How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.18 | 49 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 47 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.38 | 48 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.93 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.92 | 39 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 1 |
| Virtual | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 1 |
| 25 minutes | 5 |
| 30 minutes | 10 |
| 35 minutes | 9 |
| 40 minutes | 5 |
| 45 minutes | 2 |
| 50 minutes | 4 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 13 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 18 |
| At a regional location | 8 |
| At another location | 23 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 40 |
| In a group | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 44 |
| Closed file | 5 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.18 | 49 |
"Leadership position"
"What career would you choose if you didn't choose dentistry?"
"About different experiences or life events on application."
"What is a challenge in dentistry that you believe you will have to overcome?"
"Tell me about this volunteer experience."
"Tell me about yourself"
"About academics and DAT scores"
"What do you do for fun?"
"why dentistry"
"Why did you choose to pursue dentistry?"
"just general expected interview questions"
"none"
"What type of community service volunteer experiences have you had?"
"There were no specific questions, just a discussion about my past experiences and telling my why I should choose their school."
"What was the most difficult set back in your life and how did you overcome it?"
"Why Dentistry?"
"what first attracted you to dentistry?"
"Are you passionate about becoming a dentist?"
"Describe a situation where you were forced to self-motivate yourself."
"If you were going to sell yourself to the board/committee, what would you say?"
"What did you observe?"
"What made you interested in becoming a dentist?"
"Why did you choose dentistry?"
"Do you have any family members who are dentists?"
"What got you interested in dentistry?"
"Why OSU?"
"How did you become interested in dentistry?"
"What will you need to do to be successful in dental school and as a dentist?"
"Why do you want to be a dentist?"
"MMI questions (ethical question)"
"How would you give bad news to a patient?"
"Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and what you would do differently."
"Why did you wait a year to apply to dental school?"
"overcoming challenge."
"What do you do for fun?"
"What do you do to unwind?"
"About extracurricular activities"
"How do you motivate your students? (I am a tutor.)"
"why osu"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"none"
"Why OSU?"
"How do you unwind from a stressful week?"
"What motivates you?"
"Tell me a little bit about your community service experience"
"how do you see your role as a dentist? "
"Do you think you'll specialize?"
"Why DDS/Ph.D."
"what motivates you? "
"Are you a creative person?"
"What was your least favorite/favorite class?"
"What are some of the things you do to relieve some stress?"
"3 words to describe yourself?"
"What have you done to improve your skills in manual dexterity (I think that they're looking to see if you make something up on this one)?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"What types of procedures did you witness during your observation? "
"why did you choose the school you did for undergrad?"
"Do you know anyone who went to Ohio State's College of Dentistry?"
"What have you done to improve your manual dexterity?"
"Can you see yourself living in Columbus?"
"There were no other real questions, the conversation just went from one subject to another after my response to the first question. It was a relaxed conversation."
"Why Dentistry?"
"Describe activities you have been involved in that have increased your manual dexterity."
"What procedures did you see while observing dentists?"
"Tell me about [a specific extracurricular activity]."
"Career other than dentistry."
"What was the best day of your life?"
"What volunteer activities have impacted you the most and how so?"
"What are your organizational skills?"
"volunteer"
"Where do you see yourself in the future?"
"Describe your personality?"
"Was there anybody in my life that was an academic example to me?"
"About shadowing and Com service"
"General discussion of dental technology included in my personal statement."
"previous dental experiences"
"IF I LIKED COLUMBUS?"
"none"
"What type of people do you easily work with and what type of person do you have a hard time working with?"
"I don't remeber any other questions, they were really casual and just wanted to get to know who you were."
"Conversation. Know your application."
"What do you do to relieve stress?"
"do you think you aer academically prepared to handle dental school?"
"Just talked the rest of the time."
"Tell me about your school."
"How do you and your wife like columbus?"
"How do you describe academic excellence?"
"Would you call yourself a leader? What experiences have you had in a leadership position?"
"Ofcourse, Why Dentistry?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"What is the most important quality a dental student should have to be successful?"
"Why would you make a good dentist?"
"what kinds of activities are you involved in on campus?"
"Tell us about your research experience. "
"What are the qualities of a good practioner?"
"In what ways have you prepared yourself for the challenges that will face you in dental school?"
"What are your plans for dental school and after. ie specializing, research, teaching?"
"What do you think it takes to be a successful dentist?"
"Other questions came from my application or personal essay."
"Do you have any questions for us?"
"What confirmed my passion to dentistry"
"What was the best day of your life?"
"What do you do if a patient refuses your treatment plan?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"What should be done with dentists that do something unethical?"
"Ethical/situation question."
"What's one thing you don't like about dentistry?"
"What is the equation for the surface area of a sphere?"
"How have your leadership positions helped you in dispute resolution?"
"What can I say to you to make you choose us over your state school?"
"why should we choose you, what can you bring to the class"
"WHAT DO YOU BRING TO DENTISTRY?"
"N/A - Questions were relatively direct and simple"
"I was not asked any questions, we just talked"
"What specifically have you gained from your volunteer experiences?"
"What role does research have on dentistry and is it important?"
"Nothing to interesting, just the normal questions... Why dentistry? etc."
"Do you think the advances in psychology are good? (I'm a psych minor and the interviewer was particularly fascinated with psychology)"
"How do you play [this] instrument?"
"How do you see your role as a dentist?"
"What are you famous for?"
"Do you like OSU?"
"Explain the educational philosophy of your school."
"What do you think will be the most challenging aspect of dental school?"
"How will you resolve staff conflicts with your employees?"
"How do you think your football/leadership experiences will help you in dental school, and eventually when you become a dentist?"
"What type of material was used in the fillings you observed?"
"How has running your business helped you prepare for dentistry?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"what do you think it takes to be a successful dentist?"
"Do you have any family members who are dentists?"
"Nothing too interesting or out of the ordinary. I guess it would have to be what leadership qualities have you developed that would aid you as a dentist in private practice?"
"Do you see yourself living in Columbus?"
"What are important character attributes of a successful dentist?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary"
"The only question I was really asked was "What got you interested in dentistry?""
"What was the hardest class you took in your undergraduate work."
"Nothing out of ordinary"
"Nothing special"
"Leadership postion I had without being officially called a leader."
"How would you give bad news to a patient?"
"Your happiest day"
"How do you give bad news to a patient?"
"What challenges in dentistry do foresee and how will you address it?"
"An ethics question about a student being sexist towards another student."
"None."
"What is the missing number in a provided sequence of pi....this was a joke but did happen during an interview"
"It was very laid back."
"how do you handle conflicts"
"HOW WILL YOUR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE HELP YOU IN DENTISTRY?"
"N/A - Questions weren't at all interrogating and the interviewers were very casual"
"Nothing was too difficult or unreasonable"
"From your observations, what is the general trend of dentistry?"
"No questions were difficults, it was very casual conversation. They just want to get to know you."
"Psychology question. I kinda BS'ed my answer. I like psychology, but don't know everything."
"No question was difficult. Just know your application"
"same"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Why dentistry?"
"Nothing really. It was very conversational."
"Would you accept medicaid as a practicioner? Why or Why not?"
"I can't remember the exact wording, but it was something about the technical aspects of dentistry. i.e. how the dentist views it"
"Describe a situation where you were forced to self-motivate yourself."
"what are some of your weaknesses?"
"Tell me about the charges on your record (underage drinking and public intox)."
"None were difficult, but know your AADSAS app. because they may call you on your exposure to dentistry. For example, they asked me how long I had assisted for. I had assisted for about 8 mos. but not for 8 straight mos. so I had to take a moment to think. They were satisfied with the response."
"What is a weakness of yours?"
" what types of procedures did you observe when you were shadowing dentists? which procedure interested you most/least?"
"Nothing too difficult or out of the ordinary."
"Nothing difficult."
"Why did you choose dentistry?"
"None were difficult, all were relaxed and normal questions. "
"None"
"Nothing"
"What is the color of the material placed inside the root of the tooth during a root canal?"
"SDN, Mock interviews, youtube"
"I did a mock interview with a career advisor at my college."
"SDN"
"Practiced interview questions with college faculty."
"A professional school interview book, mock interviews, and SDN."
"sdn, mock interviews"
"Sleep well."
"SDN and there website has all the questions they ask"
"Flew in the night before and got 4 hours of sleep."
"1) Always read the school's website. No exception. 2) If the school's website has some practice interview questions make sure you work on those. 3) Make a word document with questions and answers. Gather as much interview questions as you can. The best source is right here. 4) Once you are done with one interview don't delete your Q&As go over them again for your next interview. 5)Please dress well. Thats so important. Do not forget to smile. In the FAQs section of OSU's website there's a link that gives you a bunch of practice questions, make sure to go over them."
"I didn't. I just went in with the mentality that it was going to be a nice conversation."
"osu website, know your primary and secondary applications"
"READ OVER THEIR WEBSITE...MADE UP MY OWN QUESTIONS."
"Exhaustive answer outlines of possible interview questions"
"There are some interview questions on their website-but I was not asked any"
"Reviewed my file, looked over the OSU website, tried to learn as much as I could about the school"
"SDN, relaxed"
"Read SDN, talked to students of OSU, and read school webpage"
"briefly went over SDN, application, and website. I find it best to relax and put a few beers down the night before. I recommend the new Bufalo Wild Wings on High Street."
"read SND read OSU website re read application essays."
"No preparation"
"Talked to other students. SDN site. OSU dental site."
"SDN; be honest and just be myself."
"I sacrificed a brown trout to the prcelain god. "
"I looked over some sample question and mentally talked to myself, picturing a successful interview."
"Looked at the OSU dentistry website, read over my first application and secondary application, and prepared and practiced sample questions."
"Mostly, I studied my appication because I knew that the interview was going to be open-file and that the interviewers would be referring to it throughout the interview."
"OSU website, SDN, interview books, practice"
"Briefly went over my app/knew their website....but don't over-prepare on this one. They honestly just want to get to know a little more about you."
"SDN, their website"
"This and other forums like it."
"sdn, osusod website, read over my app"
"SDN, visited internet site (wasn't too impressed with the OSU dental school website...it is very old and needs to be updated MAJORLY!)"
"Talked to students I knew at the school. This website and Ohio State's website."
"SDN, OSU website"
"website, sdn"
"SDN,read essay"
"Read website, Talked to a D1 student, read SDN."
"read website"
"Read website, went over my application"
"I read my personal essay and read over a few possible questions. I also read the OSU website to learn as much as I could and gather some of my own questions."
"Read over my file, a little on the website."
"Very organized interview, people are super nice! It was fun"
"How everyone was so nice, helpful, and fun to talk to."
"A lot of student interviewers. Makes you feel very comfortable and easy to talk with them."
"The pride of the school and the eagerness of faculty and current students to participate in the interview."
"How happy and excited about their school absolutely everyone at The Ohio State is."
"Friendliness, unity, politeness, great school spirit, cooperative environment."
"The whole school. Really glad I attended the interview."
"The friendliness of the staff and the food"
"They made the event into a recruitment style event instead of students showing up and begging for a spot."
"Lunch and breakfast buffet, no other school in the states do that. Kudos to OSU people"
"The sheer amount of planning and details that went into this experience. The staff and students were eager to help. Great atmosphere!"
"everything is super organized: the tour, the interview, the presentations etc..."
"EVERYTHING"
"Compassionate people, Midwestern friendliness, clearly valued meeting the applicants, interview event, food, optimism, overall happiness, school spirit, combination of excellence in research and clinic"
"the blackwell, the food, the amount of students and faculty available to us during lunch, breakfast and in between activities to get questions answered, very organized, very professional, tour was nice - we took a bus around and got off at important locations throughout campus lots of other pre-dents to meet!"
"the morale of the whole city. Everything revolves around OSU. "
"They really treat you well and all the students I talked to really enjoyed the school. There were a lot of students you could talk to."
"The individual attention given to each student. The student ambassadors were very friendly and made sure that you stayed relaxed throughout the whole day"
"The atmosphere of the school is great. The students are all really enthusiastic and the admissions staff really goes out of their way to recruit you and make you feel important."
"The atmosphere. The campus is amazing and Columbus is a great city (especially greek town- not fraternity/sorority). They may not have the latest equipment at every cubical, but they have rotations in which you use the lastest equipment."
"Everyone there talks to you as if your the coolest person in the world. They whole heartedly and genuienly want you to come to there school and consider it for your number 1 pick."
"The interview event was very informative, organized, and impressive. "
"People, Excellence, Tradition."
"They have integrated the hygene and DDS so you have an assistant during your clinical time. They allow you to work on multiple patients."
"How friendly EVERYONE was!"
"How organized the whole thing was. You did not need to know anywhere you had to be except the hotel. There were students with you at all times guiding you and answering questions. They served you two meals (breakfast and lunch). Very hospitable. There is a lot of pride at OSU, not only for the school of dentistry, but campus in general."
"Everything was fantastic. This interview totally changed my thoughts about OSU. They were very professional yet highly considerate and kind."
"The atmosphere was outstanding!!! Everybody loves football! OSU has more school spirit than any other school ever! Everybody was soooooo nice. They truly wine and dine you."
"The friendliness of the staff, students and interviewers, their willingness to assist me in every way, the pride they take in turning out quality dentists."
"All of the students helping were very enthusiastic and eager to answer any questions. The whole interview day was very professional and well organized. They made you feel very special and important being there. "
"How thorough they were with everything."
"All of the student ambassadors were so nice. The admissions staff wined and dined us to sell us the school."
"The interview setup. The setting was great to let the interviewee know that OSU is VERY interested in you. The clinics are great! They are slowly renovating things that need to be renovated. And for those of you that may have heard that the pre-clins are outdated...well they are old, but they're not outdated. I think some of the responses previous to mine will lead you to believe that the pre-clins are way out of date. It is a little gloomy down there, but what are you looking to get out of pre-clinic? If you're looking for a picnic or an esthetic playground, go somewhere else. But if you're just looking to learn what you need to know to become a good dentist, it looks good to me. I really liked OSU. The students seem happy and the faculty, especially the dean, were very inviting. "
"the clinical labs, size of campus. the hotel you stay in is super nice and has very comfortable beds! The students were really nice and helpful. Food was good. "
"Student enthusiasm."
"got to talk to so many students and faculty, and everyone was extremely friendly. it was very well organized. my interviewers were super nice and welcoming."
"Well, they took us to this nice hotel on campus for the interviews and brunch, so we hardly got to even see the actual dental school itself. We're not attending dental school at the Blackwell hotel, we are going to Ohio State College of Dentistry. They tried to overly impress us which they might think is positive, but it was only a HUGE negative!"
"The admissions interview event (as the call it) was unbelievable. It was very well run and organized. We had an opportunity to talk to a tremendous amount of students and faculty members and get all your questions answered. It was held at an extremely nice hotel on campus. They really rolled out the red carpet. It was the most professionally run interview experience I have ever had. They are really trying to sell the school. The low cost of the program was also positive. They have a very high retention rate and from what I gathered students seem to have very little trouble passing the boards. "
"The school seemed to be genuinely interested in each applicant. They went out of their way to be courteous and informative to me and the rest of the applicants. Their program is very solid and out-of-state residents can qualify for instate residency after their first year"
"how much money they put into the interview process (which i thought was not necessary)"
"Admissions staff is super friendly and helpful. They genuinely seem excited about you. The students seem very happy, and seem to have a good relationship with the faculty. Clinics and research labs seemed nice enough. And OSU football is a good selling point. I am going to seriously consider going to OSU."
