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Howard University College of Dentistry
Howard University College of Dentistry
  • Year founded: 1881
  • ENROLLED TOTAL: 80
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Howard University College of Dentistry
Dental School
Washington, DC
Historically Black College/University
  • SDN RANKING 2
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 4 75 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses
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Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $42,631
  • Non - Resident Tuition $42,631
  • Application Fee $75
  • AVG DAT 17.9
  • AVG GPA 3.1

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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions
  • Room 126
  • 600 W Street NW
  • Washington, DC 20059
  • United States

School Overview

Howard University College of Dentistry Fast Facts

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School Info

The College of Dentistry at Howard University was established in 1881. It is the fifth oldest dental school in the United States. As a teaching and patient care institution, the College has trained thousands of highly skilled dental professionals to serve their communities, particularly the underserved.

Curriculum

Facilities

Our mission includes the philosophy that education, research and service are inseparable constituents of a modern dental education. The College`s primary goal is to remain a national resource for dental leaders and a comprehensive education and research institution which attracts highly motivated and academically accomplished students from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 69
Negatively 3
No change 0

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.97 72

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
8.20 45

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

"Improve on communication with current students, future students, and prospective students. No one ever answers the phone and e-mails get responses 1-3 weeks later and that is IF you get a response. No one keeps anyone up-to-date on anything. Everyone excluding the admissions office has been completely awesome though." More from this Member | Report Response

"Answer the phones, it goes to voicemail 90% of the time" More from this Member | Report Response

"Have the application fee be payable online or as a check." More from this Member | Report Response

"Make sure that the phone lines work! They were down during the end of the summer/beginning of the fall and it was very frustrating to try to get hold of people and communicate with admission officers." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions commitee is very friendly when you are at the interview. They were very funny and took away all of my stress. The only advice I would give is that in the past when I called them up I have encountered 2 different people who either sounded really tired or frustrated that I was calling the office. It would just be nice to have a slightly more friendly phone voice. Other than that the faculty was super nice in person and I felt right at home." More from this Member | Report Response

"Should be able to pay secondary fees online and/or by credit card." More from this Member | Report Response

"Tour didnt emphasize in depth the research currently being done at the College of Dentistry" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty, staff, and as well as the students are very friendly and nice. It has a diverse communi" More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Why dentistry" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What leadership roles have you had in the past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the mission statement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain why did you so poorly your Sophomore year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""How do you relieve stress?", "How do you balance school and social life?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strenghts and weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Howard? Why do you want to become a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself with 3 adjectives." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about diversity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name three adjectives to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Howard?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ive looked through your application and your file but I want you to tell something about yourself. Relate it to why you want to be a dentist and why you're here interviewing at Howard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the history of the Dental School" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name the specialites" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why should you be chosen over the others interviewing today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a dentist" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why howard? why do you want to be a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in Dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Howard University?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"3 adjectives that describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience you indicated on your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Howard?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry? Why Howard?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little bit about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose not to get a PhD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, why did you want to study dentistry here at howard? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What past experiences/challenges have impacted you career goals?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give 3 words to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you bring to dentistry that others cannot?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What began my interest in dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were you and you were me what would you want to know? Now answer your own question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. Where you're coming from and where do you want to go? Why dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there were only one seat left why should we pick you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress? Do you study in groups or alone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you want to be a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you become interested in dentistry? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"write an essay "Who is your biggest role model and why?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you want to become a dentist? What are some of the qualities you have that will make you a good dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to be ..... " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Describe the endocrine system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If dentistry didn’t exist what would you do" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"3 Words to describe you and how do those relate to Dentistry" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing they were pretty standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time you faced discrimination (if you have). How did you handle this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your transfer experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""How do you feel about going to a school in a diverse setting?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked me how i prefer to study in group or alone" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain in one sentence why you received "X" in a section of your DAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you contribute to the dental field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is your social life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could look in a crystal ball, where do you see yourself in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you feel if you had a professor that felt that women were inferior to men?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Howard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where does someone go to get an extraction?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you know how it is like in dental school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"This is a very diverse school so what experiences have you had with diverse populations" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What obstacles did you have to endure to arrive at this stage of your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what does your brother do? (i thought to myself -WHAT?! what does that have to do with anything - it came from left field...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me about my research and seemed interested." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the different types/fields of dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about cheating? If you knew someone was cheating in your class, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you go back to your country to serve" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn and improve since the last time you applied to dental school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What personal challenge has given you motivation to succeed and how did you overcome that challenge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me 3 adjectives that describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What legacy would you leave behind if admitted to Howard?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your biggest challenge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you be comfortable in a very diverse community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We get thousands of applicants every year, what makes you think you are one of the best or what sets you apart from everybody else? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel the compassion means?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing that special. But may be " so tell me about your parents"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give 3 words to describe you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a life-challenging experience that you've had? How did you overcome it? How has this experience help you mature? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really, The interview flowed like a good conversation from topic to topic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We are dedicated to serving the underserved. How would you handle a homeless person (or someone with an extrememly bad odor)if they walked into the clinic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you are not granted admissions will you apply to Howard again?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three words to represent me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you define integrity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What could I bring to and how would I affect the field of oral medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""If you were me and I was you, what is something you would want to know about me?" - The Interviewer. Next, he asked me to answer my own response to the first question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you responsible?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were you and you were me, what would you want to know about me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the school's mission? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you would you feel, if you are admitted into the freshman class and you realize that you are no longer the smartest person in the class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" What situation has caused you to overcome adversity in the past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were you and you were me(the interviewer), what would you want to know about me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest moment of your life" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were me, what questions would ask?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What situation has caused you to overcome adversity in the past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do that creative?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a problem facing the feild today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How good are you at handling stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing was really too interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you applied?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was my role model and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions really stuck out from the rest. They were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Use three (3) adjectives to describe yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was my role model and why - essay question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we choose you? If you were me, what question would you ask me? (Now answer your question.) Why do you want to be a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you choose this school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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