Calling Creighton to have an interview Good or Bad??

[callmejimmy]

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Hi, i am thinking about calling Creighton to get an interview, because i saw a tread that you can actually call and schedule an interview, but my question is whether it will help me out or not. Any thoughts?? 😕

 

[KOM]

I called and asked for an acceptance and they gave it to me.

Remarkable.

 

[callmejimmy]

KOM did you really?

 

[jackbauer!]

 

[KOM]

You just have to be very polite when you ask. Apparently, a lot of people have been calling and demanding them. I don't know what that's about.

 

[KOM]

KOM did you really?

no

 

[Zanderale6]

Hi, i am thinking about calling Creighton to get an interview, because i saw a tread that you can actually call and schedule an interview, but my question is whether it will help me out or not. Any thoughts?? 😕

Although I find this thread amusing, I feel you're at least entitled to an honest answer.

I've never heard of any school giving an interview to someone just because they called up and asked. I don't know anything about Creighton, but I assume--like any other dental school--they have plenty of quality applicants to select from and are not looking for anyone to volunteer for an interview.

 

[apaul]

my guess is that those who are invited to interview are given a # to call and set up which date, which many schools do

 

[Mcglock]

You actually can call and schedule an interview at Creighton after January 1st. I did it last year and was waitlisted. I believe the pre-January interviews are by invitation only.

 

[TheNobleTooth]

The hell with creighton.

If they didn't invite you for an interview last year, then don't even bother flying out to Omaha and wasting your money.

Just withdraw your application. The reason is a lot of applicants for the fall 2007 cycle has already been selected or admitted in December. if you haven't been accepted to any dental schools yet, then stay on the line and go visit their campus for an interview. It doesn't guarantee you acceptance though. And if you visit creighton for an interview, and don't get accepted to their dental school, you've just wasted money flying to Omaha and wasted money for hotel fees.

A lot of the applicants creighton selects for their program are applicants from their undergraduate institute. I know this as a fact as my friend attended creighton for undergraduate, part of a bachelor/DDS program, and went straight to their dental program without any interviews or application process.

 

[KahunaDentist]

^^ Dang! you withdrew your app?!!

I am still keeping my application with them, even if they haven't called me or emailed me.

I heard that creighton sends out their acceptances in mid-January as well.

Patients there buddy! It pays off! And if you don't get in, oh well, there are other dental schools giving you interviews. No sweat.

 

[KOM]

The hell with creighton.

If they didn't invite you for an interview last year, then don't even bother flying out to Omaha and wasting your money.

I thought Omaha was a fun city to visit though I do think their interview schedule seemed very disorganized compared to other schools. I've spoken with a few people that had interviews there and we were all asked the exact same 4-5 questions. The actual interview with Dr. Ayers or whatever his name is took only about 15-20 minutes and then we were given a brief tour of their ****ty facilities and that was it. I learned more in a bar that night than I did about that school while visiting. Dr. Ayers seemed incredibly distant like he could care less about my responses and I don't really blame him because he had approximately 20-25 other applicants to interview that morning.

I was accepted as an out of state applicant, but because of other acceptances and the overall experience there...they would have to pay me A LOT of money to choose them over another school.

 

[SDTENNIS]

TheNobleTooth do you konw anymore information about Creighton's bachelor/DDS program...or does anyone. I have never heard of this.

 

[speedy3816]

to the OP:

this is a joke, right?




to everyone else:

can somebody get the flame suit out? it might be needed over here.

 

[TheNobleTooth]

TheNobleTooth do you konw anymore information about Creighton's bachelor/DDS program...or does anyone. I have never heard of this.

I don't know much about it, except that my friend has been enrolled in that program.

Basically, I think (don't quote me), you study pre-dental and science courses for three years of your undergraduate. As long as you maintain your grades, you're in good shape.

Then after three years, you go STRAIGHT into dental school. No DAT or other dental school application garbage required. From them on, you're in the clinic treating patients and taking dental school courses that will prepare you for the Part I board exam.

Contact the school if you're interested in that program. However, I think it's more for high school students entering college, and them knowing that they want to pursue dentistry.

 

[TheNobleTooth]

I thought Omaha was a fun city to visit though I do think their interview schedule seemed very disorganized compared to other schools. I've spoken with a few people that had interviews there and we were all asked the exact same 4-5 questions. The actual interview with Dr. Ayers or whatever his name is took only about 15-20 minutes and then we were given a brief tour of their ****ty facilities and that was it. I learned more in a bar that night than I did about that school while visiting. Dr. Ayers seemed incredibly distant like he could care less about my responses and I don't really blame him because he had approximately 20-25 other applicants to interview that morning.

I was accepted as an out of state applicant, but because of other acceptances and the overall experience there...they would have to pay me A LOT of money to choose them over another school.

LOL, dayum what an experience.

I didn't want to waste my time and money flying from Washington state to Omaha. Omaha does sound like a fun city to be in. In fact, as I've stated earlier, my friend is attending Creighton and is in the bachelor/DDS program. He seems to sort of like the city.

But to me, I prefer to attend a dental school in a vibrant city.

And I'm curious as to why you said the dental school facilities were ****ty at creighton? Are they really old and out-dated? The reason I ask is I've heard good things about creighton's facilities.