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University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

San Francisco, CA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

How did you start xyz organization?
Is there anything (bad grades etc) on your application that you'd like to defend/explain?
Tell me about yourself.

What was the most interesting question?

What type of advocacy do you see yourself doing?

What was the most difficult question?

How will you manage med school with your family responsibilities?
🤝 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?

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?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

< $100

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?

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?

Practiced &quot;telling my story&quot;. Since it's closed file, there's not much point prepping for questions on your app. instead it's about figuring what the five most important things you want to convey about yourself are.

What impressed you positively?

Activities of the students outside of class, location in San Francisco, small group classes

What impressed you negatively?

not much.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Closed file interviews are a bad format for people with a complicated life story. You end up spending your interview time telling this story instead of talking about where you are now in life. I guess I wish I had known that they do get to look at my file after the interview...I would have done things a little differently.

What are your general comments?

Poker faces from the interviewers though both were friendly and conversational. Format is wide-open, you can really take it wherever you want.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses