Winchester, VA
Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 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?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What was the most interesting question?
Have you heard of pharmacogenomics? (In regards to their new program)
✅ 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?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, read the school website, talked with my pharmacist who graudated from the college 2 years prior.
What impressed you positively?
The interview was much more relaxed than the other interview I had been on. The secretary was very nice. Since I was over an hour early, she let me do the writing section while I waited for the student and professor to get done with class.
What impressed you negatively?
The faculty were unsure as to whether I would be going to their Winchester Campus or their Joint program campus if accepted.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
What pharmacogenomics is. How their program is the first to start teaching about it and it's practice in pharmacy. How they have a joint program with George Mason University and some of their classes are through telecommunication broadcasts.
What are your general comments?
I arrived an hour early, and did the written section of the interview. There were two choices for the essay. I chose the topic of: Do you think personal values and professional values should ever be separated? If so when, why, etc. Then after completing that section, I had my interview with a student and facutly member. The interview went really well, I wasn't nervous and they talked to me as if I was one of their friends or colleagues. It's important to talk back and keep the conversation going so it's not just a "question answer" interview. The more you make it into a conversation, the better you will be scored. I would say it's important to emphasize things that the interviewer says that shows you understand exactly what it is they are talking about. During my interview, the faculty member told me " remember, there are no right or wrong answers here, these questions don't really apply to how you would be as a pharmacist in the real world". When you are in your interview, be aware of these little traps, once you answer a question, don't change it just because of a statement like this, just reinforce your answer again. BTW, I just got my e-mail of acceptance into this school. So Good Luck on your interviews!
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Faculty member
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of 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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