Los Angeles, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
I got to the admissions office and waited for my two interviews. My student interviewer took me on a very short tour and we ate lunch while interviewing. I found that to be very difficult, answering questions, thinking, asking questions, and eating all at the same time. I then came back for my second interview. The faculty member was dozing off at certain point and I wasn't sure what to do. But later on we talked about health care and he became more excited. At the end, he seemed to have a good impression of me and said something like he wishes to see me next fall. Overall though, there is no organized tour, no admissions talk, and I didn't even get to meet many other interviewees. I did like the admissions office people a lot. They were very friendly and helpful!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Background questions: where are you from, where do your parents live, what do they do, when did you come over CA...etc
How did you prepare for the interview?
read this site, read of my application and AMCAS statement.
What was the most difficult question?
If you were accepted by all the schools you applied, would you come to UCLA?
What impressed you positively?
The weather of SoCal is nice, the students seem to have free time to have a life, and the campus is beautiful.
What impressed you negatively?
I get an impression from my student and faculty interview that the school may not have the best teaching quality. When I asked about it, my student interview gave an ambiguous answer like, "There are prof that I like and prof that I don't like, same as every school." But I didn't sit in to their class, so I can't really say for sure.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the student interview would be during lunch and it would not be the easiest to eat and talk at the same time.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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