How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.90 | 52 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 39 |
| Negatively | 9 |
| No change | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.90 | 51 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.05 | 38 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.37 | 38 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 3 |
| 20 minutes | 10 |
| 25 minutes | 6 |
| 30 minutes | 11 |
| 35 minutes | 3 |
| 40 minutes | 6 |
| 45 minutes | 1 |
| 50 minutes | 4 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 50 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 48 |
| In a group | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 12 |
| Closed file | 36 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.90 | 52 |
"1- I know nothing about you, tell me about yourself. 2- Why did you choose dentistry? 3- What do you do to de stress? 4- What is one thing that's not on your application that you would like the admissions committee to know about?"
"What other languages do you speak, other than English?"
"why dentistry"
"What do you know about our curriculum?"
"Why did you choose to apply to UIC?"
"Describe your experience with diversity"
"2018 - Describe your experience in small groups"
"Give me two strengths and one weakness"
"What were your DAT scores?"
"List of Questions: Tell me about yourself Have your performed any research? -What was your position in your research Why UIC Why do you want to be a dentist"
"they asked me to read A passage from sturdevant aloud and later explain it to them."
"Tell me about yourself. Asked about my research, volunteer and leadership experiences."
"If don't ever get into a dental school, what will you do? (Me..Medical) Ok, so what if you never get into medical school, then what?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why do you want to be a dentist?"
"See description above under most interesting"
"in which way is different dentistry in your own country compared to the US?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"what would you do after completing this program"
"what is your definition of dental profession? and what makes a good dentist?"
"Why UIC?"
"Why denistry?"
"I chose not to read your application so tell me all about yourself."
"(Other than the ones above...) "I have chosen to do this interview blind, which means I have not looked at your application. So...tell me about yourself.""
"Hobbies?"
"why if no more cavities in the world?"
"Why dentistry? Why not medicine?"
"Why dentistry? Tell me about yourself. Do you think you will fit in at UIC?"
"The University has a very diverse student body. Do you see yourself fitting in here?"
"What will you do in dental school if you can't handle a certain class? "
"So tell me a little bit about yourself."
"What will you do in dental school if you can't handle a certain class?"
"What originally stimulated your interest in dental medicine?"
"Why dentistry?"
"If you were in a dental practice that was billing for procedures that were not actually performed, what would be the steps you would take?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Why UIC COD?"
"1- What do you know about our curriculum? 2- What was an ethical situation that you were put in previously? 3- Tell me one strength that's unique to you and that will suit you well at UIC and one weakness."
"Why haven't you made Spanish a priority language to add to your repertoire?"
"Dentistry related experience?"
"what are you positive and negative attributes"
"You seem very interested in research, how about clinical?"
"What are some leadership roles you had as an undergrad?"
"weakness and strength"
"2018- What volunteer experiences do you have"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me about an ethical situation you've been in and how you dealt with it."
"What would you do if you find someone in your class cheated in a midterm or exam"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"they asked me to critique the typodonts."
"why dentistry? Why UIC?"
"What challenges will you face being a dentist?"
"Outside of healthcare, what aspects do you see as important to a dental practice?"
"if there were no need for dentist what would you be doing"
"Who do you admire?"
"What have you learned from your shadowing experiences?"
"If dentists were no longer needed, what would you do?"
"what is the difference in dentistry here from that in your country."
"would you prefer to provide an adequate service to large population or an excellent service to small population? "
"Why do you want to become a Dentist?"
"if someone cheated would you report that individual?"
"Why UIC?"
""Tell me about your dental/clinical experience." "
"What do you do in your free time?"
"What do you do in your free time or a as a hobby"
"What would you do if you are struggling in a class? What would you do if you saw another student cheating? Have you ever experienced a difficult life situation?"
"Does the thought of dental school scare you? "
"What would you do if dental disease was eliminated?"
"What makes you different?"
"Was there a course in undergrad that you regretted not taking?"
"Why dentistry?"
"What would you do if you can't be a dentist?"
"What steps have you taken to acquaint yourself with what a dentist does?"
"What would you bring to this program?"
"What qualities do you have that would make you a good dentist?"
"Why dentistry and not medicine? "
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"What activities do you do to de-stress?"
"1- Tell me about your shadowing experience and what you learned from it? 2- Tell me about your leadership roles and positions 3- Do you have any questions for me or anything that you would like to know about the college?"
"How are you going to contribute to the diversity of our school?"
"Most meaningful volunteer experience?"
"are you involved in research"
"What is 1 strength and 1 weakness that you have?"
"Why did you choose this school?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"2018- Why dentistry"
"Why UIC?"
"What do you think of the change in curriculum that the dental school is implementing? (From Lecture based learning to small group based learning)"
"to assemble some perio instruments acc to their nos."
"List some things that would make you happy, stressful and challenging as a dentist."
"What do you like to do in your free time?"
"What are you passionate about?"
"what defines you"
"What qualities should a dentist have?"
"What would you do if you saw one of your peers cheating in class?"
"Describe a time in your academic career that was difficult and how did you handle it?"
"general dental questions about management of soem special cases and some clinical models of cavity prep and crown prep to identify errors."
"what did you do in your shadowing experience? and what was your research about? other questions were more personal as to what other interest or hobbies do you have, etc..."
"Tell me about your research experiences?"
"Have you done any research?"
"Where do you see yourself after you graduate and then in ten years?"
""If you don't get into dental school, what will you do?""
"Do you have any research experience?"
"What gives you pleasure? Have you read any good books lately? "
"Being a dentist is a big resonsibility, different than that of working as an assistant. How do you feel about that, and do you think you can handle it? Does it scare you?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Long term goals?"
"Why did you decide on dentistry?"
"What do you think you could offer this institution?"
"How did you get interested in dentistry?"
"What do you do to relax?"
"If you found yourself having trouble with a course your first year here, what would you do?"
"What manual dexterity skills do you have?"
"Why Dentistry?"
"Have you ever been in a situation where your morals/ ethics were challenged."
"What is one thing that's not on your application that you would like the admissions committee to know about?"
"What do you know about the program?"
"what would you do if you saw someone cheating"
"One of your group members does not want to participate in a group project and the assignment is due soon, what do you do?"
"How do you feel about diversity?"
"2018 - Describe your experience with diversity"
"If dentistry were no longer an option as a profession, what would you do?"
"What do you think of the change in curriculum that the dental school is implementing? (From Lecture based learning to small group based learning)"
"why uic? why not california"
"Name a difficult time in your life and how you overcame it."
"What are you most passionate about?"
"what defines you"
"When you are a dentist, what do you think will make you happy, stressed, and challenged?"
"Would you rather provide adequate care to a large population or excellent care to a small population?"
"What do you think about women in dentistry?"
"Why did you choose UIC? What does your country lack in dentistry? Questions from a passage about mandibular first pre-molar. Was also told to read the passage out loud and explain it. Had some perio instruments and a list which had a few instruments on it. Had to tick ones that were present. Few questions on this afterwards. A case was presented about a medically compromised patient. Two additional cases were presented for which I had to give the treatment plan. "
"Nothing out of the ordinary"
"Nothing really. I am an FTD. So we had two interviews. The first one was one-on-one (very friendly and lasted for a maximum of 15 minutes) and the other was two-on-one ( 1 hour of dental related questions). It was very laid back and the questions were something you can always expect in any interview. Like, why you? Why UIC? What makes a good dentist and so on? "
"Do you get enough tim eto sleep?"
"if you caught someone cheating in class, what would you do?"
"What do you think makes a goos dentist?"
"If all dental diseases was cured what would you being doing? This was a question to get a feel for your personality."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"1. What would you do if you saw a fellow dental student cheating in class? 2. What is your vision for practicing dentistry after graduation?"
"Hobbies?"
"What are your hobbies? "
"What do you do with your time off or as a hobby ?"
"Would you rather give adequate dental work to a large population, or excellent dental work to a smaller population?"
"What gives you pleasure?"
"What will you do in dental school if you can't handle a certain class? "
"What would you do if dental disease was eliminated?"
"Why UIC?"
"Tell me about the protest marches in South Africa you were involved in?"
"Do you read? What books can you recommend me?"
"Something interesting about yourself?"
"If you saw another student cheating, what would you do about it?"
"If a cure were discovered tomorrow for all dental disease, rendering the field of dentistry obsolete, what would you want to do with your life instead? "
"If you saw a classmate of yours cheating, what would you do?"
"If you were in a dental practice that was billing for procedures that were not actually performed, what would be the steps you would take?"
"How has your work experience (not your academic experience) prepared you for dental school and a career in dentistry?"
"None were difficult to me."
"What was an ethical situation that you were put in previously?"
"how do you feel about diversity"
"What does success mean to you?"
"The ethics question, what would you do if you see your best friend cheating in a test?"
"2018- Describe an ethical situation you have been faced with (personally I didn't have any ethical scenario I have been apart of and I was asked to relate it to my life other interviewees had a scenario posed for them and they responded to it which I think would be easier)"
"Not really any difficult questions, just KNOW your application in and out since it's closed file."
"What do you think of the change in curriculum that the dental school is implementing? (From Lecture based learning to small group based learning)"
"none"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"The what would you do if not health care question."
"what defines you"
"What is your impression of healthcare in our society?"
"Tell me about yourself because I have decided to do this interview blind?"
"I know nothing about you. Fill me in."
"All general, but more clinical than expected. "
"None, very conversational, no grilling"
"Nothing really they were very friendly and down to earth. There were a series of dental related questions which made me slightly nervous."
"there are no difficult questions, all questions are pretty general."
"What do you think makes a good dentist?"
"would you like to work in a large less adequate population or a small more adequate population? answer:i would not know what practice i would have, but adequate no matter what the size is. I told them that the money would always be there. never put a price on a patient's treatment. Don't let them direct your answer. stay firm with your decision!!!! "
"Why UIC?"
"What do you think will be your biggest challenge you will face in dental school? "
"why UIC (because it is easy to get in and inexpensive)"
"Why dentistry? "
"Tell me about yourself? "
"What would you do if you saw another student cheating on a test?"
"Would you rather give excellent dentristry to a few people or adequate dentistry to a lot of people?"
"What will you do in dental school if you can't handle a certain class? "
"What would you do if dental disease was eliminated?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"None were difficult at all."
"What is a dentist?"
"With so many well-qualified candidates, why should we invite you to enroll at our school?"
"Same (the questions were very basic...easy if you prepare)"
"Same"
"If you were in a dental practice that was billing for procedures that were not actually performed, what would be the steps you would take?"
"None...all the questions are easy and not ment to trick you. They just want to get to know you and it becomes more of a conversation then a interview."
"By going on a tour and doing an open house before hand. Being myself, SDN, their website and YouTube videos."
"Looking through SDN example and previous questions, watching tons of Youtube videos about UIC COD on their channel, and also reading them about them on their website and talking to other dental students on there."
"sdn, being myself"
"Youtube videos, SDN threads, friends"
"sdn, youtube videos, google search, uic website."
"General dental interview questions and what was posted on SDN"
"SDN, Kevin Ahern's YouTube video on interviewing"
"UIC Website/SDN"
"SDN, as well as just though of answers to a list of interview questions."
"talked to my friends. prepared for common questions to be asked at the interview, sdn"
"SDN, review my application and UIC website."
"SDN, UIC web site, and I did a practice interview offered by my college's career office"
"SDN, school research on website, medical school question prep sites. There is a good list of common medical questions that Harvard puts out. http://lowell.harvard.edu/advising/pre-med/common_interview_questions.pdf"
"sdn, looking at the uic website, mock interviews"
"SDN, went over questions, practiced my answers"
"SDN, mock interview and spoke with alumns of UIC."
"Read application, looked at shool website, SDN"
"Practised responses to anticipated general questions. "
"SDN, friends experiences"
"Reviewed the UIC website"
"SDN, SDN and SDN "
"read SDN. talked to students who study there.enquired about the interview questions. know about the school and be prepared to answer questions about your future plans."
"SDN, shadowing experience, application, mock interview with a friend and Dr., school website"
"Read SDN and review application"
"By answering questions found on SDN"
"I read the student doctor network. I rehearsed with a friend who happens to be a doctor.I waited to be seated. Spoke straight to the point. no excuses. "
"Review of my application, SDN, and the schools website."
"1. Online research. I read helpful tips from university websites (St. Mary's and Berkeley, for exaxmple) and an article from www.dentalcomfortzone.com on getting into dental school and what to expect in the interview. 2. Typing out answers to potential interview questions and then reading through them out loud. 3. Performing mock interviews with my husband using potential questions from the ADEA book."
"Many other interviews."
"website"
"SDN"
"Just looked over my credentials and the extracurricular activities I was involved in. Basically your selling yourself so you’ve got to know your product."
"Barron's DAT book, SDN, reviewed possible interview questions "
"SDN, school's webstie"
"sdn,website"
"Tons of other interviews."
"UIC website, SDN interview questions, going over my personal statement and application"
"SDN, the UIC website"
"Internet web-sites and answering the questions on this web-site that the other applicants remembered."
"I talked to some friends of mine who had interviewed for dental/medical school, I read the section about "Interviews" in Barron's DAT preparation book, and I looked over the UIC dental website for about 45 minutes."
"Visited a dozen or so interview prep websites (the ones linked from about.com)"
"Read other interview experiences."
"Previous experience from other interviews and reading the UIC website"
"Reviewed my AADSAS file, read SDN (don't trust most of the negative comments these tend to come from people who lack social skills)"
"The interviewer's kind personality and ability to answer questions to a full extent."
"How the interviewer was very nice and calm and tried his best to relax me by smiling and complimenting me on my answers!"
"Sim lab"
"the new curriculum with pre-clinicals in D1 great speciality programs location and patient exposure"
"Nice admin and tour guide. Friendly students"
"The staff is very friendly"
"interviewers were nice, all the staff too, the clinics were full of patients, the facilities looked fine."
"Everyone was very nice"
"Updated facilities, respectful students, LOTS of patients, layout of the school."
"Friendliness of admission staff"
"I really liked how each clinic is separated, and they are all being upgraded immensely. Also I like how one can choose to take difficult cases if choosing, as well as being able to spend the majority of time in a specific clinic that you would want."
"they were nice to me and were laughing with me during the interview making it light for me."
"The dental school is surround by 4 hospitals which is great since you'll have tons of patients. Students were really laid back. They encourage research. They have a summer research program you can apply for, before you start dental school. Small class size."
"Friendliness (Chicago is a very friendly city), the openness of the students in the Q & A sessions, and the curriculum transformation happening at the school to reflect changes in dentistry."
"the renovations"
"q&a with current students was very helpful braulia & staff were very nice are in the process of renovating clinics "
"Everyone was really nice and encouraging"
"The staff was incredibly nice and provided a great environment for every applicant to interview in. "
"I'd love to live near campus. Close to downtow, cheap rent, parks and trees. "
"Not a pressure situation. Make you feel at ease. "
"the staff tried to make it easier for you"
"The friendly atmosphere. The fact that every dental specialty is represented and has facilities in the building. Renovated lecture halls."
"friendly nature of those who interviewed me"
"Students I talked to are very friendly and helpful. Everyone seem happy to be able to study there. I love the public transportation in Chicago. You can go anywhere without a problem. "
"I have been in many fancy clinics. saying that the people impressed me. I liked that the people were nice and friendly.The tour was very professional."
"The positivity of the admissions staff. They were very encouraging throughout the process and made you feel right at home."
"As my previous reviewer also noted, the interviews were very conversational and upbeat. I felt I was having an intellectual conversation with one of my peers rather than with some overbearing faculty member. I also agree with the previous reviewer that the Admissions Director is very candid and realistic about what is required to get into dental school and really make it as a good dentist. "
"Low cost of education."
"that getting in to UIC dent is easy, very high acceptance rate of 30% compared to private dental schools acceptance rate of 4%"
"Admission staff and students were extremely nice. Low tuition cost."
