Texas A&M University Baylor College Dentistry Interview Questions

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Texas A&M outlines the following attributes as being vital in applicants: a clear motivation to pursue a career in dentistry, involvement in community service, observation or involvement in a dental office or clinic, involvement in a dental preparatory program, communication ability, leadership, and evidence of diverse cultural experience.

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Motivation and Insight into Dentistry

If you were in a position with an overwhelming task at hand and you had to do it, what would you do?
How do you cope with stress?
Tell me about your DAT score.
What have you learned from volunteering?
If you become accepted into dental school and graduate, you will have achieved a level of success that not many can say they have reached. How much more success would you want for your children and what does success mean to you?
Why not medicine?
Why not another health career?
Tell me about your DAT score and these specific sections.
Why should we choose you over someone with better qualifications?
What was my biggest weakness and how it would be a negative asset to dentistry
What do you least like about dentistry?
Which volunteer experience was your favorite and what did you learn from it?
Tell me about your health-related experiences.
Describe a community service experience you have had and explain what you learned from it
What are the issues in dentistry today?
How are you preparing for the dental school curriculum?
Why do you think you can be a good dentist?
If you were to not get into dental school, name three professions you'd likely pursue?
Discuss the path that you have taken to get you to where you are now.
Tell me about your experience in dental offices.
How have you proven to yourself you will be a good dentist?
How would you rate your motivation to pursue a career in dentistry?
Have you looked into taking Anatomy and Physiology to prepare you for D1?
Why should we choose you over any other student here today?
What are some things you want to see in a dental school?
How do you feel about your GPA and DAT scores?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
What are your plans after dental school?
What is one strength and one weakness?
How did you study for the DAT?
Why dentistry? Prepare to explain it 3 times.
What did you learn from your community service involvement?
Did you shadow any dentists in Austin?
What has your community service taught you about yourself?
What are you looking for in a dental school?
How would you feel in a job where 95% of the people are afraid of you?

Manual Dexterity

What have you done to prep for the fine motor movements of dentistry?
Why are you interested in seeking a career in dentistry?
What have you done with your hands to prepare for dentistry?
What manual dexterity experience do you have?

Teamwork Tasks

What leadership positions have you held?

Texas A&M University Baylor College Dentistry Interview Questions

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