University of California San Diego School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Have you ever considered a career in research?

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Tell me about your research?

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Tell me about yourself?

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What was the most interesting question?

Teaching wasn't something you have ever considered?

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What was the most difficult question?

Everything was pretty standard and related in some way to my applications. (Primary and Secondary)

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🤝 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?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

san

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Raddsion La Jolla

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, School's website, read medical ethics book, reviewed my secondary and primary apps (The interviewers had them down)

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What impressed you positively?

What made the biggest impression was how outgoing the people of San Diego are. People on the street ask how you are and care what your answer is. The school was awesome. Students seemed very happy, contrary to other postings about this school. The area is amazing, pricey though. The school is cheap though, $8,000 a year

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What impressed you negatively?

You would have to have a car if you go there and the traffic doesn't seem inviting, not as bad as LA, but still bad.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing too surprising.

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What are your general comments?

The interview day was well planned and ran very smoothly. Had a short orientation with an admissions director, got to sit on a second year class, had two interviews with a faculty researcher and a researcher at the nearby VA hospital (right across the street), lunch with students, a tour and a quick outro with a video about their student run free clinic project and final words from the same admissions officer from the orientation. Campus is beautiful and students seemed really happy despite having exams looming. The interview group was invited to join the lunchtime league soccer game. It was a laid back, nice interview day.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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