Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why MCPHS-Manchester

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Why Pharmacy?

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What was the most interesting question?

Why pharmacy?

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What was the most difficult question?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

6 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Tips from others on SDN and talked to a few current student

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What impressed you positively?

Interviewers enthusiasm and how she wasn't big on asking question after question, was more interested in me telling her about myself

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What impressed you negatively?

I didn't really see anything as negative

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wouldn't have my heels broken in by interview time, my feet are still sore lol

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What are your general comments?

I actually interviewed for the Manchester, NH campus, but it wasn't a choice on the schools to leave feedback for. I arrived about 30 minutes early and was taken up to complete the 30 minute writing sample, then the admissions lady came back to get me and introduce me to my interviewer. The writing sample is simple, you have a choice of 10 topics to write 1 page about and it's basically to see how you write when you don't have months to edit and revise like on the PharmCAS essay. I had been told that if theygive you a tour you're in, well I got thrown off because my interviewer gave me the tour of the facilities first then we went to her office for the interview. She showed me where the first and second year students classrooms are and took me in to sit in on a class for a few minutes. Watching lectures on he monitors being broadcast from Worcester, MA is really not bad; you can press a button and be put through to ask the professor a question or answer a question. She also told me that if you have a question for a professor outside of class you don't have to use email, they actually have webcams so you can talk to the professor live if you would like to. When we went down to her office she actually said she has a bit of an unorthodox way of interviewing, she had my file closed in front of her but said that she doesn't read them until after you've gone because otherwise she feels that she knows everything about you and doesn't need to ask you any questions. She also said she can look through the file then if I wanted. So she said "tell me about yourself and why you want to go into pharmacy?!" So I did and then she really shocked me and as her second question asked if I had any questions. (Absolutely ask questions everyone, this is their way of seeing your enthusiasm of wanting to attend their institution) I asked he the same question she asked me about why pharmacy and she seemed really happy with this question. We basically just talked for an hour and she looked at the clock and said "Oh wow, I have a class to teach that supposed to start now" So she walked me out and I thanked her and was off to my car. I walked out in a bit of a daze because i wasn't expecting it to be so laid back, I thought it went very well, but as anyone who has a brain would say they think of great things to ask after the fact. My advice to anyone is to relax and take it easy. I had the same mindset that a lot of people do, I'm not going to think it went well or not, I'm just going to check the mailbox everyday and take it from there. I'm happy to say that on day 7, I had a folder instead of an envelope in my mailbox.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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