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  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Detroit, MI
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why do you want to be a dentist/ Why did you choose dentistry over other health professions?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Where do you see yourself practicing if/when you graduate from dental school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What would you do if you saw a student cheating off your paper during an exam? What would you do if it was in dental school, and he/she might be expelled if caught?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Do your musical abilities help with your manual dexterity?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What happened on the Org. Chem. portion of the DAT? (it was considerably lower than my other sections)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked over the school's website inside and out, SDN.net, & read over my application and personal letter." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone I met (students, profs, administrators) were all incredibly friendly. The students all seemed to love attending UDM. The facilities and clinical exposure is the best I've seen so far." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The location (Detroit/the neighborhood) was a bit sketchy, the school was small, and it was separated from the main campus, which could make it quite isolated." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great experience. I wasn't very nervous going in, and it was exactly what I expected - very relaxed, conversational, everyone was reassuring." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Howard Johnson Plaza

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/13/2006

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

5 out of 10

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