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  • University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
  • Dental School
  • Los Angeles, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"A little fact that isn't in your application" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"A series of scenarios to figure out why a person is sick/what they are sick from?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"for writing sample people got some weird questions like who would you have lunch with? describe a previous job, time travel." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN! (thank you for everyone who posted before me)" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Remodeling clinic, everyone was very friendly, clinic seemed busy even though people say school has a hard time bringing patients in, beautiful school. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"PBL will probably work for me, how nice students would be. A better answer to my writing sample question. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"PBL seems scary at first, but I think the group interview is a great introduction to the PBL program and a good, basic example of how it will work. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

LAX

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/11/2009

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

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