Sacramento, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2011-12
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
9 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 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?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
just be yourself, cliche, but because of the MMI format, thats really all you can do, because you can't study for it. get a good nights sleep the night before, come with questions for students, because you spend a fair amount of time with them in the morning and during lunch and on the tour.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
you sign an agreement not to discuss specifics of their MMI format
What was the most interesting question?
you sign an agreement not to discuss specifics of their MMI format
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read/reviewed current medical and news events. but you can't really study for the MMI
What was the most difficult question?
you sign an agreement not to discuss specifics of their MMI format
What impressed you positively?
friendliness of student body. They seemed genuinely happy and many students are involved in some sort of service activity which shows they are engaged.
What impressed you negatively?
the tour is pretty lackluster and standard. The person who was our guide showed up late and got the tour times confused. it was pretty token.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
nothing comes to mind
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 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?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Need to be more responsive to email and phone call questions/requests. They are very friendly in person, but difficult to reach/receive feeback/answers over phone and email. Frustratingly so.
📍 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?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Super 8 Motel
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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