Boston, MA
Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
interview was all right, two 45 minute interviews. one with a professor and the other with a 4th year student. asked basic interview questions about college activities and such.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
can you go more in depth about the one program you were involved in at school?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN website, talked to students, Harvard website
What was the most difficult question?
What type of role would you take in a group setting?
What impressed you positively?
Everything. HSDM is an incredible school and the program is incorporated with the medical school, so you get all the benefits of that school's funding. It is a pass/fail system, so there is no competition between students. You take all of your first 2 years of classes with med students which is cool and you learn all the aspects of the human body before going strictly dental. facilities were amazing, dorms are right across from the classroom buildings. it is in a nice location, the students are from everyone across the country (and canada) so you get to meet a variety of people, not just people who are in the same state and went to the same college or high school. in short, HSDM was amazing, score #1 on boards, great for specialization and their reputation goes a long way.
What impressed you negatively?
don't touch an instrument until their 3rd year (maybe late 2nd year), but i don't see that as too big of problem. your 3rd and 4th year is all clinical, and you will get plenty of experience in time. also, they have a research requirement, which might deter a lot of people
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing really
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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