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  • University of Iowa School of Dentistry & Dental Clinics
  • Dental School
  • Iowa City, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Are you the type of person that can leave work unfinished?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"How would your friends describe your personality?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Should the dentist set the work standards at the office?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Who has been your most important influence?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What are your weaknesses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read the school website, spoke with U. of Iowa dental student, read my personal statement, visited the school the summer before the application cycle" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I had lunch with a couple of students, and they were awesome. The director of admissions is the nicest lady I could have hoped to meet. The facilities are top notch. The faculty seemed to have good relations with students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The interview was a standard questionnaire. I didn't feel like the interview really served its purpose. The best conversation we had was the 5 min before and after the questioning." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The interview really didn't seem play much of a role at all in your application." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview process is very low stress. The admissions director speaks to you first, and she is so nice. She puts you at ease in a second. You then go to meet your interviewer. You make small talk for a couple of minutes in their office then the questionnaire starts. After the questions, you talk about whatever for a couple of minutes. Finally, you meet a dental student to go on a tour, and you eat lunch with them and their friends." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/26/2003

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