University of California Irvine School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How was medical care delivered differently in the country you studied abroad in than in the United States?

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Why do you want to attend UCI?

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You are a sociology major? Where's the science? Did you take enough science classes?

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What was the most interesting question?

Do you think you will ever have clinical depression (my brother has had it)?

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What was the most difficult question?

none were particularly challenging.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

looked at online resources about school, reread my application, pulled out my list of questions I ask at every medical school interview and made a few questions specifically for UCI

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What impressed you positively?

The atmosphere seems very relaxed even though the students frequently take tests. The students weren't screaming they're happy, but they looked far from tortured. Irvine's located in a nice area.

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What impressed you negatively?

I have to drive a car to attend school here. The students were nice but I wouldn't normally go way out of my way to get to know any of them either. A lot of the people have never even really left California, I think it would be a small culture shock for me.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

Shocking, both of my interviews were very unconventional. My student interviewer asked me if I would have depression during medical school, and my faculty interviewer let me see the recommendation form he would turn in for me and asked me for advice on filling it out. During my faculty interview, my interviewers pager went off four times, he made four phone calls, and his residents made three presentations. I don't think we talked for more than ten out of the total thirty minutes we were together.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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