How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.52 | 23 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 16 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 6 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.71 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.19 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.13 | 16 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 5 |
| 25 minutes | 4 |
| 30 minutes | 6 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 2 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 21 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 19 |
| In a group | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 6 |
| Closed file | 16 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.52 | 23 |
"The 7 values of UofA are: integrity, compassion, exploration, adaptation, inclusion, determination. Tell me how you encompass one or more of these values."
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"One big moral dilemma I have faced and how I dealt with it"
"What is one major decision you had to make?"
"How familiar are you with the different sub-fields of pharmacy?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Tell me about yourself and how you got to where you are right now?"
"Weaknesses and strengths"
"Tell me about yourself. Why U of A?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why pharmacy? Why not Md? Why UofA? "
"Tell me about yourself, your family..."
"Where am I from? I led that into more about myself..."
"WHY U OF A ?"
"Why Pharmacy and not other medical professions...What have you been involved in socially"
"Tell me about any leadership experience you have had?"
"Tell me about yourself!"
"See above, I list them all."
"Tell me about yourself, brief summary"
"What are the 3 qualities of a good pharmacist, and how do you exemplify those qualities?"
"This program will take up a significant portion of time. How do you balance competing priorities in your personal, academic, or professional life?"
"Explain a stressful situation you once had, and how you dealt with it."
"what my plans were if I didn't get into the program"
"Ethical dilemma?"
"What was a moral dilemma that you were faced with? Looking back at yourself now, what grade would you give for how you responded to that moral dilemma?"
"What do you do when you are not studying?"
"How you do work in a team? "
"Tell me about yourself and how you got interested in pharmacy."
"What is the hardest decision you've ever had to make?"
"What would be your perfect day in the pharmacy?"
"Tell us about a moral conflict, and how you dealt with it."
"Why pharmacy, why not another med/grad program?"
"Why pharmacy and where I see myself in the future.."
" A MORAL CONFLICT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH"
"What leadership roles have you had...What have you done to educate yourself on the profession..."
"Tell me about a moral conflict you have faced and how I dealt with it?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"Why not MD? Why Pharmacy?"
"What is a challenge that you faced and how did you overcome it? (typed answer style question)"
"How will graduating from here fit into your 5 year plan? Why will our school be a good fit for you?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"there was one question about my extracurricular activities/clubs and organizations and volunteering i participate in, and what i do for fun in my free time"
"What have I done to understand the field of pharmacy?"
"If you were a disease, what disease would you be?"
"Tell me about your experience working in the pharmacy."
"Give an example of a time you had an ethical conflict and how did you resolve it?"
"Hobbies and interests."
"What are your hobbies?"
"What activities were you involved in in high school? Which was your favorite, and why?"
"Where do you see your self in 10 years in the pharmacy profession?"
"What leadership experience do you have?"
"Tell me one strong and one weak quality that you possess..."
"....."
"What services have you done for your community..."
"What do you do to reduce stress?"
"What do you fo for fun?"
"If research is major drive for you, why not PhD?"
"Your friend does not have time to complete an assignment that will cause them to fail a class if they do not submit it on time. They ask you to complete the assignment for them. What do you do, and how do you address the situation?"
"How do you deal with your family if you don't get along?"
"the "tell me about yourself" one because it gave me an opportunity to mention everything I thought was relevant and to lead the interview in the direction I wanted it to go in"
"What disease would I be."
"none"
"Nothing out of ordinary. "
"Who has been the most influential person in your life?"
"If you could put a poster on the wall that listed the qualities of the perfect pharmacist, what would it say?"
"Nothing really..."
"Sell yourself to me. If there was only one seat left, why should we pick you? That and "Do you read the newspaper?" Wasn't really prepared for that one..."
"Nothing Interesting"
"AS SOME ONE WHO HAS A FAMILY HOW COULD YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME ?"
"If you don't get in to a program, what will you do?"
"How would your friends describe you?"
"The most interesting question was discuss a personal moment of conflict, or basically a hard moment of your life...it caught me off guard..."
"What are some of your weaknesses?"
"What is the difference between inequality and inequity in healthcare? Why is it important that we ensure that healthcare is equitable for everyone?"
"Imagine you found proof that a coworker was stealing medication for their sick grandmother. What would you do?"
"None were difficult at all."
"the moral dilemma one"
"Hardest decision I have ever had to make?"
"The moral dilemma one."
"none. It was very conversational and way more relaxed than I expected. I hardly had any questions."
"Give an example of a time you had an ethical conflict and how did you resolve it?"
"Tell me about a time when you influenced someone."
"None were that difficult. It was very conversational. I guess, ''Where do you see yourself in 10 years?'' I hate that question."
"If someone came to you with a CII prescription, and you were aware that this person has been getting CIIs from several pharmacies, what would you do?"
"Nothing really...everything was very basic."
"What was the last moral/ethical situation you found yourself in?"
"Nothing, just basics"
"IF YOU WERE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH IN THE PHARMACY SCHOOL WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESEARCH ?"
"How do you feel about the morning after pill and would you dispense it?"
"3 positives... but then 3 NEGATIVES about yourself!!"
"What is yur major weakness?"
"Have you been in a ethical situition? If so, how did you handle it? Could you have handled it any other way?"
"Name an ethical or moral dilemma you experienced, and how you resolved it."
"Nothing particularly difficult, basically interviewer wanted to get an understanding of my goals and who I am."
"SDN, UofA PharmD website, youtube interview tips, etc."
"Go over some common questions asked in every pharmacy school interview (i.e. Introduce yourself, Why pharmacy?, Why this school?)"
"SDN"
"Read up on the school, SDN!"
"this website definitely helped me the most, but I also researched potential questions and prepared an answer for each and researched current issues and news in the field as well as the school."
"practice what I was going to say"
"Read over all my essay questions and the personal statement and answered typical questions to myself, i.e. "Why pharmacy?" "What makes you a good pharmacist?" etc."
"SDN, mock interviews, and had 4 previous interviews."
"SDN, interview feedback, practice interview"
"SDN, looking at typical job interview questions, researching current pharmacy topics"
"SDN, talking to other students who have gone on interviews, reading up on the school"
"SDN, talking to current student(s), involved in Pre-Pharmacy Club"
"This website, talking to interns and current students."
"SDN, talked to current U of A pharmacy students (I'm lucky enough to work with a bunch of them)."
"SDN, but most importantly ued career services and did a couple of mock interviews and got great feedback which made a big difference"
"ALOT OF READING "
"read common questions and wrote answers to them. Reviewed my pharmacy experience"
"This website, word of mouth, jotted down questions I thought might be asked and brainstormed. Studied the school history and programs offered, etc.."
"Read up on the careers of pharmacy."
"School website and up-to-date with the current issues"
"Printed out everything on the U of A website, I wrote out responses to the basic questins asked: Tell us about you? How do you look at the Pharmacy profession? What volunteering have you done? What work experience have you involved yourself with? Any other healthcare related experience? What are three characteristics about yourself? Why U of A? What will make you a good PharmD?"
"Read up on current issues of healthcare, pharmacy. Went over basics... why pharmacy, what are my skills, weaknesses, etc.. Also reviewed SDN"
"This year (incoming Fall 2023), they had the MMI's via Kira Talent as well as a short interview with a current student. (last year they only had the Kira Talent asynchronous pre-recorded "interviews")"
"The interviewer was very attentive/interested and was more than happy to share his own experiences, the tour, one pharmacy student per 1-2 interviewees"
"Everyone was SO nice, including the associate dean who was with us throughout the day. We also had student guides that took us to our different activities and kept us engaged the entire time! The student panel was also very nice and answered as many questions as I could think of!"
"Everyone was just so nice. People are there to encourage you throughout the process and help you make the most of the experience. It was a great environment to be in."
"Tour, showcase"
"The school's research facilities, poison control center, long-term consulting department, and resources."
"How nice everybody was. This was definitely the most relaxed interview I have had."
