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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?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

My student interviewer came prepared with a list of 40 questions and he wanted answers to them all!

What was the most difficult question?

Standard strengths/weaknesses questions. I never knew that people really asked those
🤝 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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 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?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

BUR

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?

4 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

re-read secondary answers, personal statments,

What impressed you positively?

LA County, the food (there was a fresh fruit cart on the way to my faculty interview), the weather.

What impressed you negatively?

The other interviewees seemed either like sorority girls or else socially maladjusted. The student tour guides seemed like good people though.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

when my student interview was supposed to be. that the courses are P/F.

What are your general comments?

The office is pretty cagy about giving out details of the itnerview times. I was told that my student interview would be in the afternoon, so I got in a little later in the day only to find that my interview was going to happen right when I got in! Then there was a tour/lunch at the faculty club followed by my faculty interview. I didn't get the good bonding feel with the interview group that I had felt at other interviews.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses