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University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

Duluth, MN

Pharmacy Schools | Public 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?

8 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?

8 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Give an example of a situation where you had a conflict and what did you do to diffuse it?
Why pharmacy?
Why this school!?

What was the most interesting question?

Tell me about yourself and your life!?

What was the most difficult question?

Give an example of a situation where you had a conflict and what did you do to diffuse it? (it threw me off, we were having a very open one-to-one that I lost myself in the response....I got it done though).
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

9 out of 10

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?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Home

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

7 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?

9 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Review questions, talk in mirror, write down my motivations for pharmacy and compare it to what I said in my personal statement, and review schools website. Applied to various jobs so I could stress test myself for behavioral questions.

What impressed you positively?

1 program on 2 campuses that interact together; yet the campus locations have very different communities that they impact. Great opportunities for students to learn from either one.

What impressed you negatively?

The choice of choosing between the two campuses. Food provided wasn't labeled (type of meat, etc.)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Apply early for top 15 schools.

What are your general comments?

Overall, be yourself, the interview is for the faculty to know you better or disprove any red-flags in your application. That being said, you have to still prepare because some professors may be sorting through applications for grants and research so they might go through the standard questions.....or they may just not be that talkative in a conversation at all. So basically talking about yourself is easy....don't worry. But knowing how to effectively answer the behavioral questions is the hard and should be practiced.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

I don't believe I had any issues, overall they replied promptly to all my questions and responded when they said they would.