"Feeling among students, respect from faculty. "Ohio Project" outreach program sounds like a neat experience. Great clinical school with lots of research opportunities for those interested. You get enough experience in doing your own labwork to know how to be a good dentist but you won't have to be casting a crown at midnight cause your patient is coming tomorrow. Columbus is a great city and there are many apartments that are very affordable ~600/mo (2br/1.5ba) within a 10 min drive or 15 min bus ride. Very good bus transportation system also. Oh, and Buckeye football games on Saturday...what more could you ask for!"
"They treated me like a king and the students seemed very down to earth and happy."
"Attitude of facutly/students. Everyone seems very happy to be there. "
"The faculty and students were very friendly. There is a good upbeat atmosphere there. Columbus is a nice town. OSU football is a definite plus. They treated us well, serving a continental breakfast and nice lunch."
"Students were very positive about the school. Nice campus, nice town, awesome stadium. Faculty seemed friendly and helpful. Very organized staff."
"I was interviewed by 3 dental students (Separately) and only one faculty member. One of the dental students seemed to only have a certain answer in mind for MMI questions and wont move to next question unless he hears what he expects! seems that not all dental students are not capable of interviewing others! (ended up only asked one question in my whole 15 minutes interview)"
"The lunch- it seemed disorganized and was not very good. There was also no real tour of the school or facilities."
"I wish they had talked more about the school during the whole process. Mostly focused on the city."
"The building was pretty old, but they are under construction currently for a remodel/addition"
"The older facilities, no electronic patient records, and no digital x-rays in the student clinics."
"None. Became one of my top 3 choices."
"The lecture halls probably. Really old."
"slightly older facilities but stil pretty nice"
"old classrooms"
"no wine!"
"High in-state tuition, offers for merit-based scholarship aren't until May"
"no diversity ohio state campus is very college-y 2/5 interviewer were rude"
"older equiptment. the fact that we didn't get to see anyone working on a patient in the clinic. Interviews are on saturday. Non-football saturdays that is."
"The facilities were older than other schools I have been to"
"The labs and clinics are older."
"Nothing"
"They use typodonts rather than the simdents."
"All classes are in one building. I am not used to that. I like going to different building for different classes."
"the facilities were nice but the labs and slinic materials need to be updated. They also do not have a sim lab."
"Nothing!"
"Length of time. It starts from 7:30am to 3:30pm. Although the day was enjoyable and stress-free, being on the go all day was tiring."
"Nothing."
"Tour was extensive as could be, they don't hide anything, but walking for two hour tour was hard on my wife."
"I liked everything."
"I was really impressed with everything, because this interview experience truly topped ones I had had prior."
"You need to ride a bus to get everywhere!"
"The tour of the school was somewhat unorganized...but the rest of the day was top notch! "
"pre-clinical labs are outdated, but not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. If it works, it works, it doesnt have to be pretty. Plus lots of experience is done during years 2-4 with real people."
"seemed like they had something to hide. spent way more time at the hotel and seeing the athletic facilities than the dental school. only about 10 percent of the interviewees were female..where are we, in the dark ages? give me a break. also, seemed like almost every student i met had a father who went there."
"As above. Also, several dental students claimed the school is in a lot of financial burden. The pre-clinics are EXTREMELY old, and a lot of the facilities just need to be renovated majorly. It also seems like a lot of nepotism goes on in the school. The dental students I talked to wanted to take over their father's business and I think it's sad that they never thought for themselves to see if dentistry is what they really wanted, it was more the way out for them in the family business. Ohio State tends to favor this which is why I was appalled by the question of if I have family members in dentistry...because I don't. "
"The amount of lab work that students are required to do there. I am also not so sure about this Ohio project that is being implemented into the 4th year. The students have to leave campus and go various place in Ohio for 60 days during there final year. I think it is nice to have an opportunity to help the needy but I do not want to really be traveling around Ohio all the time. To allow for this Ohio project they have also had to move a bunch more of the curriculum into the first two years. Sounds like it would be really hard down there. But this project does allow for even more clinical experience they said. The dental school itself isn't the nicest building inside, the operatories, etc. but that really is a negative to me. What is a negative to me is not having the curriculum on a DVD and just using a laptop all the time. The school is not using any laser techology as well and the students seem to get little exposure to digital radiography. "
"The preclinical lab was a bit old and antiquated."
