Los Angeles, CA
Allopathic Medical 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?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
The day was different from most schools I had interviewed with in that there was no scheduled informational meeting. As soon as I got to the admissions office, I was told to go to my interviewer's office and after the interview, we had a tour and lunch with first year students. During lunch, we got to talk to a fourth year student, who was really great. As he was already going through the Match, it kind of gave us a perspective on what we were all working towards. Also, he obviously really loved being at UCLA and it showed as he described his years both during the basic sciences and the clinical years. After lunch, the day was over, although some people had 2nd interview (I only had one). I left by 2pm.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
do you think it is better for your mom to move to this country than living in her home country? (my mom lives abroad)
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, looked over secondary and AMCAS
What impressed you positively?
How relaxed and friendly the students are; the short lecture time (i was told only 2hrs/day)and the great curriculum; the interest in international medicine; great opportunities for research
What impressed you negatively?
nothing really; my interviewer was about 20 minutes late, but he was so nice that he made up for it
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
that i should have budgeted my time getting to the school more wisely; there was a lot of traffic, but luckily i got to the school only one minute late, so it wasn't too bad.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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