How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

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

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

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

"What are you looking for in a dental school/top choice? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you apply to Maryland?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What are you looking for in a dental school? I had a hard time being concise on this one and not making it look like another school was my top choice." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Their website and SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities are only ~2years old, brand new building. The sim labs are the best I've seen and you can even see live feed of the instructor's operatory from your monitor. Digital x-rays are accessible everywhere. Lectures are recorded digitally and can go on your ipod. I also really liked that they take boards after D1, so you get the hardest material over with first. They have some research opportunities and they're building a new rural clinic for seniors to do more outreach." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Not really any negatives, other than high out-of-state tuition and not being able to switch to in-state. I would be kind of worried about going into practice in a regular office after learning on state-of-the art equipment, student's I asked weren't sure either. Also, the financial aid presentation was way too long. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I wasn't that psyched about UMD during my interview and the tour, especially after the financial aid presentation put me to sleep. But, afterward I was very impressed by the strength of their program and the quality of the facilities/technology. I think it can compete with any of the other top schools didactically and beats them all in technology. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2008

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

6 out of 10