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  • University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Baltimore, MD
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"If you found out that your best friend is cheating, would you tell on her? What if she had a really bad week and promised that she'd only cheat once but then a week later she cheated on the exam again?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Maryland? Why not other schools on the east coast? Why east coast? (I'm from the west coast)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you do some pre-reqs at a community college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Does it rain a lot in Seattle?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"I don't remember the exact question, but it was something about insurance coverage-- "with the increasing cost of prescription, do you think seniors deserve special insurance coverage" type of question." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"School Website, SDN forums, talked with the pharmacists that I work with, etc etc" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The faculty & students seem really nice and excited about the program. Lots of resources around (Med center right across the street)." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Baltimore is one scary place. I didn't think it was THAT scary but oh it is. The student interviewer told me not to walk alone after 5pm... and I can totally see why." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There is absolutely nothing to do around campus (unless you have a car). I got there two hours early (I'm from out of state) and there was no starbucks or anything to just hang for an hour or two." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"There was a writing portion (30 minutes) -- my question was to write about a decision I made in the past year and if I were given the same situation would I make the same decision again and why. Then it was off to the group interview (1 faculty, 1 current student, and 4-5 other applicants) -- they asked really general questions and half the time the student talked about her experience. Next I had the faculty interview -- he didn't have a list of questions to ask me. He asked me random questions like, "so you're from Seattle... how's the weather?" But he did ask me why I wanted to go to UMB and why I wanted to be a pharmacist. Next I had the student interview. Overall it was VERY relaxing. :) Word of advice: eat before you go... the whole interview is like 4 hours long. I was SUPER hungry by the time it ended." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

04/17/2004

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