Washington, DC
Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit
HBCU
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
2 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
1 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Fifteen minutes before the interview, I checked in at the admissions office, the earlier group was taken to a holding room where ID was checked and we sat for a long time. We were again split into 2 groups, taken to a different room and wrote the essay. There were 6 essays topics to choose from. We were taken on a tour of the school, then taken to a small classroom to take the basic math quiz. Each person was set up with 2 interviewers in classrooms. The interviews ran late and my info sheet got buried at the bottom of the pile and the interviewers took a minute to figure out who I was. Overall, it wasn't all that stressful, but the interview schedule wasn't very organized.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me everything you know about pharmacy.
What was the most interesting question?
If you worked at a job where there was a very excellent worker that you didn't like and a worker that wasn't so great that was your friend and evaluations were being done and one of the three of you would have to go if job performance did not improve, what would you do?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reading through the feedback on this website.
What was the most difficult question?
Nothing too difficult, basic character questions.
What impressed you positively?
DC has a really good transportation system. You can get to Howard by Metro or light rail. I never had to take a cab the whole time I was there, not for going to the school or sightseeing.
What impressed you negatively?
The school is very old and you can see the smaller classrooms are really rundown. They're on probationary status right now, so they're working on renovating the labs. The surrounding neighborhood looks a little sketchy. Once you leave the premises, you'll know it.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That I had to know how to write numbers in roman numerals for the math quiz.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
BWI
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Red Roof Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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