How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.27 | 33 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 28 |
| Negatively | 4 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.43 | 35 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.93 | 29 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.21 | 29 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 3 |
| 25 minutes | 5 |
| 30 minutes | 13 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 4 |
| 45 minutes | 1 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 32 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 30 |
| In a group | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 9 |
| Closed file | 22 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.27 | 33 |
"They asked us not to talk about the questions so others after us would not have an unfair advantage."
"In what way is it important for a pharmacist to be able to work in a team environment?"
"Describe a time you've demonstrated leadership and sustained it."
"What makes you better than all the other applicants?"
"What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?"
"Tell us about yourself.."
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Why did you choose pharmacy?"
"What did I think of the pre-req. classes. "
"In your life you went through a lot of struggles, how did you deal with them? How do you deal with stress?"
"When did you face an ethical dilema and how did you face it? (same question for moral dilema)"
"What is your definition of caregiver and how have you fulfilled this role?"
"How can you contribute to the profession?"
"How do you manage time/stress?"
"what are your strengths and weakneses?"
"What are some community service project you are presently working on?"
"Why pharmacy vs. medicine or nursing?"
"How do I solve problems?"
"What are your study habits?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"Are you competitive with yourself or others?"
"Why do you want to pursue pharmacy?"
"Why UNC?"
"How would you handle the problem of some people not wanting to follow the regimens of taking their prescriptions?"
"What sets you apart from other applicants?"
"What are specific hardships you've faced and how you responded to them?"
"When is a time you've encountered a conflict?"
"tell us about a time you had to handle stress"
"Why pharmacy instead of another health profession?"
"Why did you choose to pursue a career in pharmacy?"
"A lot of the interview revolved around my specific areas of interest related to anti-infectives."
"Name a time when one your moral beliefs were challenged and how you handled the situation. "
"What is a strength a pharmacist must have?"
"Was telling them about myself, why I wanted to be a pharmacist, and they asked why I didn't want to go to medical school (dad's a doc.)"
"What are some qualities of a good pharmacist?"
"How do you think an applicant needs to prepare prior to applying to the program?"
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist?"
"What program/event did you help plan that turned out positively and how?"
"How do you problem solve?"
"what do you think is the most important thing for a student pharmacist to experiene or be exposed to in school that will help make that person into a great pharmacist (???)"
"How do you relieve stress and clear your mind?"
"What will you contribute to UNC?"
"How do you manage stress? How do you problem solve?"
"Why pharmacy?"
"What field of pharmacy are you interested in?"
"Why pharmacy? Why UNC? What do you want to do with a pharmacy degree?"
"After you get your PharmD degree, what leadership roles will you assume or programs would you like to establish to allow you to give back to your community?"
"Describe your extracurricular works."
"Specific questions about previous experiences, activities mentioned in essays/resume. "
"Tell us about a profound event in your life that has affected you in some way or affected your career choice."
"What future obstacles does the field of pharmacy face?"
"What sets you apart from other applicants?"
"How do you think the field of pharmacy will change in the future?"
"have you demonstrated leadership?"
"Was there a situation when you were president of your club that you had problems with another officer (not doing their duties) and how did you handle it? "
"Name a time when your morals were challenged."
"What is a pharmacist committed to?"
"Are you prepared to go into a 1 or 2 year residency?"
"What would you tell an applicant who is pursuing a career in pharmacy."
"What would be a weakness of the career?"
"What type of practice do you see yourself doing after you graduate, what interests you in the field."
"Discuss current event projects."
"What is your biggest accomplishment?"
"With what sort of volunteer work should a pharmacy student be involved?"
"What program/event did you help plan that did not work out so well and how do you think you could make it better?"
"How do you think/hope you'll change the field of pharmacy?"
"what would your friends say about you?"
"How and what would you improve in your pharmacy if you could?"
"Describe volunteer & extracurricular activities."
"Discuss some of your current service projects."
"What extracurriculars do I participate in?"
"What volunteer activities are you involved in?"
"What are your other [extracurricular] interests besides pharmacy school?"
"How would you describe your study habits?"
"Do you compete against yourself or other people?"
"Favorite courses (non-science related) from college?"
"If you overheard your workers talking about another worker or your workers were not functioning well as a team how would you handle that as the pharmacist?"
"I told them I had been a teacher and they asked me how that experience would relate to pharmacy school."
"they we all very cliche questions"
"how did you parents meet?"
"Name a time when everyone was against you."
"What problems do pharmacists currently face and where do you see pharmacy headed in the future?"
"Why not do a PhD. instead of PharmD.?"
"None"
"What I thought about the pre-req. classes."
"How close are you to your family?"
"Where do you see Pharmacy going in the future and the hurdles it will face?"
"How do you define caregiving and when in your life have you fulfilled this role?"
"Do you compete with yourself or with other people?"
"Tell me about a time when your values were challenged and how you handled the situation."
"What would your friends say your strengths and weaknesses are?"
"Provide an example of a time when despite your best efforts you did not achieve the desired results."
"Describe a time where you disagreed with the pharmacist. Describe what happened and how you handled it. "
"Which subject I like most while I was in college?"
"All questions were pretty standard - see below."
"Where are the best bowling centers in the Chapel Hill area? (in regard to the question, "How do you deal with stress," I mentioned that one of the things I do is bowl regularly when at school)"
"What do you do to relieve stress?"
"Are you a competetive person? What is your "competetive style"? Also, how do you deal with stress?"
"How would you handle the problem of some people not wanting to follow the regimens of taking their prescriptions?"
"What are some major challenges you've faced?"
"How do you think the field of pharmacy will change in the future?"
"Why do you think we should choose you for admission to UNC?"
"Name a time when everyone was against you."
"Tell about a time that your values were challenged and how did you handle it?"
"Discuss a cause that you've devoted your life too."
"Name a time when one your moral beliefs were challenged and how you handled the situation. "
"Name a time when one your moral beliefs were challenged and how you handled the situation. "
"Honestly, the interview was very conversational and didn't feel like any of the questions were difficult. If I had to choose one in particular, maybe why UNC?"
"After you graduate would you consider teaching pharmacy at a university?"
"Strengths and weaknesses of being a Pharmacist"
"Describe a situation in which your morals/values/ethics were compromised. What was the outcome of this challenge?"
"What are one of your values that have been challenged and how did you handle it?"
"the values question"
"What is a decision you made that you regret and why?"
"How do you handle disagreements with your supervisor? Who is usually right?"
"What could you contribute to the School of Pharmacy? I kind of fumbled this one but my interviewer told me that I answered it better than I thought I did"
"Have you ever given 100% of your effort towards something only to have a result that was mediocre or less than average?"
"How do you do well in school with so many extracurricular activities?"
"Once in pharmacy school, how will you contribute in a non-health related way to the community off campus? (I just drew a temporary blank here that gave a small scare, but recovered OK)"
"Which field of pharmacy are you interested in?"
"Will I feel limited in my ability to study other subjects such as art, literature, music (etc.) in Pharmacy school? Will this be a problem for me? How could I get around this?"
"SDN interview feedback, standard interview questions, studied up on the profession and degree"
"Internet research, read over essays, cv, sdn feedback."
"SDN, practiced answers to most common questions."
"SDN, previous interviews"
"Read allot of the UNC website, tried to soak up as much info about the school. Read pharmacytimes.com for some current news. Did a self reflection, practiced the basic questions. Read SDN"
"Mock interview questions. Read info on the internet about interview quesitons."
"Read questions on SDN, read over my pharmcas essay, looked over my resume."
"SDN"
"SDN, practiced, read up on appropriate journal articles."
"SDN, Other school interviews"
"Reviewed possible questions on the internet."
"Read over the feedback from prior interviews on this website, prepared answers to questions, made sure I had questions for them, and tried to get information from the second year students about the interviewers so I could ask them questions about their lives, research, etc. People seem to have a knack for talking about themselves."
"Went to several mock interviews at the current school. Read about UNC and also listened to the CD-ROM they send me."
"Prepped through studentdoctor.net and used interview book "101 Smart Questions to Ask On Your Interview" by Ron Fry"
"I utilized this website to create a list of possible interview questions, and I methodically wrote out answers in order to focus my thoughts and ideas."
"I scanned the website for important awards and recognition that the school has received, looked and continuing education opportunities. I also talked to other current students to get their take on the school and why they liked Chapel Hill. I talked to pharmacists who graduated from there. I also prepared a personal portfolio for my interviewers."
"Read feed back information on SDN, and read over the school's webpage."
"SDN, mock interviews, read about UNC"
"Practiced answering questions from student doctor, read UNC webpages, thought of other possible questions."
"Read info on the schools website. Browse interview feedback on SDN."
"Read over SDN, talked to current students about their experiences as applicants and students, read over the school website, prepared questions for my interview"
"Read SDN, had mock interviews, searched the internet for interview questions."
"read over SDN, reviewed the UNC website, reviewed answers to typical answers, came up with some questions to ask my interviewer"
"Read SDN, read over PharmCAS application/personal statement, talked with a UNC PharmD graduate, looked at potential interview questions online"
"Asked friends that are first and second year students in the pharmacy school what they were asked and what to expect, looked at the post-interview feedback for UNC here on SDN, reviewed over my PharmCAS application and the essay for the pharmacy school, thought of questions to ask my interviewers, and reviewed over my responses to the obvious questions (Why UNC, etc.)."
"Read the interview feedback on SDN, reread my personal statement."
"Looked over website, practiced possible interview questions"
"The friendliness of the other applicants and the admissions team as well as the interviewers. They were very easy to talk to and it was very laid back."
"Campus, interviewers, info session"
"Friendliness of students and adcom, brand new facilities, compounding laboratory, technology."
"The students were very friendly and very well informed and helpful."
"The school had excellent facilities, and seems very research orientated"
"The students were very enthusiastic about UNC and helpful with questions! My interviewers were very friendly and it was very conversational. "
"Everything"
"The facilities are extremely nice. It's clear they have a lot of money."
"The advanced technology the school has in the lecture hall and study labs. The skills lab course. The location, it's close to the hospital and the schools for other health professionals."
"The interviewers were great, and gave me a lot think about in terms of level of research opportunities that I wasn't previously aware of."
"the interviewers were very friendly and immediately put me at ease during the interview process. "
"Organization of the day."
"Chapel Hill is an awesome college town and UNC is a great university overall. The pharmacy building was top of the line as far as technology and resources are concerned, and you will see that when you tour the school. The labs seemed to all have brand new equipment and the main lecture room had cameras, microphones at each seat, and big T.V.'s in the back for the teleconference students at Elizabeth City. "
"Very relaxed atmosphere, and the faculty and the student were very enthusiastic. The place is beautiful! The professor and the student were very friendly."
"Really well organized and student information session with interviewees very helpful"
"UNC seems to be on the cutting-edge of research and education. I was impressed with the diversity of the student body as well as the faculty's commitment to their students."
"The friendly atmosphere of everyone in the school...the beautiful campus."
"The staff/current students were very enthusiastic about learning about you."
"lovely campus, new pharmacy building, friendly admissions staff, we loved Chapel Hill..."
"Everyone was very friendly, the professor and student I interviewed with were very positive and easy to talk with."
"Students seemed very enthusiastic and super friendly. There seems to be a lot of student involment in areas outside academics (i.e. professional/service organization, intramural sports etc.)"
"Friendly students, faculty, and staff; nice facilities, beautiful campus, everything was great! Laid-back, very welcome and inviting. They also provided snacks and drinks for us before the interviews began. Absolutely no need to stress."
"The size of the classrooms, great new building, near many of the university's other professional schools. Beautiful campus."
"Everyone was extremely friendly and very laid-back, they really made you feel welcome. The faculty member I interviewed with was very easy to talk to and seemed genuinely interested in learning more about me. The student I interviewed with was very friendly and gave me honest answers to all of my questions. Also, the pharmacy building is brand new!"
