How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.11 | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 8 |
| Negatively | 0 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.50 | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.13 | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 1 |
| 30 minutes | 4 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 1 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 5 |
| At a regional location | 2 |
| At another location | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 5 |
| In a group | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 1 |
| Closed file | 7 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.11 | 9 |
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Name one thing you would change if you were to step back into the past."
"Pretend a group member has accused you of plagiarizing your portion of a project. You vehemently deny it and make a scene. Later you realize that you unknowingly did plagiarize. What would you do?"
"If you were in a research group and were accused of plagiarism on a group project and the you got angry and told the group off then later found out you had plagiarized what would you do? (I know strange huh?)"
"Describe a time when someone was angry about something that you did."
"If your two roommmates were fighting, how would you handle it? "
"Tell me what you have learned from shadowing dentists?"
"Explain a time when you missed a class or presentation that you should have attended. "
"Describe a situation when you have had to deliver bad new to someone and how you reacted."
"Describe a time when you became angry about the way a person had treated you. "
"Have you ever disappointed your mother?"
"What is your favourite book and why?"
"While taking an exam, you see your neighbor cheating. What would you do?"
"Describe a situation when your "values" were tested."
"You are working on a group project and have submitted a piece of work. Most of the group thought the work was great but one individual had several negative comments and changed large portions of the work. How would you handle this situation."
"what is the most stressful part of yur acedemic load?"
"What would you do if you won a million dollars?"
"When you miss class, who suffers?"
"If you were a TA for a class and a professor approached you wanting you to evaluate a students examination that was scored by a fellow TA and you didn't agree with the mark, how would you handle the situation?"
"all situational questions."
"You are working in an organic chemistry lab trying to synthesize a new chemical. Three colleagues have proposed three different methods, how do you decide which to use."
"all questions were situational"
"When did you know you wanted to become a dentist"
"How should we remember you as an applicant?"
"Explain a time when you challenged or disagreed with authority."
"Bad new question, hard to think of a "good" situation..."
"It is a week before finals and you receive a call that a family member will only survive 1-2 weeks longer. What do you do?"
"all questions were situational"
"Prepared question bank. Practiced my speaking with family and friends. Did mock interviews."
"CDA Interview practice questions"
"I thought about different situational questions they may ask."
"SDN, reviewed my application and school's website, mentally accounted for probable "explain a time when" questions."
"Nothing really, not much on SDN. Just be yourself, as you can tell they are testing you more on your interviewing skills then your answers."
"read questions asked in past years."
"Practice questions"
"watched college football, and the lion king (pride)"
"Talked to DDS Students"
"They had a D4 student as one of the interviewers."
"Small class size, friendly & helpful faculty, a beautiful new clinic"
"How clinically oriented the school is. You have a high-speed in your hand after the first week of first year and are seeing patients your second year!"
"Ms. Webb is super personable and both Dr. Bannerman and the regional dentist who interviewed were friendly and encouraging. Willingness of admissions staff and current students to act as sources for prospective students. The small class size is a plus for me, as is the fact that Dalhousie is a board testing site with reciprocity with the States. "
"Great clinic. Sounds like an excellent program."
"every third and forth year student has their own chair that only they used. "
"The interviewers and staff were very friendly. "
"staff very friendly"
"Interviewers were very nice. Questions are definitely meant to find out who you are as a person. Almost impossible to give fake responses. Best advice is to just be yourself and definitely use every opportunity to talk about your experiences."
"Wonderful program, highly underrated"
"Great place!"
"amazing school!!!"
"great, situational was kind of hard, but I fought hard and gave it my best, you just take it one interview at a time."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 1 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 4 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 1 |
| Out of state | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 3 |
| 2-3 hours | 1 |
| 4-6 hours | 1 |
| 7+ hours | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 2 |
| Automobile | 5 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 0 |
| Hotel | 1 |
| Home | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Downtown Halifax Residence Inn
Downtown Halifax Residence Inn
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 2 |
| $101-$200 | 0 |
| $201-$300 | 0 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.88 | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.63 | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.40 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.60 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.80 | 5 |
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