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Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, MA

Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why dentistry? Why not medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

Describe your research experience while working on your MS degree (nothing to do with dentistry)?

What was the most difficult question?

no difficult questions.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

read website, talked to students.

What impressed you positively?

The facilities, the location (china town and Boston in general - a 5 min walk to the ocean). The admissions staff, faculty and students went out of their way to make you feel welcome and comfortable. The food and free Tufts University toothbrushes they gave us were a nice touch too!

What impressed you negatively?

had to pay 24 bucks to park...but that's to be expected - I was so jazzed about the school that I didn't even care.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that the school accepts 85% of all interviewies...would have put me at rest a bit more.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff