More from this Member | Report Response, "The students that I met was nice people. | Report Response, "Pretty standard questions. " Graduates of the MSTP from the University of Illinois College of Medicine routinely gain admission to highly competitive residency programs at premier academic institutions across the country. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What is something you have done, that you look back on with surprise?" | Report Response, "Specific questions about AMCAS and secondary." The MSTP invites all applicants who have been invited for interviews to participate in the Program. They actually try to set up each student with interviewers who have similar interests, which I thought was a nice touch." More from this Member I felt very much at ease while talking to both my interviewers. | Report Response, "I had a great day at UCSD. The MSTP Admissions Committee seeks applicants with experiences that foreshadow their future success as physician-scientists. | Report Response, "diverse patient population, community involvement, location!" More from this Member | Report Response, "What makes UCSD a good fit for you?" | Report Response, "Lack of minorities + diversity on campus, lunch was not great, school seems to look for students with solid research background or interest " | Report Response, "What challenges do you see in your future in medicine (as a med student and physician) and how do you plan to manage them?" Welcome to the Stanford MSTP MD-PhD program where you will find a rich environment and unparalleled opportunities for developing a career dedicated to biomedical research. the med school is affiliated with A LOT of hospitals and other facilities. More from this Member One of my interviewers even took me on a walking tour of campus for the whole interview. More from this Member Looked at lists of common interview questions." More from this Member More from this Member Data Sources *Compiled from the 2019/2020 cycle AAMC FACT Tables (B-8 and B-12). | Report Response, "UCSD is a great school with amazing research and primary care programs. | Report Response, "Very cool place to be. More from this Member Ladies, bring comfortable shoes! Can you please re-format this with the bolded text for readability? More from this Member | Report Response, "Free Clinic is amazing. | Report Response, "What is a regret you have in your life thus far" A totally laid back day with most questions revolving around clarifying points in your file. | Report Response, "this was numero 7 interview so at this point there is no need" | Report Response, "If you had the power to make changes to reduce the number of uninsured in the US what changed would you make? More from this Member SD is a very relaxed atmosphere. More from this Member | Report Response, "SDN interview feedback, practice MMI scenarios" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Fantastic school and definitely one of my top choices" More from this Member At around 1:30 we watched a video on their free clinic, and from 2-3 we heard from an outreach person and closed More from this Member | Report Response, "Tell me about your parents, your brother, etc." More from this Member | Report Response, "What was the most interesting question I had been asked at previous interviews." | Report Response, "What should I tell the admissions committee about you?" | Report Response, "If you have an interview, they are interested. Everbody gives you a chance to have things answered (Dean of Admissions, students, interviewers, staff). " The facilites are excellent and state of the art. | Report Response, "Have you ever considered a career in research?" More from this Member Tell me about your research. More from this Member More from this Member document.write("Copyright ©", today.getFullYear()); Its a major research school, so see if you fit. " AAMC Situational Judgment Test Pilot. She specifically stated that she does not want a blood transfusion if anything should happen to her because of her beliefs. | Report Response, "Some of the interviewers had to leave campus to go interview (luckily not me) but it seemed a little inconvenient" | Report Response, "The Student-Run free clinics are phenomenal. I felt more confident following my interview with her and my stress level decreased a great deal coming into the second interview with a faculty member. More from this Member More from this Member The new biomedical library was beautiful. Director’s Message; Students’ Message; History; Baltimore; Events; Admissions which is essentially the same question...." | Report Response, "What would you do if it is impossible for you to become a doctor?" | Report Response, "somewhat isolated feeling to campus" I like that there was a mix of lecture (which dominates) and case-based learning/group time. UCSD is where I want to attend Med School so I put much effort into the preparation. | Report Response, "'Life or death' decision in the hospital." Unfortunately, our time was cut short. More from this Member ), stuff involving my research" More from this Member | Report Response, "that there would be tests during the week I visited." right now they have a traditional (8-5) model" More from this Member | Report Response, "If your friends were toasting you, what would they say?" More from this Member So you will likely get a decision as early as 1 week after your interview date." | Report Response, "If you have so many outside interest, why are you pursuing medicine?" it was very low stress and a nice day." More from this Member The staff and students were very welcoming. More from this Member Interviews often take place off campus so beware. | Report Response, "How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member More from this Member 9:30 1st Interview Sloppy and makes you feel like your time and energy is not valued." Loves small teams doing big things. More from this Member | Report Response, "tell me about your time with the marine corps?" They were more friendly than any other school. More from this Member The tour and dinner allowed me to talk to students, and I learned everything I needed to know about UCSD." More from this Member I was. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "SDN, school website, interview book" However, our student guides and my interviewer made a good point about the this type of lecture-based learning... with lectures it's up to you if you attend, in the case of case-based learning you're pretty much required to attend them all. | Report Response, "Read over my AMCAS, secondary apps" And, to be honest, I can't blame them: if I get into UCSD, I won't be able to turn it down because in-state tuition is about half the price of going to school on the east coast (or out-of-state). It was sunny and warm in winter! you'll need a car." | Report Response, "What are my needs as a medical student and how do I feel medical school will fill those needs?" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "nothing..." | Report Response, "Like the majority of students who have interviewed at UCSD I found both my interviewers to be very conversational and relaxed. People are friendly over there." Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response, "What is the first impression people have of you? | Report Response, "What career alternatives to medicine have you considered?" The students seem passionate and well-rounded." They brought up every activity of importance I listed on the secondary, and talked in depth about them. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member M. MarkG33. Every student will be honest with you in saying that they chose UCSD because a) they wanted to stay in california, b) it was the only UC they got into, and c) in-state tuition is huge. nothing." I am passed that stage but I know many who view this as very important." More from this Member | Report Response, "Read website, talked with student host" " More from this Member What about medical school do you think you will take to easiest? " | Report Response, "Both interviews (an M.D. He just kept flipping through my application saying stuff like "Wow you are a very impressive applicant" and "Would you really even come to UCSD?". | Report Response, "why didn't you do well on the mcat? He gave a lot of great insight to why i should attend UCSD. More from this Member More from this Member I was surprised because I had heard rumors otherwise. | Report Response, "SDN, Went on their website, read my secondary" There seems to be a lot of opportunities for nature lovers and outdoor sports!" the day with an admissions officer. The admisisons office is super friendly and they let you bring/mail/fax those forms at a later time." More from this Member | Report Response, "the second interviewer" More from this Member | Report Response, "my first interviewer was really tough! More from this Member | Report Response, "it was my first interview, but really laid-back and informal to the point that I forgot it was an interview. | Report Response, "nothing really interesting" More from this Member | Report Response, "What would you do if you saw a fellow medical student cheating on an exam? | Report Response, "What are your plans to finance your medical education? | Report Response, "What are your strengths and weaknesses? Between the two I felt that they really had a good idea of whom I am, not just the premed applicant" 3) There's tons of chaos in medicine and you basically get no time off. | Report Response, "The staff presentation about the school, the interviewers were very friendly. | Report Response, "the day was organized very nicely. More from this Member PB is a good place for food. More from this Member This was pretty helpful, but there was only one student involved, so we only got one perspective of the school. They thought it was awesome that I drove heavy equipment and water trucks." Don't assume the weather is always perfect. More from this Member | Report Response, "I really appreciated the transparency and kindness of the admissions office." MD-PhD Discord (Applications, Trainees, and Current Scientists) 32. More from this Member | Report Response, "The two days I spend in SD were incredibly laid back and even fun. | Report Response, "They start the day with a Q & A assuming we already know all about the school from the website. More from this Member They just received $30 million from the state to build a new building for the medical school. More from this Member More from this Member Tell me about your clinical experience. | Report Response, "I "discovered" the right answer to the "what would you do if a dying patient refuses a blood transfusion?" More from this Member Why didnt you do more research?" program and resources. | Report Response, "nothing" There's no set list of Q's for them!" The free clinic looks like an awesome clinical opportunity since it is COMPLETELY student run. Only second years get the new lecture hall. More from this Member | Report Response, "There weren't really any difficult questions, although one interviewer did ask the general "why medicine" question right at the beginning of the interview. " Thrilled to be accepted, and may matriculate here!" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member We value excellent academic writing and strive to provide outstanding essay writing service each and every time you place an order. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "The interview day was really long!" | Report Response, "50% of their interviewees are offered acceptance. | Report Response, "They compare themselves too much with UCLA. Contrary to popular belief they accept UCSD undergrads to the school of medicine. More from this Member snowflakes, 01.03.14. More from this Member Yet they knew my file inside out, upside down, back to front. | Report Response, "How do I plan to finance my medical school education?" I didn't feel like I learned much about the school's facilities or about student life." | Report Response, "What is one problem/dilemma that medicine is facing today? More from this Member | Report Response, "One really hard hypothetical patient question that i was not expecting though i thought i tried my best and answered it with what i believed." | Report Response, "UCSD is amazing!!!!!! | Report Response, "What are the 3 most important traits to be a good doctor?" | Report Response, "Can't think of a single thing" All of them mostly came from my application." | Report Response, "Are you a USC fan?" 10% honors is sucky too" More from this Member | Report Response, "Doctors can't fix every patient so how would you deal with not being about to cure a patient and they died?" First scenario (vaguely recall details of it): More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Over all very pleasant. More from this Member More from this Member She obviously hadn't done that many interviews before and had just found a book about interviewing. More from this Member | Report Response, "If you could implement a national health care program, what would it be?" The location could not be any better than La Jolla. Although the medical center is on the UCSD campus, it feels removed from it. | Report Response, "loooong interview day" More from this Member you dont have to go to lecture. | Report Response, "How have you shown improvement in xxx?" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you know about UCSD?" (Interesting just because I didn't expect this question.)" (brought about by my interest in geriatrics)" That's when he gave that question regarding the admissions committee and what I wanted them to know. More from this Member | Report Response, "How do you feel about statistics?" | Report Response, "speed up the process from post-secondary to interview invitation." | Report Response, "See above. | Report Response, "a situational question in which I was asked to discuss the different ethical viewpoints" | Report Response, "Explain your research to me?" It seemed like a really great place to go to school." | Report Response, "Read interviewfeedback.com mostly. | Report Response, "What type of qualities are you looking for in a medical school?" | Report Response, "As an older student, how are you sure that you want to spend so many more years in school?" More from this Member | Report Response, "With so many interests and things that you want to do, how will you be able to accomplish them all?" - Prepared a couple of questions to ask interviewers | Report Response, "why don't you go into a career in accordance with your major." | Report Response, "The usual, mock interview, SDN, reading about UCSD on the website." Questions: Tell me how traveling to (specific country) affected your view of health, especially in today's context. | Report Response, "I don't know how true or valid the "inferiority complex" in comparison to UCLA or UCSF are. Also, you most likely need to have a car as the public transportation system is not all that great." I wish I was less stressed thereby more myself. | Report Response, "I was quite surprised by how much Dr. Kelly has transformed the school to be more receptive to input from students and thus made it more student friendly. Where is this quote from? | Report Response, "How does Penicillin work? More from this Member Also cool to see the accupuncture they were doing in another room. " The professor was nice, very chatty, asked me all about my life, culture, beliefs, habits, background, etc. Easy interviews. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, and the More from this Member I would make sure that you have some intelligent questions to ask the interviewers about SD, though. | Report Response, "What is your family like? More from this Member | Report Response, "The school is ranked #14 in Research and #7 in Primary Care. I really enjoyed talking to the students. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "New this year: student interviewers will try to find out how much you know about contemporary health care issues." More from this Member | Report Response, "Talked to friends at UCSD, reread applications" they use high pass, pass, no pass. | Report Response, "staff all very friendly, let me switch my interview to an earlier date, students seemed enthusiastic, really take care of students--podcast all lectures, have a hired notetaker, post all presentationslides" More from this Member | Report Response, "The level of attention that my application was given and that the school is prestigous but also still rising fast." then we had a nice lunch, a great tour and a little ex-troduction by the director of student life. | Report Response, "Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" | Report Response, "In medical school you need alot of support, how do you plan to get that as a minority in this school." More from this Member | Report Response, "stayed with students, read my amcas, secondary, researched the school" | Report Response, "What was the big picture of the research project which you were doing? MD Home; Student Profiles; Schools; About MD < Go Back. The school of course is in a beautiful place, the facilities are a mix of new and old (new library is very nice!) More from this Member | Report Response, "interviews are long. More from this Member More from this Member Interviewer even bought me coffee and suggested places to visit on Campus. More from this Member More from this Member (both references to specific things I had written about in my personal statement)" Don't be surprised by that. " More from this Member She spoke like my activities and job was nothing special and not enough." | Report Response, "The student tour guides were picked about a minute before the tour and weren't very enthusiastic." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member seriously, just go to UCSD, see for yourself. | Report Response, "The program I was most interested in getting involved in has been canceled." The fees were in line with my expectations. More from this Member Not as stressful as I had heard the interview at ucsd could be. | Report Response, "read school's website, ethics, health care issues" More from this Member | Report Response, "The research facilities are amazing! More from this Member My interviewers were sometimes skeptical of my answers and asked follow-up q's as if they wanted to prove me wrong. | Report Response, "SDN interview feedback, school website, read over AMCAS + secondary" The interviewers had literally memorized my file." | Report Response, "Looked through SDN interview feedback and prepared bullet points for common questions, mock interview, relaxing!" | Report Response, "None. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "How do you handle stress?" She pressured me to explain the daily life a physician and when I did her tone and facial expression made it seem like "You see, life as a physician is hard, why are you doing this." The students that I talked to really liked the school." | Report Response, "read over my application, read some ethical stuff" | Report Response, "The friendliness of the faculy and students. More from this Member He then proceeded to ask me some ethical questions and the questions mentioned above. We talked mostly about my file. " | Report Response, "A lot of constructions on campus, but that means the school is growing really fast. Also, there are great opportunities to get lots of clinical and leadership experience in the Free Clinic, which students operate in three locations around San Diego." How can it be applied to society?" About … The students were obviously happy and there appears to be a lot of camaraderie. Frustration will be inevitable, but how do you plan not to sucumb to it?" More from this Member J/K. | Report Response, "I had an interview with a 4th year med student, and we chatted as though we were old friends. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "the interviewers were more keen on my construction labor experience than anything else. San Diego area is very "soCal" with lots of Aston Kutcher carbon copies. | Report Response, "The interviews were really laid back, especially that student interviewer. More from this Member | Report Response, "no online video lectures, but that's really not a big issue." | Report Response, "Beautiful campus, housing very close to campus, beautiful are and weather, beach is close by, the people are very relaxed and have social and academic balance" More from this Member | Report Response, "Beautiful campus, LOTs of resources for students. | Report Response, "What do you think about charging obese people higher health insurance premiums?" | Report Response, "What are your future plans for your medical career?" Also, the admissions office was great. great way to pick up low stress patient interaction." More from this Member My best advice, though, is that sleeping EARLY is the most important thing to do." | Report Response, "Overall positive - I put no change because I was familiar with UCSD and its feel. More from this Member By this time, I already had 3 interviews so things were second nature to me. | Report Response, "2nd interviewer: Just kinda chatted about random aspects of my file." | Report Response, "asked about my work with Asian American activism, how to address minority issues" | Report Response, "Overall it was a good day. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Clarification on my "path" to where I am today. More from this Member Visit UC San Diego's Coronavirus portal for the latest information for the campus community. More from this Member | Report Response, "Too much walking." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "How EXACTLY are you going to apply your molecular research to the patients that you take care of?" More from this Member The remaining 1 hour and 25 minutes was about his research. | Report Response, "Nothing really" | Report Response, "Overall, my interviews were great. then a talk with the student life director, then a wrap up with Dr Kelly and a free clinic video. " More from this Member In those cases where the child was treated for this specific cancer, there is a 95% success rate. You cannot beat La Jolla for the location of a medcial school. More from this Member More from this Member Can you tell me more about your volunteer activities? Good luck!" | Report Response, "If you were god and could fix one thing in this world, what would it be?" So basically you get 1 hr of break(could be before, during, or after the two interviews). More from this Member really stressful experience. | Report Response, "Do you have any reservations about attending our school?" | Report Response, "reviewed my secondary, my personal statement, UCSD website, this website. More from this Member More from this Member 1; 2; 3 … Go to page. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Why did you take Italian?" | Report Response, "How are you going to balance career and family?" | Report Response, "What are the two most important charecteristics for a physician." More from this Member The school impressed me tremendously in spite of the cut-throat rumors I have heard." MD Applicants MD Menu. The interviews were very low stress despite what some people write. " | Report Response, "I really don't like the idea of having a car during med school; but, at ucsd, it's a must. More from this Member They won't give you drinks before lunch." | Report Response, "Schedule: | Report Response, "That I would like other UCs more." | Report Response, "Interviews might be off campus" More from this Member that's not a good sign for both the interviewer and for yourself (why go into a career if you don't even know why?). They are very helpful to students. | Report Response, "person preference--i prefer a more urban setting." | Report Response, "What are the three things that you like about medicine?" I felt the first interviewer asked the more difficult, explain this explain that in my application, along with cheating issues, ethics questions, why become a physician. Then all applicants | Report Response, "You seem to have a favorable opinion of the private clinic practice. | Report Response, "What was your favorite science class and nonscience class?" More from this Member | Report Response, "The school seemed to be trying a little too hard to dispell "rumors" that were going around about SD." Pretty standard" | Report Response, "This is the only school I've interviewed at where, without exception, every single person I met was a person I would like to get to know better. | Report Response, "nada" | Report Response, "What's a down side of UCSD? " | Report Response, "I thought I was going to really like UCSD but left the school really uninterested in attending. By fostering diversity of persons, groups, views and academic disciplines, we strive to enrich academic discourse and create a welcoming, vibrant community. As students and faculty who value diversity and inclusion, we are committed to enacting these values in our training program, at our institution, in our community and … -Some buildings look run down. | Report Response, "great school, great location, ucsd will get you ready to be a solid physician" Afterwards, there was a lunch with medical students and a tour(I missed lunch b/c my shuttle bus coming back was late). | Report Response, "They have a grading system " | Report Response, "a very positive experience, i liked the school a lot more than i thought i would... actually i was very impressed. User #7159; Application cycles: 2007; Demographics: Female, East Asian; Home state: California; Brief Profile:--Head woodwind instructor for award-winning marching band--Teaching assistant for Introduction to Psychology and Core Biology Labs--Coordinator for Core Biology Labs (I train all the … More from this Member | Report Response, "Tell me about where you grew up? Why was it helpful to anyone that you did what you did?" More from this Member | Report Response, "I didn't meet many students b/c I was there during a large test block. More from this Member The extensive tutoring program that they have for their students." | Report Response, "Why wouldn't you just want to get one degree, the MD or PhD?" | Report Response, "Great school! Everyone seemed exceptionally friendly and relaxed." Do you have questions for me?" Why did you participate in this activity C? 's, it went very well." I do not feel that the interviewers adequately are able to know your personality, but that is probably not what they are looking for." | Report Response, "That there was absolutely nothing to worry about...It seems the Admissions Office actually has an interview policy that dictates that interviewers can only ask "get to know you" questions." Medical Career Fairs. More from this Member Learned a couple things about the school second hand from other students." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you want to do in medicine?" Tell me more about your volunteering experiences. He only asked me a few simple questions about my academic background, research, etc. Close to a lot of out door recreations that I'd love to do. Anatomy of an Applicant. All questions were standard so if you can't answer ''Why Medicine?'' More from this Member Everyone was nice and smart and interesting and engaging, including my two interviewers." That's amazing in comparison to other schools I interviewed at." | Report Response, "What do you think about the Asian diaspora in America?" AND the student-run clinic visit was great." More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Who was the person who was not supportive of your choosing a career in medicine and why were they not supportive? -The curriculum is still very traditional. 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