How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Open file

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

"Tell us about yourself. Where you're coming from and where do you want to go? Why dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Howard?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you think you'll affect the field of oral medicine upon graduation? (elaborate)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What could I bring to and how would I affect the field of oral medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What could I bring to and how would I affect the field of oral medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed SDN, talked to dentist and MDs about their interview experiences, reviewed my application and personal statement." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The positive and friendly attitudes of the staff, the sim lab, and the new ortho clinic. Also the fact that they impress upon that upon graduation from Howard how prepared you'll be to go out and practice dentistry." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"High cost of living in Metro DC." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"After reviewing SDN I was pretty prepared for my interview. There were no real suprises." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I got my acceptance email yesterday and I'll be enrolled in HUDC this fall so obviously I had a very positive experience. We arrived at the school, we were taken up stairs to a conference room and brief about our day. Our large group was broken up into smaller groups and given a tour of the facilities. We returned to the conference room and were taken in one by one for interviews. We also had to right a short essay about a positive role model who influenced our lives (23 min. time limit)." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

03/05/2005