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Pacific University Oregon - School of Pharmacy

Hillsboro, OR

Pharmacy Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

The day went pretty well, the wait was a little long, but there's nothing really to be done about it. I received my acceptance letter about 10 days after the interview, which was nice.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why pharmacy? Why Pacific?

What was the most interesting question?

What was the last non-science book you read? Also, they asked me some specifics about volunteer work I mentioned earlier in the interview.

How did you prepare for the interview?

I practiced answering previous interview questions posted on SDN, and wrote some short essays to prepare for the writing sample.

What was the most difficult question?

What did you think about the dynamics of your group during the team building exercise?

What impressed you positively?

I liked that my three interviewers had different roles with the school. One was a professor, another a board member, and the last was a student.

What impressed you negatively?

I thought the team building exercise was a little awkward.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had known how long my wait after lunch and before the interview was.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

It would be nice to have a schedule of the next academic year available for candidates.
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100