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  • Howard University College of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Washington, DC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 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 dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why HU?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"They asked a lot of questions about diversity and different experiences I've had with diversity and how it impacted me. Then he would use your answers to formulate more questions about diversity" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Those random questions on diversity" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, HU site (neither really helped) National Dental Association (most helpful)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The diversity of the student body. Pretty good facilities. D1 schedule sets up 1st year students to do well (no Monday classes, only exams that day, if any)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"n/a" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That they were going to ask so much about cultural diversity" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

< $100

What airport did you use?

DCA

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/04/2009

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 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?

9 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?

8 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Should be able to pay secondary fees online and/or by credit card." Report Response

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