How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.14 | 28 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 26 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 4.00 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.57 | 23 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.74 | 23 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 3 |
| 30 minutes | 15 |
| 35 minutes | 2 |
| 40 minutes | 6 |
| 45 minutes | 1 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 25 |
| At a regional location | 2 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 28 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 18 |
| Closed file | 8 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.14 | 28 |
"What characteristics make you a good pharmacist?"
"You are a pharmacy technician and your supervisor has just given you a bad evaluation. You don't believe the evaluation was completely fair. How do you approach your supervisor regarding the evaluation? (about 4 follow up questions after)"
"How would you handle a patient who refused to follow guidelines for religious regions. Example given was a diabetic patient who didn't want to follow a diet because they were fasting for religious reasons."
"All were long situational questions with 4-5 follow up questions personal-related . What would you do if a patient refused to follow the pharmacist's instructions due to religious beliefs?"
"Suppose you were a pharmacist and you knew that a specific doctor had a habit of overprescribing antibiotics, even to treat things like a sore throat. What would this cause?"
"What is one of the biggest problems in health care today?"
"Why did you choose pharmacy?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why did you choose Oregon?( I am out of state)"
"How have you dealt with difficult customers in your pharmacy?"
"Explain your route to pharmacy."
"What classes are you enrolled in this term?"
"Why OSU COP?"
"My interviewer had access to my PharmCAS personal statement so she asked me a question about that."
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Tell us a little about yourself."
"Tell us about your pharmacy experience."
"Did you apply for schools in California? why do you want to come to OSU?"
"Tell me a little bit about yourself"
"Tell me about your research work?"
"Situational question about prescription mishap"
"Tell me about yourself. What steps have to taken toward choosing a career in Pharmacy? How will you make an impact as a pharmacist?"
"Whether or not a pharmacist should be obligated/expected to participate in local events held by other pharmacists in the community that provided free medical care/guidance, when they were already giving back to the community by volunteering elsewhere with an institution unrelated to their profession."
"Something about how you would do about solving dispute/disagreement among group members"
"As a pharmacist, one of your patients had recently been diagnosed with diabetes. They were unwilling to take your advice about diet and exercise. How would you get through to them?"
"When did you know that you felt passionate about pharmacy as a career?"
"What unique aspects can you bring to OSU?"
"How have you explored pharmacy?"
"Why Oregon State?"
"If you could pick any other profession, which would you pick? "
"If a Doc wrote a prescription that would most likely harm the patient, what would you do as a pharmacist???"
"What was your favorite class and what do you do in your free time?"
"What made you go into pharmacy?"
"Describe your leadership experience and summarize your leadership style."
"What was your favorite class?"
"Describe a moral conflict you had in job and how you handled it."
"If you had to pick a career other than pharmacy what would it be? If you could just pull talent off the shelf, what career would you choose?"
"Does your academic transcript accurately reflect your achievement?"
"The moral conflict question."
"Why OSU?"
"What kind of work would you like to do as a pharmacist? (ie. retail vs. hospital etc.)"
"Tell us about a situation where you had to deal with someone that was being difficult or irrational."
"How would you explain your research project to a person with little biological science background like me(the interviewer)?"
"Why Pharmacy"
"How do you resolve conflicts?"
"Situational question about veganism"
"What would you do if a diabetes patient doesn't want to follow a recommended diet due to fasting for religious reasons?"
"If you owned multiple pharmacies, one of which you needed to close down, how would you go about closing which to close? Gave situation in which managers of the pharmacies were fighting amongst themselves and asked how you would settle the dispute."
"What would you do if you unknowingly presented some info to people (in a presentation) and realized that info was incorrect? (something like that)"
"In 2012, Oregon State became a non smoking campus. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Tell me about your undergraduate years and the things you did."
"What do you do in your free time?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"How do you unwind?"
"What characteristics should a good pharmacist have, and do you thing that some of them are personal characteristics that cant be learned?"
"why did you choose pharmacy as a profession?"
"How do you manage stress?"
"What unique aspects will you bring to OSU?"
"What was your hardest class?"
"What was the hardest class you have taken at college and what do you do with your free time?"
"What area of pharmacy are you considering? (Followup?: What is acidosis? because I happened to mention acidosis in answer to primary ?)"
"Why pharmacy?"
"Why Oregon State/Pharmacy?"
"Why should they take me?"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Does your academic transcript accurately reflect your achievement? (i.e. do ya wanna explain your bad grades?)"
"how do you resolve conflicts in your workplace?"
"Talk about your retail expeirance"
"What type of activities do you do on your free time?"
"The veganism question"
"The second one - about the pharmacists duty/obligation to the community."
"What do you like to do for fun? (not an interesting question, but you can come up with an interesting ans)"
"Everything was conversational. Its´s like meeting an acquintance and telling him or her what your goal in life is and what led you through this pathway. how was your school etc."
"Surprisingly, I was only asked very generic questions about myself, my interest in pharmacy and my future plans. "
"What do you think about the United Healthcare system"
"If I (the interviewer) were God and could bestow upon you any talent on earth, what would you choose to do?"
"What's a hot topic in pharmacy right now?"
"Mostly general questions."
"none"
"Nothing that was out of the ordnary."
"If could pursue any career, other than pharmacy, what would it be?"
"None of the questions were interesting but they were open ended."
"What do you do for fun?"
"What is wrong with health care today?"
"What kind of reading do you like to do?"
"The writing sample question centered around an ethical dilemma. This required several minutes of contemplation before I was ready to answer the question. Come prepare understanding the ethics of the profession."
"standard Qs"
"What do you think about the law that was passed that allowed the pharmacists to fill or refuse to fill an anti-pregnancy pill? I think this law was called "freedom of consciousness" (sp?), don't even know if this correct or not. Can't remember. "
"What is your experience with Pharmacy?"
"Prescription mishap"
"The one about closing the business (question 3)"
"I felt that all the questions were pretty difficult to answer."
"Suppose you're a pharmacist and a drug was prescribed for a terminally ill patient. The drug is extremely expensive and has many negative side effects, but would extend their life by a few months. What are your opinions about end of life care in this situation?"
"What do you think would be a problem in the pharmacy profession 25 years from now?"
"Expresses your opinion: should smoking be prohibited in all restaurants and bars( no designated smoking areas either)?"
"What are some current problems in medicine today? "
"Since technology is advancing, how would you compensate for the pharmacist's consultation since they are basically getting paid to dispense medication?"
"What accomplishment are you most proud of in your life?"
"What was your hardest class? I had practiced for really hard questions and this one was so easy. I had never really thought about it before."
"What are some of hot issues in pharmacy currently that you are following and what is your take on them?"
"Why Oregon State COP? (Since I really have no "convincing" reasons.)"
"None of the questions were difficult they were very general and could be directed any way that I wanted it to go."
"Explain a time you had a moral conflict with a supervisor and how you handled it."
"none"
"What is one major issue in pharmacy that you have been following and what do you think about it?"
"The staff had a set of standard questions from which they select the most relevant for a particular candidate. There were several standard academic interview questions (why pharmacy, tell us about you, etc). I was asked several job interview style questions, probably because I have been a professional in another industry for 10 years."
"everything is expected beforehand."
"Are you aware of the workload as a Pharmacist and how do you plan on handling that?"
"SDN"
"Reading the SDN interview feedback for OSU. Reviewing my own application/ experiences and thinking about what I have learned from them and how I can apply them in different situations. (most interview questions happened to be situational questions)"
"SDN, talking to current/former students and my pre-pharm advisor. Also googled a bunch of current healthcare/pharmacy issues (which ended up being unnecessary)."
"SDN, google"
"SDN. Talked to interns about their interview."
"day off work before hand. read website: curriculum, student life, etc"
"Student Doctor Network Interview Feedback as well as sudying about the school online"
"Read SDN and other web sites."
"SDN, researched pharmacy issues, did a mock interview, asked pharmacists for their input "
"studentdoctor.net, talked to few pharmacists"
"Studentdoctor.net and i talked to some pharmacists about what i should expect and what current issues i should know about"
"SDN, friends, and relax."
"Two previous interviews and SDN. Relaxed the night before."
"SDN, Interview books, article from Pharmacy Times.com "The top 10..(what every student should know)"
"SDN.net! Went over questions with friends and family."
"SD.net feedback for ideas. Other than that, nothing really."
"I thought about why pharmacy would be a good fit for me. That is the most important question for me to be able to answer well. I also read the student doctor interview feedback."
"SDN, mock interview, read info about the school"
"SDN.net, practiced answering questions, read articles, and asked pharmacists opinions. "
"Practiced with family and friends. Completed a mock interview at the campus career center. "
"Role playing with friends & pharmacists. Studentdoctor.net. I also read a study regarding the pharmacy candidate selection process published by the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. The staff follows these guidelines. http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj680121&pdf=yes"
"SDN, school website, pharmacytimes.com"
"website, sdn"
"School web, and SDN. "
"Read over website. "
"The warming environment and the faculty"
"Everyone from the staff, students, and other applicants were extremely nice and welcoming. The entire experience was low stress and they even made a point in saying that they are only trying to get to know each applicant as a person and they are not intending to make you nervous or feel stressed."
"The overall program and their focus on taking care of their students. Also, many volunteer opportunities are offered through the school - major focus on societal health."
"Nice campus, friendly faculty"
"Everything. Admissions staff was incredibly friendly, the entire thing was very low stress. The talk that Angela gave at the start of the interviews made me want to go there even more so."
"The staff and students were all extremely friendly and worked hard to put you at ease!"
"The size of the campus and all the stuff available to the students, like libraries, study areas, on campus food, athletics"
"Everyone was really nice and they work as a close family. They made you feel welcomed and the school has a great program."
"Everyone were friendly and sincere. They implement a family environment between the students and the faculty. Great place to study, the library looks great it´s right beside the pharmacy building. Pharmacy school history is since 1920´s. Their NAPLEX pass rate is 100% for 2007. The emphasis in pharmaceutical experience (experiential program). They have electives as well. Housing is cheap."
"How friendly everyone was."
"Everyone was friendly and there was a real sense of family among the students we talked to"
"OHSU campus is beautifull"
"very small group of students being interviewed. Everyone was friendly, i didn't feel like we were competing against each other, but that we were all in it together."
"How enthusiastic our group was. Everyone seemed so nice. That's probably why we didn't do the group activity."
"The attitude of the dean, faculty, and current students. OSU knows that they face new competition from Pacific, and is committed to maintaining its reputation as the best school in the state."
"How laid back the interview was. In fact I wouldn't even call it an interview, we just had a conversation."
"The whole experience was very relaxed and they did their very best to relax you and make you comfortable. OHSU has new building for Pharmacy students for 3rd year."
"The interview was so informal. Out of a sheet of ?'s only 3 were asked. Most was just interpersonal conversation about unrelated stuff."
"How nice the safe was."
"The Portland campus is gorgeous and they are building a new pharmacy building."
"The faculty, staff, and their attitudes. They were all very friendly and made the process as painless as possible."
"The interview was held on the first sunny and rain free day in January!"
"The interview was MUCH more relaxed that I anticipated. I was expecting to be asked probing questions about my academic record. The interview was so casual that I didn't feel like I had the opportunity to distinguish myself from the other candidates."
"The campus is very nice! "
"The faculty were extremely nice and showed a genuine interest in their students. All the interviewers came and introduced themselves to us which put me at ease."
"How the campus is really big and nice. The faculty and student that interviwed me were also nice. "
"The school, the third year spent @ OHSU. "
"Nothing really... the buildings are a bit old. Campus is beautiful though."
"The interview (MMI format) felt a bit rushed and the followup questions were somehow repetitive."
"Nothing."
"Nothing really"
"The facilities on the OSU main campus were obviously older, but the ones in Portland are amazing. "
"The pharmacy building is not all that new..."
"parking sucks!!"
"Nothing. Well maybe tuition for out-of-state, haha."
"Nothing major. I couldn't find a parking spot for about 20 minutes (the visitor lot was full)."
"nothing"
"Nothing really. The staff, faculty, students and facilities were all great. I live in the area so I expect the weather that is here. If you don't like wet and cold then OSU COP may not be the place for you."
"Nothing really."
"Nothing negatively impressed me."
"Parking sucks!"
"parking was very hard BUT that isn't their fault."
"The intermediate time between the writing sample and the interview was a little bit awkward because everyone was too nervous to socialize. "
"Nothing. The experience was wholly positive."
"Corvallis is a small school town, so there is no much going on. Portland downtown is nice though. But Corvallis is far from Portland airport and it is very scary to drive at night because it gets very foggy."
"The building and the classrooms were smaller than I expected"
"How it is ALWAYS cloudy in Oregon. I think if I go to this school I might get seasonal mood disorders. No joke man. "
"How quickly 7 minutes can go by"
"The interview is MMI format (which I prefer), so knowing that would've calmed my nerves ahead of time."
"Nothing."
"The interview took longer than expected"
"That you are only allotted 15 minutes to write the essay."
"Places to eat."
"The entire process only lasted about 2 hours. "
"everything was pretty straight forward. parking was a challenge, the written part was ridiculously hard."
"How few people they interview at each session. There were only 11 of us!"
"The writing sample question was tough, whish I had known more about Pharmacy ethics."
"How nice the staff and faculty are, educating you is their mission!"
"Maybe I missed it, but my interview request didnt mention who I should check in with. Everyone showed up with nametags and I'm sticking out like a sore thumb. Probably missed a tour as well as I never took one and one wasn't offered."
"They are not there to grill you but to get to know you. They made the interview process not stressful at all. "
"I wish I had studied my directions a little better - I got lost in downtown Portland!"
"Nothing"
"Everyone in my interview group was wearing a black suite- this is good to know if you are striving to either fit in or stand out."
"The very causal nature of the interview. When you are asked a broad or vague question, take the opportunity to drop hints about any experience that is relevant to the question."
"parking is free on weekends!"
"That I had no reason to be nervous!"
"When I drove from Portland to Corvallis, there's is this 8 mile stretch of road that is about 25 miles from Corvallis that has terrential (sp?) down pour. Ohh, about 10 feet of visibility and you're car hydroplanning. "
"Great school. They get back to you very, very quickly on whether or not you got in. I found out ~3 hours afterwards. That might have had something to do with being part of the early decision group though."
"The pharmacy staff will give you a [optional] tour of just the pharmacy bldg, which isnt too big. Lasts maybe 20 min. Then you can go to the admin bldg across the street and sign up for a campus tour, which are every hour. I recommend doing the tours. The campus is great."
"Before your interview just relax they are really nice and the interview is not bad at all. They will split the group up in half. The first half will work on the writting and the other half will go to the interview. They give 30min. for the writting which is a opinion question related to pharmacy. "
"Interview @ Corvallis. They suggested to come 30 mins before 8:30. They don´t offer free breakfast since the whole interview day is really quick. But you will get so much information. Around 9:30 you will get to interview the pharmacy students. Then you will meet the faculty who will most likely interview you. By 10-11 am You will be then divided in half. 1st half will have interview while other half will write an essay. Then you´re done. I suggest that if you are out-of-state to come the day before the interview and explore the campus. There´s 2 airport one in Portland and in Eugene. Portland is 90 mins away from Corvallis while Eugene is only 40 mins away. I took Eugene Airport where you can either rent a car or take a shuttle (www.omnishuttle.com). "
"My interview took place at the Corvallis campus. There were a few minutes to chat with other perspective students and when everyone was present, the group was divided in two. Half went to have their interviews, while the other half stayed in the room to write the essay. Overall it wasn't nearly as stressful as I thought it would be. The interview felt more like a conversation with a new acquaintance, rather than someone grilling me over my personal statement. "
"Very good. Only 6 other applicants were there. They do a good job of making you feel comfortable and relaxed."
"The interviewers introduced themselves, then we introduced ourselves. 1/2 the group was interviewed while the other 1/2 wrote essays. then to conclude they had a 1st year pharmacy student answer some of our questions. :)"
"It was great since I was already at the campus. I love the faculty."
"Brief intro and welcome from staff, faculty, and dean. Split into two groups, one did writing sample, the other went to interview. Switched. Q&A session with two P1s, and then a brief and optional tour."
"We talked a little bit about the OSU basketball team, but most of the time we talked about my previous pharmacy experinces. "
"Great experience overall. We arrived and were introduced to the dean, faculty and staff. Then we all introduced ourselves to eachother. We were then split up into an interview group and group that would take part in writing sample, ethical question. Both sections were 30 minutes then we switched. After everyone was done with the interview and writing sample we talked to 2 current pharmacy students as a group and asked them about the program. Then they informed us that we could hear if we got in or not as soon as a couple weeks or at latest April. "
"It was enjoyable. New feature this year was a group dynamics exercise where 3 groups of 4 were given a situation and 15 minutes to discuss the situation. Then we had to present our STAR analysis of the situation."
"I thought it was very laid back and friendly. I had 2 very nice interviewers who made my interview very comfortable and as stress free as they could make it."
"My interview was at the OHSU campus in Portland. There were 8 of us scheduled to be there but only 6 showed up (they said that at the Corvallis interviews there would be more people). We started at 1 with a little overview by a faculty member. Half of us then did our writing sample, while the other half did their interviews, then we switched. The writing sample asked a question about the future role of pharmacists. Then a faculty member took us on a short tour of campus. The entire thing took 2 1/2 hours."
"It was very straight forward. The interview wasn't too hard and the ethical question was excellent. The faculty/staff were GREAT!"
"The entire experience lasted less than 2 hours."
"The most difficult part of the process was the waiting. I applied using the "Early Decision" process and rejected. I was then invited to an interview for "Normal" application process. I was interviewed in December, but didn't recieve my invitation until March, after Winter quarter. Those were the longest 3 months of my LIFE!"
"Overall,my interview experience was fun.There is no need to be nervous because all they want to know the applicants.I enjoyed talking about myself and presenting myself in a positive way. They didnt ask me any current issues. Almost all questions were about me. In the writing part, we were asked to write something that is related to job of a pharmacist though. I stayed in OSU about 2hr in total."
"The overall interview expeirance was not stressful. I really enjoyed being there and it made me realize that its still my top choice! "
"The school is really nice and so were the students as well as the faculty. If you like cloudy days and rain alot, then this place is for you. When they interview you, they only have your Pharmcas essay and that is it. They basically go off the essay and asks you questions about it. The interview was very laid back though. "
"OSU was a good school with a good and growing program. They are very friendly and receptive to their students. "
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 5 |
| Faculty member | 7 |
| Admissions staff | 13 |
| Other | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 16 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.78 | 23 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 12 |
| Out of state | 10 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 8 |
| 2-3 hours | 9 |
| 4-6 hours | 5 |
| 7+ hours | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 8 |
| Automobile | 13 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 1 |
portland
Portland International Aiport
EUG
Eugene
PDX
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 2 |
| Hotel | 6 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 4 |
| $101-$200 | 0 |
| $201-$300 | 3 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.09 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.26 | 23 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 22 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.64 | 11 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.64 | 11 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.64 | 11 |
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