"the fact we were at the hotel for everything and at the school for only 25 min. once i got to the school i found out why they kept us at the nice hotel most of the day."
"pre-clinic is old."
"Everyone says the preclinic labs are old but I really didn't think anything negative about them when I saw them. They may be less new than many other schools but they weren't poor quality."
"The facilities are older and they voted not to re-do the labs in favor of building a new school in the next 10 years or so."
"Nothing really. The preclinic facility wasn't the best I've seen, but it was alright. "
"Pre-clinic labs suck, but are supposedly getting replaced soon. Plus there's a really wierd smell down there. The clinics are nice, but the rest of the building is pretty dang old."
"to relax! its very conversational and fun!"
"To not be nervous- it was extremely chill."
"To not stress out about the interview. It is very welcoming and fun."
"That each interviewer asked about a different portion of my application so be prepared to address anything and everything on your application."
"They prepared us well for the interview. I wish I hadn't worn high-heels because the tour was long but very informative."
"Food around OSU. Take a COMFORTABLE SHOES. Right after the lunch, there is a tour which is 1.5 hour."
"What a great school it was."
"there are 5 mini interviews set up like speed dating"
"It's way more relaxed then I thought it would be."
"nothing!"
"The interviews are incredibly laid back. I had great conversations with each of my interviewers. I wish I had known that it is set up in a "speed dating" format, where the student rotates around a table of seated interviewers."
"great food (but a little too salty)"
"HOW GOOD THE FOOD WOULD BE!"
"There were more dental students present than applicants, and they were all volunteering to be there"
"interview was with a student and a faculty member. That made it very laid back and the student just kept joking with the professor the whole time."
"Stay at the Blackwell-its nice and not that expensive-it was full when I called so you need to call when you recieve your invite"
"Not a big issue but parking is very expensive compared to some other schools"
"nothing"
"I wish I had known that it would be the coolest place, I would have gone there for undergrad."
"that they would give you so much stuff. Also, the Blackwell Inn (where I stayed) is a 5 star hotel. You must stay there!"
"nothing."
"That you don't need to bring anything. I brought a leather folder and ended up carrying two (they give you one) all day."
"I felt bad for those who couldn't stay at the blackwell. Super nice hotel, 120 per night was a steal."
"They provided us with portfolios containing information, a notepad and pen, etc. I wouldn't have brought a tote to carry things if I had known that."
"To relax more for the interview. It was so relaxed and even sort of fun."
"That my wife would have the stomach flu all day long! That the applicant tour of the school would be so long and that we (all of the applicants) would be touring together. Incidentally, we toured the college of dentistry for over an hour. I don't think anyone's hiding anything!"
"You only get 20 minutes at the dental school and like 5 hours at the hotel across campus. I know they are just trying to recruit us, and the school is crappy...but still, it's not impressive to go to a hotel across campus rather than letting us see the school since we'll be spending four years there!"
"I wished I would have stayed at the blackwell (the hotel where the interview is at) it would have made the weekend nicer."
"That you can get resident tuition starting from the day you start classes if your wife is working full time for the first year of school. "
"I really enjoyed the interview, I just wish there was a tour of the school. I attend school here now and can see why they didn't, especially since they are building a new building, but it would have been nice to see the facilities."
"Be yourself and know your application and why they make you a great person!"
"Ohio state is a great school and it definitely showed through during the interview."
"Amazing school spirit, everyone is extremely friendly, great service opportunities, everyone is excited about being there, but they do have outdated technology."
"Great faculty and staff. Everyone is friendly and don't be shy. They just want to get to know you. Listen very carefully to questions and be humble, respectful but thoughtful on your answers. Be honest. The school is very impressive. I recommend staying at Blackwell. Call and ask for a special rate for interviewees. I am so grateful that I got the chance to interview here."
"Midwest girls are top notch!"
"Great school and people...the interview was very casual and fun"
"Great school . I would LOVE to go there"
"I had a wonderful time. Every student had something interesting and important to say, and most of it was incredibly positive. One student was unhappy about the dress code. I decided if that was the worst thing about OSU I could probably stand to go there!"
"a very long day (esp. in the morning right before the interview) but i'm glad that i went"
"NOTHING REALLY"
"O-H-I-O!"
"speed dating interview style! (3 faculty members, 2 students) each has a different topic like ethics, your academic record, your dentistry experience, etc."
"Do not pass up this interview. Best interview i went on by far. They don't have the newest equiptment but they do have a state of the art section of the clinic, just not sure how often you get to use it. They put on a huge event thoughout the day and really encourage guests. "
"Great-the interviewer was answering my question and trying to resolve my concerns about their school. We had a lot of fun and laughs, just realize and hopefully you get one of the easier interviewers."
"Overall great experience. From the beginning of the day, they made me feel as if I belonged and would fit in there. The interview itself was very relaxed and a pleasant conversation. I just wish I was not so nervous beforehand because really there was nothing to worry about and they make sure you stay relaxed so they can see your real personality. "
"They really wine and dine you here. I was extremely impressed at their production. The interview was just a 35 minute conversation about life, I didn't get any standard questions. It was really great."
"It is laid back. They obviously have questions they are supposed to ask everybody, but they also tailor it to your profile. At the end they said I did a fantastic job, so it was a positive experience."
"This school has really moved up on my list. I was so impressed with everything at the interview. They have a lot of patient flow in the clinic and it looks like you can have a chance to get your hands into whatever interests you most. The campus is huge and has tons of facilities that you can take advantage of. The school really cares about you and geniuenly wants you to consider them. They have worked hard to build a solid program and they are dead honest about everything. I loved this place, it had a special feel to it."
"My best interview experience by far. It was quite an eventful day. I really got a good feel for what the school was like. It seems like they really put a lot of money into the event which is nice. They give you an intinery for day ahead of time so you'll know what to expect. The tour was quite long 2 hours. They showed you the school as well as the medical center that's connected. Overall, I would love to go to school there."
"It was a very conversational type of interview. Just know why you want to do dentistry and you'll be set."
"A great experience. They represented the school very well. Faculty and students were very friendly and supportave. Overall it was good enough to make me overlook some of the things that were not up to par with other schools I have interviewed at. I would attend this school of accepted."
"Overall... it was awesome. I really like the school and it's number one on my list right now."
"The whole interview day was a blast. The ADCOM really tried hard to ensure that all the applicants would have a great time. Very formal/professional interview yet they didn't make me feel nervous at all. They really wanted to get to know me."
"I met my interviewer at breakfast, he was a great guy. By the tme I was being formally interviewed I was completely comfortable. Lunch was fabulous breakfast was continental. Everyone was super friendly, they sell the school hard, they really want you to know how interested they are in you. "
"They were very friendly and positive. They were upfront with concerns they had, yet they were encouraging. "
"I though it was a very professional and informative day. I had a great time and left with a great impression of the program."
"I had a great time visiting OSU Dental School. It was held at the Blackwell Inn, which is a fancy hotel located right next to the "Shoe". Breakfast gave us an opportunity to mingle with some of the students and staff that were on hand and was a great start to the day. After that we broke up into our groups that were designated, and we began with the interviews. It was nice that we interviewed rather early in the day so we could enjoy the rest of the day. Lunch was really good and the tour at the end of the day gave us a good feel of the whole campus and what OSU really has to offer outside of the dental school. I was happy to be accepted."
"We had breakfast and a meet-and-greet, then broke up into groups to learn info on the school, traditions, financial aid, the interview was conducted, we had lunch and an extensive tour."
"Very relaxed. I really didn't need to prepare much. From the get-go OSU asks you to relax so that they can get to know you. It really helps to calm any anxiety. My experience was great and the interviewers were kind and relaxed as well."
"The morning started with breakfast and a casual meet and greet.We were then broken off into groups and sent into discussions about financial aid, tours of the campus, and of course had interviews. We then all met back up for lunch."
"The interview was fine. It was more me asking them questions towards the end. A lot of the students I talked to said the school doesn't prepare you well for boards, but it seems like they are starting to get a program integrated into the curriculum, but that won't take into effect for a few years. I also asked about international experiences and outreach programs because a lot of dental schools will take students to Bolivia or Cambodia to do dental work but the school really doesn't have programs for that either."
"The whole experience was very nice and exceeded my expectations of the day would be. I already knew quite a bit about the school and had been down there before but I was really impressed by how they tried to sell the school."
"The interview was conducted at the Blackwell Inn, which was is a very nice hotel owned by the university. They provided a well catered breakfeast and lunch for the applicants, both of which were staffed by a small army of student ambassadors, faculty, and admissions staff (thereby ensuring that each applicant had someone from the school to talk to and ask questions). My interview was very laid back and I kept waiting for them to spring "the Question" on me (you know, the one you dread that you won't be able to answer without demonstrating some level of inferiority) but it never happened. All of the faculty and student representatives present were very upbeat and enthused to be there and more than willing to share their ups and downs with the school. Over all, I was very impressed with the program and this interview by far has been the smoothest out of the several that I have been on thus far. I highly recommend the school and, as a result of my interview, am seriously considering them as my top pick. December 1st can't come soon enough..."
"this was probably my least impressive interview experience. one of the interviewers was very nice and took my answers for what they were worth. the other guy let me answer questions, but then he basically told me the correct answer after i told him the "wrong one". i had no idea when he for asked my opinion, he would tell me it was wrong. i also thought the university tried to wow us with some free things, a very nice breakfast and lunch, a tour of the campus (aka look at our wonderful athletic facilities), and their hospital connected to the dental school. at every other school i interviewed at, they let the school talk for itself and we spent our day at the actual dental school, not some nice hotel across campus."
"very laid back, more of a conversation then an interview."
"There were probably 80 or so applicants there that day and they give you presentations in a hotel near by and then interview you and give you a tour of campus and the school. They treated me like they wanted me there and even told me in the interview that I was in and they hoped to see me next year. "
"Overall, the experience was great. I had a lot of fun in my visit at OSU. "
"Overall I was very impressed. Great feeling and atmosphere. I will seriously consider attending."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 39 |
| Faculty member | 4 |
| Admissions staff | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 37 |
| Neutral | 2 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.16 | 38 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 19 |
| Out of state | 21 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 10 |
| 2-3 hours | 14 |
| 4-6 hours | 4 |
| 7+ hours | 11 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 13 |
| Automobile | 23 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
US Airways
Port Columbus
columbus
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 1 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 5 |
| Hotel | 23 |
| Home | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Blackwell inn (location of the interview)
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Blackwell inn (location of the interview)
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 9 |
| $101-$200 | 4 |
| $201-$300 | 6 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 6 |
| $501+ | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.00 | 39 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.76 | 41 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.54 | 41 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.11 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.50 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.29 | 17 |
"Have more faculty member interviewing than dental students. (at least 50%). or make sure all dental students interviewees are capable of interviewing others and listening to their ideas. Overall it was an amazing fun interview!"
"Give a better tour of the school."
"Elaborate more on school, curriculum, and opportunities."
"Nothing"
"Keep up the good work! The interview process was excellent."
"More room for interviewers, interviewee, less people each room. It was loud and talking soft spoken interviewers was hard to listen/understand and concentrate."
"Great lunch and breakfast buffet. "
"I DIDN'T LIKE THE 5 MINI INTERVIEWS"
"Most spirited, people-centered program I have witnessed, treated applicants like family, impressive!"
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