How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

55 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"Are any of your friends applying to medical school? If not, what do they do for a living?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will you balance medicine and your family?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did you make free time for yourself?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think is one of the biggest challenges with EMR physicians face? What do you think the younger, tech-savvy generation will do to change this?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What personal challenges do you think you'll face as a physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read interview feedback, reviewed UCI website, etc. (READ THESE QUESTIONS: some students got asked a lot of the same questions by their student interviewers)." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Friendliness of staff and students!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Separate medical center = 30 min commute and slight disconect between MS1-2s and MS3-4s. :(" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How low-key the interview was. Seriously. I read all the feedback here and didn't believe it – but it was true. This is a real low-stress day." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"UCI is a very solid institution! The 1-on-1 interviews were as expected, but this year they started adding in an 8-min station called the "structured interview." It was actually really fun and tried to evaluate how well you could communicate with others. Non-stressful questions. :)" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Ayres Hotel

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

08/25/2014

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 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?

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Phenomenal job! They did a good job of organizing all 40+ applicants, even on the first day of interviews. I have no complaints." Report Response