I think i should post some info. I know when i went to my interviews I would have appreciated this info.
UIC: First of all don;t apply there if you are out-of-state. You are better off throwing your $40 out the window.
The interview is kind of scary. I felt much more 'on the spot' then I did at Indiana. Its a 4 hour deal. The day starts with the usual question and answer deal. After then its a 4 person rotation. 1 applicant interviewing in room 1, 1 applciant interviewing in room 2, 1 applicant writing a bs essay (they might scrap that), and 1 applicant on break. So you switch every 30 minutes
The interiviews are 2 on 1. A DDS, and another faculty member. They ask the usual: Why dentistry. What dental experience do you have. NOTE: the interviews are 100% blind. They know nothing about you besides your name. Its your job to incorporate your undergrad campus, degree, why you failed biochem etc.. They know nothing!!!!. Anyways they ask things like:: Should there be affirmative action in dental admissions?? If you don;t get into dental school what are you going to do with your life?? etc... They kept repeating that there is no right or wrong answer. But they want to see if you can articulate a sentance and if you can think on your feet.
The essay is something like:: WHEN is it ok for a DDS to not treat a patient. Again... if you can write a sentance, and connect it with the next one you are good. You can write about why Pete Rose should be in the hall of fame for all they care. But just use sentances, periods and commas and you are in.
At the end you get a tour. You can see the "wonderful'' facilities, and then they will tell you how the state is giving them $5,000,000 to build a simmulation lab (LIE). Well, got class. Hope that helps.
. Tell us which schools u interviewed at, what the format's like, what kind of questions (traditional or not)..etc. Let's do this! It would be sooooooooo so helpful! THANKS!
