**** The Official University of Detroit Mercy Dental Class of 2023 Interview/Acceptance Thread ****

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Welcome to University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) School of Dentistry Class of 2023 thread.
Last year's thread: Class of 2022
The year before: Class of 2021
Link to interview prep: University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Interview Feedback
----> Be sure to give feedback on your interview to help future applicants! 🙂

Post your stats, questions, interview dates.
I'll do my best to answer your guys' questions.


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CanadianGurl said:
Interview invite, International!

Guess they're not doing video interviews this year. How did y'all prepare?
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put together a story bank of your experiences that you can reference to support your answers, know the prototypical interview questions, know your ethics and practice with friends and family in person.
 
CanadianGurl said:
Interview invite, International!

Guess they're not doing video interviews this year. How did y'all prepare?
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Invitation email received today 7/16 ☺️
Also it said in the email that they will send me a video interview. Best to double check just to be sure.
Application submission date: 6/10
Fee and 2x2 pic sent by mail on 7/10
 
slickdent said:
Invitation email received today 7/16 ☺️
Also it said in the email that they will send me a video interview. Best to double check just to be sure.
Application submission date: 6/10
Fee and 2x2 pic sent by mail on 7/10
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Just curious, stats and residency?
 
dentstud22 said:
Any helpful links? 🙂
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University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

ya'll can check out the interivew feedback portion of this link, however each interview will be different and unique to some extent because they can throw different scenarios at you, so use this to give you a rough idea of the process. Keep in mind that your interview experience will depend on who is interviewing you, there is a good amount of variability, BUT if this is the right field and school for you, you'll get in regardless of everything.

as for the video interview, majority of us from the last cycle did zero to little prep (assuming that you know yourself and the application well). The only prep i did were the practice questions you get access to that serve to familiarize you with the system before the real video interview starts. I wouldn't worry about it too much, it's not on the same level as the real interview of course.
 
Thought I'd chime in about the video interview. If I remember correctly, it was just three or four questions regarding both ethical dilemmas, who you are/personality questions, and about the school itself.
I personally didn't prep for this and kinda screwed up in my opinion because of it, but I got accepted off waitlist here.
Its more informal and pretty standard interview questions vs the actual interview, which was open file.
 
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Interview #2
School: UDM
Notification date: 16/07/2018
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Canadian Applicant
AADSAS mail-out date: 12/06/2018
GPA (science, overall): 3.67, 3.67
DAT (AA/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 22/18/18/none (took the Canadian DAT)
 
impactedcanine said:
Interview invite #3 today!
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Just wondering, which 2 schools did you already get an invite for?

Ms. Anon said:
Interview #2
School: UDM
Notification date: 16/07/2018
Method of notification: Email
Residency: Canadian Applicant
AADSAS mail-out date: 12/06/2018
GPA (science, overall): 3.67, 3.67
DAT (AA/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): 22/18/18/none (took the Canadian DAT)
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What was your interview #1? Just wondering. Thank you!
 
Got my first invite today!
Notification: July 16th, noon
Method: email
Residency: Canadian but have lived in the US for the last 8 years
AADSAS mail out: June 12th. I submitted a lot of supplemental fees June 27th or later though.
sGPA: 3.9 oGPA: 3.96
DAT: AA23, TS22, PAT22, RC 26.
Sorry I’m doing this off my phone so I messed up the typical way this is written, but I’m hoping to interview on the 25th if anyone else will be around then!
 
rubeepredent said:
Got my first invite today!
Notification: July 16th, noon
Method: email
Residency: Canadian but have lived in the US for the last 8 years
AADSAS mail out: June 12th. I submitted a lot of supplemental fees June 27th or later though.
sGPA: 3.9 oGPA: 3.96
DAT: AA23, TS22, PAT22, RC 26.
Sorry I’m doing this off my phone so I messed up the typical way this is written, but I’m hoping to interview on the 25th if anyone else will be around then!
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Probably thinking of the same date! Will know for sure soon.
 
Ms. Anon said:
Thank you! 28th June. I've posted it on this thread if you go back 🙂
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That’s awesome🙂 I submitted the online application and fee for them on the 29th of June actually. How soon after doing yours did you hear back from them if you don’t mind me asking?
 
Interview #1
School: UDM
Notification date: 7/16/18
Method of notification: Email
Residency: US Applicant
AADSAS mail-out date: 07/05/2018
GPA (science, overall): 3.51, 3.67
DAT (AA/PAT/Reading/any section below a 17): (20/20/20/ none below 17)
 
rubeepredent said:
That’s awesome🙂 I submitted the online application and fee for them on the 29th of June actually. How soon after doing yours did you hear back from them if you don’t mind me asking?
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Honestly don't remember! Maybe a week or two after submitting my supplemental.
 
Got an interview invite this morning!

20 AA / 20 TS / 23 PAT / none below 19
oGPA: 3.9
sGPA: 3.9
100+ shadowing
500+ volunteering
PA resident
 
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There is a mandatory one step process that you must complete before your scheduled interview date. You will be receiving an email from Kira stating "You been invited for an interview for the Class of 2023", please complete the recorded video questions by no later than a week after it has been received;

^ This was in the invitation email. What does "recorded video questions" mean? Does that mean we will need to send in a pre-interview video interview?
 
meowdat said:
There is a mandatory one step process that you must complete before your scheduled interview date. You will be receiving an email from Kira stating "You been invited for an interview for the Class of 2023", please complete the recorded video questions by no later than a week after it has been received;

^ This was in the invitation email. What does "recorded video questions" mean? Does that mean we will need to send in a pre-interview video interview?
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Yup ! Exactly that .
 
jd14!!18 said:
In everyone’s opinion at any school, do you think once you receive an interview you are on a pretty even playing field?
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Usually by the time you get to the interview, your interview is the biggest part of your application now. So everyone is more or less on the same field - your stats still count when finally deciding but the interview is very very key. I do think it can depend on the school though, and when your interview is. Super late into the cycle doing an interview puts you in the same boat as everyone who is waitlisted already. Schools like UDM who interview many times over their accepted means that you'll statistically have a lower chance of getting in vs. a school that interviews less.
What I've heard generally is that if you can get an interview somewhere, it means that you theoretically have enough to be a dentist. Just gotta prove it on interview day.
 
was anyone able to schedule an interview yet? i emailed the dates i was available but haven't heard back (only received KIRA)
 
Interview #1
School: UDM
Notification date: 07/16/2018
Method of notification: Email
Residency: VA
AADSAS mail-out date: 06/25/2018
GPA (science, overall): 3.80, 3.82
DAT (AA/TS/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/22/20/none
Interviewing Aug 25th!
 
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abdul_b said:
Interview #1
School: UDM
Notification date: 07/16/2018
Method of notification: Email
Residency: VA
AADSAS mail-out date: 06/25/2018
GPA (science, overall): 3.80, 3.82
DAT (AA/TS/Reading/any section below a 17): 21/22/20/none
Interviewing Aug 25th!
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I’m interviewing the same day! 11:30 AM
 
Has anyone else still not received a confirmation email? It almost been the 48 hours since I requested the date I wanted and I received the Kira yesterday afternoon.
 
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kylie183 said:
Has anyone else still not received a confirmation email? It almost been the 48 hours since I requested the date I wanted and I received the Kira yesterday afternoon.
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I haven't received an email confirmation for my interview date availability either. I tried to secure Sept 22 early yesterday morning, however, still no response.
 
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