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  • SUNY - University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
  • Dental School
  • Buffalo, NY
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why Buffalo? How will you choose between all the schools? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What characteristics do you have that would make you a good dentist? During your shadowing, what have you noticed is difficult about practicing dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Is there anything you would have wished we had asked you? What do you want us to tell the ad com?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"We see you have had difficulty your initial semester of college. Can you tell us about it? - but if you don't want to you don't have to... it's really up to you so whatever you think (I tried to answer but they told me I was 'obviously bright so never mind the question') hmmmmm...." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Is there anything you would like us to tell the ad com on your behalf?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"3 mock interviews, practice with my boyfriend, read the school website, read this website, really took an honest look at my life and who I was *sounds cheezy I know, but it helped a lot*" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"How concerned they were about making us feel comfortable and trying to make us laugh." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The tour guide was a 2nd year student that didn't really know his way around. We also got teased by students of the school - but hey, how could you resist poking at 12 sweating interviewees that clearly aren't used to getting 'dressed to impress' ;)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That you can never have enough questions to ask - but not to even worry about it. It's good to have questions prepared, but be sure that they will ALL be thoroughly answered + any that you could have possibly imagined" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was really nervous - it was my first - but my interviewers really did just want to get to know me. They will talk to you about anything you are open too. You MUST be able to laugh at yourself. Not only did I make a joke that NO ONE laughed at, but I fell over in my heels, almost slid down the handicap ramp, and ran into a bar I thought was a revolving door along the tour. These things happen ^.^ " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

$501+

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriot

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/10/0008

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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