SDN Logo
 
 

University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 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?

Do you really have a passion for dentistry?
How does blah relate to dentistry.
Why UCLA

What was the most interesting question?

Do you really have a passion for dentistry?

What was the most difficult question?

I see you took a statistics class. How does statistics apply to dentistry?
🤝 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?

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?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

UCLA website, SDN

What impressed you positively?

They have new facilities, their location, the people in general were very nice, just one person I REALLY didn't like...(too bad it was the interviewer haha), Dr. Atchison was very nice though

What impressed you negatively?

They admit that they are undergoing major advertisement for patients, due to the lack of patients for the dental students. Also, CA is under major budget constraints right now, and since UCLA is a state school, they are feeling the burn. Also, the students admit that most are taking another year of clinic just to make up for the lack of experience and confidence they have after the 4-year program. Which brings me to my next comment. Watch out for Dr. Lefever...

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I heard that UCLA highly regarded research. Not true anymore, they're having trouble with their graduates not being able to interact with their patients in the real world so now they're looking for clinical practioners, so they do not place as much emphasis on research as they do on shadowing a dentist anymore.

What are your general comments?

I was a UCLA undergrad and did lots of research at the UCLA School of Dentistry, so I have had a lot of exposure to the school before. I think that UCLA has a lot to offer, and the location is as good as it gets. There are some flaws with the program as far as preparing the students to be clinical practioners and getting the fourth years enough patients however. Was the top of my list by far, now it is closely followed by many others, possibly passed by some.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses