hangma Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I have some questions about western interview (this weekend) Do they ask you to ask them a question or two at the end of the interview? Do they expect the interviewees to have some knowledge about their program and/or research area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraises Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 they might say 'do you have any questions before you go' or something you'd probably not want to ask something that is clearly already on their website lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent5 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 from my experience at western, and those of other people who had interviews, it seems that they always ask if you have any questions at the end, provided your interview hasn't passed the time limit. I can't find any information about specializations on their website, has anyone else been able to? I might ask something along those lines. also i'm definitely having trouble talking for 4+ minutes about each question. good luck to everyone this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T00thFairy Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 do they give you a tour after/before the interview at all? I've got a plane to catch back to BC after and I don't want to miss it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent5 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 There is a tour of the clinic and the building- it's about half an hour long from what I remember. What generally happens is that you have your interview, and once everyone in your timeslot is finishes their interview, the entire group is taken on a tour. But they're very lax with it. You can come or leave whenever you want. You could even register early and take the tour with an earlier group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangma Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 So the day is going to be like 1) 45min interview 2) 30min tour Is there personality test? What happens next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent5 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 haha ok, well i'm basing my answers on my past experience and the experience of a few others. The interview definitely does not take 45 minutes. I think everybody in my group was out of theirs by the 25 minute mark (and most were out before 20 minutes let out). And then 1/2 hour tour put on by their current first year students. There is no personality test for Western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangma Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I have one more question. I heard that Western asks 1-2 traditional questions and 3-5 CDA structured questions. However, they only grade the answers for CDA structed questions (traditional questions are only ice-breakers). Do you have any other comment/suggestion you want to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent5 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 it was really wierd for me- first of all, let me say that it goes by so quicky, you don't even realize what's happening. So *from what i remember* they actually asked all of my cda questions first (5 or 6, i dont remember) and then they followed it up with 3-4 normal questions, which you're right, they don't actually grade. I think ours went by so fast because we had a lot of situational questions (and less behavioural questions). And I don't know about you, but for me situational questions take up a lot less time. I don't know what other advice I can give you though. Oh mine was also a bit wierd, because the dentist had to leave, so only 2 people were interviewing me. That threw me off a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaDent Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 dent5, are you only interviewing at UWO or did you interview at UofT as well? How would you compare the two if you did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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