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University of California San Diego School of Medicine

San Diego, CA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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?

Have you read "Guns, Germs and Steel"?
What is familial obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Why UCSD?

What was the most interesting question?

What is familial obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? (I had no background indicating I knew what is was.)

What was the most difficult question?

Which is a better novel, Huck Finn or The Sound and the Fury?
🤝 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?

Open 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?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ 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?

Read through my secondary (they knew it well) and looked at curriculum, etc.

What impressed you positively?

The level of attention that my application was given and that the school is prestigous but also still rising fast.

What impressed you negatively?

One interviewer was never sent my file (he recieved it as we were talking).

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I would have less nervous had I known how conversational and supportive the interviewers were going to be. Not everyone in my group had this experience though.

What are your general comments?

Very cool place to be. Easy interviews. They just wanted to get a sense of my character it seemed. I have been there as a student before, but the interaction with the faculty impressed me greatly.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses