Boston, MA
Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What was the most difficult question?
Why I did badly in organic chemistry and on the carving portion of the Canadian DAT.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
10 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 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?
I actually really over-prepared... I read a book on dental ethics, a book on interview preparation, looked over SDN feedback, read their websites in excessive detail and stressed for extensive periods of time.
What impressed you positively?
Everything!
Before I went to the interview I wanted to go to Columbia more but I was so impressed with how happy the students were, how open and helpful the staff and faculty were and the general atmosphere of geniality and helpfulness.
When I went I stayed with a student and met a lot of students in their natural habitat ;) and they were so nice and so enthusiastic that it made me fall in love with the school.
What impressed you negatively?
How long they made us wait before we were interviewed ;)
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the interviews are mostly there to gauge your personality and see if you'd fit in with the students, so let your natural self shine through!
What are your general comments?
I stayed with a first year student (definitely do that if you can) and she went out of her way to make me feel welcome and to help me out. (I honestly feel that the students are HSDM's best ambassadors.)
The interview day (there were five of us - all girls) who met with Anne Berg and then went on a tour, had lunch, met some students, and finally went back to be interviewed by two individuals. Now that I think back - the day passed by fairly quickly but at the time - the space between the morning and actually being interviewed was interminable.
My interviewers were very kind and tried to make the process as painless and low-stress as possible.
📍 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 were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$501+
What airport did you fly into?
BOS
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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