How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

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)?

"As an older student, how are you sure that you want to spend so many more years in school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you someday plan to be an activist for universal health insurance?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you know who C. Everett Koop is and what he did?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you think the internet will affect health care in the future, and is that good or bad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Should people who are healthy pay less for health insurance than those who are obese?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read UCSD website, interview feedback" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"location is amazing, campus had a nice feel to it, faculty and students were so nice" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"students seemed a bit young and while they all were happy with UCSD no one seemed really really psyched on it." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"no letter grades!! they use high pass, pass, no pass. i guess all the stuff i'd read was way outdated." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the day was organized very nicely. we first received an introduction to the school by the admissions director, then went out for our interviews. we each had two interviews with faculty members--one had access to our complete AMCAS file while the other had only our essays. those of us with time between interviews were able to sit in on a class. the day ended with a video of the free clinic and a question-answer period. it was very low stress and a nice day." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

12/12/2002