Sacramento, CA
Allopathic Medical 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?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
It was great. The student interviews are over lunch (but I ate beforehand, because I'm a messy eater and I had some free time), so my student interviewer bought lunch and we ate and talked outside. It was very relaxed and there was no set format. The faculty interview had a sheet of questions which he gave to me and said
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
An 80 year old fresh out of heart surgery and an 18 year old who came into the ER with an infection secondary to chemo for leukemia both need the same ICU bed. Who gets it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reviewed my apps, this website
What was the most difficult question?
What should be done to fix health care (from an insurance stand-point)? What do you think of nationalized health care?
What impressed you positively?
The students are all REALLY happy there. Also, though I didn't get to see them, I heard all about the SEVEN student-run clinics... SEVEN!
What impressed you negatively?
The whole school is finally moving to the Sacramento campus. This is good on the one hand, since it sucks to have to commute between classes at the Davis campus and clinical experience at the med center in Sacramento, but the Davis campus is so beautiful and seems to have a more central location for students to hang out. I'm sure the move is great in the long-run, but I really fell in love with the Davis campus.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
First of all, you'll have to go back and forth between the two campuses over the course of the day. My day started at the Sacramento campus and ended at the Davis campus. If you don't have a car, you'll need to take a shuttle, and you have to buy the tickets in advance AT the Davis campus, so plan in advance. However, most of the students had cars and were willing to give the rest of us rides back to Davis.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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?
Train or subway
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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