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?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
It started at 8:30am. There were about 6 interviewees including myself. Anne Berg talked about the curriculum, answered any general questions we had. Then we had two 45 mins interviews back-to-back. Lunch with third year students. Tour of the medical and dental facilities with a second year student. And then a Financial Aid talk, which none of it I understood. Finished at 2pm. I almost fell asleep cuz I had almost no sleep the night before, and ate too much for lunch. =P Went to the COOP to get a shirt and mug for souvenirs. The students were awesome.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How would a friend describe you?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Ran through questions on SDN's interview feedback, talked with a few Harvard alums.
What was the most difficult question?
What do you look for in a dental school? (I don't know why, but I totally fumbled on this one... maybe cuz I was on CA time, and it felt ridiculously early in the morning)
What impressed you positively?
The students and how laid back and brilliant they are.
What impressed you negatively?
The lacking of pre-clinical and clinical training, and the run-down facilities.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
There are multiple entrances to the dental school, and the ONE that you have to enter is in a very obscure part of the building. They don't provide breakfast, so eat something before you go!
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 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?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
What airport did you fly into?
BOS
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
don't remember
How would you rate the hotel?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
no
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