How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.20 | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 4 |
| Negatively | 0 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.00 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.60 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.60 | 5 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 3 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 1 |
| 35 minutes | 0 |
| 40 minutes | 0 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 4 |
| At a regional location | 1 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 5 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 0 |
| Closed file | 4 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.20 | 5 |
"As a pharmacist, what are the different settings you could work in and what would you be doing?"
"Describe a time that someone criticized you and what you did to overcome it. (I couldn't think of a specific time right off the top of my head, so I talked about how on exams professors will sometimes right notes on your paper next to answers that you got wrong to try to help you along..and how that can be used to improve for next time)"
"Tell us about an experience when you had to help someone who didn't know how to speak English."
"Describe a time when you helped someone who was different than yourself (ie: different race, religion, ect)?"
"what do you do when you don't know how to do/solve something?"
"Why did you choose Ferris?"
"Describe a scenario where you helped someone in a medical setting (she said if you can't think of a medical setting in particular, what is another time that you helped someone that was different than you..ethnicity, race,etc.)"
"Name all the pharmacy fields you can and the role of the pharmacist in each field. Be specific as possible."
"Describe a time when you helped someone in a medical setting?"
"why ferris?"
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist?"
"What are some important qualities that a pharmacist should have that would help them in their field."
"What are your hobbies?"
"What are all the different areas of health care that you visualize a pharmacist in?"
"what do you think of when you hear the word "pharmacy"?"
"Teach me something."
"I mentioned that I like to do Zumba in my free time (another one of the questions were "what do you do for fun outside of school, and if so, do you take a leadership role in any of your activites?" ) So I think this question was a spin-off from me mentioning how I like Zumba... but she asked for me explain how I would talk someone through a specific dance move or a certain type of stretch that is doen in Zumba"
"They asked me what was one of my hobbies which I said playing soccer. They asked me if I could demonstrate how I would teach someone how to kick a ball since pharmacy is big on counseling the patients on how to take their meds."
"Describe how you brush your teeth."
"describe how you brush your teeth"
"None were difficult"
"What makes Ferris a school that you'd want to attend/why Ferris? either that or, describe a time where you had to work with people in a group project that were of different ethnicities and any challenges that you may have faced. It was just hard because I feel that I work with people of different ethnicities all the time but don't really realize that they are of different backgrounds..we're all just PEOPLE in general, we shouldn't be segregated in that way. So it was difficult to think of a specific scenario let alone challenges that we were faced with because of that."
"Same as above."
"The diversity one"
"same as the most interesting"
"Student Doctor Network questions"
"Looking up sites like these... This site is very helpful, especially with the search engine to search for any potential interview question. Also just typing in "pharmacy interview questions" on google to see other questiosn that popped up. and prepparing answers to questions in my head/writing down notes in a word document to look over every couple of days to generate more ideas."
"Mock interviews at home"
"I took part in a mock interview made available in the career center at my school (didn't help at all)"
"Staff and interviewers were very nice and made the interview relaxed and enjoyable"
"The two interviewers were VERY kind, one was a P4 student and one taught clinical rotations."
"The admissions staff was very friendly and so was the faculty member who interviewed me."
"The interviewers were very nice"
"the people were incredibly friendly and helpful, and the tour helped a lot."
"Facilities were very old compared to other schools"
"Kind of wished there was a tour of the school, or that they "showed off" the cool parts of the school..and why their pharmacy program is so great."
"The school's lack of diversity. No tour of the facilities."
"Long time to hear if I was admitted or not"
"not much.. maybe a lack of diversity? but it's hard to say that since the school was on spring break and no one was there."
"It's a closed file interview so I was a expecting a "So tell me about yourself" type of first question.... but they didn't do that. Since we did our essay immediately before the interview, the first question they asked related to my essay question, so it was a good lead in to start the interview and on a good note. Also they were very nonchalant about asking why I wanted to go into pharmacy. I was worried it was going to be very intimidating and I'd need to have all my reasons lined up. But it wasn't like that. They were taking notes on what I was saying which also made it more laid back and casual and not just staring at each other the whole time. It went by quickly, just answered questions as they would write notes about my answers."
"That I would be interviewing with one faculty member and two p4 students would be in the room taking notes. It was more nerve wracking to me with more people in the room. Also, you do your first two years at the big rapids campus. On your third year you can choose to go to the Kalamazoo or Big Rapids campus."
"Try to be ready for any question. Think of every single possible thing they can ask you and what your response will be."
"that I had to drive to the campus for the additional tour (I guess I assumed there was a shuttle or something - which is my fault), since the interview is held at a hotel nearby the campus. "
"I felt like my stomach was in knots and I was sooooooooo nervous about this interview but it definitely wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be at all. Once you get past the first interview question they kind of flow, and it's easier to just talk and explain your answers without feeling so tense."
"When you come in, you can pretty much start the process right away. You do a written essay for thirty minutes and then wait for your interview. After that, there is an optional presentation of the curriculum you can attend. That was it."
"Wear a suit, nothing else will suffice. Don't talk about partying while in the waiting area with the other people interviewing - people did this at my interview and it is beyond stupid, you never know who is listening to you. Find people who interviewed on a prior date and ask them the questions that the interviewers asked, I did this and knew 90% of what they were going to ask me."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 1 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 1 |
| Neutral | 0 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.50 | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 3 |
| Out of state | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 2 |
| 2-3 hours | 1 |
| 4-6 hours | 1 |
| 7+ hours | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 0 |
| Automobile | 4 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 0 |
| Hotel | 1 |
| Home | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 1 |
| $101-$200 | 0 |
| $201-$300 | 0 |
| $301-$400 | 0 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.75 | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.40 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.00 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.00 | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.20 | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.67 | 3 |
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