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  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Pharmacy School
  • Worcester, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 out of 10

How you think you did?

1 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

3 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

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)?

"Why pharmacy" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Strengths, weaknesses" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was the difference between the pharmacist at the acute care setting as opposed to the retail setting" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What was the different traits must a good pharmacist have?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"sdn, wrote down answers, practiced answering the questions." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"They were high tech. There were many centers with computers for students to study at. THe school is new looking. THe administration office was very nice and the dean was very welcoming." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"No books in the library. There were no students to greet me, to answer any questions I may have. The school is ONE building and you live there, eat there, study in ONE building for 3 years. THe area was very depressing. The people in the town were unfriendly and did not even know where the school was. THe interviewer made it more stressful for me, I admit I was anxious, but she never even cracked one smile, plus she stared at me the whole time." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not to follow directions on GPS. Just look it up and allow ample time to travel. I left Boston with a friend at 11 and it took twice the time to travel to get there so make sure you leave in advance. The locals didn't even know where the school was, when it was 3 blocks away." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The setting of the school is very different. The school is situated in a very concentrated area of town, and then 3 blocks later, it seems like a setting in a horror movie, like a puritan town of some sort." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Faculty member

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

Boston

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/12/2008

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

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Very friendly office staff and very welcoming Dean" Report Response

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