I meant to write a post last week, but of course got super busy right as I got home from my trip to SF. I interviewed on 9/16 (with the previous poster) and I have to say, pretty much all of my points were already covered!
I was in the other schedule-group than the previous poster, so I had my tour of the school (along with 5 other interviewees), my student interview, lunch, and then my faculty interview. In my student interview, my interviewer asked a lot of the typical questions I was expecting - why dentistry, time management skills, leadership experience, etc. but my faculty interview was the opposite of what I was expecting. It was not an interview really at all. The only question he asked me was about the flooding in my hometown! But it was really laid back and just a natural conversation, so it was a great first interview experience. We talked about the new building, community service opportunities, and the alumni network at UOP among other things.
I also thought that everybody I talked to was genuinely nice and friendly. When I arrived at the school and took the elevator up to the meeting room, I had several students introduce themselves and tell me good luck. The same thing happened while we were eating lunch - current students came over and sat down at our table and wanted to know if we had any questions or if there was anything they could help us with. I definitely felt welcomed, and that was the biggest thing that stuck out to me.
Not about the interview in particular but wanted to share - I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express by Fisherman's Wharf and it was a decent place to stay that isn't on the UOP website as places to stay. I picked it because it was slightly cheaper and it had free breakfast. Also it was close enough to all the touristy stuff that I wanted to do while on my trip to SF. I made the mistake of renting a car, and it was a huge hassle to try to drive anywhere and was extremely expensive to park. So I recommend not repeating my mistake.
The day before my interview I was able to meet with two of my close girlfriends from undergrad who have moved out to SF for work, and they gave me such great advice on neighborhoods to live in and renting a place and just life in the city in general. This post is getting kind of long though, so if anybody is interested in hearing more detail about the interview or the city please PM me!
