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  • East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
  • Dental School
  • Greenville, NC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3; 2 faculty (open-file) and 1 student (closed file)

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)?

"On a scale from deeply integrated to not involved at all, how much do you think dentists should be involved in their community outside of their profession?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a time when you took a class you thought would be easy but turned out differently." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you prefer to work individually or in a group/team?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is the last good deed you've done?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Describe a time when something went wrong and how you reacted." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, browsing ECU's website, speaking with faculty/students." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school's team-based learning approach is ahead of the curve: systems-based curriculum was specifically designed in preparation for changes to the national board exams. Students, staff seemed very enthusiastic about their program and their passion to serve the under-served is very well portrayed by the upper administration. Lack of specialties means D3 and D4 students will get the tougher cases." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I'm a bit concerned about the volume of clinical experience available: current students said that many in the first graduating class were scrambling to find crown cases; however, this seems to be subsiding and ECU now has a waiting list of patients (according to current students)." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"No breakfast served." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Nice school, lots of new technology. Faculty and staff seem approachable and aware of how dentistry is changing within and outside of the classroom." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Home

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

1 October 2015

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Speed up the tour and lunch. No need to drag out the day after the interviews are over." Report Response

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