Missoula, MT
Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Montana pharmacy faculty were very courteous, respectful, and helpful. I got the impression that UM pharm takes care of their students and the students have a tremendous amount of support to rely on through pharm school.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What is your current opinion of the Obama Healthcare plan?
What was the most interesting question?
If we focused on one single area of your application what would it be? ..ie, grades, PCAT, skills, etc...
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN and other pharmacy interviews.
What was the most difficult question?
Is there anything else you feel that we should ask you? (If you get this one I think a good comeback would be to tell them why you want to go to their school of pharmacy. This question caught me off guard, but that is what I would have done in retrospect because they never specifically asked me why I wanted to attend their school.)
What impressed you positively?
Communication was easy at MT because their pharm secretary, Erika, does a very good job.
What impressed you negatively?
Getting to UM SKaggs school of Pharm was a joke because there's many one way streets and the signs are not very clear (including their custom made map). The campus is like in a corner of Missoula and you feel like your crammed between mountains.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
For out of staters the cheapest roundtrip flight to the nearest airport in Missoula was approx. $650! I ended up driving instead, but the out of stater must also consider the odds of being accepted. The interview doesn't mean your going to get accepted and certain schools are more expensive than others to interview at.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of 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?
$301-$400
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Super 8
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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