Positively
10 out of 10
9 out of 10
8 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Open file
"Why dentistry?" Report Response
"What are you looking for in a dental school?" Report Response
"Tell me about (a leadership experience from my AADSAS application)." Report Response
"Don't you think you'll be bored in dentistry? (I'm changing professions)" Report Response
"What was the hardest thing you have to accomplish?" Report Response
"Read this forum, read some potential interview questions, researched the school's DDS program" Report Response
"The students absolutely love VCU. The facilities are brand new (the building itself is old, but there is a new one scheduled to open summer of 2009). And there seems to be plenty of opportunities for clinical work, starting in the second year." Report Response
"Downtown Richmond is pretty drab near the school, but I didn't see much else." Report Response
"You can't get in-state VA tuition if you are out-of-state and just going there for school." Report Response
"You start off at 7:30 in a meeting with Sharon, the nicest woman you could ever meet. She goes over the basics of the program and the interview process. Then you meet the Dean of Admissions, Dr. Healy, and then you are assigned your interviewers. After the interviews (2 in a row, 30 min. each), you write a brief essay. Then you learn about financial aid from a woman who knows so much about finances it makes your head spin. Then you get to watch some students at work (I shadowed an endo resident for an hour). Then lunch and a tour with some 4th year students. Then a final briefing and you're done by 2:30. The whole time they really try to make you feel at home and like you are definitely going to get accepted (let's hope that wasn't a ploy!)." Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
9 out of 10
Out of state
7+ hours
Airplane
$201-$300
RIC
Friends or family
01/01/2007
8 out of 10
7 out of 10
7 out of 10
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