What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

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 dentistry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your research experience?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"" " volunteer experience? " " leadership experience?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"None impressed me, they were all standard questions. "What would your mother say about you if she were here?" was a little unusual." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

""Why don't you want to go into medicine?"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"UCSF website, SDN, application, secondary app." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Facilities were nicer than I expected. Clinics are beautiful looking out towards the pacific ocean. The staff and students were VERY nice and accomidating. The school is top-notch for sure. I like that the dental school is attached to the med school/ hospital. It is a bustling, intoxicating atmosphere of academia and learning. Also, all the other applicants I met were quite nice and talkative. Overall it was a fun visit." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing. Great school." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing new discovered." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The student interview was great. I felt we had a rapport withing minutes of meeting. Very laid back and relaxed. Told me up front that I shouldn't be stessed out that he just wanted to learn about me. Faculity interview was a bit stressful. My interviewer vollied question after question, some difficult some standard, one after another with little follow-up to each inital question. I wasn't asked to elaborate on any particular question but I couldn't get a good read on him because he didn't show any emotions really." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Other

On what date did the interview take place?

01/12/2004