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University of California Irvine School of Medicine

Irvine, 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?

1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

run pretty well. they effectively demonstrated to us that the students are actually really happy
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What is your favorite class?

What was the most interesting question?

I work an in an anesthesiology lab and my interviewer was an anesthesiologist. So we had a lot to talk about. She asked a lot of questions about my lab.

How did you prepare for the interview?

Practiced questions with friends, SDN

What was the most difficult question?

Where else did you apply, why, and would you go there if you got in as opposed to here?

What impressed you positively?

the med students are legitimately happy

What impressed you negatively?

the faculty interviewer seemed like she didnt know how to interview me..it was only 10 minutes! I wanted to say a few more things at least

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It's easy to have questions along the interview, but when asked "do you have any more questions" over and over at the end of the interview, you tend to forget your questions and it feels like you dont have enough questions
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

They were amazing about almost everything. They did accidentally not send me an email about a pizza party dinner the night before however, so I missed a great opportunity to meet students.
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

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

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great