Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (2024)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Offer scholarships"More from this Member| Report Response

"End of the tour left us all like "Wait so do we get to leave now?""More from this Member| Report Response

"Great job so far, keep up the great work."More from this Member| Report Response

"You are doing great! Thank you for putting the interview first and including a detailed financial aid session in the tour."More from this Member| Report Response

"Instead of breakfast provide lunch."More from this Member| Report Response

"The interviewer was extremely unorganized, her office was extremely dirty and full of clutter. She was unfamiliar with my file and didn't ask me any questions."More from this Member| Report Response

"Serve water at lunch :)"More from this Member| Report Response

"they spelt my name wrong on my name tag :("More from this Member| Report Response

"Id love to have the tour before the interview. That way we have a little more information to ask our"More from this Member| Report Response

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

"3 Important qualities of a dentist and how they apply to me"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Asked about my art portfolio and my website. (I provided the link on my AADSAS application)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why Rutgers?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why Rutgers"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why Rutgers Dental?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and why you are here today/"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you're going to be doing tomorrow, what's a typical day like for you?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide to take french? (Since I'm a french minor)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How do you handle academic stress?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why UMDNJ?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about gateway to dentistry program"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What qualities make a good dentist?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry/ what got you interested in dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How serious are you about going to UMDNJ?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"When did you become interested in dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How many dental schools did you apply to?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your shadowing experience"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What are your study habits? "More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"About one of my DAT scores"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"i see your parents went to this school--it's not your 1st choice then, right?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why Dentistry"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What did you do to improve your DAT score?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What did you do after graduating from your college? I took 3 years off."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What got you interested in dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"why umdnj"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"why dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How difficult was the undergrad admissions process?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why did you repeat organic chemistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"they asked questions like how do you like ur university, why umdnj, why dentistry, where else did u apply, basic stuff. i answered all honestly including where i applied, i think they appreciate that, especially Dr. Wexler...and they knowwhen ur tryin to hide info. saying you interviewed at some other competitive schools shouldnt hurt your chances unless u say u want to go to them over umdnj which wouldn't be the best response."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How was the Gateway Program?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What activities related to dentistry have you participated in?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to become a dentist?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What are your goals after you receive your degree?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What part of New Jersey are you from? "More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry over medicine?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What are your extracurricular activities?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How many schools did you apply?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Since you were already accepted to ____ (she had asked me since it was post 12/1), what would make you choose UMDNJ over ____?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Where do you want to go?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about how you grew up."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Please explain poor performance in these classes...?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a dentist?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What made you want to come back to NJ?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What happened with organic? (wince)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little about you"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me a little bit about yourself."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Started off with, why don't u ask me something"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite place that you have traveled to? (Noticed this theme from my letter of recommendation)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Most of the questions were about specific things on your application"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Very basic questions"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Here's a piece of paper, draw me. (Followed up after manual dexterity question)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why did you major in Exercise Science?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about Nelson Mandela. (He died a few days before the interview day.)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Do you like to play video games?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"My interviewer asked me about my job as a lifeguard, since his daughter was taking swimming lessons."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Do you play any music instrument?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Do you sell [objects related to hobby]? ...he seemed surprised when I said 'no' lol."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"We just had a basic conversation on a restaurant that we both went to"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose to go to undergrad where you went?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"N/A"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about _______ (specific country where I spent time as a medical missionary)."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"They only asked like 2 questions. It was more of a conversation."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How did you get involved in (certain hobby)?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"None"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What was it that got you interested in dentistry? (I though this was a much better question then ''why do you want to be a dentist?'')"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why would you turn down Columbia (my alma mater) for UMDNJ, if accepted to both?Talk to me about your sibilings"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"nothing to crazy. basic questions... why dentistry? why here?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"About my experience as an immigrant... nothing out of the ordinary."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"nothing"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What is martial arts do you do?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How is research in Columbia Univ? How is that dental school?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why not law? (My mother is a lawyer)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why UMDNJ?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"I really wasn't asked many questions. We pretty much spent the 10-15 minutes talking about baseball."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How would you succeed academically?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What do you do to increase manual dexterity?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"How can I convince the rest of the committee to recommend you for acceptance?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to become a dentist?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What would make u a good dentist? What do you do to increase manual dexterity? Why switch from PT? Why dentistry at all?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What do you want to do after you receive your degree?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Engineering is a very good and promising field, why make the switch to Dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"I was asked about my grade in physics, which is definitely not my forte. "More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to the east coast? Won't you be homesick?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"The usual question about why dentistry."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why make the switch from business to dentistry? "More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Why pediatrics"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Would you mind living in Newark?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Where do you really want to go?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"Tell me about how you grew up?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"If you were accepted, would you come here? (They were pretty direct about it)"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"none, all the question were pretty much what I have expected."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"none really all straight forward questions"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"none really, every question was straight fowrward."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"What made you want to come back to NJ?"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"...."More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too

"why do you feel it is necessary to pursue a masters in public health"More from this Member| Report Response| I was asked this question too