How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"can't" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"won't" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"shan't" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If I tell you they will "suppress" it. Kinda big-brother/ anti-free speech don't ya think? And I thought the internet was about truthful communication." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"No question was inherently difficult, but if you've spent the last 4+ years with your nose in science textbook it might come out in the questioning. Think on your feet = good" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"The SDN rumor mill, previous interview expriences, BA in International Studies for the current events J/K, but really that's my degree. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Facilities were top notch, bran-spankin'-new, free parking, large potential patient pool, the dean was chill, dvd textbooks/laptops, module course system, no med students to share classes with, weather is great if you like it warm to HOT all the time, NO PBL (that I heard of)," Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"No pool (yet), Mesa smells like cow sh*t, Mesa is an identity-less strip mall of a town with more geriatrics than an AARP convention (not a singles school/town), 19/54 of 2nd yrs are LDS and many people I encountered (in Mesa as a whole) seemed over-zelous to share thier religous bliefs, food offered consisted of donuts covered with saran-wrap and bottled bevrages, the interviewers barely broke a smile the whole morning, no med students/nurses nearby (dating). " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"ASDOH interviews 400 for 54 spots, so odds of acceptance are slightly better than 1/8. Mesa taxis cannot be relied upon even when ordered the night before. Mandatory attendance policy (3 strikes = out). " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Very focused and somewhat unneccessilarily intense. I really felt rushed through the interview itself (20min, PERIOD). Considering I've flown, hoteled, and taxied my way there, missed school, work and study time and paid for it all out of pocket, the guys could have spent a little more than 20min with us; especially since we're starting at 7:45am and there was less than 10 people interviewing. $1/4 million is a lot of money to give a school for just 20 minutes work. I left with questions unanswered. I left with a feeling that the school's program is still largely experimental but doing its best to take the best things (read newest) from all the schools around the country and integrate them into a new and even possibly improved dental education model. They tried a little too hard to sell us superficially on the relation to the AT Stills ostiopathic school which is thier parent organization (corporate owner/backer). It was almost as if they felt they needed to justify themselves. However, deeper probing revealed that the stated/implied osteopathic "holistic" approch is mostly hot-air since they have to get accreditted like eveyone else and teach to the same boards like everyone else. Though every previous indication was that they emphasize volunteering and community service/outreach (as oppossed to research for example), this did not come up during the interview and was perhaps to my detriment for not mentioning it more proactively." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

On what date did the interview take place?

02/17/2005