chibichibi Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Are they worth it? People who have used such services, please chime in! Oh, and I no longer have access to my undergrad university's career center...so that kinda leaves me with the commercially available options only. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trhee Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I purchased one of the products for my interview, found it somewhat helpful. At least showed me what to expect. If you're unsure how to practice, prepare for the interview, just buy it, think of it as an investment. Saves lots of time and effort searching and asking for some useless information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent55 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Check out http://www.eliteinterview.com Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I was wondering if the elite interview is worth it, it's $150 or would topscore be enough? I got mine for free from a friend.... Any input?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbCAN Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Any body here has used the prep services available by Astroff consultants. Is their mock interview or the session class they off worth the bucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amalgam Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 If it were me, I'd just ask a student who was interviewed at the school how it was like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibichibi Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 with elite interview, do you get written material as well (like top star)? I got top star but I don't think this is very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent55 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 with elite interview, do you get written material as well (like top star)? I got top star but I don't think this is very useful You get a package of 250 questions plus some extras like mock exams etc. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotta_Love_Teeth! Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I was also wondering whether anyone has received coaching from Astroff consultants? I'm interested, but I don't know if its worth all that money? Has anyone had expereience with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbCAN Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 or eliteinterview, has anyone done their course? does it help and is it worth the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibichibi Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 You get a package of 250 questions plus some extras like mock exams etc. Cheers What do you mean by mock exams? Like one on one mock interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Pepper Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 damn this eliteinterview prep session seems to be only in toronto...i feel disadvantaged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amalgam Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I was also wondering whether anyone has received coaching from Astroff consultants? I'm interested, but I don't know if its worth all that money? Has anyone had expereience with him? My friend did that. It was pretty costly and she justified it as "if it works, then it's just worth the investment to get into dentistry" ... which I agree with to a certain extent. I got the topstar package and I feel neutral on it Personally, I would have just searched for CDA questions and just practice with friends. That's what I did and I got into both Western and U of T. I'm at the latter now. I think the best bang for your buck is to just find an older year student and do a mock interview with them *cough cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent55 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 What do you mean by mock exams? Like one on one mock interview? Sorry for the late reply. I was out of town... I think its just mock test pages. I don't think you get an actual mock exam cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABdental Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 topstar wasn't really worth it but the book on amazon.com helped more than topstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Pepper Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 R u talking abt that 99 dollars one? Does it have answers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrock Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I did the mock interview with Astroff. I thought it was very productive for my interview skills. Robert is exceedingly nice and he stayed with me longer than the allotted time; he really wanted to help and gave great advice. I haven't had a chance to put what I learned to the test however since I had the mock interview the day after my UBC interview and I haven't done a CDA interview since lol (only McGill's standard interview). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaSha876 Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Which of the interview prep resources do you guys recommend? Elite or Astroff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABdental Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 R u talking abt that 99 dollars one? Does it have answers? ya it seems a little pricey, but it goes over the test and provides structure for answering your questions, as well as manyof the questions in the book were the same ones during the interview I had. (5 of 7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koft Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 It is the same as MCAT prep courses. Some ppl needs it, and some ppl don't, it depends on you. ________ Nevada Medical Marijuana Dispensary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phm Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I was also wondering whether anyone has received coaching from Astroff consultants? I'm interested, but I don't know if its worth all that money? Has anyone had expereience with him? This reply might be a little late considering the UT interviews are this weekend, but I went to Astroff last year and he was great. Got me accepted at both UWO and UT, really expensive but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schalker_24 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I actually really liked the Top Star... The interview prep book was useless, but the extra practice questions was great. There were over 50 questions and almost all of them gave answers for how he would respond. All I really needed was that set of practice questions, and a friend to mock interview me a couple times and I felt that in the end the interview went great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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