New York, NY
Dental Schools | Public 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?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
8 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?
Explain this bad grade/bad DAT section/etc.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
1
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 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
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN feedback and watched all the videos on NYU's website
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are beautiful and very modern. It's a huge school but every floor I saw looked great, if a bit repetitive. They have all their own specialties in house and lots of research opportunities as well. The plastified anatomy labs sound like a great feature. NYU also does a good job crafting its public image to attract patients.
What impressed you negatively?
The tuition is the crippling factor, most expensive dental school in the country and no big scholarships offered. Also, make sure you want to live in New York City for 4 years. It's twice the size of most dental schools and they add 100 international students 2nd year so that may be intimidating to some.
What are your general comments?
I found myself liking NYU a lot more than I expected. It's a top-notch school if you can get over the costs. I asked about the rumors of the students being very competitive and lots of students failing out of their first year. Students and faculty found that laughably untrue, only people who don't want to be there fail out.
📍 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
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
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