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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center School of Dental and Oral Surgery

New York, NY

Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

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

3 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How was the drive here?
Why not medicine?
Your application looks good. Anything else you would like to add that you might have forgot?

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

Why not medicine?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

No responses

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?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

4 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 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?

SDN feedback, doctors I work with, employer, fellow pre-dent students.

What impressed you positively?

Faculty lounge where we interviewed looks like a high class country club. Unfortunately, the rest of the hospital does not!

What impressed you negatively?

Being told that as a student we will never get to see downtown NY (which really doesn't matter because it's actually about an hour away from the dental school). Also, students who want to pass will get only 5 hours of sleep per night.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Dental school is in a very questionable neighborhood.

What are your general comments?

I heard rumors beforehand that Columbia has a difficult program but didn't expect that students and faculty members would admit that I won't enjoy my time here. The interview itself went smoothly

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses