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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Richmond, VA

Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How would you handle this situation? You are working in a pharmacy and a women comes up to you crying hysterically and won't calm down.

What was the most interesting question?

Give an example of a time in which you were under extremem pressure to meet a deadline. How did you handle the situation?

What was the most difficult question?

What characteristics do you admire in a leader?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

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 SDN questions. Many of them came up un the interview. Learned alot about the school from the website. Got a good nights sleep.

What impressed you positively?

The students and faculty there were all pleasant and knowledgable. The atmosphere was relaxed. Also one of only 7 or 8 colleges with schools in every field of healthcare.

What impressed you negatively?

Some of the nearby areas of Richmond. Not that I did not expect it considering it is a city.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The location of a nearby McDonalds so I could eat before my experienece started. At least they provided snacks.

What are your general comments?

There were two 2 on 1 interviews of 20 minutes each and an essay. One is with a faculty and student and the other is an alumni and student, although my faculty and student was really with two faculty. I felt the alumni-student interview was very low stress (1) and the two faculty interview was a bit higher (5), but that was probably because I was nervous around the faculty. Also, the interviews were semi-closed file...the interviewers could see neither grades nor PCAT scores. The experience definately confirmed this school as my top choice.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student