How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What was the most interesting question?

"Essay Question: Describe the most influential/important day in your life. (or something like that, i forget, you get the idea)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"reviewed my AADSAS application, Temple website, Temple info they sent me in the mail" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"that guy brian was pretty enthusiastic and funny. i liked him. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"pretty much everything else." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that temple is not where i want to go. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"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." " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

3 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2005

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

2 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

2 out of 10