How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Name the 3 branches of our government." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Why, when, how did you decide to be a dentist?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What is the new landmark population of the US that we just hit?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If a 15 year old girl came for a cleaning and told you she was pregnant, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Is health care a right or a priviledge." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Not to much prep. Went over answers to common questions in my head. Looked up information on the school." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities were awesome. All brand new, obviously, but seemed to be set up well also." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school is in the middle of nowhere practically. It isn't far to Phoenix, or a metropolitan feeling atmosphere, but Mesa seems a little podunk and with little cultural life." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I would have to do a dexterity test with little stainless steel rods while my hand were shaking and sweaty from being nervous. Also, I did not know that ASDOH was planned on a UOP template, using many ideas from Arthur Dugoni. The school has no tenured faculty, all contractual, which is a big plus in my book." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"We did a group activity that was timed involving ranking survival items individually, then amongst our group as a team. Dexterity test was timed placement of small burr sized rods in holes on a peg board, which was hard when you are nervous and sweaty palms. After that the interview part was short with 2 administrators who were nice, and somewhat formal. I felt like they did want to get to know me as well as they could, but they didn't do much to calm my nerves. I tend to talk a lot when I'm nervous, so I think I rambled a bit on some of my questions. I enjoyed the current events questions because they are easy answers that are correct or not and I'm good at current events. The tour was alright. The student was a D2 that seems a little tired and burnt out. He was not negative though, just looked tired. The last year you spend about 50% of your clinical time in satellite public health clinics, working like any practicing dentist does. The D4 students complete their requirement VERY early, or at least seemed to have the opportunity to do so. This format seems like it will really prepare you well clinically for going into practice right after D school. Only ortho as a specialty allows for more experience in these other areas, although they will be building a hospital on the campus and probably including some other specialty programs as a result of this, so it may change." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

PHX

On what date did the interview take place?

10/30/2006

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10