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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?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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 type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"jokingly - why certain bad grades? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why do you want to be a dentist? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"tell me about your community service experience. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, mock interview - be over-prepared and then just relax, be yourself. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Friendly faculty member, impressive facilities, the successes of UPenn graduate in matching post-doc programs, extensive academic resources" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Cold weather but it's nothing I couldn't adapt to. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How stress free the interview was. The professor who interviewed me was very friendly." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was amazed the moment I stepped through the door of UPSDM. The facilities here are one of the best I’ve seen. The people here are very welcoming. My interviewer was an old professor who even gave me a pat on the shoulder after a nice conversational interview. If there’s one thing that sets UPenn apart from other dental schools is their postdoc matching rate. It’s clear evidence that their curriculum is top notch but even if you don’t know whether or not you want to specialize, UPenn is still a great school to get your pre-doc training. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/28/2005

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