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Harvard School of Dental Medicine

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?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your general comments?

Excellent school. Dental students do all coursework with med students first two years, plus take two additional classes. (harder than med school).
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why dentistry?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think of the PBL curriculum here?

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, mostly just thought about it a little. NYU interview the day before.

What was the most difficult question?

What was your biggest failure?

What impressed you positively?

Historic nature of Harvard, their prominence, the caliber of professors there.

What impressed you negatively?

Size of class, which actually may be a plus

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Interview lasted until 3:30
📍 Travel and Logistics

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?

$101-$200

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