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  • Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Nashville, TN
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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 try to get into the Biology field which was your under grad major in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what should i tell the committee that will make yo ustand out in their eyes then the rest of the group?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"when did it occur to you that you wanted to be a dentist?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"1.Do you think it will be a problem for you to be with a class of mostly African American students? 2. Hypothetically speaking, if you were to be accepted at all dental schools and you had to make a decision by tomorrow, which school will you choose and why? oh and don't give me the bull shit of you will pick Meharry because you wanna serve the underserved. (this was his exact wording)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Who is considered underserved in your opinion and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read the website and talked to other predents who have interviewed." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The sim-labs, the clinics, the "family" atmosphere, the renovations inside the school, and the level of care you are given there as a dental student." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the outter looks of the bukdings. they seemed a little old and could deninitely use some work." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"not that it really mattered, but i wish i had known that i would be interviewed by 2 diff people seperately. i thought i would be interviewed by two people at the same time, but that wasn't the case. personally, i think this is a good idea. in my case, i am not sure how my 1st interview went, but the 2nd went very very well." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"liked the city, loved the weather, liked the people, and the faculty staff were very friendly and caring." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2004

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