UCSF - please help!

[labrynth79]

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Hello!

My good friend is a current applicant this year and has finally received an interview invite. After many rejects from most schools (pre-interview), he believed that his chances this year were quite slim. However, from out of nowhere, UCSF has invited him for an interview. He is obviously ecstatic, but also incredibly apprehensive.

With this said, he found out that UCSF asks for a 2 paragraph essay prior to the interviews. Does anyone have information about what he will be asked to write on? About himself or his goals? Politics? International affairs?

As you might know if you've interviewed there or have heard about it, going into the interview blind is probably one of the worst feelings that you can have. I am trying my best to help him and I hope that some of you out there would be willing to share.

Thanks so much! 😀

labrynth79

 

[bunjin]

I just interviewed there, and all I can say is that anything under the sun is open to the "question of the day." All they want to see is if one could answer a question in a coherent manner without any gross grammatical errors. They said that there are no right or wrong answers. Our question was, "Which is a better indicator of student knowledge, a multiple choice test or a essay test?" Hope this helps.

 

[ohgee]

I think these were some sample questions that past interviews got....hope this helps..

What is the most exciting of being a Doctor of Dental Surgery? And what concerns you the most.

Do you think honesty and trust go hand in hand?


How do you know an article is credible?

Should patient care depend on patient??s ability to pay?

What are the ethical issues that you might encounter as a dentist?

What does it mean to be a professional?

 

[labrynth79]

Hello bunjin and ohgee,

thanks so much for both your responses - I know that my friend really appreciates it. 🙂

take care!

 

[totony]

Here is another question of the day at UCSF:

How did the 9/11 event change your perspective of yourself?