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  • University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
  • Dental School
  • Philadelphia, PA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why Penn?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Why dentistry and not medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"How would I use continue to use the research that I have been conducting in dentistry." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If there was someone in my practice that was causing problems with patients and other staff members, how would I react. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do I think about the future in Dentistry, and how do I think that I will prepare myself to by successful." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I read the questions on SDN, read their website, looked at my application, and talked to friends who had interviewed there." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I liked the way that they new clinics looked. I liked the students who all seemed really happy. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

""The Dungeon" - Its everything that I have read it would be: dark and old. That being said they are supposed to be renovating it as well." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not to freak out before the interview, because it really wasn't that stressful." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/27/0007

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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