Vallejo, CA
Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why pharmacy? Where do you see yourself in the future?
What was the most interesting question?
Patient came in with a valid prescription you thought might harm him. What do you do?
What was the most difficult question?
What is a big problem you notice in the pharmacy setting and how would you go about rectifying the problem?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
60+ minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
3
What was the stress level of the interview?
10 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
In a group
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, mock interviews, and a lot of soul searching.
What impressed you positively?
The staff were really nice, and they openly answered any and all questions about the school. The other interviewees were also really cool and supportive! There was time ample for bonding and everyone got along really well. No one was visibly trying to be The Best.
What impressed you negatively?
The campus has potential to become beautiful, but for now construction projects are frozen, so everything looks downright dreary. Vallejo itself is a little podunk of a town that seems to be constantly shrouded in a depressive atmosphere.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
It was my first interview, but I shouldn't have stressed out so much because I'm sure I've shaved a few years off of my life from all that anxiety. Interview turned out to be very relaxing.
What are your general comments?
Someone mentioned a "rude" interviewer, and I'm positive he was among the three who interviewed me. He wasn't really rude, he was just frank and trying to get to what you're trying to say past that handy spiel you memorized. They were all nice and answered all our questions fully and honestly. People complained about the fact that the interviews were done in group format, and I was nervous at first, but it turned out to be an informal discussion type of thing. The writing sample completely threw me off; the questions weren't pharmacy-related at all!
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
What airport did you fly into?
Oakland
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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