Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona

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“I recommend new faculty members to conduct interviews.”

“Nothing negative”

“Maybe shorten the interview day”

“Panel felt like no one was listening when it wasn’t their question”

“shorten the tour”

“Read what affected me negatively. If you want to attract the better students you need to be more genuine in your approach of “selling” the school.”

“Send emails thanking them for their time after your interview.”

“none.”

“Nothing really. It was great.”

“Very good job!”

“Do not offer interviews if the student does not have the prerequisites finished or planned to be finish on their AADSAS application.”

“announce good times to take a restroom break!”

“Announce some breaks during tours.”

“Go over pre-req’s at the interview. They had mine all messed up…”

“shorten the downtime by having more interviewers (there were only 2 people interviewing our entire group, so interviews were conducted 2 interviewees at a time while the rest waited)”

“Build the school.”

“Lose that financial ppt.
too much waiting around”

“Use the downtime to have prospective students mingle with current students”

“Get rid of the video for the fin aid session and just have someone give a powerpoint presentation sp”

“Shorten the visit by making use of all of the down time.”

“There was a lot of sitting around. It would be nice if the down time was used more effectively.”

“Process of 2 to 1 interview is nice, but consider the fact that I will interview with different facu”

“Very nice school, everything is brand new. The Financial aid person could spend a little more time..”

“none”

“None. Very friendly and welcoming!”

“Provide a short dental applicant introduction, where in dental applicants introduce themselves”

“Make sure to include the bookstore with the tour so the students can pick up some MWU gear.”

“What is one time you disagreed with a grade you received and how did you handle it with the professor?”

“Tell me about an accomplishment you are proud of?”

“How have your experiences shaped who you are today”

“Tell us about a teacher, and why they are important to you.”

“What do you define as success?”

“Do you have any shadowing experience?”

“Rank these three attributes in the order of importance they are to you and why”

“Would you rather be good and on time or late and perfect?”

“How would you describe passion”

“Where do you see yourself in 20 years?”

“Tell me about yourself”

“What is the school’s mission and do you fit in it?”

“What does it mean to be a professional?”

“Tell us about yourself”

“Describe what it means to be a consumer of education.”

“Why are you a good fit for our school?”

“What is an example of professionalism in healthcare settings?”

“Ethical situation experience”

“Out of 3000 applicants why should we choose you?”

“What questions do you have for us? (asked like three times)”

“Why WMU”

“Three things you would teach your children”

“If the state school will call you for interview will you go there? did your state school invite you for interview? how many more schools invited you for interview ..what are they (not exact phrasing)”

“Of all the students to choose from for MWU’s next class, why you?”

“If while you were attending dental school a friend of yours started using drugs, what would you do?”

“What would you do if your dear friend was cheating?”

“If you saw a friend cheating what would you do?”

“If you noticed a friend cheating on an exam, would you turn them in and why?”

“Why would you be a good dentist”

“If you knew someone was cheating, what would you do? Why is this important in health care career fields?”

“What would you do if you caught a classmate was cheating on an exam?”

“If your best friend had a gambling problem, would you loan him money? How does gambling affect society?…etc (IL)”

“What would you do if you saw a classmate cheating on an exam?”

“Why would you be a successful dentist?”

“Why do you think you will be a successful dentist?”

“Under what circumstances would you steal a piece of bread. (IL campus)”

“Why would you be a successful dentist”

“What are your strengths and weaknesses”

“Tell me 3 best and worst quality of yourself.”

“Why should we pick you out of all the other applicants?”

“cheating”

“If your friend was here, what would he say is your weakness?”

“Why Midwestern?
Explain this grade.

“Why dentistry”

“Why should we pick you?”

“You are in the middle of an exam and you notice your friend cheating. What do you do?”

“Why Midwestern?”

“Why MWU? Why dentistry?”

“Why should we choose you over thousands other applicants?”

“why MWU?”

“Why you over the other 3,000 applicants”

“Why should we choose you over the other 3000+ applications we will receive?”

“Why should we choose you over the other 3000 applications we received?”

“So I hear the you sew? (from application where I mentioned that I can sew)”

“Why dentistry? why not other medical professions?”

“Why should we choose you over the other 3000 applicants?”

“What did you do since graduation?”

“Why you?”

“If you could meet anyone that is not related to you, dead, or a religious figure, who would it be?”

“With your grades, why should you be accepted?”

“What is your opinion of the lowering number of us citizens with Health Insurance?”

“Why dentistry?”

“Why do you want to be a dentist?”

“Why dentistry over all other health professions?”

“What was your take on diversity and how has it changed over the years?”

“Why do you think this school is a good fit for you?”

“”If you were a boss of a succesfull business outside of dentistry, what charactaristics would you look for””

“What do you dislike the most about dentistry?”

“Rank attributes”

“What are 2 of your future goals?”

“How would you tackle a project, what steps would you take? (Then followup: how would you handle someone not doing their part in a group project?)”

“tell me something about you that is not in the application.”

“Tell us about your work experience and what you liked and disliked about it.”

“What is one event in your life that changed you immensely?”

“Tell me about a dilemma you’ve had.”

“Tell me about your work experiences outside of dentistry”

“What is the mission statement of the school?”

“Tell me about yourself”

“Tell me something about yourself not on your resume.”

“None really”

“It was more of a discussion.”

“What are three things you want to teach your children?”

“If the state school will invite you will you go there?”

“If you could invite any 3 people to dinner, who would they be and why?”

“What’s something you want to change about yourself? How will you change that during dental school?”

“What would you do if you caught your friend cheating?”

“If you noticed a friend cheating on an exam, would you turn them in and why?”

“What is one thing you regret”

“If you could do anything for 24 hours, what would it be?”

“If you had 24 hours to do anything you wanted, what would it be?”

“What if your best friend told you he was going to lose his house and his family over gambling debt if you didn’t loan him some money, would you loan him the money? (IL)”

“why dentistry,”

“24 hour question”

“If you had 24 hours to do anything, what would you do?”

“If you had 24 hours to do whatever you like – cost, travel time, difficulty, safety are not an option – what would you do?”

“Why Midwestern specifically? (IL campus)”

“if you had 24 hours to do anything with no set backs what would you do”

“uh, none?”

“Tell me 3 best and worst quality of yourself.”

“What career would you do if you couldn’t do dentistry”

“nothing”

“What do you do for fun?”

“Nothing unexpected. It was pretty much verbatim off of SDN ”

“Nothing really. Also asked how do I cope with stress?”

“Nothing out of the ordinary”

“Do you think pre-reqs taken as an undergrad are important to have prior to entering dental school?”

“Who is your hero?”

“Specific questions from application.”

“Who is your hero (non-religious and non-family)?”

“What would you do if you caught your best friend cheating?”

“who is your Hero!!”

“If you could meet anyone that is not related to you, dead, or a religious figure, who would it be?”

“Your Hero’s.”

“What is the single biggest problems with healthcare in the US today?”

“If you could not become a dentist, what would you want to do?”

“What is your opinion of the lowering number of us citizens with Health Insurance?”

“Nothing out of the normal expected questions.”

“What would you do if you don’t get into dental school?”

“All the questions were really normal… Nothing was that bad.”

“Nothing stood out. The questions were standard and straightforward.”

“Why dentistry?”

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