University of California Irvine School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

7 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?

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

I read on your secondary that you had this moral dilemma - what happened?

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Med school is stressful, what do you do to let loose? followed by appropriate jokes about me skipping 6th period in high school (not like other med student interviewers who make jokes when they're really not kidding).

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Sometimes, with all the hard work you do it's easy to loose track of why you want to go into Medicine. (What I'd like to call preceptive questioning: insightful comment that you should respond to; came after me questioning on the hardships of monday tests). so basically, asking ''what makes you think you won't loose track of your aspirations and reasons for medicine; or why do you think you won't become jaded''

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What was the most interesting question?

Something along the lines of: experience X posed a great moral challenge, tell me about that

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What was the most difficult question?

nothing - very conversational and low-stress

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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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

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?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

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?

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?

6 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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interviews, files, read up on issues (HCP: One-Care now & other UHC, Politics, societal issues)

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What impressed you positively?

Student solidarity and their ability to transgress stressful monday tests; value they had for their education, especially their notoriously hard anatomy courses; receptive faculty that allow more opportunities; the fact that the admissions office personnel had to literally tell my faculty interviewer to stop and let me go (the conversation we had was THAT good I'd like to think)

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What impressed you negatively?

sometimes, it's nice to have a NEW NEW building, but for the class of 2012, 2nd year will have that, for the class of 2013: this does not apply

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

to not eat breakfast; best food i had on my interview tour

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What are your general comments?

Student interviewer was very nice, receptive to my viewpoints, and ungodly brilliant especially after getting a few hours of sleep and fighting off a cold. It goes to show how dedicated students are @ UCI SOM (unlike other places where they tell you off the bat that you're interviewing for a waitlist spot). I felt like I was having lunch with an old friend that I hadn't see for ages, and we were just catching up. Faculty interview off the bat was on time, read my file IN-DEPTH, and had a very approachable aspect to him. We engaged in a LONG discussion of our life, family, and interests/concerns in today's medicine. He shared a great deal and did everything he could to make me feel at ease. Funny funny guy. I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard when I was in a full suit and tie. Talking to him makes me not only want to learn under him and go into his field, but also go to UCI even more. Only con to the day was that I couldn't continue talking to my student and faculty interviewer.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

I personally liked the atmosphere that was set during today's interview. Some people might not look

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