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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center School of Dental and Oral Surgery

New York, NY

Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

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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?

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💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you sit in front of the class
Why Columbia
Why not medicine

What was the most interesting question?

Do you sit in the front of the class?

What was the most difficult question?

Why Columbis, since you've already been accepted to ___ and __?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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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?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN

What impressed you positively?

The intensive biomed curriculum, many of the staff

What impressed you negatively?

The clinics (extremely crowded), the buildings (very small and cramped), my interviewer (spent the whole time lecturing me on one of his pet peeves)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That we would be taking a walking tour of the "campus" (ie, going to Bard et al.) in the freezing cold.

What are your general comments?

My negative experience with the interviewer soured the whole thing.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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