Originally posted by vishal_k32801
KMF, would you mind sharing your Harvard interview experience?
Please can you tell....What are your stats?
I really liked Harvard because:
-it is pass/fail (less competition between students)
-No Ranking at all
-the small class size allows you to get to know your professors well and get a lot of individual attention.
-the research opportunities are HUGE at Harvard - you could do anything you wanted basically.
-I like the philosophy that dentistry is a specialty of medicine. Although I know it may be annoying to learn about all the muscles in the foot, I think in the long run, it's good to know (and it can't hurt you - it can only help you).
-PBL - I really like the idea of problem based learning. I think that you can really learn everything in a very comprehensive manner that would help you really understand the material instead of simply memorizing everything.
-they have been #1 in the National Boards Part I consistently for the last 20 years and either #1 or #2 on the National Boards Part II consistently as well. (I know a lot of people seem to have a large concern about Harvard graduates not having adequate clinical skills, but I think the National Boards Part II speak for themselves).
-In the clinic, they do not have a set number of root canals, crown and bridges, etc. that you have to do. Instead, they believe that once you know how to do a procedure really well, it is ok for you to go on and learn something new, or perfect something else that you are having trouble with.
-Boston - the campus is in a great location!
-Most people specialize after graduating from Harvard. I think last year, 33 out of 34 people specialized. That is something I am interested in, so that obviously interested me. In the class of 2003, 9 people are going into ortho, 4 people into OMFS, 7 people into Perio, 2 people into pedo, 6 people into Endo, , 1 person into Prosth, 1 into GPR, 1 into Research/Academics, and 1 into Private Practice.
-People were really down to earth and really friendly. While it is an intense academic load, it seemed that the class is very united in trying to help each other through.
So that's basically why Harvard is my #1 choice so far. I still have a few more interviews to go to so far, so we'll see if that changes. Saying all this, who knows if I'll get in.
My GPA is: 3.71, Science: 3. 5
DAT: AA 23, PAT 20, QR 26, Bio 22, GC 19, Orgo 23, TS 21.
(That was the second set of scores).
I took it once before and got about the same scores, but had a 17 PAT and decided to retake it.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
