How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.07 | 58 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 45 |
| Negatively | 4 |
| No change | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.02 | 59 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.82 | 45 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.11 | 44 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 2 |
| 25 minutes | 1 |
| 30 minutes | 5 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 6 |
| 45 minutes | 16 |
| 50 minutes | 7 |
| 55 minutes | 6 |
| 60+ minutes | 13 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 52 |
| At a regional location | 2 |
| At another location | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 56 |
| In a group | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 41 |
| Closed file | 13 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.07 | 58 |
"Why Loma Linda?"
"Do you have any siblings?"
"Why do you think you are a good fit for dentistry"
"If I asked your family, friends, those who are closest to you, what would they say are your strengths? How about your weakest traits?"
"(After telling me not to be scripted) tell me about yourself. My essay responses were not referred to."
"Tell me about yourself, particularly growing up."
"How I became interested in dentistry"
"Tell me about your family"
"Do you have any brothers or sisters and tell me about them."
"Tell me about your relationship with God."
"How did you study for the DAT?"
"Are you scared about the cost of our school? Because we know it is one of the more expensive schools."
"Tell me about your life, family, friends."
"Who is a leader that you look up to, that you've worked with? How are you the same as they, and how are you different?"
"Why did you come to the States?"
"Tell me about yourself...what are your strengths and weaknesses? "
"Tell me about yourself"
"What is the hardest thing you have done"
"Why should we pick you?"
"Describe your relationship to God."
"how do you deal with anger?"
"How many other schools have you applied to?"
"Why LLU?"
"Do you go to church?"
"Why do you want to be a dentist?"
"Tell me about your mom and Dad?"
"Tell me about your spiritual life."
"Tell me about yourself."
"there was a lot, i can't seem to recall much right now"
"Are you baptized a Seventh-Day Adventist?"
"What is something you are proud of?"
"What are you most/least proud of about yourself?"
"Tell me about your family."
"Tell me about your childhood and your family?"
"What is your background"
"Tell me about your backgound like where you grew up and where you went to school."
"What did you learn from your dental experience?"
"same as the sdn suggests"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Same old"
"Religious views--a way to determine person as a whole."
"Tell me about your self starting with where you were born. "
"How were introduced to Christianity? What has your involvement at church been?"
"All questions were about family and religion."
"FAMILY"
"Why dentistry"
"As a dentist, how would you evaluate your work?"
"What is your relationship with God like?"
"How did you become interested in dentistry?"
"What can you bring to dentistry"
"What was one of the hardest things you've done?"
"How will you pay for dental school and deal with student debt?"
"How do you fit in/relate to our mission and vision?"
"Why dentistry as opposed to other health professions?"
"My spiritual life"
"Tell me your religious life"
"Do you belong to a church?"
"Tell me about the last time you missed a deadline."
"Mostly we talked about stuff from my app, I had Dr. Stacy talking a lot trying to convince me about the school"
"Tell me about your journey in choosing your dental career path."
"Since it was open file, they asked about family subjects from the secondary application."
"After discussing my personal statement I was asked in depth detail about my spiritual journey (I invited that question)"
"Have you encountered any cheating? How did you handle it?"
"How come your English is so good? :-)"
"Why dentistry? "
"Why dentistry/what led you to dentistry"
"Tell me about your family"
"What will be your hardest transition from under-grad to professional school?"
"Name three reasons why you chose LLU."
"how do you feel about being a vegetarian?"
"What was a disappointing moment in your life? (I talked about it and how I overcame it)"
"What is an area you could improve on?"
"Why Loma Linda?"
"5yrs later, what do you want to acheive?"
"Tell me about your family."
"Why do you want to attend Loma Linda?"
"How would you respond to a partner of your practice that was writing prescriptions for him/herself?"
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"So why Loma Linda?"
"but they asked a lot of family and spiritual-type questions"
"Did you use Kaplan to study for the DAT? How did you do so much better?"
"What is something you are not proud of?"
"Describe your relationship with your family."
"Tell me about mission work you have done."
"What can Loma Linda offer you?"
"What is your family like?"
"What is your religious affiliation"
"Do you enjoy helping people and working with your hands?"
"What do you do when you get stressed out"
"What are your expectations as you enter dental school?"
"What religion do you affiliate with?"
"Why LLU"
"What is a weakness you have? "
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"Religion"
"Why Loma Linda"
"Do you think you would fit in with the student body not being a seventh day adventist since the majority of the class and school are seventh day adventist."
"Tell me about your family (Mom, Dad, siblings)"
"What does you mother/father do?"
"What was an ethical dilemma you faced? How you did you deal with it?"
"What is your relationship to God?"
"Describe your spiritual origins/how you incorporate religion into your everyday life."
"Explain bad grades."
"Am I organized, How I deal with stress"
"What is dentistry like in your country"
"What do your parents do for a living?"
"Why dentistry? (obviously)"
"Describe the most difficult time in your life and how you overcame it."
"How do you feel about the required weekly chapel during your first two years?"
"What do you think gives you an edge over other applicants?"
"What is your religious background?"
"Ethical Question... if you had a coworker that wasn't doing something you agreed with, how would you respond? "
"Tell me about your family and spirituality"
"Tell me about your spiritual origins"
"What do you know about Loma Linda?"
"what do you think you will struggle with during dental school?"
"What was a memorable moment in your life?"
"Why Loma Linda?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"How much of the time do you usually speak in English?"
"Tell me about your spiritual journey."
"Don't remember"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"Tell me about your spiritual journey, and separately, your church involvement."
"Is there anything you'd like for me to pass on to the committee?"
"What religion do you associate with and what is your involvement?"
"Describe ethical/moral dilemma that you experienced."
"Tell me about your job-shadowing experience."
"Tell me about your research."
"Various religion questions... all very easy... that is if you know what you're talking about."
"Why Dentistry"
"Do you have a good support system?"
"what are your strengths"
"What fears do you have about the field of dentistry?"
"Tell me about your experiences with dental observation / also what types of volunteer activities you were involved in."
"How would you rate your self among other predental students? "
"How did you choose dentistry?"
"Religion and Family"
"What can go back and tell the committee"
"Describe an ethical dilemma you have been in and what you did to resolve it."
"What do you think the academic"
"How do you think those with depression get better? (I talked about my depression in the past, so this was a natural follow up question.)"
"Are you always this relaxed? Lol"
"my family and their jobs"
"Tell me your religious life"
"How are you different from your sister?"
"What are some strengths and weaknesses that your closest family or friends would say about you?"
"What would it take for you to come to our school?"
"How do you see yourself fitting into the faith-based culture at LLU?"
"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."
"What aside from dentistry interests you?"
"What makes you angry?"
"...all pretty basic. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Asked something specific about my resume ( what I had worked on while in the Non-Profit Organization)."
"Oh! I see you did research. tell me about that. I don't think that my interviewer looked at my file at all before hand."
"Pre-interview essay on support system"
"Hardest transition."
"If you caught a fellow peer cheating, what would you do?"
"How do you feel about attending our mandatory church service? "
"hmm...I don't remember. "
"What happened to my grade in one particular semester?"
"Would you like to know more about our church? (Umm, how can I say ''no?'')"
"How close am I to my family?"
"How would you respond to a partner of your practice that was writing prescriptions for him/herself?"
"What was it like growing up in Montana?"
"Tell me about your spiritual journey. Also, tell me about your church involvement."
"rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 on how neat you are"
"How did you improve on the DAT?"
"How do you feel about attending chapel every week?"
"Describe a situation in which you were hurt emotionally or spiritually."
"When you become a dentist, how do you plan on making money, while caring for the lower income community? "
"Ethics question on a possible dental scenario."
"What is your religious affiliation?"
"tell me about your family life as a child, specifically about your relationship with your parents"
"Did u also see UCLA and USC last time you came to LA? "
"What would you do if your front office worker suddenly had an issue of tardiness?"
