San Francisco, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How does your family feel about your decision to return to school to become a doctor? (I am a non-trad app.)
What was the most interesting question?
What was the most important thing that I wanted the admissions committee to see from my application?
What was the most difficult question?
None of the questions were difficult. Most of them stemmed from the basic flow of conversation.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
reviewed application, personal statement, and website
What impressed you positively?
The overall feeling of community among the students and faculty.
The curriculum is absolutely amazing, there was definitely a lot of time spent finetuning it.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
A large percentage of the students do an extra year and the variety of opportunities is somewhat endless for different fellowships/research/combined degress etc.
What are your general comments?
I absolutely loved everything about UCSF. I wondered what all the fuss was about, and now I know.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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