Back to School 2023

What UCSF Students Are Saying

Curious about life at UCSF?

We talked to new learners about why they chose UCSF and asked returning learners to describe UCSF in three words.

See what they had to say:

Why did you choose UCSF?

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How do you describe UCSF in 3 words?

What UCSF Students Are Saying

Curious about life at UCSF? We talked to new learners about why they chose UCSF and asked returning learners to describe UCSF in three words.

See what they had to say.

Why did you choose UCSF?

Watch on TikTok

How do you describe UCSF in 3 words?

2023 Fall Celebration

A group of UCSF faculty pose for a photo

Front row, left to right: Igor Mitrovic, MD, Vice Dean and Professor in the Department of Physiology; Nicquet Blake, PhD, UCSF Dean of the Graduate Division and Vice Provost of Student Academic Affairs. Back row: John Davis, PhD, MD, Associate Dean of Curriculum in the School of Medicine; Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Associate Vice Chancellor of Pharmacy Affairs and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences; and Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc, Dean of the School of Dentistry and Associate Vice Chancellor of Oral Health Affairs. Photo by Susan Merrell

Three femalse students do a fun pose in a photo booth.

Liz Mao (left), Deborah Tan (center) and Nancy Zhang (front), first-year students in the School of Dentistry, pose in the photo booth that produces old-fashioned print strips at the annual UCSF Fall Celebration for new students at the Millberry Gym on the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus. Photo by Susan Merrell

Front row, left to right: Igor Mitrovic, MD, Vice Dean and Professor in the Department of Physiology; Nicquet Blake, PhD, UCSF Dean of the Graduate Division and Vice Provost of Student Academic Affairs. Back row: John Davis, PhD, MD, Associate Dean of Curriculum in the School of Medicine; Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Associate Vice Chancellor of Pharmacy Affairs and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences; and Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc, Dean of the School of Dentistry and Associate Vice Chancellor of Oral Health Affairs. Photo by Susan Merrell