Texas Tech El Paso Dental School Interview: DMD 2026-27

Hunt School (Texas Tech El Paso) DMD guide: Sept–Jan interviews, a Fall 2024 sheet listing MMIs (2026–27 format unconfirmed), Oct 1 TMDSAS deadline passed.

The Hunt School's FAQ says interviews are held between September and January, and its site links a Fall 2024 sheet listing two 2:1 MMIs, a 1:1 MMI, a five-applicant group activity and a 25–30-minute traditional interview; it doesn't say whether 2026–27 follows it. You apply through TMDSAS, and the October 1, 2026 deadline has passed. Here is what the school and TMDSAS publish, what applicants report, and how to prepare. return ( <> Hunt School of Dental Medicine Requirements and Class Profile The Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, which its site calls Texas Tech Health El Paso. Its own pages abbreviate the school Hunt SDM, HSDM and WLHSDM. The DMD is a four-year program, and the school's FAQ gives the size of each cohort as “60 students.” You apply through TMDSAS , the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service: the school's catalog calls it

“the application service utilized by all Texas residents and non-Texas residents who are applying to a Texas dental school,” and ADEA's list of dental schools marks the Hunt School as one that doesn't participate in AADSAS. The school says it doesn't require a secondary application. TMDSAS's deadline for this cycle was October 1, 2026, and it has passed: TMDSAS “does not grant deadline extensions under any circumstances.” Its admissions pages name no entering class or application year. They say only that it follows TMDSAS's timeline, which TMDSAS calls Entry Year 2027. Figure. What the school publishes. Seats in each cohort. 60 students (its FAQ). Non-Texas residents. “no more than 10% of the class,” which its FAQ works out as “a maximum of 6 students” in a cohort of 60; its catalog says the school must admit a class of “at least 90% Texas residents”. Citizenship. U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents only. Minimum GPA. 3.0 (its

FAQ: “Minimum GPA is a 3.0”; its catalog calls it part of a “suggested minimum requirement for consideration”). Minimum DAT. “17” (its FAQ) or “17 or 360” (its catalog); no section or scale named. Class averages. None published on the pages we read; its FAQ points to TMDSAS's dental statistics. TMDSAS application fee. $235, flat, non-refundable, by credit card only; no waivers (TMDSAS). First-year tuition and fees, 2026–27. $46,095.61 for a Texas resident, $67,394.61 for a nonresident (the school's estimate for a first-year student, before housing, food, books and personal expenses, and not counting the student health insurance fee the university charges each term unless you submit a waiver). The school publishes no class averages, applicant counts or acceptance rate on the pages we read, and we don't compute one. Its FAQ says “Review annual GPA and DAT averages for applicants and accepted applicants in Texas on TMDSAS” and links

TMDSAS's dental statistics dashboard, which is interactive; we did not read figures from it. The tuition figures are the school's estimate for first-year students in the 2026–27 academic year, not necessarily for the class that applies now, and the school says they are not “a guarantee of future costs.” Which DAT scale are 17 and 360 on?. The school's FAQ says “Minimum DAT is a 17.” Its 2026–27 catalog says “The suggested minimum requirement for consideration is a 17 or 360 on the DAT and a 3.0 GPA.” A 17 can only be a score on the old 1–30 scale, because the new scale runs from 200 to 600, and 360 is a three-digit score on the 200–600 scale the DAT has used since 1 March 2025. Neither page names a DAT section, says how the school treats a test taken before that change, or explains the “or.” For orientation only, the ADA's own concordance (Table 1 of its guide to the new scale, updated 29 January 2025) converts an old 17 to

approximately 370 in Academic Average, 380 in Survey of Natural Sciences, 360 in Perceptual Ability, 380 in Quantitative Reasoning and 340 in Reading Comprehension. Those are the ADA's conversions, not the school's. The school's 360 matches only the Perceptual Ability conversion, so plan on the stricter reading: treat both of the school's numbers as minimums, and don't count on 360 as the bar for your Academic Average or Survey of Natural Sciences. The catalog calls its figures a “suggested minimum,” while the FAQ calls them a minimum. Ask HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu which sections the minimum covers. DAT age: the FAQ says 3 years, the catalog says 5. The school's FAQ says “Scores will not be considered if more than 3 years old.” Its 2026–27 catalog says “Scores should be no more than 5 years old,” and TMDSAS says “The DAT must be taken within the last five years” and “A test score from a DAT taken before 2022 will not be considered for

the 2027 entry year application.” The school's archived 2023–24 catalog gave the 3-year rule and its 2025–26 catalog already says 5, so the FAQ may carry the older wording. Neither of the school's pages says what the age is counted from, while TMDSAS's cutoff for 2027 entry is a DAT taken in 2022 or later. Plan on the stricter reading, 3 years, which rules out a test taken 3 to 5 years ago that the catalog and TMDSAS would accept. By our arithmetic, 3 years counted back from the October 1, 2026 deadline excludes a DAT taken before October 2023, and counted back from a fall 2027 start, one taken before fall 2024, so confirm with HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu before relying on a test taken before fall 2024. Letters: the school lists two, TMDSAS asks dental applicants for three. The school's requirements page lists “2 Letters of Evaluation or Health Advisor Packet Evaluation,” and its catalog says “Two individual letters of evaluation OR one

Health Professions Committee Letter/Packet,” with the “Option to submit one additional letter.” TMDSAS, the service the school sends every applicant to, tells dental applicants to submit “Three individual letters or evaluation forms (one evaluation letter must come from a dentist),” or one committee letter or packet (again, “one evaluation letter must come from a dentist”), plus the optional extra letter. Plan on the stricter reading, TMDSAS's three letters with one from a dentist (it asks for more), and confirm with HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu. The catalog adds that evaluators “should know an applicant well enough to evaluate them both academically and personally.” Prerequisite coursework Course. Semester hours. Quarter hours. Biological sciences (microbiology: see below). 14 (12 lecture, 2 formal lab). 21 (18 lecture, 3 lab). Biochemistry, on top of the 14 hours of biological sciences. 3. 5. General chemistry, with labs. 8 (6 lecture,

2 lab). 12 (9 lecture, 3 lab). Organic chemistry, with labs. 8 (6 lecture, 2 lab). 12 (9 lecture, 3 lab). Physics, with labs. 8 (6 lecture, 2 lab). 12 (9 lecture, 3 lab). Statistics (a course TMDSAS approves). 3. 5. College English. 6. 9. Hours and degree: applicants “must have completed a minimum of 90 semester hours (or 134 quarter hours) at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university.” The catalog says a bachelor's degree is “preferred,” and the FAQ calls baccalaureate degrees “highly desirable” while saying that “exceptionally mature students without a degree, who have outstanding academic records, superior performance on the Dental Admission Test and highly desirable personal qualifications may be considered for admission.” The requirements table lists, under “Required,” “Baccalaureate (at least 90+ Undergraduate Credits), Complete.” Have the degree if you can: the exceptions are for “exceptionally mature

students.” Asked “Can I apply with an Associate Degree?” the FAQ answers “No, applicants must have completed a minimum of 90 semester hours (or 134 quarter hours).” Grades and course types: “Each required course must be completed with a grade of C or better,” and courses taken Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit “will not count toward meeting the requirement” (the page keeps COVID-19 exceptions for Spring and Summer 2020). Courses for non-science majors or health career majors, such as nursing, pharmacy and allied health sciences, “will NOT satisfy the required coursework”: “All required coursework must be applicable toward a traditional science degree.” Remedial, developmental and English as a Second Language courses are not accepted as English. Where and how: “All pre-dental requirements must have been completed at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian university/college,” and foreign coursework “will not count toward meeting any of the

prerequisites, even if transfer credit has been given for them by a U.S. or Canadian school.” Advanced placement credit “is accepted only if the school granting the credit lists the specific course(s) and number of units granted per course on an official transcript. Lump sum credit is not accepted.” On community college coursework, the FAQ says the school “follows the guidelines set forth by TMDSAS and their course verification procedures.” When: you can apply with courses in progress. The FAQ answers “Do I need to complete all of my prerequisite courses before I apply?” with “No, you can submit your application for consideration if you have prerequisite courses in progress or are planning to take the required course(s). However, you will need to provide official documentation that you have completed all required courses prior to attending orientation for the Hunt School of Dental Medicine.” The requirements page says all coursework

must be completed “before OR by the time of enrollment into dental school,” and the catalog says “before OR by the time of matriculation.” Beyond the minimum: “The prescribed course requirements are the minimum requirements for admission,” and “Applicants are strongly encouraged to take additional upper-level course work so they are better prepared for the academic rigors of dental school.” The FAQ says there is no favored major: “We encourage you to pursue a major that excites you, and in turn, at which you excel.” The DAT: “The DAT is a requirement for admission.” The catalog says “All required materials are submitted to TMDSAS by the applicant.” TMDSAS's rules for dental applicants: you release your scores “to at least one of the dental schools to which they are applying via the ADA website,” and “All DAT scores released to any of the four Texas dental schools will automatically be sent to TMDSAS.” TMDSAS says the DAT “must be taken

for the first time before December of the application year,” recommends taking it “no later than December 1st of the application cycle,” and says “You can submit your application before TMDSAS has received your test scores.” The school's catalog adds that “individual applications will not be reviewed until” letters and test scores “have been received.” Patient exposure and research: “There is not a minimum number of hours required for admission. However, the admissions committee prefers evidence of depth and breadth of patient exposure and dental shadowing.” On research, the FAQ says “Research is not a requirement but does add to the richness of your experiences.” Transcripts: the requirements table lists “Official Transcript(s).” TMDSAS says “Only send transcripts when requested by TMDSAS” and that it requests them from dental applicants who have been accepted. Technical standards and the background check: “Applicants who can perform

these functions with or without reasonable accommodations will be considered,” and the school “does not inquire about disability or accommodations prior to admission.” A criminal background check is listed as a matriculation requirement. Microbiology: the website and the catalog word it differently. The requirements page says “3 semester hours (or 5 quarter hours) Microbiology will count toward fulfilling the Biological Sciences requirement.” The catalog's table lists “Biological Sciences (including 3 hours of microbiology)” at 14 semester hours, which could mean the microbiology is required. TMDSAS's list of dental prerequisites has no microbiology line. Plan on the stricter reading: include 3 semester hours of microbiology within your 14 hours of biological sciences, and confirm with HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu. CASPer or Kira?. The school's admissions pages, its FAQ, the admission page of its 2026–27 catalog and its Fall 2024

interview sheet don't mention CASPer, Acuity Insights, Kira or any similar assessment, and the catalog says “The WLHSDM does not require a secondary application.” TMDSAS's list of schools that require CASPer names only medical and veterinary schools, among them the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, the medical school of the same university; no dental school is on it. Its list of dental schools that require a secondary application names only Texas A&M. Besides your TMDSAS application and coursework, what the school lists is official transcripts, the DAT, letters of evaluation, patient exposure and the TMDSAS fee. To confirm a rule where the pages disagree, email HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu, the contact the school prints on its admissions pages. The Hunt School Interview: What the School Says The Hunt School publishes little about its interview: one sentence on timing in its FAQ, a statement of what interviewers assess, and a one-page

sheet, “Interview Day Tips,” dated Fall 2024. No page we read says whether the interview is in person or virtual, who is invited or how, or whether the 2026–27 interview follows that sheet. Between September and January. The FAQ says “Interviews are held between September and January.” The page is undated and gives no years; for this cycle that reads September 2026 to January 2027, our reading. What interviewers assess. The admissions page says “the personal interview will focus on non-academic criteria. Interviewers will assess the applicant's life experiences, motivation to enter dentistry, knowledge of issues in dentistry and healthcare, personal characteristics, interpersonal and communication skills, and problem solving ability.” The 2026–27 catalog has the same sentence, with “health care.” Interview Day Tips, Fall 2024. A PDF linked in the school's admissions menu as “Interview Day Tips” is headed “Office of Admissions –

Interview Tips – Fall 2024.” It is the only description of the interview's format that we found on the school's site. It lists four types of activity: Activity (the sheet's name). Applicants and evaluators. Time. How many. Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) 2:1. 2 applicants : 1 evaluator. 1 min to read + 7 min to respond. 2. Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) 1:1. 1 applicant : 1 evaluator. 7 min to read & respond. 1. Group Activity. 5 applicants : 1 evaluator. 1 min to read + 12 min to respond. 1. Traditional Interview. 1 applicant : 1 interviewer. 25-30 min. 1. By our arithmetic that is five activities, and 61 to 66 minutes of timed activity (2 × (1 + 7) + 7 + (1 + 12) + 25 to 30), before any breaks or transitions, which the sheet doesn't describe. What the sheet says about each: For all four: “Partners, groups, and interviewers are randomly assigned.” “Remain professional.” And, on interview day generally: “If you are shy or quiet and do not

participate in interview day, the evaluators have a difficult time providing any feedback regarding you as an applicant.” For the two MMIs and the group activity (the Traditional Interview column is empty in that cell): “Evaluators are silent participants.” “Length of activity includes time to read the prompt.” “Prompts are open-ended.” “There is no right or wrong answer!” “Applicants have complete control over the time. You can determine the amount of time spent brainstorming, thinking, and how much time is spent discussing the prompt out loud.” “We are not counting how many words you can say in the allotted time.” “You can pause and continue speaking as you think. Silence as a form of brainstorming is not a negative.” “We are looking to see your thought process and your perspective as well as how you gained that perspective.” “There may be a follow-up question.” “Work as a team.” “You discuss and work together, however you are

evaluated individually.” The same cell gives an example prompt, “What animal to you relate to and why?” (as printed), and says prompts “can be serious” as well. The 2:1 MMIs: “You will stay with the same partner across the 2 2:1 MMI's.” “Partners are meant to be having a conversation with each other throughout the MMI regarding the prompt. Imagine you are out having coffee with a friend and discussing a topic.” The 1:1 MMI: “Although it is just you and the evaluator, the prompt is one-sided. There is no back and forth discussions between you and the evaluator. You are just giving your perspective and response out loud.” The group activity: “The purpose is to initiate open and creative conversation and discussion.” “Activity is less formal than a traditional interview. Enjoy it.” The traditional interview: “Applicants will be interviewed by a dentist.” “Introduce yourself when you walk into the room.” “It is a conversation between the

applicant and interviewer.” “Interviewers and the admissions committee want to learn more about you, outside of what you have included in your application.” A Fall 2024 sheet is not a 2026–27 schedule. The sheet is headed “Fall 2024,” and its file name carries 9.13.2024. On the day we read the school's pages, October 9, 2026, its menu still linked this sheet as “Interview Day Tips,” and we found no newer version. The school doesn't say whether this cycle's interviews follow it, and its other pages describe only “the personal interview.” Treat the sheet as the best published description of the format, not a promise. Check your invitation for what your day involves; if it doesn't say, ask HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu. In person or virtual? The school doesn't say. None of the school's pages we read says whether the interview is in person or virtual. The Fall 2024 sheet uses neither term; for the traditional interview it says “Introduce

yourself when you walk into the room.” In the forum's threads, four applicants wrote “In Person” or “In-person” (three for 2025–26, one for 2026–27), and the forum's invite tracker, which a volunteer compiles from applicants' reports, lists in person for both cycles (see below). Those are applicants' words, not the school's: go by your invitation. If you do interview virtually, TMDSAS's Code of Professionalism for Applicants asks you to keep your camera on and to be “in a private, quiet space free of distractions.” TMDSAS's rules cover the interview too. “Applicants must respond promptly to all invitations for an interview,” and if you can't attend, “The cancellation should be undertaken by telephone with the school, followed by an email.” Its Code of Professionalism for Applicants says applicants “are considered to be under evaluation throughout the entire interview day, including breaks between interviews or sessions,” and rules out

“sharing, soliciting, or disseminating restricted information about interview formats, questions, or internal evaluation criteria.” What applicants report These come from a public applicant forum, and an invite tracker that a forum volunteer compiles there from applicants' reports, not from the Hunt School or TMDSAS: This cycle (2026–27): the tracker, last updated 25 September 2026, lists the Hunt School's first invitations on 5 August and a first interview date of 2 September, in person. In the forum's thread for this cycle, one in-state applicant posted on 9 August 2026 an emailed notification dated 08/05/2026 and an interview on 09/09/2026, “In Person.” As of 9 October 2026 the thread holds three posts: that report, its opening post and a question on 25 August 2026, “Did anyone get an invite please share.” Last cycle (2025–26): the tracker, last updated 22 October 2025, listed first invitations on 4 August 2025 and a first interview

date of 3 September, in person. In the forum's thread, three in-state applicants posted between 5 and 8 August 2025: each reported an emailed notification dated 4 August, and each wrote that the interview was in person. Two gave interview dates, 3 September and 10 September 2025. One added “interviews are on Wednesdays only.” By our calendar check, 3 September and 10 September 2025 were Wednesdays, and so were the tracker's 2 September and the post's 9 September 2026. First invitations in early August come before the September that the school's FAQ gives as the start of interviews; the interview dates reported fall inside its September-to-January window. On 20 October 2025, one applicant asked how others were prepping for “the MMI format. I do not know what to expect.” A reply from another applicant compared it to “the video response section” of CASPer, “but with a human listening to your answer, which should feel more natural.” That is

a comparison of how it “should feel,” not an account of a Hunt interview day. No post in either thread describes the interview itself: how many interviewers, how long, or what was asked. What the Hunt School doesn't publish. The format for 2026–27 and whether it follows the Fall 2024 sheet; whether the interview is in person or virtual; who is invited, how and when; how long the interview day is; whether your interviewers will have read your application; how the MMIs and the group activity are scored; and what you will be asked beyond the sheet's one example prompt. Because the sheet says the traditional interviewers want to learn about you “outside of what you have included in your application,” be ready to tell your story yourself, and reread your whole TMDSAS application before the day. Practice Your Hunt School Answers Out Loud. The Hunt School's Fall 2024 interview sheet describes open-ended prompts, a group activity and a

traditional interview with a dentist, and its pages don't say whether 2026–27 follows it. Practice thinking out loud on open-ended prompts and answering personal and ethical questions, and get instant AI feedback on structure and clarity.. Start Practicing Free →. The Hunt School's 2026–27 Timeline, Through TMDSAS The school's FAQ says “HSDM follows the TMDSAS timeline,” and its catalog says the same of “The WLHSDM.” The Hunt School gives no application calendar of its own; its FAQ gives only the September-to-January interview window. TMDSAS's dental dates for Entry Year 2027, the class that starts in 2027, run as below. TMDSAS's calendar prints no years; its residency page prints October 1, 2026 for the deadline, and the other years are ours, from Entry Year 2027. When. What happens. Whose rule. May 1, 2026. “TMDSAS application becomes available at 8 a.m. CST”. TMDSAS. May 15, 2026. “TMDSAS application submission opens at 8 a.m. CST”.

TMDSAS. September 2026 to January 2027. “Interviews are held between September and January.” The page gives no years. The Hunt School (FAQ). October 1, 2026 (passed). The deadline to submit the application, every section complete and the fee paid; TMDSAS “does not grant deadline extensions under any circumstances”. TMDSAS; the Hunt School says it follows TMDSAS's timeline. October 15, 2026. Letters “should be uploaded or post-marked by this date”; TMDSAS adds “Some schools will not extend an interview offer until all letters of evaluation and test scores have been received.” It doesn't say which schools. TMDSAS. Before December 1, 2026. TMDSAS: the DAT “must be taken for the first time before December of the application year”; it recommends taking it “in the spring or summer prior to applying, but no later than December 1st of the application cycle”. TMDSAS. December 15, 2026. “Dental schools begin extending offers of acceptance.”.

TMDSAS. April 15, 2027. “Dental schools can no longer make offers to applicants holding another seat”. TMDSAS. Before orientation. “you will need to provide official documentation that you have completed all required courses prior to attending orientation for the Hunt School of Dental Medicine”. The Hunt School (FAQ). Before matriculation. A criminal background check; matriculation is completed “only after receipt and review of the consent forms, self-disclosure information, and receipt of the subsequent background check record”. The Hunt School (catalog). Fall 2027. “You may be applying for entry into professional school for Fall of 2027” (the school publishes no start date). TMDSAS. The school's pages give no first-offer date of its own, deposit amount or deadline, waitlist process or class start date (its catalog mentions, in passing, a “placement guarantee fee” that a student deposits once offered a place). Applicants report first

invitations in early August, before the September start of interviews that the FAQ gives. No match for dental applicants. If you know the medical side of TMDSAS, don't carry its rules over. TMDSAS's Match is for medical applicants: “Only Texas resident medical applicants who have been interviewed by at least one TMDSAS school by the School Rank Preference Deadline will participate in the TMDSAS Match.” For dental applicants, TMDSAS's calendar has no match or ranking date: it says dental schools begin extending offers on December 15. One TMDSAS application reaches all four Texas dental schools. The school's FAQ says “The application fee allows you to apply to all 4 dental schools in Texas,” and TMDSAS says you submit one application and “select as many schools as you would like to apply to.” Our guides to the other three: UT San Antonio , Texas A&M and UTHealth Houston . What the Hunt School Looks For The school's admissions page says it

“will carefully evaluate a candidate's entire application packet, including cognitive and non-cognitive, or non-academic areas,” among them “an applicant's personal statements, letters of recommendation, and other life, extracurricular, volunteer or employment experiences.” For the interview itself, it lists what interviewers assess: “the applicant's life experiences, motivation to enter dentistry, knowledge of issues in dentistry and healthcare, personal characteristics, interpersonal and communication skills, and problem solving ability.” With its Fall 2024 sheet and its standards for students, they make the best checklist for the interview: Life experiences and growth: the FAQ says “Our Admissions Committee looks for candidates who not only demonstrate their academic success, but also display a level of personal growth through life experiences.” Have two or three experiences ready, and say what changed in you. Motivation to enter

dentistry: “It is important to demonstrate through your patient interaction experiences that dentistry is the healthcare field to which you are committed.” The committee “prefers evidence of depth and breadth of patient exposure and dental shadowing,” so be ready to say what you saw in more than one setting. Knowledge of issues in dentistry and healthcare: the curriculum's Dental Colloquium introduces “ethics, controversies in dentistry, wellness, critical thinking, cultural, and practice administration,” and its Dental Society, Community and the Individual courses cover “social determinants of health, social justice, principles of health promotion, epidemiology.” Pick one or two issues that matter to you, and be ready to explain why and what you would weigh. Personal characteristics, interpersonal and communication skills: the school “recognizes the importance of the qualities of compassion, motivation, maturity, personal integrity,

and effective communication as necessary traits in the health professions.” Its standards say “Each student must respectfully and sensitively communicate with faculty, residents, staff, students, other health professionals, patients and their families, community organizations, and leaders,” and “Patients can present with a variety of moods and behaviors, and the student must be able to assess and manage the patient without provoking them.” Have an example of each. Problem solving and thought process: the sheet says “We are looking to see your thought process and your perspective as well as how you gained that perspective,” and the standards say “A student must be able to analyze, integrate, and synthesize information to solve a variety of problems.” Teamwork, with individual evaluation: “Work as a team,” the sheet says, and “You discuss and work together, however you are evaluated individually.” The border and your community: “Interest

in the border region is one of the considered factors. With equal qualifications, preference may be given to residents of El Paso, the U.S. border region, and West Texas.” The catalog says the school is committed to the recruitment of students with “excellent academic and personal qualities that indicate their interest in meeting the distinct oral health needs of populations in the Texas border regions, western Texas, and southern New Mexico,” and its values include “Commitment to community service.” Professionalism and ethics: “Professionalism and ethical conduct” is one of its stated values, and its standards ask students to relate to patients and other health care workers “with professionalism (which includes honesty, integrity, respect, and acceptance of diversity).” The school's own interview advice (its Fall 2024 sheet). For the MMIs and the group activity, the sheet says “Stay on track with the prompt. Going off topic is not

helpful to your evaluator/evaluation,” “We are not counting how many words you can say in the allotted time,” and “We know you want to be a dentist. We are not looking for a dental-related responses” (as printed), so don't expect its open-ended prompts to call for dental answers. For the two MMIs only: “Don't be afraid to provide thought-provoking responses that are realistic.” For all four activities: “Remain professional.” And for the traditional interview: “Introduce yourself when you walk into the room.” The best Why Hunt material is the border and the curriculum. The school's mission is “to improve the oral health of the people of Texas and the greater El Paso community by focusing on the unique oral and overall healthcare needs of the border populations.” Its home page says “students begin interacting with patients within their first semester and participate in required clinical Spanish courses to bridge language and cultural

barriers and improve access to high-quality oral healthcare in the region.” The curriculum “has adopted an integrative model that implements a symptoms-based approach for learning,” its Dental Spanish tract runs Years 1 to 3, its Dental Society, Community and the Individual courses run Years 1 to 4 and include “a practicum with the community as a partner,” and “With completion of the DMD program, a Community Health Certificate (CHC) is awarded.” On the university's home page, the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic “offers affordable, high-quality dental care provided by faculty-supervised dental students” “to serve the Borderplex community.” Connect one of these to how you want to learn and whom you want to serve. The practice questions below are ours, built on these criteria. The Hunt School doesn't publish its interview questions; its Fall 2024 sheet gives one example prompt, “What animal to you relate to and why?” (as printed), and

one of our questions is modeled on it. Internationally trained dentist? The school says it “does not currently support an international dental program” and “does not admit transfer or advanced standing students”; its page for foreign-trained dentists says they “must apply through TMDSAS to the undergraduate dental program” and “must begin in the first year of dental school.” Like every applicant, you would need to be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, with all pre-dental coursework completed at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university. ); }; export default TexasTechElPasoDentalSchoolInterview; texas-tech-el-paso-dental-school-interview Texas Tech Health El Paso Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine Texas Tech El Paso Texas Tech El Paso Dental School Interview (DMD) 2026- TMDSAS Interview & Requirements Texas Tech El Paso Dental School DMD 2026-27 Hunt School (Texas Tech El Paso) DMD Sept–Jan interviews a Fall

2024 sheet listing MMIs (2026–27 format unconfirmed) Oct 1 TMDSAS deadline passed. Texas Tech El Paso dental school interview Hunt School of Dental Medicine interview Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine interview TTUHSC El Paso dental school interview Texas Tech Health El Paso dental school Hunt SDM interview Texas Tech dental school MMI Texas Tech El Paso DMD requirements TMDSAS dental school interview 2026-10-09 2026-10-09 Domestic Program Fall 2024 MMIs a group activity and a traditional interview (2026–27 format not published) The Hunt School s FAQ says interviews are held between September and January and its site links a Fall 2024 sheet listing two 1 MMIs a 1 MMI a five-applicant group activity and a 25–30-minute traditional interview; it doesn t say whether 2026–27 follows it. You apply through TMDSAS and the October 1 2026 deadline has passed. Here is what the school and TMDSAS publish what applicants report and how to

prepare. Its Fall 2024 interview sheet lists “Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)” activities a “Group Activity” of “5 applicants : 1 evaluator” and a “Traditional Interview”; the school doesn t say whether 2026–27 follows it and of timing its FAQ says only “Interviews are held between September and January.” Degree DMD (four years) El Paso Texas Application TMDSAS for Texas and non-Texas residents; ADEA lists the school as not in AADSAS Interview Format (Fall 2024 sheet) Two 1 MMIs (“1 min to read + 7 min to respond”) one 1 MMI (“7 min to read & respond”) a 5-applicant group activity (“1 min to read + 12 min to respond”) and a “25-30 min” traditional interview 2026–27 Format Not published; the school doesn t say whether it follows the Fall 2024 sheet Interview Setting Not published (a forum s invite tracker which a volunteer compiles from applicants reports lists in person for 2025–26 and 2026–27; so do four applicants posts from August 2025

and August 2026) Interviews Between September and January (its undated FAQ no years) Deadline October 1 2026 through TMDSAS (passed); no extensions Offers Dental schools begin extending offers December 15 2026 (TMDSAS); no match for dental applicants CASPer / Kira Not on the pages we read; TMDSAS s CASPer list names no dental school Secondary Application “The WLHSDM does not require a secondary application.” Seats 60 students per cohort GPA / DAT Minimum GPA 3.0; minimum DAT “17” (FAQ an old 1–30 figure) or “17 or 360” (catalog); no class averages published Residency No more than 10% of the class non-Texas residents (6 of 60) per its FAQ; US citizens or permanent residents only First-Year Cost 2026–27 $46 095.61 Texas resident; $67 394.61 nonresident (the school s estimate before housing and living costs) requirements Requirements & Class Profile 2 prerequisites Prerequisite Coursework 3 interview-format What the Hunt School Says About

the Interview 2 what-applicants-report What Applicants Report 3 timeline The Hunt School s Timeline Through TMDSAS 2 what-hunt-looks-for What the Hunt School Looks For 2 sample-questions Practice Interview Questions 2 preparation-tips Expert Preparation Tips 2 admissions-stats Admissions Statistics 2 prep-checklist Prep Checklist 2 faq FAQ 2 Traditional / Motivational Tell me about yourself. The Hunt School doesn t publish its interview questions so these practice questions are ours built on what it says its interviewers assess; one is modeled on the only example prompt its Fall 2024 sheet gives (the animal question below reworded). That sheet says of the traditional interview that “Interviewers and the admissions committee want to learn more about you outside of what you have included in your application.” Build a 90-second answer that stands on its who you are the experiences that led you to dentistry and why the Hunt School is the

next step. Why dentistry? The school s FAQ says “It is important to demonstrate through your patient interaction experiences that dentistry is the healthcare field to which you are committed ” and its committee “prefers evidence of depth and breadth of patient exposure and dental shadowing.” Anchor your answer in something specific you saw or did with patients and say what it confirmed for you. Why the Hunt School and why El Paso? Use what the school says about a mission built on “the unique oral and overall healthcare needs of the border populations ” patient contact within the first semester required clinical Spanish courses and a Community Health Certificate awarded with the DMD. Connect one of them to how you want to learn and whom you want to serve; the location alone is not a reason. What life experiences have shaped the kind of dentist you want to be? The first item on the school s list of what interviewers assess is “life

experiences ” and its FAQ says the committee looks for “a level of personal growth through life experiences.” Choose one experience say what changed in you and connect it to how you would care for patients. Open-Ended / MMI-Style Which animal do you relate to and why? The only example prompt on the school s Fall 2024 sheet is “What animal to you relate to and why?” (as printed); this version is reworded. The sheet says “Prompts are open-ended ” “There is no right or wrong answer!” and “We are looking to see your thought process and your perspective as well as how you gained that perspective.” Choose an animal quickly say why and say where the view comes from. Tell us about a view you hold and how you came to hold it. The sheet says it wants your “perspective as well as how you gained that perspective ” and that “Applicants can change their mind about their responses throughout the activity.” State the view in one sentence trace what

shaped it and show that you can revise it out loud. A group of five has one prompt to discuss and one person keeps talking over the others. What do you do? The sheet s group activity is “5 applicants : 1 evaluator ” where “You discuss and work together however you are evaluated individually” and “Evaluators are silent participants.” Practice making room for others without disappearing invite a quiet voice build on someone s point and keep your own view clear. The sheet also warns “If you are shy or quiet and do not participate in interview day the evaluators have a difficult time providing any feedback regarding you as an applicant.” How would you respond to a prompt you know little about? The sheet says “You can pause and continue speaking as you think. Silence as a form of brainstorming is not a negative” and “Stay on track with the prompt.” Say what you do know name your assumptions and talk through how you would weigh the options;

don t pretend to expertise. Ethical / Scenario A patient who speaks mostly Spanish doesn t follow your explanation of a treatment plan. What do you do? The school describes “required clinical Spanish courses to bridge language and cultural barriers ” and its Dental Spanish tract runs Years 1 to 3. Check what the patient understood use a qualified interpreter if you aren t fluent explain in plain words and go ahead only once the patient understands and agrees. If you speak Spanish say how you have used it with people. A patient needs treatment they cannot afford. What do you do? The school s mission is built on “the unique oral and overall healthcare needs of the border populations.” Acknowledge the patient without judgment explore legitimate options such as phased treatment or a community clinic and never lower the standard of care. Show your reasoning; a question like this rarely has a single right answer. You see a classmate cheating

on an exam. What do you do? “Professionalism and ethical conduct” is one of the school s stated values and its standards ask students to relate to patients and other health care workers “with professionalism (which includes honesty integrity respect and acceptance of diversity).” Describe an escalation path from a direct conversation to the proper channels and say why integrity matters when patients trust you. A patient becomes upset partway through a procedure and wants you to stop. How do you respond? The school s standards say “Patients can present with a variety of moods and behaviors and the student must be able to assess and manage the patient without provoking them.” Pause and listen find out what is wrong explain the options and what stopping would mean respect the patient s decision and bring in your supervising faculty. Treat the Fall 2024 sheet as your map and ask what your day will be The sheet lists two 1 MMIs a 1 MMI a

five-applicant group activity and a 25–30-minute traditional interview and says “Partners groups and interviewers are randomly assigned.” The school doesn t say whether this cycle s interviews follow it so read your invitation closely and if it doesn t describe the day ask HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu. Think out loud instead of reciting The sheet says “We are looking to see your thought process and your perspective as well as how you gained that perspective ” “We are not counting how many words you can say in the allotted time” and “Silence as a form of brainstorming is not a negative.” Practice reading a prompt pausing to think and saying your reasoning aloud including what would change your mind. In a group share the floor and stay professional all day The sheet says “You discuss and work together however you are evaluated individually ” and “If you are shy or quiet and do not participate in interview day the evaluators have a

difficult time providing any feedback regarding you as an applicant.” TMDSAS adds that applicants “are considered to be under evaluation throughout the entire interview day including breaks between interviews or sessions ” and the sheet says “Remain professional.” Add your view build on others points and keep your phone away between activities. Build your Why Hunt on the border and the curriculum The admissions page says “Interest in the border region is one of the considered factors ” and the school s mission centers on “the unique oral and overall healthcare needs of the border populations.” Pick one concrete feature such as patient contact in the first semester the required clinical Spanish courses or the Community Health Certificate and connect it to a real experience of yours. Requirement Detail Degree awarded DMD four years; El Paso Texas Application Through TMDSAS for Texas and non-Texas residents; ADEA lists the school as not

participating in AADSAS; TMDSAS s fee is $235 flat non-refundable by credit card only with no waivers Deadline October 1 2026 (passed) TMDSAS s date with no extensions; the school says it follows TMDSAS s timeline Secondary application “The WLHSDM does not require a secondary application.” Interview Held between September and January (its undated FAQ no years); “the personal interview will focus on non-academic criteria”; the 2026–27 format setting and invitations are not published; its Fall 2024 sheet lists two 1 MMIs a 1 MMI a five-applicant group activity and a 25–30-minute traditional interview Offers dental schools begin extending offers December 15 (2026); no match for dental applicants Seats 60 students in each cohort Residency No more than 10% of the class non-Texas residents (6 of 60) per its FAQ; its catalog says “at least 90% Texas residents” Citizenship U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents only Minimum GPA 3.0 ( a

minimum; a “suggested minimum requirement for consideration”) Minimum DAT “17” (FAQ an old 1–30 figure) or “17 or 360” (catalog); no section named. The ADA s Table 1 converts an old 17 to about 370 in Academic Average 380 in Survey of Natural Sciences 360 in Perceptual Ability 380 in Quantitative Reasoning and 340 in Reading Comprehension (the ADA s conversion not the school s) DAT age not considered “if more than 3 years old”; “no more than 5 years old”; “within the last five years”; plan on 3 Class averages Not published on the pages we read Acceptance rate Not published; we don t compute one Prerequisites Biological sciences 14 semester hours (12 lecture 2 formal lab) biochemistry 3 (on top of the 14) general chemistry 8 organic chemistry 8 and physics 8 (each with labs) statistics 3 (TMDSAS-approved) and English 6; C or better no pass/fail; the catalog s table says the 14 hours include 3 hours of microbiology Hours and degree At

least 90 semester hours (134 quarter hours) at a regionally accredited US or Canadian school; a bachelor s degree is “preferred” in the catalog and “highly desirable” in the FAQ and the requirements page lists “Baccalaureate (at least 90+ Undergraduate Credits) Complete” under “Required”: have the degree if you can Letters two letters or one committee packet plus an optional extra; TMDSAS (dental applicants): three one from a dentist or one committee letter or packet with one evaluation letter from a dentist; plan on TMDSAS s Patient exposure No minimum hours; the committee prefers “depth and breadth” of patient exposure and dental shadowing CASPer / Kira Not on the pages we read; TMDSAS s CASPer list names no dental school First-year cost 2026–27 $46 095.61 (Texas resident) or $67 394.61 (nonresident): the school s estimate of tuition and fees for a first-year student before housing food books and personal expenses and not counting the

student health insurance fee charged each term unless you submit a waiver Transfer / advanced standing Not admitted; foreign-trained dentists apply to the first-year class through TMDSAS What the school and TMDSAS list (some items can be in progress when you apply) Prerequisite courses with a C or better and no pass/ biological sciences 14 hours (12 lecture 2 formal lab) biochemistry 3 general chemistry 8 organic chemistry 8 physics 8 (each with labs) statistics 3 (a course TMDSAS approves) and English 6; the school says you can apply with courses in progress and must document completion before orientation At least 90 semester hours (134 quarter hours) at a regionally accredited US or Canadian college or university; the catalog says a bachelor s degree is “preferred ” and the requirements page lists it under “Required”: have it if you can A the FAQ says scores more than 3 years old aren t considered (the catalog and TMDSAS say 5) and

its minimum is “17” (an old-scale figure; the catalog says “17 or 360”): ask which sections it covers. TMDSAS says you can submit your application before it has received your scores Letters through the school lists two letters or one committee packet; TMDSAS asks dental applicants for three one from a dentist or one committee letter or packet with one evaluation letter from a dentist; plan on TMDSAS s Patient exposure and no minimum hours but the committee prefers “depth and breadth” To be safe include 3 semester hours of microbiology within your 14 hours of biological sciences Application through TMDSAS (the 2026–27 deadline has passed) TMDSAS s application opened May 1 and accepted submissions from May 15; the deadline was October 1 2026 with no extensions The school says it requires no secondary application; the TMDSAS fee is a flat $235 Letters “should be uploaded or post-marked by” October 15; the school s catalog says applications

“will not be reviewed until” letters and test scores have been received Release your DAT scores to at least one Texas dental school; scores released to any of the four reach TMDSAS automatically 36 hours after you request the release Send transcripts only when TMDSAS asks for them Interview preparation (interviews are held between September and January) Watch your email and respond TMDSAS says “Applicants must respond promptly to all invitations for an interview” Read the invitation for the setting and schedule; if it doesn t describe the day ask HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu Practice open-ended prompts out loud a group discussion and a conversational interview with a dentist as the Fall 2024 sheet describes them (no page says 2026–27 follows it) Prepare a Why Hunt answer from the border mission and the curriculum an ethical dilemma to talk through and your own questions Stay professional all TMDSAS says applicants are “under evaluation

throughout the entire interview day” Hard dates (TMDSAS s calendar which the Hunt School says it follows; the years are ours except October 1 2026) October 1 TMDSAS deadline (passed) October 15 letters “should be uploaded or post-marked” Before December 1 your first DAT which TMDSAS says “must be taken for the first time before December of the application year” (it recommends the spring or summer before you apply) December 15 dental schools begin extending offers April 15 dental schools can no longer make offers to applicants holding another seat Before documentation of every completed required course; before a criminal background check What is the Hunt School of Dental Medicine interview format? The Hunt School s FAQ says only “Interviews are held between September and January ” and its admissions page says “the personal interview will focus on non-academic criteria.” The only description of a format that we found on its site is a

one-page sheet linked as “Interview Day Tips” and headed “Office of Admissions – Interview Tips – Fall 2024.” It lists two “Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) 1” activities (“2 applicants : 1 evaluator ” “1 min to read + 7 min to respond”) one “Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) 1” (“1 applicant : 1 evaluator ” “7 min to read & respond”) one “Group Activity” (“5 applicants : 1 evaluator ” “1 min to read + 12 min to respond”) and one “Traditional Interview” (“1 applicant : 1 interviewer ” “25-30 min”). The school doesn t say whether the 2026–27 interviews follow that sheet so confirm the format when you receive your invitation. Is the Hunt School interview in person or virtual? The school s pages don t say. The Fall 2024 sheet uses neither term; for the traditional interview it says “Introduce yourself when you walk into the room.” In a public forum s threads three applicants for 2025–26 and one for 2026–27 wrote “In Person” or “In-person ” and

the forum s invite tracker which a volunteer compiles from applicants reports lists in person for both cycles with first interview dates of 3 September 2025 and 2 September 2026. Those are applicants words not the school go by your invitation. If it is virtual TMDSAS s Code of Professionalism for Applicants asks you to keep your camera on to be “in a private quiet space free of distractions” and to attend alone. Does the Hunt School use the MMI? Its Fall 2024 interview sheet does use the three of its five activities are “Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)” activities (two with “2 applicants : 1 evaluator ” one with “1 applicant : 1 evaluator”) alongside a five-applicant “Group Activity” and a “Traditional Interview.” But the sheet is from Fall 2024 the school s other pages describe only “the personal interview ” and it doesn t say whether 2026–27 follows the sheet. In the forum s 2025–26 thread one applicant asked on 20 October 2025 how

others were prepping for “the MMI format ” and no applicant in either thread describes their own interview day. In case your day follows the sheet prepare for its three kinds of open-ended prompts spoken aloud a group discussion and a traditional interview with a dentist. Do I apply to the Hunt School through TMDSAS or AADSAS and has the deadline passed? Through TMDSAS whether or not you are a Texas resident. The school s FAQ says “Apply through Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) ” its catalog calls TMDSAS “the application service utilized by all Texas residents and non-Texas residents who are applying to a Texas dental school ” and ADEA s list of dental schools marks the Hunt School as one that does not participate in AADSAS. TMDSAS charges a flat non-refundable $235 fee by credit card only with no waivers and the one application reaches all four Texas dental schools; the Hunt School says it requires no

secondary application. The school says it follows TMDSAS s timeline and TMDSAS s deadline for this cycle was October 1 2026. It has passed and TMDSAS “does not grant deadline extensions under any circumstances.” Does the Hunt School require CASPer or Kira? The Hunt School s admissions pages its FAQ the admission page of its 2026–27 catalog and its Fall 2024 interview sheet don t mention CASPer Acuity Insights Kira or any similar assessment and its catalog says “The WLHSDM does not require a secondary application.” TMDSAS s list of schools that require CASPer names only medical and veterinary schools among them the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine the medical school of the same university; no dental school is on it. Its list of dental schools that require a secondary application names only Texas A&M. Besides TMDSAS and your coursework what the school lists is official transcripts the DAT letters of evaluation patient exposure and the

TMDSAS fee. What GPA and DAT do I need for the Hunt School? The school s FAQ says “Minimum GPA is a 3.0. Minimum DAT is a 17.” Its 2026–27 catalog says “The suggested minimum requirement for consideration is a 17 or 360 on the DAT and a 3.0 GPA.” A 17 can only be an old-scale (1–30) figure since the new scale runs from 200 to 600 and 360 is on the 200–600 scale the DAT has used since 1 March 2025; the school names no section and doesn t say how it treats an older test. For orientation only the ADA s Table 1 converts an old 17 to approximately 370 in Academic Average 380 in Survey of Natural Sciences and 360 in Perceptual the school s 360 matches only the last so plan on the stricter reading and ask HuntSDM.admissions@ttep.edu which sections it covers. The school publishes no class averages on the pages we read. On the age of a score its FAQ says scores “will not be considered if more than 3 years old ” while its catalog and TMDSAS say 5

years; plan on the stricter 3. Does the Hunt School accept out-of-state applicants? Yes in a small the FAQ says “Texas law prescribes that no more than 10% of the class can be classified as non-resident. Since each cohort consists of 60 students a maximum of 6 students can be classified as non-resident ” and the catalog says state law requires “an entering class composed of at least 90% Texas residents.” TMDSAS determines your residency classification for admission purposes; for 2027 entry it says you need to have established and maintained Texas residency in the 12 months before its October 2026 deadline. The admissions page adds that “With equal qualifications preference may be given to residents of El Paso the U.S. border region and West Texas.” The school will only review applicants who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. Cost its 2026–27 estimate of first-year tuition and fees is $46 095.61 for a Texas resident and $67

394.61 for a nonresident before housing food books and personal expenses. For internationally trained dentists the school says it “does not admit transfer or advanced standing students.” When are Hunt School interviews and offers? The school s FAQ says “Interviews are held between September and January ” without years; for this cycle that reads September 2026 to January 2027 our reading. It gives no invitation dates of its own. The forum s invite tracker which a volunteer compiles from applicants reports lists the school s first invitations on 5 August 2026 and 4 August 2025 and first interview dates of 2 September 2026 and 3 September 2025 (last updated 25 September 2026 and 22 October 2025); those are applicants reports not the school s. The school says it follows TMDSAS s timeline and TMDSAS says “Dental schools begin extending offers of acceptance” on December 15 and that from April 15 “Dental schools can no longer make offers to

applicants holding another seat.” There is no match for dental TMDSAS s Match is for medical applicants. The school s pages give no deposit amount waitlist process or start date. UT San Antonio Dental School Interview Guide (DDS) Also a TMDSAS at UT San Antonio a faculty member and a third- or fourth-year student conduct the interview from August to January. Domestic Program /schools/ut-san-antonio-dental-school-interview Texas A&M Dental School Interview Guide (DDS) Texas A&M requires an interview with its Admissions Committee by invitation with selection for interviews beginning in July and a free secondary application on top of TMDSAS. Domestic Program /schools/texas-am-dental-school-interview UTHealth Houston Dental School Interview Guide (DDS) In a required interview by invitation only conducted by an Admissions Committee member or designee and scored by the interviewing committee member; TMDSAS is required of Texas residents.

Domestic Program /schools/uthealth-houston-dental-school-interview UNLV Dental School Interview Guide (DMD) UNLV s DMD interviews are mandatory and by invitation September 2026 through February 2027; its pages publish no format and applicants report a Kira step first. Domestic Program /schools/unlv-dental-school-interview