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?

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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?

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Is there anything you want me to tell the admissions committee about you?

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Why Columbia?

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What was the most interesting question?

Do you plan on specializing?

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What was the most difficult question?

I see here that you have applied to medical school in the past . . . Why Dentistry now??

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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?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ 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?

I read these interview feedbacks so that I knew what students' concerns were.

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What impressed you positively?

Very gracious faculty, everyone was really nice and strived to make us feel comfortable. They let us talk to other students as much as we wanted.

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What impressed you negatively?

They say that if you want to practice primary care, you should either go somewhere else, or plan on doing a residency.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I forgot a pen.

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What are your general comments?

Some students said that they work very hard, others say it was fairly laid back. Some say it depends on your personal motivation and even your class--some classes are more competitive, some are more laid back. Some classes are taught with medical students. Medical students can be snobby toward dental students they say. Residency programs look very favoriable towards Columbia graduates (one student said he doesn't understand why--he thinks Columbia is not any different than other schools in the end). One student applied to a Oral Surgery program at UCSF which is usually 7 years, but he said that that program is 6 years long if you are a graduate of Columbia, U Conn, or Harvard.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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