"Beautiful new pharmacy school building Kerr Hall is only 3 years old."
"The eagerness that the faculty, students, and staff have to learn about us as much as we have to learn about them and the pharmacy school."
"The faculty and students are very nice."
"Everyone was SO friendly - students, faculty etc (though, the Dean is a bit intimidating...) I had the most laid-back, wonderful faculty member interviewing me, so it was a breeze. "
"The tour was pretty unimpressive, even though as a current UNC student I already knew where everything was at."
"Not as welcoming to out of state students"
"The weather with its piercing wind!"
"The interviewers were not enthusiastic and did not seem like they wanted to be interviewing me"
"The deans speach at the beginning, he tried to intimidate a room full of mostly nervous young people"
"I had to pay for my parking."
"No scholarships for first year students"
"They have so much money because they do not give ANY scholarships to 1st year students. Also, the staff is less than average: they're not willing to help, and are not enthusiastic about learning more about you as an individual."
"How old the labs look (I'm sure the equipment is just fine, but not state-of-the-art). How small the area for the pharmacy school is. The requirement of 1 month rotations in the summer."
"Interviewers were stand offish. Questions were not inviting."
"Not really much of anything. It was pretty much a positive visit, but if I had to say one thing that was negative it was paying $6 to park my car in one of the hospital parking garages and having to walk 0.25 mile to the pharmacy building in a suit."
"N/A"
"Some wait time and tour not that necessary"
"My student guide was perfectly nice and very intelligent, but he was the youngest student in the class and he presented himself as the designated "resident of fun" in his class. As an older prospective student (although not that much older!), I would have appreciated meeting with a student with an adult perspective."
"All of the construction going on and the fact that there is no parking."
"The interview group was huge and they didn't have time to do anything but the interviews."
"NO parking on campus"
"Hard to find parking."
"Lack of parking. Pharmacy building is in the middle of a major rennovation."
"Parking is really bad on campus."
"nothing"
"We were kind of rushed for time and had to cut our interviews back to about 20-25 minutes."
"They are still doing construction on the building attached to Kerr Hall."
"Nothing."
"I wish they would give us some food or drink."
"Not much? The campus is beautiful...take some time to walk around and see it if you have never been there."
"That the interviews arent done when you first arrive, as I waited 2 hours before I had mine. Also, I wish I had known more about the Q and A sessions because I would have brought something to take notes with. Also the parking is not very close at all, quite a walk."
"That it wouldn't be as stressful and trying as I originally presumed! And that the tour is just inside the two buildings."
"That it would be two interviewers in one 30 min session."
"That is was going to rain, I would have brought an umbrella."
"That the parking was not $6 like the letter said... it is $1.50 an hour and the interview lasts 3 hours (plus 15 minutes walking between the deck and school each way) so I ended up paying $7.50 just to park (I did arrive fairly early). Also, it is a long walk in heels and in the rain (around 15 minutes). "
"The interview quesitons..."
"A lot of prospectives invited to interview are people who have worked in industry, but don't let that get to you (if you're coming right out of undergrad)"
"Cabs are done by zone, not metered. It cost me $14 to go roughly 2 miles."
"Don't take a late flight that might leave you stranded in Charlotte.."
"Transcript equivalency prereqs, but UNC has this on their website "
"N/A"
"The only part of the Pharmacy building you get to see (because they are doing construction) is the faculty offices and one large auditorium."
"They provide drinks and cookies and it was not as stressful as I thought it would be."
"There is no need to stress. The primary goal of this interview is to show off your people skills and prove that you have a life outside academics."
"Nothing"
"There is construction going on all throughout campus!"
"Nothing really."
"Unlike my friends' interview experiences at the pharmacy school in years' past, there is no essay or quiz at your interview this year (at least at my session)."
"Nothing."
"I shouldn't have been quite so nervous. It was my frist interview (they start so early!), so I wasn't sure what to expect. I hope my others go as smoothly!"
"There were 15- 16 interviewees that were divided into 3 groups with different order of same activities. Everyone was extremely nice and polite."
"Overall the school is beautiful and its a great program and the students raved about the faculty but I was unimpressed with the faculty as a whole. They seemed like they wanted to as the questions, take their notes and be done, not like they genuinely wanted to know me."
"Excellent school. Very friendly students, staff and people in general. I was very impressed by the honesty and friendliness of NC people in general."
"My experience was very frustrating. I ran into some bizzare challenges where in any other world it would have gone smoothly. For example, getting a cab driver to and from the airport was insanely hard. Also, I wish I had known the lack of ties the college of pharmacy has to the UNC hospital & research triangle. The impression I got was that it doesn't really give you any advantage except for proximity. "
"The two faculty members that I interviewed with were very receptive to what I was saying and asked engaging questions of me based on my answers to the pre-set interview questions that they had on the piece of paper in front of them. "
"Overall a non-stressful and interesting interview. I came away from it more impressed with the program than I expected. Received an admissions offer ~3 weeks after the interview."
"Interview process was very laidback. The interviewers were merely trying to get to know your personality. The process was largely conversational."
"Arrived at the pharmacy building and received a folder and name tag in the forer, then was led to a lecture room with the rest of the applicants. We were introduced to 5 PY2's and were allowed to ask them any question about the program except admissions related things. They were very knowledgeable about things and were very candide about how things were for them."
"Very relaxed!"
"Positive experience and very well organized and interview somewhat relaxed."
"I had an outstanding experience at UNC. Faculty, staff and students were very welcoming, and I felt as if they were truly interested in each and every prospective student. I felt my trip was worthwhile."
"I enjoyed my stay there, but being that I believe this was the last interview, we were not given a tour and we were kind of rushed. Otherwise, I simply loved my interviewers and I hoped they loved me too:)"
"The interview is actually two interviews, one with a faculty member and one with a current student. "
"Orientation with the entire group. Then grouped with your student guide, who you can talk to for a while. Then you get dropped off at the student interviewer's location. My student was great, very nice and a wealth of information. After that I went to the faculty interview. My faculty member was an admissions director. She was great. The whole thing was very conversational and relaxed. It felt more like a good conversation than an interview."
"We mingled with other students then were given a student guide. We talked in groups with our guide and asked questions then went to the interview with a professor. Next, we were escorted to our student interview and given a closing speech at the end by the chairman of admissions."
"When you arrive they have refreshments available and you have about 15-30 minutes to mingle with other candidates. Next there is a short info session, followed by interview with a student and a faculty member. A PY1 student escorts you to interviews."
"Great! No need to stress at all."
"It was a good experience."
"It was a wonderful experience, definitely stress-free. We had one interview with a faculty member, and one with a current student. No need to worry!"
"Great except the faculty interviewer did not teach and had only been at UNC one year so she could not answer some of my more specific questions. Students and faculty were nice and all seemed very involved in the school of Pharmacy."
"The overall experience was great!! Walked into the lobby to check in, went upstairs to mingle with the other interviewees, had a short informational session, had my first interview with a faculty member (30 minutes) and my second with a third year student (a little over 30 minutes), and then we were free to leave."
"The intervews were very laid-back. One interview was with a faculty member, and one was with a student. Each interview was about 25 mins long."
"Great experience. Everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming, and the process was painless. Two short interviews (half hour each) with a faculty member and 3rd-4th year student, short tour and some food after! Beautiful campus, be sure to check it out."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 26 |
| Faculty member | 1 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 22 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.72 | 25 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 14 |
| Out of state | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 12 |
| 2-3 hours | 4 |
| 4-6 hours | 3 |
| 7+ hours | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 7 |
| Automobile | 18 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 4 |
| $101-$200 | 2 |
| $201-$300 | 1 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 3 |
| $501+ | 2 |
RDU
RDI
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 1 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 1 |
| Hotel | 10 |
| Home | 1 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.89 | 28 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.48 | 29 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.11 | 28 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.43 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.08 | 13 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.17 | 12 |
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