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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?

8 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?

30 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)?

"Can you do well in this school given your academic past?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you do this... or that?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Would you like to stay here in San Diego?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"I was asked very specific details about my secondary." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"To defend why I did so well on the MCAT when my grades weren't the strongest." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I went in cold." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The location, the student run clinic, and the number of affiliated hospitals." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The lecture halls looked like dank dungeons, the curriculum is traditional and intense, and one of the student guides was at times discouraging." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There were no real unexpected surprises." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The interview was well done, the lunch was good but one of the student guides was annoying. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

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 primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/15/2005

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

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