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University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry

San Francisco, CA

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

what are you doing now?
what kind of community service have you done?
why dentistry?

What was the most interesting question?

do you think education is a privilege or a right?

What was the most difficult question?

do you have any questions for me?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

all sorts of stuff: went over my personal statement; reviewed UCSF's secondary application; read up on my published journals; meditated

What impressed you positively?

the vibrancy of that whole campus -- seeing all the other students in one loosely assembled community

What impressed you negatively?

the area around the school is hilly

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how UCSF views the writing sample: they correlate the writing sample you do on interview day with a dentist writing down notes in a patient's chart

What are your general comments?

waiting in a lobby with other interviewees -- tense, guarded listening to the different deans -- inspiring, ambivalent waiting around for your interviewer -- nervous, disappointed taking the tour of the entire campus -- inspiring visiting the cafeteria -- disappointing

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses