How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | 61 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 46 |
| Negatively | 10 |
| No change | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.44 | 62 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.12 | 65 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.91 | 65 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 1 |
| 10 minutes | 4 |
| 15 minutes | 5 |
| 20 minutes | 7 |
| 25 minutes | 3 |
| 30 minutes | 16 |
| 35 minutes | 7 |
| 40 minutes | 7 |
| 45 minutes | 6 |
| 50 minutes | 3 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 62 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 61 |
| In a group | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 45 |
| Closed file | 13 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | 61 |
"How did you come to want to pursue pharmacy?"
"my previous experience in pharmacy"
"How are your study habits?"
"Introduce yourself and why pharmacy?"
"Why MCPHS? Why Pharmacy?"
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years"
"What lead you to pursue pharmacy?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"What have you done to prepare for an accelerated program?"
"What is one thing do you want me to tell the admissions about you?"
"Why MCP? Why Pharmacy?"
"Why do you choose pharmacy for your career?"
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist?"
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist? Why not other careers."
"Why MCPHS?"
"Explain your bad grades."
"Tell me about yourself."
"why pharm, why mcphs"
"Why MCPHS-Manchester?"
"The interviewer gave a brief introduction first. The first thing she said "this will be a casual inerview". So, don't freak out! Interviewr was very informative. Q1. general questions, why pharmcay as a career? "
"Why pharmacy"
"Nothing as intensive as "Name 5 amino acids". Everything was very casual, about your application."
"What do you think about the US health care system? My answer: It is broken and out of control. "
"Why PharmD?"
"why pharm, why worcester, how do you handle stress, what are your strength and weaknesses, have you had any experience with distant learning classes, explain bad grades. you want to give focus on stress-related questions because this is a three-year program and it very stressful and so they specifically told me that they want to know that their students can handle the three year program so prepare those questions and show them that you can handle it."
"why mcp"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Do you have any questions before we begin?"
"Why Pharmacy/MCPHS?"
"How would you grade/rank your writing skills?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"How would you prepare for a program as aggressive as the accelerated program at MCPH-Worcester?"
"Why do you want to attend MCPHS in general and then why MCPHS-Worcester?"
"Why MCPHS? (research the school!!...they give you a lot of opportunities to as questions)"
"what got you interested in pharmacy"
"WHy pharmacy? Why MCP? Any experiences with distance learning?"
"The usual. why Pharmacy? why MCPHS? "
"were you ever arrested"
"What brought you to Pharmacy and our program?"
"Why MCPHS-Worcester?"
"Why pharmacy, and don't say because I'll make a lot of money?"
"Explain some lower grades."
"why pharm?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What are your study habits like?"
"Why this school"
"What makes you stand out among other applicants?"
"A very casual conversation, rarely any questions asked, mostly me asking the interviewer since she was a student and now a faculty."
"What kind of extracurricular activities?"
"why pharmacy, why mcphs"
"Why pharmacy"
"What have you done to prepare yourself for an accelerated program"
"Why are you applying to MCPHS?"
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist and when did you realize this?"
"Will you be able to the handle the accelerated program?"
"How do you handle a 3-year program? (Prepare for time management questions)"
"Why MCPHS"
"Have you ever worked at pharmacy before?"
"What do you usually do for fun?"
"Why did you apply this school?"
"Why do choose this school?"
"Why do you pick MCPHS Manchester?"
"How will you handle a 3 year program?"
"Why pharmacy and Why MCPHS?"
"would you still do this for less money...."
"Why MCPHS-Manchester"
"Strengths, weaknesses"
"How much do you know about retail pharmacy? My answer: Pharmacist spend 95% of the their time for counting pills and solve insurance problems. Machine pharmacists count pills faster tough."
"Why MCP?"
"explain bad grades"
"Why Am I a good candidate?"
"Why pharmacy? What brought you to this career?"
"How would you handle a 3 year program?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"What are your strengths?"
"Why MCPHS over any other PharmD school? Why Pharmacy over any other career?"
"How will you handle the intense curriculum of an accelerated program?"
"why MCP"
"(the most interesting question)"
"Do you have any previous work experience in parmacy? What area of pharmacy do you want to work in? "
"why do you want to come here"
"What makes you think you can handle the very intensive curriculum?"
"Why MCPHS?"
"Why MCPHS worcester?"
"Do you work well in groups?"
"What brought you to apply to Mass College Worcester?"
"How do you handle stressful/confrontational situations?"
"people person?"
"Why MCPHS-Worcester?"
"What was most challenging in undergraduate career?"
"What aspect of pharmacy intrests you the most?"
"Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?"
"hobbies?"
"How do you manage your time? how will you handle 3 year program?"
"how have u prepared yourslf for the program, explain your study pattern"
"Why MCPHS"
"Explain bad grades"
"What are your plans for fulfilling the pre-requisites that you haven't already?"
"How have you prepared yourself for an accelerated program such us ours?"
"Why all the way across the country for school? (I'm from west coast)"
"Why did you get a bad grade in "this" class the first time you took it?(my interviewer just wanted to know because she said she has to ask)"
"Why Pharmacy? Why do you want to come to Worcester/MCPHS?"
"Define professionalism?"
"How long have you been a pharmacy tech?"
"What do you usually do on spare time?"
"Will you go for retail pharmacy after you graduate?"
"How would a reference describe you?"
"If they had two identical application and only one seat left then why should u be chosen?"
"how do you handle your busy sched.."
"Tell me about your work history?"
"What was the difference between the pharmacist at the acute care setting as opposed to the retail setting"
"What is your opinion on Vytorin result? My answer: Drug companies lie and the pharmacists sell their lies. "
"Why not other professions?"
"why rx"
"Why MCPHS?"
"Do you have any other questions for me before I take you back to the lobby?"
"Why did you want to change professions?"
"How will you handle the challenges of the three year program?"
"Why did I leave my last career?"
"Why did you choose pharmacy?"
"How do you handle stress/ manage time?"
"where do you see yourself doing these coming 5 years"
"How do you handle stress in general?"
"Do you have any questions for me? "
"have you thought of ever working in a hospital pharmacy"
"What area of Pharmacy do you want to work in?"
"Any experience with distant learning?"
"How do you handle stress and how do you prepare for an exam?"
"How well do you manage time and what is you daily routine like? Do you have any other experience that will help you in pharmacy?"
"How do you manage your time? "
"Outside of academics, what other interests do you have?"
"How will your past academic experience help you in the PharmD program?"
"Why pharmacy? Why MCPHS-Worcester? What does 'accelerated' mean to you?"
"change the world?"
"Outside interests"
"Why pharmacy and not medicine?"
"How do you manage your time?"
"If there was one spot left and you were up against 300 ppl, why should we pick you?"
"where do u see yourself in 5years what are you hobbies"
"All questions were very standard."
"After she has told me about herself and then asked me to tell her all about myself"
"nonw"
"If your life was a movie, what genre (comedy, drama, suspense) would it be and which actor would play you?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Do you think in the future people will use mail order pharmacy or automatic drug dispenser over retail pharmacy? "
"Do you think pill counting machines will replace pharmacists?"
"How many schools did you apply?"
"What do you usually do on weekends?"
"Who did you vote for?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"How would a reference describe you?"
"nothing"
"Nothing really out of the ordinary."
"None, all was casual"
"What was the different traits must a good pharmacist have?"
"What do you think about US Health Care system?"
"same question. Why PharmD? Why MCP?"
"none"
"Why mcp?"
"the same as everyone's: why pharmacy, why me, why MCPHS?"
"You have written an autobiography. Please submit page 216. (This wasn't part of the interview as you can tell, but it was one of the 10 topics for the impromptu essay portion.)"
"What did your research entail?"
"How would you rank/grade your writing skills? (basically, do you think that you are a good writer?)"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"How would you prepare for a program as aggressive as the accelerated program at MCPH-Worcester?"
"If there was one spot left, why should we choose you?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Where do you see yourself for the next 5 years besides pharmacy school?"
"You have a perfect gpa. Some students like you come here and make D's on their first semester exams, what would you do if you were in such situation?"
"have you ever been arrested?"
"If there are 300 people vying for one available spot, what makes me more qualified than them? I wasn't prepared for that one, but think I answered fairly well."
"How do you manage time, and what is your daily routine like."
"What do you think about learning on your own?"
"What was a difficult point in your academic career and how did you deal with it?"
"Outside of academics, what other interests do you have?"
"Tell me about your extra-curricular activities. "
"How do you work in groups?"
"It was all the basic questions. Why pharmacy, what brought you here, etc.."
"Nothing."
"nothing interesting"
"outside interests"
"Describe yourself"
"Essay is the most challenging part of the interview, but definitely not that difficult."
"There was none."
"explain bad grades...but it worked out"
"How have you prepared yourself for a rigorous program?"
"After showing and explaining the course schedule for all three years, I was asked how I would handle the amount of work of an accelerated program."
"none that i can think of"
"none, i practiced before-hand."
"Explain your bad grade."
"Do you approve of universal health care? why or why not?"
"Nothing was difficult."
"Define professionalism?"
"Can you spend about 100 hours/ wk 3 years stragiht on school if you get accepted to this 3 years program?"
"Do you think you are a smart student?"
"How many school did you apply?"
"How will you do if you can't find a job after you graduate?"
"Name 5 Amino Acids"
"Relate your bad grades to you possible performance here."
"Why should u be chosen if there were two identical application?"
"Nothing really difficult."
"How would you rate your writing style"
"What your opinion on Vytorin result?"
"Why Pharmacy? Why not other profession.It was easy tho."
"Explain bad grades"
"Nothing is difficult, just after I left a room I thought thta I could say more impressive things.."
"Do you have any other questions for me before I take you back to the lobby?"
"Why do you want to change professions?"
"How would you rank/grade your writing skills"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"How would you prepare for a program as aggressive as the accelerated program at MCPH-Worcester?"
"If there was one spot left, why should we choose you?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Where do you see yourself for the next 5 years besides pharmacy school?"
"What do you think make our program stands out compared to other s that you applied to>"
"why do you want to come here?"
"The first one, only because I was so nervous my mind was racing. My mind blanked for a moment, then looked at him and apologized, said that this was my first interview in a very long time & I was nervous. He kindly reassured me, said I have nothing to be nervous about, that I should think of this as really just a relaxed conversation. I was fine after that; he definitely put me at ease."
"None"
"None, however, you might have a little trouble on the essay if don't take interest in any of the topics as there is a time limit on that portion of the interview."
"Why dont you want to go to the pharmacy program at your school ?"
"nothing"
"Nothing was that difficult to answer."
"Explain your grade trends."
"if you coudld change the world, what would you do? wasn't prepared for this type of question"
"Why did I receive 3 grades below B- while I was an undergraduate?"
"nothing really difficult"
"Reviewing SDN surveys"
"sdn and mcphs"
"SDN/ School website"
"Researched a bit extra about pharmacy fields I was interested in, the school, and the area. Talked out answers to myself a few times. The basic questions listed here are very accurate!"
"interactions with current students and sdn"
"SDN and interview myself aloud."
"Read over my primary, secondary, school's website, interview notes."
"School's web page, studentdoctor.net"
"SDN, talked to current students :O)"
"It was my 4th interview."
"it was my 4th."
"pretty well"
"review notes. dress up. "
"SDN, school website, know why I'm applying to pharmacy and my extra-curriculars."
"Talking to current pharmacy students, SDN, and couple pharmacist."
"sdn, mock interiviews"
"Advice from from people who interview people for a living. Asked what they look for when they interview. SDN."
"School's website, SDN, Talked to pharmacists friends and recently accepted pharmcay students."
"Tips from others on SDN and talked to a few current student"
"Practice typical interview questions Read SDN"
"sdn, wrote down answers, practiced answering the questions."
"Read website, SDN"
"It was my 4th interview"
"well. It was my 4th interview"
"this website"
"sdn"
"online"
"I PM'd current MCP-Worcester students and also went over all the interview feedbacks here."
"I read SDN feedback and made a list of questions to ask the interviewer. "
"mainly interview feedback on SDN "
"Read SDN, the school's website, bought professional clothing."
"I went over my application and essay, didn't stress and told myself to be honest and myself."
"SDN website and the school's website."
"Sdn, practice questions"
"SDN website, talk with other SDN members, read personal essay, read school catalog"
"this website, typed out answers to general questions and practice infront of mirror"
"this website and a mock interview"
"practice"
"Researching here & prepping for any possible difficult questions."
"Practiced and read reviews from the feedback on this website."
"Read other posts on the interview website and read about the school via their school website."
"Didn't really prepare at all, just be honest and ask a lot of questions."
"Prepared answers to the questions posted by previous posters on this forum. "
"practiced a lot of interview questions"
"I went over a lot of practice interview questions."
"Read SDN feedback and went over some questions I thought might be asked."
"sdn, other pharm schools"
"spoke with pharmacist-friends"
"internet, sdn"
"The facilities, staff and curriculum"
"The admission staff and the interviewer was really nice! They made you feel welcome and the interview was more like a conversation than interrogation. The interview day was very structured and organzied."
"faculty, cultural diversity"
"Friendly staff...very quick process..organized...very laid back...they even had a table full of snacks, water, juice, bagels, etc..."
"Very thorough tour, very friendly interviewer and staff"
"the admission committee are welcoming and friendly"
"The admissions staff and professors are extremely friendly and helpful."
"How modern the school is"
"How kind and dedicated everyone I spoke with seemed. The new housing in a converted hotel nearby."
"they have a nice state of the art lecture theaters and technology."
"Facilities"
"building and facilities look new and technologically advanced."
"Friendliness of the staff"
"The faculty, staff, and the interviewer. Everyone, and I mean everyone was friendly! No one was in a down mood, not even the security guy. -There are student housing, dorms, game room, study rooms, simulation lab, lockers, and the school is next to the DCU (the center for all big concerts)"
"everybody is so nice and friendly. They really want you to succeed."
"clean, new school. "
"nothing much. big dorm"
"Clean buildings since everything is new! Nice weather. Close to Boston! The dorms are so nice. Admissions is friendly."
"Everything..School and everyone related to the school. The school is beautiful and somewhere you can easily spend you next two year. The faculty and staff are very nice, helping, caring. They treat you like you known them for long. dorms, classes with Hi-tech, library ..everything is perfect."
"BOSTON IS AWESOME!!! its close to so many hospitals....!! "
"Really it was a conversation more than an interview to me. Low stress level, they just want to get a feel for the type of person you are, and to see how well you might fit in. Easy atmosphere to show your personality, which I think is a good thing."
"The setting of the school and the city!! It is a small city, small school, keeps you focused on what you are there for! I don't mind a school school where you can spend 3 years establishing your identity as apharmacist! Stay focused, know most of students in that school!"
"Interviewers enthusiasm and how she wasn't big on asking question after question, was more interested in me telling her about myself"
"The staff was very friendly"
"They were high tech. There were many centers with computers for students to study at. THe school is new looking. THe administration office was very nice and the dean was very welcoming."
"Friendliness and knowledge of staff. Diversity of students (I don't just mean ethnicity). Interesting electives."
"small school"
"nothing much"
"there are dorms on top of the school and so in the winter you won't have to travel to school in the snow. the school has a strict dress code that require you to wear the coat to class."
"The admissions people are soo NICE and make you feel comforatble"
"nice people"
"Too many to list! From the interviewer, administration, and students, to the state-of-the-art facilities and apartment-style housing, everything and everyone listed above were absolutely NICE!"
"There are a variety of professional experiences available at MCPHS."
"the interviewer, she was so kind and full of information about the program "
"The length of the program."
"The one-on-one interaction, and the ease of conversation with the faculty."
"The interviewer appeared to be very engaging during the interview and the tour."
"They really try to make you feel comfortable."
"The faculty members are very nice and the students are helpful as well. The buildings and facilities are state-of-the-art and all new."
"The modern facility of the school"
"a group of first year students asked if I wanted to join them for breakfast in the student lounge while I was waiting! "
"nothing"
"The relaxed comfortable atmosphere of the interview and the non-pressured questions. Also, the interviewer was honest and open about the program and his experiences with it. "
"Faculty member seemed enthusiastic about the school and that the NAPLEX passing rate is above the average."
"Firendly interviewer. She began by saying that it was an informal interview and not to be too nervous."
"School looked very new and well run. My interviewer was very friendly and did not make me feel very nervous. Interview went along more like a dialogue rather than simply question and answer."
"There is appartment-style housing on floors 4 thru 9 of the building. You can get a single too. Its nice because you can wake up and take the elevator to class. "
"freindliness of staff, interviewer, brand new facilities"
"I really was impressed with the enthusiasm of the interviewer."
"The building is brand new and very modern and clean! Same with the newly built residence halls next door."
"that I did great on my interview"
"The faculty member who interviewed me was friendly and enthusiastic, and clearly and honestly answered all my questions."
"no positive impressions"
"The surrounding areas can be a bit dodgy in places"
"none"
"the weather"
"library is small and student housing is small and expensive"
"The campus is very small, but growing."
"the school looks pretty small and everything seems to be in the same building"
"Faculty seemed young and not as experienced as other schools"
"it seemed they were in a rush, im guessing because it was a Saturday and because there were a lot of interviewees that day."
"nothing really, but library is small"
"a lots. no actual campus, small school, high tuition, no PARKING. fairly new program with lots of inexperience professors who just graduated from this school"
"almost everything"
"bad city, weather, small school, no campus, tuition, no summer break, small library "
"pretty much"
"small school. "
"There's no 'campus'. It's an office building with the classes. Worcester is a small town. Tuition is $40k a year. Small library."
"Nothing at all..."
"the freezing cold..."
"Small library, didn't look like there was a lot of resources there. That is just the appearance though."
"The cost of dorms! 3400 a semmester for a studio appt. I think its too much. But its worth it. Also, the 37000 a year in tuition a little bit too high, but ITS ALL WORTH IT."
"I didn't really see anything as negative"
"Location of the school"
"No books in the library. There were no students to greet me, to answer any questions I may have. The school is ONE building and you live there, eat there, study in ONE building for 3 years. THe area was very depressing. The people in the town were unfriendly and did not even know where the school was. THe interviewer made it more stressful for me, I admit I was anxious, but she never even cracked one smile, plus she stared at me the whole time."
""Dorms""
"ghetto city"
"small school, small library. ghetto city(saw lots of homeless people). weather (it was snowing)."
"a lot of classes you will take will be watching through a screen because they have a distant learning program in Manchester. "
"the weather,location"
"Nothing. That super thick therapeutics book sure looked intimidating though =P"
"Campus is very small."
"city/location"
"The school is pretty small and there is not much going on within walking distance of the school, you have to drive to get anywhere interesting."
"Nothing."
"Nothing"
"The campus tour- I think it is the smallest campus I have seen."
"Found out that it was badly graded by its students and later found out that the curriculum was not very organized."
"nothing really"
"everything"
"Absolutely nothing. Interviews were run smoothly."
"Price of the school, but seems manageable after you graduate to pay off."
"From previous visits to the school, I found that the library is TRULY very small; mostly just some computers. Also, seems like this school is definitely not for every type of person. They also gave me the impression that they are crystal clear as to what type of students they are looking for, which can be a good thing or a bad thing. Also, there didn't appear to be laboratory research opportunities, like the other school I visited had. So if you're later looking to go into industry, you might want to look elsewhere. However, they do seem to be very community-minded. So if you're looking to work in a community pharmacy after graduation, then this place seems like a good fit for you. The dorms looked pretty nice, but expensive. Unfortunately, they do not offer a meal plan or have a dining hall. Overall, a good school. But I have to agree with everyone else in saying that the location absolutely sucks. Right in the middle of downtown Worcester with apprently not much to do in the actual school (don't know about the city though). "
"The school only has two classrooms. It used to be a factory. You have to wear your white coat to class and around campus every single day (excluding the food area). "
"school seemed a little small"
"The library is kind of small."
