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  • Touro College of Dental Medicine
  • Dental School
  • Hawthorne, NY
Individual Feedback 1 18 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 11
Negatively 3
No change 3

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
2.33 18

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.44 18

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
5.44 18

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 6
Virtual 3

Questions

How long was the interview?

Response # Responders
5 minutes 0
10 minutes 1
15 minutes 1
20 minutes 3
25 minutes 4
30 minutes 6
35 minutes 2
40 minutes 0
45 minutes 0
50 minutes 0
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 1

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 14
At a regional location 0
At another location 4

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 18
In a group 0

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 18
Closed file 0

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
0.94 18

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

"why touro" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Dentistry" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many schools did I apply to" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-Do you even even want to go to this school -" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just talked about application/resume" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this experience (on app)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why was accounting your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about you that is not on your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one quality in a best friend you would want?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry, why Touro." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why dentistry" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepare for the DAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any summer jobs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many other interviews I had" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many interviews do I have? Which schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-what are three traits about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Walk me through a time you've had to face an ethical challenge." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very relaxed and conversational" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you choose dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I saw you graduated a year ago and you have good grades, why did you not apply last year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are three adjectives that describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about extracurricular activities you have done" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what was your favorite class during undergrad" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Touro" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What Biology class interested me most, and how does it relate to Dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where I saw myself in 5 years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three traits to describe yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your biggest achievement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can you prove to me that you have the necessary manual dexterity to master the difficulty of dental work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else did you apply?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something you would like me to know that isn't on you application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle when your working in a group with conflicting ideas?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is something you like and something you dislike about dentistry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you believe that baseball players that have used PEDs should be inducted into the hall of fame? What is your opinion on the hall of fame as a whole?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one trait you look for in a friend?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the Lakers' offseason?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"-whats one quality you would want in a friend?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a gap year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Talk about a conflict I experienced at work" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One thing on your application that wasn't mentioned that you would like to mention (I blanked)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your biggest achievement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"you were accepted to other schools why this one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been in an ethical dilemma? If so, what was it, and how did you resolve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, practice Q's" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN and youtube videos" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, 1 mock interview, youtube videos" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my third interview so I mostly just noted down specific things I really like about Touro and its program so I can answer the why touro question well." More from this Member | Report Response

"Sdn, prepared common questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"I brought in items that I have made to display my manual dexterity" More from this Member | Report Response

"Search questions/feedback from students on the Facebook dental school interview Bootcamp group." More from this Member | Report Response

"research the school, ask previous people who interviewed and practiced basic dental school interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practicing common questions, checking sdn, and reviewing their website." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"current students seemed enthusiastic about the school, faculties were nice, and they seemed to really emphasize the open door policy" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very conversational" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very conversational, felt less like an interview and more like a conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Faculty and current students made an effort to help you feel as comfortable as possible" More from this Member | Report Response

"Quick, dove right in" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities, vibe" More from this Member | Report Response

"the students seemed happy and friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer was really kind and conversational. She made the interview really chill and I didn't feel nervous during it at all." More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities were amazing, everything is digital" More from this Member | Report Response

"The technology is advanced - the school is clean and new while still actively taking in student opinions. My interviewer was also very personable." More from this Member | Report Response

"1. The facility of the school and how nice every faculty was. 2. They set up the entire clinical cubicle just like any other private practice. This gives patients more privacy during treatment. 3. Students work in pairs (one main doc and one assist). This model allows a greater efficiency and students get to learn the aspect of being an assistant as well, which will be beneficial in the future if they want to set up a private practice. 4. There are no dispensary station and all the equipment and materials are accessible in every cubicle --> Time efficiency." More from this Member | Report Response

"the state of the art clinic and all the windows in the clinic." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities, very modern." More from this Member | Report Response

"The brand new facilities, and how nice all of the faculty were." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"No presentation??" More from this Member | Report Response

"Location" More from this Member | Report Response

"Abrupt transition from breakout room to interview rooms. Interviewer seemed to be distracted at times when answering a question." More from this Member | Report Response

"there was no presentation just students answering the questions then a quick interview. The guy interviewing me was cutting me off and seemed to be in hurry to get elsewhere hence it was not a pleasant experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"They don't give any presentations like other schools. It was divided in two parts: a student Q&A and interview. The negative part is that the dental student for the Q&A was only a second-year so she didn't really know the answers to most questions we had on the clinical side of the school. Otherwise she's also really friendly and awesome!" More from this Member | Report Response

"my interviewer was old and had a thick accent, i could not understand him, he didnt really ask me "dental interview" questions, felt like I could have better sold myself with a different interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response

"I couldn't find much food around the area." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students there did not seem very enthusiastic about what they do." More from this Member | Report Response

"2 people that were supposed to present or talk to the interviewees were not there" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewer had a list of questions and had to hit every question quickly without allowing time to really respond. Seemed to be an issue with other interviewees. The clinical facilities were modern but almost empty at 2pm on a Wednesday. They do not have a D4 class yet but there should still be plenty of patients in the chairs for routine work that D3s can do." More from this Member | Report Response

"I only got to speak with one student during the day and the few students that were there came towards the end of the day." More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That it was going to be super low-stress and relaxed" More from this Member | Report Response

"How stress free it actually was" More from this Member | Report Response

"How low stress it would be" More from this Member | Report Response

"While waiting to be interviewed, 2 dental students are in the break out room and you can ask them questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Touro does digital dentistry." More from this Member | Report Response

"that everyone there is pretty nice and its a chill day" More from this Member | Report Response

"Who my interviewer was." More from this Member | Report Response

"How relaxed the interview is." More from this Member | Report Response

"How low stress and nice everyone is." More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Really enjoyable interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish he asked at the end if I had any questions. He seemed like he was trying to rush me out towards the end of it" More from this Member | Report Response

"The building is nice but the zoom presentation is quite bad you should go in person to get a better exp." More from this Member | Report Response

"Touro seems to be on top of incorporating the most modern technology in pre-clinicals and clinical, so that's awesome." More from this Member | Report Response

"Touro is new and strives to modernize dentistry with the help of technology. I believe that is an important goal and will prepare the students for the future of dentistry." More from this Member | Report Response

"Touro has the great potential to become one of the best dental schools in the country." More from this Member | Report Response

"I enjoyed speaking with my interviewer. He went out of his way for me to meet students after the interview. he introduced me to a student after the interview. Know you your application!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is beautiful, and the students, and faculty were so nice. I enjoyed the interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 1
Faculty member 3
Admissions staff 9
Other 1

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 13
Neutral 1
Discouraging 0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
8.41 17

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 5
Out of state 11

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 9
2-3 hours 3
4-6 hours 2
7+ hours 1

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 3
Automobile 9
Train or subway 1
Other 1

What airport did you use?

LGA

JFK

newark

La Guardia

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 0
With students at the school 0
Friends or family 2
Hotel 6
Home 5
Other 0

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Comfort Inn

Yes

Tarrytown House Estate on The Hudson

No

Comfort Inn & Suites

Would you recommend the hotel?

Comfort Inn

Yes

Tarrytown House Estate on The Hudson

No

Comfort Inn & Suites

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

Response # Responders
< $100 5
$101-$200 2
$201-$300 2
$301-$400 1
$401-$500 0
$501+ 1

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

Response Avg # Responders
5.81 16

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
5.63 16

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
5.06 16

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
7.44 16

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
7.75 16

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
6.44 16

0 = low, 10 = high

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"friendly during tour, opposite during interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"have a presentation for the zoom session about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Would be nice to include a presentation on Touro's curriculum or community service involvement." More from this Member | Report Response

"Touro has a great potential to become one of the best dental schools in the country. Be proud of your curriculum and clinical training program, and make sure you sell the school well." More from this Member | Report Response

"have a financial presentation" More from this Member | Report Response

"No financial aide information was given during the fairly brief presentation." More from this Member | Report Response

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