Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center School of Dental and Oral Surgery Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you have any questions about Columbia?

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What was the most interesting question?

any questions about Columbia?

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What was the most difficult question?

NA

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

read feedbacks on SDN read Columbia's website (especially their outline of their post-dental programs)

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What impressed you positively?

very laid back and very friendly the community is laid out well--the dental school and medical centers are integrated together, and the dorms are 1 block away--very convenient the community/area also seems very safe--nothing shady at all students all seem happy, satisfied with their choice of going to Columbia (talked to a few)

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What impressed you negatively?

the administration really emphasizes how HARD the first two years are, how you would have virtually no life (but in talking to the first-years, all seems swell so far--"yes you're busy during the week but you get time off during the weekend) it's expensive and they expect family contribution...then again, so are all the other dental schools as well I would have liked to talk to more older students (only had the chance to talk to 1st years) complaints from the students: the first few classes are really big (med+dental students)

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

a pretty good part of the neighborhood--uptown NYC is nicer than downtown, IMO Bring quarters for the metro, or buy a card! I had difficulty going from the airport to my hotel b/c I forgot to stack up on quarters. Luckily, there was a change machine.

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What are your general comments?

The interview is really laid back, no "grilling" whatsoever. They first give you a lot of info about the school, and then do the interview. It was more of a friendly discussion, with my interviewer basically asking me if I had any questions about Columbia. The entire interview was basically that--me asking about Columbia and what he is doing currently. If you have extra time, definitely tour the city and take full advantage of public transportation. Think: this is where and how you will be living if you came here. I've been to NYC numerous times before but didn't want to sit in my hotel the entire time. I arrived the day before and took the bus to my hotel, then took the subway to Chinatown, ate yummy Chinese food, took the sub back, and then walked around Central park.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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