San Francisco, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2010-11
⭐ 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?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Awesome!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What is your GPA and MCAT score?
What was the most interesting question?
How did you like Vietnam (talking about travels)
How did you prepare for the interview?
Mock interviews at the career center & with friends, researched the school, prepared responses and questions to ask
What was the most difficult question?
What is the future of healthcare? I didn't know how to really answer this question gracefully although I should have.
What impressed you positively?
The down-to-earthness of everyone I met there (including the Dean)
What impressed you negatively?
Not attached to an undergraduate university, not many dual-degree programs
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I knew that some interviews are done at other locations, but I didn't realize the almost all of us would have interviews at other locations. It is definitely the norm, not the exception. Be prepared to take a shuttle.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 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?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
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?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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