UCSF interview!!?

[E-star]

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Hi everyone. Does anyone have advice on what to expect during the interview day at UCSF? What types of questions are asked, how to best prepare, any other suggestions/advice? Thanks!!

 

[jlee9531]

check out sdn's wonderful interview feedback link....

most everything you want to know can be found there.

just go to sdn homepage and then click on med school interview feedback link instead of on student forums.

enjoy and congrats on ucsf. you must be a kickass applicant.

 

[thinmint]

the interview at ucsf is pretty laid back, just as you'll prolly read on sdn. the only thing that kinda threw me off was that they told us to arrive there at 8 in the morning but my first interview wasn't until 1. and i had to take different shuttles to both interviews so by the time i actually got to it i wasn't as enthusiastic as i was in the morning. the only advice i would give you is that since it's closed-file, make sure you know what you want to tell them that's not already in your file cuz once you start talking open-endedly it's easy to lose focus of the fact that it's an actual interview. otherwise, good luck, it's nothing to be stressed about!

 

[citygirl]

Originally posted by E-star
Hi everyone. Does anyone have advice on what to expect during the interview day at UCSF? What types of questions are asked, how to best prepare, any other suggestions/advice? Thanks!!

The interview is completely blind. The only thing the interviewer knows about you is your name and interview time. Be prepared to answer a lot of open-ended questions like, "What do you feel you can bring to the medical community?". I was also asked questions on some rather esoteric subjects that were geared towards my background (once it came out in the interview). On that note, be prepared for the interviewer to pick up on things you say and question further. So don't bring up a subject you don't want to talk about in detail.

It can be dangerously laid back in that you can get so relaxed that you say something stupid. Just remember to stay "on" the whole time. I had one physician interviewer and one 4th year medical student interviewer. The Adcom gives both reports equal consideration so don't underestimate the importance of a student interview.

I'm an MS1 at UCSF and I love it here. PM me if you want more information or if you want a one-on-one discussion on your interview day. You will get a tour from one of my classmates but you may have some time to kill and I can give you some pointers on how best to spend it.

Good luck.