University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Negatively ☹️

7 out of 10

The day started off with the new director of admissions giving a painfully dry, hour long, powerpoint presentation on the school and how lobsters aren't found in the bay, just blue crabs. The cornerstone of her arguement for UM was that is was the first dental school and therefore that fact should imbue it's students with special skills or something. Then a financial aid advisor came in (she handled undergraduate aid)and proceeded to talk at length about FAFSA and warned us not to get into debt. After this a few of the applicants were lead downstairs to the clinics and were paired with third and fourth year students. This was actually nice because it allowed for some interaction with a student and see what clinical life at the school is like. The interview itself was conducted by a faculty member and a disinterested student whom, it became apparent, hadn't read my file (which contained many of the answers to his petty questions). Both of them were negative in their approach to me and my candidacy, attacked the other schools I was applying to, and repeatedly questioned my motive for pursuing dentistry. I felt as if I were facing felony charges or pleading for my soul before the Spanish Inquisition. Needless to say I was not impressed with the facilities, the staff, and the students.

What was the exact procedure your dentist used to do the restorative work on your tooth?

Describe in great detail the procedure for extracting a tooth.

SDN, read over their website, reviewed my personal statement.

Given your major, what makes you think that you are prepared for the rigors of dental school?

Nothing...except D.C., Philly and NYC are relatively close to Baltimore.

The school in old (although their new building should be completed soon), no sim labs, everything seemed archaic, students kept saying a lot of the faculty is/should be fired, it's in Baltimore

How long the whole thing would be (almost seven hours).

Student