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University of California Davis School of Medicine

Davis, 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?

I got the question about the 80 yr old and 18 yr old in the ICU with one bed. Who would you give it to?
look above.
They did't really ask me too many specific questions. I just sat down, he said to tell me about myself...then he started spinning questions from off of that.

What was the most interesting question?

this is from my family. i have a family disease that runs in my family. i wanted my blood drawn to be tested for the gene that increases susceptibility to the disease, but isn't proven to cause the disease. he asked me if i, as a physician, would approve the test for my patients...we went over the ramifications of that. it was really chill...everything was perfect except for the fact that i really needed to take a crap and the interview ran over into an hour and a half.

What was the most difficult question?

my interviewer told me about a homeless woman with two children who went on to graduate from UCSF med and opened her own clinic to help underpriviled patients. Then he asked me how far I would go to live out my dream of working for minority communities.
🤝 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?

Admissions staff

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?

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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?

SDN, PS, AAMCAS app, my secondary essays, MSAR, princeton review book.

What impressed you positively?

davis is a nice quiet, clean town. Hospitals are amazing...tertiary center fro like 36 counties, so you see a lot of crap. The students are really chill and happy. Cost of living is reasonable. Nice weather. Can't complain.

What impressed you negatively?

I had a lot of down time...I was literally there from 10:30-6pm. ridiculous. In addition, I had to drive around for my interviews.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

there was a lot of down time...

What are your general comments?

really nice place. i think i could be happy at davis. they are all about personal attention. there was only three of us interviewing on my interview day...compared to the 20-30 i've had at other schools, you know they put a lot of time and energy into really poring over the secondaries so they don't waste your time going into the interview.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses