Columbia, SC
Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit
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Outstanding interview experience: exceptionally organized, highly professional staff, strong communication, and very low stress.
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What are your general comments?
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Very relaxed, fun, and informative, really changed my mind about the school and made me absolutely fall in love with it
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There were two separate interviews, each 30 minutes in length, one-on-one. One was open (they have seen your grades, CV, personal statement), and one was closed (they haven't see anything about you).
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Come with questions, dress appropriately (this is the South), and enjoy the day.
Length, number, and type of interviews
SC-PHARM-COMP interviews are an average of 33 minutes, with an average of 2 interviews. 100% of interviews are one-on-one, and 0% are closed-file.
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
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Why Charleston?
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Why do you want to be a pharmacist?
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Why South Carolina
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Why pharmacy?
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Why MUSC?
What was the most interesting question?
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How do you feel about needles?
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Where and would you mind traveling out of the country?
How did you prepare for the interview?
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Looking up common interview questions, reflecting on why I chose pharmacy as a career path
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I made sure I had a clear idea of why I want to be a pharmacist, and made sure to know how to explain
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Review questions
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SDN Interview Feedback.
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SDN, made sure I knew the reasons why I had chosen this career and school.
What was the most difficult question?
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When people come to pharmacy school, often they're straight A students. Most of them earn their first B or C while in pharmacy school. How will you handle this, and will it discourage you?
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Why pharmacy since you are studying nutritional science at undergrad?
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What are you looking for in A school, not SCCP, specifically.
What impressed you positively?
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The facilities, the accomplishments of faculty, friendliness of students
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The interviewers were very nice and personable. Mostly, they simply want to get to know you and your aspirations. It was very relaxed.
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They seem really friendly and the student who toured us was super friendly and answered all our questions
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I liked the area.
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The entire medical campus.
What impressed you negatively?
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Nothing
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The students didn't seem very friendly.
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None
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
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Don't be stressed! They just want to get to know you on a personal level
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Not to be so nervous.
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Nothing
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None, I was prepared.
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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
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I would recommend removing the $95 supplemental application supplied by the college. Consider including it in the pharmCAS application or lowering the cost of it. The price of applying is too high when you take into account the pharmCAS fee, supplimental application fee, transcripts sent it, etc.
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I had wonderful interviewers. They seem to have a genuine concern for the interviewees and they are
Airports Used
100% interviewees used CHS (CHS) .
What was your primary mode of transportation?
Most interviewees traveled by automobile to the interview.
Hotels Recommended by Other Interviewees
Most interviewees stayed at the holiday inn express (average ranking 10/10), with some staying at Inn at USC (average rating 9/10). (Top 3 displayed)
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