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University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

San Francisco, CA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

how much do you think politics is involved in medicine?

What was the most difficult question?

how would a friend describe you?
🤝 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?

No responses

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?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

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?

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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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

interview feedback, talked to others that had interviewed there

What impressed you positively?

the location is ideal for me, having grown up in the Bay Area and wanting to live in San Fransisco. I love the fact that you share buildings with other health profession students and can interact with them so you don't only get to know medical students.

What impressed you negatively?

the way the day was structured. my interviews were at 1 and 3:30, but i had to be there at 8. i lost a lot of enthusiasm by the time i actually did my interview because i had been just killing time all morning.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that i would have to take 2 different shuttles to get to my interview locations. and since they were both after lunch, i got drowsy when i got to my interviews

What are your general comments?

everyone has different interview times during the day. there were only 3 of us interviewing that day. since me and another guy had the whole morning to kill we basically did our own tour and saw everything they showed us later on the tour. the faculty interview was VERY open-ended, which is not my favorite format because it is very easy to get TOO comfortable and get off track. you have to stay focused and remember that you're still in an interview. the student interview was actually more challenging because she asked me to elaborate more on everything. a 4th year student told us how our applications are processed. basically, if both interviewers really like you, you're in. if they're not sure, they discuss your file with the committee, and then each of the 10 members that day votes on you on a scale of 1-10. they determine a certain cut-off number, and whoever gets a score above it is in, everyone below is on the wait-list in order of their score. it was nice of him to tell us so that we finally have some idea of the mysterious admissions process. overall a pretty standard interview.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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