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  • Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  • Dental School
  • Boston, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Do you have a life? Convince me." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What class did you not like in undergrad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you want to do w/your education here?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you do if you failed a class? I told them I wouldn't, that I'd work hard at it. For that reason, I thought they were going to kick me right out the door." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"I joked about having a life at school, then she (Anne Berg) asked me straight up if I really did. I spent the next couple minutes persuading her that I was at least sorta cool." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Called several class members of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years. SDN." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Get into your specialities, but I knew that. The students were really cool and social. No arrogance. Some were pretty funny and cool." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I just came from Arizona, which was totally nice and new. Harvard looked ghetto. The student interviewing me hadn't looked at my info and I wasn't super impressed with him, but he was nice enough, I guess. How late you get into the clinic, the stress of the 3rd year, doing rectal exams as a dental student...retarded! I didn't like the lonely feel of the student housing at all." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The students at Harvard are way cool, but I wasn't impressed with my day to day actions with Bostonian public transport and street people. They were kinda mean and not too laid back. Weird that the students were way cooler!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Anne Berg is cool, if she interviews you. It is laid back." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

BOS

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/02/2005

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?

5 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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