University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Most questions other than the ones I listed above generated themselves naturally through the conversation.

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What was the most interesting question?

Most of the questions were very typical. What do you think is your most positive quality? Have you done any research? Tell me about those experiences. I was asked what I thought about the ending of a book, but I brought up that book in the conversation. My faculty interviewer was great, seemed more intent on convincing me to enter his branch of medicine than on evaluating me, and was very frank and down to earth about the stats of getting in (I guess about 1/2 of interviewees get in). At times I tried to interject information about myself but he rolled over me and kept talking!

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What was the most difficult question?

I was asked "Why medicine?". I dislike that question because it is so broad, hard to answer without sounding cheesy, and it was asked in a closed file interview so the interviewer didnt know anything about me before and I had to explain everything.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 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?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

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?

No responses

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?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

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?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read this website, browsed through their website.

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What impressed you positively?

The campus is up on a hill so it has a great view of SF. Most of the students, though coming out of exams, nonetheless seemed fairly relaxed.

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What impressed you negatively?

The weather was rainy (typical for SF). The lunch was with two rather unenthusiastic students, and they did comment on how because this is a state school they don't throw as much money at you as a private would - not that opportunities aren't there, you just have to look a bit harder I guess.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Parking was ridiculously expensive ($20 for the day at the nearby garage). If you plan on driving up, park somewhere else and take public transportation!

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