Talk about a time you had to make a decision without all the information you needed. What critical steps did you take in this situation?

"During my undergraduate program, I was involved in a group project in an anatomy class with another great student. We split some duties of the project for the first half of the project and then put all of it together in the end. On the day we were scheduled to meet, I got an email from the student, and he let me know that his mother was very sick and that he had to travel back home on short notice. Knowing that this was a dire situation for him, I moved forward with the remainder of the project on my own. I didn't have his part of the research when I finished, so I took extra time to complete his part of the research on the project and submitted the finished product on behalf of both of us. Our professor was very forgiving of his situation and let him submit an extra research paper to make up for his lost time."

Think about a time during your path to this interview when you needed to make a decision without all of the information you would typically possess. Then, tell a story that outlines the situation and how you approached coming to a conclusion. Outline your ability to think critically and independently to prove to your interviewers that you will make an outstanding resident at their institution. At the end of your response, be sure to make a connection between your decision-making abilities and how they will help you make an impact as a dental student and future dentist.