How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.10 | 20 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 20 |
| Negatively | 0 |
| No change | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.30 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.10 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.80 | 20 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 2 |
| Virtual | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 11 |
| 25 minutes | 1 |
| 30 minutes | 3 |
| 35 minutes | 0 |
| 40 minutes | 0 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 20 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 20 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 19 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.10 | 20 |
"specific for me -- I'm part of a predental program so they asked me questions about it"
"Why dentistry?"
"I was looking at your transcript and see that you were on an engineering path and there is a semester where you have a bunch of U's can you explain?"
"On a scale from deeply integrated to not involved at all, how much do you think dentists should be involved in their community outside of their profession?"
"What is one class that proved to be more difficult than you thought, but how did you overcome that?"
"If you become a successful practicing dentist, and you have the means to tackle another project, what would that be"
"What are some of your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What will you be able to offer our school?"
"What is one good deed you have done?"
"Tell me a time when you felt that you were treated unequally and how you responded to that."
"What sets you apart from the other candidates?"
"What makes you stand out from other candidates"
"Your major seems really interesting, explain why you chose it."
"How do you plan to pay for dental school?"
"Why not dental assisting?"
"How did you arrive to this point?"
"What makes you great."
"Which basketball team do you like"
"Explain more about how you are a mentor"
"Why ECU?"
"Who do you go to for support/ tell me who is your support in your life?"
"Describe a time when you took a class you thought would be easy but turned out differently."
"Where do you see your long-term goals in dentistry?"
"Do you believe there is an inequity in dental services in rural areas? Why do you think that?"
"How do you feel about working in underserved and rural communities? (I was asked this twice, it's very important to ECU!)"
"Describe a time you failed at leadership."
"Youve applied to many schols and are a great candidate, what about ECU sticks out?"
"Why do you want to come to ECU?"
"What ethical considerations must we deal with in dental schools and in practicing dentistry?"
"what have you improved on your dental resume since last year"
"Why do you think you are a good fit for ECU?"
"How do you think you will adjust to a small city?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Your science scores on the DAT are great, but I see you scored a XX in RC, please explain this? Was this a fluke? I couldn't really say, "listen I had the piano passage, sir.""
"Tell me about your leadership experience."
"What is a strength and weakness?"
"Tell me about a crisis that you had in your life and how you dealt with it?"
"Do you prefer to work individually or in a group/team?"
"What do you think will be your biggest challenge in dental school?"
"Why Dentistry (asked by both)?"
"What are some of the community service activities you've done recently?"
"Describe a crisis and how you dealt with it."
"Have you thought of a career in dental academia?"
"What is something unique that you could contribute to the inaugural class?"
"how do morals/ethics apply to the dental industry and why are they important"
"You have shadowed a short time with a good many dentists, what is something you took from those experiences?"
"Have you done much volunteer work?"
"Explain the difference between you DAT score and your GPA."
"Who is your mentor?"
"How do you deal with hardships?"
"what do you think will be easy for you in dental school?"
"Asked a specific question about a line in my personal statement."
"Tell me about a time when you were in a leadership position and things didn't go as you had planned and what did you learn from that?"
"What is the last good deed you've done?"
"What is on your long-term bucket list?"
"Off the wall question: if you won the lottery and decided to travel the world, what would you do?"
"They were all pretty straightforward, but they did ask a lot of questions about me personally (hobbies, what I do in my free time, my study abroad trip, my job) which was nice! They really want to get to know you as a person."
"What do you bring to the class, what kind of niche do you offer?"
"What kinds of things as a dentist would you do for the community?"
"Would you rather be a big fish in a little sea, or a little fish in a big sea?"
"If your best friend were in the room, what would they say are your best and worst characteristics?"
"What did you do between 2004 and 2009? (Specific for me.)"
"What are three characteristics a dentist should have?"
"How does Operation Christmas Child go about selecting which countries that send gifts to?"
"What makes you great."
"Would you be able to work in a group"
"what will you be best at in dental school"
"What is a crisis you have faced and how did you respond?"
"Well what else have you done community service wise? (After I already gave them an example)"
"Describe a time when something went wrong and how you reacted."
"What was one class you were very excited about, but turned out differently than you thought?"
"Has there ever been a time where you've been treated unfairly?"
"Tell me a time that you were treated unfair."
"When have you been treated unfairly? (Loaded question)"
"Why should we choose you over the other applicants?"
"Tell me about your drinking ticket."
"There really wasn't one, but for the sake of giving everyone more feedback: What is something unique about you that you specifically would bring to the Inaugural Class?"
"If you got accepted at UNC and ECU which would you chose?"
"Tell me what sets you apart from other candidates."
"Ummm, there seriously wasn't one, other than convincing the interviewer my RC score is not a cause for conerrn."
"What is your highest characteristic and what is your lowest characteristic"
"How would you be able to change dentistry"
"SDN, had my friends interview me, used ChatGPT to generate possible interview questions"
"Just talked through stories/possible interview questions with myself and did a mock interview."
"SDN Questions"
"SDN, browsing ECU's website, speaking with faculty/students."
"Mock interviews, SDN, reviewing questions with family"
"SDN, Read through my application essays, rehearsed answers to basic questions (why i want to be a dentist)"
"I didn't really prepare other than reading some interview feedback here on SDN and reviewing my own application and what I said in my supplemental essays."
"met with the ad com several times"
"Online, read about the school and the dean"
"Read up on ECU SoMD's website and looked over SDN questions"
"studied ECU website, mission statement, etc. know your essays, 2nd app essay answers, etc."
"Researched the school extensively, I had a friend ask me the questions here on SDN interview feedback without practice and then went back and formulated a rough outline for what I would want to get across on each."
"Reviewed my application, read about the school, SDN interview feedback, thought about potential questions."
"Mock interviews, SDN, and ECU's website"
"Doing a mock interview."
"I read the schools mission statement. I read some SDN, but decided I want my answers to be from the heart. So I didnt bother memorizing any questions."
"Interview questions and researching the school"
"how welcoming the school is, everyone was happy to see you, how homely it felt"
"I loved how the interviews were very conversational and how everyone I encountered was down to earth and kind."
"How nice everyone there was."
"The school's team-based learning approach is ahead of the curve: systems-based curriculum was specifically designed in preparation for changes to the national board exams. Students, staff seemed very enthusiastic about their program and their passion to serve the under-served is very well portrayed by the upper administration. Lack of specialties means D3 and D4 students will get the tougher cases."
"Facilities/technology and friendliness of staff!"
"The facility, and how comfortable they make you feel."
"EVERYTHING. Everyone is so genuinely friendly - students, interviewers, other faculty and staff - all so welcoming and just really wanting to get to know you as a person. I loved that each interviewer really knew my application and brought up specific things from my essays, it felt like they really cared about getting to know their applicants. Also, the school is BEAUTIFUL (practically brand new) with amazing technology (all Apple everything). They also do a great job at making you feel comfortable and welcomed and it is a really low stress environment. The whole day was really well done."
"Beautiful building, friendly staff. The dean actually came in and introduced himself to each one of us and spoke with us."
"facilities and faculty (incredibly genuine and nice)"
"the staff was awesome"
"friendliness of staff, low stress, and planned technology"
"everyone is very nice, it is a very laid back, conversational interview atmosphere. they are not trying to grill you or scare you."
"The staff!! Everyone is extremely friendly. Once the school is built it will be state of the art. The curriculum seems to be a great new approach. The price is in the lower quintile for all schools in the country."
"Friendliness of the staff and administration, well planned day, different 'activities' throughout the day."
"The technology they will have was impressive."
"The faculty's sincere passion in the mission of the school. (and the sweet technology)"
"The technology."
"The technology"
"Honestly nothing, I loved it!"
"I'm a bit concerned about the volume of clinical experience available: current students said that many in the first graduating class were scrambling to find crown cases; however, this seems to be subsiding and ECU now has a waiting list of patients (according to current students)."
"A little too much waiting around, it's a long stressful day. Rather it be a little more consolidated."
"Nothing!"
"Unimpressed with the students, not sure if they really deserve to be where they are."
