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University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

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!
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about yourself.

What was the most interesting question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

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

What was the most difficult question?

Why did you not consider going into medicine?

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
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff