Newark, NJ
Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
It was really fantastic. My interview was extremely relaxed like a back and forth conversation. Asked me basic questions and then he just talked to me for the rest of it trying to sell the school and talk about how great his band was (I play bass guitar and he wanted me to join the faculty student band). All in all, very chill. I stressed out way more that I needed to.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What got you interested in dentistry?
What was the most interesting question?
What was it that got you interested in dentistry? (I though this was a much better question then ''why do you want to be a dentist?'')
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read website, knew my application, wrote down pre-formed answers for common questions and just went in there knowing what I wanted.
What was the most difficult question?
What qualities are you looking for in a dental school?
What impressed you positively?
ALL the faculty is super super nice. There seems to be great student-faculty relationships. All the student seem very happy but admit that the first 2 years are a nightmare no matter where you go. The also are extremely focused on clinics. There motto is that they want you to be able to go and practice as soon as you graduate. They are a ''hold you hands to the end'' type of school and want you to do well.
What impressed you negatively?
Area is not so fantastic, Newark is a bit unsafe, but because you are in such a large city you get a HUGE diversity a patients.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How their clinic requirements are 4 times that of any other school. Example is they require 20 or so crowns when most school just need 5.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 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?
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?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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