University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 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?

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What was the most interesting question?

You seem to recognize that the career of a physician is a stressful one. How then should physicians relieve their stress?

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What was the most difficult question?

How would your best friend describe you? If you were given 1 million dollars how would you change the health care industry?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

No responses

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?

No responses

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?

No responses

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

No responses

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?

By that time I had been on a few interviews and felt pretty confident about answering any generic medical school interview questions. I did spend some time thinking about my reasons for 'why ucsf'. Mainly, I ate a good breakfast, did some relaxation exercises, and affirmed to myself that if they are interviewing me they think highly of me. Just tell yourself to be yourself. You will do fine.

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What impressed you positively?

The accessibility. Within one block you will find the nicest library that I've seen on my tour of interviews, a gym that has an awesome view of goldengate park, the lecture halls, the anatomy lab, and a great student body.

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What impressed you negatively?

The fact that they have very little to none on-campus housing. I plan to live off campus, but it is always nice to know that you have that option.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I guess I would have liked to have known that almost 50% of those interviewed ultimately end up accepted. That is a nice factoid to carry with you throughout the day.

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What are your general comments?

UCSF was by far the most impressive school that I visited. I may be a bit biased, for I have been wanting to attend UCSF for years. The interviews were very low stress. They truly want to get an honest depiction of your character, your motives, your ambition, and a sense of who you are outside of the classroom. I think they give great priority to those with interesting life experiences and seem to admit a great amount of non-traditional applicants. My interviews went for 80 min and 85 min. At times they felt like conversations that I would have with someone that I met on the train or something, while other times they were more rigid and formulated. I had a faculty interviewer (a pediatrician) and a MS-II interviewer. I left there feeling that I 'clicked' with both of them and was very pleased to be informed (17 weeks later!!!) that I was accepted.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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