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  • University of California Irvine School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Irvine, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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 is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What was the one most important thing you learned in college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are the future directions of your research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about _________ (went through 5 of my extracurriculars)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you didn't get into medical school this cycle, what would you do? Apply again or pursue other fields?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you plan on setting up international clinics in the future?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read SDN, talked to my student host / other students " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"how everyone was super friendly and laid-back. and we got lots of free food." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I didn't like that the med school is split up into two campuses that are 20 minutes apart" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I'd advise staying with a student host, because you can learn so much about the school to talk about in your interview the next day. Plus all the student hosts are extremely friendly." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

SNA

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/27/2008

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

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