Bad interview RANT

[OoPredentoO]

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I can’t sleep because of how poorly my interview at my top pick went, so I’m here to rant.

I find it extremely unfair that the interviewing process is largely dependent on who interviews you. While waiting for my first interview session, I spoke with a faculty member for 5 minutes about my interests in the school and at the end he said “wow, I wish you were one of the students I’ll be interviewing today, it seems you’re the perfect fit.”

My excitement was immediately shot down when I was called in for the interview. It was some Korean women with a heavy accent. I could barely understand what she was asking, and every time I would start making my point she would jump to another topic on my application. She continuously tried to grill me and I did my best to answer throughly under this circumstances. After twenties minutes, I went back into the waiting room and everyone talked about how cool their interwer was and how they got along so well. Meanwhile, I felt my interviewer was a stone wall.

Now I’m laying here frustrated because I know there’s no way in hell im going to be hearing back from my dream school. Fml.

/rant

 

[frozenicecreamDMD]

to your surprise, you will probably get in this dream school.

I had similar experience in two schools and ended up getting into both.

Best of luck!.

 

[rabbott1971]

"Some Korean woman" evinces a poor attitude. This person was likely a doctor of medicine or science, and it seems maybe you don't have the respect for her that she probably deserves. Hopefully this attitude was not apparent during the interview, or else that would more than account for any shortness by the interviewer.

When she cuts you off, it is because she has heard enough from you on that issue. When she jumps around, it is because she found something of interest, and skipped things she didn't care about. This is all entirely within her discretion.

In the interview, it is your job to deal with the interviewer in the manner that best represents you as an applicant. It is not the interviewer's job to conduct the interview how you wish it might be conducted. Keep this in mind for your next one!

 

[Skilling N Fruit Failing]

I had a similar experience with a firm and ex military oral surgeon. I got along with all the other faculties and dental students. When it came to the main interview, the guy was intimidating and emotionless! Even the students warned me beforehand about his serious demeanor and had asked another applicant the other day to recite the cellular respiration equation.

I’ve been telling myself that the admission committee will hopefully take his personality into consideration. Fingers crossed we both hear good news on Dec 1st though.

 

[ayed22]

Yeah it sucks but you kind of sound very entitled

"Some Korean woman" evinces a poor attitude. This person was likely a doctor of medicine or science, and it seems maybe you don't have the respect for her that she probably deserves. Hopefully this attitude was not apparent during the interview, or else that would more than account for any shortness by the interviewer.

When she cuts you off, it is because she has heard enough from you on that issue. When she jumps around, it is because she found something of interest, and skipped things she didn't care about. This is all entirely within her discretion.

In the interview, it is your job to deal with the interviewer in the manner that best represents you as an applicant. It is not the interviewer's job to conduct the interview how you wish it might be conducted. Keep this in mind for your next one!

Wish I could like this 10 times

 

[OoPredentoO]

"Some Korean woman" evinces a poor attitude. This person was likely a doctor of medicine or science, and it seems maybe you don't have the respect for her that she probably deserves. Hopefully this attitude was not apparent during the interview, or else that would more than account for any shortness by the interviewer.

When she cuts you off, it is because she has heard enough from you on that issue. When she jumps around, it is because she found something of interest, and skipped things she didn't care about. This is all entirely within her discretion.

In the interview, it is your job to deal with the interviewer in the manner that best represents you as an applicant. It is not the interviewer's job to conduct the interview how you wish it might be conducted. Keep this in mind for your next one!

Wow you really took my late night rant out of context. Maybe referring to her as some Korean woman wasn’t very PC approproate, but I’m merely explaining the apparent language barrier.

As for the jumping around, I didn’t expect an interviewer to cut me off — especially when just about every other student had a nice paced conversational interview.

& yeah, I get it, life’s not fair and neither is dental school admissions. But this is a RANT because of these reasons.

There’s no worse feeling than not having an equal opportunity to represent yourself as other applicants during a DS interview.

 

[Incis0r]

I’m currently attending the school where I had my 2nd most terrible interview performance (my fault, not the school’s).

I felt sure going into dec 1 that I had blown my chance to come here, and yet on Dec 1, there was the acceptance. So don’t give up hope - your perception may be diff from the interviewers.

 

[Trave_]

There are plenty of people who thought they performed spectacularly and do not get accepted. Plenty of people who thought they bombed it and they get in. Just take a breath and wait until December 1st.

 

[doc toothache]

I can’t sleep because of how poorly my interview at my top pick went, so I’m here to rant.

I find it extremely unfair that the interviewing process is largely dependent on who interviews you. While waiting for my first interview session, I spoke with a faculty member for 5 minutes about my interests in the school and at the end he said “wow, I wish you were one of the students I’ll be interviewing today, it seems you’re the perfect fit.”

My excitement was immediately shot down when I was called in for the interview. It was some Korean women with a heavy accent. I could barely understand what she was asking, and every time I would start making my point she would jump to another topic on my application. She continuously tried to grill me and I did my best to answer throughly under this circumstances. After twenties minutes, I went back into the waiting room and everyone talked about how cool their interwer was and how they got along so well. Meanwhile, I felt my interviewer was a stone wall.

Now I’m laying here frustrated because I know there’s no way in hell im going to be hearing back from my dream school. Fml.

/rant

It didn't take much to rattle your cage. You appear to be oblivious to the reality that the "Korean woman" was holding the key to your future.

 

[oralcare123]

Wow you really took my late night rant out of context. Maybe referring to her as some Korean woman wasn’t very PC approproate, but I’m merely explaining the apparent language barrier.

As for the jumping around, I didn’t expect an interviewer to cut me off — especially when just about every other student had a nice paced conversational interview.

& yeah, I get it, life’s not fair and neither is dental school admissions. But this is a RANT because of these reasons.

There’s no worse feeling than not having an equal opportunity to represent yourself as other applicants during a DS interview.

Your post is not politically correct, but you are right. They put you into an unfair position, Asian accent usually is very heavy, especially of Korean descent. So, on top of everything else you had a task of trying to understand your interviewer.
Being cut off in the middle is impolite and inconsiderate, adds to stress and frustration
Take some comfort in what I said and forget about it, because nothing could be done. Even if you demand another interviewer, your chances in this school would be 0 for obvious reasons
You’ll get lucky somewhere else

 

[LittleKay]

I had a similar experience at my #1 school. Interviewer seemed disinterested and rushed. Not only that but he/she was a community dentist and new nothing about the school, the curriculum or what I could do to succeed in their program.

Guess who no longer wants to attend this school?

Just think of it as their loss. They were on their high horse (in my case) and thought that they had unlimited power.

I no longer want to attend their school and now I would much rather go to my former #2.

Just accept it and move on.

P.S. I actually looked up the person after the interview day (Thank you Google) and they seem to be full of themselves and even turn their own patients off. Goes to show you just how much people can think so highly of themselves even when others don't.

 

[amariesa]

To go online after your interview and rant about a professor of dentistry being "some Korean woman" frustrating you because she grilled you and stonewalled you seems unprofessional. I get that you spend money, time, and energy on your dream school but you really should rant to your friends about this more than an online forum.

 

[Alpha Centauri]

Life isn't fair.

 

[surfline]

ITT: predents trying too hard to be cool.

OP, i understand where you’re coming from. It’s a real problem and I think this is why they’re beginning to implement multiple interviews per day or MMI.

 

[bco99]

ITT: predents trying too hard to be cool.

OP, i understand where you’re coming from. It’s a real problem and I think this is why they’re beginning to implement multiple interviews per day or MMI.

You are correct, UNE told me that's exactly why they do MMI style interviews.

 

[Nothingbutnet100]

I agreed, your performance is very much dependent on who is interviewing you. I had experiences where i had some "old white guy" that couldnt relate or connect to anything i said. He would cut me off and told me i answered questions wrong midway through my answers. Maybe he was too old school and had a preconceived perception of who he like and doesnt like.

I think either a panel interview or MMI are great alternative to old school 1 on 1 interview.

 

[toothdoctor123]

You are correct, UNE told me that's exactly why they do MMI style interviews.

That sounds like an excuse to draw attention away from the more likely reason that they don't have enough faculty or alumni volunteers to give one-on-one interviews.

Also, if any school actually said that, wouldn't that be an implicit admission that they employ faculty who are fundamentally biased or anti-social? I should think that the way a good dental school solves this problem would be to hire nice, reasonable people rather than to accommodate the behavior of kooky professors via policy changes.

 

[bco99]

That sounds like an excuse to draw attention away from the more likely reason that they don't have enough faculty or alumni volunteers to give one-on-one interviews.

Also, if any school actually said that, wouldn't that be an implicit admission that they employ faculty who are fundamentally biased or anti-social? I should think that the way a good dental school solves this problem would be to hire nice, reasonable people rather than to accommodate the behavior of kooky professors via policy changes.

That seems like a massive stretch to get to that conclusion, but you're entitled to your opinion.

 

[oralcare123]

That sounds like an excuse to draw attention away from the more likely reason that they don't have enough faculty or alumni volunteers to give one-on-one interviews.

Also, if any school actually said that, wouldn't that be an implicit admission that they employ faculty who are fundamentally biased or anti-social? I should think that the way a good dental school solves this problem would be to hire nice, reasonable people rather than to accommodate the behavior of kooky professors via policy changes.

At least two thirds of professors in dental schools are kooky. You will soon find out

 

[Ames32]

Interview Process Is most important thing to get any kind of job.

 

[Crithu]

Isn't your job as a dentist to be able to find a way to work with and connect with your patients?

I guarantee that when you are practicing you are going to have someone cut you off while your speaking, or speak with a heavy accent. It's your job to give them the best care despite that.

Also, if you have some "old white guy" sit in your chair, then it' your job to find some way to connect with them.

 

[Nothingbutnet100]

Isn't your job as a dentist to be able to find a way to work with and connect with your patients?

I guarantee that when you are practicing you are going to have someone cut you off while your speaking, or speak with a heavy accent. It's your job to give them the best care despite that.

Also, if you have some "old white guy" sit in your chair, then it' your job to find some way to connect with them.

I agreed to a certain extent. You can try to give them the best care, but if they dont like you then they dont like you. There are people out there that connect better with people that they shared similar qualities with. That is fact, you cannot deny that.

 

[Crithu]

I agreed to a certain extent. You can try to give them the best care, but if they dont like you then they dont like you. There are people out there that connect better with people that they shared similar qualities with. That is fact, you cannot deny that.

I don' doubt that one bit. My point was just that thus could be what adcoms are looking at with these interviewers. They may want to see how you handle with more difficult people.

The op made it sound like they did not have the best attitude towards the Iinterviewer during the interview, which could have definitely come out during their answers.

Now obviously I was not at the interview, and maybe the op handled it perfectly.

 

[Iroh]

Isn't your job as a dentist to be able to find a way to work with and connect with your patients?

I guarantee that when you are practicing you are going to have someone cut you off while your speaking, or speak with a heavy accent. It's your job to give them the best care despite that.

Also, if you have some "old white guy" sit in your chair, then it' your job to find some way to connect with them.

Well yes, but that doesn't change the fact that this "old white guy" isn't a deciding factor on your future. He doesn't hold the key to essentially the rest of your life.

 

[Crithu]

Well yes, but that doesn't change the fact that this "old white guy" isn't a deciding factor on your future. He doesn't hold the key to essentially the rest of your life.

I was referring to someone else talking about their interviewer being an old white guy.

 

[Iroh]

I was referring to someone else talking about their interviewer being an old white guy.

Alright, but my point still stands. Once you're in practice, it's a lot easier to bend and work with people giving you a difficult time.

However, in a position when the person opposing you is literally a key figure in you moving forward in your life, you're kind of at their mercy.

 

[SoftGel]

It was some Korean women with a heavy accent.

/rant

I don't think people are overreacting for calling you out here. Are you only going to deal with white (I am assuming you are white) patients who speak American English? Ehhhhhh your comment immediately raised flags with me.

 

[oralcare123]

I don't think people are overreacting for calling you out here. Are you only going to deal with white (I am assuming you are white) patients who speak American English? Ehhhhhh your comment immediately raised flags with me.

Asian accents are very heavy and difficult to understand. Try to understand before judging

 

[OoPredentoO]

Your post is not politically correct, but you are right. They put you into an unfair position, Asian accent usually is very heavy, especially of Korean descent. So, on top of everything else you had a task of trying to understand your interviewer.
Being cut off in the middle is impolite and inconsiderate, adds to stress and frustration
Take some comfort in what I said and forget about it, because nothing could be done. Even if you demand another interviewer, your chances in this school would be 0 for obvious reasons
You’ll get lucky somewhere else

Result: accepted

I guess I didn’t need to get “lucky somewhere else.”

 

[oralcare123]

Result: accepted

I guess I didn’t need to get “lucky somewhere else.”

I am really glad it turned out OK

 

[deleted735879]

Result: accepted

I guess I didn’t need to get “lucky somewhere else.”

What school was this?