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  • South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Brookings, SD
Individual Feedback 1 5 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 4
Negatively 1
No change 0

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.00 5

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
8.60 5

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
6.20 5

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Questions

How long was the interview?

Response # Responders
5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 0
20 minutes 0
25 minutes 0
30 minutes 2
35 minutes 1
40 minutes 0
45 minutes 0
50 minutes 1
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 0

Where did the interview take place?

Response # Responders
At the school 4
At a regional location 0
At another location 0

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 2
In a group 2

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 3
Closed file 1

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
2.00 4

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

"What was your favorite class you've taken in college so far?" 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 Pharmachy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your life path and how you ended up going to the school you chose for pre-pharm and why SDSU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What was the hardest class you've experienced in college so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why SDSU among other schools? Tell me about your ECA and how you think it will help you in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"We have hundreds of other students trying to get in, why you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What is a leader to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you prepared for pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me your weaknesses and strengths and what attributes you think a pharmacist should have? it was funny. this one question has three embedded question in it. And after looking at the body language of my interviewers it became very hard for me to express myself freely. They seemed too tired to talk to me. And i wonder why in the world they embedded all those three questions in one if they did not have patience to listen somebody talking. I felt betrayed by luck. It was a complete waste of time to me. And i really wanted to post the feeback about South Dakota State University because nobody ever posted anything about this university. And I wish, my interviewers will someday read this feedback and try to improve their professional behavior for future interview. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Does your current school have an honor code that you have to sign saying that you won't cheat and if you see anyone else cheating you will turn them in? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Since your senior year of high school, what is one decision you would like to go back and change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you are accepted? What would you do if you are not accepted? What will be your contributions to the school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All the questions were generic" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Does your current school have an honor code that you have to sign saying that you won't cheat and if you see anyone else cheating you will turn them in? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"An ethical question along as a writing prompt, two pages on a scenario of witnessing a pharmacy technician slip a controlled substance and how you would handle the situation still as an intern." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you convince a physician that your choice of medication is better than what they have chosen?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you respond when you saw someone cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read common interview questions. , previously met with the advisor for their pharmacy department." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked up common questions from other pharmacy school interviews.." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, interview guide, talking to several pharmacy students and pharmacists. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked at other schools possible questions from this website." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"It was very straightforward and nothing seemed to a "trick" question." More from this Member | Report Response

"Both my interviewers were extremely nice and so was Dan. I loved the student ambassador who gave me the tour of the college. Not only that but their new building and the campus is very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was really low key and everyone seemed very friendly/approachable." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"As a positive and a negative, I had a transcript review, interview, and a writing prompt and was in the building from 12:00 to 1:45." More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

"The attitude of the interviewers. They seemed tired as if they had not eaten anything for lunch. While i was answering the question, one of the interviewer was staring something on the wall. I ignored that and focused on the interview. Again, i saw that she was still staring at something and was not listening to anything i said. I had really high hope with this school since that was the only pharmacy school in South dakota. I felt really bad at the end of the interview that these people expect us to be professional while they acted very unprofessionally. I am still waiting on their decision. Anyway, they did not impress me at all. and i do not feel like going to this school where i know those people will be giving me lecture on being professional. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The town was really small. However, it seemed like a good living environment." More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing really, they are very informative and answer all your questions during the interview process." More from this Member | Report Response

"Had i known that they were too tired to even smile just once, i would never have scheduled for any time in late afternoon. " More from this Member | Report Response

"They are going to be tearing down and rebuilding the pharmacy school starting May of 08. Therefore, the next two years will be in transition and my classes would be located at various locations. Also, I was not aware that your first two years of the program are completed in Brookings and the second two are in Sioux Falls (With the last of those two being rotations)" More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, I had interviews in high school much more stressful than this interview. It was only two people interviewing and very conversational." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very good school but I wish they had a better ranking. I got accepted though =)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I did not like their approach. And knowing that they were the ones who would be lecturing in the class if i plan to attend this school made me almost sick. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews all lasted 30 minutes but because mine was the last of the day, we talked a bit longer. Really relaxed, they tend to be extremely defensive of their program. (More than I thought they would be). They acted astonished that I would be applying to other schools as well." More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 1
Faculty member 1
Admissions staff 0
Other 0

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 2
Neutral 0
Discouraging 0

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
7.00 4

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 2
Out of state 2

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 1
2-3 hours 2
4-6 hours 0
7+ hours 1

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 0
Automobile 4
Train or subway 0
Other 0

What airport did you use?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 0
With students at the school 0
Friends or family 1
Hotel 2
Home 1
Other 0

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Holiday Inn Express

Super 8

Would you recommend the hotel?

Holiday Inn Express

Super 8

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

Response # Responders
< $100 2
$101-$200 0
$201-$300 1
$301-$400 0
$401-$500 0
$501+ 0

Comments on where you stayed

No responses

General Info

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

Response Avg # Responders
5.20 5

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
4.60 5

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
4.60 5

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.33 3

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.33 3

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
8.33 3

0 = low, 10 = high

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