I don't have much to contribute, but I always like hearing about the crazy stuff that happened during people's interviews
Best/worst things you heard during interview day?
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Best for me was the interview where the dean of admissions told me they were going to accept me and offered me a scholarship - it took a lot of the pressure off and it was a really encouraging thing to hear.
Worst was probably the military scholarship lecture that felt like it ran for 3 hours.
Worst was probably the military scholarship lecture that felt like it ran for 3 hours.
The day of the interview? What's the story behind this??
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Yes, they told me during the interview. It's not a formal acceptance (schools aren't allowed to do that as far as I'm aware) but it matched their December 1st decision. Not much else to the story, the interview itself was mostly just a conversation about the dental schools I wanted to go to and the dean telling me what they knew about each of them. It was nice.
That's so crazy. Why do you think they told you immediately?
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They really wanted me to attend the school, but who knows why! I have a few ideas but it gets too far into specifics about my as an applicant.
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Someone said he has nothing to do in his town so he plays PlayStation a lot and has 3 records. That's literally all he said.
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Lol I love this thread. Post stories!
At one of my interviews, I asked someone how they liked a certain school and this person responds “It was too laid back. I’m a very competitive person, and I like beating people in academics.” I was literally like
I didn’t even know how to respond to that.
At another one of my interviews, we had the chance to ask a dental student questions and someone asked “Are the scrubs comfortable?” The dental student just sort of awkwardly laughed and was like “...yeah”. I wanted to LOL so badly. Had to keep it in.
As for me personally, I’d say the best thing that happened to me is my interviewer said after the interview “You give off good vibes. You’re a good person.” We’ll see what happens there Dec 1st
At one of my interviews, I asked someone how they liked a certain school and this person responds “It was too laid back. I’m a very competitive person, and I like beating people in academics.” I was literally like
I didn’t even know how to respond to that.At another one of my interviews, we had the chance to ask a dental student questions and someone asked “Are the scrubs comfortable?” The dental student just sort of awkwardly laughed and was like “...yeah”. I wanted to LOL so badly. Had to keep it in.
As for me personally, I’d say the best thing that happened to me is my interviewer said after the interview “You give off good vibes. You’re a good person.” We’ll see what happens there Dec 1st
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Watching some D2's that were supposed to be talking to everyone and answering our questions in my interview group only talk to/try to pick up these 2 girls that went to the same undergrad as them. It was a very awkward experience to witness. lol
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The best thing for me was my faculty interviewer musing on how refreshing it was to interview someone so enthusiastic/passionate about community service.
On the other hand, I jokingly referred to my headshot as a mugshot to another faculty member.. it was a little painful.
On the other hand, I jokingly referred to my headshot as a mugshot to another faculty member.. it was a little painful.
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My best experience at each school has usually been hanging out with the other students being interviewed. They have been super cool people at every school I've visited.
Worst thing: A current student who had no part in the interview day talked to me (unsolicited by me) after the interview and recommended that I choose a different school. Wow!
Anyways overall very positive experience at each school!
Worst thing: A current student who had no part in the interview day talked to me (unsolicited by me) after the interview and recommended that I choose a different school. Wow!
Anyways overall very positive experience at each school!
The other students are the best!
Last year for an interview out of state, the tie I had packed and planned to wear for my interview got food on it
So I messaged one of the guys on here the night before the interview and asked if he had an extra, and he totally hooked me up.I just showed up to the interview not wearing a tie and had to trust someone I'd never met to bring an extra, and it worked!
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Oh man...I have story worth sharing. I interviewed at WesternU which is in Pomona and I found this Air BnB (Single bed B in los angel pomona - Houses for Rent in Pomona, California, United States) which was only $16/night. That should have been a red flag right there but it has 4.5 stars on Air BnB so I figured how bad could it be. I thought it would be like staying in a hostel. I couldn't have been more wrong!
I roll up to the house in my nice interview suit and this huge 300 lb guy opens the door and lets me in. Turns out he is not the host and just one of the "residents." Inside there are 12 bunk beds and at least 20+ people living in the house (new people kept showing going in and out so it was kinda hard to count). Most of the people I met in the house were super nice and friendly but I could also tell that they were kinda sizing me up. Who the hell is this guy in a fancy suit and what is he doing here?
I get to my bed and there is garbage all over the floor, the guy in the bunk below me has super bad BO (fills the room), and someone had been eating fast food so there are ants crawling all over the sheets and mattress that I'm supposed to sleep on.
