Loma Linda, CA
Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
It was a great experience overall. I am non-SDA and found it to be a great looking school. They have very nice labs and updated looking simulation labs. I was hesitant being non-SDA, but a great interview and tour guide helped change that. I feel sorry for the others that had a bad tour guide, but my guy was a HUGE help. He told me a lot of the inside scoop about being there, and it really is a great looking school.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Are you scared about the cost of our school? Because we know it is one of the more expensive schools.
What was the most interesting question?
Seems they were more interested in my family/personal life than actually knowing who I was. We spend a great deal amount of time discussing an event I included on my secondary application that was more about my family than me.
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN forums and evaluating myself.
What was the most difficult question?
Describe how your spiritual life affects your daily life, or how you include it? This was very odd because I though it pertained to religion, so I talked about religion. But he said that it didn't exactly pertain to religion and just restated how my SPIRITUAL nature was.
What impressed you positively?
The area isn't as bad as others have said it is, there are everyday stores only maybe 1-2 miles from the school (Sam's Club, Best Buy, In-n-Out Burgers, etc...). Also, you don't HAVE to be SDA to go there. My tour guide (D4 student) was non-SDA, as am I, and I really got to know the school from that perspective and it was a pleasant surprise. The cost of housing is also cheap, only about $400-500 with FULL amenities (cable, high-speed internet, washer/dryer, etc...)
What impressed you negatively?
The smog. As one other person said, it CAN'T be healthy breathing that in daily. It looks like a gray/brown fog.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Where the admission office was. They could have included instructions on their email/mail, but it only took 10 secs to ask the front desk person where it was.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
The office itself was a little old and small, but the staff was extremely friendly and helpful!
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Home
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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