How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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)?

"When did you move to the west coast?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What made you decide to become a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What, in your opinion, is the biggest problem facing medicine today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"very standard questions--nothing too interesting or difficult." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read UCLA's website--mostly the education section, as well as reading this site" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"students we met were very happy with UCLA, profs we ran into were really friendly." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"nothing" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"curriculum is undergoing major changes so that next year will be the first year that a largely case-based or organ system approach will be used. the committe is still deciding exactly how the curriculum should be." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the day wasn't as disorganized as a lot of previous people have said. two first-years gave us a long tour of the med school and we had lunch together. some people had 2 interviews, some had one. my interviewer made me feel at ease and asked very standard questions based on my application. unfortunately there was no overview to the school or financial aid session by a faculty member, so you have to make sure you ask the students or the interviewer your most important questions." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

12/18/2002