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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?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"Ive looked through your application and your file but I want you to tell something about yourself. Relate it to why you want to be a dentist and why you're here interviewing at Howard." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do to relieve stress?" 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 did not get into dental school this year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why Howard" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What are your weaknesses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, spoke with friends that are at Howard, spoke with friends that interviewed with Howard before me." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness and openess of the school, students and staff." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"my initial drive down Georgia Avenue at 5pm" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the group tour is before the one on one interview. Allowed my nerves to calm down and me to collect my thoughts." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My #1!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 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?

BWI

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/05/2010

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?

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?

8 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Make sure that the phone lines work! They were down during the end of the summer/beginning of the fall and it was very frustrating to try to get hold of people and communicate with admission officers." Report Response

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