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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 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?

All the questions were pretty standard. Nothing that unique. Depends a lot who you are interviewing with.
Why Keck?
Why Medicine?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think will be the biggest problem us, as physicians, will be facing? (student interview)

What was the most difficult question?

What is the biggest problem in healthcare today? (none were really hard)
🤝 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?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of 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?

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

LAX

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?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 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 over a bunch of practice questions, past research, AMCAS application stuff, current medical issues. I was way over prepared.

What impressed you positively?

The county hospital is amazing. Especially since i am interested in ER. The navy even opened a station here since this ER has the most ''Baghdad like injuries'' in all of America. Everyone was super nice and students seemed very happy and got along with each other well. Day was also very short relative to other schools.

What impressed you negatively?

The cost. Average student loan is about 250 and by the time your done with residency, with interest, it will be up to about 390. It was the ONLY thing I thought was bad about it though.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The day was going to be so short. And.. there ARE places to live that are biking/walking distance to campus. The places close by, however, are low income hispanic neighborhoods. Not the best but not the worst either. If I get in, I'm moving into one of those neighborhoods.

What are your general comments?

It was really great. Try and stay with a current medical student (I did). They are really nice, willing to answer a bunch of questions honestly, and you'll get rides to campus.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses