im scheduled for may 6th. and i am already gettin nervous the second i hung up the phone with them. what should i prepare for? and what kind of questions should i prepare to answer?

any insight would be appreciated

Not to be flippant, but...
Seems like you need to take a chill pill to me. That's for two reasons.

1. It seems like everyone who applies to these schools gets in.

My interview, and I suspect most other people's-if not all others', were pretty relaxed. They asked me the basic questions like, "why do you want to be a physician," "what does your family think of you going to Poland," and general, low-pressure academic stuff. Then they praised my frankness and that I'd tried to learn as much about Polska, and Polski, as I could. And it was over.

2. Your interview doesn't actually take place until May.

Do I even have to elaborate on how stress can get to you, especially when it goes on for a long time?

So, if I were you, I'd enjoy your last few months in college. Have a good spring break. And don't worry about it much at all.
Of course, I know how most of you young pre-med/dentistry types are. You probably will anyway. But this is my effort at a bit of cognitive restructuring, and I hope it helps!

Cheers!

Michael

Thank you for the reply. So what your saying is that if i was scheduled an interview i shouldnt have to be too worried? I am worried because i have heard of horrifying stories about American school interviews where 5 interviewers sit around the table and questions are shot at the interviewee like machine guns. So this is not the case with Poznan?

I am on my spring break now. Maybe i should just take your advice and try to enjoy the break as much as possible and hope for the best.

No, you read more into it than what I said. So, I'll make it a bit more simple.
This is what seems to happen for virtually everyone (I've never heard of anyone that it didn't work this way with):

1. apply and pay application fee (the fee is critical here).
2. interview with U.S. agents.
3. interview with Polish Dean.
4. recieve acceptance letter.
5. take a plane to Warsaw, then a train to Poznan.
6. attend medical (or dental, in this case) school.

Pretty much, you apply and pay the fee for that, you interview, you get in. Someone correct me if this is in any way wrong. They'll send you an acceptance letter or email shortly thereafter. Nothing at all to worry about.
They are not concerned with grades; only your ability to pay. Capitalism at work. Got it?
The thing in this whole discussion that troubles that I wonder if you know is the two years of dental school you'll have to attend once you come back to the states.
Are you aware of that?

Michael

yes, i am aware of the Advance Standing programs that NYU and other schools offer for foreign trained dentists. Also, these programs are very competitive as i was told.

yes, i am aware of the Advance Standing programs that NYU and other schools offer for foreign trained dentists. Also, these programs are very competitive as i was told.

Yes, they are very competitive, from what I've read.
Have you considered going south for that part? Louisiana State University in New Orleans and University of Tennessee at Memphis have those types of programs, and they're much less competitive I would think. And they make competent dentists, too.

What's most important is that you know what you have to do to get a license here. Several other people I've talked with on have had no idea about that.

Michael

yes i am aware of all of the facts you pointed out for me. appreciate it very much btw.

but i am thinking about going to Taiwan (where my family was origianlly from) and work at my father's clinic for a couple of years before coming back to the US/Canada to obtain the education required for being a dentist here. This way, i will have some money saved up by myself to open up a practice and for the dental school tuition.

regards
Thomas

Well, good luck to you, then!
I'm sure you'll do fine with the Poznan interview.

Cheers!

Michael