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University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Science

Stockton, CA

Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you have any pharmacy experience?
How did you become interested in pharmacy?
Why UOP?

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

I think I went through so many possible questions that I wasn't really shocked by something being terribly difficult. However, the essay question sort of caught me off-guard.
🤝 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?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

No responses

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?

3 out of 10

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

5 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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, pharmacy articles, college career center practice interview clinic, spoke with doctors, spoke with pharmacists, read part of a book about health insurance

What impressed you positively?

facilities, friendliness of students & faculty

What impressed you negatively?

taxi drivers and others telling me I'm in an unsafe area

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

UOP splits you into 3 interview groups for the 3 sections. One group interviews then writes the essay then takes the tour and then the other 2 groups to variants of this.

What are your general comments?

Orientation/welcome followed by 1) Two 20-minute interviews (one with faculty open-file and one with a 2nd year student closed-file), 2) A campus tour & slideshow presentation, and 3) 1-hour writing sample (opinion essay on a health-related issue)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses