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University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What do you do for fun?
What do you thing is the most controversial issue in medicine today? (i answered the huge uninsured population, but he was looking for smthing like stem cell, abortion..) So I talked about Abortions.
What is the difference between the health care system in the US and that of France (I was raised in France).

What was the most interesting question?

What would you do if two patients came in the ER, one looks homeless and the other looks wealthy and clean? Who would you treat first and why?

What was the most difficult question?

What is one thing you regret the most/ one thing you are embarrassed about? Wish you hadn't done?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read up about USC program, mock interviews

What impressed you positively?

the school's facilities, classrooms (every student has his/her own desk, everyone gets copies of their lectures notes in their mail box every morning, LA County Hospital/USC med center are all near by (great clinical experience), the school has a campus atmosphere, students are happy and friendly. Oh yeah, we get to have lunch in the faculty's dinning area (great luxury food)

What impressed you negatively?

maybe the fact that the school isn't near an undergraduate campus (thus not many stores, restaurants, coffee shops,..)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

My interviewer was great and at the end of the interview he offered to give me a tour of the radiation oncology units. I found out that I got in 2 weeks later.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses