Negatively
1 out of 10
9 out of 10
8 out of 10
60+ minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Closed file
"Why SA?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What shadowing experience do you have?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What do you bring to the field of dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"what do you bring to the incoming class?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"same" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"sdn, read over file, school's website" Report Response
"nothing really" Report Response
"lack of enthusiasm at the school; disorganized interview" Report Response
"normal sdn feedback on this school wasn't what i experienced" Report Response
"Going into the interview, I had read the sdn interview feedback and expected to be blown away. I was wrong! The interview was highly disorganized- for started, the dean of admissions was out so we had a replacement who first fiddled with the computer for about 15 mins; the financial aid lady was very late and RAN through financial aid in less than 20 mins. She didn't even break down the cost of attending the school and only gave us a brochure from the ADA. She spent time talking about how we should make sure our addresses and phone numbers are correct. Next we had an "IT" class in which this professor spend an hour talking about computers and its use at the school. He even demonstrated how to search for a word in a text book like we don't know how to research things on the computer. It was extremely boring and looking around, people were starting to lose focus. The tour guides were very funny and had great personalities. It was good until they got lost and some people were 10 mins late for their faculty interview. One interviewer didn't show up and so one poor student didn't even had a faculty interview just the student interview. The school said they wouldn't hold it against him. The interview wasn't like a conversation- the interviewer basically fired questions and I answered. I asked him why he decided to teach and did he like it. His answer was more of its a job isn't it? I asked the students what is the one thing they loved about the school and they said the faculty. Watching the students and faculty interact, that was obviously a lie. They seemed disconnected and didn't really care. The school was extremely diffucult to navigate, didn't have any windows and looked like a psyche ward. Talking to the other interviewees at the end, about 4 or 5 complained about their interviewers. One girl had a professor from the medical school who asked her some many times why medicine? She was very upset when she came back to the room for the wrap off session. I also didn't like the fact that you could cross a hallway and be in the medical school. Very confusing even for 4th year students! From listening to the orientation and reading sdn I thought the facilities were going to be top of the art- wrong! The building didn't look to great, their sim lab isn't as impressive or big as the other schools, and the clinics were just okay. I think my expectations for SA were very high based on what I've read. Normally what I do read falls in line with my experience but not in this case. I just got the overall feeling that everyone there was just doing their job with no motivation or care for excellence. I didn't enjoy the school like my others and would rather go out of state than come here. I was extremely dissapointed to say the least." Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
5 out of 10
In state
2-3 hours
Automobile
< $100
Hotel
4 out of 10
Oak Hill Medical Hotel
yes
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