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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?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

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

4 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How is your day going? What have you done so far? What do you think?
What do you do outside of medicine, what are your hobbies, what do you do for fun. What do you do with your friends?
What will you do if you dont get accepted to medical school?

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think about nationalized healthcare?- I wasn't sure if I should tell the majority view that I thought they wanted to hear or a more nuanced view with political and economic realities
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 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?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

2 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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?

1 out of 10

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

3 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read USC website and brochures, SDN, propaganda mailed from school, stayed with student friend.

What impressed you positively?

Student interviewer was geniunely friendly and happy; weather was good, lunch was good- (I wonder if I'll ever eat there again?:)

What impressed you negatively?

traffic (very bad), county hospital, and the campus- my friend I stayed with told me you must know spanish and the doctors are not enthusiastic about working with the poor. like everyone says it seems like a miserable place to spend four years (sorry).

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how to get from the medical school to the main campus. I like the main campus (where my interviewer was an undergrad) much more but I guess people don't commute between the two. You must have a car in LA.

What are your general comments?

I was nervous since it was my first interview, but I think I did OK. If you can, try and sit in on a class- the lecture hall seemed a little small - students were sitting on the steps. They say they are increasing the class size but I dont know where they'll fit the new students. The MDLs seemed ok. I interviewed with a student and a faculty member, both were laid back like everyone says and conversational. I asked about USMLE board scores- student said she wasn't sure but they were around the national mean

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses