embaressing interview stories?

[jk5177]

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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!

Now this is the funny thing. In the OP, you mentioned your "accidental" flashing story, right from the get-go. In an intermediate post, you mentioned how it happened again. Then you said... "Seriously, I think they thought I was a ***** or something." During college, I learned about a psychological defense mechanism called projection, that is we project our thoughts to another person because it is too anxious for ourselves to accept. For example... I'm really a gigolo, but then it would be too anxious for me to accept that fact, so instead, I say that the other person think I'm a gigolo.

So ignoring what they think, what do you think about yourself?

This whole post is meant to be humorous, so please don't feel offended. This is just my kind of humor.

 

[jk5177]

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.

If I got some question like that, I would say... "I got f*cked over by it."

 

[jk5177]

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.

LOL. So I assume you were accepted by that school.

 

[aceking]

at one of my interviews the hotel that i stayed failed to give me a wake up call that i requested for 6am and then around 9am i got a wake up call from the assistant dean saying "Mr. xxx are u comming or what~!"

 

[Biogirl361]

at one of my interviews the hotel that i stayed failed to give me a wake up call that i requested for 6am and then around 9am i got a wake up call from the assistant dean saying "Mr. xxx are u comming or what~!"

oh man.

but how did the dean know what hotel you were at and your phone #?

 

[jk5177]

oh man.

but how did the dean know what hotel you were at and your phone #?

Yeah. And if it was the cell phone that the dean was calling to, then couldn't you just set your cell phone's alarm and wake you up?

The post is a bit fishy.

 

[jk5177]

So here's an experience I had. It was Wednesday, and the school calls me to see if I want to go for an interview on Friday. Of couse I can't decide so I asked if I can pospone it to monday, few days later. So on monday morning, I woke up at some Godly hour like 3 in the morning to get ready for the interview, and also to get ready for a presentation I had to that afternoon for a class of mine. So. I rushed to the school for interview, because it was a hour away from home, and went to the wrong building, then I try to go find the right building. By the time I went to the right builiding, the interviewees and the interviewers already left for the previous building that I was just at, so I ran back to the building that I was just at, and showed up some 15 minutes late!

Then, sometimes through the day, I spill some apple juice on my left arm, it didn't show, but it was just annoying as hell.

Then, when my interview was over, I had to drive for an hour back to my school on a rainy afternoon, and rush 15 minutes late to my class which I made a presentation on. All this happened on this past Valentines Day. Needless, to say I had no date that day.

Good thing I'm young, otherwise I would have came down with a heart attack.

 

[Dentalist]

this thread is awesome bumppppp

 

[tissy]

Hey yellowsnow...you got a story for us don't you? I know you dooooooooo😛

 

[DAS]

This thread is by far the most hillarious thread ever.
I just wish nothing bad happens during my interviews.

 

[4thQtrDreams]

yikes.. i got a Text message during my interview.. I apologized and the interviewer said it was alright.. turned out to be a friend asking whether my interview went fine.. 😛 think it went well anyway.. 😉

I learned my lesson! Dont forget to turn it off and check again right before going in with your interviewer

 

[jmick101]

My interviewer asked me, in reference to my 17 in QR, "you can't add can you?"

 

[djeffreyt]

thank god someone revived this thread: Alright...I'm done with my interviews so here are my goofs.

At one interview, I went the entire day (or at least a large portion of it), with my fly down. It wasn't until I got into my car after the day was done and started stripping off the tie and suit that I noticed. Luckily I had dark underwear and dark pants...thank god I left the lime green silk boxers at home.


At another interview I was waiting for my student interviewer. I had been just getting over a sickness, but was still coughing and sneezing at random times. The student interviewer came into the room to get me and as I stand up I sneeze and reflexively cover my mouth with my right hand. I look up and there is the student with his hand still part-way outstretched. We just look at each other and he put his hand down and I think I said something like: "yeah, I would but you know." and he responded with, "why don't we do this outside." I thought it was funny.


Finally, at USC while taking the tour, I end up running into a friend who I totally forgot was at USC. I pull away from the tour and we start talking but I didn't want to hold the tour up, so I told her to meet me for lunch at ____. I don't think I was talking too long, but I turn around and the tour group is gone, and USC isn't super easy to navigate and there were a couple doors they could have gone through, so I start wandering around trying to find them and dental students are saying "they went that way." I think they were ****ing with me because it took me a while to find them and I had to double back at one point.


This one isn't such a huge deal, but I flew out to Nova without any of my hotel information, and having booked XXX hotels for both interviews and trips and conferences in the last few months, I couldn't remember if I had even booked a hotel or just called around for prices. I called home but my roommates were all at work. I finally landed in Fort Lauderdale around 10:00pm and called 411 and asked for Comfort Inns in Fort Lauderdale cause I vaguely recall calling for one before. They listed three. I called all three to see if I had a reservation...nothing. Finally I just booked a hotel room. Five minutes later while waiting for my luggage, my roommate calls me from home. I have him look in my file cabinet under "nova" and there is my hotel info for another Comfort Inn reservation in "Davie" not "fort Lauderdale" (the Fort Lauderdale hotel was actually way further away from the airport and school). So I call the hotel in Davie and I do have a reservation. I end up calling the other hotel back to cancel and because of the 24-hour prior cancel policy (even though I made the reservation 15 minutes earlier) i get charged for the full rate...I eventually called the manager who took off 25%.that's my fun story about hotels.

 

[Yellow Snow]

Hey yellowsnow...you got a story for us don't you? I know you dooooooooo😛

Thanks Tiss😳 . It basically boilds down to this: I mistook some artificial tanning lotion for normal moisturizer! I didn't realize this until I was actually at the school waiting to be interviewed and I looked down and my knuckles were orange. I had put some on my face too but I still don't know if anyone noticed. Mackerel, you notice anything that day?

 

[lovechild404]

i hiccup like a little kid when i get nervous. so for couple of minutes it went like,"I'm interested in [hiccup] dentistry because [hiccup]..."

also, i referred to the interviewers as "you guys!" i wanted to die. i couldn't believe it.

i'm most def not getting accepted.

 

[SpikeyMike83]

mine isn't as great as some, but at Louisville, I used the word "distilled" instead of "instilled" when talking about values my parents had instilled upon me and my sister.

I blame it on all the distilleries I passed driving from Georgia to Kentucky. It was pretty embarrassing because it was one of those moments when as soon as it leaves your mouth you realize you goofed.

 

[ddsjymaeng]

hahahahahha

 

[The Wop]

i got into town kind of early, so i decided to pick up a prostitute on the way to the hotel. in short, the hooker worked in the admissions office!!!!! it was kind of a "if you don't tell i won't tell" deal when i saw her that morning.

 

[Revelde]

i got into town kind of early, so i decided to pick up a prostitute on the way to the hotel. in short, the hooker worked in the admissions office!!!!! it was kind of a "if you don't tell i won't tell" deal when i saw her that morning.

j/k ???
if thats for real...
MAN!!! which school was it?? I am going there !! 👍 😎

 

[ms_taken]

My bf is applying to dental school so I occasionally stroll by this forum to see if I can find any important information. This thread is hilarious! I thought I should add my story. Anyway, I'm applying to med school this year and just went on an interview this Tuesday. My interviewer (a man) asked me a question regarding healthcare issues, etc... I mentioned that access to healthcare is a problem and elaborated on that. However, I also mentioned the poor American lifestyle and diet and ACCIDENTALLY looked at his big belly! right after I said that.

 

[Mackerel]

Thanks Tiss😳 . It basically boilds down to this: I mistook some artificial tanning lotion for normal moisturizer! I didn't realize this until I was actually at the school waiting to be interviewed and I looked down and my knuckles were orange. I had put some on my face too but I still don't know if anyone noticed. Mackerel, you notice anything that day?

i didnt notice one bit

 

[amichail]

It's just a conspiracy theory, but I swear every school feeds you right b4 they pull you into the interview... It's really 2 tests- one to see if your a pig and devour everything you see. - and 2- to see if your a slob and tend to spill on your self!... Unfortunately I'm guilty for both. Mayo on the right, Mustard on the left... of my suit that is!

 

[kappa505]

My first day of working at my office, I saw my boss naked. I guess that she was not used to having a male in the office lounge or employee area. Talk about employee bonus.

 

[Lidopaine82]

My first day of working at my office, I saw my boss naked. I guess that she was not used to having a male in the office lounge or employee area. Talk about employee bonus.

i like where this is headed. more details please

 

[kappa505]

What can I say.......I am bringing sexy back!

 

[albodent]

In d. club in school we were talking about this and some kid tripped/fell on the stairs and had to go to the hospital, so no interview. Nova had to reschedule him about a month later. Sad...very sad.

 

[ChilliCheeseDog]

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.

Ahhhhhhhhh, UNMC huh? lol, i dont think Dr. Custer is 70, mabye 60.😀

 

[AnonymousADCOM]

at least you guys know how to greet.

"Hi. Nice to meet you."

"Ayyyyy."

 

[pharmadex]

I hit on a student doctor and minutes later saw her in the interview room as my student doctor interviewer. lets hope my credentials for school are better than for dating.