embaressing interview stories?

[grinningrice]

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Does anyone have any emabressing stories to share about their interview?

I have a pretty awful one. My aunt got me this new shirt, and I was thinking, oh this is really cute, I think I'll wear it. It fit fine, and I headed off for my interview. When I sat down to meet with the professor that was interviewing me, my shirt just flew open, apparently the buttons were to small or something. I exposed my bra to both the interviewer and the rest of the interviewees in the room. I was completely mortified! ::sigh:: Hopefully they didnt notice! LOL

 

[Mo007]

Does anyone have any emabressing stories to share about their interview?

I have a pretty awful one. My aunt got me this new shirt, and I was thinking, oh this is really cute, I think I'll wear it. It fit fine, and I headed off for my interview. When I sat down to meet with the professor that was interviewing me, my shirt just flew open, apparently the buttons were to small or something. I exposed my bra to both the interviewer and the rest of the interviewees in the room. I was completely mortified! ::sigh:: Hopefully they didnt notice! LOL

You will probably get into that school after that incident. 😀

 

[Nendo21]

Does anyone have any emabressing stories to share about their interview?

I have a pretty awful one. My aunt got me this new shirt, and I was thinking, oh this is really cute, I think I'll wear it. It fit fine, and I headed off for my interview. When I sat down to meet with the professor that was interviewing me, my shirt just flew open, apparently the buttons were to small or something. I exposed my bra to both the interviewer and the rest of the interviewees in the room. I was completely mortified! ::sigh:: Hopefully they didnt notice! LOL

😀 haha you'll get accepted! 😀

 

[denty]

oh no! thats horrible!

 

[HuyetKiem]

Does anyone have any emabressing stories to share about their interview?

I have a pretty awful one. My aunt got me this new shirt, and I was thinking, oh this is really cute, I think I'll wear it. It fit fine, and I headed off for my interview. When I sat down to meet with the professor that was interviewing me, my shirt just flew open, apparently the buttons were to small or something. I exposed my bra to both the interviewer and the rest of the interviewees in the room. I was completely mortified! ::sigh:: Hopefully they didnt notice! LOL

I don't get it. Why did you wear bra underneath ? Bad taste!

 

[Biogirl361]

oh man, and i thought driving 7 hrs and then realizing i forgot my suit was bad!

 

[cowsgomoo]

Note to self:
Quickest way to get into dental school is to flash school officals.
This has got to be the funniest thing i have heard.

 

[LSN]

oh man, and i thought driving 7 hrs and then realizing i forgot my suit was bad!

Biogirl...what did you do!!?!?!?

 

[Typo]

Well grinningrice, I was about to post about how my cell phone rang during an interview at UNC, but then I read your story and decided mine pales in comparison.

 

[grinningrice]

lol, you know, my cell phone also rang too during the interview. I so wanted to die. Also, when I was talking to the recruitment coordinator, my shirt decieded to open up again. Seriously, I think they thought I was a ***** or something!

 

[Dr.Smiley-OR]

lol, you know, my cell phone also rang too during the interview. I so wanted to die. Also, when I was talking to the recruitment coordinator, my shirt decieded to open up again. Seriously, I think they thought I was a ***** or something!

I guess your interview went really well! 😍
I wonder what guys can do to gain a seat in dental schools since we can't compete with the gals to flash ourselves? Any suggestion?

Thanks for sharing the story. It is really funny and I hope the adcom will look beyond this unintentional mistake and see you for who you are. Good luck!

 

[EHA DDS]

One of my interviewers asked me this, verbatim:

"What the f*ck happened to your DAT scores?"

I was shocked and was babbling cuz I didn't know how to repsond to that.

 

[psiyung]

lol, you know, my cell phone also rang too during the interview. I so wanted to die. Also, when I was talking to the recruitment coordinator, my shirt decieded to open up again. Seriously, I think they thought I was a ***** or something!

I wish I was your interviewer 😀

 

[mwsung]

lol, you know, my cell phone also rang too during the interview. I so wanted to die. Also, when I was talking to the recruitment coordinator, my shirt decieded to open up again. Seriously, I think they thought I was a ***** or something!

Girl, let me interview you next time.

by the way, you gotta know my taste beforehand.
No BRA please.
Thanks.

 

[The Musketeer]

I guess your interview went really well! 😍
I wonder what guys can do to gain a seat in dental schools since we can't compete with the gals to flash ourselves? Any suggestion?

Get female interviewers and wear tear-away pants!

 

[busupshot83]

Get female interviewers and wear tear-away pants!

Shhh... that was MY idea!

 

[rocknightmare]

when i was interviewing for med schools last year. the person interviewing me kept falling asleep. that was annoying as hell.

her eyes looked so red, and she looked high.

great thing i dind't get in. so now i can pursue dentistry

 

[grinningrice]

when i was interviewing for med schools last year. the person interviewing me kept falling asleep. that was annoying as hell.

her eyes looked so red, and she looked high.

great thing i dind't get in. so now i can pursue dentistry

OMG thats so rude! I so would have taken a permanent marker to her face

 

[Biogirl361]

Biogirl...what did you do!!?!?!?

strange town, 8pm (1 hr before malls close). called the hotel i was going to be staying at to get directions to the nearest mall. found the mall. 45 min remaining. went to sears, found and tried on a suit and shoes, bought them and left the store just as they were saying "we are now closed" over the loudspeaker. 10 more minutes and i would of had to cancel 😱 on the bright side... the suit i ended up getting looks better on me than the original, much higher quality and more expensive suit... go figure. so now i have 2 suits 😀

 

[grinningrice]

One of my interviewers asked me this, verbatim:

"What the f*ck happened to your DAT scores?"

I was shocked and was babbling cuz I didn't know how to repsond to that.

Geez, that must have been a very unprofessional interviewer. If u dont mind me asking, how were your stats?

 

[Sprgrover]

One of my interviewers asked me this, verbatim:

"What the f*ck happened to your DAT scores?"

I was shocked and was babbling cuz I didn't know how to repsond to that.

Ouch.

 

[marshall]

One of my interviewers was yawning and left the room several times during our interview. He also asked me borderline inappropriate questions about my finances and my family.

 

[bspeedy00]

If the interviewer is dropping the F-bomb, I would question the school's reputation. They expect professionalism from applicants, so I dont want to be interviewed by tupac

 

[hockeydentist]

An occassional F bomb can't be that bad.

Not like he called the guy the F bomb. Maybe the interviewer was trying to bring down a notch, for shizzle dizzle dawg.

 

[msf41]

At one of my interviews I arrived at the school in the morning with several other prospective students and we were greeted by the dean of admissions. He was a very friendly local pediatric dentist that smiled widely and made all the nervous apllicants feel right at ease (and for me I felt a little too at ease). Following a question answer period he began to give me and the other 6 interviewies a tour of the school. One hallway contained several displays of antique dental instruments. Cool stuff like old wooden chairs and drills run by foot pumps. After the dean explained some details about a wooden dental chair from the 1800's, without thinking I decided to joke with him about his age a little (he was probobly close to 70). I said something ******ed like, "I bet that chair (the one from the 1800's) was just like the first chair you had eh???" Man I thought he would chuckle and say something like "yeah things have really changed since I started practicing." But instead he got kinda mad and said, "No, I said it was from the 1800's weren't you listening to anything I've been saying!"

The interview went great, but I can't help thinking that pissing off the dean of admissions by cracking on his old age isn't the smartest thing I've ever done. So for all you people still interviewing out there, don't be an idiot like me.

 

[g3k]

At one of my interviews without thinking I decided to joke with him about his age a little (he was probobly close to 70). I said something ******ed like, "I bet that chair (the one from the 1800's) was just like the first chair you had eh???" Man I thought he would chuckle and say something like "yeah things have really changed since I started practicing." But instead he got kinda mad and said, "No, I said it was from the 1800's weren't you listening to anything I've been saying!"

Oh my god!!!

 

[Biogirl361]

lol, i did something kind of like that on one of my interviews.. can't remember exactly what was said but it was some joke about the old equipment with an interviewer that i thought was laid back, but he didn't really laugh too much about it and i think he might of been a little put off. i learned a lot from my first couple of interviews... i hope they don't think badly of me, but we will see in a couple weeks, huh?
i also had one interview where i was really very impressed with the facilities and told the interviewers so right away. he gave me a look that said very clearly, "yeah, that is what they ALL say, I see right through you" and just said something like oh thanks. i was thinking, no really, i was serious! but i am pretty sure he thinks i was trying way way too hard! oh well...

 

[Comet208]

Lats year at my IU interview, at the end, i got up to shake hands with my interviewers... when we both extended our hands, i realized that my chair was falling backwards on the floor... (so in fraction of a milisecond, i was thinking if i should let the chair fall and shake the guy's hand, or grab the chair and cover my ass.... in the meanwhile the chair was half the way down)... well, i pulled my hand back and grabbed the chair... "sorry, the chair was falling" I said. it was a very funny moment.

 

[Tzips]

Also, I was holding a tissue during the interview because I was overcoming a cold, and by the end of the interview, nothing was left. I didn't use it -- I seriously ripped it to shreds and the evidence was under my chair.

Yeah, I'll be a GREAT dentist. I can't keep my hands still. I'm a winner for sure.

yeah, same problem here - i fidget with my hands when i'm nervous. i can just see myself shredding those nice papers into really fine confetti... note to self: DO NOT wear rings or bracelets, and leave watch alone! 😀

 

[busupshot83]

They expect professionalism from applicants, so I dont want to be interviewed by tupac

Yeah, nothing is wrong with Tupac... I think you meant Lil' Jon or Ozzy.

 

[Eiko]

Wow...and I thought I had embarrassing moments. 😱

Hats off to you all.

I had nice interviewers that didn't swear and didn't see my bra, and I had my clothing with me when I got there. Yet, knock on wood, I've got more interviews to go to... Lord help me that I get through them alive. 😉

 

[adamlc18]

Yeah, nothing is wrong with Tupac... I think you meant Lil' Jon or Ozzy.

I know this is way off-topic, but I just have to ask: How in the world did Lil' Jon make a career off of saying "Yea" or "What"? he lays down good beats, but he could broaden his vocabulary a bit.

 

[crazy_sherm]

Yeah, nothing is wrong with Tupac... I think you meant Lil' Jon or Ozzy.

That would be awesome to be interview by Tupac. Then all those websites devoted to his still being alive would go away.

 

[Mo007]

My fork snapped during a pre-interview meal at a dental school I was interviewed... and I mean, pieces of this plastic fork flew in the air like fireworks... everybody in the room suddenly went quiet, as if I had the hands that will hurt people someday.

Plastic utensils are for babies.... 😀

 

[Tzips]

Plastic forks are for babies.... 🙂

Agreed. if God had wanted us to use forks, He would have created us akin to Edward Scissorhands...

wait. did you mean, as opposed to metal forks? Ohhhhh... 😀

 

[NDGummy]

On the tour at one of my interviews, we were taking the elevator and my left heel got stuck in the space between the elevator and the door to the elevator. It was about 10 seconds before I was able to free myself. A couple more seconds and I would have had to reach down with my hand and forcibly remove the shoe, or else let it go and continue the day with only one shoe. The tour guide even asked me if I was okay. Pretty embarrassing, but also pretty amusing.

 

[Geezer99]

While in school, I heard of at least 4-5 interviewees each year passing out in the oral surgery clinic during their visits. I always thought that they should take this part of the interview out...you are nervous enough, probably on not alot of sleep, and then they shove you in front of some amateur learning how to dig teeth out of some poor saps jaw...not a pretty sight. At least they give you nifty blue paper gowns so you don't get dirty clinic floor germs on your new suit! My advice, opt out of the oral surgery observation. Nobody important will ever know you did, and you will save yourself embarassment and even injury on that oh so important day!

 

[podarski]

Does anyone have any emabressing stories to share about their interview?

I have a pretty awful one. My aunt got me this new shirt, and I was thinking, oh this is really cute, I think I'll wear it. It fit fine, and I headed off for my interview. When I sat down to meet with the professor that was interviewing me, my shirt just flew open, apparently the buttons were to small or something. I exposed my bra to both the interviewer and the rest of the interviewees in the room. I was completely mortified! ::sigh:: Hopefully they didnt notice! LOL

I'm sure it was an just an "accident" Nice tactic just one of the reasons girls have a better advantage than guys. 😀

 

[cool fillings]

Not exactly funny, more frustrating, but I had two interviewers ask me if my school is a four-year institution. (Actually it's a really competitive liberal arts college.)

Nooooooo...I'm NOT completing my senior year at a community college.

Also, on one interview I happened to actually know another person there, so we were talking about the process, where we've gone on interviews, what we thought about the other schools, and I said "well, if I get into xxxx I'd totally go there." I turn to my right, and who else is standing there but the director of admissions. Oops.

 

[divertete]

While in school, I heard of at least 4-5 interviewees each year passing out in the oral surgery clinic during their visits. I always thought that they should take this part of the interview out...you are nervous enough, probably on not alot of sleep, and then they shove you in front of some amateur learning how to dig teeth out of some poor saps jaw...not a pretty sight. At least they give you nifty blue paper gowns so you don't get dirty clinic floor germs on your new suit! My advice, opt out of the oral surgery observation. Nobody important will ever know you did, and you will save yourself embarassment and even injury on that oh so important day!

Was this at OHSU?? When the receptionist from the admissions office was leading me to the clinic, she kept asking, "Are you SURE you ate breakfast? Are you okay with blood?" I think she made me even more nervous!

 

[grinningrice]

Not exactly funny, more frustrating, but I had two interviewers ask me if my school is a four-year institution. (Actually it's a really competitive liberal arts college.)

Nooooooo...I'm NOT completing my senior year at a community college.

Also, on one interview I happened to actually know another person there, so we were talking about the process, where we've gone on interviews, what we thought about the other schools, and I said "well, if I get into xxxx I'd totally go there." I turn to my right, and who else is standing there but the director of admissions. Oops.

😱 I would have been TOTALLY mortified. Did u get accepted into that school?

 

[Halitosis]

at columbia interview, the interviewer asked me "so...why dentistry?" before i even opened my mouth, he said, "you know, i don't even care what you say. so, why dentistry?"

 

[rocknightmare]

couple weeks ago i had an interview where one of the people who was with me kept sleeping by nodding on and off, and he finally bit his lip i think while sleep. it was an amusing sight

 

[DDS2BE]

at columbia interview, the interviewer asked me "so...why dentistry?" before i even opened my mouth, he said, "you know, i don't even care what you say. so, why dentistry?"

Ouch!

 

[mkbloeser]

At my UNLV interview I got up in Seattle at 4 AM to fly to Vegas. I don't know if it was that or the flight, but the whole interview I felt really sick (it wasn't because I was nervous). I don't know how I looked, but I bet pretty white and terrible. It was all I could do to not throw up. Well, after the interview one of those interviewing offered to drive some of us to the airport. The drive was not good for me. It made me feel even worse. I was seriously worried that I would throw up in his van. As soon as he parked I hopped out and ran to the nearest trash can. I threw up many times. I bet the onlookers at the airport were thinking to themselves "That's Vegas for you! That guy must be wasted." Although it was a horrible experience I thank God that I made it to the trash can in time!

 

[mccarth2]

If the interviewer is dropping the F-bomb, I would question the school's reputation. They expect professionalism from applicants, so I dont want to be interviewed by tupac

Your quote put the funniest image in my head of Tupac w/ a durag on his head, interviewing some goody two shoes in a suit. It took me like 5 minutes to tell my friend about it because every I tried, I kept burting out laughing.

 

[grinningrice]

This was a funny thread and I thought I would revive it for the applicants this year.

 

[ISU_Steve]

The whole thing about the oral surgery visit reminded me of the something that happened when I visited one dental school (just because I wanted to see the school....I'm still two years off from applying).

They had assigned a third year dental student with a cast on his hand to give me the tour, which was nice to be able to pick the brain of a dental student. We were about to enter the oral surgery clinic when the admissions officer comes walking up (mind you, she's a general dentist, I believe she was actually the dean of academic affairs or something like that). She looks at me and goes "Are you comfortable with blood?", to which I very politely replied, "Yes, ma'am, I have worked in emergency medicine and trauma services for several years so I am very comfortable around blood."

The third year then turned to her and says the following: "*Laugh* He'll probably be more comfortable in the oral surgery clinic than you are."

My jaw fell open and I looked at him like "You did not just say that." Then the woman proceeds in a very unprofessional manner to ream his ass right in front of me. That's why I won't be applying to that school.

 

[dinesh]

You guys got some pretty funny stories.
Thank goodness my university didn't require an interview 😎

 

[USUaggie]

I kind of fell asleep at the orientation in Maryland - I pulled one of the head bobbing reflexes and tried to act like I was interested but it happened a couple more times. I fought really hard to stay awake but I had woken up at what for me was 5 AM after a long flight and late night and it was my last of 6 interviews so I had heard basically the same orientation presentation over and over again and really wasn't that interested.
I thought I was fine, but my interviewer asked me about it first thing and I jokingly said, "Oh no! You weren't in the room were you? How did you know about that?" And he just laughed and said "I have my sources" The rest of the interview went really well and I think it helped break the ice but I wouldn't recommend falling asleep