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  • University of California Davis School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Sacramento, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"An 80 yr old man is in hospice care. He's more or less at the end of his life. However, he's under much pain and drugs are having no effect. He no longer desires to live and his living family agrees. What do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"It looks like you're very interested in X (not related to medicine). Why don't you pursue that instead?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What's your biggest fear regarding medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What impressed you positively?

"Friendliness of faculty and students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Commute between Davis and Sacramento campuses" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That the class was already full" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Morning began with a presentation by admissions on basic school info, finaid, and standing in candidate pool. Took a tour of the Sac campus and had an interview with a faculty member. Commuted to Davis campus and had a second interview with a student over lunch. Closing video on some more info on Davis and that was the day." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

SMF

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

6 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

EconoLodge

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/10/2006

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

6 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?

6 out of 10

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