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University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 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?

Tell me about yourself.
Why dentistry?
Why did you select UCLA?

What was the most interesting question?

Why didn't you go straight into dental school post-graduation?

What was the most difficult question?

Why did you not consider going into medicine?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

No responses

What type of interview was it?

Open 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Read through personal statement and secondary applications. I also looked over commonly asked questions.

What impressed you positively?

How nice and enthusiastic the everyone was there, including both the tour guide (admissions staff) and the interviewers. The university was in the process of overhauling and modernizing another lab!

What impressed you negatively?

Maybe the lack of diversity.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

None

What are your general comments?

My interview was held in the morning, so the student interview commenced over breakfast with muffins. The faculty interview was done on a 2:1 basis, where I was interviewed by 2 faculty members. They were really nice and friendly!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses