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?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your family. Tell me about your immigration. Why did you choose to go into medicine? You mentioned X activity... how did that inspire you to pursue medicine? Tell me about your involvement with dance.
What was the most difficult question?
With the current problems with healthcare, how would you come about solving it?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
40 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 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, talking to med student hosts that I stayed with, attending an elective the day before.
What impressed you positively?
The enthusiasm of EVERYONE at the school. The med students there are clearly happy to be there. The curriculum is very good too. The city is very nice, and the school is located right next to the Golden Gate Park.
What impressed you negatively?
The fog. My first interviewer decided to write everything down too (that's very nerve-wrecking).
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
I wish I knew that there would be so much down time in the middle of the day so that I would bring something to read or some music to listen to. Just sitting around the campus looking lost just made me very nervous. Many med students were kind enough to stop and talk to me though!
What are your general comments?
I didn't even consider UCSF before my interview (I thought that it was way out of my range) but now I think I'm leaning heavily towards UCSF as my top choice school! It's a great school, people there are nice (Nor Cal people seem nicer than So Cal people...), and I love the cool weather.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
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?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
What airport did you fly into?
LAX --> SFO
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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