How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 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)?

"Where are you from?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"How does your spouse feel about moving to LA?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"So...you decided to pursue pharmacy based on conversations with one person??" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None really. All were the usual." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Didn't really. Decided not to stress, so just came prepared to be myself." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The weather. I forgot how much I miss sunny days in November." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The other applicants. So many stereotypical A-type overstressed "pre-meds" (even though it was for pharmacy). It made me not want to go to USC if these would be my future classmates. Where are the "well-rounded" applicants that actually have people skills?" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I didn't know there was going to be a writing sample...so that was a surprise. It was pretty easy however, so no big deal." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"About 2 hours total. Brief welcome/intro from an extremely un-PC (can you say sexual harrassment?) man named Jim. 20 minute 2-on-1 interview, 20 minutes writing sample, 20 minutes Q&A with students. I was disappointed there was no tour." Report Response

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

LAX

On what date did the interview take place?

11/18/2006

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

10 out of 10