University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about yourself

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Why medicine

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Why UCSF

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What was the most interesting question?

What difficulties will you face as a physician? (closed file = many getting to know you Q's)

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What was the most difficult question?

Same

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 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?

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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?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

oak

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 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?

SDN, mock interview, reviewed AMCAS app, school website, talked to students

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What impressed you positively?

Pretty much everything - in particular the students are exposed to clinical medicine from day 1, and get to see an incredibly diverse patient population. Also, the asst dean of admissions gave a talk and was very open about the process and what would happen next.

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What impressed you negatively?

The interviews were all in the afternoon, and we had a long day before we interviewed - I was already tired by the time I met with my interviewers.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The schedule for the day - everything about the interview day is closed. I didn't know anything about what to expect until the morning of, plus one of my interviews was on a different campus.

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What are your general comments?

Met with dean, met with financial aid, met with more admissions peeps, had lunch, had tour, had interviews. The meetings in the morning were long but informative, the lunch was just time to hang out with other interviewees, and the tour was basically whatever we wanted to see. In the afternoon I met with my interviewers, one at the main campus and one across town. Both were relaxed and just wanted to get to know me. The second interviewer was interrupted three times by phone or knock, which was annoying, but they were both nice and genuine.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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