Menu Icon Search
Close Search

Interview Feedback

Individual Response

  • 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?

9 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)?

"Why UC Davis? What specifically attracted you to the school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What would you want me to communicate to the admissions committee about you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How are human patients treated differently from animal patients in veterinary medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How will you deal with the difficulties of medical school, considering you don't have a choice of schedule and courses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, AMCAS, Secondary App, UCDSOM website, various healthcare info/policy sources online" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The welcoming and friendly feel of the school and the new and beautiful facilities." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The anatomy lab is apparantly about 10 minutes away from the Education building." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How low stress the day/interviews are and that the day ended at 1pm, not 5pm as we were told via email correspondance." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Dean Henderson is a very laid back, cool guy. Students meet with him mid-day to share info about themselves and to learn about UCD. Be prepared to answer any questions that come up related to the health care system in the US and other countries. Dr. Henderson is very good at segwaying into topics related to interviewee's experiences and stories." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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 total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/06/2009

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Don't tell interviewees that they will be there until 5pm. The interview day is over by 2pm." Report Response

// All Questions & Responses //

See what the community had to say about this medical school.

Browse all Questions & Responses

// Share //