How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.36 | 77 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 57 |
| Negatively | 12 |
| No change | 8 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.76 | 79 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.23 | 69 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.31 | 68 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 4 |
| 15 minutes | 18 |
| 20 minutes | 21 |
| 25 minutes | 11 |
| 30 minutes | 12 |
| 35 minutes | 3 |
| 40 minutes | 2 |
| 45 minutes | 4 |
| 50 minutes | 1 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 76 |
| At a regional location | 1 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 52 |
| In a group | 24 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 70 |
| Closed file | 5 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.36 | 77 |
"Why did I choose pharmacy"
"Why NSU"
"What in your experience indicates that you'd do well as a Pharmacist?"
"what do you like and dislike about pharmacy where you worked or volunteered before."
"Why NSU above other schools, why Pharmacy ect."
"What did i score so low in reading, why pharmacy, asked about my experience as a technician- what did i observe the pharmacist do as well, which did I like better- retail or hospital,"
"My composite was great, but why did I do so bad on reading section?"
"why should we accept you?"
"Tell us about yourself? Why do you want to go to NOVA? Where else did you apply?"
"Read SDN, its all on here."
"1) Why did you do so low in reading comp"
"What does a clinical pharmacist do?"
"Why did your PCAT score increase so much?"
"What roles of a pharmacist were most important for me?"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"why do you want to explore into pharmacy?"
"I see that you have no pharmacy experience. How did you select pharmacy as a career?"
"Everything is on this website"
"All the questions were specific to what I wrote on my applications."
"how did you study for the pcat"
"''I see you also applied to such and such schools. Why would you like to attend Nova?''"
"Why pharmacy? Why NOVA? Compare with the other schools you applied this year, what made NOVA stand out?"
"Why Nova?"
"Why do I want to be a pharmacist?"
"why do you want to do pharmacy"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Questions about my application;Why had I taken classes at a community college. (I had one dual enrollment and 2 transient). Why I had 2 ''C''s on my application."
"What do you see yourself in five years?"
"Why pharm?"
"why nova? (i was from california)"
"I was asked to "please define the individual roles/duties of a Retail, Clinical, and Research Pharmacist in medicine today.""
"Who is your role model and why."
"why pharm"
"why nova"
"How did you study for the PCAT?"
"Why study pharmacy?"
"If pharmacy didn't exist, what would you be going into? I said Med-School, and then they asked me why I wasn't doing that..."
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist?"
"Why pharmacy"
"why pharmacy and why NOVA?"
"Why are you switching to pharmacy? (I already practice in another health related field)"
"Why Nova? "
"What will you do if you don't get into Nova? (only school I applied to)"
"What is the difference between a manager and a leader?"
"How did you prepare for your PCAT?"
"They asked if I liked math and how I solved math problems. (weird right??) LOL..."
"What I know about NSU"
"Why exactly want to be a pharmacist?"
"What section of the pcat do you believe you could have done better?"
"tell me how you manage your time"
"How did you get your good grades."
"What is your greatest accomplishment up until now?"
"What are your career goals?"
"Name a time i experienced a difficult situation and how did i solve it"
"Do you think you can handle a 18 credit load?"
"what do you do in snpha? difference between pharm tech and dr in pharm? time management"
"How do you handle stress?"
"2) Why Pharm"
"What do you do at weekends?"
"What are your hobbies? extracurricular activities?"
"How do you study?"
"What are my hobbies?"
"Why did you apply to so and so school?"
"tell me about your pharmacy experience."
"why pharmacy"
"How would you handle a difficult patient? "
"How are you going to handle the tough work load of 18 credits of science classes?"
"What made you want to attend Nova? what are you study habits? How do you know that you would be able to handle the curriculum in pharmacy school? what was the most interesting class you took in your undergraduate class? what was your hardest? "
"I had questions about my extracurricular activity, work/pharmacy experience, and undergrad coursework."
"Why did you do so low on your reading comprehension?"
"what are you study skills/habits/etc how do you plan on studying"
"''What makes you think you can handle such a strenuous program?'' (Noting that I had been working full time and going to school part time.)"
"As you said NOVA is very good in the previous question, why should we pick you?"
"Which other schools you applied to?"
"Why Nova?"
"What are your strengths? Weaknesses?"
"Why do I want to go to NOVA?"
"advantages and disadvantages of pharmacy "
"Why NSU?"
"Who influenced me to pursue pharmacy and why."
"Why did you choose Pharmacy?"
"Criteria's for Nova"
"are you sure you want to go to nova for although we do have open door policy, we may not have the time or the attention that you want or need?"
"How i did so well on my PCAT while having a mediocre GPA. Then asked why i had a mediocre GPA."
"Why the interest in other schools? (UF, Maryland, UNC)"
"why mercer"
"why pharm"
"Why pharmacy?"
"What do you want to do with your PharmD?"
"Why study here?"
"Nova does alot of community service like tutoring, food drives, ect...why do you think we do this?"
"What does the PharmD mean to you?"
"explain some bad grades"
"how are you prepared for pharmD"
"Why/how are you prepared for the rigourus pharmD curriculum?"
"what a pharmacist do?"
"why Nova"
"How are your time management skills?"
"time management"
"Why Pharmacy? "
"What experience do you have dealing with the community?"
"How would you dealwith an aggressive customer?"
"What are some negative aspects of pharmacy?"
"Had to explain 1 bad grade in a Orgo class."
"Do I have any pharmacy expereince"
"Do you feel that you'd be able to handle the work load in Pharmacy school?"
"What are your career plans?"
"How will you handle the increased workload"
"What is toxicity? Is water toxic?"
"If a patient comes into a pharmacy with an upset stomach and a very low stomach acid pH, what do I give them to balance it out and relieve the upset stomach? Wanted specific base, specific med, and wanted me to explain how buffers work."
"Why do you have these bad grades?"
"Why did I have some Cs and Ws,"
"why so low on RC? study habits? how did you study for pcat? why NOVA? why pharm?"
"3) Why Nova 4) Why not Medicine?"
"Why do we pick you?"
"Why pharmacy? Why Nova?"
"Discuss how I handled a conflict situation."
"tell me about yourself."
"none"
"Mostly asked me about my file, my job as a tech, and my MPH program"
"What do you like about working in a Pharmacy?"
"If you could meet a person, dead or alive and non-religious, who would it be?"
"what led you to pharmacy"
"''Do you have any questions for us about the school?''"
"What is professionalism?"
"Are you prepared for out program/ how?"
"How are my time management skills?"
"I can't remember ... but nothing out of the ordinary"
"Personal strenghts and weakness that I percieve could influence my carrier as a pharmacist."
"What will you contribute to the medical field?"
"Why did I retake the PCAT? (I got 98 the 1st time, and 99 the second time)."
"What criteria(s) do you use when choosing a school?"
"Don't remember "
"explain your bad grades (if any) and what you learned from it"
"Why not Medical School over Pharmacy School?"
"Why pharmacy, why Nova?"
"Do you think it's a lot of works to move across the country (since i'm from CA)? I said, no, I'd love to... :)"
"About the school I came from"
"why pharmacy?"
"My hobbies."
"Why Nova"
"personal background"
"many specific questions about things you mentioned on applications, personal life, and goals for pharm work.. "
"Why Nova?"
"What direction do you think the career in pharmacy is heading into? "
"What qualities you have that makes you a good pharmacist?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses? What are you doing to improve on those weaknesses?"
"What has your experience been with distance eduation?"
"what criteria do i use to pick a pharmacy school? "
"some other basic stuff. Nothing to worry about. Just be yourself."
"Where do you see yourself in seven years? My reply was paying off student loans, just trying to break the ice, but I don't think one of the interviewers really liked my reply."
"how i see myself in the future?"
"how did i study for the pcat, and did i have any questions"
"What do you do for fun?"
"have i ever shadowed a pharmacist"
"What exactly do you want to do with a career in pharmacy."
"Why did you choose pharmacy?"
"personal questions about an essay I wrote"
"Who/what has motivated you in life?"
"None. Asked very typical question."
"I wrote about my hobbies in my personal statement and one of the interviewers liked what I wrote and asked about it."
"None"
"They asked me about my current job experience, since I'm changing careers, and how I like that."
"You have an exam in three weeks, when will you start studying?"
"What do you look for in a pharmacy school?"
"If you could make your own pharmacy school what three attributes would it have."
"Since you have got such a low score on RC, how do you think will you be able to handle the pharmacy curriculum?"
"You do realize that you will have to give up four years of your life 100% to pharmacy?"
"No question was "interesting""
"I'm sure you have had many proud moments, but what is your proudest moment up until now?"
"They didn't actually ask me too many questions"
"do doctors in pharmacy prescribe ?"
"What do you like about NOVA?"
"When you r a pharmacist, what will you do if a pharmacy tech is too lazy?"
"What was your favorite class?"
"Why did I score so low on the Reading Comprehension?"
"What field of pharmacy do you see ourself in in ten years?"
"na"
"Why do you think you've never been accepted before? "
"Most of the questions came from my personal file "
"What was the hardest part of living in Russia for 2 years?"
"All were interesting."
"what led you to pharmacy"
"How would you go about changing the face of healthcare today?"
"They all about the same."
"Nothing out of the ordinary"
"Everything was expected."
"How is your pharmacist and doctor relationship? (At the pharmacy I work for) What was the last book you read?"
"If i was a fan of the show "Happy Days"..I have know idea where that came from.."
"Nothing interesting, all expected questions."
"Nothing, it was very straightforward."
"Why did you apply to X school? ( I didn't know they have access to all the schools I applied to through PharmCAS )"
"Who are the Hmong?"
"nothing; all as expected"
"N/A. Interesting and NOVA interview cannot be two ideas that are presented in the same sentence."
"what obstacles do you forsee in pharmacy in the future"
"Why Pharmacy School over Medical School?"
"What other field of pharmacy have I work in? (Since I said that I worked in clinical and research) "
"If there is someone alive or dead, who would you want to meet and why?"
"There were not many for me, but I have heard otherwise from current students. Mine "was what was your criteria for choosing Nova"?"
"if you were to attend our school, do you plan to leave your parents behind? who would care for them if you left?"
"I was surprised when they asked, "why/how are you so awesome?". Actually they never asked me that"
"just the basics. why pharm, why mercer"
"to explain specific details from my personal statement."
"What do you do on the weekends for fun?"
"If you could meet and talk with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?"
"If your best friend had to describe you in three words, what would they be?"
"What person would you most like to meet, living or dead? (had to be nonreligious)"
"Well, I was not asked anything that outlandish, it was mostly general stuff."
"What was the last book that I read?"
"what I going to do, if the not accepted me in the pharmacy school?"
"how did i study for my pcat"
"How do you deal with an irate physcian (I already work in the health field)"
"none where really interesting."
"Why did you decide to do the pharmD program if your interested in research. why not go for the PhD?"
"What is a creative way you relayed a message to someone?"
"Why is your GPA low?"
"None! I got Dr. Kwon and Dr. Finkel. They are both great professors and interviewers!"
"Nothing really difficult except at the moment of truth I forgot everything I had prepared for and felt like I was winging it. I didn't prepare as much as I wanted in the days leading up to it because I had been under the weather. They make you feel at ease though and it was more of a friendly conversation almost like people that meet at a party and they're asking you about what you do and what you want to do."
"How do you manage your time?"
"No hard questions very basic"
"What would you do if you saw a student cheating."
"LD50 of water?"
"Why did you get a
"Why did it take you so long to realize you were doing bad in school?"
"Why do you have so many C's? They grilled me on that one in many ways."
"hahaha why should they accept me?"
"1) Why did you do so low in reading comp?"
"If you were accepted to all the schools you applied how would you choose which one to attend?"
"what I would use as a criteria if i got accepted into all the schools i applied to?"
"They asked me about why I had a C in something, it was hard for me to answer that."
"did you investigate other professions"
"Why do you think you've never been accepted before? "
"Why do you want to go to Nova?"
"study habits/skills?"
"If you could sum up what impact the pharmacy field has on society in one sentence, what would you say?"
"What is professionalism? "
"Nothing out of the ordinary"
"Again, as expected. Why pharmacy? Why Nova? How have you been prepared for our program?"
"All were pretty much standard..Nothing really caught me off guard, so therfore, nothing was really too difficult."
"Nothing, I expected the questions I was asked."
"Why I applied to the other schools listed on my application"
"Why Pharmacy? B/c it was the first question and I was nervous...the most important question should be last, to give time to relax."
"Why do you think you did poorly in some of your classes? "
"why Nova"
"Why do I want to go to NOVA"
"why did i fail a course"
"The last question... Is there anything else you would like us to consider about yourself during our evaluation of your file? (This threw me off a little because it was at the end and I thought I had spoken about everything I wanted to)"
"Name your favorite divalent cation. (Only because this was my first question and I was already really nervous)."
"Described an experience that I have to deal with a difficult customer"
"What was the lowest score on your PCAT?"
"None"
"what do you hope to get out of this school?"
"I was asked to "please define the individual roles/duties of a Retail, Clinical, and Research Pharmacist in medicine today.""
"difficult experience, how did u deal?"
"nothing to difficult, but i prepared for the questions using this site."
"What are your weaknesses?"
"If I got into all of the 4 schools that applied to, which one would I choose? "
"What do you regret the most in your life?"
"What exactly do you like about working at the pharmacy?"
"I didn't feel like any of the questions were really that difficult. I felt prepared."
"some questions caught me a little off guard because they were so cliche."
"Where do I see pharmacy going?"
"what exactly do you want in pharmacy? "
"why pharmacy"
"I did not feel any were difficult"
"Same as above"
"Studied possible questions and had answers ready."
"SDN."
"Reading the questions from here and also forcing my friends to interview me! :P"
"Looked through the website"
"Reviewed possible questions from SDN."
"SND feedback"
"read the SDN interview reviews and then typed out my answers to the questions and read over them."
"Previous interviews and SDN"
"ACT NORMAL"
"SDN and GOOGLE"
"SDN. Every question they asked was on SDN."
"SDN, read over pharmcas, read NOVA's website"
"SDN and reading over my application"
"SDN...didn't really prepare much"
"sdn.net and interview questions. looked at a nova brochure"
"SDN, I have had a few others prior"
"read sdn, interviewed for jobs, job interview websites, reviewed application and pcat scores"
"Google searched why pharmacy? Did my own research on interview questions on different websites"
"read up on the school, skimmed the interview feedbacks on this site. Do your own research and do not rely on the opinions posted on the threads. "
"Research the school and SDN."
"Mock Interviews"
"this website, talked to an adcom who did interviews"
"Read the interview feedback here, studied about the school and its associates from the webpage, did a mock interview with several friends."
"I downloaded all historic questions from SDN as study materials. Then, I had 2 mock interviews at the university career center. "
"It was my 6th interview..."
"Previous interviews, practice questions, etc."
"Read over school website. Had a few mock interviews. And basically used some questions the forum had provided."
"Read SDN, refamiliarized myself with my application, read up on the school, and read up on some pharm current events."
"Read throught some sample questions and read over the school information. "
"SDN..the students were constantly coming in while we were waiting and giving pointers."
"mock interview; SDN"
"None."
"did a practice interview with someone that has performed interviews before"
"SDN, mock interview with a relative, and asked myself questions in front of the mirror"
"SDN, mock interview, re-read over my personal statement and application information, researched the school."
"I went to FL 2 days early. I read the SDN feedback and tried to answer the questions. On the day before the interview, I got my hair, nails and feet done :) and tried to relax."
"This website and a counselor from my college"
"None. I had a couple friends who were current students, and prepped me pretty well the weeekend before."
"SDN, "
"1)SDN 2) Played Halo for 2 hours the night before 3) Re-read my essays,scores,degree audit 4) Ate ate burger king (big mistake, read on)"
"Didn't prepare much. I went over my application again."
"SDN"
"SDN, talking with friends"
"Corn Flakes and bananas"
"SDN, know why you want to study pharmacy and why at NOVA"
"looked at this website"
"I bought a book about job interview questions the day before my interview. It helped, but they didn't ask me anything ridiculous like I thought they would."
"Did not."
"read previous sdn feedback"
"Nothing other than reading interview feedback on SDN. I am confident and I knew that my personality would sell itself."
"SDN and a friend"
"read about pharmacy career and practice with friends?"
"all the usual ways, read interviewing info, practiced, read up on school information"
"Spoke with a friend in the pharmacy program at Nova and a co-worker who is a pharmacist who graduated from Nova pharmacy school."
"I really didn't prepare, I just made sure to relax and be myself"
"Read interviews on this site and practiced the basic questions always asked.`"
"Everyone was friendly and not competitive"
"None"
"Everything! I loved the campus, the students, the staff, the professors!"
"The tour student. She's a small girl but seriosuly she loves NSU so it clearly has to be great. She knew the answer to all our questions and we had a lot"
"The interviewers were super nice and put me at ease. Its more of a conversation."
"Nice facility"
"Very nice people"
"The P1 students were very helpful and friendly."
"Nice area, nice building. The student tour guides were very friendly."
"That they are a top notch school"
"They give you $8 for lunch :) the admissions staff were friendly"
"They try to make it relaxed. The students were very helpful. The professors who interviewed were nice and open to questions."
"Big campus, friendly."
"the school and its faculty, staff and students"
"Interviewers were so nice. The interview was very conversational. I love the facilities."
"their integration of dental, pharmacy, nursing, optometry in one building"
"No long waiting as many people said."
"the students at the school were very friendly and seemed to be very close"
"Everybody on the admissions staff and the students are so friendly"
"The interviewers were very friendly and the school is really nice."
"The telecast system impressed me very much! (I interviewed for the West Palm campus) The technology and resources were incredible. The P1 students seemed to really love it there and everyone is like a family. As I got out of my interview, random students stopped me in the hallway, asked me how I did, and wished me good luck."
"interviewers introduced themselves and provided detailed answers to my queries. students were enthusiastic and helpful"
"The facilities, faculty and students seemed very friendly and helpful"
"The campus is beautiful and the facilities are really nice"
"The faculty (interviewees) were very interesting to speak with and they were really there to get to know YOU, rather than make you nervous and grill you with questions. Ft. Lauderdale has beautiful weather and the location is nice."
"The location of Nova"
"campus life/student attitude"
"The professionalism the faculty had, the enthusiasm the students had about the program."
"Samll class size. All studnets know each others, like a family. "
"The campus, the students and the atmosphere."
"BEAUTIFUL & GORGEOUS SCHOOL."
"Beautiful school with a very friendly, personable staff and students."
"Everyone was so nice. The school was great.(West Palm Beach) The students loved it there and it was like a big family. Everyone knew everyone."
"Facilities are amazing. Location is amazing."
"Location, students."
"The facilities are great, and studying along several other health professions is a great experience."
"The people and staff were really personable. They really made it an enjoyable experience. School was beautiful. "
"Students and faculty were very welcoming."
"n/a"
"Ha. "
"people were nice. and it was much less intimidating than i thought it would be"
"The professional nature of the HPD students and how you share a building with other health disciplines"
"The facilities are really nice and I like how all of the health professions share the same building (medical, dental, etc..)"
"the students were very nice. They took me around and also give me some tips for the interview. They even told me to email them to let them know that if i got accepted which make me feel very welcomed. Btw, I went to the West Palm Beach campus."
"The interviewers were soo nice and they were smiling the whole time and really just wanted to know more about me:-)I was scared to death when I walked into the room but their smiling faces made me smile and and really realx."
"The staff/interviewers were extremely nice, competent, and very humanely. The students on campus were also very nice, medical students came and talk to me and all, and even wished me luck."
"the campus atmosphere was great and seeing the students intermingle"
"The facilities, staff, faculty, well-qualified applicants and the horde of beautiful women that attend NOVA."
"The students seemed happy..."
"southern hospitality"
"facilities can't be beat, interview not as scary as others described it to be, but i guess it also depends on which faculty members are interviewing."
"All the Health Science facilities are integrated, good technology."
"The campus seemed very new, well equipped, and was bustling with future doctors. The health campus is composed of OD, DO, Dental, Pharmacy.....and some others, lots of energy. "
"The school is very nice, weather is great!"
"Crystal was really nice and made the four of us feel really comfortable during the tour and before and after we had to be interviewed. The campus is really nice and the financial aid person said that most students only need 5 years to pay off their student loans. The Terry building is easy to find and parking is convenient."
"Everyone was so friendly. People that I didn't know in the halls would smile at me and say hi :)"
"NO ONE WAS UPTIGHT, unlike PBA"
"Great facilities and location. Freindly staff."
"Some seriously hot girls I saw in the cafeteria."
"The Campus "
"the people the work there,they were very nice"
"i was excited about the prospect of getting in to pharmacy school, but mostly it was the whole experience."
"The health professions building. Also they went over financial aid."
"Very nice school."
"the campus is beautiful and the staff were very friendly and really made me feel comfortable"
"The faculty was very nice"
"The school was very small, and interviewees were very arrogant."
"The food we ate.... it was not good (only thing I did not like in the whole interview) :("
"Nothing!"
"Waiting around for a long time with limited interaction with NSU staff. The building was also jam packed full of students while we were doing the tour."
"They didn't try to find about who I was and what I was doing, but rather were asking random questions."
"Instead of good cop vs. bad cop, it was more like bad cop and bad cop vs. me. I left feeling unsure if they liked me at all, and since my interview was so early in the app cycle for the year, I expected them to act a little bit like they would want me to have a good impression of them and the school."
"The wait"
"Tuition rate"
"First interview started an hour after the supposed time."
"Interview started probably an hour after it was supposed to."
"the amount of money we pay for tuition"
"Be prepared wait a century for your turn. They took forever and it was long and tiresome. Plan well. They gave you lunch tho."
"The tour was really short. Tuition. Long wait time."
"small"
"The long wait."
"interview committee member were not punctual. my interview time was 12:30pm. but they started interview session at 2:15pm"
"got lost on campus."
"cost$$$"
"Facilities are run down and Richmond area was really run down. Interviewers were not friendly at all, they jsut randomly chose questions of a list and did not respond to my questions well."
"The tour was very short. It takes about eight weeks just to find out whether you've been accepted or not!! Again, too much waiting!"
"The admissions staff seemed to question ever answer i gave and seemed to ripe apart my application. I felt like I was on trial. Also our student tour guide did not show up."
"3rd floor was a little bit lacking (pharmacy labs)"
"I was interviewed at the satellite campus in West Palm Beach. It's pretty much only one building with a few classrooms. I felt almost claustrophobic, coming from a large university and all."
"not much"
"Couldn't really see much during the tour..ie classrooms,labs.."
"Couldn't see into the lab rooms"
"Interviewers didnt seem to be super on top of things. Program didnt come across as being amazing."
"Nothing. "
"Unprofessionalism ( even in person ) of some of the staff, such as secretaries. I'm not saying they're all like that, just the 2 I had contact with."
"The school building is like a maze!"
"for a school so big on professionalism, staff was pretty unprofessionally (or very casually) dressed; dingy and old facilities; 2 of 3 interviewers didn't seem very friendly/welcoming at all; they gave me the impression that I/this was a waste of their time; they acted like every answer I gave them was untruthful"
"Two of the interviewers has the attitudes of hyenas. The facility was an ugly office building had a funny smell. NOVA seems to want to be a feeder for community pharmacists and need no other kinds of pharmacists."
"they didn't have a free gym on site"
"None."
"The interview itself was really discouraging. The interviewers spent the entire interview just pointing out all the negative things about my application. "
"the classrooms were so small, and it doesn't even look like a school."
"nothing really."
"None"
"nothing"
"N/A"
"Not many classrooms for pharmacy..."
"great program, campus small and not really up to date. but again the program is among the best."
"The city, Davie is kind of a "blah" town. Nothing but cookie cutter houses and starbucks, hows that for culture. Ft. Laud, and Miami are relativly close. "
"It's a bit small, but it's cozy (West Palm Beach campus). But I overall think the school is great. "
"tour sucked. Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Osteopathy all in one building"
"Nothing, everything was great."
"The attitude of one of the interviewers, he acted like he didn't want to be there."
"that the interview is the last thing and keeps you tense, so you don't really pay attention to anything else"
"not one thing"
"The distance learning site in West palm is very small"
"I was pretty prepared."
"I should have not applied to the school."
"Nothing. I researched a lot about NOVA! Know your stuff before you get there! will make things soooo much easier."
"construction"
"That first they give you a tour then they do the interview. So if your interview is scheduled for 1:00pm that is only check-in time. Your actual interview won't happen till about 2 or 3."
"that the sandwich I ordered for lunch before the interview would be packed full of garlic! whoops! Also, bring a campus map, the place is a maze."
"That I was going to be asked some pharmacy related questions."
"That I would be waiting for almost a total of 4 hours doing nothing."
"How to get from the garage to the main interview building... what a maze!"
"Everything was pretty predictable"
"i knew pretty much everything"
"open file"
"All inns and motels near the school were sold out on Feb 24."
"Only 5 people were interviewing so I was only there for 2 hours."
"Where to park?"
"I wish I had ate something, the wait was long."
"How little people were going to be there. There were only five of us, but one didn't show up. Also, I wish I had known they give you a padfoilo! I went out and spent a lot of money on one the week before. haha I also had no idea they were moving; they are beginning construction on the new buildings in February and it will be done in 12-18 months."
"that I needed to confirm my PCAT scores with them, I took them almost 3 yrs ago and lost the copy of my scores"
"A little more about the school. I didn't think their website was that great"
"the long wait time"
"The interview didn't last long at all. There is just alot of waiting, which is extremely nerve racking."
"that the questions were not a set list, they ask you your next question based on your response"
"I wish I had known that the interview was going to be almost an hour as I had prepared myself to answer short, to-the-point questions and this was not the case."
"I was well prepared. There was nothing really surprised me. "
"hmmm....nothing really pops up in my mind."
"I was well informed by previous interview feedback responses."
"MBA program"
"Nothing, everything was expected."
"Nothing."
"That they only accept 50 students per year at the West Palm Beach Program where I was interviewing."
"how unprofessional their staff was"
"NOVA isn't worth my time or my application fee."
"that i was going to be on the satellite (west palm beach) campus"
"They serve cookies and lemonade while you wait, which is good because there is a lot of waiting. "
"I wish I would have known to prepare to answer questions on why I wasn't a 4.0 student and why I didn't have a 99 composite on my PCAT."
"it's not that bad. They are all very nice."
"This schoool is in such a great location!!!!"
"none"
"I wish i knew beforehand that i was going to get rancid diarrhea 30 MINUTES before my actual interview. I would have prepared for god-sakes."
"nothing really."
"that i shouldn't have been as nervous as i was. it wasn't bad at all. be prepared to answer questions regarding low grades, low sections of pcat, dropped classes."
"Once again, bring a snack, they never feed you! "
"My flight back to NY was at 7pm, the interview was finished at 11am, if I had known earlier that the interview was only 15mins then I would have booked the 1pm flight. Yes I had to wait rougly 8 hours while sweating in my suit -.-"
"The people interviewing us were actual proffesors that teach the pharmacy classes. I thought the interviewers were going to be admissions staff."
"That the interview wasn't as stressful as I was anticipating."
"I wish I would have stayed with some family near the school the night before so I wouldn't have had to drive 5 hours."
"That the interview started two hours later than the time you are supposed to be there."
"that out of 227 seats there are only 65 filled."
"nothing"
"i was glad i had a very nice suit on and i was not underdressed. It was very formal."
"That the whole interview process and tour would last over 5 hours."
"Have examples ready for everything."
"Students at the school seemed proud of how they were part of doctor of pharmacy program. Interviewees were very solid in asking questions, not in understanding manner. only focused about GPA and PCAT scores. No extracurricular or pharmacy experience seemed important."
"My interviewers were awesome, show them you are enthusiastic and they will love you! You might get a good cop, bad cop interview, but don't worry, even the hard questions are just there to test you. Be yourself and answer to the best of your knowledge!"
"Love jimmy johns!"
"Good tour with student tour guides that allow you time to relax and ask questions. Interview was very relaxed."
"none"
"Interviewers make you feel comfortable make sure to ask questions they love that."
"They will pick apart your application and ask you any and every question about it. They will most likely come back at you with a challenge to your answers to their questions. Be very prepared."
"Put some signs up on interview day to direct students to the right place. Don't make us wait so long before the interviews. Other than that, great tour and free lunch!! :)"
"the interviewers question you on the weak aspects of your application. If you didn't volunteer in a pharmacy - they'll ask why you wanna be a pharm and not an MD. Or my composite was good on pcat, but my reading was bad. Be prepared to explain your weaknesses."
"I wish I could afford this school cuz I love it."
"The interviewers are very friendly and try to make the interview conversational. You go on a tour and then interviewed, you can leave after your done."
"I was very impressed by NSU West Palm. I really hope I get into this school because it is my first choice."
"Very friendly, laid back interview, just be yourself"
"I was very nervous but I had prepared well to expect any questions that may be thrown my way. The committee was very nice; they try to make you feel very comfortable. Just go in the interview with confidence and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Remember they want you there, else they would not have requested an interview with you."
"Waste of time and money."
"I had a great experience and it was such a pleasure to meet the Faculty (interviewees). As they get to know you better, you get to know them as well. There is alot of waiting. You wait to get called into the interview room one-by-one, until the person before you is done interviewing. "
"After the interview, I am not so impressed with Nova. "
"Very intimidating and stressful, but I've heard this is not the norm so don't get too worried! "
"The experience was very good. You just need to prepare ahead of time and tell the truth. If you are well prepared, you will simply perform better than the others. If you had a bad quarter/semester, explain it with confident! The fact is even they ask you this, they are not trying to attack your weak point. If your academic performance ever be a problem, they will not even ask you to come to an interview. They are simply looking for a good answer. They are not trying to throw your application away by that reason."
"It was pretty good. The faculty who interviewed me were pretty encouraging (they were smiling) so it was not that stressful. Remember they want to know about you and its not like they are trying to attack you or find flaws or something so always be positive. Also, the student tour guides were pretty friendly and gave a lot of support. "
"Already did. Bring a magazine, you have to wait on other ppl being interviewed"
"Amazing school, great location, had so much fun!"
"Crystal told me over the phone to come at 8:30am, but the interview process really started at 9:30am. I interviewed about an hour after the tour was done. No school presentation, no essay, there were only an interview and a financial aid presentation. We were supposed to have 3 interviewers, but one couldn't be there. Questions were very straightforward. They were impressed because I can speak 4 languages very fluently and the fact that I learned English in 2 years. I was asked only 3 questions while the other interviewees were asked about 6 questions (don't know really why they asked so few questions)."
"It was 3 applicants and we were taken on tour by 2 students for 45 mins. We were called 1 by 1 to be interviewed and we could leave when we were done. 2 of the 3 interviewers were professors. They had read all of my file and knew everything. They asked me a lot of questions...1 after another. Just mainly about me, things in my personal statement, PCAT, etc... Nothing was off the wall. "
"Overall a great experience. THe interviews were very polite and personable. The staff member giving the tour reall calmed us down. School was impressive."
"Overall bery positive, I loved the school and the program seems to be top notch. "
"There were only 3 of us, 2 interviewees didn't make it. We took a tour of about 25-30 min and then came back to the admissions office for the interviews. Then each of us patiently waited our turn since there's only one interview session at a time."
"I was the first to arrive so I would have been the first to be called in for the one-on-one interview. Three other applicants and I were taken on a tour of the school with P3 students- the building is like a maze! No joke, it's connected to other businesses and a gym. The tourguides were really helpful and laidback. After the tour, I was called in for the interview. It wasn't as bad as I thought but I did get stumped on some questions. However, the interviewers were nice and told me to relax. I think I did okay but who knows if my responses were what they were looking for. Guess we'll find out in the upcoming weeks!"
"Worst Interview I have ever had (whether for jobs or other pharmacy schools)"
"it was pretty good. however, there are different people interviewing now. Overall, they're really big on PROFESSIONALISM. grades aren't everything for them, but they are important. the interview is pretty important for this school."
"I arrived slightly before 8:30am and waited for the rest of the group of 5 interviewees and the 2 student tour guides to arrive. The tour lasted about 15 minutes. We then went back to the admissions office and they called us into our interview one at a time. Most of the others had 3 interviewers, I only had 2 because one left early. It was pretty standard, all of the questions were expected, nothing out there. Why Pharm? Why NSU? Why did you change careers? How did you study for the PCAT? What can you do for our school? Talking to the other interviewees really helps relieve the stress. I felt really good at the end, I believe I walked out with a smile."
"I enjoyed everything about the school itself. I really liked the facilities and seeing all the students dressed in scrubs. The actual interview, however, was really bad. I felt the interviewers were really rude and condescending. I was asked to explain everything on my application and no matter what answer I gave they never seemed satisfied. I was expecting the interview to be about getting to know ME better but it wasn't like that at all. They didn't care about who I was only why I wasn't the perfect applicant."