"Students said there really isnt't too much to do in Worcester, the dress code is very strict- no jeans, flip-flops, shorts, etc. and you have to wear your white coat to every single class, and there are no pharmacy clubs/organizations for students to get involved in."
"** Alert: stress-level of students** location another (in a very poor, rundown and drunkard area, no gym or any activities available for students."
"Had a chance to talk with pharm students during lunch, no food services or cantina in the building"
"How laid back everyone would be. It was very stress free."
"None, everything was expected."
"i wish i knew i could walk from my hotel to the campus cos i ended up paying $10 for parking."
"I wish I knew that they had food and juices for us already"
"not to stay at marriot since hilton hotel is way closer to the school. and the train from Boston to Worcester is not 45mins it's about 2hrs. i should have taken a taxi"
"What questions would be asked"
"That I would also be speaking with the Admissions Director after my interview and tour. Just so I could think of more questions beforehand."
"none that i can think of because i was prepared"
"The name of the city is pronounced wuh-ster, not woo-ster and definitely not war-chester."
"nothing really i was well-prepared. but some advice i would give is to take the commuter rail, its cheap and a nice ride. make sure you manage your time efficiently, especially if you're from out of town."
"The environment would be laid back!"
"The essay topics"
"nothing.."
"location, "
"school size. the neighborhood. "
"small school without the actual campus. Office building like school "
"small school. "
"tuition hike"
"weather"
"I would be asked many questions about my bad grades. "
"that this school's staff is very friendly and cooperative."
"nothing..."
"Nothing. I'm glad I was prepared for the worst and the worst never came. Afterwords I was thinking "Man that wasn't bad at all"."
"I wouldn't have my heels broken in by interview time, my feet are still sore lol"
"Not to follow directions on GPS. Just look it up and allow ample time to travel. I left Boston with a friend at 11 and it took twice the time to travel to get there so make sure you leave in advance. The locals didn't even know where the school was, when it was 3 blocks away."
"How un-stressful it all was!"
"weather. parking "
"weather."
"they focus on stress-related questions"
"correct directions..dont rely on mapquest."
"nothing"
"Nothing. I did my research on this school for a whole year prior to applying, so my visit was smooth-sailing."
"nothing i was pretty familiar with the program"
"nothing."
"That it wasn't as stressful as I assumed."
"The library is composed only of two- three shelves of books."
"The cold weather"
"the school sucks and the professors cannot teach"
"It wasn't half as terrifying as I thought it would be :)"
"Nothing. I had known everything before time."
"The school is tiny. "
"They don't seem to like outstanding courses. So try to get all your prerequisite courses done BEFORE your interview. "
"brand new facilities"
"That they really don't like it if you take pre-reqs at a community college (I took Physics I and Calculus I and I got the impression that they won't transfer my Calculus class over)"
"location.. it's depressing! "
"can't think of anything"
"Negative aspects of the school. I wish I asked the students more questions. "
"A financial aid session and a Q&A session given by current students will be nice."
"just be confident and speak the truth, dont be trying to rehearse waht u practiced just stay calm and speak naturally."
"parking is easy, location is very easy to get to"
"Essay gave you 5 promts, 30 min to write. No one else was at the interview besides me. Interviewer was very friendly, put me at ease. very small school. seems very well organized. Current students we ran into during the tour seemed to like the school and my interviewer"
"i liked the whole experience except for the snow."
"Be sure to be able to state why you want to go into pharmacy and what makes you able to pursue an accelerated program. The program is not for the faint of heart. 70-80% of students end of graduating. My impression of those students that didn't complete the program were not fully equipped to take on a fast pace program. However, if you do complete the program, the school has a 97% first-pass rate for the NAPLEX. I spoke with a P3 and P2 at the school during my tour, and they both said that the biggest complaint among students is everything that the school demands of its students to know. They feel that it's over the top. However, when they talked to former students that took the NAPLEX, they realized the program had prepared them a lot more than other programs. Be prepared to give up 3 years of your life."
"Thirty minutes for a writing sample (choose one from a list of general topics, if you want to prep for this, pondering some current issues and significant life experiences can help, but nothing difficult to answer), then your interview with a faculty member, a tour (the tour may come before the interview depending on when you are scheduled), and finally a brief meeting with an Admissions Director to go over anything important about your application and for extra questions. Have an idea of what to say for any sort of blemish big or small on your application, just so you're not caught off-guard. They don't care if you have experience or not: just be convincing (knowledgeable and enthusiastic) that pharmacy and MCPHS is something you want. Think of questions for them, too, and don't be shy about asking them during the interview. Really, everything you need to know about the interview you can find right here. Great experience and time goes by in a flash :)"
"It looks to be a good school in a busy downtown area.Their class size of about 200 seems to be a bit on the high for me considering the physical size of the school"
"Forgot my umbrella. If you're flying into boston, take the commuter train to worcester and a cab to your hotel instead of renting a car. It cost me under 30 bucks for travel both ways."
"i hope this school is good."