"dental school itself will not be complete until July 2012"
"lack of a dental school building and a med school in need of renovations."
"it was sad to find out the new dental building wont be done until 2013 and the first 2 yrs for the inaugural class will be spent in the ECU med school. school tour seems to be anticlimactic since you mostly just tour the med school/hospital. but, the dental building will be really nice when it is complete."
"I'm not a fan of the Greenville area. It's going to be rough the 1st year not having a building."
"Nothing."
"The dental building will not be finished unti 2013. At my interview, the school had only around 20 staff members. Greenville is rough."
"nothing really"
"Nothing"
"that I would be interviewed by multiple people"
"Water and snacks are provided."
"That the interviews weren't as stressful as I thought they would be."
"No breakfast served."
"3 separate interviews, one with a student and two with faculty"
"People aren't lying when they say ECU does a great job at making you feel comfortable."
"That the interviews were so short! Two 20 minute interviews and a 10 minute interview - they all go by so quickly!"
"how short the interviews would be"
"the weather! check the weather!"
"where to park. lots of construction going on in the area and the map they send isn't 100% accurate. i drove around the night before to get a feel for the area, so i was prepared in the morning. 2 others in my interview group were late because they got lost trying to find the parking lot, which is kind of hidden in the back."
"How truly relaxed the atmosphere was, and that none of the interviewers threw out any tricky questions and didn't grill me on any questions about my application."
"Nothing."
"That the interview would be over at 2."
"Nothing"
"That it was going to rain"
"don't stress! they make you feel comfortable and are genuinely interested about you as not only an applicant but also a person"
"Nice school, lots of new technology. Faculty and staff seem approachable and aware of how dentistry is changing within and outside of the classroom."
"Really nice school - still working out the logistics, but in a few years it'll be an awesome school"
"Great Experience, walked out with a good feeling."
"Absolutely great experience. Low stress, very friendly environment, beautiful facilities, and really well organized. Good luck to future interviewees! :)"
"Great experience!"
"great school, great potential"
"The school has a respectable mission and a truly unique approach to dental education. I was most impressed with the way the staff genuinely cares about the applicants/ students."
"already said before, but very very friendly, faculty and staff. a serious, but not super intensive interview. group activity - everyone wants to know about this. you play with ipads and macbook for an hour or so. they are going to really integrate technology and classroom activities, which could be interesting"
"Phenomenal staff with a great atmosphere, technology and building will be top of the line,"
"Arrive early to look around, the medical campus is a little confusing."
"Overall I was impressed with ECU's dental school. However, they are taking a different approach to dental education. This may work or may not. They spoke a good game but it has yet to be seen."
"It was a very good experience. Chris does an excellent job playing host. Just stay relaxed, and talk to them as if you were talking to your best friend about football."
"A very very relaxed atmosphere. Everyone was so friendly. It's all conversational, they want to get to know you."
"Very relaxed"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 2 |
| Faculty member | 5 |
| Admissions staff | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 18 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.15 | 20 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 19 |
| Out of state | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 7 |
| 2-3 hours | 7 |
| 4-6 hours | 4 |
| 7+ hours | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 0 |
| Automobile | 19 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Charlotte Douglas Airport -- I flew from school and drove to ECU
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 4 |
| Hotel | 10 |
| Home | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 13 |
| $101-$200 | 5 |
| $201-$300 | 0 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.50 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.70 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.75 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.85 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.40 | 20 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.20 | 20 |
"Speed up the tour and lunch. No need to drag out the day after the interviews are over."
"nothing! they're friendly, professional, welcoming, and very responsive!"
"cut out lunch and perhaps streamline the interview process. holding the interview till 2 pm seems a little long, especially concerning that the actual interview portion only takes an hour or so. also, minor detail, but parking passes should be emailed/mailed to applicants, that way there isn't the awkward walk up to the building, grab a parking pass, walk back to your car, and then back up to the building again. not so fun when its raining."
"Would have been nice to have a bit more takehome info in the information packet. Materials we did get were very generic, not school specific"
"None!"
"Because ECU is a new school, I wish they had printed out everything for me including curriculum, teaching philosophy, cost of attendance, ect."
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What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?