I consider myself a pretty easy going guy but this was a little beyond my comfort zone. After debating back and forth for an hour, I finally just booked another Air BnB and left without telling anyone. I messaged the host of the $16 place to see if I could get a partial refund and she said she would give it to me if I wrote a 5 star review! I realized later that this is probably how she gets such good reviews on Air BnB.
Moral of the story: don't ever stay in a $16 Air BnB!
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The worst
I've found that even $40 Air BnBs are often grimy & less than desirable. I can only imagine $16.
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I actually stayed with the same host, too. Thankfully I had another room but I did find everyone in the house to be really friendly.
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I worked it out to stay with a friend that I had met on a trip this summer. He told me that his room was pretty tiny which I didn't mind. I figured I would just sleep on the floor or a couch or something. It was free so I wasn't going to complain. What he failed to communicate with me was that he lives in his frat house, and they were throwing a date party that night. I walked around the campus for a little bit and then just went back up into his room while everyone else was downstairs. Around 1am I was finally starting to fall asleep with all the background noise going on when his door opened. He had forgotten that I was in there and had brought his date up to his room to hook up. Realizing I was in there, he closed the door and then loudly made out with this girl for a solid 10 minutes. Eventually I got to sleep, woke up, loved the school, and felt like my interview went really well. I met up with my friend for lunch after and we had a good laugh about the night. So yeah, that was my first night spent in a frat house. Sort of my best and worst interview experience.
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the last words of my interviewer was that he hoped I picked their school! It was my first acceptance on December 1st. Definitely made me feel good when i heard him say that
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One of the interviewers started asking me when I was planning on moving and recommended moving early to experience the city.
Got accepted Dec 1st
Halfway through my first semester at said school and I couldn’t be happier
Got accepted Dec 1st
Halfway through my first semester at said school and I couldn’t be happier
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See, that makes me think that ADCOMS have already made up their minds about candidates before even interviewing them, and as long as the candidate doesn't completely blow their interview, they'll be accepted.
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One of my interviewers said the same thing to me in person, and I was waitlisted Dec 1st :/ So if anything, it at least means they like you
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Ok, so this happened twice.
Me: What are some of the qualities of the best dental students at your school?
Interviewer: You.
Needless to say, I was very flattered.
Me: What are some of the qualities of the best dental students at your school?
Interviewer: You.
Needless to say, I was very flattered.
If it's not just a meaningless courtesy, it probably means that your interviewer recommended your acceptance. But she might not have the last word-the rest of the committee has to be on board too. So your are odds of acceptance are probably higher but not assured.
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With DAT scores like yours how could they not accept you
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I was waitlisted last year and this year after my interview the dean of admissions gave me a hug bye and told me great job today. I left feeling very happy lol
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An individual i interviewed with repetitively said "this school looks like a high school." (referring to the outdated lockers/ hallways) MULTIPLE TIMES. Man oh man I may be overreacting but I feel like that is insulting to the school lol.
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Oh....my................................goodness.
I kept stuttering during one of my interviews due to talking too fast. At one point I messed up a word so bad the interview spit out the water he was taking a sip of, lol. Him, the D4, and I took a moment to laugh and just carried on. In a response to my thank you email he did say I would be a good fit at the school though. We'll see Dec 1 !
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My interviewer basically told me at the beginning of the interview that everything looked great. He was very positive about my entire application. Very very nice guy...Then he answered the phone and spent about 15 minutes talking to a guy who was making improvements on his home during the length of my interview. Soooo ya not sure how I was supposed to feel about that one. At the end he said, you’re good.
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lol was this at UDM?
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It wasn’t. Did something similar happen there for you? My interview there was very traditional 2 on 1. This interview it was a one on one. I never in a million years thought something like that would happen!
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No, I just saw one of the interviewers there on the phone a lot
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I think this is a good one with both acceptance day and the B1G Championship Game right around the corner. Through normal conversation in the interview I learned that my interviewer was a graduate from Ohio State and I go to Wisconsin. We finish up the interview, which I felt went well, and I get up to leave. As I'm walking out the door:
Interviewer: "Go Bucks! O-H-I-O"
Me: *without thinking* "Ew"
Interviewer: "Oh.......well I won't include that in your notes."
Me:".......Hope to see you in the B1G Championship Game" *Walks away*
I closed the door just shaking my head
Interviewer: "Go Bucks! O-H-I-O"
Me: *without thinking* "Ew"
Interviewer: "Oh.......well I won't include that in your notes."
Me:".......Hope to see you in the B1G Championship Game" *Walks away*
I closed the door just shaking my head
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What's the point of the interview if they don't want to hear your opinion?I posted earlier in this thread when I was young, naive, and without a truly outrageous negative interview experience but now I post before you all, changed forever.
Let me preface this by saying that, due to financial circumstances, I have been working in a particular area (not dentistry) for the better part of a decade.
Right after I introduce myself to my interviewer, she tells me bluntly that she "does not like people with my background" because "they" "think dentistry is easy for them." As I try to make my case, my interviewer tells me she simply "will not discuss" my work history because she "thinks it's irrelevant." A few minutes later, I meant to ask her for clarification on a question and managed to get out an "I don't understa-" before she cut me off with an "of COURSE you don't understand." She then began to complain about the duration of her commute both to the interview and during her own dental school years. Finally, she finishes off our interview by telling me that she is going to write to her committee that she believes I am just an "OK" applicant.
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I posted earlier in this thread when I was young, naive, and without a truly outrageous negative interview experience but now I post before you all, changed forever.
Let me preface this by saying that, due to financial circumstances, I have been working in a particular area (not dentistry) for the better part of a decade.
Right after I introduce myself to my interviewer, she tells me bluntly that she "does not like people with my background" because "they" "think dentistry is easy for them." As I try to make my case, my interviewer tells me she simply "will not discuss" my work history because she "thinks it's irrelevant." A few minutes later, I meant to ask her for clarification on a question and managed to get out an "I don't understa-" before she cut me off with an "of COURSE you don't understand." She then began to complain about the duration of her commute both to the interview and during her own dental school years. Finally, she finishes off our interview by telling me that she is going to write to her committee that she believes I am just an "OK" applicant.
Ugh that sounds horrible. I’m sorry!
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From last cycle... My interview at NYU was going really well and the interviewer was laughing a lot at the small talk we were having. Then he tried to ask me a serious question.
Interviewer: So, are you a good multi-tasker?
Me: uhh.. yeaah.. I think I multi-task pretty well.. It's really tough at times... but I think I have a good balance between sleeping, drinking, and studying.
Interviewer: *bursts out laughing*... It's like a triathlon!!
I was accepted.
Interviewer: So, are you a good multi-tasker?
Me: uhh.. yeaah.. I think I multi-task pretty well.. It's really tough at times... but I think I have a good balance between sleeping, drinking, and studying.
Interviewer: *bursts out laughing*... It's like a triathlon!!
I was accepted.
My interviewer asked why I didn't apply last year. I said I wasn't ready and I wanted to prove that I could keep up the good grades.
She said I think you're ready now.
Hope it's goes well
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She said I think you're ready now.
Hope it's goes well
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During the opening round of "State your name, school, major, and something interesting about yourself" portion of the introductions, one student (who must have had 20 minutes to think of SOMETHING) awkwardly said, "My name is *student's name*, I go to *student's school*, and majored in *student's major*, and uhh....I don't have anything interesting to say about myself......" then they sat down. I was shocked as hell.
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When you get a call for an interview invite at your top school during an interview at another school. Had to sneak out of the Dental School tour to call to accept the interview, ended up getting accepted at both schools so it worked out in the end haha
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I posted earlier in this thread when I was young, naive, and without a truly outrageous negative interview experience but now I post before you all, changed forever.
Let me preface this by saying that, due to financial circumstances, I have been working in a particular area (not dentistry) for the better part of a decade.
Right after I introduce myself to my interviewer, she tells me bluntly that she "does not like people with my background" because "they" "think dentistry is easy for them." As I try to make my case, my interviewer tells me she simply "will not discuss" my work history because she "thinks it's irrelevant." A few minutes later, I meant to ask her for clarification on a question and managed to get out an "I don't understa-" before she cut me off with an "of COURSE you don't understand." She then began to complain about the duration of her commute both to the interview and during her own dental school years. Finally, she finishes off our interview by telling me that she is going to write to her committee that she believes I am just an "OK" applicant.
I heard of someone that had a similar experience and 5min into the interview the applicant stood up and said "thank you for taking the time to interview me but I will not sit here and be disrespected and will be heading to the admissions office and ask for a proper interview."
