What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

25 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)?

"Tell me about yourself?" Report Response

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

"Tell me about your research, and what do you want to do in the field?" Report Response

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

"What attracted you to apply to HSDM?" Report Response

What was the most interesting question?

"Asked about my interests in building furniture?" Report Response

What was the most difficult question?

"What is your biggest weakness?" Report Response

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I talked to previous canidates, and had several interviews before. I really didn't prep because I just wanted to be myself, not impress anyone." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school was so relax and chill, I didn't get the vibe that people were trying to be pretentious or overly snobby. I expected that i would not like the school or the people, but I was totally wrong." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"While I was impressed by facilities, faculty and students, I did get the impression that the school is not as well financed as some other private institutions (or public for that matter)- translation - its very expensive and theres not much scholarship. But its harvard, right! the students are heavily recruitted from this dental school, something I cant say for all the schools i visited. (no one did a GPR or AEGD , everyone went right into there specialty like 95%, the other 5% did public health or something academic." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I you missed the sign on the way in you would never think you were at harvard. The people and the environment is very nice, and does not seem overly competitive or stressful." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Best interview experience by far - partially due to the fact that i was not expecting much... such as life." Report Response

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?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

bos

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

02/16/2006

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?

9 out of 10

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

10 out of 10