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strep mutans said:
...has met annoying fellow interviewees on the interview trail and hoped that we don't wind up at the same school?

Just bored at work and want to see if anyone here is as much of a jerk as I apparently am. What am I saying?! This is SDN! Most of you are terrible people.

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Examples please! I could use some procrastination.
 
hellofuturedentists said:
Hahaha most of the people I've met on interviews have actually be pretty personable. I have met a few gunners though but no one too terrible...yet
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How do you know they're gunners? Did they say they want to specialize in os?
 
There was a really stuck up interviewee at one of my interviews who didn't think I'm worthy enough to talk to me. I tried to make small talk and he literally walked away! Like no response and went to converse with another group.

:shrug::shrug:
 
Confused1617 said:
How do you know they're gunners? Did they say they want to specialize in os?
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I was on a tour with interviewees and heard the following convo:
student tour guide: so, anyone know what they might like to practice as a dentist?
interviewee (without hesistation) : oral surgery
student: oh?
interviewee: ya, 100% oral surgery

they're not too hard to spot haha
 
Confused1617 said:
There was a really stuck up interviewee at one of my interviews who didn't think I'm worthy enough to talk to me. I tried to make small talk and he literally walked away! Like no response and went to converse with another group.

:shrug::shrug:
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rude. hopefully that kind of personality is evident in an interview
 
For the most part everyone has been fine but there was this one jabroni interviewee who would not stop talking about himself when we had lunch. He was cutting off anybody who spoke and just kept going on about what he does. Made it pretty difficult to ask students or faculty questions.
 
Such clickbait, you could write headlines for upworthy...

"You'll never believe the ridiculous thing this gunner did in the oral surg OR, during a dental school interview"
 
suzlee said:
Such clickbait, you could write headlines for upworthy...

"You'll never believe the ridiculous thing this gunner did in the oral surg OR, during a dental school interview"
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"Congratulations, welcome to Buzzfeed! You'll start on Monday, just bring your keyboard and tear off all the keys except Ctrl, C, and V and you'll be set!"
 
On my temple interview last year, one student talked a bit much. Even ask multiple faculty members the same question with the original people still there. I guess he was a bit nervous.

There was one girl at my NYU interview who didn't like her StonyBrook interview because of their quality of food. She mentioned it a few times actually, about the food. As we were leaving, she mentioned it again in the elevator. I said, while with a elevator filled with interviewees, "We get it, you're a hungry individual".

Everyone was fine for the most part. There were a few people that really shined too, even though they didn't talk much. You could just tell they were going to do some good honest work in their lives and make a difference.
 
I remember a time interviewing at NYU. There was about a dozen of us, eating at the downstairs cafeteria and conversing with our respective sides of the table. I converse with some schmuck girl about what other schools we applied to.

Her: yeah I really want to apply to Colombia. It's probably too late to add a school.
Me: late? It's September (2014). If you have a good stats then go for it.
Her: Yeah I have a 3.9 and a 24 DAT.


*I was unaware that this was a d*ck measuring contest.*

Me: Oh well that's great.
Her: yeah I don't know if I should retake the DAT or not. I don't know, I guess we'll see...

:wtf:
 
hellofuturedentists said:
Hahaha most of the people I've met on interviews have actually be pretty personable. I have met a few gunners though but no one too terrible...yet
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Yeah I mean most people have been cool, but there have been a few that just had me thinking "yeah I can't handle you for four years" lol.

Incis0r said:
Examples please! I could use some procrastination.
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Mostly gunner personalities or really super duper enthusiastic people. One guy who kept trying to impress the tour guide and admissions with his knowledge but kept falling flat (I don't think he realized though.) One girl who was really loud, like why are you yelling at me?

Confused1617 said:
How do you know they're gunners? Did they say they want to specialize in os?
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It's less about wanting to specialize in OS and more about general demeanor, i.e. when someone is asking you all about your stats, not like they want to get to know you, but like they're sizing up the competition. It can feel like an interrogation. (And honestly, what's the point in getting to know someone well at the interview stage? Save that for orientation.)
 
On this forum I'm mostly interested in getting the information necessary to getting into dental school and providing any help that I can to others, but when I meet people in dental school I really want to spend a lot more time enjoying life. In college I've spent so much time focusing on school that I've really had little time for anything else.

I just hope that the people I meet in dental school like to have fun and aren't the super-competitive type, but even if they are, I'll be in a different state with plenty of opportunity to meet people who aren't in dental school.
 
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strep mutans said:
Yeah I mean most people have been cool, but there have been a few that just had me thinking "yeah I can't handle you for four years" lol.



Mostly gunner personalities or really super duper enthusiastic people. One guy who kept trying to impress the tour guide and admissions with his knowledge but kept falling flat (I don't think he realized though.) One girl who was really loud, like why are you yelling at me?



It's less about wanting to specialize in OS and more about general demeanor, i.e. when someone is asking you all about your stats, not like they want to get to know you, but like they're sizing up the competition. It can feel like an interrogation. (And honestly, what's the point in getting to know someone well at the interview stage? Save that for orientation.)
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Haha not sure if we've met, but if that was me, I apologize
 
Frank22 said:
On this forum I'm mostly interested in getting the information necessary to getting into dental school and providing any help that I can to others, but when I meet people in dental school I really want to spend a lot more time enjoying life. In college I've spent so much time focusing on school that I've really had little time for anything else.

I just hope that the people I meet in dental school like to have fun and aren't the super-competitive type, but even if they are, I'll be in a different state with plenty of opportunity to meet people who aren't in dental school.
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I'm still in undergrad, but I don't think that's going to change much when you get to dental school haha
 
hellofuturedentists said:
I'm still in undergrad, but I don't think that's going to change much when you get to dental school haha
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I know dental school will be rigorous, but I'm sure there will be plenty of time to go out and enjoy life. In dental school, GPA is not nearly as important unless one plans to specialize immediately after graduation.
 
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studentdental8 said:
There was a girl at one of my interview that is fairly attractive and another interviewee was hitting up on her. Idk how it went down though
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Ooof....big mistake.
I personally never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, (ever^infinity) plan to date or marry a dental student.


Frank22 said:
I know dental school will be rigorous, but I'm sure there will be plenty of time to go out and enjoy life. In dental school, GPA is not nearly as important unless one plans to specialize immediately after graduation.
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You're right (man I'm getting tired of saying this to you lol). All the dental students I know have been able to go out on Friday nights, and take one day off a week D1-D4. The D3s and D4s I know take whole weekends off. They're just doing clinic. Some of them are actually almost done with their requirements so they're taking 3-4 day weekends now.
 
wildzodiac said:
I remember a time interviewing at NYU. There was about a dozen of us, eating at the downstairs cafeteria and conversing with our respective sides of the table. I converse with some schmuck girl about what other schools we applied to.

Her: yeah I really want to apply to Colombia. It's probably too late to add a school.
Me: late? It's September (2014). If you have a good stats then go for it.
Her: Yeah I have a 3.9 and a 24 DAT.


*I was unaware that this was a d*ck measuring contest.*

Me: Oh well that's great.
Her: yeah I don't know if I should retake the DAT or not. I don't know, I guess we'll see...

:wtf:
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If she did that to me, this is how the conversation would go:

Her: yeah I don't know if I should retake the DAT or not. I don't know, I guess we'll see...
Me: BUT DON'T YOU KNOW- ANYTHING LESS THAN A 25AA is NOT acceptable for a dental student. What was your PAT score?
Her: (Gives score less than 30).
Me: A PAT score of 30 has a 100% correlation with being a successful dentist. Anything below has less than 50% chance of being a successful dentist. You should retake it. Do you really want to gamble on your future?

Protip- when someone trolls you or tries humble-bragging like that, you agree and support them. Push them until they realize their level of ridiculousness. And if they don't, it makes for a comical time.
 
There is one girl at the interview I went last week that wear the blazer that not really match with her skirt. It's short and tight, the sleeves are rolled up almost to her elbow, and the fabric seem a little unprofessional (like a casual blazer at Forever 21)..

Other than that, everyone seem very nice!!!
 
What's up with the rolled sleeves? When did this become a thing?
 
Incis0r said:
If she did that to me, this is how the conversation would go:

Her: yeah I don't know if I should retake the DAT or not. I don't know, I guess we'll see...
Me: BUT DON'T YOU KNOW- ANYTHING LESS THAN A 25AA is NOT acceptable for a dental student. What was your PAT score?
Her: (Gives score less than 30).
Me: A PAT score of 30 has a 100% correlation with being a successful dentist. Anything below has less than 50% chance of being a successful dentist. You should retake it. Do you really want to gamble on your future?

Protip- when someone trolls you or tries humble-bragging like that, you agree and support them. Push them until they realize their level of ridiculousness. And if they don't, it makes for a comical time.
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Every time someone who is stick skinny tells me they need to lose weight, I give them dieting tips and exercise tips! This is coming from someone who really needs to lose weight! It pisses them off but I'm not going to give them the satisfaction of hearing, "what? Your so skinny!!"
 
Confused1617 said:
Every time someone who is stick skinny tells me they need to lose weight, I give them dieting tips and exercise tips! This is coming from someone who really needs to lose weight! It pisses them off but I'm not going to give them the satisfaction of hearing, "what? Your so skinny!!"
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Amazing response.
 
Interviewee: "why do you not have any specialities?"

Dean (paraphrasing of course): "We are a newer program and those programs are in the process of being developed."

Interviewee: "So if I wanted to specialize why should I come to a school that doesn't have a program for that?"

All I have to say is some people at interviews seem clueless about their surroundings...
 
Confused1617 said:
Every time someone who is stick skinny tells me they need to lose weight, I give them dieting tips and exercise tips! This is coming from someone who really needs to lose weight! It pisses them off but I'm not going to give them the satisfaction of hearing, "what? Your so skinny!!"
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It is ridiculous. Those kinds of people are usually insecure which I sympathize with, but they're the kind that WANT to be insecure because they like the attention it brings them.
 
Incis0r said:
If she did that to me, this is how the conversation would go:

Her: yeah I don't know if I should retake the DAT or not. I don't know, I guess we'll see...
Me: BUT DON'T YOU KNOW- ANYTHING LESS THAN A 25AA is NOT acceptable for a dental student. What was your PAT score?
Her: (Gives score less than 30).
Me: A PAT score of 30 has a 100% correlation with being a successful dentist. Anything below has less than 50% chance of being a successful dentist. You should retake it. Do you really want to gamble on your future?

Protip- when someone trolls you or tries humble-bragging like that, you agree and support them. Push them until they realize their level of ridiculousness. And if they don't, it makes for a comical time.
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As I have aged, I have learned that sometimes, it is better to give people the benefit of the doubt.
Sit back, relax, and do your own thing. Anyone who comes off in a weird way, well, just let them think they're right. They'll learn, (maybe.)
 
As you all can see, annoying applicants are pretty much universal. You can try your best to avoid specific people, but you cannot avoid every single one of them. (But I don't think you really need to go on interviews to know how annoying pre-dents are. After all, you're on SDN)
 
Those of you that are genuinely annoyed by some of these predents, I can guarantee you, a lot of your patients aren't going to be any better. Get used to it 🙂
 
bsal1 said:
For the most part everyone has been fine but there was this one jabroni interviewee who would not stop talking about himself when we had lunch. He was cutting off anybody who spoke and just kept going on about what he does. Made it pretty difficult to ask students or faculty questions.
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Had a similar experience. So far the only person I didn't really like. Everyone else I've interacted with was nice or quiet.
 
cacazor said:
As you all can see, annoying applicants are pretty much universal. You can try your best to avoid specific people, but you cannot avoid every single one of them. (But I don't think you really need to go on interviews to know how annoying pre-dents are. After all, you're on SDN)
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Haha true but still better than pre-meds
 
PocketRocket said:
Those of you that are genuinely annoyed by some of these predents, I can guarantee you, a lot of your patients aren't going to be any better. Get used to it 🙂
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I've worked in various service industry positions for a long time - I can deal well with annoying people for a reasonable length of time. It's the thought that I'll possibly see these people 5 days/wk for 4 years that has me hoping we'll go to different schools... I keep hearing "omg your classmates are going to become your new best friends and your new family and your whole entire life FOREVARR AND EVARR !!!1!" so that's where I'm coming from lol.
 
PocketRocket said:
Those of you that are genuinely annoyed by some of these predents, I can guarantee you, a lot of your patients aren't going to be any better. Get used to it 🙂
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I 100% agree with strep, and I really don't understand how not wanting your classmates you will be around for four years to be annoying has ANYTHING to do with having to deal with an annoying patient twice a year


On the original note I have a pretty decent list of people I do NOT want to end up at school with. Some from my undergrad, some from my high school, some from interviews and a fair amount of people from SDN.

Does this make me a horrible person? Maybe. But I also have a list of awesome people that I would LOVE to end up on dental school, some from undergrad, a good amount from interviews, and definitely a good number from on here.

That's just how life works, but right now I am just happy that all three of my top schools are heavily reliant on interview performance and I'm just trusting in their expertise to keep out the peasants.
 
Incis0r said:
Ooof....big mistake.
I personally never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, (ever^infinity) plan to date or marry a dental student.




