University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Was there ever a time when you had to work as a team and one of the team members was not fulfilling their duties? How did you resolve this issue? This was a leadership question and there are other variations.

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What was a stressful time in which you had a lot going on all at once and how did this turn out? How did you manage your time? How did you get through it? This was a time management question.

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What was the most interesting question?

Describe a time when you had to deal with conflict and confrontation in a work or school setting involving differences in political or cultural opinions? How did you deal with this? This was a diversity question and there are also variations. I was a little nervous so i don't remember the exact wording.

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What was the most difficult question?

Describe a time when you had to deal with conflict and confrontation in a work or school setting involving differences in political or cultural opinions? How did you deal with this?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

UIC Marriott

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

3 out of 10

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

7 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?

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Interview feedback and talking to friends who were in early review. I also tried to research behavioral based interviews.

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What impressed you positively?

Almost everything. The student ambassadors were very informative and helped to make me feel less stressed. The person who interviewed me was very interested in me and contributed to the interview which made it seem like a normal conversation.

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What impressed you negatively?

There is tons of construction going on in this area of town. I don't really like the location. I have lived in plenty of downtown areas and although you get all sorta of cultural exposure it gets exhausting to me after a few years.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That they weren't going to have coffee for us.

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What are your general comments?

I really enjoyed this whole interview process. i enjoyed myself for too much for an interview :).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

When you send out emails to the applicants in March let them know the exact building to go to along with the date and time.

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