"How would you respond to a student cheating off you on an exam?"
"How did you and your wife meet?"
"Which one is more important self-integrity or friends?"
"What is more important personal integrity or friends? "
"how has your immigrant background affected you?"
"About my religion preference."
"personal religious questions.....personally, I feel it is none of their business...they can impose their religion...but shouldn't even interview me if they have to wonder about my religious preferences..it is there on my application. "
"If you had an employee that was constantly causing problems to others (patients and staff), how would you deal with that?"
"Why hasn't religion been important in your life?"
"Describe a time when someone let you down."
"Tell me about a vacation that you'll never forget."
"Tell me about yourself. (Difficult because it was so broad. Be prepared to say this succinctly and say what you WANT them to ask you questions about, because they will start asking about 1-2 minutes in.)"
"Tell me about your grades."
"Why you? Was very conversational so there weren't really any "hard" questions."
"Explain the lack of "positive" trend in grades."
"What are your priorities in life?"
"Tell me about a time you hurt someone's feelings."
"Describe a situation where you encountered an ethical dilemma."
"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 accomplishment are you most proud of?"
"What is the role of a dentist in society? (Pretty vague)"
"What about going into dentistry are you worried about most?"
"why do you think [brings up an experience from file] gives you an edge over other dental students? "
"I see that your DAT scores were pretty low. What helped you bring up your scores, and why do you think they were low?"
"None"
"Describe your relationship to God."
"none."
"None, all very relaxed."
"What happened this quarter? "
"Will you use only Ensligh all the time?"
"Tell me about your spiritual journey. (Like, what do you mean by that?)"
"What other schools have you applied to?"
"Same"
"Why such low scores on you chemistry sections on the DAT?"
"same as above."
"same as above"
"Why Loma Linda?"
"What is something you are not proud of?"
"What are you least proud of about yourself?"
"Describe a situation in which you were hurt emotionally or spiritually."
"Why would you like to attend Loma Linda?"
"All were easy, conversation like."
"Anything else Loma Linda should know about you?"
"what factors contributed to you not getting the grades you wanted?"
"Did u also see UCLA and USC last time you came to LA? I said yes and guess what he seemed a little unhappy"
"What did the dentist you observed say was hard about being a dentist?"
"What do you know about the 7th Day Adventist Religion?"
"How did you get along with your siblings growing up?"
"When do you consider yourself successful?"
"Is there anything that scares you about dental school?"
"What is more important personal integrity or friends? "
"How you would describe yourself using 4-6 adjectives?"
"They asked tons of questions about my family. Again, what is the big deal? They were a little too stuck on how I met my wife and what happened...how many years we were married...on and on and on...asked my anniversary...do they really need to know that in order to make a decision on my acceptance???"
"What are your feelings about socialized medicine?"
"Looked up Loma Linda's most frequently asked questions on SDN and recorded myself answering them at least once."
"I made a long list of questions, reviewed my application, and read through SDN Forums."
"Read student surveys on here and practiced with my boyfriend. We also talked about what traits I should focus on as well as my core beliefs and how to talk about those if asked."
"Practiced with friends and typed out certain responses."
"SDN, LLU's thread, PMing people"
"Mock interview, talk to current students, understand their mission statement and values."
"I researched the school philosophy"
"SDA"
"SDN, LLUSD, SDA"
"SDN interview feedback questions."
"SDN"
"Reviewed questions on SDN, mock interview, reviewed my application"
"SDN forums and evaluating myself."
"SDN interview feedback, over looking my personal statement and secondary application"
"SDN forums"
"SDN, http://www.medicalhelpnet.com/content/view/43/61/, prayer :)"
"SDN, LLU website, previous interview feedback and questions"
"SDN; LLU website; personal statement"
"SDN I wrote down all the interview questions for this school, answered them and practiced each answer, secondary application, personal statement, website, I went on a general campus tour the day before my interview and asked the tour guides all of my questions. "
"Deep introspective thought/ SDN. "
"LLUSOD mission. "
"sdn, aadsas app"
"SDN, mock interviews."
"SDN, school website. Just tried to be myself."
"Went over my application 10000000 of times =)"
"SDN, LLU website, Websearch"
"SDN interview feedback. Read over my AADSAS application and secondary. "
"re read my secondary and AADSAS applications."
"SDN, with prayer."
"Read interview feedback on SDN."
"I used sdn to see what questions had been asked before. Also reread secondary application, spent a lot of time reading the website. Be sure to read about their Service Learning program."
"read over my application and secondary application answers"
"Read everything I could about thema and talked to an alumnus over the phone."
"SDN, school website"
"LLUSD website, SDN, Secondary application"
"sdn, talked to peers, kept up on current events, looked at Loma Linda web site"
"SDN, read articles, answered general questions."
"Reviewed possible interview questions including the all famous "why do you want to be a dentist?""
"Read their bulletin on website"
"sdn, articles on-line, reviewed application and essays I already submitted, and kept up on current events"
"SDN and loma linda website"
"SdN, reviewed questions, answered all, prepared basic answers (about self, school, dentistry)"
"Made sure I knew the bare essentials: Why this school? Why dentistry? And an elaborate background on yourself including your own strengths and weaknesses."
"SDN, WEB"
"Arrived a day before and asked the dental students."
"none"
"I read and answered some of the questions mention on SDN, also I reviewed the emphasis LLU take on applicants. Read information related to the school and SDA church. "
"Read over secondary"
"SDN, LLU website"
"School website...."
"Nothing"
"Researched using the school website."
"The interviewer really wanted to get to know me, she genuinely was interested in my life experience thus far as a human and not just why I wanted to be a dentist."
"It was very casual."
"Esther, the dean of admissions, impressed me with her thoughts and comments about LLU as a school and organization. To me, LLU really lives out their motto, "Our mission is to serve," and their students and faculty and staff do as well: (1) Grace is given (LLU does not charge students again if they have to repeat a quarter/year; students caught doing drugs or alcohol will be given a chance to attend AA meetings and therapy instead of being expelled immediately) (2) Service is emphasized (LLU covers 2/3 of travel expenses on missions that they have year round; local community service opportunities are there for those who want to volunteer weekly) (3) Students are supported through their struggles (financial, housing, therapy, emotional/personal, academic, addiction) (4) Students are encouraged and provided resources/support so they can become their best self"
"The interviewer seemed genuinely amused by my hobbies and interests."
"Everyone is super nice!!"
"The kindness and friendly nature of the admissions staff and the student population."
"the family community and clinical experience they advocate for"
"Nice environment , friendly faculty and student"
"Beautiful campus, spirited and very friendly people, international externships, clinic was packed and busy..etc"
"The extensive opportunities for overseas dental missions."
"Dr. Stacy was awesome, super nice and well read on my file. He was super positive and relaxed which helped me be calm and just chat with him"
"Everyone I met at LLU was very friendly and very welcoming. In the elevator, the dean of student affairs struck up a conversation with me and walked me to the admissions office. All of the students and faculty seem to love it there, and the school in general really has a lot of opportunities to offer (early and extensive clinical experience, service learning/mission trips, research, great residency programs, etc.)."
"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...)"
"The comfort level of the interview and front office. The students were very nice during my tour"
"The facilities were fairly new and really nice. I was also impressed by how close-knit everyone was."
"Really friendly :)"
"Friendly faculty"
"Great student faculty relationship; everyone is so friendly; clinics upstairs in a bright room...very open and inviting"
"Students, visitors, interviewer, secretaries, EVERYONE! was so friendly. I am not SDA and I really felt like the admissions were really trying to learn about who I was as a person, what motivated me to pursue dentistry. Not once did I feel like a GPA or a DAT score. "
"The people are friendly. "
"Everyone was soooo nice. They just wanted to get to know me."
