How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.56 | 39 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 28 |
| Negatively | 8 |
| No change | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.40 | 40 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.35 | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.12 | 34 |
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| Response | # Responders |
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| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 3 |
| 20 minutes | 6 |
| 25 minutes | 5 |
| 30 minutes | 9 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 3 |
| 45 minutes | 5 |
| 50 minutes | 2 |
| 55 minutes | 1 |
| 60+ minutes | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 29 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 26 |
| In a group | 12 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 17 |
| Closed file | 16 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.56 | 39 |
"Problem in pharmacy?"
"Tell us about yourself."
"Why do you want to earn a PharmD?"
"How do you deal with conflict?"
"What is one of the biggest problems in pharmacy today and how would you propose to fix it?"
"Tell me about yourself..."
"What is the absolute biggest problem with pharmacy/ in the pharmacy industry? and solve the problem"
"Have you ever had a professor that you couldn't learn from, how did you handle it?"
"What is a major problem in the field of pharmacy and what would you do as a pharmacist to change it?"
"Why Pharmacy"
"Tell me about yourself that we can not find in your application? And they tried to ask some question from what I said to inclde the why pharmacy one. "
"Why pharmacy?"
"How did you resolve a conflict at work?"
"Why LECOM?"
"Tell us about yourself using your achievements and hobbies."
"Tell me about yourself "
"Tell us about yourself"
"Who influenced you to pharmacy? I didnt know this one. There really wasnt anyone so thats the response I gave. I wish I had said the pharmacist that I was working with."
"Tell me something about yourself that is not noted in your personal file. "
"Tell me about yourself"
"Why do u wanna be a pharmacist?"
"Where in pharmacy do you want to work and why"
"Tell me about yourself."
"This is an accelerated program. How do you know you will succeed?"
"Tell us about a time when something needed to be done and you stepped up."
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Tell about a conflict you had with a co-worker or classmate."
"Tell me about a conflict you had with a coworker or classmate (not a personal conflict but professional) and how you handled it?"
"Have you ever had a professor that you couldn't learn from? What did you do?"
"How do you deal with conflict? Give specific examples"
"Tell us about a time you worked in a group."
"Tell me when you had to work in a group to accomplish a specific goal and how you resolved it?"
"How do you deal with conflict?"
"Why Pharmacy"
"Why LECOM Bradenton?"
"any leadership/volunteer"
"Talk about a conflict with a coworker or student"
"Problem with pharmacy?"
"What role did you play in a group?"
"Describe a situation in which you were part of a group and held a leadership role."
"Why pharmacy?"
"What else do you want us to know about your that can't be found in your file?"
"Who influenced you to pursue pharmacy? "
"What does make you decide to become a pharmacist? "
"Why LECOM? "
"Do you have any questions for me? Always atleast ask something in return. I should have done so but was negligent in this regard."
"the usual - why do you want to be a pharmacist? why would you be good at it? characteristics that will help you, etc."
"Strengths and weaknesses"
"Describe a time someone was displeased with you and what did you do?"
"How do you know you can handle a 3 year accelerated pharmacy program?"
"What do you have to bring to our school that the other candidates do not?"
"Tell us about a conflict with a co-worker and how you resolved it."
"Why should we choose you?"
"Tell about a time you were a leader in a group, and how would those group members describe your leadership skills?"
"What is a current problem in healthcare/pharmacy?"
"Tell me about a time when you were in a group. What role did you play? Were you a leader - if so talk about your leadership qualities. How do you deal with problems with group members?"
"Tell us a time that you had to deal with conflict between you and someone else."
"What is a problem in pharmacy?"
"Have you ever been a leader in a group?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"academic challenges you encountered and how you resolve them."
"Talk about your leadership style"
"Leadership roles?"
"What current problem do you think of in pharmacy profession?"
"What do you perceive as a challenge/problem facing the pharmacy profession and how would you fix it?"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"What will you bring to LECOM that another canidate won't?"
"Talk about a weakness you have academically and what you action you took to overcome this deficiency. "
"Any conflic with coworker or classmate? "
"Tell me about your volunteer experience. "
"Why LECOM?"
"pharmacy is filled with many stressful situations - how do you deal with stressful situations?"
"Why LECOM Bradenton?"
"What is something weird about yourself"
"What is the role of a pharmacist?"
"A doctor prescribes a medication at a toxic dose. What do you do?"
"Where do you see yourself after graduation?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What is a major problem in pharmacy and what would you do to fix it?"
"How would others describe your leadership abilities?"
"Did you ever have a professor that you couldn't learn from and if so what did you do?"
"Problem in pharmacy"
"What was the most difficult situation (academically, work related, or personally) that you had to undergo and how did you deal with it? "
"Do you see room for improvement at the pharmacy you work at?"
"usually generic questions like tell me about yourself, group work"
"None. All questions were pretty much exactly what SDN interview feedback mentioned"
"If you had to pick something that needs to be changed in the pharmacy today, what would it be?"
"What was your favorite subject and tell me about yourself that is not on the application. This gave me an opprtunity to tell them all positive things I wanted to tell. "
"Just got all the basics (i.e. why pharm? give examples of leadership roles, ect...)"
"Have you been to a pharmacy lately? Did you see room for improvement?"
"What role do you play in group settings?"
"How would you improve the quality of service for your patients as a pharmacist?"
"What does make you decide to become a pharmacist? "
"Nothing out of oridnary- the usuals "
"Tell me about yourself and your hobbies."
"Describe your study habits and how you make sure that all of your work is accomplished."
"what's your most proud accomplishment?"
"Have you achieved any awards?"
"interview was all good...but this school is very unreliable...they e-mailed me telling me i needed classes, when i really didn't...they called me up 3 mths after my interview, only to tell me that I needed another interview..."we must of lost ur app or sumpin""
"Describe a time someone was displeased with you and what did you do?"
"If a doctor prescribes a medication to a patient and the patient brings the prescription in for you to fill and you noticed that the RX is a toxic dose, what would you do?"
"What are some current issues in healthcare and given that answer how can we resolve that issue?"
"A doctor prescribes a medication toxic to a patient, what do you do?"
"What's the biggest problem in pharmacy & how would you fix it?"
"What do you think all the day-to-day activities of a pharmacist are?"
"Tell us about a time when you had to work out a conflict between you and someone else?"
"Biggest Problem in Pharmacy?"
"Did you ever have a professor that you couldn't learn from"
"What is a major problem in the field of pharmacy and what would you do as a pharmacist to change it?"
"Problem in Pharmacy"
"Everyone that interview will say they are leader. How would other people describe your leadership abilities?"
"What would you do if a group member wasn't participating?"
"none. The faculties are very nice and wanted you to feel comfortable."
"None"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What do you think of the current problem in pharmacy to be?"
"They were all equally difficult, but none were asked that caused me to pause for any unwanted awkward moments."
"Describe a disagreement with a professor."
"Have you ever had a conflict and how did you solve it?"
"Tell me about a specific group setting at work or school, the role you played in the group, and how you overcame some problem or conflict."
"no difficult question. Maybe...Why LECOM Bradenton campus?"
"How do you improve yourself? "
"How do you think you can contribute toward patient care as a pharmacist? What qualities do you think you possess to be a pharmacist?"
"what are your personal strengths and weaknesses?"
"have u had a conflict w/ a coworker or a classmate? how did u handle that? "
"have u had a conflict w/ a conflict w/ a coworker or a classmate? how did u handle that? "
"What would you do if a group member wasn't participating enough?"
"Tell me something about yourself not in your personal file"
"Reccommend u not to apply to this school...not impressed what so ever...very unprofessional"
"SDN, top 100 interview questions, and mock interviews."
"student doctor network"
"SDN and family"
"SDN, mock interviews with family"
"SDN interview reviews, mock interviews"
"Practiced with friends/ relatives, practiced questions on SDN"
"SDN, interview streamline"
"SDN, schools website, practice"
"SDN, mock interviews, and talk to alot of pharmDs and ple who went thru the interview process"
"SDN helped a lot"
"SDN Interview Feedback"
"read SDN interview feedback and pick out the questions often asked on the interviewed"
"student doctor and school website. It helps to read as much as you can about the school on their website to find questions to ask them. "
"SDN only. I do suggest this for everyone."
"Just winged it...best way to do it if you ask me."
"SDN, mock interview"
"SDN "
"Right here with SDN School Interview Feedback and talked to other students who received their interview before I did."
"SDN Interview feedback only"
"SDL, mock interviews, review personal essays"
"SDN, it was an impromptu interview, i got a phone call about an hour before i interviewed over the phone"
"SDN mock interview. They asked me 7 questions but some of them 70% are tough. So you need to be prepared. The bad part for me is I have a tendency to stumble if I dont have a good enough answer to give."
"Talked extensively with pharmacists and practiced sample interview questions."
"read their info on their school website. there's not much info, btw. it didn't help much."
"SDN, looked over personal statement and application"
"Read website and anticipate questions they would ask"
"The staff was incredibly kind and relaxed"
"Tuition cost"
"The friendliness of the students and admissions coordinator."
"The organization of the interview day was well planned. Everything was conducted according to schedule."
"It was a group interview but we did not have to answer every question."
"Everyone was very nice and friendly. The students and staff were very helpful. The presentation of their program and financial aid was informative and answered some questions I had."
"how nice the school is, how friendly everyone was, how professional it was"
"Everyone was very friendly and very honest & clear about what the program there was like."
"Straight forward information about the school that was not biased. The level of professionalism throughout the school."
"Close to home, 3 year program, low cost of living"
"Quick program, 2 years 10 months. They get you in and out."
"that you are done in 3 years and the location"
"nice, clean, new school, good neighborhood"
"great school and friendly staff"
"The facility was very nice and diversity"
"Everything is brand new."
"The school environment. Everyone there are very nice. PharmD students were there to chat and answered questions"
"3 year program. Staff was really professional and made you feel at ease."
"The faculty was very welcoming and enthusiastic. I liked the interview because it wasn't too long. I had some flight problems due to the snow and had no problem coming into the interview late."
"The tour and the orientation were great and all of them had excellent knowledge of what they were talking. That was great."
"The facilities looked very new and well maintained. The faculty was extremely nice and made the whole process very comfortable. Also, you can choose where you do your rotations (can go out of state if you like)."
"Bradenton is a beautiful area. Information given was helpful, ie financial aid, description of program."
"Location of LECOM Erie is fantastic for me. Interview was conducted by phone for LECOM Erie. She called right on time and asked if it was a good time for the interview. Then got right down to the business at hand. She did repeated questions if you requested her to. "
"N/A"
"interviewer sounds friendly on the phone. "
"Phone interview and Prof. was very easy to talk to."
"Admission staff and Airport-like security!!"
"The fact that LECOM's buildings are scattered all over Erie, so when you pull up to the front of the pharmacy one, you find yourself wondering if you're really at the correct place because all you see is one decrepit looking building. Upon entrance, you have to walk through a metal detector...which makes me wonder if that's really necessary (is the city not safe?) Everything you'll need is in the building (library, food, classes etc.), which is a plus to stay away from the snow, but there's also not a lot of natural lighting coming in. (made me feel claustrophobic). Electronic textbooks are provided with your tuition BUT apparently, you won't be able to keep them forever. It's also true that they have a strict business casual uniform policy and no food and water in the classroom policy. The majority of the exams are online too so if your laptop randomly malfunctions on test day, you're screwed."
"Perhaps, b/c the interview occurred near the end of the application cycle, the interviewers I had seemed like they were bored. One was yawning in the middle of the interview. The students didn't seem very euthusiastic about the school when they were doing the tour."
"One of the two people interviewing us acted very bored the entire time and did not seem to think any of our answers were good enough, even had a somewhat heated debate with one of the others being interviewed"
"The whole building seemed very...sterile."
"the weather"
"The location was kinda lame. It was snowing really badly and there didn't seem like there was much to do."
"No lunch provided ;)"
"A lot. They only give you 750 hours of experience, you need to find the rest totally on your own. Cannot really fulfill the 750 hours during the semesters because the workload is so intense. The Interview itself was very intense - many many questions. Cannot take drinks, even water, basically anywhere except the cafeteria. Mandatory attendence...I realize it's pharmacy school, and it's expected you go to class everyday - but what if you are sick? They still require you to go - even if you are contageous. "
"A lot. When you graduate you only have 750 hrs of experientials, you need 1500 to sit for the boards in PA, so you would have to get another 750 hrs on your own after you graduate(or work through the school year). You have to set up your own experientals. They do not do any of it for you. Professors do not have an open door policy. If they are not on campus teaching a class, they are usually not on campus. Attendance is mandatory. Talking with the student ambassador, got the feeling that the pharmacy program was an after thought as LECOM started as a DO school and all the top people at the school are DOs. Student ambassador confirmed that the pharmacy program is treated like a red-headed step child."
"that you cannot bring in drinks into lecture halls."
"the whole school is one building!"
"middle of nowhere but had a home feeling"
"None"
"nothing"
"The area is isolated, my whole drive there I didn't see anything stores or pharmacies. "
"At first, because Erie is such a small town I thought it wouldn't be very fun there. But thanks to it being so small, the cost of living is cheap! "
"Nothing."
"The city of Erie seemed very poor and run down. Though I did not explore the whole city so my poor perception of the area may be due to the location of my hotel."
"The program is so new that it is hard to tell how well it is doing and how well it will do in the future."
"The interview for me was very non-interactive. She asked the questions and I simply filled in the silence with an answer. It was simply not possible to gauge my performance during/after the interview. Some answers were cut short and she did race through the standard school policy information at the end of the interview. "
"no negative impression during interview"
"N/A"
"it was a phone interview. i was scheduled to have an interview not w/ a faculty, but w/ a admin staff. i waited by the phone for 3 hours & no show. i had to call several times b/f i finally got the hold of him to remind him that i had an interview w/ him on that day & at that time. he apologized profusely for forgetting it. anyway, 1 month later,i received the rejection letter from this school. nice, eh?"
"Seems like there's nothing to do in erie but study. The weather is freezing."
"The essay questions"
"You DON'T need to wear snowshoes or a snow jacket, even if there was a just a snowstorm a few days ago because they clear up the snow really fast from the school's walkway."
"Nothing. The agenda was sent to me ahead of the interview so i know what to expect for the day. I like knowing what is ahead so this is perfect."
"Nothing, I felt prepared."
"that it was a group interview"
"How easy it is to get around in Erie; I would have relaxed more."
"if i got accepted...lol"
"Everything was pretty much what was expected."
"none."
"Whether I got in."
"The Erie INTL airport is smmmallll. There is one baggage claim. It makes things alot simpler. I wouldn't have stressed out so much!"
"Nothing."
"Nothing"
"There are alligators in the pond out back."
"I felt fairly prepared for the interview, though you can always be more prepared if you have a good idea of what questions might be asked. There were 2 or 3 situational type questions. I was somewhat prepared for 1, though the other 1 was pretty similar."
"Don't be nervous. The faculty is very nice and friendly. Just be yourself. "
"That they would ask tougher questions than institutions that ask you to come down for a visit and get interviewed."
"N/A"
"this school has a reputation of being disorganized. after the interview, it was confirmed."
"All in all this was a great experience. To be stressed is normal, but the questions are typical."
"The admission staff act like they're in high school! If you have been there, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Also, the security upfront when you enter is ridiculous; it's a school not an airport. Tuition is affordable, that's the good part."
"One of the reasons students may want to attend this school is because of the opportunity to do rotations anywhere but that is NO longer true. In an effort to better monitor the quality of the rotations, the school will only allow rotations within a ~ 200-mile radius of the campus. Also, I asked a couple students why they chose this school. Many said it was either location, a fast way to get a PharmD, or the cheap price. That's pretty much it. Also, there's literally not much to do around here."
"I feel like one-on-one interviews are more intimate and allows an applicant to fully express themself better than a group interview. The applicant who is last to answer the question may get overshadow by the applicant who gets to answer the question first. For certain questions, there is only that much you can say to impress. Also, during one-on-one interviews, the applicant can bring more personal points and aspects of their background to the interviewer without other interviewees hearing about it as well."
"I think it was rude for one of the people who interviewed our group to act like that."
"The school has some pretty odd rules for college (attendance is taken, no water bottles, students can't go into their main entrance), but overall I was impressed after actually visiting the school. The group interview wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Prepping the most commonly asked questions I found on SDN really helped me relax."
"relax, it's not as scary as it feels!"
"It's a closed file interview but when they make the decision they will take everything into consideration so if you have anything to explain then you should bring it up because the interviewers don't know about any possible low gpa's, pcat scores, etc."
"I got accepted, but was so unimpressed that there is no way I would go there. Not only that, I would recommend to stay away from this school if you get in *anywhere* else."
"It was a good school. They made you feel less nervous. "
"be knowledgeable of pharmacy they want someone who knows what they are getting in to"
"I thought it went very well. Everyone was very friendly"
"There was a one hour orientation with the dean followed by the interview. After the interview, we took a tour of the campus and then did the group activity. When both groups were finished discussing the article they made us read, we ate lunch and then the dean dismissed us. Overall it was a good interview experience."
"Very enjoyable, however if you travel from another state, be sure to get some rest, I had a major headache (not used sitting on the airplane for so many hours)"
"The school has great facilities and friendly staff."
"I live in TX. All the TX schools have later deadlines, later interviews..but bc LECOM gave me my interview and acceptance letter so fast, I didn't have to worry so much! "
"The interview was great and the two faculity members tried to help us stay away from the interview mood and they were easy on candidates. We were only 8 applicants on that day and they do it this way twice a week. Everything was on time and very well organized. I want to thank the admission counselor Camille for her great job to help us not to be stressed the whole time. The only time she was not with us was on the 25 minute interview. I heard there was another interviewer who was weird on that day. Other than that Every one of us was happy when we left the school. "
"All of the faculty and students that I met were extremely nice. The day started with a brief tour of the school, then we were given a good rundown of the curriculum and cost of attendance/financial aid. Afterwards, we were interviewed individually and those who were waiting had a chance to talk with current students who were nice and helpful. Finally, we all ate lunch with a couple of students and then were on our way. I am glad I attended this interview...although I was not too impressed with the city, I feel that I could tough it out for 3 years."
"The one on one interview was great. My interviewer was a professor. Very comfortable, conversational interview with Q&A from both sides. The group activity was difficult. We read an article and then discussed it while an admissions staff member observed. I think we all felt like we had to say something and it was a fairly unnatural discussion."
"I felt fairly prepared for the phone interview and even calm before the call. Though when the questions started and I started to feel that the interview was going to be a very non-interactive interview I started to feel anxiety, which I normally never feel. Normally, I am fairly well spoken, though I felt this interview was certainly not a shining moment. I personally thought my performance was mediocre overall with some redeeming quality answers throughout the interview and towards the end. In the end, it all worked out. "
"It was a phone interview and the interviewer tried to make me less nervous. All questions were drawn from introduction so be prepared for that introduction. "
"I had a great experience. The interviewer was awsome. The interview seemed like a conversation. "
"I was very laid back going in because I didnt expect the interview to be so strict and to the point. Be prepared to take your time on the tough questions and dont rush through it. That could have been my mistake."
"The interesting aspect to my LECOM interview was that it was a phone interview. They have offered me multiple days to come and visit the campus, but since I live across the country I won't travel until I decide whether or not I want to go there. So, it was convenient for me to have a phone interview - and was much less stressful. However, the one downfall to the phone interview format was that it was uncomfortable because you don't know how the interviewer is reacting because you don't see his/her body language. Therefore, it was hard for me to gauge how I was doing - I wish I could have at least looked into someone's eyes. Another good aspect to the interview was that the doctor from LECOM was extremely friendly and easy to talk to - his character made it easy to talk to a stranger you couldn't even see."
"it should be a stress-free interview since it's phone interview. However, i'm not so good on the phone, so it's a draw back for me. "
"it was okey. personally, i think i'll do better if it was not a phone interview. it's easier to make a positive impression if it was a tete-a-tete interview for me. "
"I wasn't so sure of how the interview went because the interviewer (Dr. Weimar) did most of the talking but I got my acceptance call 4 days later! :)"
"Pretty laid back."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 19 |
| Faculty member | 8 |
| Admissions staff | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 20 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Discouraging | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.40 | 30 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 7 |
| Out of state | 26 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 2 |
| 2-3 hours | 7 |
| 4-6 hours | 8 |
| 7+ hours | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 11 |
| Automobile | 14 |
| Train or subway | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
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Delta
Erie, PA
SRQ
ERI
TPA
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 2 |
| Hotel | 14 |
| Home | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 7 |
| $101-$200 | 3 |
| $201-$300 | 1 |
| $301-$400 | 5 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 5 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.32 | 34 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.03 | 33 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.73 | 33 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.29 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.81 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.89 | 19 |
"Act professional!"
"Get rid of the security and the metal detector. If not, give a good reason as to why it's in place. It doesn't give a good first impression."
"I would suggest changing the interview format back to one-on-one instead of the group."
"Although there was a sign for temporary side entrance, it would have been nice to see a sign for "Pharmacy Interview""
"Admissions office was very friendly and quick to respond. About the only thing good about their pro"
"The group discussion activity could use a little more organization. "
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