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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?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Where do you see yourself after graduating? Where do you want to practice, do you want to pursue a specialty, etc.
Why dentistry, and why not medicine? (Brothers are in medical school)
Why UCLA and not your state school?

What was the most interesting question?

What have you learned from your thesis?

What was the most difficult question?

What can you offer the class of 2012? (also the morning essay question)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

LAX

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Claremont

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 out of 10

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, UCLA website, reviewed AADSAS.

What impressed you positively?

Amazing location, faculty treats you like colleagues, paperless charts, specialties, happy students... I could go on for a long time; I loved UCLA.

What impressed you negatively?

Older clinic.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The interview is totally open file, I was asked about my AADSAS numerous times. Although the interview was stress free!

What are your general comments?

Stress free. I was not asked very many questions, my interviewer was mostly telling me what UCLA could offer me.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses