Los Angeles, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
My first interview was with a med student. Really nice kid, friendly, conversational, and would warn me about the questions which were supposed to be hard. He seemed to like the school a lot. My second interview was with a faculty member. She was very easy to talk to and appeared genuinely interested in knowing me. She also told me a lot about the school. The interviews were not confrontational and very low stress. I actually had a really good time during my visit and if I get in, I'm going there!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What else can I write about you that is distinctive? (or something similar to that)
What was the most interesting question?
Would you feel confortable examining an AIDS patient?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read paper, read about the school
What was the most difficult question?
How did you decide to become a doctor? (OOOOOOO I hate hate hate this question!)
What impressed you positively?
Just about everything! I loved USC... didn't know that much about it before really. The staff at the admissions office were very very nice. The students who gave us the tour were very nice. The interviewers were very nice. The interviewees were all awesome... they do a great job at selecting them (if i may say so). Lecture hall was excellent, student lounge was cool. Hospital treats a lot of the indigent population - which is good for my purposes. Student body is diverse. The cafeteria in the hospital is all you can eat, for 2.8 dollars! There's more, but i don't remember right now.
What impressed you negatively?
Neighborhood isn't altogether that pleasant.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That I'd love LA so much.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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