"How laid back the whole process and all the people were. This was my first interview so I was pretty nervous."
"The faculty's strong desire to help each student. The faculty/admission staff/dental student's positive attitude about the school and their sincerity to the interviewee."
"Everyone is willing to answer any and all of your questions. They probably asked if we had any questions a million times"
"location"
"the price is relatively cheap, though the quality of education is really poor"
"Cost of education."
"Not much. School is unimpressive."
"They seemed very supportive of their students, and the students were so enthusiastic and involved with so many activities. Also, the school has a really good community outreach program."
"The facilities are the best, but they aren't too bad. The students there seem really nice and honest, and overall they appear to enjoy UIC. Very down-to-earth place, I never felt stressed the entire day. Plus who else thought Ann Shorrock was a cutie???"
"students, faculty, school, staff"
"How friendly everyone was and the fact that all of the students seemed to enjoy it there; the newly improved facilities were also impressive."
"--Admissions Staff --> Ann Shorrock and Rosemary were very friendly --Faculty --> The interviewers were all very pleasant. They emphasized how much they want us to succeed...that if we had any problems we should come talk to them. Faculty we met during the tour were similar. Apparently most profs are also extremely open to rescheduling exams if the students ask for it, which is a definite plus. --Students --> There were at least ten students at lunch from all four years. They were a very diverse group, both in terms of background, ethnicity, and personality. There's no doubt you can find someone similar to yourself at UIC, whether you're the type that studies every day 'til 3am or goes out drinking during lunch breaks. Everyone was very candid...positive about the school but honest about what they didn't like. --Vision --> Usually I find claims of "We plan to be a Top 5 dental school by 2010" to be empty (esp. for state schools), but UIC does seem to be quickly moving in the right direction. They have made many changes recently like shrinking the class size, upgrading much of the building, adding community outreach/education programs, exposing students to clinical work earlier, and having students take the NBE I after first year (which makes sense) --Facilities --> The main lecture hall is nice and modern(complete with laptop ports), as are the specialty areas and the International DDS program (has a SIM lab). Every computer I saw was a brand new Dell, complete with large scren LCD. Overall it seems like a pleasant working/learning environment. --Research --> UIC receives many research grants, and the students were clear that there are plenty of opportunities. If you want to do research you have only to take the initiative and aggressively pursue a position. It's not exceptionally hard."
"The staff was really friendly and the school seems to be headed in the right direction."
"Their faculty and staff and very postive about both the present and future state of the school. The Dean is a very dynamic individual and the students eem happy there. All records (besides x-rays) are electronic and there is one computer for every operatory chair."
"Everyone was so so nice. They all kept congratualting us on making it this far. My two interviewers were so friendly and down to earth it was almost shocking that 30 minutes had passed and I hadn't been grilled at all. The new Dean (5 years at the school) is really working to improve the program, he has great insight and ideas, I love the direction he is taking the program. The students that had donuts and coffee with us were not only easy to talk to they were also very encouraging. I think most importantly everyone at the school from the admissions officers to the faculty to the students was brutally honest with us and I truly appreciate that. While they talk about the strengths of the school they didnt try to hide weakness and they didnt try to sell us they let us know we would have many options and we needed to choose what fit us best. "
"Interviewers responded negatively to my inability to speak Spanish."
"Main school and patient entrance: very outdated and cold!"
"tiny class size- of the 70, 22 spots are already reserved, so only 48 available not hearing back in december with a november interview"
"Crumbling building. Good cop bad cop style interview. One interviewer became defensive and snappy after I asked her what sets their school apart from others."
"nothing really, maybe that they were under construction."
"The interview was way too short it was 15 minutes and you basically got kicked out of your room"
"Having both interviews before the rest of the day's activities."
"The short tour around the facilities;"
"no food, no drinks."
"The building is really old. You don't have a summer break during dental school. OOS tuition is really high."
"some parts were older but for the state school price it's worth it to me"
"Some of the clinics could use some "freshening." "
"some places still needed renovations"
"tour with dr. pendleton. wish it was a student "
"nothing"
"Nothing really. I was impressed with the whole day."
"The building is not nice looking and the renovations make it look very messy."
"Nothing in particular. "
"Clinics were not as impressive as other schools, however, they were not nearly as bad as other feedback suggests."
"The big difference in tuition between a in-state student and out-of-the-state stduent. "
"none. A clinic is a clinic it is what you make of it. "
"The interviewer would have gotten a much better feel for the applicant if the setting allowed for casual conversation such as a brief campus tour. "
"The current dental students that came in to talk to us about the school seemed nonchalant and joked about underachieving and not going to class. I wished they would have sent some students in that were specializing in order to raise our expectations, rather than lowering them."
"You have to be a female or minority to get in."
"this means UIC is not as good as private schools nad you are getting low caliber of dentists here. "
"2nd interviewer. She asked me about science courses I had most difficulty with in undergrad and WHY they were difficult. Then she tried to convince me that because of the same reason, I would not be able to handle classes in dental school!! "
"The weird vegetable pizza they fed us for lunch"
"The facilities are old and outdated. Some of the work stations could use a serious renovation, or at least some new countertops that don't look like hand-me-down elementary school desk tops."
"everything else, bad facilities, sub-par faculty, taking the boards after 1 year-very crammed!"
"Staff are rude, particulary Rosemaray and Ann. "
"Admissions staff is extremely rude. They lead you on to believe one thing then tell you another. Very inconsiderate people."
"Facilities & faculty very outdated. There is an emphasis on accepting based on minority and sex status rather than qualifications. "
"One of the two lecture halls needed some MAJOR renovations-it looked like it was from the 1960's"
"The interviews were closed file, but I wished that the interviewers had SOME sort of info on me before I went in so that I wouldn't have to repeat my bio."
"Some of the current students thought it would be funny to make fun of us applicants as we toured the school."
"--Facilities --> The building is still a study in contrasts. As nice as the first lecture hall was, the second was a total dump, like something out of an inner city H.S. (cement floors, worn plastic chairs). The only restroom I used was filthy even at 9am and the auto-flusher did not work. The exterior of the building is dated. UIC is in the process of upgrading everything, but as a state school they need to do it in stages, rather than one large renovation. --Neighborhood --> The school is in a tough area of the city. It's no worse than other municipal neighborhoods, but you do need to exercise common sense/caution to maintain safety (walk on the street side of the sidewalk, don't go out at night if female, etc.) --Tour --> Ann walks too fast! ;-)"
"Nothing."
"No SIM Labs (yet). "
"State funded school and the state has been cutting back the money it gives to health professional schools. This is apparent in the large tuition increase each year and the fact that they can only update and remodel small parts of the school at a time. Although the school is still much nicer then some of the SDN feedbacks make it out to be, you would be surprised when you come visit. I want to point out that this is not the schools fault but the states so I am more negatively impressed witht he state of IL then anything with the school."
"None they answered all my questions beforehand."
"n/a"
"To review my application in order to refresh everything before entering into the interview."
"the interviewers background."
"The interview is literally 10 questions super vague its conversational, but I didn't walk out of that room feeling like they got to know me or that I impressed them"
"No breakfast or lunch, only light snacks"
"Get there early. Chicago traffic is no joke and cab drivers don't care what you have to do."
"Very cold weather even in mid-March"
"The information on the transition of their curriculum."
"to eat before going"
"Chicago is chilly during November. I wish I brought another jacket."
"that the interviews were closed file"
"That the nearby Marriott would have a fire alarm go off several times throughout the night! Boooooo. "
"that the interviewers were really nice"
"one closed file interview, one open file interview (the interviewer gets to decide)"
"After going over SDN, I was very prepared, nothing surprised me"
"That both interviews were going to be closed file."
"How hard it is to do a closed file interview"
"That the interview was going to be more clinically oriented. "
"That the parking structure would charge 10 bucks for 3 hours. Welcome to Chicago."
"preparation is must for any interview. Read and revise dental stuff."
"I was the only one to get interview for that day. The fact that there were no other students with me made me a bit nervous since there are no one to distract me while waiting to be interview. "
"Traffic is very bad even if you are only 20 miles away. luckily i left an hour early bc i just made it in time. That was very stressful, not the interview."
"The interviewer pulled direct quotes from the essay. I should have reviewed it a little more."
"That UIC is on its way to being a Top 5 Dental School! I think it is truly on its way, and I am excited to be part of it. I also wish I could have seen some statistics on the # of students invited for an interview vs. # accepted. "
"Unless you know someone, have some $$ (bribe), are female or minority, don't apply."
"how dumpy the clinics are"
"The interviewers read off a list..."
"Make sure to prepare some questions, I also wish I had known more about the curriculum although I got lucky because they’re changing it so no one knew what was going on."
"I didn't know there would be 5 other students there with me. Also, some students were confused about the picture the school requested us to bring. They want a regular picture of each student for their records, not an ID."
"the schdeule of the day"
"they shove tons of subjects to you in year 1 for the boards-many fail."
"The place is a dump."
"That I should not have wasted the time applying to UIC."
"That if I were a female or minority that I shouldn't even apply."
"Nothing"
"The e-mail I received from admissions said that I would have 2 twenty minute interviews with 2 committee members each. However, both of mine were one-on-one interviews."
"The interviews are not casual; the interviewers read off of a list. Prepare!"
"That the interviews would be informal, laid back, closed-file, and one-on-one. "
"Nothing...the school was pretty much as I imagined it. It has good and bad points (more good), but is definitely my first choice."
"Nothing."
"How much I would really want to go to UIC!!! "
"Do your research ob the school and its curriculum. know your strengths and weaknesses well you should be fine,"
"Very nice and easy interview. Just prep ahead of time and know everything you can about UIC COD and you will do great. GOOD LUCK!!"
"n/a"
"It was a very exciting day. I expected it to be difficult and stressful but it was not like that at all. Do not worry and just be yourself."
"This was my first interview, everyone was really nice and kind and trying to make you feel at ease and welcomed. I hope I did better than I think."
"Small group learning seems to be the focus of the school, but many students dislike it and personally it doesn't seem like a good way to learn"
"The admission directors are very responsive if you have questions."
"Great school, and great area"
"its a very good school, nice location except for the snow and cold winters. i got the acceptance from this school."
"Chicago is a great city and you can't go wrong with that. The school has a great reputation in their community about reaching out to the underserved. The staff are very helpful and are there to help you."
"The admissions office is very friendly!"
"I love the clinic-intense aspect of the school's curriculum. As a non-standard applicant, I feel this is a great field-leveler!"
"Overall a great experience. No interrogating questions. They were selling the school to us. The question/answer session with the students was really valuable. Allow enough time to get there because there is lots of traffic."
"There was too much downtime. We all showed up, got a quick introduction and then had two interviews, with a break inbetween. Then a tour and some pizza with Q&A with students. It lasted nearly 4 hours."
"On the whole, low stress, but wish I had known it would be more clinical. "
"very nice pleople :)"
"I was impressed with the faculty/students. They were very friendly and our tour guide showed us pretty much EVERY room in the building. The interview itself was very friendly and non-intimidating. I enjoyed the day."
"over all good. "
"Overall experience was great. Low stress, good people, and a fair interview--one on one cannot beat that. "
"The more you think back the more critical you are on yourself. Go in look them in the eye and just answer honestly and be yourself. It works, I got in."
"Overall, the experience was encouraging and positive. The faculty really wants to find out if you have what it takes to make it in the real world. I think some of the snotty remarks from previous interviewees are unwarranted. I have learned it is never right to pass judgment without knowing all the facts. UIC is a great school, and the experience that UIC students will get in the clinic (being in an urban, underserved area) will far exceed any experience some kid will get in a snooty, white bread college."
"Poor. Not much of an interview and facilities were crummy. "
"this was my back-up school. i am happy i got in to better east coast private schools (Temple, BU, and Tufts)"
"Don't stress too much! If you prepare for the interview, you'll do fine. "
"For guys make sure you wear a suit, NOT just a shirt and tie, I thought about doing that but luckily I didnt. Ladies you also gotta look good too. Overall it was very laid back, One of our interviewers ws sick so we had a one-on-one session which was still very chill. Its closed file so make sure you can talk about yourelf. You go in and then they interview you then you take a tour and finally you have lunch. UIC was my first choice and I got in so just be confident and prepared. "
"The interview is only as stressful as you make it. If you prepare yourself, know how to act, and anticipate certain interview questions, then you'll have nothing to worry about. The admissions staff and faculty are trying to impress prospective students. The dental students all seemed to be happy with school, good price and location, but not enthusiastically happy."
"Overall, I would say that Ann and her team were well preparted for the interviews and extremely helpful and warm. The school felt very laid back and always were trying to impress YOU, not the other way around."
"Disappointing experience. would not go here! Plus they love minority applicants-very unfair."
"Overall I will not attend UIC. Dumpy facilities and rude staff."
"Overall I was treated disrespectfully by the admissions director Dr. Pendelton as well as the front staff. The bearded guy appears nice but beware."
"The interviewer didn't seem very interested in interviewing. "
"This was not stressful at all, the interviewers genuinely have an interest in you and want to get to know you. Be confident about your responses and bring up things that are unique about your application. "
"UIC is a cool place. Most of the students know that because it is a state-funded institution, it won't offer some of the perks and benefits of attending a private school. Otherwise, the small class size (65) seemed to be a more or less diverse group of people from predominantly Illinois. If you're an Illinois resident, this school is definitely not a bad choice."
"It was tough. I was the last one interviewed, I prepared incorrectly, and fell apart during the first interview. Everything after the interviews was fantastic, though. The lunch with the dental students was the best. Some of the applicant students were real nice,too.Also,be nice to Director Shorrock the next time you call her; she also does interviews!! "
"The interview experience was very good. It was informal and laid back. The stress level was very low. I was impressed with both of the people who interviewed me. They were very nice. "
"There were two 30-minute interviews: one with two faculty members and one with one. Both interviews were CLOSED FILE, so I have no idea why the two previous interview reports said open file (unless it varies). The questions are all canned, so if you prepare you will not have trouble with any of them. All interviewers were extremely easy-going and encouraged questions (be sure to prepare a couple). It wasn't quite a casual conversation, but it was close. Trust me, don't stress over it--this was my first interview and it was still a piece of cake."
"I found the interviews (two one on one interviews 30min. each) really stressful, even though I feel I did well. It was my number one choice so thats probably why. It made me want to go there even more though. I really liked the school."
"Great Experience and great people there! UIC is definitely my first choice. "
"Awesome"
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 12 |
| Faculty member | 4 |
| Admissions staff | 32 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 29 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.97 | 37 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 28 |
| Out of state | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 20 |
| 2-3 hours | 5 |
| 4-6 hours | 6 |
| 7+ hours | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 8 |
| Automobile | 20 |
| Train or subway | 7 |
| Other | 2 |
O'Hare
midway airport
Midway
ORD
MDW
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 3 |
| Hotel | 9 |
| Home | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Crown Plaza Chicago Metro
La Quinta
UIC Marriott
Best Western
Sofitel Chicago Downtown
Yes
Crown Plaza Chicago Metro
La Quinta
UIC Marriott
Best Western
Sofitel Chicago Downtown
Yes
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 17 |
| $101-$200 | 2 |
| $201-$300 | 2 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 3 |
| $501+ | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.76 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.92 | 38 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.22 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.47 | 17 |
"None they are really helpful."
"None, thank you!"
"I have tried to reach out three times with important questions to the admissions office, and they completely ignore all three of my emails. When we are about to pay close to $350,000 for our education, the minimum is that our questions are answered and the communication is flawless. Schools that receive three times more applications than UIC respond in a timely manner."
"n.a"
"Cut it with the good cop bad cop. It's offputting"
"Keep being the friendly staff you are."
"Snacks, more snacks."
"Just keep doing what you are doing. You are all fantastic at your jobs, and it was an enjoyment to interview at UIC."
"they must provide the students to be interviewed with some refreshments."
"The admissions office were great. Very helpful!!"
"Braulia and Carolyn are wonderful and friendly!"
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