University of California Davis School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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?

Ethical question: two people needing the same ICU bed, which one do you let in?

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Have you thought of a specialty?

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What kind of studier are you?

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What was the most interesting question?

How do you deal with the stress of your work?

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What was the most difficult question?

The ethical question

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open 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?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

Discouraging

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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

SMF

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?

3 out of 10

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

3 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?

school website, materials they sent, sdn

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What impressed you positively?

the student body enthusiasm and kindness, the interviewers were great, family systems (student support), Davis moving in a killer direction (new facilities, new spiffy curriculum), the pass/fail system

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What impressed you negatively?

They were unclear on certain parts of the curriculum and when the building will be finished. The new building is away from all the intructors' offices who teach in the first year and there isn't an official prep for the boards. And, I am going to harp on this, a very non-friendly person named Ed (I really think someone should do something about this) on the admissions committee. He simply deflated everything about the school when he gave the tour and answered questions negatively, he never even cracked a smile and he was supposed to be the face of the school! It would be a shame if I am saying this and he was having a bad day, but they are supposed to be impressing us as much as we are them and he left us (others made comments as well) with such a bad taste in our mouth.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that you don't get to meet with the students and the interview is very piecemeal (eg I missed the curriculum description because my interview crossed over during that time)

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What are your general comments?

Showed up at a cafe and met a very nice Dr. Bera who kind of went off topic, but he is so nice that you get warm-fuzzies about the school. Then it gets handed over to not-so-warm-warm-and-fuzzy-man to give a tour of the hospital and not answer your questions, you have to get over to Davis from Sacramento (40 min drive) by car, carpool or shuttle, then either meet with student for lunch interview. Afterwards, I got to attend more of the description of the school when they showed a CD that they could have sent us home with (student life, goals of the school, etc.). Had to leave that early to make it to the faculty interview which was great (nice person) and super friendly. They do have to ask the formulaic questions, but you still get to talk afterwards - that was my favorite part.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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