"how friendly everyone was, sim lab, and how all the students seemed to be working together"
"Very nice sim lab, clinic, friendly learning environment"
"Everybody is SO NICE. They also have a great clinical focus and lots of opportunities for outreach (especially international). "
"the faculty, the clinics, the campus, the beautiful church, their programs...everything!!!"
"Great facility, clinic oriented, diversity and spiritual emphasis / In fact, early clinical involvements / Beautiful place especially in the evening! / I am familiar with Riverside!"
"HUGE clinic. Decently nice facility."
"The very friendly staff, Cindy calmed me immediately! My interviewer was so nice, honest, and up front."
"Mission emphasis of school."
"The friendliness of the assistant dean (my interviewer)"
"The clinic - it was beautiful and had a very thriving patient flow. "
"nothing really, my previous visits to the school was more worthwhile than my visit on my actually interview day"
"LLU specializes in everything and has a lot of outreach programs, mission trips, and extensive clinical obligations/requirements."
"Loma Linda has every specialty and the size of their clinics and outreach."
"Everyone seemed happy to be at LLU and the atmosphere was quite relaxed."
"Interview was conversation-like. Very nice interviewer."
"My interviewer was very nice from the beginning, he made me feel at ease."
"Very nice clinic. Free toothbrush!!!"
"Location is very peaceful. San Bernardino mountains are very impressive. School is overall great. They have update facilities and labs, nothing weak."
"Everyone I interacted with was friendly, the school has a strong emphasis on service, the interviewer was considerate while being straightforward, he provided helpful suggestions for strengthening my chances of getting into dental school and "
"everybody is so friendly. My interviewer made me feel so comfortable and he was very friendly. Students start thier clinical rotation in the first year."
"It's a relaxing campus"
"the kindness of the people, and the clinic size"
"the staff is warm and friendly and greeted w/ open arms. "
"Clinical requirements starting freshman year, meaning early clinical training and patient exposure."
"Small quiet, christian, town"
"The interview was truly interested in who I was and what I believe. It is a school that look at the whole person: not just numbers. It seems to be highly selective on their admissions for certain values. "
"VERY large patient pool, VERY strong clinical training"
"Nothing was impressive"
"NOTHING positive...I felt they were like vultures after ANY information they could find....very unprofessional compared to other schools I have interviewed at."
"The school is a religious institute, that might not appeal to a lot, but its humanistic approach is deff. great."
"Nothing, besides the fact that it was virtual (not my or the school's choice though because of COVID)"
"Nothing :)"
"I did feel like I was being tested under a microscope at times."
"Facilities are kind of haunting (but they were completely empty, to be fair)."
"weather is tooooo hot"
"lab work all four years? hm........ And I wish I had a better tour of the campus."
"The location of the school is pretty much the middle of nowhere, as far as Southern California goes."
"The campus itself is nice, but the surrounding area doesn't seem to be the best. The experience I had at LLU, though, definitely overrides the area."
"The smog. As one other person said, it CAN'T be healthy breathing that in daily. It looks like a gray/brown fog."
"My interviewer seemed like he was burnt out because I was his last interview of the day"
"Really expensive...but it's a great location...1 hr to the beach, less than 1 hr to the mountains"
"No tour of the school or facilities, nothing to do in Loma Linda"
"vegetarian campus; $$; nothing really to do in the area unless you have a car to drive out to LA or neighboring cities; building is older than other schools"
"My interviewer was very friendly and at ease, so much so that she felt like it was okay to answer her phone in the middle of a question. "
"The tour included a stop for the dental student to collect the $10 he was paid for doing the tour, and my interviewer (the Dean of admissions) answered her phone during the interview and recieved several calls with her phone ringer on which was pretty distracting. "
"nothing."
"the building was a little old"
"Basic Science building is old, no good restaurants around the area, and cafeterias only serve vegetarian food."
"I did not know the campus was vegetarian! :/"
"hmm...no meat is served on campus, but you are allowed to bring your own meaty lunch."
"Abstinent life style! I still think my interview performance was not bad at LLU. But it's strange to hear directly from my interviewer that my interview was screwed up. "
"My interviewer had her laser-jet printer printing during the interview. Her cell phone also went off and she actually answered it! My interviewer didn't read my application before the interview and it was obvious that she had no interest in me as a prospective dental school student (Why ask me to interview if you're going to demonstrate that you don't care about what I have to offer?). I felt like they didn't try to sell the school at all. They just wanted to see if I would fit into the mold they have for their students. Tour guide was very blah (boring, unenthusiastic, unhelpful). The surrounding area is even more blah."
"They do seem to stress the importance of religion. Something to think about before you decide."
"Location is far from my family."
"The lack of enthusiasm of the tourguide, the location of the dental school, the age of the facilities."
"The first year labs looked very old, but the labs get progressively better as you progress."
"i didn't get a tour, but having been there numerous times i already knew the in's and out's there"
"D1 lab is really old, but each lab gets progressively nicer as you become D2, D3, and D4."
"The dental laboratories are a bit older."
"The facilities seemed bit old."
"The number of applicants versus number of seats available."
"The labs seem to be quite old. The area around there seems a bit boring."
"Excessive student lab work."
"Nothing. Except it is extremely difficult to get in if your not 7th Day Advendist. I wish I knew. "
"interviewer hadn't looked at my file before the interview, mix-up caused them to reschedule my tour, and there was no time left for me to ask the interviewer questions"
"nothing"
"it's running down babe, i mean the building looks old, also the area the campus is at looks boring"
"the quality of the student labs"
"not much, but one should know how religion fits into his/her life : this school may not be for everyone."
"The labs are in the basement, kind of cramped"
"Facility needs up-dating."
"It is in the same boring area I grew up in, but I knew that to began with. Too many questions. "
"Loma linda is not a college town, a town for families and retirees, town is semi-rural, there is much to do for a single person"
"Their old school equipment, very old fashioned faculty. I felt like I was stuck in the 1950's."
"The interviewers, their childlike questions. Their religious questions...I know they are a religious schools..but COME ON....they are very old-fashioned"
"Loma Linda is extreemly hot and dry. The lab was not that great. Plus cost. The tour was done by a hygiene, so I never got to talk to a dental student."
"The interviewer did not ask me questions about myself other than my religous beliefs. Compared to other schools I interviewed at, the facilities seemed not as up to date."
"How layed back the interview was. I probably stressed too much."
"That the interview would be closed profile."
"Interview structure: arrive 30 minutes early to fill out a questionnaire with a short essay question, 1-1 interview, end with student tour. I was there from 9:45 to 11:40. My appointment was 10, and I was told to arrive at 9:30 to do some "paperwork," so the time I had to fill out the essay was cut short by 15 minutes."
"Bring white-out for the writing prompt if you're prone to errors."
"It can get busy, come early to find the building, park in the right place, and get your parking validated."
"not to be so nervous"
"none"
"Parking! I got lost!"
"When you enter through the glass doors, walk across the waiting room of the dental clinic and toward the right, where an elevator will be sort of hidden. I wasted some time trying to figure out where the elevators were."
"I was lucky enough to find out about it, but everyone should be aware that they have you write a short essay upon arrival. You get to choose from either of the two prompts: describe your social network that provides you with personal support, or describe your spiritual journey and your relationship with God."
"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."
"I was well prepared"
"...I knew there was an essay. My two options were: what do you think is the difference between service and welfare? and what resources to you use when you are under a lot of stress?"
"admissions office is on the 5th floor; you have a choice between 2 essay prompts when you first arrive"
"there was a short writing section. there were 2 options. I chose the one about describe your support network. "
"The whole process takes about an hour. "
"that I would actually enjoy the experience!!"
"To prepare for my interview and to ask questions of the interviewer."
"Writing sample given beforehand. The one of the two possible questions I answered was "Describe the social network that provides you personal support". Review what being a seventh-day adventist means and background knowledge on the school."
"hmm...how awesome the interviewer was since I was pretty much frozen to my seat the entire time I was waiting for her... Oh, also, the Admissions office is located on third floor."
"Nothing special! Well prepared."
"You either have to be a Seventh-Day Adventist or have rockin' stats to get in."
"Interviewers are allowed to/ will ask about: family life, financial status, religious affiliation."
"N/a"
"The emphasis placed on clinical studies over basic science."
"That I knew about the Service Learning component to their DDS program."
"that they didn't even go through my transcripts yet to make sure i had finished all the prerequisites; i would've thought that they had done that already"
"I wasn't surprised. There is an essay you must write out (one page) before interview."
"Nothing"
"Nothing."
"I wish I would have taken some water. I was really thirsty."
"Loma Linda uses a strict formula to decide who to accept. I overhead the admissions staff discussing about it. Very imtimidating knowing if your stats are shaky, you don't have a chance. "
"thanks to sdn I did know there was an essay before the interview but it is not anything to worry about, really just a quick question that you answer on paper"
"i knew there's an essay but i still wrote it for too long"
"nothing surprising"
"I should have looked more into 7th Day Adventist Religion and more prepared questions to ask on the spot to show my interest in the school."
"They were not feeding me lunch."
"You have to answer an essay question before the interview"
"I wish I known that LLU gives short essays. I would have brought my pocket electronic spell checker. "
"there many Koreans at the school"
"The location of school is very far from civilization."
"I DON'T EVER WANT TO GO THERE..I am glad I have other options at this time. "
"How important religion was to the school when the class is selected."
"Loma Linda is an excellent dental school, and if I am accepted to more than one school, it will be hard to turn down."
"Be yourself in your application process and the interview will be a breeze. Make sure you know your strengths and weaknesses. *this interview was done over zoom*"
"Loved the interview. My experience has put LLU as on of my top two in terms of school vibe, faculty support, cohort, and location (so cheap compared to any other CA schools)."
"Very hands on, students didn't mind chapel/religious classes, good clinical education, it's in an okay area but the school is top notch!"
"The interview day impressed me very much, and makes me want to attend here as one of my top schools now. Beat all my expectations!"
"be ready for a short answer question"
"Very nice school, tuition is a little bit high"
"I think they were impressed with how much I knew about SDA. I would try to do some research on their faith if you're not an SDA."
"Not sure why they took us to the embryology lab right after lunch, but overall impressed with the school and the program. Building is a bit older, but the facilities are well kept and new equipment"
"LOVED my experience at LLU!!!"
"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."
"Great school. The D1 lab is brand new. Plans to design an entirely new building are currently in effect."
"They completely sold me! It's a great school the only problem is the $$$!"
"Loma Linda is a really small town, there isn't much to do there and you need a car to be able to travel around."
"everything is on a point system; you don't have to purchase a laptop through the school; you need to collect teeth before entrance of your first year"
"I went into my interview with the mind set that I would enjoy myself and learn. I was really comfortable with my interviewer, the questions flowed more like a conversation/story. I had practiced my answers enough that depending on what question I started on that my responses would lead to the question that I wanted to answer next. "
"Anyone would be lucky to be accepted here. Great people. Great school."
"I had the Director of Admissions, Esther Valenzuela, interview me. She was very nice and the questions she asked weren't too difficult. I had more of a conversation with her instead. Be sure to mention about the SIMS program and be sure to incorporate "Service is our motto" into some of your answers. "
"Very impressed, they really try to make you feel comfortable. "
"Huge hospital! It's a locally & globally renowned medical center! Very clinically oriented!"
"Read the stuff about what negatively impressed me. "
"very positive overall."
"The interviewers were very friendly and truly sought to know who I was behind the grades/DAT scores."
"The interview was good, but I wasn't very impressed by the quality of the school and its location."
"positive. The lady was new I think which is a good or bad thing, but I felt that she was "on my team.""
"all i did check-in, write a short essay, get interviewed, and left"
"Tour guide was a D4 student who told me that it doesn't matter how good of a school one goes to, you still have to have the guts and composure to figure things out yourself once you're out in the real-world (he was speaking about clinical experience)."
"Over all I felt welcomed and at home. Everyone you talk to is positive about your visit and interested in you and about your life. The interview is not very stressfull, but be prepared to be asked about religion."
"The interviewer asked me a lot of questions about my family, religious life, work experience etc. The interviewer made me feel relaxed and it was a very positive experience."
"Interview was like a conversation. We talked about family, spirituality and what led me to choose dentistry as a career."
"My interviewer was very nice. The whole experience felt more like a coversation rather than an interview. Overall, the atmosphere was very relaxing. "
"Easy and calm interview with a few religious questions."
"Great experience overall. The traffic from LA to Loma Linda on the 10East is horrible. Took me over two hours to get back home. Plus, the location is really smoggy for some reason. Its like all the smog from the LA Basin rises up to the San Bernardino mountains and stays up there. Strange. Its way worse than downtown LA. Hard to see 10 miles infront of you. Human eye under clear conditions is able to see 80 miles ahead. I can't imagine what that does for your health."
"LLU is a private institution with a strong religious emphasis that creates a mission of community and world service. If you aren't a Christian and/or have no interest in helping people you may not enjoy your interview or want to attend the school. "
"Overall it was good. The Dental Clinic recieves many patients daily and evey student works on 2-3 patients daily. "
"i like how they focus on clinic and i think it's right to do so but i think it would be a boring 4 year"
"really enjoyed time with interviewer. felt very comfortable. I really appreciated the emphasis on my family and my faith, being a Christian, I felt right at home to talk freely about my life. The environment was really welcoming, the people and the staff were very accomodating. I enjoyed the tour of the campus because I was able to ask the student tour guide many questions, which were really helpful for me."
"Overall the interview was very calm and basic. Knowlege of how your stand with respect to religion and family are very important. Academic achievment seemed to not matter much here."
"It is old fashioned, but the whole philosophy is there. Many other pre-dent candidates are looking for a newer, fresher look. But Loma Linda is in the right course in terms of patient care. They prove that you can give quality care even with old-fashioned facilities."
"It is a school that does not look solely at GPA or DAT, but do not think that they are less selective for that. Just expect to be asked question related to family, religion, and dentistry. If you are married, know the anniversary date and how you met; just easy points with a silly story. Be sure to know how religion has influenced you life. "
"Overall, I had a good time. Everyone there is really nice."
"I was kind of disappointed in the school. I expected much more, and was surprised to find out how average they were."
"I would strongly advise that you check out this school before you waste your money on applications there."
"Over all the interview was not that stressful. The people are really nice. "
"Overall I was not impressed with the school. They seemed to close minded."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 40 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 26 |
| Neutral | 9 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.46 | 39 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 25 |
| Out of state | 15 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 17 |
| 2-3 hours | 11 |
| 4-6 hours | 9 |
| 7+ hours | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 15 |
| Automobile | 24 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 2 |
It was virtual so all of the stuff I said above is not true lol
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Ontario, CA
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 6 |
| Hotel | 12 |
| Home | 10 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 17 |
| $101-$200 | 3 |
| $201-$300 | 6 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 3 |
| $501+ | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.23 | 43 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.86 | 43 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.36 | 42 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.84 | 31 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.23 | 31 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.52 | 31 |
"Nothing, very friendly."
"Great work and keep doing what you're doing :)"
"AC is not cold enough"
"Make it a bit easier to schedule an interview day. It took me several times calling before I finally got through"
"The office itself was a little old and small, but the staff was extremely friendly and helpful!"
"So far, everything I've seen has been great!"
"A tour of the campus might be nice, or maybe lunch with dental students. It would also be nice to in"
"Nothing"
"Loved the lunch, everybody was so nice. Made it less stressful."
"THEY WERE SOOO NICE....They made me feel like home immediately."
"Everything was really smooth & comfortable!"
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