How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.67 | 45 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 40 |
| Negatively | 4 |
| No change | 3 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.80 | 44 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.90 | 30 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.91 | 32 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 2 |
| 25 minutes | 1 |
| 30 minutes | 18 |
| 35 minutes | 3 |
| 40 minutes | 1 |
| 45 minutes | 4 |
| 50 minutes | 2 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 15 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 44 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 45 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 43 |
| Closed file | 2 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.67 | 45 |
"Mostly scenario based ethics questions, i.e. how would you handle a classmate cheating?"
"First interview was more of "why dentistry/ why OHSU" type questions. Second interview was more about seeing if you've been through some academic adversity/how are you going to handle it."
"Talk about your research"
"Tell me about your research"
"Tell me about yourself"
"What academic challenge have you faced?"
"What type of setting and in what scope of practice do you want to practice in?"
"What interested you in dentistry?"
"Why dentistry and Why OHSU?"
"How did you get interested in dentistry?"
"What inspired you to pursue dentistry"
"Why dentistry?"
"Why OHSU?"
"Tell me about your most challenging life experience."
"Where do you see dentistry going?"
"How did you study for the DAT?"
"what are 3 characteristics you feel are important for a good dentist to have?"
"why dentistry"
"why did you applied to the program?"
""What are your plans if you don't get accepted this year?""
"Tell me a little about yourself."
"Why do you want to be a dentist?"
"Is there anything in your file I will have to explain to the Admission Board? (YAH, it would be nice if you read it I wanted to say.)"
"There were many questions related to my knowlege of dentistry. Why dentistry? What advantages and disadvantages? What problems in dentistry?"
"What do you like to do in your free time?"
"Why dentistry? Why do you think you have good manual dexterity skills?"
"Do you want to go into private practice when you’re done with school? How will you be in managing an office?"
"Why do you think you would be good with your hands?"
"Tell us about when you had to work in a team"
"What makes you think you'd be a good dentist, why dentistry, tell me about yourself"
"What volunteer experience do you have?"
"How have you handled challenges in your life?"
"Where do you see yourself in five years?"
"Do you plan on moving back to a small community like the one you were raised in?"
"What manual dexterity skills have you demonstrated?"
"Tell me about your research experience."
"Where do you see the future of dentistry going"
"If there is one thing I could tell the admissions committee about you that would tip the scale in your favor, what would it be?"
"Why should we choose you over other candidates? "
"What kind of manual dexterity skills od you have?"
"Shadowing experiences?"
"What have you done to demonstrate your manual dexterity, aside from what you talked about on your application?"
"What was the neatest dental procedure you saw?"
"Why do you want to be a dentist?"
"What are the attributes that you would like to have as a dentist?"
"What does integrity mean to you?"
"What are your study habits like?"
"what will dentistry give you that you don't feel you are getting out of physical therapy (my current field)?"
"What do you know about implants?"
"What will you do if you don't get into dental school?"
"why ohsu"
"will you come here if you got accepted?"
""Why do you choose dentistry over other health care professions?""
"Tell me about your volunteer experience?"
"Why dentistry?"
"Why OHSU?"
"What would people say if I asked them about what kind of person you are?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why OHSU? How do you spend your free time? What are the things you are proud of? What are good and bad characters do you posess?"
"Is there something you would like to explain about your application?"
"Do you plan to go into private practice after graduation?"
"Do you want to specialize?"
"What is the most important thing about the doctor patient relationship and how would you achieve it?"
"Why do you want to go to OHSU?"
"What do you know about different dental practice"
"What research experience do you have?"
"How skilled are you at managing your time?"
"What are three important characteristics of a good dentist?"
"Why do you think you would be a good fit at OHSU?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"What about your dentist you worked for did u like or dislike"
"Why OHSU?"
"Do you have any research experience? "
"What are your future goals?"
"Why did you choose to apply to OHSU?"
"If you could not be a dentist, what would you be?"
"What interests you about OHSU?"
"What was most difficult in undergrad?"
"How do you study for exams, what are your study habits and time management skills?"
"what is it about our school that made you apply here?"
"They asked for details about my volunteer experience."
"what are your plans after graduation?"
""Do you have any questions for me (the interviewer)?""
"Are there any other people in your family who are either dentists or work in related fields of health care?"
"What do you see as being the most rewarding and frustrating experiences?"
"What do you like to do in your spare time?"
"You know it really means something when you get an interview this early? Right? (not)"
"What courses did you find challenging?"
"Also, interview is a good time to explain the weaknesses in your applications. Some of my DAT sections were not as good as others, so I had an opportunity to talk about it too."
"Why dentistry?"
"How do you study for your classes? Do you consider yourself a fast learner, slow learner or visual learner?"
"Tell me about your research and extracurricular activities?"
"How come you did not do well in this course and on this part of your DAT?"
"What a specific quote in my personal statement meant to me"
"How did you go about doing your research (specific questions probing it)"
"What does English Composition mean? (She honestly didn't know)"
"What is professionalism?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"What has playing baseball done to prepare you for dental school?"
"How do your professors view you? Do you know what they said about you (in your letters of rec)?"
"Let me about your different traveling experiences, and how did they make you grow as a person?"
"If you knew someone was cheating, how would you handle the situation?"
"What was the most interesting thing you've done?"
"What brings you joy in your life?"
"What is a significant event in your life, that has changed you as a person?"
"If you were an ad, what would you say?"
"What questions will you pose to potential employees of your practice?"
"What would you do if a patient wanted a treatment that you did not recommend?"
"If you found that you had a lamp that was broken, how would you go about fixing it?"
"what does "integrity" mean to you when it comes to being a dentist"
"After a hard test, do you go to the pub with class mates or go home to get some sleep?"
"What do you think about teeth? "
"nothing in particular stood out. interviewer was disinterested in grades, but concentrated on your personality and your ability to work with others. "
""As you well know dental school is expensive, how do you plan on financing your education?""
"Although there isn't one question that stood out in particular, I would say that compared to some of my other interviews, the interviewer seemed much more engaged and ready to get to know me. He asked me lots of "meat and potatoes" questions that got right down to why I want to be a dentist and I thought he asked just the right amount of questions to understand why I am interested in dentistry."
"How would you deal with a patient with no insurance."
"what dental procedure do you like the most?(from what I have observed during my volunteering at different dental offices)"
"How will you deal with a patient that doesn't like your treatment?"
"None. Routine questions..."
"Why didn't you pick medical?"
"How will dental office be like in the future? Issues related to cosmetic dentistry."
"What are you affraid of in dental school?"
"What is your favorite science course and what is your favorite non-science course?"
"If you weren't applying to dental school, what would you be doing with your life?"
"Your undergrad GPA is slightly lower than the average we accept here.. What do you think about that and how will you succeed here if accepted?"
"Why don't you just stick to IT work? There's good money in it."
"What academic challenge have you faced?"
"What do you dis-like about dentistry?"
"What can you tell me about why you did very well on certain sections of the DAT and not so well on others?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"If your friends could describe you in one word, what would it be?"
"All the questions were pretty straight forward."
"What do you see in the future for dentistry?"
"What brings you joy in your life?"
"If you could ask the president any question what would it be? Why did you get such a low score on the PAT portion of the DAT?"
"IF you were an ad, what would you say?"
"What would a radio ad for your practice sound like?"
"How would you go about providing services to people with no insurance or health care in your practice?"
"What words/phrases word you use to market your office on the radio?"
"Given your success in academics thus far, what will you find challenging in dentistry school"
"Why dentistry? (Only because the question's getting old and I have trouble not sounding rehersed.)"
"What could you change about dentistry."
"why i chose ohsu vs. other schools. what i have to offer to the program."
""What do you see as being the most important ethical obligation(s) facing dentists today?""
"None were very difficult, just open-minded and down to the point."
"None."
"none"
"What important issues do you think dentistry will face in the next few years?"
"Again - nothing. The interview was very basic."
"Where do you see the future of dentistry going?"
"If there wasn't such a thing as dentistry what would have you studied?"
"Problems related to dental insurance( actualy, there were not too challanging questions)"
"What are you affraid of in dental school?"
"There are many people that cannot afford dental care so what would you do about that?"
"What is one thing you will not be good at in dentistry?"
"What do you think of the current state of HMOs?"
"Google, your average interview prep. Having thoughtful answers to your basic questions (especially regarding your own application) will carry you through this interview. They are not trying to grill you."
"This site, answering a few basic questions on my own, studying why the profession is perfect for me in the first place."
"Reviewed my application, read SDN interview feedback questions"
"Talked to current OHSU students, studentdoctor.net interview feedback, OHSU website"
"Looked up as much interview feedback on SDN as possible, did a mock interview with my schools career services, soulsearched. Got advice from dental students and the dentist i shadowed with."
"Read alot on SDN, lost 5lbs, bought a dress suit, did a mock interview to boost confidence."
"SDN, reviewed my application"
"SDN, practiced questions that had been asked before, OHSU website, talked to current dental students"
"SSN spoke with some OHSU grads"
"talk to myself like a crazy person."
"Read SDN, Talked to students who had interviewed here before"
"School website, SDN"
"Looked at this website and the school's website."
"sdn, mock interviews, etc."
"I spoke with students and alumni, read the website, and reviewed the sdn interview feedback pages."
"Go over questions and study the web site"
"Read about the school online, mock interview with professors."
"Checked the website, read my application, sdn, mock interview at my school, made a list of questions I wanted to ask."
"This website, lots of talking things over with my wife, trying on my suit, etc beforehand"
"Researched the school and anything I could find on dentistry and insurance."
"Read website. Talked to students. Read my application."
"sdn"
"review ohsu website and spoke to a student of the school."
"The key here is just do a little research; it need not be anything profound. Just get online, go to the school's website and become acquainted with how the school functions, not only up on Marquam hill, but within the surrounding community as well (one can run a few searches on local news websites to ascertian this). Go prepared with a few of these concepts from your research and formulate some questions for the interviewer. Remember the interview should be about give and take (i.e., a mutual exchange of ideas with the interviewer will show that you've done your homework)"
"Read over the OHSU dental website and obtained as much information as I could from dentists in my community, all of which had very positive things to say about the school."
"Reviewed application, looked over interview questions, did a mock interview at the career center-(thanks for the great advice)."
"look over my application, SDN"
"Read questions from this site, reviewed my app, did practice interview at career center. If you go to PSU, get the list of questions from Karen Hanson. My interviewer had the exact list in front of her and only added one spontaneous question."
"Read online, talked to SDNers, reviewed my app."
"Website, Professional Journals, I am a hygienist so I didn't really prepare to much. I looked at the school's stats."
"SDN, Mock interview"
"read info on OHSU web and also info on internet, read pre-dental literature about interwievs, read my personal statement"
"Student Doctor Network and my dental application."
"Looked up some common interview questions on the web and read my application. I practiced some of the questions with my predental friends that had an interview at OHSU."
"School website and typical interview questions"
"Read the school website and practiced some common interview questions. "
"Nothing really. I had volunteered at the school for three months, so I knew a lot about the program already."
"Friendly students/faculty and gorgeous facilities"
"Extremely thoughtful questions that were the most personalized of any interview I had. Interviewers were genuine and very interested in what you had to say."
"The facility and the friendly atmosphere"
"Fantastic facilities, Great clinic, Great clinical preparedness from the looks of things."
"It was just a conversation. There were 2 professors who were both very nice. Low stress interview."
"New facilities set to open in 2014, will be very impressive. Super friendly faculty and student body. Pride in clinical training. Longstanding tradition of producing talented dentists."
"Very friendly faculty/staff. Students seem happy. Seems like they try to make sure everyone fits and works together well."
"Comradery of students and faculty, newer sim labs, very clinical approach to teaching"
"The whole day was very exciting and interactive. Facilities are great, even though the building was dated. People and staff were all very helpful and outgoing."
"ALOT: The student population is very close knit- all the students all know each other and the teachers. The students and teachers are easy to talk to and very helpful. The students seem to love their school (despite some difficulties with too many clinical requirements and basic sciences course). "
"The people and atmosphere. The group based clinic"
"SIM lab, how friendly people are, new structuring of clinic, recently renovated lecture halls"
"They seemed very forthright and honest about the school and program."
"The new sim labs. "
"New Sim Clinic, Students very happy"
"The relatively new sim lab; enthusiastic students; large clinic and availability of clinical experience; camaraderie among students."
"The great location of the school and the friendliness of the school's faculty and other people I came into contact while in Portland."
"I live in Portland so I like the city and surroundings"
"The emphasis here is on clinical and laboratory competency. OHSU prepares general dentists and that suits me perfectly."
"People were nice"
"Students seem confident in their clinical competency. Emphasis at the school is on clinical work."
"The friendly, low stress atmosphere. The amount of clinical hours/procedures the students get."
"The friendliness of everyone and the strong clinical emphasis of the school"
"They were friendly and the atmosphere is very relaxed."
"Everyone was friendly and helpful. Very high standards."
"friendly atmosphere"
"personal attentiveness given by the interviewer. like that fact that the interviewer stress that the program residents were there to help each other out and that idea of teamwork was very important. "
"The positive up-beat nature of the interview surprised me. Perhaps I was expecting to be grilled--something that never happened during the interview."
"I was very impressed with the fact that all of the candidates were asked to put on lab coats and observe different clinics which allowed for a very hands-on approach to the interview day. I watched a denture case and an oral surgery. It was very exciting and like nothing else I had been able to do at other schools."
"The faculty was super friendly and easy to talk to."
"the new sim-lab and the clinic, students seem to be happy here"
"I am impressed with the comradery between the students and staff, especially in clinic."
"Great staff -- very friendly. The students were also nice and straight forward. Looked like a good place to attend."
"The new Dean, Mark Mitchell, a nice guy, although doesn't seem to know much about why you are not accepted when you meet or exceed all their qualifications (including residency) and can't tell your where you are on the wait list. Other interviewees were very nice."
"The school is very nice; the labs are beautiful; people are very nice too. Students were very open. I spent an hour at biochem. class where many students were talking to me and giving good advice about the future interview. Lunch with student was very interesting. I found out a lot of useful info from the student I spent lunch with. Some of this information I used during the interview. Also, the faculty is very friendly and helpful."
"The new simulation clinic, well prepared students that loved their school, nice profesors admissions staff. Even the Dean of the School took personal time to greet us and talk with each and one of us. "
"Everybody was very nice. Beginning with the secretary and the dean of admissions made us so comfortable even before the interview started. The students, professors and especially the interviewer were very nice and approachable. I was impressed by the new sim lab, the low tuition costs and the ranking of the school in clinical hours and pass rate on national board exams (100% in the last few years)"
"The kindness of the admissions staff and interviewer"
"The students and staff were so nice and they put a lot of confidence in me during my interview. They acted like I was important to them because I am a good candidate for their program. The new simulation lab is great."
"The location of the campus is beautiful. The prefessors are great too. Oh, and the new simulation labs are wonderful."
"Was not the biggest fan of the online platform. Zoom probably would have been better"
"Nothing, best interview."
"Cost of attendance, A bit of disorganization was spoken about by multiple students/staff due to constant changes in the policies."
"How late the in the application process the interview was (I interviewed at many others schools prior to December 3rd)"
"No formal tour. Morning introduction was a little informal (not bad but not as impressive as other schools). Schedule had time to sit in on a class but they had scheduled my interview for that time so I didn't get to see the class. Time observing in clinic seemed kind of a waste (isn't that why they required shadowing hours?)."
"older buildings, no parking on the hill"
"Writing sample was stupid, my question was rediculously boring and hard to write about, even if it was only a paragraph or two."
"Students in the clinics were a little packed, but the students seemed to be fine with it."
"The facilities are a little old but they are projected to move into a new facility soon"
"No new campus in the near future. The new Biophys class that integrates all basic science courses. All of the first year students hate it and even the faculty understands that there are many issues that need to be worked out. I question if all of the kinks will be worked out by the time I start."
"I was overall impressed but I was a little disappointed with the students I met. They seemed a little disgruntled."
"The equipments are old, the lab work requirement is killer, and some of the students I've spoke to were not satisifed with OHSU."
"Old Building, School has lost a lot of funding"
"Older lecture halls; a bit disorganized."
"The rain and the writing sample before the interview."
"The out-dated curriculum and facilities. The entire building depresses me. "
"One of the other interviewers seemed very defensive to the extent of immaturity."
"These guys are ridiculous. I was contacted for an interview and replied two business days later. They told me the only opening for an interview was the very next day. I think any serious applicant knows it takes time to prepare, and maybe I don't know it might be common sense that I need to schedule work off in advance. I declined my interview and told them I was uninterested due to their lack of organization. Of course I wasn't given an apology the lady just said, "Oh." -Maybe they have forgotten that being on the admission committee is a privilege not some high ranking in a feudal system where common respect and courtesy are of no importance."
"Building is old and they are planning to build a new dental school down by the waterfront around 2011. Students are somewhat competitive the first two years of school."
"nothing--maybe the rain?"
"Nothing."
"It was raining."
"Probably the little pre-interview essay...I found it pointless."
