Positively
5 out of 10
7 out of 10
7 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
3
One-on-one
Open file
"What would a friend say are your strengths and weaknesses? What would a lab partner say?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why do you think Americans are into alternative medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What was a good educational experience? What was a bad one?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why would you pick UC Davis above a school like UCLA? As in, what is the most important factor to you in choosing a medical school. (My interviewer wanted to know if location was a big issue, since my family's in LA)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Some ethical question on assisted suicide. My student interviewer didn't stop at listening to my views, but also pressed further and proposed possible difficult scenarios." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Read over my app, looked through the website, talked to my friends at Davis" Report Response
"New facilities for the incoming class of 2006! Our tour guide at the medical center was really enthusiastic and fairly laid back. From talking to faculty and students, I could tell that the school puts emphasis on their students and their education. Since it is a relatively new medical school, "tradition" isn't an issue, so they have room for innovation and creativity." Report Response
"Moving the medical school to Sac also means that we're disconnected from the rest of the Davis community, i.e. other grad students." Report Response
"The freeway system with its two I-80s is confusing as hell." Report Response
"This interview was less stress-free than i had anticipated, although the faculty were extremely friendly. I was pretty intimidated by the other applications (one was on the Olympic water polo team that won bronze...) and pretty tired too, so that didn't help. Basically, each department at the med school takes turns hosting interviews. My day was opthamology day (I pity those who get psych day), so my faculty interviews (2) were done by opthamologists. They had a list of questions that they were supposed to ask, and they went through these basically by rote. After the faculty interviews, we had to go to the Davis campus for our student interviews. These were done over lunch and were less formal, although the students did have a list of questions that they were supposed to ask. As a last note, if you don't have a car for the interview, you do need to get from the Sac campus to the Davis campus. However, usually there will be other interviewees that will give you a ride. " Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
10 out of 10
In state
2-3 hours
Airplane
$101-$200
SMF
Friends or family
10 out of 10
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