How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

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 type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Name a time that was particularly stressful and how you dealt with it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why should we admit you considering all the other well qualified canidates?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think of the Red Soxs?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing really, more like a conversation. Nothing really threw me off guard-all the standard questions." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, looked at the website, read my personal statement and practiced what I was going to say." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"I really liked the school and hope to get in there. Boston is a great city. The sim lab is fairly new. Everything was just really nice and the people are very friendly." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school is right in the middle of China Town and I hate Chinese food. Other than that the school is great but it is VERY expensive but I knew that going in." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That you really don't have time to eat lunch. They give you lunch while you are suppose to talk to dental students and then they call you for the actual interview. I was too nervous to eat anyways!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall it was a great experience. The morning was filled with presentations on the curriculm and cost. Mark knows everything about the school and is a great person to talk to. My interviewer was awesome, it really was more of a conversation-it didn't feel like an interview at all. Then you get to talk to dental students and one went to undergrad where I am now so that was cool." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2004