Loma Linda, CA
Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 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?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
If you were working in a group and one person wasn’t pulling his/her weight, how would you deal with it?
What was the most interesting question?
What do you think you will bring to the university?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
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, re-reading my application essays
What impressed you positively?
The people! I can't remember the last time I had such a good time at an interview. The profs were the ones interviewing, not the faculty members. They were so familiar with my file when I came in. I was really surprised but was glad to know that they were interested in me enough to have thoroughly looked it over ahead of time. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go there at first (I went to the Open House and wasn't too impressed), but the interview completely changed my view of the school around.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing really. They were a little late getting started, but I would hardly say that it left a negative impression.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The parking is so far away from the pharmacy building. It took me 15 minutes to walk to the interview (and being in high heels didn't make it easy either)
What are your general comments?
When we came in, they gave us a folder with some info on the school and an interview schedule. There were 7 of us interviewing that day. We all went to a room, and one of the faculty members came and spoke to us for a while about the school and about it being a Seventh Day Adventist institution. Then they had two other speakers: one who spoke on the accredidation process and another on financial aid info. After that, there was a short writing sample on a mundane, non-pharmacy-related topic. They gave us 30 minutes, but most of us finished before hand.
Then the first group went and interviewed, while the rest of us talked and took a tour. Then, when the interview came, I was in a small room with two profs who were incredibly nice. Afterwards, we had lunch, which was alright. I'm not a vegetarian, so the meatless foods will have to take some getting used to.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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