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  • University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Science
  • Pharmacy School
  • Stockton, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

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)?

"What have you done to get to where you are now? (question was geared what have you done to prepare for application and career in pharmacy)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why pharmacy? Why UOP? Why not Medical school" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your leadership experience (they picked one off of my resume)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about a time when you felt like your career was off track and what did you do about it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How did you manage to balance all of your activities, you spent a lot of time in research? How do you feel about that?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, talking to the students there" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"everyone is very nice and helpful. The school is very intimate" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There doesn't seem to be that much in the surrounding area. Also, I am not much of a fraternity/sorority joining person. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They divide you into 3 groups, so you rotate between tour, writing sample, and interview. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"They try to make you as relaxed as possible, I didn't really believe it in the beginning, but people are very nice and approachable. They vary the "interesting" question and the writing sample question with each interview week. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/21/2008

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

5 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 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?

6 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"more things could be done electronically, such as sending me the what pre-requisites I still need to" Report Response

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