"The associate Dean, Dr. Tong. His genuine care and encouraging words to the interviewees."
"The students really enjoyed being there and seemed very happy. Everyone stressed how they want students to succeed, and they would help you with any career path you wanted to take. The best comment for me was when a student mentioned the faculty treat you like colleagues and not just students."
"The facilities are almost brand new. Faculty seems friendly, attentive, and genuinely interested in students' success."
"I felt relaxed (considering this was my first inverview) during the interview itself."
"The building was brand new, awesome overall."
"EVERYTHING. Arizona was my fifth pharmacy school interview and thus far, my top choice. The facilities, students, faculty, EVERYTHING was fantastic."
"New Pharmacy Facilities... we were actually the first to use some of the rooms and construction is still being done."
"THE HUMBLENESS OF THE FACULTY MEMBERS"
"The interviewers were very kind."
"The interviewers were kind"
"The interview was very friendly. They just wanted to get to know me. Even when I stumbled they were willing to help out and find the right words for me."
"Very high quality program."
"It was very laid back"
"The setting was professional, the Dean and his staff were accomodating and positive. They were very proud of U of A, and had an information session dealing with many issues in the near future."
"School is new and up-to-date. Nice location"
"My interviewer was not super approachable/friendly, and the use of the Kira Talent software feels impersonal"
"Nothing really, except the fact that the school is in Tucson."
"there was nothing negative about the school, but I was slightly thrown back by how competitive the other students were"
"...The organization of the entire interview day. Many students giving the tours did not know what was always going on, people presenting at different "pit-stops" of the tour didn't really know what was going on, and so forth. The dean's presentation was also a little less impressive than I was expecting it to be?"
"Absolutely nothing! I LOVE this school! "
"The construction and not much green around campus."
"The scheduling of the visit was poor. There wasn't any time alloted for moving from one place to another, so a lot of the visits were cut short."
"The tour was a little disorganized. Faculty and staff that were supposed to help show us around had the day off to the surprise of our student guides. Student guides got lost on the tour and had to ask directions."
"The tour...none of the student guides knew where anything was, and they had to keep stopping the group to ask for directions. Also, my interviewer was reading questions off of a paper and asking me things I had already answered. I felt like he was just going through the motions, reading off his paper, and not really analyzing what he was doing or listening to what I was saying."
"Nothing...not sure about Tucson, but I can handle it for 4 years."
"Everyone there was from U of A so I felt that there wasn't much diversity in the student population."
"No tour"
"WHEN THE ASSOCIATE DEAN MENTIONED THAT MANY PHARMACY SCHOOLS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DIVERSITY IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND THAT U OF A ACCEPTS NO MORE THAN 75 STUDENTS. THEN HE APPOLOGISED SAYING THAT I DID NOT MEAN THAT WE DO NOT WANT DIVERSITY .I FELT THAT U OF A IS NOT THE SCOOL THA YOU WANT TO BE IN IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE COLORED OR NON-NATIVE SPEAKER PEOPLE. "
"No tour is given..."
"There were no students to interact with and no tour was given."
"The interview process was long!"
"The professor didnt seem like he was giving me his full attention"
"There wasn't a tour! I was kinda of upset about this, because I would have liked to look more at the campus and have a formal type of tour. The other thing was that I noticed was that everyone was from U of A!! That was cool, but I felt like the only one applying to other schools, and that WASN'T a U of A student! Surprising more than a negative I guess."
"As an out-of-state app, this schools is probably too expensive and far away for me."
"3 questions to pick from for essay and I think they are mainly looking for handwriting and general cohesiveness. Also, the interview is very conversational, the questions pretty much stem off of your previous answers except for a few obligatory questions..."
"Not to stress so much."
"not to stress as much"
"That instead of elevators, my tour guide liked to use the stairs (I had heels on...ones that are normally last a long time without discomfort. Climbing up and down stairs, however, happens to destroy the lifespan of my feet). Also, I wish I had known I was supposed to go without food for so long..."
"There is actually a lot of parking near the school during the day. I played it safe, parked where I knew I could, and rode the CatTran over."
"Nothing."
"There wasn't much in the way of surprises. Just be sure you arrive early!"
"Nothing, just an awesome program."
"Just relax, everyone is so great and there is really nothing to stress over."
"Nothing, I interviewed here last year"
"NOTHING"
"There isn't much grass to be found on campus. Also, it actually rains in Arizona...had to purchase an umbrella"
"The essay preparation! I couldn't really prepare of course, but many schools have advertised non-science related questions. This one gave a scenario and asked you what you would do in that situation: The Surgeon General has invited you to help plan a way to improve prescription and non-prescription use in senior citizens. What is the elements, goals, and objectives of your plan, and how will you implement it. Or something that effect. "
"Overall a great experience...but be prepared for the interview day to last a little longer than listed (15-20 minutes)"
"LOVE this school!"
"great school and great people!"
"This was my first interview. I honestly had no idea interviews even came with tours of the school. I was entirely under-prepared and I did not sleep well the night before. I DID get in though, so I guess I did alright in the interview? I would highly advise other people to NOT do what I did though."
"Do not stress about the interview. I know it is easier said than done but everyone is so nice! It was nice to actually have an interviewer not grilling you and just have a conversation."
"The essay portion is short, so plan wisely. Leave some time for editing at the end."
"Very relaxed and conversational. Welcoming and kind of fun!"
"The interview consisted of a welcome, 4 30-minute time slots, and then a closing and reception. The interview group was divided into 4 groups for the 4 time slots, and they rotated through the interview, the essay (looking for handwriting and ability to communicate clearly), the tour, and the "showcase" (basically more tour). Then, they had the closing, which was also when you fill out the evaluation (it was difficult to write because they were talking and you wanted to listen). Then they had cookies and soda in the reception. Also, there was one PharmD student for every 2 interviewees, so you kind of had a "mentor" for the day."
"It was great, short and to the point, covered all the bases."
"GREAT GREAT GREAT. Very impressed with the school overall and especially their brand new facilities. There were about 30 students at the interview. Dr. Tong talked for about 30 minutes then about 15 students came in and introduced themselves, as did the applicants. Every two applicants were paired with one current pharmacy student. The pharmacy student was basically each applicant's director for the afternoon. Each student was given a schedule listing the interview, essay, meet the faculty and tour. Luckily I was able to get the interview and essay out of the way first so that I could relax the rest of the afternoon. Meet the faculty was an interesting part of the day, because it allowed the applicants to see what they do for the school and how enthusiastic they all were about what they do. The day ended with snacks and a survey. I was somewhat nervous for the interview and I expected the day to drag on but surprisingly it flew by..."
"Very relaxing interview with 1 faculty and 2 students. Also, there is an improtu essay, but that went ok, too."
"I DELT WITH T AS IF I WERE ACCEPTED AND JUST BEING REINTERVIEWED."
"The essay is pretty simple but you have to watch the time. The staff is very friendly and gave good presentations about financial aid. You get the feeling that they are there to help you succeed in life. They appear to be a top notch school."
"Fair. It was a little long and tedious. The interviewers were somewhat friendly. "
"It was more relaxed then I expected. Just be yourself and you will be fine:)!!!"
"Overall, a very professional, excellent atmosphere. The students interviewing me were awesome guys, nice, I did not have anybody grilling me, or putting me in a touch spot! The Dean and everybody in admissions expect much of you! They were ligth hearted, yet serious and move through the process fast. I had a great time, and until my other interviews, I'm hoping I get in here! "
"Good school and location."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 13 |
| Faculty member | 1 |
| Admissions staff | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 12 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.50 | 16 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 12 |
| Out of state | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 9 |
| 2-3 hours | 2 |
| 4-6 hours | 3 |
| 7+ hours | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 3 |
| Automobile | 11 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 6 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 3 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
phoenix
TUS
Tucson Intl
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 1 |
| Hotel | 3 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.25 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.19 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.73 | 15 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.90 | 10 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.90 | 10 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.40 | 10 |
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