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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?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What other career would you go into if you could not go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Various questions about my activities/research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think about pharmaceutical companies?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you think about pharmaceutical companies?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"AMCAS, Secondaries (a must!), stuff involving my research" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"UCSD values their students and shows it by catering to their suggestions." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Hm... nothing." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Bring cash if you want to buy coffee. They won't give you drinks before lunch." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"First interview but I am definitely glad I had it here. SD is a very relaxed atmosphere. You see this in the environments, the students, the faculty, and the admissions staff. UCSD goes out of their way to ensure their students' and even their potential students' well-being. Definitely get to know a first year more by finding a student host. On interview day, they just want to know who you are as a person so you really don't have to prepare. All questions were standard so if you can't answer ''Why Medicine?'' that's not a good sign for both the interviewer and for yourself (why go into a career if you don't even know why?). Good luck!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2006

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

10 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

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