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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?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 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?

So your dad's a physician and now you want to be a physician? any parental influence going on in your decisions to pursue medicine?
We try to represent all walks of life in each of our medical school classes. How do you feel you could contribute to our incoming class?
What do you expect will be the most challenging aspect of the program for you?

What was the most interesting question?

How would you design an experiment to reveal with absolute certainty that so and so does such and such...

What was the most difficult question?

same as above
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

6

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?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

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?

read research papers by my interviewers, read the UCSF website, thought about the meaning of life

What impressed you positively?

the students, the faculty, the city, and especially the Mission Bay campus. Pretty freakin awesome! They have beautiful labs an amazing view, and an incredible new rec facility.

What impressed you negatively?

Only because it's painful to wait, but the fact that it takes so long to find out whether or not I'll be going here next year. That and the fact that they don't have any sweet shirts at the bookstore...

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

met with 1 MD committee member - closed file, 1 MSTP student - closed file, 2 MSTP committee members - open file, 2 research faculty of my choosing - open file. Got some fine lunches at the cafeteria, a great tour, saw a cadaver, great dinner at a pub complements of the MSTP. A great experience all around!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses