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  • University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Jackson, MS
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

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

4

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)?

"Use 5 adjectives to describe yourself and how they would make you a unique member of the dental class." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How much money do you think the average dentist makes? Followed by, Do you think you could live on that much money?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think is one of your biggest weaknesses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"They were mostly pretty standard interview questions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why dentistry? (Will be asked everywhere, but I still find it a difficult question to answer in a way that is straight-forward and accurate.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read sample interview questions from many websites and SDN. I also read over my own PS, resume, and application to make sure it was all fresh in my mind." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I really enjoyed all of the faculty and students that I met. The interviews were all pretty relaxed and they made me feel comfortable right away. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The only awkward part was meeting with Dr. Duncan, the dean of addmisions. After our 3 regular interviews he asked each of us to come into his office and talk for about 5 min. if he had never met us before. It was really awkward, and I thought it went awful. When I was done, I went back in the room where the other applicants were and they were all saying the same thing. It made me feel much better because we all agreed that it must just be his personality.... so don't take it personally!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not to be so stressed!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, I had a really positive experience. The facilities were nice and so were the people. There was no reason to be nervous. Dr. Duncan is really nice, he just comes off a bit odd at first." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Cabbot Lodge

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/05/2007

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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