Bristol university dentistry online interview

[Worrier247]

My daughter is due to have an online interview for dentistry at Bristol university. One of the things she has been asked to do is create and design a matchbox and fill it with five items that you would take with you to uni. These should reflect who you are and not be to do with dentistry. Has anyone done this interview or similar. Any good advice would be welcome. Thanks in advance for any help

Wow. What a pointless exercise. Sorry that's no help, but ridiculous, and possibly discriminatory against ND applicants.

Oh my, I did dentistry at uni 30 years ago. I see nothing has changed!
They’re looking for extremely resilient personalities, as the course and job are really tough. They want you to be able to think outside of every box they can throw at you, so that you can handle the daily stress I think.
Please think long and hard about dentistry, it’s not glamorous or fun!

I wouldn't say it's a pointless exercise at all, they're looking at the ability to talk to people they haven't met before.

Quite a useful skill in dentistry.

Realistically what 5 items could you fit in a matchbox, let alone things that reflect your personality?

I agree stupid exercise. Maybe a piece of paper with 5 words written on like motivation, dedication etc 🤷🏼‍♀️