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  • University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Chicago, IL
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

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?

Closed file

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

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

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

"Outside of healthcare, what aspects do you see as important to a dental practice?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are you passionate about?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What are you most passionate about?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The what would you do if not health care question." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"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" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"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." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Some of the clinics could use some "freshening." " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the nearby Marriott would have a fire alarm go off several times throughout the night! Boooooo. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I love the clinic-intense aspect of the school's curriculum. As a non-standard applicant, I feel this is a great field-leveler!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

ORD

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?

UIC Marriott

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/11/2009

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?

8 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 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?

"Braulia and Carolyn are wonderful and friendly!" Report Response

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