How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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)?

"Why meharry? How are minorities related to the field of dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about yourself. Explain these poor grades that you got." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will you acclimate to the diversity here at meharry? What are two ways in which you have an edge over other candidates?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Did you know about the President being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? I didn't because it had only happened this morning and this morning i was more concerned with my outfit and my hair than the news. But considering just how current these events were I don't think he held it against me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Name three ways in which you will impact the field of dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"interview fedback, meharry website, a friend i know who goes to their med school" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"not to sound like a nerd but their work load is really heavy and to me that's a good thing. they have the MAPS program (which is like a prep for the actual dental school) and tutoring and a lot of educational support. their facilities seemed pretty up to par. everyone was friendly and sweet. they seemed really generous with financial aid too." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"it starts in june but i guess they have to in order to get students into the prep-like program." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing. everything was generally explained before hand." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I really liked it more than i thought i would. there were two seperate 15 min interveiws. the initial interviewer had me stressed because they were pretty expressionless so I couldn't get a good read on how i was doing from them. the second interview was a million times more laid back and was pretty much just a conversation. they even said at the end that they were impressed by me though I'm not sure if that's what they say to all the prospectives or if it'll even count that much towards the final decision. But we'll see." Report Response

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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

Nashville

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

10/09/2009

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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10