"I was nervous at first, but toward the middle, it was not that bad. They were just trying to get to know me."
"They asked a few questions, but basically wanted to know why I chose pharmacy, and why specifically nova. make sure you know why!! This website helped me do well on the interview and I hope I do the same for someone who is reading this. Make sure you look professional and there is really nothing to worry about- they are really sweet people. Do ur best and relax! Good luck to everyone!!"
"Very professional"
"came in the afternoon and met 3 other interviewees. had a tour with a student who answered all our questions. then the interview began where we go in one by one for about 20 or so minutes each. and thats it."
"As soon as i arrived i became nervous as hell. The tour was nice because it relieved alot of stress. Talking to fellow applicants also helped a bunch with nervousness. My 3 interviewers were all really nice. One of them kept smiling and then giving me the "crazy eye", so i don't know what that means. I was very well prepared and they could tell so they tried stumping me a few times. Didn't work, i'm a machine. One of the PharmD's actually liked me so much that he gave me his card so i could call him up to go rock climbing."
"I was interviewed by three professors all sitting in a round table looking at me... sort of stressful at first, but I guess, the more you talk, the less they ask... That was my strategy and it seemed to work 'cause I got in! =) Good luck to you all and just be yourself and TRY to relax."
"talk to many people casually while u wait for the real interview, but u are being evaluated from the beggining. "
"couldn't have been better, be prepared to wait though. but there are people just like you waiting also, so there is someone to talk to."
"Pretty good experience. Everyone there seemed really friendly. Tour for 30 minutes and then we waited until they called us in one by one."
"The interview process was pretty uneventful. After waiting for everyone to arrive in the reception area, they informally greeted us and sent us on a tour with a student. The tour was a weak 4 1/2 minute stroll through 2 hallways, nothing exciting. After the tour, one by one we got called in from the reception area to being the interview. I thought the actual interview was very straight forward. Their were three faculty members who took turns asking questions. They clearly just wanted to get to know me, my motives for pursing pharmacy, and to see where I want to go with the degree. We talked for over 30 minutes, just about everyone of my answers digressed into something that led them into another question. "
"It was very pleasant, the two interviewers are professors at the school and they were very friendly"
"The interview was not as stressfull as I thought it would be. I just had to talk to two nice ladies for about 15 minutes or so. Just be sure to really know why you want to be a pharmacist...and have very specific experiences to describe. They kept asking me "We're still not exactly sure why you chose this...""
"When I first got there, 2 students gave a group of us a tour. Then we went to financial aid & talked to the woman there. Then, three people interviewed me, they were very funny & great people. I was asked mostly general questions."
"quick tour by a student: kinda crappy information on financial aid: good interview: decent"
"Great experience, great people, great school."
"It was a good experience. Great location. The interviewers were very personable. "
"began around 12:30 with a student guided tour, followed by a meeting with financial aid office and then the interview. The whole time was around 3 hours."
"was good experience"
"the interview was very stressfull. They really put you on the spot. The school seemed nice though. Some of the faculty are really snotty and that goes for the secretaries too. Private school people are always much nastier than public school. "
"went very well- I was accepted!"
"It was a very good experience. I was really excited after going on a tour of the campus."
"Overall It went well. The interviewers were very friendly and wanted me to feel comfortable."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 55 |
| Faculty member | 3 |
| Admissions staff | 9 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 52 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.81 | 62 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 41 |
| Out of state | 20 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 26 |
| 2-3 hours | 7 |
| 4-6 hours | 9 |
| 7+ hours | 15 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 20 |
| Automobile | 38 |
| Train or subway | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Miami international airport.
Fort Myers
US Airways
FLL
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atl
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 14 |
| Hotel | 15 |
| Home | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 15 |
| $101-$200 | 6 |
| $201-$300 | 5 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 7 |
| $501+ | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.43 | 67 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.26 | 69 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.69 | 64 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.26 | 34 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.50 | 34 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.53 | 30 |
"If they provide better welcoming services like other schools do. Because it does not give out name tags or even portfolio files about school informations. Very insincere to the applicants."
"None! Jeffrey and Kori are both really nice and helpful!"
"Interview was great. School was nice, and we had a student give us a tour. She was final year and knew ALOT!! I loved that because she calemed everyone down and spoke alot about research and the strengths and that the college is open to student feedback."
"Provide more information about the curriculum and program details"
"Don't keep people waiting so long"
"Don't make us wait so long once interviews are set to start. This is when the nerves start to kick in!"
"directions on how to get to the main campus!"
"Better Organization!"
"Don't make students wait so long to go in the interview. And expand the campus tour to more areas such as going to campus housing sites and talk about the school more"
"an itinerary for interview. detailed directions to campus in addition to map"
"A better introduction into the School of Pharmacy would make the interview more interesting, perhaps"
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