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Temple University School of Pharmacy

Philadelphia, PA

Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What is the difference between a Pharm D degree and a PhD degree? (Pharm D degree is more clinical while PhD is phiosophical)

What was the most interesting question?

How many different kinds of drugs are out in the U.S. market?

What was the most difficult question?

No difficult question.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively ☹️

How many people interviewed you?

5

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read about Temple College of Pharmacy and basically information about pharmacy school. Looked at my resume and my chemistry research. Read numerous pre-med books about interviewing.

What impressed you positively?

The interviewer has a very extroverted personality and she obviously enjoys pharmacy. I also have happen to meet her in two pre-pharmacy workshops so I know who she is. She wasn't intimidating but very friendly.

What impressed you negatively?

Having one person inteview 5 people is not really an interview. She basically ask everyone three questions and did a lot of talking about the pharmacy curriculum and basically pharmacy in general.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wished I practiced my interviewing skills. Even though the interview wasn't as bad as I thought, I still stutter a little bit.

What are your general comments?

I wished I had a little more time to finished writing my essay. I at least wanted to have three paragraphs. Also, I was dissapointed with the structure of the interview. Most of the time spent was just asking her questions. While the interview was not very difficult, I did not get to talk more about myself as to why I wanted to get into pharmacy, my current Chemistry undergrad research or about my personal background.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student