You're right (man I'm getting tired of saying this to you lol). All the dental students I know have been able to go out on Friday nights, and take one day off a week D1-D4. The D3s and D4s I know take whole weekends off. They're just doing clinic. Some of them are actually almost done with their requirements so they're taking 3-4 day weekends now.
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Nothing like making a $500k debt into a $1 million debt right? hahaha
 
Soleus715 said:
Nothing like making a $500k debt into a $1 million debt right? hahaha
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You know it!
Ideally, my significant other would be a teacher or an artist or a writer....something in the creative fields you know? Maybe a programmer. That would be awesome!

No matter what, she has to like video games.
 
hellofuturedentists said:
Go big or go home
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Yeah I think it'll end up being amazing or awful.. especially if they ran the practice together.
My coworker told me about her experience at another dental office... It was run by a married couple and my coworker would constantly see them arguing about everything at the office, sometimes even next to patients. LOL
 
Soleus715 said:
Yeah I think it'll end up being amazing or awful.. especially if they ran the practice together.
My coworker told me about her experience at another dental office... It was run by a married couple and my coworker would constantly see them arguing about everything at the office, sometimes even next to patients. LOL
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Yiiiikes. If I married a dentist we would not run a practice together. Like dang. You have to keep some things separate
 
At my Roseman interview last year, there was this one individual that asked the faculty over 20 questions during their presentation about how great the main lecture hall was (lol). The faculty seemed to love all the questions coming from the individual, but the other people interviewing were very annoyed. I was relieved that I didn't get into Roseman, because I thought this person would be going there. I ended up at another school....with that person lol My advice is to not get in any confrontations with other "annoying" interviewees, because you can quite possibly become their classmates.
 
Rambunctious said:
At my Roseman interview last year, there was this one individual that asked the faculty over 20 questions during their presentation about how great the main lecture hall was (lol). The faculty seemed to love all the questions coming from the individual, but the other people interviewing were very annoyed. I was relieved that I didn't get into Roseman, because I thought this person would be going there. I ended up at another school....with that person lol My advice is to not get in any confrontations with other "annoying" interviewees, because you can quite possibly become their classmates.
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Very wise approach. Diplomatic. I like it.

Who knows, someday you may need her to bail you out on a project, you guys might get to talking, hang out a bit, become friends, end up dating each other, and become spouses one day! Now there's a good story for "How I Met Your Mother"

"Kids...the first time I saw your mother I hated her. I never wanted to see her again."
 
Most people I have met have been cool, but there are some that ask stupid questions over and over and I just sit there and think man I cannot be in class with someone like that again. Or there was another student who laughed at EVERYTHING the dean said - stuff that was clearly not funny like "last year we had 2,800 applications, this year we are expecting over 3,000" - I am not kidding, this kid laughed at that. Most people I met are cool, like I said, and have people I would love to hang out with inside and outside of class, but there are some I just scratch my head at like there is no way.
 
Man, I hope I wasn't/won't be one of those dweebs at my interviews. I feel like at some points during interview day I just black out and word vomit because I'm either too nervous or too excited. Can't win.
 
Not interviewing yet but we have a new woman at work that I'm already ready to smack after 4 days. We had to go to a training session and she "doesn't like to drive" so I drove. She sat in the back seat the entire time telling me where to go, how fast to go, which lane to move into, etc., etc., etc. (nevermind I had my GPS going----she doesn't use those things because "you can't tell where you need to go" :shrug: )After 40 minutes in the car I was about ready to pull over and dump her on the side of the road.
 
ajj70 said:
Not interviewing yet but we have a new woman at work that I'm already ready to smack after 4 days. We had to go to a training session and she "doesn't like to drive" so I drove. She sat in the back seat the entire time telling me where to go, how fast to go, which lane to move into, etc., etc., etc. (nevermind I had my GPS going----she doesn't use those things because "you can't tell where you need to go" :shrug: )After 40 minutes in the car I was about ready to pull over and dump her on the side of the road.
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hahaha sorry dude. looks like if dental doesn't work out for you, chauffeur won't either
 
ajj70 said:
Not interviewing yet but we have a new woman at work that I'm already ready to smack after 4 days. We had to go to a training session and she "doesn't like to drive" so I drove. She sat in the back seat the entire time telling me where to go, how fast to go, which lane to move into, etc., etc., etc. (nevermind I had my GPS going----she doesn't use those things because "you can't tell where you need to go" :shrug: )After 40 minutes in the car I was about ready to pull over and dump her on the side of the road.
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Watch out, I've heard this is just a new, extended MMI testing protocol. Don't blow it. 😛

Reminds me of the movie Anger Management.
 
rxdmx372 said:
Lol I want to specialize and I think I met you at my Pitt interview (not sure), but I tried to come off as nice and non-gunner as possible!
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Everyone I met at Pitt were greaT! Where r u from?
 
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