Sacramento, CA
Allopathic Medical 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?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Very positive, very interpersonal, not stiff, very conversational (both with faculty and student interviewers)
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Challenges of being a non-trad student?
What was the most interesting question?
why medicine and why now? (I'm a non-traditional applicant)
How did you prepare for the interview?
reread my essays, reviewed the interview feedback on this website, reviewed school info and website, emailed current students (all of whom were extremely helpful)
What was the most difficult question?
how will to balance medical school and your family life?
What impressed you positively?
The people and facilities - everyone's happy to be working there or going to school there; lots of emphasis placed on students' well being; facilites second to none (when new med school building is completed)
What impressed you negatively?
nothing really; I had learned about the school and area way before my interview date so nothing really surprised me.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing really (again) - this school and the area it's in just fit what my family and I are looking for.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
SMF
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Marriott Courtyard Midtown
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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