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Mercer University College of Pharmacy

Atlanta, GA

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?

9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Group introductions with other interviewees and introduction to the dean and staff. Then we split up and toured the campus with a student. This was a good chance to ask student lots of questions. Then a one-on-one interview with a faculty member. Then a one-on-one interview with a P3 student. Then a sample essay on an ethical topic (see the most difficult question asked, above), then open time to mingle, talk with dean, etc.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why Pharmacy and why Mercer?

What was the most interesting question?

What one quality would your best friend say is your biggest weakness (one word only)

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, mock interviews, read about the school, talked with pharmacists

What was the most difficult question?

What would you do if your you had to do something in your profession that mildly went agains your personal values? Do you think that personal and professional values can be seperated, and if so, should they be?

What impressed you positively?

Students were all very frienly and seemed to love the school, (not just the tour guides), nice campus, faculty approachability, quality of residency placement opportunities, dean and staff appeared to be interested in the students as individuals

What impressed you negatively?

School is near the I285/I85 exchange, Atlanta traffic sucks... Left the interview at 4:30 and spent over an hour in traffic... only went 15 miles during that time...apparently this is typical. School is secluded, you would never know it was in the middle of Atlanta... normally this would be a good thing, but using public transport is out of the question... you could not live here without a car. Too bad for a big city like Atlanta.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the reviews here are true... There really is no reason to be stresses. I was so stressed, and I didn't need to be.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

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?

$101-$200

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hampton Inn

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes