he really promotes the school well. The interview was with 3 other students and I was only asked 3 questions and the total time was about an hour. I am not sure if they gleaned enough info out of me to make an accurate assessment. Oh well.
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• Phew..well I don't think the interviewer had time to get to know me at all seeing as how he mainly talked the whole time and asked us a few questions in the middle of it all. He was a very nice man with a lot under his belt but he wandered on tangents completely unrelated for 10 minutes at a time! Once we were caught up in a talk about why we should always have something ''on the side'' in case our hands go or dentistry doesn't pan out. I felt like everytime my turn came to say something, it was very rushed and in the important question ''why dentisty'' he even cut me off mid-sentence so I couldn't finish and say what I fully wanted to say! Group interviews are NOT good indicators in terms of evaluation. To tell you the truth after all the years of hard work in High school, college, on the DAT, extracurrics, and applying..to have them dole out a sub-par interview is kind of a rude awakening/slap in the face.
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• I LOVED temple dental. It is in a run down part of town but that makes it one of its strengths. Unlimited patient pool. Found out all of the students live about 20 min away from school, either down town or in Manayunk. From the sounds of it the first year class becomes really close, and parties a lot. seeing some hotties at the school was nice. if a cute girl can go to the school and survive anyone can. I learn that quite a few students have families and they survive. Brian is an amazing person you can tell he loves his job, and is great at it. He brings what other people say are faults of the school and turns them into positive aspects. Which is true, but does admit the place could use a fresh coat of paint. The group interview format was interesting, it sucked when two people before you said the same thing you wanted to say. So coming up with something new was awkward but sometimes you all have the same thing to say. I hope I get in, this school beats every other school hands down. They said that they are getting away from having the students do all the lab work which shows change.
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• Fun people, group interview is not intimidating, relaxing day!
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• Temple is a great school if you want to be a GP. YOu will get plenty of clinical experience and practice management skills. Personally, I am not a fan of the way they interview. I was with three other people and the interviewer asked us each the same question in turn. He never read our files so couldn't ask anything personal. It is up to you to speak about however much, or little, you want him to know. The questions are all pretty vague so you should be able to squeeze in any info you want.
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• It was very layed back. if you get the interview, just relax and let them know that it's your first choice school.
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• It was informational regarding the curriculum of the school as well as housing options, financial aid, and living in philly. Students were very open to answering questions honestly, I felt like they were very up front and were not trying to hide anything about the school.
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• I thought the school was awesome. I was nervous a few days prior to my interview from reading negative posts about bad equipment and poor facilities. The equipment isn't in brand new shape because it is constantly being used on patients-hence the clinical experience for the students. The same goes for the facilities. The volume of patients treated takes its toll on the building and equipment, which is a great sign if you want to be as clinically competent as possible when you graduate. Brian the tour guide is great and possibly psychic...Everybody at my interview got along really well and things went extremely smoothly. All of the current students were very friendly, helpful and happy to be where they were. I was nervous for my actual interview portion but the interviewer was one of the most laid back people I had met while there. The school is in a perfect location because it can get plenty of patients and it is in Philly which is a really cool city.
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• I was skeptical about the "group" interview- but it was a lot better than what I was expecting. the interviewer was great and personable, and the other students with me weren't competing in answering (overall good experience!
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• Well, yeah, the area is pretty shady but everybody that I met there was cordial and nice. The people there are great. I guess I just had a really bad feeling about going there because all of the students that I talked to who were attending kept saying, "I'm just glad they accepted me" as if this was there safety-net school and couldn't get in anywhere else. They kept talking about "other schools" and how all of the "brainiac, smart" kids went to other schools and that you wouldn't find "brainiacs" at Temple. That made me discouraged because I don't want to attend a school that people believe that nobody smart is going to. The building is ancient with a mid-sixties high-school feel and, OMG, crappy lockers and shady-looking carts people have to carry around that look like a 5th grade physics project gone wrong. They have virtually no new technology, old clinics, old labs, two OLD classrooms, old filing methods.....everything was old or old-fashioned. It just made me sad. It made me feel like dentistry as a whole waved bye-bye to Temple long ago as if it had absolutely no more interest in Temple. What they do have is a solid clinical program with TONS of experience. You'll get more clinical expterience there than at any other school you attend, I promise you. One note for my experience, there was this guy named Tom (predental student) who was exceptionally rude to all of the other students but sucking up to the adcoms. Everybody else was really friendly and talkative. Tom was quiet the whole time and only talked when he corrected people and did so with a holier-than-thou look on his face. He really was rude to a bunch of predents and he didn't even know it...sad. He was cocky too. Somebody had asked him if he (yes or no) used KAPLAN before he took the DAT. He quickly blurted, "I teach KAPLAN" like he were some genious. Well, guess what, he didn't ask you if you taught KAPLAN or not, he asked you if you had used it before you took the DAT. Sounded like telling everybody that he was teaching KAPLAN was sitting on the edge of his tongue waiting for an opportunity to jump out at people. The whole day was like that. He was so rude to everybody. It was also kind of discouraging finding out that Mormons use connections to get free rides and accomadations from members of their own faith who they don't even know. I guess I'm just jealous.
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• I learned that the program isn't a great fit for me - I guess that's the point of interviews!
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• Great experience. Students here are definitely amazing, they help each other out a lot. good clinical practice with a large patient pool, but you don't get exposed to other aspects of dentistry such as research and specialization. this program is primarily aimed towards general practice.
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• Really relaxed. My interviewer talked most of the time!
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• I didn't like the group format. I was asked maybe 3 questions and I don't think the interviewer had even read my file. However, the interviewer was incredibly personable and made the awkward format ok.
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• The interview was great. I had Temple near the top of my list and know it is definately my top choice.
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• Ok...so the area around temple has a really bad rep but to my surprise it didn't look as bad as I'd imagined. It looks even better than this one ghetto area I saw in LA. However, Brian basically said the area is not a nice place to live so he said to live off-campus...far away from campus actually. The neighborhood seems really blagh...I can't imagine doing anything fun in Philly
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• I thought the whole group aspect would be a little strange, but in the end, it was fine. The interviewer would sometimes want our answers very quickly, so that was a little eh...
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• Very good. My visit to the school, Philidelphia, and Pensylvania all increased my desire to attend Temple.
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• Brian was a lot of fun. He's pretty over the top, but you could tell he genuinly cares about the school and the students. The school has extensive facilities, more than enough operatories for all the D3's and D4's. The surrounding neighborhood is rough, but who cares? The subway is close, their are lots of patients, and you won't be living by campus anyway.
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• This was my first interview so I was a bit nervous. Once we got situated and Brian (who looks like 'Josh' from Road Trip) started, I was at ease but still pumped. We talked about Temple (what type of people should and should not attend and statistics), the area, possible housing locations and financial aide. We then toured the school (not many 3rd and 4th years due to the upcoming holiday) then had lunch. Afterwards we were divided into interview groups. Like I said above, the interview was more conversation than confrontation. After the interview we met up as a group and went over what comes next.
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• There was no need to be nervous, all the faculty members were very happy to meet everyone, especially Brian..who is the best tour guide ever. he did a fabolous job. my fellow interviewees were also very nice and it wasn't a competitive environment like i was told it would be.
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• Very relaxed
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• Start out with an ice-breaking pp slide presentation by the recruitment director, Brian, who is absolutely amazing at what he does. Very relaxed q&a followed by a tour, lunch at the cafeteria, and group interview.
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• Brian did a great job selling the school to me. I have been to other schools which most people would rank 10 but after seeing Temple I was amazed. The whole interview was not bad at all. Very relaxed!!
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• Just go and see it for yourself..Brian was a nice guy and he almost knew every single student at the Dental school. He does try to sell his school, but which coordinator does not. It was a great experience over all.
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• If you know that you want to be a general dentists, Temple is just the school. They really prepare you for any type of clinical scenario and you come out of dental school, a competent dentist. Brian Hahn, the recruiter was hilarious. I spent most of the interview laughing. The students were happy to be there.
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• Super fun interview thanks to Brian. the orientation was pretty fun, the ice breakers were fun, the tour was fun. Brian really knew how to sell the school and gave us all a really good time. the interview was pretty chill despite a group interview.
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• The trip was an experience, but well worth it. I like the school and would be more than happy to go there if accepted. The only thing that might be difficult is looking for housing in a big city. But that is neither here nor there, so it was an overall great experience and nice school.
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• At first, a lil intimidating... then it was okay. The interviewer didn't really make eye contact with us.. at least, not as well as others.
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• Mr. Hahn gave us a ppt presentation --> tour --> lunch with students -->interview --> cab to the airport.
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• The majority of the day was spent touring the school and a presentation. We had lunch with 2 students and then there was a group interview. After the group interview, there was an essay.
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• I liked the group interview. There were five students in one room with Dr. Jackson. The questions were straight forward and open. Good advice was given also.
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• The interviewer was very nice. The interview was supposed to be an hour long but she used only half an hour to interview us, each of us got three questions and the rest was opened for questions and answers, anything youlike to know about the school and her professinal experience.
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• The group interview was different and i felt, impersonal. our interviewer was too busy writing down things about people in their files. it is difficult to try to generate your answers when you have to worry about what has and has not been said. also, sometimes i did not know whether i was speaking too much or not enough.
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• LOVED THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE SCHOOL AND THE APPROACH THEY HAVE. They know they're not going to ace the boards, but they don't care. They just want to make general dentists, which is all I want to be.
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• It was a good experience, Brian (the tour-guide/recruitment guy) was extremely helpful, hilarious, and nice. This guy could answer any question.
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• Average
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• The group interview was different. I thought it was really comfortable, but still challenging because everyone kinda said the same thing. Therefore, you had to think fast to come up with something original - but it was good - the spontaneity made for some genuine responses which the interviewers like.
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• The atmosphere at the school is really inviting. Brian is about the sweetest person in the world and he's really enthusiastic about the school. I think the concept of a group interview is a little strange, but it makes the whole process feel a lot more casual, which is nice.
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• I was excited before, but really let down by the enviroment...maybe they will teach you to be a good dentist, but I bet the ones that commit suicide go here!
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• The interview was ok, but they treat you like apiece of meat. Yhey probably overbook interviews so that they can fill up the class by December, Any interview after Decemberis a waste of time and money
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• Overall, it was a very informative day, but very long. Be prepared! Come with alot of questions, because Brian can answer almost anything!
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• It was a lot of fun. I very much enjoyed the fact that they were blunt about the pros and cons of the school.
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• The interview is not that important, the main thing is showing interest to the school and having good scores and strong application. I believe Temple is a very good school. When I was there, the main lobby was full of patients which you don't see at other schools. Also the area is **NOT** that bad. I walked out of the school to the subway and took the train to my hotel. Don't listen to those b.s. ing about the area nor Brian.
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• Go to a board room for a powerpoint about the dental school. Went on tour. Lunch with students. Group Interview. Conclusion (financial info, living in philly etc.)
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• I really liked the interview. Brian is a good guy who made me feel confortable. I read some of his reviews and was expecting some jerk but I think those comments were from people who did not get in. The school was up to date with exception of the old dental biulding which was a disaster. I was told you spend quite a bit of time there your first two years. YUK! I was talking to the second year president, some fat dude, and they had already done gold crowns, and post and core which I thought was impressive. The school seemed layed back which I thought was appealing vs. some of these uptight loosers I have met in past interviews. Strong Clinical program! It's blue collar get it done all the way. That means hands on. I think if I'm accepted I'll go.
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• Uplifting.
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• Awesome interview. With a four on one style interview i didn't think i would like it, BUT, it gave me the chance to truthfully and HUMBLY tell my experiences and give honest answers. The other applicants were really trying to hard to tell the interviewer what they thought he wanted to hear. Those that gave Temple a negative review are just plain haters. If Temple is so bad why is the class almost full already? Think about it...
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• If you get an opportunity to interview at Temple University, take that opportunity. You should mainly take that opportunity so you can see for yourself that all of this negative hype comes from crazy angry students who didn't get in and hate the world. I'm very glad I went and was more impressed by Temple than some of the ivy league schools where I've received interviews. It really is a great school. The area is not at all as bad as people say, and the city is actually one of the coolest I've been in. Brian is a great guy and will help you more than any other faculty member you will ever talk to. Again, if you get the chance, go there so you can see for yourself how great a school it really is.
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• Let me start out first by letting you guys know that the average DAT scores and GPA are 18 and 3.25. To have a sure shot at this school, you must have at least 19 average on the DAT PERIOD. I think the tour guide (Brian) is a great guy. His job is to sell the school, and he does it with a passion....If you are offered an interview, don't get stressed out too much because your GPA and DAT score have more weight than the interview. The admission process goes like this: First, the admission comittee goes through your file and decides if you're accepted or not. If not, your file will be reviewed again and this time your interviewer's feedback will be put in play. Thus, if you have high GPA and DAT score. I don't think the interview is important at all.....good luck, guys.
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• I really like everything Temple has to offer. It is not in that bad of a part of the city and if it were to move then the community that needs its services the most would not be able to access the school. Brain Hahn is ENTHUSIATIC to say the least, but the guy who interviewed me seemed almost expressionless, so the interview could have either way. Despite that it was a very relaxed interview and the group setting lets people feed off of each other.
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• It was a long day (9-3), but it goes by very fast. The interview isn't until 12:30 but it sneaks up on you. Brian Hahn, is a funny guy who is very dedicated and passionate persona. You will enjoy him throughout the day. The advantage to having a group interview, in my opinion, was that you aren't always the first person to answer a question. The interviewer would read a question and then point ot someone to answer, so as long as you don't entirely bomb the questions that you start on (for me it was about 3 total) the rest of the time you are able to think about what you are going to say before you have to talk to the interviewer. I had Dr. Castor, who is a young and layed back guy. But it seemed like the other 2 interviewers weren't any harder. Also, there is no written essay this year. Unless you count a 2-3 page paper in only 15 minutes an essay. Just kidding. Because it is a group interview, your answers don't have to be as long. Most of the questions that he asked everyone had to come up with an answer so if you began to drag on he would shorten you up or ask you to be brief. Basically, more question and answer type of an interview than your typical one on one type of an interview.
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• I learned a lot about temple from the interview. For one, their main selling point is that you are a competent dentist when you graduate because of the huge number of patients you see and how you do soo many procedures. That may sound good, but in reality I don't think it is. Listen, the purpose of dental school is to LEARN, not to practice stuff. Any dentist graduating from anywhere will tell you that you gain your dental skills/speed/ proficiency after you graduate from dental school in your first few years out. The didactic curriculum at Temple seemed a little weak to me, and i think it's probably because they have their students working away doing wax-ups or they're in the clinic. I do NOT want to pay outrageous tuition to practice; teach me something so that i have a firm foundation to learn upon for my career in dentistry. I fear that temple dental grads have no idea about drugs and medical complications and all that stuff; things that will be important especially with our aging population. Anyhow, my interview went well because it was an absolute joke. They gather NO information about anybody from the interview. Later that night i partied it up with some friends over at Penn and I got totally trashed. Hooked up with this one girl at penn dental and it was awesome. I have my interview for penn coming up pretty soon and i know that it's a quality school, unlike temple. Oh yeah, and a lot of people talk about temple's lousy location. I must say that it did appear pretty crappy, but not as bad as i expected. However, it might've been a worse neighborhood that my eyes could discern, because i have NEVER EVER had so much trouble getting an f'n cab before in my life. Even after calling like two companies from inside the D-school. I waited like 50 minutes at 3:30 in the afternoon. When i questioned the driver, he said that "you just don't stop for people trying to hail you down around here. it's dangerous you know."
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• Interviewer didn't ask the basic questions such as 'Why Dentistry', 'Why Temple', etc. We got an interviewer who ask controversial, debatable questions regarding what is going on in New Orleans and Denticaid. I believe it was an interview to see how you think critically and if you take stand of your position when someone challenges it (i.e. defend your dissertation for PhD)
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• Overall, it wasn't what I was expecting, the interview was a group interview. I didn't like the fact that I flew nearly 3,000 miles for a group interview. Seems like they have a great clinical program, like the UOP of the East Coast. Although the area is something else, definitely a rough neighborhood. I took the subway and definitely kept an eye open.
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• Group interview. pointless, everyone answered the same as one another. if someone answered differently, they sounded like they were just trying to do something different. fake process. temple sucks.
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• I liked temple alot. Brian did a fantastic job and answered most ofour questions. oh and Philly's wether was just so beautiful
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• Guys, seriously speaking I really enjoyed my temple visit; it confirmed what I already knew, the reasons for me applying and desire to go there. The interview was very laid back and had an extremely relaxed atmosphere, the basic questions turned into a group discussion. There is really no way to prepare for it, I suggest, know yourself well.
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• Great experience, students had excellent comradarie, impressive day
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• The interview was very laid back and stress free. The staff made you feel at ease and conversing with other students was easy. The dental school has very nice facilities and a helpful staff. My interviewer was very friendly and made sure everyone in my group was able to answer an ample amount of questions, therefore she was able to get a real sense of what we are like.
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• It was O.K... not as great as my previous interview at some other school. Brian definitely does do a great job talking about the school and answering all sorts of questions.
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• First you have an introduction lecture to the school, then a tour, lunch with students, then group interview, and a conclusion.
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• The interview is great. The admissions staff realy tries to show you everything about the school and give you a taste of its atmosphere. It's different from other interviews where usually you're by yourself. At Temple you'll always be in a group so talk to the other applicants and get along. The thing I appreciated most about Temple is that they don't hide anything. At the end of the day you will know whether or not Temple is the school for you. The interview is the last thing you do, right after lunch, eat light so you won't feel drowsy.
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• Loved it, Temple rose to the top of my list after my visit.
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• My interview experience was great. They do a good job of putting you at ease, selling the good points of their school, and then allowing you to explore the school yourself in order to really see what goes on. We had lunch with current students, and asked them questions in the halls and in class. They were all very positive, in a realistic way.
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• There were 6 of us who were interviewed at a time. We went around the room and answered why we wanted to be a dentist. We each spoke for about 5 min, and that was it. There was also an essay we had to write (word is the point is to make sure you're not a mutant)and a secondary application that was sent a week before the interview. Brian Hahn gave us a tour of the school, let us talk to some current students, and gave a presentation about student life. Brian made everyone feel very comfortable and seems more like a fraternity brother than an administrator. He also made it clear that you have to email/call him and to let him know that you are interested in the school... seems more like a game than anything. Also, Joe Frazier is supposedly a patient. All in all, I wasn't impressed by the facilities but by the people. Prepare to commute 20 minutes to school every day and to do all of your own lab work. I'm sure it's got to be one of the top clinical schools because of the number of patients and the amount of hands on work they make the students do.
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• I am confident that Temple produces great dentists. However, I don't understand thier strategy in interviewing hundreds of applicants with little to no intent on offering them acceptance. They tell the interviewers that if they are really interested then they have to e-mail Brian and tell him. What a joke! Would we really have put in the time, effort and money if we were not interested. I guess after applicants see the neighborhood first-hand, many might say, "thanks, but no thanks".
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• People talk bad about the location, but it's really not that bad. However, Temple was a disappointment for me. Let me first say that I like small classes and friendly/supportive environment. Didn't see that at Temple. Soo many students, all dragging these huge dental boxes around on carts. The place reminded me of a factory. The one faculty member i met (who did the interview) seemed a little arrogant and full of himself. I don't understand why, it's just Temple. The lunch we had was at this horrid cafeteria, and the group interview thing did not impress me one bit at all. Like holy crap, you could not design a worse interview technique. I guess I was a little surprised considering I just had another interview at this other school where there were two one-on-one 50 min interviews with 2 dental specialists who were not arrogant and cared about what i was saying. You do get great clinical training at Temple, but they make you do a bunch of stuff that you'd normally never do in real life. Also, i heard that in some instances, if your patient doesn't pay the bill they charge you!!! Um... where is the love?!! I left Temple wondering if I would get that much support/care from the administration/staff if I was having problems. Temple is not for the faint of heart people. Also, classes are like 65% men, which is not cool at all. Not. Cool. At. All.
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• The interview was very informal and comfortable. The group setting actually helps quite a bit. You really do feed off one another.
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• Well the interview is more about them selling you the school more then you impressing them. Brian Hahn does a good job trying to sell the school. The interview is done in groups of three or four, which sucks because its very difficult to stand out. In addition, everyone is asked the same questions, so you have to be extra creative with your answers.
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• This school just didn't do it for me. And considering that area was the scariest place I've ever been, you can count me out! And I'm a city girl!!
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• 9:00 – 11:00 AM Introduction to Temple University School of Dentistry & Tour of Clinical Facility 11:00 - 11:15 Written Essay 11:15 - 11:30 Housing/Security/Financial Aid/Scholarships 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch with Current Students 12:30 - 1:30 Formal Group Interview 1:30 Application Review/Conclusion Great place, the neighborhood is not that bad, the neighborhood is the reason why the clinic thrives! Interview was easy, I just get nervous sometimes they are very nice, they dont ask you why your got an A- in Calc III in your soph year, second semester!
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• Brian Hahn was really great on relaxing all of us. He introduced the school. We went on the tour of the school, and talked with students. We went to lunch and got the chance to get the current students feedback, and tips. It was a group interview with one faculty member interview us. Make sure you have lots of questions to ask. Save some for the interviewer. Hello to all of those who were with me (Zhanna Burunov) at the interview on 2/18 wish you all the best of luck.
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• Really relaxed and Brian made this the most wonderfull experience so far
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• Arrival at dental school--got lost on 3rd floor--need better signs to direct us to the admissions office. Handed in pre-interview summary. Presentation by Brian Hahn--was made to feel welcome and relaxed. Tour of school--319 operatories, beautiful and well-lit preclinical labs with all equipment nearby. Students are happy & appear to get along well. Lunch was at the pharmacy school nearby--students were awesome & answered all of my questions. Groups were broken into groups of 3 & sent in to interviewed with faculty member. He got us to relax by claiming that he was going to ask us some "boring" questions & we rotated the order in which we answered the questions, so no one was always first or last. Was given interviewer's philosophy regarding having an extensive science background as a lead into understanding the more complicated technical applications (ie.tissue implantation). Was also given the interviewer's methodology for giving 3 treatment plans to each patient--the Datsun, the Ford, & the Bentley. Brian closed with summary on school safety, financial aid, & where most students live. Good luck!
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• Good school, heavy emphasis on clinical aspect of the field and the students there seemed happy to be at Temple.
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• Temple is the best place to receive a dental education in a student friendly environment.
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• Great interview experience. If I am accepted, I will not have a problem going there.
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• Since I lived close to Philly, I know how bad the neighborhood is.... yea... it is ghetto. However, over the past several years, Temple University's safety have been dramatically improved. I don't think I'll have a problem going to this school for 4 years. It looks bad, but not AS BAD AS many people say. There are plenty of fun stuff to do and not as expensive compare to NYC. Clinic is modern and clean. Also, no student will ever have a problem finding their patients. Overall, I had fun time during the interview and I give serious consideration to attend this school.
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• Excellent. i can't wait to for an acceptance letter. we had a few interview q's. but really depends on who interviews u. my interviewer was SOOOO relaxed & laid-back - really cool.
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• There were 14 of us on the day I went. Brian breezed through a powerpoint presentation and quickly got to know us and allowed us to learn a little about each other which helps because the competitive feeling decreased once we started talking. We toured the school, talked to students in the lab for about fifteen minutes, then went to lunch with about five to seven students which was really cool because they had time to really talk and honestly answer our questions and address our concerns. Then we were broken up into three groups (each with 4 or 5 students) and proceeded with the group interview. It was nerve wrecking at first but don't be afraid to agree with someone else then just add on to what they said. But in reality every applicant is so unique that we all had different experiences and different qualifications so there was no need to come up with a ''better answer''. Also in a group setting, we were able to ask many questions and have a conversation rather than an interrogation.
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• I had a lot of fun, but I was pretty excited to begin with. Make sure you check out Philly, expecially at night. Walk down South street and market, and if you are there on the "First Friday," the art galery's are free admission with beer&wine.
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• There is an essay question at the end. It is for 15 mins and it is to be written on a page. Page does not have to be filled. My question was: Describe the support systems in your life. We had lunch with 3 students and they were very happy with the school they also were very informative. we stopped random student on hallways and asked them questions about the school and they all had very good things to say. Brian was great. He started off the interview with doing a power point presentation on the school. We spent the first several hours with him. (9am - around 1pm). He made us feel very comfortable by telling stories and telling jokes. He is a pretty funny guy.Good at selling the school. Overall the school has strong clinical program.
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• My experience as a whole was positive. I thought it was a great school. I like that the school offers the opportunity to go abroad and to get a dmd/mba (at same tuition price as dmd). The interview was very short, so I think it's more of a formality than a real attempt to assess character. Essay was very easy. Question was totally random. I only wrote a few sentences. Oh, and a suggestion to others, be sincere with your answers(lies are totally transparent).
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• Brian Hahn does an great job on selling the school, however, overall I was really impressed with Temple University. All the students we met with all had only good things to say about Temple.
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• It was very mundane. The only unique thing about it is the group stlye interview and the essay at the end.
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• It was a pleasant experience visiting Temple. Brian was really energetic and informative. He also knows many current students by first name. This is a great school if you want strong clinical training due to large amount of patient pool here.
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• We did a tour, met students and had lunch. Then the interview itself. Three students to one faculty member.
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• Get to know Brian (the recruiter) he's a stud. He knows how to sell you on the school and is on your side the whole time. He loves what he does and it shows. Tell him Adam Hepworth says hi and find out how his son is doing.
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• I was impressed with the school. The students get a lot of clinical experience! The area is not as bad as people make it out to be if you stay on the main road. At night the area around the school is lit up like it was daylight.
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• We started off with a informational presentation of the school followed by a guided tour of the clinics. Then, we went to lunch with 3 dental students and when we returned, we had a group interview. Finally, there was a wrap-up session with all other information. Overall, it was a great experience. The students and staff were very friendly and optimistic about Temple.
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• It was very laid back. The admissions office guide was very nice and energetic, and HONEST. If there is a fault with the school (ie, not a good neighborhood) they are honest with you. The current students seem very satisfied with their experience.
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• Introductions (13 candidates in conference room), power point presentation about school, walking tour, lunch with students, group interview, impromptu essay, info session about geographic location/financial aid. In general the 6 hours went by fairly quickly. Everyone was very friendly.
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• I feel that the interview day was a lot more planned out and organized then other schools i interviewed at. My group interview was me and three others and we were all asked the same questions and answered one by one. It did not seem that bad for me, because the other people that interviewed with me were all nice people. We all pretty much let each person speak first so it was fair for all.
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• Overall, it was a great day. Brian (the admissions coordinator) really did a good job of acqainting all of us with the school, with each other, and with him. Speaking to random students throughout the tour was a good way to hear about the current students' impressions of the school. Students seem to be really prepared to practice on their own when they graduate. The group interview was pretty different, but it did take a lot of the pressure off.
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• I liked the school's clinical focus and friendly environment. I know I would graduate from here with a huge amount of confidence and move smoothly to a successful practice.
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• The interviewer was very nice and the interview was very laid back. brian hahn, the students, faculty, everyone was very friendly. as for the area, it is not as bad as some people say it is- i'm from a socioeconomically similar area and so i felt alright. besides, because the school is in such an area, there is a huge patient pool- you don't need to worry about shortage of paients. it is evident that a student who graduates from temple will be an EXCELLENT clinician. if you really want to serve people, i think you'd be willing to treat ANY patient, anywhere. overall, the school is excellent. i hope to get accepted and attend next year.
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• Mostly stress free; Brian really knows how to sell the school, very good clinical program
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• If you want to be a general dentist, the place seems great. If you want to specialize, don,t bother wiht Temple.
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• Very relaxed -- it was just an chance to describe your aspirations. I enjoyed hearing the other 3 people respond. We each had the same 5 questions but in staggered order.
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• Just relax and be honest when the interviewers ask you questions
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• I have bad experience at temple undergrduate.No body cares about you.So i wouldnt recommend temple.Yes it has a good clinic but u drift academically.Moreover the place is not safe to live.
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• The Admissions staff was the most helpful of all 10 schools at which I interviewed. Temple is my number one choice, hwoever with 2300 qualified applicants, my application was too late. I'll definitely wait until next year to attend Temple. As a 4.0 student, I can go anywhere, but I'll wait for Temple.
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• Practice answering questions quickly, and sharply w/ multiple answers for each question because the interviews are in a group so others may take your answers. Try to also compliment others' responses.
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• The school located in the downtown, according to Brian, nobody lives in that area, so really don't have to worry about that.
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• The whole experience was disappointing. they called us early morning and not even asked for breakfast or lunch.the location of the school is horrible. students told me that you cannot go out of the school in the city after 5 in the evening. the fascility is very old. it was the worst school i have been to for interveiw. they treat you like a stranger.the atmosphere which was there for interveiw was not at all friendly. they treat foriegn trained dentists as if we got the degree of dentistry without studying anything. they think that they are the best even though they do not come in top 5 US dental college. i don't suggest any foreign trained dentist to apply there. they make u feel miserable about urself .
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• The interview wasa pretty laid back and Brian was super friendly. The amount of clinical is amazing.
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• It was very laid back. almost silly, because i don't think they really learn that much about you. the interview day is more for you to learn about temple and to be honest, to give them the chance to sell their school. overall however, it is a very enjoyable day so just relax because its real easy. one thing, they seem to go out of their way to convince you that you'll be safe there, which kind of leads you to believe that if they push the issue as hard as they do, then it really is a concern
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• The interview was so relaxed, virtually no stress at all.
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• I loved it at Temple. The tour of the school was very impressive, and our tour guide Brian made the experience much less stressful. The school really prepares you to be a practicing dentist.
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• The students and staff were very friendly, and were happy to answer all our questions and help us out. Besides the actual interview, everything else was nice. If accepted, I would go to Temple.
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• From my limited experience, the school had a social fraternity vibe, meaning that it did not seem very professional or intellectual. the eagles and football in general seemed to be the topic of conversation. i did not find this very appealing. while this impression was based on 1 day of experience, it was a definite turn-off.
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• A school I would recommend applying to and hope that I get into. Don't be shy to talk to the students. They are really nice.
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• Brian, the admissions staff was great, he sold the school very well.. but the school basically sells itself. The entire day was very comfortable and there wasnt much tension between the applicants like someone else on here mentioned. The interviewer was very laid back and kept the entire interview as an on-going conversation. It didnt matter if you had the same answer as the other applicants. They just want to know what YOUR reasons are. However, there was another interviewer that was a lot more strict so be prepared and try your luck.
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• Extremely laid back. The entire morning was an information session and a comprehensive tour followed by lunch/informal conversation with a current student. The interview was a group interview with 5 interviewees to one interviewer. The interviewer made sure that each person was asked the same questions (see the list of questions below). So everyone had an equal opportunity, but you had to have good answers for her to spend a good amount of time listening to you. Most of the time she was very nice and gave us good advice.
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• Great school. Great location. Good housing. I rang the liberty bell during my visit.
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• The school provides good clinical experience
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• First you will get a presentation about the school. Next we had a tour of the campus/facilities. We then went to lunch and had our interviews as we got back. Finally we wrote a very simple essay and went home.
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• My personal opinion is that the best way to become skilled in dentistry is to practice dentistry on real people. Temple affords you this opportunity much more than most programs. While fancy simulation labs are nice recruiting tools, I'd much rather work on real people. Everyone of the students that I ate lunch with were excited about being at Temple. You hear a lot about the surrounding area which is bad, but students don't live there anyway. I have several friends who live and go to school in Philly and they all love it.
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• It was extremely laid back. It wasn't like they were trying to see if they wanted you, it was like they were trying to get you to come there when they send you an acceptance letter. Most of the people in the interview were from Utah, they must recruit mormons. The train runs right to the school which would make it supper easy to get to school. Brian the guy hired to sell the school to us finished every statement with "why would I lie to you?". I was a lot more impressed with the school than I expected. I think it is a great school to apply to as a safety net, because it may not be your first choice but you will get great clinical experience if you can't get into you #1.
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• Total waste of time. They don't even have a dress code. Most students were dirty and looked liked they were in a concentration camp. Very unhappy.
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• Overall it was a good interview experience for my first one. It began at 10am with a powerpoint presentation about Temple (basically about what you read on the website). Then we had a tour of the clinic, then lunch with students where we were allowed to ask questions, and then the formal interview. The interview was a group of 5 students being interviewed along with the one Dentist who interviewed us. We then were just asked to talk about ourselves for a few minutes, and ask any questions if we had them. Then after that we had an essay to write. All the students being interviewed were given different topics. My topic was: what qualities do you value in a professor.
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• Overall a great interview. I will probably go to this school if accepted.
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• This could be a great school for those seeking a hard-core clinical education. Although campus life is not likely to be dangerous if you use common sense, it is certainly not going to be much of a campus life. If you want to get accepted, you must really show (or fake) interest. When Brian gives you his e-mail address, write him back after the interview and say positive things.
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• Interviewer was a faculty member and was genuinely interested in what we had to say.
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• It was very pleasant and I hope I get in.
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• Low stress and informative. I only had about three questions. The rest of the time I was asking more questions about student life. The students interviewing me were very helpful and provided email addresses for me to contract them if I had other questions.
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• Overall it was a good time at Temple. It was my first interview and that is the only reason that I ranked the stress level at a 5. The questions were straight forward and the program seemed great.
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• Presentations in morning, tour, lunch (but bring a few dollars), interview. Done by 2pm
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• Very-relaxed...I went during their Spring-break, only met with few current students.
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• The day was very relaxed. We were able to see a lot of the school and clinics. Talking to students was especially helpful. Ask any and all questions!
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• The tour was ok, the interviewers were sincerely unsatisfied with the environment they were working in and the most students hated their school. The place really insn't worth spending 4 years in. I would not recommend coming to this place at all.
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• I would love to go to the school if I get accepted but for the interview, it sucked. Their was a group of five of us and one interviewer. We were all asked the same questions and that was it. I felt that the interview was a complete waste of time. There is no way the interviewer could get to know a person in that short amount of time.
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• Overall a great school, and superfriendly faculty, reasonably baseline tuition. They have a loooot of patients in their clinic. There was atleast 20-30 people waiting at 7am in the morning when i got there. Im convinced these guys will make you an excellent GP or one of their many specialty programs! If you are looking into research however, i recommend looking elsewhere... because clinical dentistry is what Temple does best! Philly is also a cheap place to live. Anywhere else on the eastern seaboard will cost you a helluva lot more.
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• Temple isn't unlike other schools in that it is trying to sell itself as a product. I think most schools (including the one I am attending right now) present themselves falsely to interviewees
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• If u don't care about the school's area, a must apply. somewhat easier to get in than most other schools.
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• OK, interviewed by a 3rd year and fourth year, which didnt realy impress me, it made it seem more informal and not as important. We also had to write an essay during the tour, but everyone got a different question, which doesnt seem fair.
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• Temple is a great dental program. If you want strong clinical experience and exposure, then this is your school. The only I didn't like about Temple is that you're stuck in one dental building the entire day, really no campus to interact with.
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What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

• So, why dentistry?
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• Tell me about yourself.
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• What would you do if you didnt get in?
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• Tell me about yourself?
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• Tell me about your leadership experiences.
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• Did you have over 100 hours of shadowing?
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• Tell me about your research interests.
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• Why dentistry?
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• Why Dentistry?
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• Tell me about yourself (including hobbies).
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• Why dentistry
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• Tell me about yourself...
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• Tell about yourself.
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• Tell me about yourself (where born, school, major), and why temple?
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• What community service and/or outreach have you done - and what do you plan to do once you are in dental school?
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• Why dentistry?
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• What activities do you do with your hands?
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• Why temple?
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• How have you demonstrated your dedication to the community?
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• Volunteer work.
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• What is your favorite dental tool?
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• Leadership qualities.
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• When have you shown any leadership abilities?
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• How can you use dentistry to help your community?
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• Why dentistry? give dexterity skills?
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• What are your research interests?
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• Describe any experience in manual dexterity.
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• Why do you want to be a dentist?
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• Rate your knowledge of dentistry from 1-5
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• Describe yourself.
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• Who is your role model (though I think this is the question everyone in my group answered, but not necessarily the one asked)
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• What got you interested in dentistry?
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• Ice-breaker: name, school, major
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• Where are you from / what school are you at?
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• Whose ideas have inspired you the most?
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• Why dentsitry?
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• What kind of volunteer work do you do?
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• Why dentistry and not proctology, etc?
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• What leadership experience do you have?
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• Why denstitry?
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• Tell me something about yourself.
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• What qualities make a good dentist?
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• Stated above
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• I was a constant discussion between the interviewer and the students.
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• Why you wanna be a dentist?
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• I know you all volunteer, but how do you contribute to society?
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• Of course why dentistry?
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• Why dentistry, volunteer works, and your opinion on some of the issues that the dentists have to face everyday.
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• What dental experience do you have? (ie shadowing)
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• Why Dentitry?
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• How do you deal with stress? What do you do outside or school/work? Last book you read/what type of books do you read?
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• Tell me what books you've read lately?
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• What can you offer to Temple?
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• If you had to beg for acceptance, what would you say?
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• Tell me about yourself
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• Why dentistry? Why temple?
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• What do you want your practice to be like?
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• What do i hope to do as a dentist, do i want to go into reserach/ education, etc...
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• Why dentistry, why temple?
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• Why do you want to be a dentist? (Of course)
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• Why temple
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• Why Dentisty?
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• -Tell me about yourself (location, major, hobbies)
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• What is the role of a dentist in the community?
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• Tell me about yourself. Why Dentistry? Why Temple?
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• What was the last book you read?
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• How do you manage your stress?
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• Why dentistry? what activities do u do that demonstrate manual dexterity? extra-curriculars?
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• It depends which faculty member you get...our group was more of a conversation. Basically, Why do you want to be a Dentist?
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• What would you do if you do not get into dental school What was the last book you read, rank it on a scale of 1- 10
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• Essay Question: If in 10 years you were to hurt your back so bad you can't practice, what would you do?
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• What was the last thing you built?
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• Last book you read, hobbies
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• Why Temple over other dental schools?
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• If you don't get into dental school this year, what will you do? What if you NEVER get into dental school?
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• What do you like about Temple?
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• Convince me you are right for temple and you would come here.
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• What do you think about critiques?
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• Describe your leadership experience to me
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• How did you become interested in dentistry?
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• What does Temple have to offer you?
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• Why dentistry?
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• Tell me things about yourself that you were not able to express in your application?
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• Why do i want to be a dentist?
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• Tell me about yourself in a few sentences
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What was the most interesting question?

• None really. It was simply a conversation between the interviewers and the interviewee (me). They were just trying to get a feel for who you are, what you can contribute to the program, and how you liked Temple.
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• None
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• Nothing out of the ordinary
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• Nothing, questions were really straightforward and conversational.
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• Tell me something unique about yourself.
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• Refer to the interview general comments
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• ...nothing too interesting...
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• Who has had the most influence on you?
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• Ask your own question to your fellow interviewees.
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• Having interviewees ask the rest of the group a question
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• Name this instrument (this wasn't during formal interview). The questions in the formal interview were basic and what one would expect.
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• How will you pay off your debt
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• Describe a recent altercation and how you handled it.
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• I wasn't asked this, but someone was asked to answer a question on women in dentistry.
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• Do you do activities with your hands? Which?
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• Have you read ''Rich Dad Poor Dad''.
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• If the whole group was accepted and you went to Temple, how would the group remember you at a 5 yr reunion?
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• I was only asked 3 so I guess when have you shown leadership.
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• Nothing interesting..why dentistry instead of medicine
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• What would you do if a young individual asked you to pull out all of their teeth?
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• Who do you admire and why?
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• All normal questions
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• If not dentistry, what other job appealed to you?
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• Who in your life has inspired your ideals and beliefs?
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• Who is your role model?
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• All standard questions...posted here on SDN
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• All General
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• Nothing
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• Nothing. The group style format resulted in very standard questions.
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• The most interesting question was "Have I thought about how I am going to pay for Dental school"
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• Nothing...they're all crappy questions
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• Who is your best friend and describe why?
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• How can a dentist make a positive impact on his/her community?
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• What do you do to relax?
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• Interview was more of a conversation. We were asked about ourselves, volunteer activity and our interests.
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• What should be done about underserved populations in Alaska in need of dental practitioners?
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• What is your favorite dental instrument?
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• Whose ideas have inspired you the most? What is your favorite dental instrument?
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• Nothing really special.
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• Where do you see yourself 7 years from now?
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• Nothing interesting
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• Nothing really to terrible, I think the most interesting question was....Give me an example of a diverse setting you have been in....
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• N/A
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• What type of people did you work with on your LDS mission?
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• Did you apply your state school?
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• Do I study alone or in groups?
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• Tell me something about yourself
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• None, just ask from a question sheet
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• Who do you look up to as a role model?
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• We all know that Temple isn't in a nice area, how does this affect you?
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• Why Temple?
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• Why do I want dentistry?
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• The fact is, I was only asked one question! The interviewer just sold the school and dentistry the entire time. Easiest interview yet!
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• Explain to me in detail what your practice and your life will be like in 15 years.
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• What would your practice look like?
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• If I would like to participate in thye Haiti mission.
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• If you couldn't do dentistry what would you do?
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• Who my role models were, and where I envisioned myself in five years.
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• How would a dentist deal with different types of insurance?
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• How do you handle people who constantly doubt your abilities?
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• Why Dentistry?
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• How are you artistic? Be able to talk about yourself... What do you do in your spare time? What challenges have you faced? And how did you handle that challenge? Inspiration toward dentistry? Culture of the area you grew up in? eg: diverse, middle class, suburban...
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• Essay Question: Describe the most influential/important day in your life. (or something like that, i forget, you get the idea)
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• Do you believe the taxpayers should chip in to help pay for Katrina?
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• Zip
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• What type of student you are?
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• What's the last book you read?
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• What do you think dental school will be like?
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• Who is your role model and inspiration?
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• Nothing really. maybe... what i wanted to do as a dentist..
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• What was the last book I read?
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• What can you bring to Temple?
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• All very basic questions. Why dentistry, why Temple, what do you do besides dentistry, etc.
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• Describe the culture of the area in which you grew up.
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• The only question asked during the entire interview was 'Why Dentistry?'
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• They asked me about my impression of the their subway trains? Answer: Total Ghetto
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• What are your hobbies? (Manual Dexterity activities)
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• What will your biggest challange be in dental school
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• How do you deal with the sight of blood?
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• -none
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• What was the last book you read and what did you learn from it?
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• All of the questions were expected
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• How do you study?
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• 10 min essay question is to see if you are indeed the person who wrote your personal statement, so relax. They have 6+ essay topics & if you don't like your topic, they'll let you find one that you like. Mine was "who was your favorite teacher?"
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• Some hypothetical questions that he asked where we were forced to place ourselves in an actual dentist's shoes and answer how we would handle a specific situation that the interviwer prsented.
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• We were only asked two questions and then he wanted us to ask all the questions. Dont waste all of your questions on Brian, or dental students on the tour, save your best questions for the interview. He asked us, Why dentistry, and If you do not get in this year, next year, or ever, what would you do?
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• How is oral communications important in dentistry?
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• Nothing cuz everything was the same as all the feedbacks given here
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• How do you plan to fund your education?
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• There were no extraordinary questions, although the essay was a bit unorthodox. It was simple though, probably only to measure your ability to complete coherent sentences, as it is not uncommon for students to pay "services" to write their admissions applications for them.
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• Do you think you will like this city?
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• How important is communication?
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• If you NEVER got accepted into dental school, then what would you do?
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• How do you deal with stress?
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• Will you treat a drunk patient?
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• No interesting questions were asked- only three: Why dentistry. What do you do with your hands, and what are your hobbies.
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• What was the last book you read?
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• What would your actions/reactions be if a new patient came in smelling heavily of alcohol on his breath? Assume that the patient is planning to undergo implants.
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• Should the U.S. allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons?
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• If you had a someone coming in for treatment and you smelled alcohol on their breath what would you do?
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• What do you think of the skeleton that was found of the newly discovered primitive human species?
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• No out of the ordinary questions. Best part of the day was talking to the patients during the tour.
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• If a patient with no health insurance came to your office and couldn't pay, how would you handle the situation?
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• What would you do if you couldn't get into dental school after applying 3 times?
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• Would you treat a drunk patient?
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• Tell me about your most memorable non-academic experience.
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• Why do you like dentistry?
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• What is your level of cultural competency?
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• What qualities do you possess that would specifically help you at Temple?
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• Would you give treatments to a drunk person?
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• Nothing interesting was asked to me. they treat u like a total stranger( foreign trained dentist).
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• Pretty standard questions
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• Nothing really interesting, they were all the basic questions one would expect from a dental school interview
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• Very routine questions. Why dentistry and why temple?
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• Do you think that there should be a motorcycle helmet law in Pennsylvania?
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• Nothing, just standard questions
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• None--the questions were standard
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• Are you a Yankees fan?
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• How many dentists are in US?
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• I used names in the last review...so they will be omitted! We had an interesting discussion about rich people and poor people. Be yourself!
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• No really interesting questions.
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• Tell me about yourself?
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• Tell me about yourself.
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• How was lunch?
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• They don't ask questions. They ahave already made up their mind and the interview was a total waste of time.
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• During the actual interview I was only asked one question. The question was "Tell me things about yourself that you were not able to express in your application?"
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• There was only one question, "Tell me about yourself".
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• We were asked to tell the interviewer about ourselves. He left it open ended, you could have addressed it anyway you wanted. I gave a synapsis of myself.
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• No questions struck me as interesting because they were simply routine.
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• Nothing out of the ordinary.
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• What kind/types of manual hands on work have you done?
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• Where did you get that tie?
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• It's 4:30pm, you are booked solid for the rest of the day and your receptionist wants to leave soon, but a patient calls in pain. What do you do?
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• Why Dentistry? Why come here? Students asked us and they really mean why do you want to come here because this place is so horrible. They treat the students like crap.
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• What was my best quality/skill and how it would make me a better dentist.
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• What is the most interesting dental experience you haqve had?
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How did you prepare for the interview?

• Used the list of interview questions I've compiled from SDN and other interviews (reaches about 89 questions), reviewed my personal statement and resume, slept well beforehand, ate a good solid breakfast.
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• I didn't.
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• School's website, SDN, My AADSAS app
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• SDN and school website
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• Researched the school; Looked for advice on SDN; Contacted current students at the school.
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• Looked over AADSAS Application, went over research articles from research job, SDN, school website.
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• Read through POIs reseach articles, reviewed trends in research for my field of interest, prepared answers for possible questions
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• Reread my personal statement...SDS interview review sections...and just stayed calm...
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• SDN, looked online for possible questions and asked people
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• Student Doctor Forum, Checked out Temple's website, Made a list of possible questions and answered them
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• SDN feedback and posts, talking with students I knew there
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• SDN, Interview feedback
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• Looked at people's interview feedback. This prepared me because I looked at the questions they were asked and thought about how I would answer them.
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• Read sdn, temple's brochure, my application & pstatement
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• Read the temple pamplet given to me, interview feedback provided by my undergrad, looked at website
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• SDN
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• SDN, previous interviews
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• SDN, school website, read over my application
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• SDN, Temple graduate, Temple website
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• SDN, Temple website.
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• Website, sdn
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• Read SDN, Temple's website, reviewed my application
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• Read application, SDN, school website, friends asked sample questions
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• Read sdn, pre-answered questions.
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• Other interviews, sleep
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• Practiced at previous interviews. Talked to current students at the school.
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• SDN, Temple website
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• SDN, school website
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• Read over my application and a list of questions from pre-health advisor
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• Sdn, school website, practice interview, ADEA Guide to dental schools
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• SDN, researching the school
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• Practiced mock interviews, questions from previus interviews, etc
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• Sdn....be yourself
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• Read POI's papers. Read other faculty member's bios.
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• Sdn, school's website
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• SDN, temple brochure
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• School website, reading posts on the school here.
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• Sdn, personal statement
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• Looked at the SDN feedback comments
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• School website, reviewed my application/personal statement.
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• SDN, deep breathing...
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• Read over my application, consulted this site, practiced my responses in my head, read school's website
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• Read over app, school website, vocalized answers to possible questions.
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• Read brochures, website, sdn, verbalized answers and mock int.
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• SDN, Temple website, practiced interviewing with friends,
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• Secondary application..SDN..AADSAS..
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• Read up on the school (website), intervew feedback (SDN), read over my application
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• SDN, Temple site, experience
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• SDN, website
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• Trust me, you don't need to prepare for this.
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• Websites, DAT book, dentist's advice, my own application.
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• Read SDN, my AADSAS application
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• Read temple brochures
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• Asked friends.
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• SDN, pre-interview packet, gathered my own thoughts
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• Why dentistry? Why Temple?
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• Temple print-out, AADSAS, Temple website, Official Guide to Dental Schools
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• Went over pre-interview packet, re-read my AADSAS
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• SDN, review my statement
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• Read the manuel and looked over the website for more info.
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• Temple website, ADSAAS application,secondary essay, searched web for top questions asked by dental schools
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• Reading over the website and finding q's on the net to be prepared for anything.
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• Read the material sent by the admissions office and interview feedbacks here
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• SDN, walked around philly
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• Moderate
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• Web site, and SDN feedback(didn't really help)
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• Read the Temple packet they sent to me and their website.
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• Studentdoctor.com, Temple's website...that's pretty much all you need.
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• SDN, looking through my application
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• SDN and website info
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• SDN, read personal statement, read other secondaries, etc. (by the time you reach the actual interview you will find out all the information you need to know about the school--Brian Hahn's power point presentation). only found out about my interview only a few days before (I switched with someone on SDN) and I feel like it went smoothly, so there's no need to stress about the interview.
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• Reviewed my AADSAS application, Temple website, Temple info they sent me in the mail
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• Brochure, SDN, AADSAS essay
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• Sdn, application
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• SDN, Temple's Website
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• Sdn, read application over, read some facts, mock interview
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• A starbucks triple shot iced latte.
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• Reviewed their website, pamphlet. SDN.
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• Student Doctor and mock interview
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• SDN. Reviewed my AADSAS application. Prepared answers to possible questions.
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• SDN, Temple website, review application
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• Read pamphlet about Temple, talked to alumni
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• Read Temple brochure. Watched the Monday Night Football game (Philly vs Atl) the night before. Stayed up to 2am, the interview was at 9am.
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• Read pamphlet, went over a list of 1000 possible interview questions and premeditated my answer.
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• SDN, Reviewing my AADSAS application
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• Read SDN, Temple website, re-read personal statement
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• Temple booklet and this site
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• -
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• Read the school brochure :)
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• -SDN, TUSOD website, TUSOD booklet, mock interview,
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• SDN website, school's website
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• SDN, packet, Temple website
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• SDN and Temple website
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• Temple has 5 standard questions that they ask all interviewees. If you look at the previous SDN entries--you can figure out what they are. Question #6 is up to the interviewer--it could be about your hobbies, books you've read, professionalism, & ethics.
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• SDN, temple's admissions prospectus
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• This web site, read information that temple sent me, and talked to a student about the program
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• This site
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• SDN, temple prospectus, SDN-temple students (i love u ppl!). spoke to dent students in other schools, dentists & my PI
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• I read over the feedback from sdn and just relaxed.
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• SDN and had a beer and cheesebuger at "Dave & Busters" You have got to go their if you are not from Philly.
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• Sdn website
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• Read website, reviewed essay.
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• Mock interviews at school and home
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• Read postings here, talked to friends that had interviewed at the school before and that go to school there now. Ate a cheesesteak the night before.
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• Read the information provided, went over interview questions
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• Read school pamphlets
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• Catalogue, SDN, website.
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• Read student doctor net, website,packet they gave you,
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• I just read through the cataloge that I recieved, I looked over the website, and checked out SDN.
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• Read the Temple website, the catalogue, and SDN. I also prepared for the usual questions.
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• Temple website, temple booklet, sdn, talked to people
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• SDN, read website
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• Read my essay/application.
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• Read all temple info, talked to current students, reviewed my info about why dentistry and why temple.
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• Sdn, school website and stuff they mail you, interview questions
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• Read the website sdn.
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• Massive research on the institution and the City of Philadlephia.
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• Read SDN, Temple's website, given info.
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• School website, booklets, SDN
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• SDN and school web site
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• SDN, read the website, read the information they sent you, etc.
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• Reviewed material given
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• Read interviews on student doctor network. Otherwise nothing.
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• Looked over the website and the papers they sent me.
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• SDN, went over interview questions prior to the real thing
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• Website, pamphlet, all the materials Temple gave us, and SDN reviews
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• Read the interiew invitation materials, looked over website and viewbook. We were told that there was an essay component to the interview so that wasn't a surprise. They have a very good reason to do these impromptu essays. Besides it was a simple essay and they don't expect anything of scholarly quality out of you in 15 minutes.
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• SDN, school website, email content, brochure, go over aadsas application.
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• This website and temple's webpage
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• Website, meditation.
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• Read interview feedback on SDN. Read information mailed to me by Temple. Reviewed Temples website.
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• SDN, internet
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• Sdn, mail from Temple
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• Read some of the ?'s off sdn.
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• Didn't prepare.
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• Read through the website, spoke to a dentist.
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• SDN website (very good source!), school website, and read everything they sent me.
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• Looked at the school's brochure
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• They told us in the application material to prepare a 5 minute talk. I was expecting to get up and give a speech in front of a group. As it turned out, the admissions director sat at the head of the table with 5 students sitting around the table. She asked us all one question and we started at one side of the table and then took turns answering it. This can be stressing for some as they wait for their turn to speak and they hear other people give the same answers they want to give.
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• Read about the school on the net. Practiced answering interview questions that could possibly be asked.
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• Drank a 40 the night before.
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• I spoke with current students on the student doctor forum as well as read the interview feedback section
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• Read up on the school.
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• Temple's website
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• I read everything they sent me, looked on their website, and reviewed my application.
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• Asked other students who interviewed.
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• Temple website, student doctor
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• I read as much as I could about Temple's clinical program from their brochures, and online research. I used Barrons guide to help me prepare myself for questions. I emailed a number of applicants who had had interviews before me.
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• Reviewed my essay and applications as well as personal inventory
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• No preparation
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• Read up on the school
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• Didn't
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• Nothing
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