Los Angeles, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
HBCU
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 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 are your general comments?
I really had a good interview experience here. I went in early and they had a nice breakfast for us. A physician gave an opening welcome address and passed out brochures and asked if we had any questions. She also explained what would be going on during our time there. I also found out that as part of the drew program that students are required to do a thesis which i think is awesome. I already know what I want to do..
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How come you didn't do well on your MCAT? What research topic will you choose for your required thesis here?
What was the most interesting question?
Why did you opt out of surgery to do emergency medicine?
How did you prepare for the interview?
talk to people in the program, reviewed SDN quests i had compiled for other schools, read up on drew on their website (make sure to do this!!)
What was the most difficult question?
Why didn't you do well on your MCAT when your post-bacc gpa is so strong?
What impressed you positively?
i LOVED my one-on-one interviewer. She was very honest with me and was very personal with me. She was awesome...it really did feel like I was having a good convo with one of my girlfriends, seriously. The day was very structured and it didn't lag on. First people started off with their group iviews, then their individual iviews, and then we all interacted with a student panel.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
how relaxed my one-on-one iview would be...also what to expect for my group iview. it wasn't so bad, and they made sure to let us know that it def would not be a make or break factor in terms of gaining admission. there was a group of about 6 of us and our task was to come up with a solid plan of diabetes awareness to a community in los angeles. part of the assignment was to talk about how we would hire our staff, distribute info, etc..
🤝 Campus and Facilities
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
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