University of Southern California

I know Keck well and I wasn't surprised that my faculty interview went the way it did. Should have saved my money.

Faculty tried very hard to trip me up, put words in my mouth to see how i would react. Felt slightly racist.

Overall really loved the school and would have been my second choice to commit to!

No presentations from official admin. Most of the important info were in pre-recorded videos for you to watch on your own time which made interview day experience very brief but also felt a bit disengaged

Loved how chill the dean is and how casual the interview was. Everything was very streamlined and the interview didn't take long

Read SDN, review my app. The interview was VERY chill and casual. Very typical interview questions

This was my dream school and the interview just solidified why. They care about who their students are as people over stats. My MCAT was much lower than their 10th percentile scores and I got an interview still. It seems like they genuinely want all the interviewees to succeed on interview day!

Don't stress so much! They put so much emphasis on applicants being genuine people who are passionate about medicine and will be able to communicate with the patients of LA county. If you are you and don't try to over-sell yourself, you'll have a great interview experience :)

Nothing.

The interviewers were awesome and just really down-to-earth. Dean Arias is funny and dislikes "try hard" premeds which I loved. Don't answer her questions trying hard to sound smart!

Went over the big questions like tell me about yourself, why medicine, what kind of doctor I want to be, some interesting extra curricular anecdotes. Something that was really valuable for my interview was having 3-5 stories/experiences that showcased who I was and used them in various ways throughout the interview.

Mock interviews, interview feedback

RELAX + HAVE FUN. Very laid-back, entertaining interview day.

Don't overprepare. It's a conversation not an interrogation.

Not much.

Dean Arias is awesome and gave us a great virtual welcome session before the 2 interviews. Obviously, Keck is a great school but it also seems to be filled with dope, down-to-earth students and faculty.

Mock interviews online and google doc with a list of possible questions and answers.

Generally a low-key, low-stress interview. However, this can also be dictated by which faculty member interviews you.

Dean Arias was amazing. Keck clearly has some of the best clinical opportunities for medical students of any medical school in the nation.

Prepared questions and potential answers to difficult questions.