How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.11 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 18 |
| Negatively | 0 |
| No change | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.88 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.83 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.44 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 4 |
| 25 minutes | 2 |
| 30 minutes | 4 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 1 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 16 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 17 |
| In a group | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 12 |
| Closed file | 5 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.11 | 18 |
"Extracurricular activities"
"Give us an example of a time you had conflict within a team"
"Why ACPHS?"
"Please introduce yourself and why pharmacy?"
"Tell us a time when you were a part of a group project, and you stepped up and showed leadership."
"Why albany college of pharmacy?"
"Why Albany?"
"How did you decide you wanted to do Pharmacy?"
"My Hobbies?"
"Why pharmacy?"
"tell me about yourself"
"work experience"
"Explain a time when you showed leadership skills."
"Internship, research experience, job after undergraduate degree"
"What does integrity mean to you? Give us an example of a time you made a mistake and what you did to resolve it?"
"Tell us about yourself."
"Do you like working in a group?"
"If you witness a fellow student or colleague stealing, what would you do?"
"Why this school?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"What got you interested in Pharmacy?"
"Leadership/volunteer skills?"
"What leadership experiences have you had?"
"Any thing you want to clarify about your transcript?"
"Why Albany?"
"Why pharmacy and Why albany"
"your undergraduate campus"
"Why pharmacy"
"About an extracurricular activity in detail"
"How has the pandemic affected you?"
"What experiences do you have dealing with patients?"
"Tell us an experience when you worked with a health care professional?"
"Would you be interested in retail setting pharmacy or clinical setting pharmacy?"
"Where do you hope to be/do after you get your degree?"
"How have you showed compassion?"
"What health related volunteer experiences have you had?"
"Last book you read and last movie you watched?"
"What do you see yourself doing after you get your PharmD?"
"leadership experience"
"undergraduate research"
"What about ACP made you apply here"
"What do you do to relieve stress? I"
"what would you do if you gave someone a different medication that was in the same class?"
"Tell us about yourself."
"Tell us a time when you helped manage a group?"
"How well do you think you know the curriculum of pharmacy school?"
"If you knew a classmate was cheating what would you do?"
"If I had a time capsule, what will I put in it and why?"
"Nothing off the wall, just the usual questions. "
"why you choose pharmacy instead of pharmacology"
"i forgot."
"I was asked about a time when I showed caring be it through volunteer work or something else and what it was that I did to help someone."
"What does integrity mean to you. Knowing not only the definition of the word but also how I personally define it was hard to do on the spot. I knew that they were asking about how I deal with my own decision making abilities and self accountability, but I had to take a minute to internalize before answering"
"what would you do if you gave someone a different medication that was in the same class?"
"The questions are pretty straightforward. I wasn't asked any questions out of the blues, but was asked an ethical question on how to deal with a pharmacist who came in drunk."
"In what field of pharmacy would you like to work in?"
"They weren't any hard questions. If you practice you'll be just fine."
"Explain how you assuage a conflict."
"Nothing, they were all fairly basic get to know you questions."
"What if you get a job as a pharmacist after you graduate and you hate it?"
"role of pharmcist in the future"
"herbal medicine? i have no clue."
"None were really difficult- this was the first interview ACP did so they were very laid back-more dialog than anything"
"practiced"
"Previous interviews, SDN, Friends who currently attending graduate school there"
"SDN, practice question online"
"SDN interview feedback, mock interviews. This was my first interview and i prepared hard for it, i printed out my questions and answers and read it over and over. I did alot of research on the school's website and became more conversant with the pharmacy program."
"SND and practicing a lot"
"I copied some of the interview questions posted here on to MS word, typed in answers for them, and practiced them a few times. You don't have to memorize what to say exactly, just the individual points you want to make."
"SDN and mock interviews"
"From this website."
"Mock interviews, read SDN, looked up sample, common interview questions."
"Practiced with my brother and pharmacists at work."
"SDN"
"SDN, school website"
"i went over my application, that's it."
"Browsed other interview feedbacks, websites."
"They provided many resources to get more information and ask additional questions. They provided contacts for current students, the presenter (works within the college application and admission process) and faculty"
"technology of the school"
"The dean was really nice and had a great personality. The faculty members were professional and nice."
"Very very impressed with the labs and overall school"
"Everyone was really nice and open. The dean of the school met with us, and gave a 45 minute presentation on the school, and took questions afterwards. It looked like everyone (teachers, students, etc) knew each other's names."
"The Dean!! He such a nice man. The students also seemed like they worked well together and were very close to the faculty. At some schools they say they have open door policy but you can tell everyone is really uptight. Here, the students were so comfortable with the faculty and vise versa. After the interview, it became my #1 choice."
"The faculty and the new technology"
"This was the Colchester campus. The staff was very welcoming. The students seemed very happy. Everything was very new and state of the art."
"How friendly the Admissions Staff were. How passionate the faculty were."
"The facilities, the campus, the enthusiastic faculty and students"
"everyone was friendly and very helpful"
"faculty were friendly and positive."
"They are some of the nicest people. Everyone I met had a very positive attitude"
"Online interview. My friend got an interview for their dental school last month and it was in person"
"long interview day - with tours & presentations"
"Nothing. It was an averal positive experience."
"The area around the school"
"Nothing really, it was a very fun and relaxed experience (considering it was my first interview)."
"The drive to Vermont, it is in the middle of nowhere. Fly if you have an option."
"lack of easy transportation from apartment complex to town."
"The location is remote. If you came here, you would need a car."
"The snow!"
"tuition (expensive...)"
"it's the first time they conduct big interview, so not too organized but not bad for the first timer."
"nothing"
"To be stress free, they are kind."
"That I would have to wait my turn to be interview, like I said before this was my first interview and I was pretty nervous."
"I wish I can see what the dorms looked like"
"That it was going to be as chill as it was."
"That the faculty were as great as they turned out to be."
"who was interviewing me so I could prepare."
"The hotel near the school will pick you up from almost anywhere."
"To bring a coat while doing the campus tour, it was extremely windy that morning."
"it's 0+6 school."
"It was hard to get a good feel of the school without physically being there. Many programs have similar outcomes, success rates, etc and so presenting them after the virtual interview did not really help me figure out if this school is the best option for me"
"Don't be nervous, just prepare and you will do fine."
"Don't be nervous for the interview, it is basically like having a conversation. They are really relaxed and polite."
"Everything seemed positive."
"There is one interview with 2 faculty at the same time."
"Lipscomb is a beautiful campus, and the faculty and staff are super passionate and super friendly. They want you there."
"The two faculty interviewing me were incredibly nice and enthusiastic and made you feel comfortable. I enjoyed the campus and the facilities and everyone was very helpful. Definately a top choice school. "
"everyone was nice and helpful. Some people did not show up due to bad weather. We toured three buildings."
"it was friendly dialog talking with 2 teachers randomly matched. as always my brain went blank during individual interview. also a writing session, which is analyzing a graph, like a scientific writing. i got rejected anyway. I felt good after the interview but ..."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 7 |
| Faculty member | 2 |
| Admissions staff | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 12 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 5 |
| Out of state | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 1 |
| 2-3 hours | 7 |
| 4-6 hours | 3 |
| 7+ hours | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 5 |
| Automobile | 9 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 4 |
| $101-$200 | 4 |
| $201-$300 | 2 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 2 |
| $501+ | 3 |
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 2 |
| Hotel | 8 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.47 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.47 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.69 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.08 | 13 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.08 | 13 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.83 | 12 |
"I know we are transitioning from pandemic times, but some programs offering in person interviews and others virtual is confusing and frustrating as I wished I had the opportunity for a traditional interview process"
"maybe provide snacks"
"Nothing much, they were really nice, helpful, and open!"
"Nothing, they were very polite and did an amazing job."
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