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  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • La Jolla, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 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?

Open file

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

"Why medicine, Why UCSD, about yourself" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why don't you go into a career in accordance with your major." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"First interview was easy, the second one was grilling. Hard questions!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"None" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What you would do if you had two patients, one old one young with equal survival chance, and you could only save one of them? Why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, AMCAS, the website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The campus, students, location, medical facilities" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"the second interviewer" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"About the harsh interviews" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It's a great school, it's highly funded for research, so lots of opportunities for research. La Jolla is beautiful. People are friendly over there." Report Response

Tour and Travel
No Response
General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/20/2008

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

10 out of 10

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