"The facilities are older and the price seems unstable."
"None."
"the building is quite old, not very technological like other schools"
"Classrooms seemed a little old school, and kinda dark."
"Couldn't find any place to park, and then had to wait in the office for a long time filling out a POP questioneer. Interviewer had my file infront of him and admits to me he never looked at it. (DiDn't even know I was a hygienist.) Then he tells me it means something that I got one of the first interviews. (Meanwhile with my 4.0 GPA, average of 20 DAT score, and 5 years as a hygienist barely gets me on the waiting list in April after being passed up during 3 board meeting.) Seems like a crap shoot to me, and I am from OR."
"Some students were disrespectful towards the professors. I've heard students talking and even laughing loud while the teacher was explaning something. It was very strange, but most of the students were quite respectful."
"Dental classes were canceled due to the winter storm from outside, so we could not observe."
"The school needs some remodeling but everything else was good."
"nothing"
"Nothing really. The class I attended has some obnoxious students who kept talking throughout the lecture. I thought they could be a little more professional!"
"I was separated from other interviewees for the entire day. There was no financial aid presentation, no cirriculum overview, and an overall "you'll be lucky if you get in" feeling about the day. Other interviews I had been to sold you on a school. I felt that OHSU relied to heavily on it's reputation for recruitment. I attended a D2 ortho class, and I felt as though the class of 70 was completely disrespectful to the lecturer. It was like a frat house social function in the back 5 rows. "
"You spend a while (probably 45 min or more) "shadowing" a student one on one while they work. Can be a good time to chill out and ask the student questions but also a little boring as they are busy and unable to talk that much."
"I was very prepared, I dont feel as though I wish I'd known anything extra before going in."
"Make sure to look over your application before you go on. They will ask about stuff on your app."
"How easy the interview was going to be."
"There's a morning writing sample. Nothing stressful but writing samples are kind of annoying."
"I felt well prepared. Wish I would have known how relaxed the interview process was going to be."
"That the interview was such a great, laid back style. I was very stressed in the morning for my first interview, but as the day went on i relaxed and enjoyed everything."
"Not to stress out! Mark, Jenna, and Andrea in the Student Services Office are extremely nice and they try to make you feel comfortable. OHSU makes a great effort to make the interviews low stress and conversational. "
"Very few parking spaces at 9am in the dental parking lot. I would first try the Doernbecher parking which is just up the hill from the dental parking lot."
"It was about how I expected it to be."
"The school is on a slopey hill. You can't walk to the dental school building. You must catch the bus or have a taxi cab drop you off in front of the building."
"Exactly where the dental school is located."
"Do not get a hotel room right on the street- I was up all night!"
"The fact that this school was in now way comparable to other schools in the nation. The entire program is worn out and old. "
"I had wondered when construction is planned for the new building. It was disappointing to discover that its ground breaking is scheduled after I graduate."
"nothing"
"Nothing, I knew what was coming."
"Two seperate one on one interviews. "
"essay before the interview"
"nohing."
"There is a small essay before the morning's activites begin (it may change from year to year)...mine was "If you could spend a day with any figure in history who would it be?" I was later told that the essay was mainly used as an index to gauge penmanship (of which I'm seriously deficient). Go figure :-)"
"Not to be so nervous. The interview was more like a friendly conversation and my interviewer was very nice, and I am admitted into the school!"
"none"
"There was an essay before the interview."
"There's a pre-interview essay."
"That I was going to spend a lot of the day with the four other students interviewing with me, versus really seeing the school and getting a grasp on what they had to offer."
"I knew everything!!!"
"I wish I knew that I had to write a short answer for question. Also, I wish I knew that people their are so friendly, I would not worry about the interview at all."
"That you don't have to stress too much about the interview."
"How nice everybody is, they made me feel at home. I heard some bad interview experiences before so I was a little stressed. The interviewer made me very comfortable by asking some general questions about my life experiences."
"essay question before the interview"
"That I didn't need to be so stressed! The admissions staff is so nice and there is no reason to be stressed out!"
"Wonderful school with great student/faculty dynamic. Interview was online and then traveled there for optional Preview Day to tour school"
"Awesome school with beautiful new facilities."
"Place is great, The building is fantastic, but the surrounding buildings and architechture arent really aesthetically pleasing. The facilities are a bit strange to navigate to. The school is in a very pricy area so finding affordable housing in a nice neighborhood under $1200 is difficult, let alone within short distance, expect 20-30+ minute commutes for that. The staff were very nice and the professors doing the interviews were genuinely interested in me. I over-prepared and could have gone in dry and felt fantastic in the interview."
"OHSU is a great school! Clinically strong, enthusiastic, and supportive!"
"Good school, good people, good city. Interview day could've been scheduled better but not a major issue. Facilities are a little old but not too bad. Clinic seems a little cramped though. They are thinking about building a new dental school (and raising tuition to compensate) but it wouldn't be completed until ~2014 at the earliest."
"This is a very interviewee friendly day. OHSU does a great job in all aspects and the people are friendly and honest. Think of thoughtful, specific questions to ask your interviewers and be yourself!"
"I LOVED this school- the people, the professors, and the general atmosphere of the school are laid back and friendly. I have visited many dental schools and have never felt this comfortable. Portland is great. I suggest calling Mark in the Office of Student Services at the Dental School if you have questions, he's very helpful."
"Really enjoyed interviewing there. I always liked oregon and the people and faculty promote a healthy learning environment"
"Interviews were set up as a conversation instead of being grilled. The interviews ended their interview saying that I had their support in becoming a student there. The admissions staff was very honest and open about how admission stats, problems in the program, and any other question you might have. It was a friendly and positive experience."
"Lousy. My interviewer, the first guy, was very disorganized. He had to flip through my file while he asked me questions. The second interviewer didn't allow me an opportunity at the end of our interview to ask her questions about the dental school."
"Was the easiest interview I have had, very very laid back, mostly just want to know who you are. I didn't even really have much of an "interview" we just talked about current happenings in dentistry, skiing, kayaking, biking. "
"It was a good experience. Mark is awesome and answered all of my questions. My interviewers were equally hospitable and were very laid back in my "formal" interviews. In addition to my academic and extracurricular background and denististry, we found a lot of other interesting things to talk about."
"Overall, it was a great interview experience. I was confident and it was my second interview, so I had a better handle on what to do. I was accepted to OHSU a few weeks after my interview, and gladly accepted!"
"I wanted to go to OHSU more than any other school this year. But once I started the interview process this year, I got to visit many other campuses and cities. I now realize how wrong OHSU is for me. I have interviewed and been accepted to schools with much more potential. OHSU is a very outdated school with a very narrow minded faculty and program. The opportunities are much greater out of state and I realized this once I interviewed out of state. They dont even have a digital curriculum! All of the schools i intervied at have this! Plus there was nothing outstanding about their program/curriculum. They dont have exeptional clinical exposuure like mny of the other schools I have been to but they try to act like they do. Now i have to decide between Nova, UNLV, and Arizona!!!"
"We began with an intro to the school given by the Dean of Admissions, Mark Mitchell. Our two individual interviews follwed; two consecutive 30 minute sessions. Next it was off to the patient clinic (I watched a crown prep). Then lunch, and finally an optional lecture. My interviewers were well prepared and knew specifics about me that they used during our conversations. Overall, the whole day was very relaxed. It was well put together and I'm happy to say that I was offered a spot in the fall class the following day. Yes, OHSU has lost much of its state funding. More dollars will be expected from tuition, but dentists do not usually complain about student loan repayment. I agree with most others' opinion that the building is dated, but I want to be a dentist, the trim around the doors doesn't concern me. The simulation lab is top notch, and the pediatric clinic is brand new. With a new building in the school's future, it's unlikely that any more remodeling will be done and that's fine with me."
"If you’re serious about investing time, money and a lot of effort in dental school, you may reconsider this school and not waste $75 on the application. They're unorganized, the facility needs updating badly, and they just lost over 40 million in state funding. Keep in mind that I'm not writing this to vent, but rather to inform applicants who have prepared, sacrificed, and put forth great effort to get into dental school. I think the lack of organizational skills, and the lack of respect towards an applicant speaks of much greater problems in the program as a whole."
"First interviewer was difficult, expected a lot from you. Second interviewer did not even look at my file ahead of time...made it hard to redeem yourself when they were not ready to interview you. "
"I was interviewed by two faculty members: One at a time for 30 mins each. It was a very relaxed and enjoyable setting. I was asked mostly questions about my application essay and experiences."
"Very low stress, everyone was helpful and the dental students all seemed happy to be there (granted, they did say that the first two years are really hard, as we all should expect). The interviews read my file and asked thoughful questions."
"Excellent clinically-oriented school, very knowledgeable and personable faculty, very laid-back interview overall"
"Very positive. I didn't expect to have such a positive experience. The location of the school is great."
"The entire day was low stress and comfortable. I got a good feel for the school and it's expectations."
"positive experience. although, it's a smaller program than other schools, i believe that i it has a lot to offer. "
"I've since been accepted to OHSU school of dentistry and love the atmosphere and camaraderie among collogues here. Honestly, if you've made it to the interview you're nearly there. All it takes is a little additional preparation an you'll be set! It is probably a good idea to visit the campus ahead of time, just to get a feel for things and help relieve a little of those first-day jitters that you might have otherwise upon arriving at a completely foreign place. Best of luck!"
"I was on the third day of interviews and was with just one other applicant. Mark Mitchell did a brief introduction of the school, then took us for a tour. I interviewed with a researcher at the school in her office. It was pretty casual. After the interview we were given the choice of observing in clinic or in oral surgery. A student was assigned to take me to lunch, then I attended a pedo lecture with him. The entire day was 9-2."
"Overall it was a good time."
"Overall, the other students seemed friendly and courteous. I was not too impressed that I paid 200 dollars to AADSAS and my interviewer couldn't be bother to look at my file and didn't have any really good questions to ask me."
"My interview was scheduled in the afternoon, so I had my observations, lunch with a student, and visiting class before the interview. It was better that way because during the hours interracting with students and faculty I realized that they are friendly and nice and the purpose of my interview is not to test my intelegence or find a reason not to accept me, but just to meet me and find out more about my personality. It helped to reduce stress before the interview. I saw that people in the admission office are very busy, but they tried to do their best to assist us."
"They were rght when they said that at OHSU you find really nice and helpfull people. It wasn't a tipical interview considering the winter storm from outside, but the profesors were very nice, and the students very helpfull. It was my first inteview and I wish it will be like this to my other ones."
"The interviewer was very nice, he just wanted to know some things about me. It was open file so he seemed to know a lot of detailed things before the interview started. Be ready to explain some personal questions from your essay, grades, DAT scores ..."
"The interview was very relaxed and more like a conversation. They just want a well rounded individual. "
"OHSU is a great school and is number one in clinical hours and in the top ten percent of procedures performed during school. The curriculum would definitely allow you to graduate an excellent clinician. The admissions staff is so nice and the students are really friendly. "
"When I first got there, I was given a packet and told to wait in the student lounge. In the packet there was a sheet of classes and other clinical stuff going on that day. After meeting two other interviewees breifly, I was shuffled off to my interview with a professor. Then I basically walked myself back to the admissions office and told to find something on my sheet I wanted to see and to go there. I felt like I was on a self-guided tour. I also felt like interviews were an inconvenience to the shcool and rather than having the dean of the school or the dean of admissions talk to you and waste their time, they gave you that sheet of classes and clinic and said "go stare at stuff we have." Then, I got to have lunch with a student (one-on-one) and attended a lecture with him. After that, I went back to the admissions office and was told I could either go home or go attend another class. The whole experience was very incomplete and I felt like a pion. For the record, I did get into this school. I even put down a deposit, but I decided in the end to go to a private school instead."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 27 |
| Faculty member | 6 |
| Admissions staff | 10 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 22 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.00 | 31 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 17 |
| Out of state | 15 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 8 |
| 2-3 hours | 6 |
| 4-6 hours | 8 |
| 7+ hours | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 14 |
| Automobile | 15 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Portland International
PDX
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 1 |
| Friends or family | 9 |
| Hotel | 12 |
| Home | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
Days Inn Portland Center
Glisan street hostel
Travel Lodge
The Inn at Marquam Hill
Inn at Marquam Hill
Residence inn
Travelodge on SW 4th
Marriott Residence Inn
Yes
No
Embassy Suites
Days Inn Portland Center
Glisan street hostel
Travel Lodge
The Inn at Marquam Hill
Inn at Marquam Hill
Residence inn
Travelodge on SW 4th
Marriott Residence Inn
Yes
No
Embassy Suites
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 10 |
| $101-$200 | 0 |
| $201-$300 | 3 |
| $301-$400 | 8 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 3 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.90 | 31 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.47 | 32 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.47 | 32 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.56 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.31 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.93 | 14 |
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