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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?

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?

leadership, community, volunter, reseach experience?
Why dentistry? Why UCSF?
Your weaknesses?

What was the most interesting question?

nothing atypical

What was the most difficult question?

What did you learn from you observation at a dental clinic
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 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?

SDN, secondary application, talked with former UCSF former students

What impressed you positively?

Rank top among expenditure on student. Excellent faculty. Great exposure to various field of dentistry

What impressed you negatively?

The building is a bit old.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The parking situation. I should have gone there earlier to find street parking few blocks away. I parked at the school parking. I ended up paying $18 for the day.

What are your general comments?

Very positive experience. The school can provide dental school tons of opportunities: research, specialties, community dentistry... They will implement a new curriculum in 2004. It supposes to ease up some of the competition among dentals students. So that's good news.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses