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  • Howard University College of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Washington, DC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 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 howard? why do you want to be a dentist?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"tell me about yourself..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why should we pick you? why are you a good fit? etc." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"what does your brother do? (i thought to myself -WHAT?! what does that have to do with anything - it came from left field...)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"tell me about yourself..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn, read over aadsas ap" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"great atmosphere & nice, down to earth people" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the tour seemed a bit unorganized. we had to leave a few students behind. students also have to use school issued laptops - no exception. this isn't so bad for all those pc users out there but i haven't used a pc in 7yrs. and how much is it you ask... $2500! i wonder if it can be returned after 4 yrs. umm..." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that the traffic in DC is CrAzY in the morning. I was actually 10-15 mins late for my interview even though I left the hotel 90mins beforehand. The school was VERY understanding of the situation." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the interview questions were pretty standard." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ 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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/12/2009

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

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