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Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy

Pomona, CA

Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What do you do for fun?

What was the most interesting question?

if you make a recommendation to a dr. and they say "i'm the dr. your just the pharmacist" how do you handle that in terms of acting like a professional and keeping the respect of others?

What was the most difficult question?

If you were on a boat and there was a viral outbreak and the captain, engineer and communications manager were sick, who would you give the only vaccine to?
✅ 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?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 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?

read this website, prepared responses to commonly asked questions, read school website (about school)

What impressed you positively?

the facilities, student's enthusiasm for the school, friendly envt.

What impressed you negatively?

pomona = if commuting to the school there would be a lot of traffic.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

nothing.

What are your general comments?

There were a lot of students there ~100. Everything went pretty fast, and by the time the interviews were done we were free to leave (it was still pretty early). There was an orientation, financial aid info session, writing sample, tour, break and then interviews.
📍 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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family