How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Why do i 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)?

"What do you know about Temple's program, why do you think you will make a good student here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any talents or skills, what are they, give some examples, how do you think these might help you in dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What was my best quality/skill and how it would make me a better dentist. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Pretty much standard questions. However the interviewer made answering some questions difficult, because he would comment and sometimes ridicule our responces!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read as much as I could about Temple's clinical program from their brochures, and online research. I used Barrons guide to help me prepare myself for questions. I emailed a number of applicants who had had interviews before me. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Their facilities, how friendly everyone was, the 'Temple Dental' pride, friendly students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Their cafeteria left a lot to be desired :P The main interviewer, Dr.Fielding said a lot of things that made all of us a little tense, he was a bit confrontational. He put some of our qualities down openly, in hindsight, i think it was an attempt to get a reaction, and see how we deal! Took me by surprise actually, since everyone else at the school was just super friendly... especially Mark Lombard!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I didnt have to have a 'short presentation' about myself prepared. They mentioned it in the interview booklet, but they never asked for one. It was very casual!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall a great school, and superfriendly faculty, reasonably baseline tuition. They have a loooot of patients in their clinic. There was atleast 20-30 people waiting at 7am in the morning when i got there. Im convinced these guys will make you an excellent GP or one of their many specialty programs! If you are looking into research however, i recommend looking elsewhere... because clinical dentistry is what Temple does best! Philly is also a cheap place to live. Anywhere else on the eastern seaboard will cost you a helluva lot more." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

On what date did the interview take place?

01/25/2003