Ann Arbor, MI
Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ 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?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about your research project?
What was the most interesting question?
Would you change the clinical portion of the boards to allow students to work on mannequins rather than patients.
What was the most difficult question?
Why dentistry over medicine? (I was then accused of being a high stats medical diehard... followed by I don't think I should recommend you) I would've thought it'd be good thing if I was qualified enough to get into med school as well, but instead chose dental, guess not...
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
5
What was the stress level of the interview?
10 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
6 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?
Reread my file.
What impressed you positively?
Specialization rate (~30%) many students don't care for it and just pass (reduces competitiveness). High match rates for those who apply for a specialty program. Early clinical experience. Technology!!!! Research... if I feel like it. Integrated curriculum, so they reduce overlap. Closeness to Canada and gambling (only 35 mins!).
Cool sweatshirts. Oh yeah, and Michigan football and hockey. Apparently UMich has a Tim Hortons on campus a block away from the dental school. Ann Arbor is also very clean and SAFE!! Ann Arbor is not NYC...
What impressed you negatively?
Kinda depressing environment (no windows). Fear of being sucked into "Michigan" and staying there. My entire interview minus 3 cool people. Not crazy board score (i.e. Columbia or UConn) but then they accept 105-110 people.
Ann Arbor is not NYC... and graduate dorms seem to suck (Northwood?!) compared to Columbia (I'd rather live with the undergrads). Offsite community outreach and only in Michigan.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That Mapquest gives horrible directions and I ended up lost in a snowstorm randomly driving on Ann Arbor Dr. for 45 mins (plus I was looking for a gas station). About the school, I did not know it would be this big and how everyone would be wearing Michigan gear.
What are your general comments?
Make sure you get there EARLY!!! I was 15 minutes early and there was nowhere to sit. Also stay at a hotel the night before, I felt so terrible for the West Coasters who flew in the morning of the interview. Morning was an endless stream of talking and presentations, but at least we got "breakfast", which was a Nutri-grain bar. Then had lunch... it was a sandwich platter (which I would rate a 6.5/10 compared to the stuff they fed us at NYU... mmmmmmmmm). MMI was an interesting method of interviewing... kinda awkward to have 2 minutes of silence as you try to figure out when you should say SOMETHING!!! As stated later or before, the 20 min interview itself went horribly. Still got admitted into the school on Dec 1... therefore I have NO idea how the University of Michigan ranks their dental applicants.
📍 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 was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
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