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University of Southern California School of Pharmacy

Los Angeles, CA

Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why do you want to be a pharmacist?

What was the most interesting question?

Where do you think the future of pharmacy is headed?

What was the most difficult question?

What was a positive and negative experience at the pharmacy you volunteered at?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 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?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

read a manual guided to pharmacy interviews

What impressed you positively?

UCLA is the primary feeder school to USC pharmacy

What impressed you negatively?

USC is in the ghetto so bring your gun

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The interview was worth 50% not 10% that they tell you at the beginning!!!

What are your general comments?

It is a blind interview so the interviewer does not know anything about you. Make sure to state the obvious-what school you attended, what's your major, why you want to be a pharmacist, what attracts you to USC.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student