University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

It was a case that had to deal with plumbing problems. No prior knowledge of plumbing is really needed.

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There are 2 evaluators observing everyone to see if PBL is something that can work for that individual. I really liked PBL, although some would disagree because they are not used to learning without having a basic structure.

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There was no individual interview. It was a mock PBL session that you are grouped with 8 other students to work on.

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What was the most interesting question?

A question that had to do with glycolysis

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What was the most difficult question?

??? I don't remember having any difficult questions.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

Admissions staff

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read up on the school's website thoroughly and SDN

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What impressed you positively?

The nice and clean facilities. The use of digital X-rays. The campus is beautiful!!! The staff was very professional. The students were really nice. They did not seemed stressed at all. And..most importantly they appeared, from my observation, to be honest in all the questions that were asked of them.

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What impressed you negatively?

The cost.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That it was going to be nice weather that day. I think I was the ONLY person that brought a jacket!!! Obviously I'm not from L.A.!

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What are your general comments?

I had a really good time at this school. I was impressed by pretty much everything except for the financial aid session, in which I was completely stunned by the numerous loans that I'll have to be taking out, but that is typical wherever you go.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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