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University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy

Missoula, MT

Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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?

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...

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.)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

10 out of 10

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

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

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

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN and other pharmacy interviews.

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.

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.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses