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 is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Can you explain more about your research?
What was the most interesting question?
I noticed you were part of the Greek community as an undergrad. What do you think you took from that experience?
What was the most difficult question?
none were difficult. the interviewer just asked about my extracurriculars and research experience.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
35 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
1
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 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?
looked over SDN and interview feedback, read the school's website, had some experience from previous interviews
What impressed you positively?
the students were very humble along with being so enthusiastic about their school. i felt a lot of school pride, but not in an obnoxious way. the location (downtown boston) and facilities were also great.
What impressed you negatively?
nothing
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
your interviewer might be a 4th year student. i thought the student i had met was escorting me to my faculty interview, but then realized the interview had already begun and it was with him!
What are your general comments?
i've always heard great things about tufts and was first impressed with the great info they sent along with my interview invite. the actual interview day impressed me even more! everyone was really friendly and seemed to really have personality. it felt as though tufts was really everyone's top choice and they were really excited to be there. i loved the school and thought it had the perfect balance between clinical exposure and strong didactics.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Train or subway
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Doubletree Hotel
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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