SDN Logo
 
 

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Richmond, VA

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?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Describe your typical day. How will being from Baltimore help you from being a pharmacist? What do you expect to get out of pharmacy?
What are some of the negative aspects of pharmacy? Who influenced your decision to be a pharmacist?
What will you contribute to pharmacy? Are you a leader or a follower? Why not medicine? Why didn't you apply to pharmacy school last year?

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

How do you motivate others?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

No responses

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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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?

No responses

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?

Read SDN questions and practiced answers orally, read up on school and curriculum, made a list of questions to ask

What impressed you positively?

The Asst. Dean was super friendly, the campus was quaint, I liked the pharmacy building, the hospital next door has mcdonald's, chic-fil-a, blimpie, yum yum, and they give you a fun little package in a VCU Pharmacy bag! Oh, and they had a lounge with snacks and drinks.

What impressed you negatively?

No model pharmacy, in the student-alumna interview, the alumna was looking me up and down and they seemed...well, i just didn't get good vibes from them

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That you need to do 300 hrs of pharmacy work on your OWN time. blech.

What are your general comments?

I was so pleasantly surprised with VCU. I'd never been to Richmond, but the campus was so quaint and it's tucked in the corner of downtown so it's kinda in it's own little area. The asst. dean met me at the front door and then we had a brief intro to the school with a power-point. First was my student-faculty interview for 20 mins, 10 min break, student-alumni interview for 20 mins, 10 min break, 1 hr tour, break, and then 40 min to write the essay (If you were given undesirable hours b/c your coworker has kids, how would you handle the situation?)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses