San Francisco, CA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Great---one of my first choices.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Could you summarize who you are in about five bullet points?
What was the most interesting question?
Do you believe Western medicine can have bad effects on a nonwestern culture?
How did you prepare for the interview?
studentdoctor.com, read over apps, research papers etc, school website
What was the most difficult question?
If you couldn't go into medicine, what would you into?
Why San Francisco, would you have a support network here being from the East Coast?
What impressed you positively?
the dean of admissions was awesome! the other interviewees, medical students, school facilities....
What impressed you negatively?
Financial Aid people were not ready to meet with us on time, but pulled their act together quickly.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Closed interviews mean a lot of random conversation. Come prepared to bring up weak points in your application because the interviewers won't know to bring them up.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$201-$300
What airport did you fly into?
Oak
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Stanyan Hotel
How would you rate the hotel?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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