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  • University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Los Angeles, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

Closed 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 do you do to destress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are some of your activities?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"None of them really." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, MSAR, Keck's website, talked with a retired Keck professor." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The amount of clinical experience offered. USMLE scores." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Cost." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Keck seems like a great place to study medicine. The new LA County Hospital is amazing. During my faculty interview I was allowed to stand in on a liver+kidney transplant." 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?

Out of 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?

< $100

What airport did you use?

LAX

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/18/2008

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

9 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

4 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10

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