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Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
  • Year founded: 1927
  • ENROLLED TOTAL: 125
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Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School
Birmingham, AL
  • SDN RANKING 4
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 2 37 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 2 0 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $34,382
  • Non - Resident Tuition $34,382
  • Application Fee $50
  • AVG PCAT 60.0
  • AVG GPA 3.2

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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admission
  • 800 Lakeshore Drive
  • Birmingham, AL 35229
  • United States

School Overview

Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy Fast Facts

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School Info

The Samford University campus of approximately four-hundred (400) acres features Georgian-Colonial architecture. Located in the picturesque mountainous area of Shades Valley in the city of Homewood, Alabama, the Samford University campus is less than six miles from the heart of Birmingham, Alabama's largest city and the state's industrial, business, financial and cultural center.

Curriculum

The Pharm.D. curriculum at Samford requires a minimum of six years of college work including the pre-pharmacy education.

Facilities

Robert I. Ingalls Hall was constructed in 1957 and was the second major building on the present campus. Ingalls Hall has four floors and approximately 41,000 net utilizable square feet. The building was shared by the School of Pharmacy and various other academic and support units until 1983 when all of Ingalls Hall was dedicated to the School of Pharmacy.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 31
Negatively 3
No change 1

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.31 36

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.42 24

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Everyone is very helpful and will get right back with you about and questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. Everyone was great!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. They were great." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions office at Samford is great to work with. They are extremely nice and had a great res" More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why Samford?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose pharmacy as a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Samford? Why Pharmacy? What are 3 goals you have for yourself DURING pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why am I changing careers?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Samford? Why Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you been doing with your life since graduating from high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I didn't get into Samford." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Pharmacy? Why Samford? What did you think of the PCAT? What math have you had? What kind of pharmacy experience? What role do you play/what operations do you perform in the pharmacy? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you value?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most difficult class, most interesting?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretend you are a sales representative and the product you are selling is yourself. Sell yourself to Samford." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Pharmacy? Why Samford?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy/Why Samford?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is more important the product or the customer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? Why Samford?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Pharmacy, why samford?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy, why Samford. Describe an ethical situation that you were involved in and how you handled it. Are you familiar with Medicare part D that pays pharmacists for advising customers?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in pharmacy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you chose a career in pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I had 114 spots filled, and I needed to fill one more, why should I pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where all have you applied? 3 Strenghs/Weaknesses. What is the last book you have read? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your weaknesses? If you could change something about yourself what would it be. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a pharmacist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I chose Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? What do you think makes you stand out from the other applicants? Where do you think pharmacy is going in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What major problem do you see with the healthcare field in the next 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is your backup plan incase you don't get admitted into your desired pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name something you admired about the pharmacists you have worked with?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When have I taken time out of my busy schedule to help someone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were to never get into pharmacy school what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would you do if you don't get into pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time when my ethics were challenged after I made a decision one way or another." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to tell about a time someone morally wronged me and how I responded to the situation(an essay question before the interview that took 30 minutes)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think pharmacy will be like in 15 years? What is most important to you? (when I answered this I of course said God so the interviewer said okay what's 2nd then)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sets you apart from any other person applying here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the last book you read? (not one required for school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A car requires regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly. What type of maintenance do you require?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I would help someone commit suicide; through the use of medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you think of the PCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a situation in which you had to deal with an irate/upset patient and how you handled it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Define Professionalism. Of course I know what it means, but its kind of hard to explain when you ar nervous." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you would be able to enroll in medical school and handle its challenges? (Hint: say yes)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm not christian and they asked me how I felt that this was a Christian school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does it mean to you to be a professional? What comes to mind when you think of the word professional?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretend you are a pharmacy representative and the product you're trying to sell is yourself. Sell yourself to Samford." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A car requires maintenance such as regular oil changes. Like a car, what kind of maintenance do you require?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you work (in a pharmacy) for money or experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you proud of your grades?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a situation in which you had to stand up to an authority figure and say that your idea was better than theirs." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Like the car you drive, what kind of maintenance do you require?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was the most influential person my life and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was a pharmacist technician and I saw a worker or delivery man pocket some pills, what would I do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a dictator for one day, what change would you make in the healthcare field and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever dealt with a fake prescription?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If given all power, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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Individual Responses

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School Reviews

School Reviews

Results Overview

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

Response Avg # Responders
3.00 1

0 = Terrible, 10 = World Class

What do you like most?

"Use of online resources and technology, helping students stay in the program, first year of school with all the help and resources, look of the school on interview day, some of the professors are decent and take the time to help you." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"Professors who are not decent, not changing and affecting education for other students, being penalized for using recorded lecture by professors requiring in class attendance, feeling like you are forgotten as you progress through the program, the lack of maintenance on the building, employees parking being put above students to where you can't make it to class, the COST keeps rising, lack of financial aid, attitude of some professors towards students, and lack of insight into student problems." | Report Response

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