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  • University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Minneapolis, MN
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"Why not medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What happened on the o-chem section of the DAT? oops :)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What has been your biggest challenge?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I was asked why I did not want to become a medical doctor, because of one of the stories I relayed in my AADSAS essay. Basicall a rephrase of the general question, "Why do you want to be a dentist?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What has been your biggest challenge in life?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Website, SDN." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The city is very nice, the school is all in one building, faculty was nice, and they mentioned the possibility of state residency after one year. (I am a non-resident)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I shadowed a dental student who said the school was okay. He had a patient so I could tell he couldn't tell me all the negatives about the school. He wanted to though, to the point where he was almost squirming. :)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"zilch!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was my first one, so it went well, but there was room for improvement. The lady after the interview said, quote, "Well, keep shopping!" Gee, thanks." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2004

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