publications and interviews

[DrDDSman]

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To those that have (non-dental) published scientific papers. How much (if any) did you talk about your research during your interview? Were any interviewers tough on the questions they asked about this? And lastly, how much (if any) do publications influence admission?

 

[doc toothache]

To those that have (non-dental) published scientific papers. How much (if any) did you talk about your research during your interview? Were any interviewers tough on the questions they asked about this? And lastly, how much (if any) do publications influence admission?

How much gab ensues is more likely a function of how interested the interviewer happens to be in your "research". Keep in perspective the real reason for the existence of ds. Publications are poor indicators of whether or not you will be able to handle the ds curriculum.

 

[teef]

How much gab ensues is more likely a function of how interested the interviewer happens to be in your "research". Keep in perspective the real reason for the existence of ds. Publications are poor indicators of whether or not you will be able to handle the ds curriculum.

I'm sorry, I don't think I follow. When you said the real reason for the existence of ds, what are you referring to? I am sorry if this is a no-brainer and I'm probably misreading your post. I just don't really follow your train of thought.

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

To those that have (non-dental) published scientific papers. How much (if any) did you talk about your research during your interview? Were any interviewers tough on the questions they asked about this? And lastly, how much (if any) do publications influence admission?

It depends on school. Actually, it depends more on the person interviewing you and how your conversation goes. At some interviews I have talked for 30 min- 1 hour about research I did and research done at their d school. At others, it wasn't even mentioned. Not one particular school will for sure have research experience related questions on interview, it really does depend on where the conversation goes. That said, you can direct the conversation towards talking about research if you want to.

To answer whether interviewers were tough on research qs, I'd say again it depends on teh interviewer. At a particular school I was asked to give a 5-10 minute presentation about my research project and write stuff on the whiteboard. The interviewer asked me questions about the project later.

I would say publications influence admission probability slightly. On the same level as other volunteering/shadowing/community service experiences.

 

[DrDDSman]

I'm sorry, I don't think I follow. When you said the real reason for the existence of ds, what are you referring to? I am sorry if this is a no-brainer and I'm probably misreading your post. I just don't really follow your train of thought.

I think he means the "reason" for DS is to educate you to become a dentist, and that your research is minimal. But maybe he'll chime in and correct me.

I guess what I was originally trying to ask was if publications are a "big deal". My thinking is that they're on par with ECs (or a little bit more) in terms of importance. Thoughts?

 

[teef]

It depends on school. Actually, it depends more on the person interviewing you and how your conversation goes. At some interviews I have talked for 30 min- 1 hour about research I did and research done at their d school. At others, it wasn't even mentioned. Not one particular school will for sure have research experience related questions on interview, it really does depend on where the conversation goes. That said, you can direct the conversation towards talking about research if you want to.

To answer whether interviewers were tough on research qs, I'd say again it depends on teh interviewer. At a particular school I was asked to give a 5-10 minute presentation about my research project and write stuff on the whiteboard. The interviewer asked me questions about the project later.

I would say publications influence admission probability slightly. On the same level as other volunteering/shadowing/community service experiences.

Well, my research was so everywhere. At any given time we were working on three projects and many times I did not have the slightest idea of the entire scheme. So the thought of going into great detail is a little nerve racking.

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

Well, my research was so everywhere. At any given time we were working on three projects and many times I did not have the slightest idea of the entire scheme. So the thought of going into great detail is a little nerve racking.

eh, you could ask your supervisor/PI about the overall scheme. They can give you some papers to read and things. that usually helps. From my experience, you never know when research qs might come up, even in the most non-research oriented schools, if you are assigned an interviewer who is a professor of immunology and you are in immunology lab, there is a big chance you'll talk about your research. So it's better to be prepared than sorry.

 

[wantVCUdental]

Well, my research was so everywhere. At any given time we were working on three projects and many times I did not have the slightest idea of the entire scheme. So the thought of going into great detail is a little nerve racking.

Relax, just tell the interviewers what you know. These are dentists we are talking about, they aren't a committee of PhD in your field.
Just speak intelligently and you can impress them!
Who knows what a palladium catalyzed activation of a mislow-evans sulfoxide analog is? just the name itself is enough to impress 😀

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

Relax, just tell the interviewers what you know. These are dentists we are talking about, they aren't a committee of PhD in your field.
Just speak intelligently and you can impress them!
Who knows what a palladium catalyzed activation of a mislow-evans sulfoxide analog is? just the name itself is enough to impress 😀

Dude, you are misguiding him/her. At my interviews I have mostly talked to professors with PhDs and researchers and only rarely with dentists and dental students. Many itnerviews are 2 or 3 on 1. 2 or 3 interviewers include a dentist, a professor and/or a dental student.

 

[Svart Aske]

At a particular school I was asked to give a 5-10 minute presentation about my research project and write stuff on the whiteboard. The interviewer asked me questions about the project later.

Mind telling what school this is? I'm guessing Michigan.

 

[wantVCUdental]

Dude, you are misguiding him/her. At my interviews I have mostly talked to professors with PhDs and researchers and only rarely with dentists and dental students.

Sorry, haven't had an interview, but you interview with PhDs? IN the field of YOUR RESEARCH?
my bad

did you interview for grad school or dental school? 😀
sorry, don't listen to my advice... *starts reading about my own research projects

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

Mind telling what school this is? I'm guessing Michigan.

I would've guessed that too, but no 😀. Because of their MMIs I only had 5 mins total to talk about my app out of 2 hours of the interview lol

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

Sorry, haven't had an interview, but you interview with PhDs? IN the field of YOUR RESEARCH?
my bad

did you interview for grad school or dental school? 😀
sorry, don't listen to my advice... *starts reading about my own research projects

Well, two times I was "magically" matched with a professor of immunology and as it "magically" appears, I do research in that field. Make your own conclusions🙂