Thoughts on UCSF!

[mahfouz]

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Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experience at UCSF, good or bad.

I also wanted to know if anyone has a hard time getting a seat in the clinic, or finding patients with the specialties there, or if the tuition has gone up a lot recently (being that California is in deep #@%^ financially) or any other issues that bother you guys.


I'll make this an anonymous poll in case anyone feels uneasy about responding directly to the thread! Even if you haven't attended UCSF, please share your experience with the school through interviews, talking with students, etc.
Thanks for your input! 😀😀

 

[CougarDental]

So here's my take on UCSF for what it's worth. Being from Northern California who loves the City, this was my number one all the way. At the interview, students told us that as far as the budget crunch goes, there has been a lot of rising tuition lately. In addition, they said many of the individual faculty have been forced to take on multiple roles at the school that would normally be taken by a few different people. This may or may not improve since Gov. Brown is trying to get a tax deal pass that would supposedly improve state finances but it's really hard to say because it's quite possible that the funds wouldn't be allocated to public schools at all. Obviously, UCSF has a great reputation for research opportunities, which are important for residencies but it wasn't something they really pushed at the interview and the students said you don't have to if you're not interested. The facilities seem a little old but it was the first dental school west of the Mississippi, which is really cool. A few commonalities between the two UCs: classes are pass/no pass, quarter system, lots of community outreach, two 4 hour slots a week for study time (students told me they usually do other stuff). So, here's why I personally decided not to go there. I thought the admissions process for UCSF was THE WORST of all the schools I applied to because they were pretty unbending on certain things. Here are a few examples: They only gave you two weeks to do the secondary. They gave you one interview date that could not be changed. They were ridiculously picky about which advanced writing course I could take. I felt the atmosphere wasn't very friendly. The essay question at the end was pretty dumb. None of these things is THAT big of a deal, but I took them as indicators of how they treat their students. Fortunately for UCSF, there are still plenty of people that would sacrifice a lot to go there. This is my experience and opinion. Lots of other people could have a different take on it. Either way, you just have to go and feel it out at the interview. In my case UCLA just felt super right and all around extremely positive. Honestly, it was the first school I left excited to attend after the interview. I hope this helps a little.

 

[lindo]

So here's my take on UCSF for what it's worth. Being from Northern California who loves the City, this was my number one all the way. At the interview, students told us that as far as the budget crunch goes, there has been a lot of rising tuition lately. In addition, they said many of the individual faculty have been forced to take on multiple roles at the school that would normally be taken by a few different people. This may or may not improve since Gov. Brown is trying to get a tax deal pass that would supposedly improve state finances but it's really hard to say because it's quite possible that the funds wouldn't be allocated to public schools at all. Obviously, UCSF has a great reputation for research opportunities, which are important for residencies but it wasn't something they really pushed at the interview and the students said you don't have to if you're not interested. The facilities seem a little old but it was the first dental school west of the Mississippi, which is really cool. A few commonalities between the two UCs: classes are pass/no pass, quarter system, lots of community outreach, two 4 hour slots a week for study time (students told me they usually do other stuff). So, here's why I personally decided not to go there. I thought the admissions process for UCSF was THE WORST of all the schools I applied to because they were pretty unbending on certain things. Here are a few examples: They only gave you two weeks to do the secondary. They gave you one interview date that could not be changed. They were ridiculously picky about which advanced writing course I could take. I felt the atmosphere wasn't very friendly. The essay question at the end was pretty dumb. None of these things is THAT big of a deal, but I took them as indicators of how they treat their students. Fortunately for UCSF, there are still plenty of people that would sacrifice a lot to go there. This is my experience and opinion. Lots of other people could have a different take on it. Either way, you just have to go and feel it out at the interview. In my case UCLA just felt super right and all around extremely positive. Honestly, it was the first school I left excited to attend after the interview. I hope this helps a little.

You said you chose UCLA right? Doesn't the Board of Regents control all of the UC tuition rates? And how does the essay question affect they way they treat their students? I too heard that UCSF has issues with tuition and faculty pay, but isn't that reflected throughout the whole UC system? And I remember UCLA's secondary- it was 15 pages! And it repeated most of what I had already put in my application. I almost didn't complete it because I thought it was so absurdly long!

 

[Baker2010]

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