"Overall, a great pharmacy school that runs side by side with the health sciences: physical assistants and nurses. The faculty seems to take care of their students very well in terms of academic support, counseling, and housing. This school is actually over than Harvard."
"It's a good school. Everybody is ready to help you. However, it is an accelerated program, which means I would have no life for next 3 years. But's totally fine with me. :O)"
"Not bad. Its very easy to get accepted. I think its an ok school. Don't read the other negative comments. Everybody has to pay taxes. Pharmacist still make good money even after the taxes(about 55%). I know foreign pharmacists work for less but I don't care. They also pay taxes. I am pretty sure pharmacy is a good career. I am going there. I am glad that I got accepted. If you are not picky, its easy to find a job after you grad. Be positive."
"pretty new school with lots of professors who had very little knowledge and experience. located in bad part of the city.small noisy library. 1 student told me some students fight over study space. weather was horrible. very expensive school. I do not think this small new school worths 120k. I rather go to inexpensive school with actual campus. very low NAPLEX passing rate. "
"School look likes a warehouse. No campus. Lots of professors teach from Massachusette via satellite Tv. you just look at the Tv screen. "
"small new crowded school. I saw about 300 students (new 1st year students and returning 2nd year students) packed in the small building, when I was there for my interview. I guess they rented a small office building and converted into pharmacy school. The dorm is nice though. "
"Small new school. They have very low NAPLEX passing rate. Lots of new inexperienced profs. Tuition is ok. you can pay back in like 10 years. Its not a big deal. "
"small school in ghetto city. no trees, no open space. high tuition. very bad weather. very small library. long-distance teaching is weird. "
"they just raised tuition for this year. Its getting very expensive. I know pharmacists make good money but they don't make that much after all the taxes. Foreign pharmacists and pill-counting machines are killing the jobs. I'd rather go to inexpensive school with real campus. The city looks unsafe. "
"yayyyy. I got accepted to this small new school? I dont know if this school worth 40k/ yr.Pharmacist don't make much after all the taxes. The weather was horrible. I am going to USN. byeee"
"Writing section for 30 minutes. Tour. Interview with a faculty member. I spent a ridiculous amount of money for travel and board.. if you are OOS I would recommend only coming to this interview if you have a real desire to attend and completely accept the idea of paying $40k a year for tuition (for this school)."
"Dont be stress when you give an interview. I know you can really prevent your stress. My suggestion would be just be natural in your interview. Dont memorize your answers for questions you are expecting. Just say what you think straight from your heart. This people invite you to get to know you more. Once you get an interview, you're in unless you're rude, unprofessional, or goofy. Good luck on your interview."
"mcphs is in a great area, its in a giant medical community and across the street from harvard med school. its nice to be in an area where there are so many college students. my interview was great, and fairly easy. the only down side is that as a transfer student id be in a class with a bunch of kids. there's also a highschool vibe with mcphs-boston cuz everyone is so young. its definitely not the crowd for me even though the program is good and the area is fun. i would have gone there if i didnt get into usc....;0)."
"Everybody I met was very nice, and responsive. I didn't have a problem with anything they did. "
"Chillax, be your self, think of it as they want to get to know you better in person. Don't worry too much, make sure you print out the directions from mapquest. Rent a car, its cheaper. 40$ for the 24 hours i stayed there (tax included). "
"I actually interviewed for the Manchester, NH campus, but it wasn't a choice on the schools to leave feedback for. I arrived about 30 minutes early and was taken up to complete the 30 minute writing sample, then the admissions lady came back to get me and introduce me to my interviewer. The writing sample is simple, you have a choice of 10 topics to write 1 page about and it's basically to see how you write when you don't have months to edit and revise like on the PharmCAS essay. I had been told that if theygive you a tour you're in, well I got thrown off because my interviewer gave me the tour of the facilities first then we went to her office for the interview. She showed me where the first and second year students classrooms are and took me in to sit in on a class for a few minutes. Watching lectures on he monitors being broadcast from Worcester, MA is really not bad; you can press a button and be put through to ask the professor a question or answer a question. She also told me that if you have a question for a professor outside of class you don't have to use email, they actually have webcams so you can talk to the professor live if you would like to. When we went down to her office she actually said she has a bit of an unorthodox way of interviewing, she had my file closed in front of her but said that she doesn't read them until after you've gone because otherwise she feels that she knows everything about you and doesn't need to ask you any questions. She also said she can look through the file then if I wanted. So she said "tell me about yourself and why you want to go into pharmacy?!" So I did and then she really shocked me and as her second question asked if I had any questions. (Absolutely ask questions everyone, this is their way of seeing your enthusiasm of wanting to attend their institution) I asked he the same question she asked me about why pharmacy and she seemed really happy with this question. We basically just talked for an hour and she looked at the clock and said "Oh wow, I have a class to teach that supposed to start now" So she walked me out and I thanked her and was off to my car. I walked out in a bit of a daze because i wasn't expecting it to be so laid back, I thought it went very well, but as anyone who has a brain would say they think of great things to ask after the fact. My advice to anyone is to relax and take it easy. I had the same mindset that a lot of people do, I'm not going to think it went well or not, I'm just going to check the mailbox everyday and take it from there. I'm happy to say that on day 7, I had a folder instead of an envelope in my mailbox."
"Make sure you ask a lot of questions, it shows that you are interested. My interviewer was very impressed because I had a million questions. It was as if I was interviewing her!"
"The setting of the school is very different. The school is situated in a very concentrated area of town, and then 3 blocks later, it seems like a setting in a horror movie, like a puritan town of some sort."
"This seems to be a great place to learn. It's very intensive, so only those willing to throw themselves into the work should apply. (By the way, the two last negative comments were obviously written by the same person. Both comments used the same phrases and the same bad grammar. Anyone who thinks the campus is in a "bad part of town" and who thinks it's unsafe has obviously NEVER lived in a city. At all. And there's plenty of parking...students park in a garage.)"
"I already got accepted to Purdue. I just wanted to check out the school. Very small school compared to Purdue. The dorm is bigger than the school. The library is smaller than my apartment. You don't get lost in small school. I prefer Purdue campus. The weather sucks."
"small new pharmacy school. had a chance to talk to students. they said school raised tuition by like 5 % every year. I know its usual. Some Profs are young and dont have much knowledge. Some dont prepare for the lecture.The school force you to live at the dorm which is overpriced. The students could be lying tho. Anyway Mcp is my 4th choice. UOP, LLU, and UCSF will be my choice.The students said they take every students who applied there.Its kind of true. They are still taking students even in like May.Good luck everyone."
"park in the parking structure across Honey Farm. It's cheap and you can park as long as you want. The faculty is very nice and friendly. basically it is a one hour interview which includes the tour also. interview actually last only about 20 minutes and the rest is the tour. essay question is pretty easy. they give you 5 different topics to pick and write it within a page only. "
"great!"
"I hope that they do not take writing sample too seriuosly because I am a very bad writer."
"First and foremost, if you have an interview with MCP-Worcester coming up, don't sweat it because the people there are all extremely friendly! They aren't there to see you fail, so just do your best by being yourself. I arrived at the 25 Foster St building 45 minutes before my scheduled interview time. Five minutes later, I was brought into the main office and told that the writing portion of my interview day was going to commence. There were ten essay prompts, and you pick one to answer in one page or less. Personally I thought this was more than enough room because 30 minutes was just way too little time. Impromptu writing is not my strength either, so this was definitely the weakest part of my interview day. My best advice here is to browse through the topics quickly and to start cranking out that writing! After the 30 minutes were up, I came out of the room and walked back out to the main office. I think someone was supposed to come bring me out, but 30 minutes did pass and so I just walked out on my own and gave my essay to the lady at the front desk. The interview including the tour of the campus commenced as my interviewer and I gave our brief introductions. She then began by asking how my flight was and where I was staying at. Because this was the first one-on-one interview of my life, the interview being friendly and conversational really helped. The fact that it stayed conversational throughout the whole 45 minutes was also more than what I could ask for :) I used the tour as my opportunity to ask almost all of my questions. In fact, the interviewer spoke so much more than I did, and was very nice and honest about everything too. After seeing the apartment-style housing (which by the way smelled really nice) and walking around everywhere in the cozy campus, the last stop of my tour ended at the interviewer's office. Here, she asked me the one *real* interview question, which was: ''Why pharmacy? What brought you to this career?'' To be honest, this has been the most difficult interview question for me to answer during my preparations, so if you have problems answering this one, it's okay because you're not alone! Strangely enough, my answer during the interview COMPLETELY blew myself away, as it came out all naturally and fluently (and I SO wish I could remember what I said!). I could tell my interviewer liked my response also, because after I finished, she even went into why SHE pursued a PharmD! Anyways, after this whole craziness, my interviewer began to emphasize the stress and workload at the school, but also that there are ample student services offered for anyone who wishes to obtain help. She also showed me the Pharmacotherapeutics book, telling me that by the P2 year, students must be more mature and professional in terms of self-learning, and to not expect to be spoon-fed everything. The bottom line is that the professor is there, but ultimately it is up to the students to put in what they want to get out. Because MCP-Worcester is accelerated, therapeutics, stress, and the intense curriculum and student attrition were the center of focus for a good 15 minutes or so. I did say one thing that I believe the interviewer liked a lot, and that was that the program is ''accelerated, not abbreviated.'' There are no shortcuts or anything, just brute motivation and determination to get through a tough program and to become the very best pharmacist you can be. After all, we are in this to serve patients and health professionals in the future, so why not push ourselves for a few years and live the rest of our lives knowing that we can? All in all, I had a wonderful time. I gave it my very best, and was officially accepted four days later on December 4. Hope this helped, and I wish you luck!"
"Arrived at the interview about 45 minutes early and Kate offered to let me write my essay first. You choose from 9 different prompts relating to various topics and you have 30 minutes to write. After writing, I met my interviewer, who is a professor at the school. She asked me the usual, why MCPHS? and why pharmacy? Then we got into a discussion about my research and clincal experiences as an MT. She asked me why I didn't want to be an MT anymore and how would I handle the 3 year program. After the interview, she took me on a 30 minute tour. I could not have felt more at home. "
"When first arriving you are asked to write an essay in 30 minutes. They give you two sheets of paper, the one containing about 9 different essay topics to choose from some more difficult that others but nothing to get worked up over at all. The the admissions lady escorted me to my interviewer where she aksed me two or three questions and then left the rest of the interview up to me to ask the questions. "
"A good experience. I enjoyed speaking to the faculty member assigned to me and I enjoyed the tour."
"The interview was only about thirty minutes and the tour was another thirty minutes. The questions are general questions, so it's very important to be prepared and just relax."
"I was so nervous, and thought I would never get in after my poor interview performance. However, God does work miracles....I got in!!"
"It was very nice. The faculty members, whom are also the tour guides, are part of the admissions committee and they went over curriculums, rotations and all those things with interviees. "
"The traveeling from Logan airport to the school by trains is arduous and long"
"good"
"Fabulous. Essay was basic & easy (see other interview experiences for more details), interview was comfortable and easy-going, and everyone was relaxed and friendly. I was a little nervous after because the interviewer gave me no hints about how strong he thought my application was. I actually thought I was going to be waitlisted, but I got in! :) "
"I thought overall the school was placed in a good location near a hospital. The city life there was awesome."
"It went very well."
"After arriving at the school. We were asked to write an essay (we were given 30 minutes). The topics are not science related. I recall a few: "What is your favorite season, and why?" "What is your favorite holiday, and why?" "Give an example of a significant historical event and how it is significant today?" Just dont get stressed and do the best you can. Then a faculty member will come down and take you to a room to interview you. (I had to wait 45 minutes after doing my writing sample for the faculty memeber to show up). After an approx 30 minute interview the faculty memeber takes you on a tour and then you are free to go. "
"See feedback above. "
"felt like the interview wasa little too quick"
"You are first asked to write an essay. Choose topic, among pretty easy essays questions. The actual interview lasted about 15 minutes and I spent the remaining 45 minutes touring the school. I was impressed with the departments and classrooms. The library is small though."
"interview was great, have B average on all classes, i was accepted but refused.. i actually spoke to many students as well and I was totally discourage.. I spoke with 3 or 4 and they all pretty much gave me the 411 on being a student at mcpworchester. All regretted choosing the school b/c of the accelerated progra. Also heard and 25% of students do not graduate at worchestser, drop out or dismissed. In Boston campus, only 70% passing. The main discouragement is hearing 'stress-level' of school and to prepare to be unhealthy during your experience at worchester campus. "
"very positive"
"Interview was good, but it seemed the student experience was not good. I had a chance to sit with some students while getting lunch. The students said they wish they would have attended another pharmacy school. I also learned that the school doesn't care too much about student affairs once you've paid the tuition. They don't have student activities and services. I was also told the school is not organized and that professors are not available for office hours and that students have to go through heck of getting help during office hours. I was also told that some students actually experienced nervous breakdowns b/c of the amount of work given. I suggest students talk to other students to get an idea of the school when they go on interviews. "
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 4 |
| Faculty member | 46 |
| Admissions staff | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 41 |
| Neutral | 14 |
| Discouraging | 3 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.88 | 58 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 13 |
| Out of state | 44 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 15 |
| 2-3 hours | 7 |
| 4-6 hours | 14 |
| 7+ hours | 22 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 29 |
| Automobile | 27 |
| Train or subway | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 11 |
| $101-$200 | 3 |
| $201-$300 | 7 |
| $301-$400 | 7 |
| $401-$500 | 5 |
| $501+ | 13 |
logan
Boston International Airport
Boston Logan Airport
Boston Logan
Logan Airport in Boston
manchester
Boston Airport
Logan International
Boston
log
bdl
BOS
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 1 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 11 |
| Hotel | 27 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
Comfort Inn
Hampton Inn on Mass Ave
Comfort Inn
Hampton Inn on Mass Ave
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.78 | 63 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.92 | 62 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.23 | 60 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.89 | 36 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.25 | 36 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.26 | 35 |
"The only thing I would add to make the interview day more thorough will be to include a financial aid session and then a Q&A session with current students. This way, the applicant will have a feel of the school from a student's perspective and also know more about the financial aid situation for the program. Other than that, I think the interview was very organized and efficient."
"Library too small..... Student housing not impressive"
"It would be nice to also have a student on-hand to either provide tours or to be a step along the interview process. Probably isn't possible, since everyone has class during the day, but I would have liked a current student's perspective."
"They should get more faculty members as part of the whole interview process. For example, interviewees should be able to meet more faculty members for interactions."
"In my experience the admissions staff was nice and very helpful"
"To provide directions to the school in the interview packet along with the interview confirmation"
"everyone is super nice!!!!"
"None"
"not bad"
"ok"
"Staffs are usually MIA"
"stop taking all the students who applied"
"No suggestions for admission office. The people at admission office are extremly nice, helpful, and"
"I thought they did fine."
"Admission staff were very friendly, very welcoming and made stress disappear from the first moment I"
"Very friendly office staff and very welcoming Dean"
"None...everyone was great!"
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