San Francisco, CA
Pharmacy 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?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
UCSF is awesome. The opportunities for clinical work, policy, and basic science research are built into their curriculum and the curriculum is constantly evolving if there is something you want to do. It was a much more mellow atmosphere than I had expected, though it does seem like people work very hard. It felt much more like a university campus than I had expected and that was a nice surprise. I can really see why it is the top pharmacy school in the nation.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
Explain rugby to me. (I played in high school)
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read UCSF website.
What was the most difficult question?
Describe how you would have changed the pharmacy you worked in to make things operate better?
What impressed you positively?
People were much more laid-back than I thought they'd be since it is UCSF. Students seemed happy and the campus seems like there is always a lot going on. UCSF seem to open lots of doors for people doing cutting edge things in pharmacy.
What impressed you negatively?
The other interviewees seemed really stressed out and people we not as talkative as at other interviews. Some students complained about the strong emphasis on basic sciences being "way too much."
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Bring a coat. It's about 5-10 degrees colder at the campus than the rest of the city because it is on a hill.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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