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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?

Tell me about your experience in _____________.
What is a majot healthcare problem today? (I think this is a standard interview question at USC)
Why medicine/why USC/why should we choose you?

What was the most interesting question?

"What was the most difficult interview question you were asked?" (Didn't ask for my response)

What was the most difficult question?

"What does each peak on this EKG represent?" (It's been a while...)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

USC Website, SDN

What impressed you positively?

Nearly everything. County hospital is an excellent place for a med student to train. Curriculum is great, and manageable to boot. All students seemed very happy and friendly. Lunch was a 4 star meal (served on a plate!!). MDL rooms were also nice.

What impressed you negatively?

Not really anything, the 'hood isn't great, but no one really hangs out there anyway. Interviewers seemed uninterested sometimes, didn't ask many questions. I spent most of the time talking.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

Faculty interview with chief of anesthesiology took place 3 feet from a gastric bypass patient's head, wedged between the drug cart and the anesthesia monitoring equipment in the OR! Scrubs and all. Student interview was fast, followed by tour of campus and LAC+USC hospital. That's it!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses