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Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Alton, IL

Dental Schools | Public For-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What distinguishes you over other candidates?

What was the most interesting question?

Does your undergrad GPA reflect your learning, and DAT score? GPA vs DAT...

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, talk to dentists who graduated from SIUe, and other health professionals.

What was the most difficult question?

Why SIUe specifically?

What impressed you positively?

Subtle undertones that may have indicated my future success...

What impressed you negatively?

Interview was a little late, but I still got a dental school interview- Can't complain.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

My interview was not conducted at, or near to the scheduled time. I was fine with having to wait, as
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100