University of Southern California Keck 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?

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?

Tell me about yourself.

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What would your best friend say about you? (both interviewers)

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What's your biggest weakness/character flaw? (both interviewers)

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you think leads to medical cynicism (when you enter med school it's about helping people, but by the time you graduate, most people are disillusioned to some extent, hard to see each patient as a unique human being, etc.) and how would you prevent this from happening to yourself?

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What was the most difficult question?

see above

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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?

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?

SDN, browsed some ethical/healthcare websites

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What impressed you positively?

How friendly the people were, how great the clinical education is there, and that they do offer full scholarships (now it's just a matter of being accepted and then getting one... :P)

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What impressed you negatively?

Since the med school is 10 miles away from the main campus, it's a bit isolated and there isn't much interaction with USC's other graduate schools. The first semester (core) doesn't seem very exciting, especially after sitting in on one of their classes.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

My student interviewer admitted to me that she gets a lot of her ethical questions from the TV show ER. I wouldn't have thought of ER as good interview prep :).

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What are your general comments?

Both interviews were really friendly and conversational. I got a great vibe from the place, mostly because of the students I met there. Admissions staff was helpful, and I'd love to do clerkships at a place like LAC.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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