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University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

Dental Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2010-11

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 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?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What is the last song you listened to on your itunes?

What was the most difficult question?

What is your greatest fear in dental school?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

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What impressed you positively?

The brand new clinic was amazing. Everything is state of the art and so beautiful. Everyone there was so nice and so willing to answer any question.

What impressed you negatively?

The only thing I didn't like was my lunch. The sandwich made me sick.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I didn't have to stress out as much as I did. The whole day was pretty relaxed and I got a good feel for what USC is all about.

What are your general comments?

I think there are a lot of negative views towards USC but going to the interview cleared a lot of concerns I had. I think the best people to ask about any worry are the dental students themselves so it was a great opportunity to meet them. I got to ask any question I could possibly think of and they were happy to answer every single one.