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For those of you invited to interview or have interviewed is there not an actual interview? It appears from schedule that it is just a video? is that it?
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Yeah, apparently all we do is record ourselves for 3-5 minutes. When I asked to verify that, the lady on the phone said there is no one-on-one interview.
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thats really weird! but maybe its better than having a tough interviewer..
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so there will be actual interview? This is crazy.
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Yeah it is very weird...
I like the video idea a lot actually. I'm not a fan of how some of the interviews have a speed dating type format where they just drill you with questions under pressure. I feel much better just communicating with people and letting them know about who I am as a person. I don't feel like the interviews should be an exam...we have had enough of those. If you have gotten that far, you are qualified for the job.
A couple weeks ago, and I got my notification via email
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well, they also give you an amazing tour of the facilities. They are going all out with digital x-rays and pretty much brand new clinic....
you also get to spend time talking with D2/D3/and D4 students, and pretty much every student we spoke with LOVED temple
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I understand that you get a good overview of the school; however, every school shows you its facilities. Also, newer technology does not necessarily translate to better education though it helps a lot.
Also, why would dental students participating in the interview process at their homeschool say anything bad about their school? I think we almost always get a biased picture when we talk with dental students at interviews.
I'm not trying to bash Temple. Heck, I applied there too because I thought it was a great school from their website and hearsay. I just feel that 3-5 minutes of video for the AdCom is not enough in determining if a person is good fit for that school when other schools provide 30 minutes of face time to get to know you.
However, I can't blame them for taking this route since over 3000 people apply there yearly. So, I guess they are doing their best within the means.
All in all, I still hold Temple in high regard. I was just disappointed to hear about this short video interview format...
Thanks for your great insight, dentalWorks. You always provide good, solid advice!
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That is true. But what about 80,000 patient visits per year 😀? Thats one of the highest numbers of patient visits in all dental schools nation wide. I also loved the fact that they took us into their oral surgery department WHILE they were doing surgeries, it was awesome. Other interviews I been to didn't do that, they didn't take us into the OMFS cause they said "its too intense over there"
alright, fair enough. I never see anyone bash their school.
I see what your saying, but think about this. When you have a 30 minute face-to-face interview, if the person interviewing you, for some odd reason didn't like you personally (for whatever reason).... chances are, he isn't going to give you a good representation to the adcom committee. So a SINGLE person has the power to influence your career.
versus when you have a 3-5 minute video of your self, where the entire adcom committee (11 or 12 of them) see the video and each of them get to judge your character.... If 3 of them didn't like you but the other 9 did, chances are, you will still get accepted (majority vote).
I guess it can go both ways, I also like the traditional feel of a 1-vs-1 interview, I usually do very well in those. But the 3-5 minute video is.... a little creative lol, I like it too.
Yeh, temple is pretty crazy with the number of people they get. I think last year, they got 4500 applications, and my ADEA book says they only interviewed about 300 or so. They will also give the D1 entering class a $10,000-25,000 scholarship money for the top 25 students entering the class (this is based on undergrad GPA, DAT scores, and how they did in the interview).
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Hey Everyone,
I interviewed at Temple Dental School two days ago. For the interview, they put each of us in a room with a video camera and we had up to 4 minutes to speak. The prompt was something like: Explain your interest in dentistry and why we should accept you to Temple. I knew about the video interview in advance so I prepared a 4 minute speech and rehearsed it many times. Brian seemed impressed by my preparation and said I was the first person all year to come in with a well-rehearsed 4 minute speech. When I got home, I videotaped myself giving the speech and put it onto YouTube. Feel free to use it as a reference for preparing your own speeches.
I interviewed at Temple Dental School two days ago. For the interview, they put each of us in a room with a video camera and we had up to 4 minutes to speak. The prompt was something like: Explain your interest in dentistry and why we should accept you to Temple. I knew about the video interview in advance so I prepared a 4 minute speech and rehearsed it many times. Brian seemed impressed by my preparation and said I was the first person all year to come in with a well-rehearsed 4 minute speech. When I got home, I videotaped myself giving the speech and put it onto YouTube. Feel free to use it as a reference for preparing your own speeches.
