New York, NY
Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2019-20
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
What was the most interesting question?
"I'm going to read the following statement to you, and tell me what it means: College is the new high school."
- I said that it can symbolize how the Master's degree is the new bachelors. It is getting tougher and tougher to differentiate yourself in such a growingly competitive world.
- I also earned my Master's earlier that year and thought that's why he might have asked me that question.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, Youtube, rehearsing (but not memorizing) answers to all the generic interview questions
What impressed you positively?
The research facility looked super advanced
What impressed you negatively?
Crowded, but its New York so it comes with the territory.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
More about the program. I was asked what about the program I looked forward to and I didn't know much if anything at all about the program so I err'd and um'd before delivering my answer.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
JFK
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Redford Hotel
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
Yes
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