How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

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

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

"Weaknesses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you look for in a dental school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"I see you've taken biochemistry, tell me about amino acid metabolism. What is the end product? How is ATP made in the cell?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed application and personal statement. Recalled past dental experiences. Prepared answers to common interview questions. Explored UMD website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Impressive facilities. Everything is brand new and state of the art. They had a whole clinic for treating special needs patients. It seemed there were endless opportunities to gain clinical experience all around the medical campus." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My interviewers seemed very unprepared and uninterested in me at all. It was the last interview of the day so I'm sure they were tired. For the whole first half of the interview they thought I was an in state applicant when I was really out of state. The first 10 min. was spent grilling me with biochemistry questions just because I had taken that course. Whenever I tried to speak I would be interrupted and asked the same question a different way. Another chunk of the interview was spent asking me basic questions like "what schools have you applied to?" and "how many graduate school credits have you taken," basic info that is right there in front of them in my app. They then tried to convince me that I should get a Ph.D. because I could make good money on the lecture circuit. Overall bad experience." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I was going to be grilled on biochem. That my interviewers were not going to ask me any questions that would tell them anything about me other than what was in my app." 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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

On what date did the interview take place?

10/15/2008

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

8 out of 10