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  • Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Winchester, VA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Tell me about yourself and how you became interested in pharmacy." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Shenandoah? Why pharmacy instead of another graduate/med program?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Loads of ethical/moral questions, some of which are listed above." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why would you ever want to leave the weather in Arizona?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What was the last moral situation that you were in where you did something for someone else and put their needs ahead of your own?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities were nice and the labs were up to date. Also, it's up the hill from one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Fourth year rotation MUST be done in Virginia and/or parts of West Virginia. No leeway on that one." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Be prepared for loads of ethical/moral questions. Try not to repeat yourself." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I arrived and checked in with the receptionist. Shortly after, a student came to take me down to one of the faculty member's office, where I was interviewed by the student and faculty member. They asked a lot of typical questions, "Why pharmacy?", "Why Shenandoah?" and then loads of ethical questions. (For example, "If a pharmacist comes into work with alcohol on his breath, what would you do?", If you caught a student cheating, what would you do?") I felt like I did ok, but it was somewhat awkward because the student and faculty member literally read every question off a paper and while I was answering, they stared at me- cold face, expressionless- and therefore I felt myself fumbling over my words and second guessing my answers. They seemed like nice people but definitely didn't make the interview very easy! Next, the student took me around a tour of the school, library, main lecture hall and labs. Facilities were nice, clean and up-to-date and the student seemed enthusiastic and proud of Shenandoah. Next I went for my writing exam where I got to choose one of two questions "Do you feel that smokers should pay a higher premium on health insurance?" and "What does HIPAA stand for and what does it mean to you?" Once I was done with my essay, I turned it in to one of the receptionists and was done for the day! Overall, it was a good experience." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

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?

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

IAD

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Fairfield

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/29/2007

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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