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Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Birmingham, AL

Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 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?

How do you think you will handle commuting? How do you intend to pay for pharmacy school? Where do you think Pharmacy will be in 15 years? Think of a time when you were in a group and someone did not pull their weight what did you do?
What was the most difficult semester/course load you have taken? What will you do if you don't get in?
Why Pharmacy? Why Samford? What did you think of the PCAT? What math have you had? What kind of pharmacy experience? What role do you play/what operations do you perform in the pharmacy?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think pharmacy will be like in 15 years? What is most important to you? (when I answered this I of course said God so the interviewer said okay what's 2nd then)

What was the most difficult question?

The two questions above and would I dispense the morning after pill. What did you think of the pcat (hard to answer if you did not do as well as you should have)
🤝 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?

Open 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?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

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?

No responses

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?

10 out of 10

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked at this website, wrote the answers down to as many questions as I possibly could and practiced the answers with friends.

What impressed you positively?

That they have a DNA replication instrument in the faculty research lab (like the one's on CSI!!!!!!!)

What impressed you negatively?

nothing

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That they draw your essay question out of a bowl now. Also when they say they did not have time to read your file they are just trying to rattle you. If you want a good book to help with interviewing get the red book called Power Interviews it had some great answers to very difficult questions they have asked in the past.

What are your general comments?

overall good. I was more nervous going into the interview than I actually was nervous during the interview.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses