San Francisco, CA
Dental 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?
6 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
waiting in a lobby with other interviewees -- tense, guarded
listening to the different deans -- inspiring, ambivalent
waiting around for your interviewer -- nervous, disappointed
taking the tour of the entire campus -- inspiring
visiting the cafeteria -- disappointing
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
what kind of community service have you done?
What was the most interesting question?
do you think education is a privilege or a right?
How did you prepare for the interview?
all sorts of stuff: went over my personal statement; reviewed UCSF's secondary application; read up on my published journals; meditated
What impressed you positively?
the vibrancy of that whole campus -- seeing all the other students in one loosely assembled community
What impressed you negatively?
the area around the school is hilly
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
how UCSF views the writing sample: they correlate the writing sample you do on interview day with a dentist writing down notes in a patient's chart
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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