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  • University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Los Angeles, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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)?

"What's it been like having a father that's gay?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about when your grandfather died and what that meant to you." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was the most challenging part about living in Mexico?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you could invite any five people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What do you think is the solution to the Universal Health Care problem? (As if it's that simple...)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Interview prep through my school, reviewed app and papers that I have written" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Students seem happy, my student interviewer was awesome" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Ha, where to start. I felt like the entire day could be summarized by ''We're UCLA, we don't have to tell you why we're wonderful.'' My tour was literally five minutes long and told me nothing. There was no presentation about the curriculum, admissions process, international opportunities, financial aid, research opportunities, etc etc... the things that you actually want to find out more about. I spent most of the day alone in a room waiting. My faculty interviewer completely lacked a personality." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"For supposedly being a school focused on community health, I sure felt like the school was full of a bunch of snobs that were more concerned with their rich West LA lifestyle than actually reaching out." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Showed up, waited, had my 5 minute tour, lunch with a med 4 student, waited a couple hours, faculty interview. Read up a lot about the school beforehand because you won't find out more." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

LAX

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/08/2007

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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