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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
  • Year founded: 1898
  • ENROLLED TOTAL: 140
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School
Richmond, VA
  • SDN RANKING 4
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 3 46 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses

Overview

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School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $25,080
  • Non - Resident Tuition $36,146
  • Application Fee $30
  • AVG PCAT 70.0
  • AVG GPA 3.6

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Admissions Information

  • Admissions and Student Services
  • P.O. Box 980581
  • 410 North 12th Street
  • Richmond, VA 23298-0581
  • United States

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Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 43
Negatively 0
No change 3

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.59 46

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.89 37

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Keep up whatever you guys are doing because you guys are doing it right." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the good work! The woman I spoke with to set up my interview was very friendly and cheerful." More from this Member | Report Response

"I think their staff did a wonderful job. I was provided all of the information that I needed and more." More from this Member | Report Response

"Please by more prompt in responses. Other universities replied very quickly to questions. VCU was the slowest and required multiple calls and emails to get any sort of response." More from this Member | Report Response

"None -- keep up the good work!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the great work!" More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Who knows you best and what three things would they say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest decision you have had to make?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why VCU? What influenced you to pursue pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Define critical thinking and give an example." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest thing you have ever done in your life and how did it affect you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All the same stuff on here already, pretty much." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a difficult situation that you've had to handle and how did you go about it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is something you have recently done that has made you proud?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the hardest class you have taken and how did you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? Why VCU? What is a typical day in your life like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If someone came into the pharmacy crying and informed you they had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Tell us about an ethical dilemma you've faced and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Define success." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MY ESSAY QUESION: If you had heard that an employee had told your supervisor that they couldn't work with you, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you choose pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we called your old professors, what would they say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All interview questions are on this website. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"All of the questions that I was asked are already on this site. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. What are your strengths and weakness." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What got you interested in pharmacy as a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your typical day. How will being from Baltimore help you from being a pharmacist? What do you expect to get out of pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your volunteer work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle this situation? You are working in a pharmacy and a women comes up to you crying hysterically and won't calm down." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose MCV?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some challenges that a pharmacist may face?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a leader in a group, how would you handle a confrontation between other members of the group?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What was the most difficult subject in college for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a class everyone should take?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not most interesting but this was my Essay Question: If you were being interviewed for your dream job at a pharmacy and the interviewer started asking inappropriate/irrelevant questions (about your race, what religion you practice, boyfriend/girlfriend), how would you handle this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some current problems facing healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one that you would change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think pharmacy will be changing with healthcare reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a summer experience and what you took away from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some issues in the pharmaceutical world?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you resolve a conflict?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have an elderly neighbor who you notice is declining in health. You help them with shopping, doctor appointments, etc. They have told you many times not to tell their family. What do you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most creative thing you've ever done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions were all pretty basic -- none of them jumped out at me as being particularly interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whats the hardest class you've had to take and how did you deal w/ it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a co-worker came to you crying, how would you handle the situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you receive a test with an answer marked wrong, and you are absolutely positive that the answer is correct, yet the teacher refuses to change the grade (even after meeting with you), what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your reasons for going into pharmacy will impact you throughout your career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What fears do you have about going into pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn from being a teacher's assistant and how will it benefit you in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Define success." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What accomplishment are you most proud of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we called your former employer, what whould they say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had to make unpopular decidsions in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a creative thing you have done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a pharmacist, what would be something you didnt like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of pharmacy do you see yourself in? If we could contact one of your teachers, what would they say about you? What characteristics would you classify a leader as having?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time in which you were under extremem pressure to meet a deadline. How did you handle the situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the leader of a group, and two members of the group had a conflict, how would you resolve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you knew as a freshman in college that you wanted to be a pharmacist would you have changed your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you define a leader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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