Harvard School of Dental Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

4 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Did you ever consider going into medicine?

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How would a friend describe you?

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What do you think of the PBL curriculum?

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What was the most interesting question?

What was you greatest failure?

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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)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

2 out of 10

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

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

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

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

7 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Ran through questions on SDN's interview feedback, talked with a few Harvard alums.

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What impressed you positively?

The students and how laid back and brilliant they are.

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What impressed you negatively?

The lacking of pre-clinical and clinical training, and the run-down facilities.

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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!

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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.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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