How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"How did you decide you wanted to be a physician?" Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What questions do you have for me?" Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What do you want me to tell the admissions board and is there anything I should know about your application that you want to explain?" Report Response

What was the most interesting question?

"Nothing really, since the interview is blind you spend an awful lot of time talking about things like where you went for undergrad, what you do now, etc." Report Response

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you want me to tell the admissions board? (both interviewers asked me this)" Report Response

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, look at UCSF website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students were all happy and the campus has the most amazing view of the city. The small problem groups were also impressive (you can sit in on them if you want)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The facilites are sorta run down (the signs indicating the buildings are all missing letters and the buildings are obviously old)." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I wish I had known how much time I would be on my own during the day. Also, the buildings are all connected and you can easily end up in the wrong building. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"UCSF is a pretty great school. The students all said that they loved it there and were very open to talking to you. After my first interview I sat in on a class and a nice student took me along with her to the problem session (which I recommend sitting in on). The views are amazing and you can't have a better reputation. If it weren't for the blind interviews and the sorta old facilities I would probably love the school even more. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

On what date did the interview take place?

12/15/2003