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University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry

Los Angeles, CA

Dental Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

I had this really cool guy interview me who was very passionate about his work and got me excited. He made me want to go. The students seemed happy, the education seemed thorough, pretty good school in general. (much better than the other LA schools)
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why dentistry?

What was the most interesting question?

Why not vet?

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, website, very little, was my 6th interview.

What was the most difficult question?

Where will you be in 10 years?

What impressed you positively?

Great school, great facilities, good faculty. I think you will get an excellent education here.

What impressed you negatively?

In the basement a bit, name tags and folders were cheap, no lunch, kind of unorganized and we got out like an hour late.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

LA is not as bad as I thought, but SF is waaaaaaayyyyy better.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 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
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

Neutral

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?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

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
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes