San Francisco, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
7 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 is your ranking of this school's location?
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
💬 Interview Questions
What was the most interesting question?
What difficulties will you face as a physician? (closed file = many getting to know you Q's)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
50 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, mock interview, reviewed AMCAS app, school website, talked to students
What impressed you positively?
Pretty much everything - in particular the students are exposed to clinical medicine from day 1, and get to see an incredibly diverse patient population. Also, the asst dean of admissions gave a talk and was very open about the process and what would happen next.
What impressed you negatively?
The interviews were all in the afternoon, and we had a long day before we interviewed - I was already tired by the time I met with my interviewers.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The schedule for the day - everything about the interview day is closed. I didn't know anything about what to expect until the morning of, plus one of my interviews was on a different campus.
What are your general comments?
Met with dean, met with financial aid, met with more admissions peeps, had lunch, had tour, had interviews. The meetings in the morning were long but informative, the lunch was just time to hang out with other interviewees, and the tour was basically whatever we wanted to see. In the afternoon I met with my interviewers, one at the main campus and one across town. Both were relaxed and just wanted to get to know me. The second interviewer was interrupted three times by phone or knock, which was annoying, but they were both nice and genuine.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$301-$400
What airport did you fly into?
oak
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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