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University of California Davis School of Medicine

Davis, CA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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

6 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

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

What was the most difficult question?

you sign an agreement not to discuss specifics of their MMI format
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

11

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

No responses

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?

9 out of 10

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

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

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

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 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?

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

3 out of 10

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 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

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.

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.