Harvard School of Dental Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

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What was the most interesting question?

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What was the most difficult question?

No responses

🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN interview feedback, read Harvard website, studied info they sent me pre-interview

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What impressed you positively?

High quality of the students there. Administration really cares about the students, and wants all of them to do well. Integration of medical and dental schools the first two years with same grading curves; emphasizes the idea that dentistry is a subspecialty of medicine. Opportunities to get involved in all sorts of research projects. Success of harvard students matching into competetive specialty programs. I did not meet one person that I considered arrogant or snotty. People were all very laid-back.

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What impressed you negatively?

Not so sure the PBL thing is for me. But then, I don't really know what program would be good for me!

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I could actually get accepted!!

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What are your general comments?

I was super-nervous for this interview, and thought it was terrible at the time. Looking back, the two interviews I had (1 a PhD researcher, 1 an oral radiologist) were really nice and asked very fair questions. At the time though, I overanalyzed everything. My advice is to just be yourself, and answer the questions truthfully. Try and relax if you can. Harvard isn't all about "research" as some people have suggested. They really want well-rounded people with a range of experiences. Travel, leadership, non-science interests, etc are all important. Also, I think they want people who have explored/considered other health fields.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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