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Temple University School of Pharmacy
Temple University School of Pharmacy
  • Year founded: 1901
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Temple University School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School
Philadelphia, PA
  • SDN RANKING 2
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 2 56 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $30,880
  • Non - Resident Tuition $35,134
  • Application Fee $50
  • AVG PCAT N/A
  • AVG GPA 3.4

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Admissions Information

  • Office of Professional Admissions
  • Suite 141
  • 3307 North Broad Street
  • Philadelphia, PA 19140
  • United States

School Overview

Temple University School of Pharmacy Fast Facts

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School Info

Founded in 1901, Temple University School of Pharmacy (TUSP) is one of the oldest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Located in North Philadelphia, our School is in the hub of the Delaware Valley`s extensive pharmaceutical industry.

Curriculum

Temple`s Pharm.D. program requires six years of study divided into two components. The first requires the completion of two years of pre-professional education at Temple University or at an accredited institution of higher learning. The professional education component requires four years of study at the School of Pharmacy.

Facilities

Temple is the only pharmacy school in Philadelphia that is part of a health sciences center. Our students can draw upon the extensive resources, staff, and facilities of Temple University Hospital, the Medical and Dental Schools, the College of Allied Health Professions, and the new Temple University Children`s Medical Center.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 38
Negatively 7
No change 8

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.73 55

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.76 46

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Actually put some effort into selling the school to the applicants. We spent a lot of money to apply and interview, but we have other options that actually show us they care." More from this Member | Report Response

"How about making a Temple student feel welcome. There was very little effort put forth into "selling" the school to me. I'm a senior Temple student and I was NOT IMPRESSED. Choose the faculty who interviews more wisely. She was incredibly unprofessional. (Phone went off during interviews, cut off student's reply to speak with someone else. Rude.) I will be going elsewhere. And it's too bad, because Temple was my 1st choice before this experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Properly communicate the time for the tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"I would suggest making a formal tour be a part of every interviewee's interview day. It is definitely of interest to us to see the facilities (including the library) as well as talk to current students if possible, through a Q&A session. Also, info about financial aid, scholarships and housing should be made more available on the interview day, ie. in an info packet." More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"what year in pharmacy school is the hardest." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite non-science course?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself (your name, major, degree, school attended,...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"introduce yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself. any pharmacy experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? Why Temple?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? Why Temple University?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"introduction " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Temple? Why Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Introduce yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Temple?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself. Why Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a Pharmacist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Pharmacy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Temple" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is the difference between pharm D and phD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where did you do your prerequisite coursework?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and what made you to choose Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. (Got interrupted when I commented that I was a non-traditional student returning to school after 5+ years in IT, and then got to continue by interjecting several comments about what I do when I'm not working or attending class)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What novels have you read recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between a Pharm D degree and a PhD degree? (Pharm D degree is more clinical while PhD is phiosophical)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where do you want to work as a phamacist." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Typical questions like why pharmacy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Honestly the group interview was not the typical question and answer session. Dr Paul asked us if we would explain how we arrived at this point, which led to all 5 basically re-wording their personal statements. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy and not medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What's your favorite organelle of the cell?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The one I asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were on an airplane and there was a medical emergency would you step up and say you were a pharmacist and help?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If pharmacists only made $35,000/year would you still do pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what stood out the most on the tour of the campus" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite non-science course?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan to study to succeed in pharmavy school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should pharmacies carry all the products (cookies, socks, greeting cards, etc) as they do now, or should they look like doctor's office where patients are there specifically for the pharmacist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are many different career paths you can choose with a PharmD. If you get your PharmD but can't work your first choice what other areas of work would you choose? ex: education, clinical, retail, hospital, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All 3 above were interesting in their own ways" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the ethical question " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which year do you think is the toughest year in pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"it's been about 4 months since my interview date, so i can't remember all of the questions. but the professor did a lot of talking herself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What current event in pharmacy do you know about and what are your opinions on it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of the situation question , '' In this case, if you were a pharmacist, what would you do? and if you 're a clerk, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite drug?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the increasing role and responsibility of a pharmacist and what we think of this responsibility. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the responsibility placed on Pharmacists when dealing with patients' health?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some current pharmacy issues that are in the news that interest you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the difference between a PhD and a PharmD? What about an RPh?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a time when you had to make an ethical decision." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most difficult class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most important thing you learned?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is my fsvorite functional group and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 1 thing a pharmacist does." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What happpened recently and led to an increase to many drugs in the market?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you heard anything about a drug in the news lately? (Everyone had to answer this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What current event (not pharmacy-related) interests you and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing interesting asked" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What happened in the year 2000 that caused a 200 fold increase from 500 to about 10,000 in the number of drug classes?(Answer involved completion of the Human Genome Project.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"he asked us if there was anything he hadn't asked that we were prepared for. and then we had to answer our own questions, then i was like - NO! i was glad you didn't ask, that's why i noticed! haha, but it went well!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Introduce yourself (our answers were interesting)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We were asked a lot of political questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many registered drugs are currently in the marker?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which subject(s) do I think would be the most difficult in Pharmacy school. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name an area (pharmacy, medicine) that interests you the most. For example: geriatrics, genomics" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Considering that you are opposed to it, what would you do if a person came in with a Rx for the morning after pill?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many different kinds of drugs are out in the U.S. market?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How much do Pharmacists make annually?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My daughter is just entering 7th grade. what if my daughter ask you about pH? how could you explain to her?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If someone was unaware of the controversies surrounding the movie the passion of christ, do you think that after watching it they would feel that it was controversial or not? ( we discussed the movie when someone brought it up)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many prescriptions do you think are taken in the US every day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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