How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 25 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 18 |
| Negatively | 3 |
| No change | 4 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.36 | 25 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.07 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.29 | 14 |
No responses
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 1 |
| 20 minutes | 1 |
| 25 minutes | 2 |
| 30 minutes | 14 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 3 |
| 45 minutes | 3 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 25 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 21 |
| In a group | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 24 |
| Closed file | 1 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.00 | 25 |
"Why pharmacy and not any other health field?"
"Why pharmacy instead of another health care profession?"
"Tell us about one of your weaknesses."
"How did you over come a failure?"
"Introduce yourself/why pharmacy."
"What specific field of pharmacy do you think you're interested in?"
"Specific questions regarding grades and pcat scores. They took questions mostly from my file and past work experience. They also as direct questions from your personal statement."
"Why pharmacy?"
"Tell me about yourself, how did you get to where you are now?"
"what will you do if you are not accepted at this time?"
"why new mexico ?"
"WHY DO YOU HAVE C AND W IN ONE SEMESTER? THEY WERE NOT PREREQS."
"what do you think bout albuquerque? why did you have cs in organic chem? why did not you seek help? what do you kknow about pharmacy? any experience?"
"I forget the order, but it doesnt matter because all questions are different for everyone. The really nail you on your personal statement to see if your lieing. "
"Tell me about yourself! What is your favorite sport? What do you do in your free time? (I really don't have free time and they know this)"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Tell me about your family! How do you manage your time? What was your most difficult class?"
"tell me about your self.what are your strength and weeknesses, who influence you to pharmacy"
"Three things that you have done that you are proud of"
"How do you pay for your school? Why choose UNM? Why do you have too many audit? What is your hobby? "
"Tell me about yourself! Why do you have interest in Pharmacy? Who influence your choice? What do you know about Pharmacy?"
"Why should we choose you?"
"Do you plan on staying in New Mexico?"
"What's your favorite director? Favorite book you last read? Favorite album you last purchased?"
"Difference between a Gram(+) and Gram (-) stain."
"What are your three biggest regrets?"
"What was the most challenging class you've taken, and how did you deal with the challenge?"
"How do you handle stress?"
"What brought you to this point in your life?"
"What will you do if you're not accepted?"
"what positive/negative things have you noticed about pharmacy?"
"demonstrate to us how u r social ?"
"WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO PHARMACY? I HAD ONLY SHADOWED AT THIS POINT"
"what do you do in the next 10 years?"
"These are some typical questioned they asked me. Tell me about yourself, and family. Why so many W's and C's? How do you define sucess? Do you know how much a pharmacist makes? Strengths and weakness. How do you plan to pay for tuition? EX: "Its says on your P.S. that you did this here, tell me about it." They basically are trying two things, 1 to see if your lieing, and 2 what kind of studnet you are. At least thats the impression I got."
"Why do you want to study pharmacy? (they know that I'm a engineer)"
"How do u define success?"
"How can you get all As in your classes? What is your advantage/disadvantage? you always take 18 hours per semester and work 20 hours a week. Can you keep this up if you are in pharmacy school?"
"why did you come to NM"
"What do you see yourself doing about 10 years from now"
"Where do you want to work when you graduate? Tell me more about you? Who influence your choice? Why do you choose pharmacy?"
"How do you plan to pay for your education?"
"What do you expect from our program?"
"How do you manage to keep relationships with others while taking heavy course loads?"
"Describe a time when you worked in a group."
"What was your favorite class during undergraduate study?"
"What specific field of pharmacy do you want to go into?"
"Tell about a time you were in a leadership position and how you would describe your own leadership style."
"Do you have community service work?"
"Tell us about your work with pharmacy."
"How do you take constructive criticism?"
"tell me about your family? Are they supportive of your decision to pursue a pharmacy career."
"do u like cowboy movies ?"
"WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO STAY IN NEW MEXICO?"
"Where did I take the pcat? How many schools did you apply for? (I from NMSU). Do you know your way around albuquerque?"
"Another person was asked very similar questions but somewhere different. Like tell me the latest book you've read. Just do your homework and theyll be impressed. "
"repeat: what do you want to know about our school?"
"What if pharmacy school was not an option? What would you do?"
"What do you like about pharmacy? Why didn't you apply to medical school? Where do you plan to work when you graduate?"
"why do you have a W in your class"
"why geriatrics, this is the field that I would like to go"
"Who do you know @ UNM Pharmacy? When did my sister graduate? Where is she now? New Mexico is boring, why you want to stay here?"
"Why do you have too many WP,W? ... more questions similar to ones reported by others!"
"What do you do in your free time? (and the questions I stated in other parts. There are two(?) questions missing.)"
"Do you see yourself moving out here, or somewhere else?"
"What does pharmaceutical care entail?"
"There weren't really any. All of my questions came from here. Just be prepared to explain holes in your application."
"If you could be any drug, what would it be and why?"
"What was the last book you read? do in your free time?"
"Tell us about a difficult situation you have overcome. "
"Name three things in your life that you're proud of and three things you regret."
"How can you contribute to being a leader in the pharmacy field?"
"regular questions"
"Is money a motivator for you in this profession? Answered: compensation = ongoing responsibilities, continuiing ed, etc."
"NAME A CHALLENGE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME IN YOURE PERSONAL LIFE"
"Why do you choose pharmacy?"
"They really stress on the personal statement. So dont lie"
"What was the last book you read?"
"What do you want to ask us?"
"New Mexico is ugly!! Why study here?"
"How can you work 20 hours a week and take 18 hours per semester?"
"why did you choose to come to NM?"
"What is something negative about pharmacy school that you have noticed"
"New Mexico is boring, why you want to stay here?"
"None!"
"The ones about the book I read for my Enghlish class and about the scholarship program I participate in."
"Why pharmacy instead of any other healthcare field"
"Describe a moment that you showed leadership at your volunteer activities."
"Low GPA? How could I have changed that."
"They asked a few questions about some bad grades I got as a freshman"
"What do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of studying at this particular school?"
"What are your three failures in life? And how did you overcome them?"
"Why didn't you take Biochemistry 423? (This was recommended to me as part of the advisement from my first interview experience.)"
"Tell us what you think will be the most difficult thing about pharmacy school. "
"Nothing too difficult, mostly regular job interview questions and character questions."
"Name a situation where you had to achieve a goal by thinking outside the box."
"none"
"3 best/worst decisions you made, how did you overcome a tough class"
"SAME AS ABOVE"
"why do you have cs in chemistry?"
"None where difficult if you tell the truth"
"What is the hardest class you've taken so far?"
"What is your disadvantage?"
"I see you had a C- in Organic Chemistry.... Why should we accept you with that?"
"what are your strength and weeknees from voluntaring from hospital?"
"nothing difficult"
"What is your problem in organic chemistry? I got a W there!"
"What is your disadvantage and advantage?"
"There were about 15 questions (I count them!) and they were typical, such as tell about yourself, about your strength and limit, your favorite and difficult courses, your motivation, why PharmD but not M.D., how to pay the tuition, etc. I don't see any difficult question."
"Student Doctor network and mock interviews."
"I didn't. Looked at this page once, but forgot. Just expected normal interview."
"SDN, mock interviews"
"SDN forums and talking with a few people."
"SDN, mock interviews, interview seminar at a pre-pharmacy meeting"
"Read from SDN. Nothing else though"
"SDN Interview Feedback, local pre-pharmacy society, Internet, spoke with other pharmacists"
"SDN, admissions counselor, read about the school"
"Read through the student feedback on this website."
"mock interviews, reviewing interview questions from other schools, reviewing my application."
"student doctor web"
"lots of interview questions from current students, books, internet, reading up on industry, talking with pharmacist, etc.--at the end, was able to discuss current issues and trends in the industry and asked them their thoughts"
"STUDENT DOCTOR AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS MADE SURE I WAS PREPARED"
"this website."
"Mock interviews and videotaping yourself the night before"
"Stressed out a bunch and tried not to puke on anyone."
"Read this website and some interview books."
"Practice with friends"
"Read this studentdoctor website"
"The best way to prepare for it is to go to "Career Service Center" and Mr."Markus Fraund" helped me out big time. I am happy to get a mock interview from him."
"studentdoctor.net and my friends"
"Read this website and asked my friends who got into the school."
"www.studentdoctor.net + the Complete Idiot's Guide to!"
"SDN, mock interview, sample questions"
"I as the first group to interview so I was able to relax during the financial aid presentation and the campus tour."
"The school's facilities. Very high tech and nice. Really big campus."
"The entire interview process was extremely stress-free, friendly and filled with very supportive people."
"The program was wonderful, price for both in-state and out-of-state students. Out-of-state only has to pay out-of-state tuition the first year, then they are considered in-state students. Diversity of the program and areas to dive into. They also have international opportunities :) The faculty seem to be extremely friendly and really cared about our experience, they tried to make it very comfortable."
"The clinical pharmacist that interviewed me was amazing."
"The curriculum is amazing, and New Mexico has a lot of really unique opportunities for pharmacy students, like preparing for a Pharmacist Clinician license."
"The people at the school where incredibly welcoming. They did a great job making us feel special and recruited. I alos really LOVED their new facility they just built for health sciences. It has state-of-the-art compounding rooms as well as fully equipped mock pharmacies! Really nice set up. Also the staff and first year students we got to talk to were really down to earth. The school also offers you to get in-state tuition after your first year if you apply for residency! Great facilities at a incredible price!!!"
"well organized procession, pharmacy students and faculty were enthusiastic and professional"
"Everyone was very nice, the school offers some very innovative pharmacy programs"
"The school was recently renovated, everything was really new and they're in the process of building a gym right on the ground floor of one of the pharmacy buildings."
"The members of the staff and the current student body were extremely nice and helpful. They really tried to put you at ease."
"nuthingggggg!!!!!!!"
"Enthusiasm of the staff and students. They were all so helpful and on their toes."
"EVERYONE WAS VERY POSITIVE AND HELPFUL ANSWERED QUESTIONS I WAS ACCEPTED AS WELL SO THATS ALWAYS GOOD."
"saw my former instructor there! Heard that a lot students failed in their 1st and 2nd year and caused the department membership problem. (stated somewhere by previous interviewers)"
"The students really set the atmosphere of the school. All had positive attitudes about pharmacy. The city of Albuquerque is very beautiful. To the west its flat like an ocean and 20 minutes to the east are mountains with snow caps. Theres alot of night life, clubs, bars, gambeling, gentelmens clubs. "
"The openness of faculty - I chased down the head of the program I'm interested in and had a lovely discussion with him."
"The school is quit big and has a lot of parking space around it. I guess if I get in to program I don't have to wait for school bus any more."
"Everything... They went all out"
"I knew all students there."
"they were begin very nice with me "
"Most of their classes are on power point presentations instead of readding a huge book and try to figure out what is important. They still make you buy the book but is only as a reference."
"Many UNM pharmacy instructors whom I met seem to be very friendly."
"I met my former instructor there! Most students really did not talk to one another much!"
"The passion of the student there. They love the school and the career. They are serious in their studying. My interviewers picked details from my answers and asked more about them. That made me feel they were listening to me and treating me as ME, not as other interviewees. "
"The writing exercise was really easy, but I didn't like that we had to do that right before our interview."
"The directions to the place! I think the school is prestigious, but it aims toward pleasing their area. For example, they teach about native american remedies. I don't know how much use that would be for me. Also, most of the people that were interviewed came from UNM so they already know some of the staff and students. As an out of state, I felt left out already."
"Nothing. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process."
"Honestly nothing!"
"The student interviewer was not amazing. he was a bit grumpy and asked most of the questions"
"There was a long wait time between the presentations and my actual interview."
"It happened to be snowing on my interview day. The only day it decides to snow in Albuquerque. I really cant think of anything that didnt impress me"
"none"
"The first year students go five days a week from 8am to 12pm."
"The scenery. Not much to look at, some cacti, but in general, very brown."
"One of the buildings was closed during the tour so we didnt get to go in."
"the school's students and staff looked unhappy..."
"It's a very relaxed, friendly atmosphere, some of the out of state students, I think, were expecting more structure."
"NOTHING MUCH IT WAS PROFESSIONAL AND COVERED WHAT NEEDED TO BE COVERED"
"UNM pharmacy department contradicts itself: required and asked its students to work in New Mexico in order to get admission, but boasted about how many of its graduates are working in important positions in other states and organizations also in other states."
"Nothing"
""Light lunch" - that was more than i'd eaten all week!"
"The school is hiding its problems. My questions: "where can I find a hardcopy about the school programs? How many students got kicked out in the past years? Why changed the programs including the admission requirement 2 months before the first cutoff date/early admission?..." I did not get any answer from the interviewer!"
"It rained all day... didn't see much of the university"
"I was almost late for this interview because it was too early."
"There is only three big calsses that are available for pharmacy students this is without includind the lab rooms. "
"I was not from NM, but I had to fly there for a stupid interview."
"The interview basement where I took the A&P lab turns out to be the meeting place!"
"The entrance of the Pharmacy Building is not easy to see. Ther was no "temporary" sign or detailed direction. Every student there has the name tag on the neck."
"That they were just serving bagels. I didn't eat much anyways."
"Nothing really."
"The tour is of the WHOLE North Campus, so wear comfortable shoes."
"tour involves moderate walking around the campus so try to wear comfortable shoes"
"Nothing, I felt prepared"
"How relaxed the whole procedure was, and how friendly all of the other applicants were. "
"the rudeness of the staff"
"The question to my essay."
"THAT THEY LOOK AT ALL GRADES NOT JUST PREREQS AS I HAD BEEN ADVISED HAD A FEW C'S AND W'S NOT IN PREREQS BUT OTHER CLASSES"
"UNM Pharm dep has little resources: no computers, no techno lab, no information, no real student organizations available for current students."
"The word adboe and the meaning of IH. "
"mmm didn't learn a whole lot - maybe that they don't consider the PCAT (I figured it wouldn't hurt)"
"The UNM pharmacy school was on the ACPE probation because its students failed classes. If I knew this before, I would not apply to the school. This was why its staffs boasted about its success in the past years: its students took important positions in the gov and some pharm organizations."
"Parking problems.... I had problems finding a parking spot"
"People here were very friendly."
"nothing"
"wish I had an idea about the city before hand"
"Nothing!"
"Not thing new! www.studentdoctor.net informed me!"
"My interviewers were young, hip and so friendly. They seemed really curious about my personality, and I think the questions you get will be different from whoever you get. Some people said that the interviewers tried to kind of "break" them when they saw a bad grade in their transcript, so they were quite inquisitive if you have a bad grade. So be prepared to answer it. Other than that, they kind of had a normal guideline I think of typical questions. The cost is low after the first year if you're out of state (18100). It makes me want to go here, but certain things kind of throw me off about the school. I don't know. It seems good on paper, but I am scared. A lot of the students kind of expressed that the school seemed a lot harder then their undergrad, but I wonder if thats because they are from UNM."
"The interview here is mostly about judging your personality. I didn't think my student interviewer liked me all that much but then I got an acceptance letter a week later so... just be yourself."
"Overall the school is great. Everyone was very friendly and it was overall a pretty low-stress experience. The interview was very casual - they just want to get to know you."
"30 minute essay portion before 30 minute interview so read up on health related issues (Medicare, ethics, etc.)"
"It's nerve racking like any other interview, but try to enjoy the day. Remember you are there because they want to accept you."
"It was a relaxed environment. The faculty and students were very friendly and the dean is very proud of the school. They were very well organized. There was an informative Powerpoint presentation on the 4-yr curriculum, but other than that, no long presentations. Everything was right on schedule. Even the tour was very well done. The interview portion was 30 minutes long with 2 interviewers. It was a little friendlier than an interrogation, but they do ask a lot of questions. I think they asked 12-14 questions in that time, but they do leave enough time for you to ask them questions about anything, about them, the school, or just living in Albuquerque."
"First the dean of pharmacy talked to us, all of the interviewers introduced themselves and then the applicants did the same. We were given the opportunity to speak with students currently enrolled in the pharm. program. We then had our writing exercise and when we were done with that we either had our interview or tour of the school. The tour is kinda long so wear sensible shoes. There is nothing to be afraid of."
"most terrible experience"
"It was very laid back environment, even though I was so nervous I was about to vomit. I've been in the prepharm society at the school for 1.5 yrs and met lots of upper classman thru different events. They are all extremely diverse, outgoing, and helpful-I couldn't believe how helpful, not competitive. My A&P class was after a pharmacy class, and several of the students would hang around, laugh, and talk with the professor after. Also, a letter came out from the dean with our admission packet denouncing the rumor that they were on probation with the board. He was available for add'l comment. Also, it is a huge advantage to be a resident-they take about 10-15 out of state. (lottery or genius) At the last annual APha-ASP meeting in FL, one of our students made the national board, and put us on the map, it's just going to get better."
"IT WAS VERY PLEASANT AND WAS PROFESSIONAL OF COURSE THEY DO NOT CATER TO YOU AS YOU ARE GOING TO BE A DOCTOR OF PHARMACY DONT WANT JUST ANYBODY. PLEASE DISREGARD WHAT THE NATIVE AMERICAN SAID EARLIER AS THERE IS A PREFERENCE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS, HISPANICS AS THEY ARE DISADVANTAGED- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WHICH I AM FOR AS THEY ARE UNDERREPRESENTED. HOWEVER THEY ALSO WANT A PERSON WHO IS CAPABLE OF THE COURSELOAD, ETC. SO SHE SHOULDNT JUST GET A FREE TICKET TO PHARM SCHOOL, WONDER WHAT HER GPA WAS, ETC. BUT IF YOU ARE SOLID STUDENT AND HAVE A STRONG INTEREST YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED, JUST DONT EXPECT THEM TO CATER TO YOU IT IS NOT A HANDOUT YOU EARN WHAT YOU GET!"
"The interview is not really difficult, but why do I have to care if I now know I don't get the admission? It just tries to get all the people to boast about its program!"
"My interview was great. I made a great impression. I didnt lie throughout the interview. I gave honest answers to all questions. I researched UNM very well. I also asked very good questions throughout the interview. I feel very confident that I will be accepted to UNM but who knows! "
"very positive. If anything too positive - everyone seemed to have a fantastic interview."
"The UNM pharmacy school boasted to much about its success and never mentioned about its failure in the past years. My interview went through without any problem because I knew all the questions and the good answers from this studentdoctor website."
"Overall very good... they really seemed like they wanted to know me.... Plus I just got my acceptance letter!!!!"
"I did not worry about this interview because I was the one of a few people with the highest GPA there. I hope I'll get the result in a few weeks."
"very well. dont take any tension. they just want to know who you are and what are your future plan"
"all in all it was good experience and they treat you really well. We had students seat by us during the branch and they answered any questions that we had. You have to write an essay about basicly why pharmacy"
"Writing took 30 min, interview took 30, and the tour took 20-25. A staff and a student gave the interview. This was a small interview. I heard they will have 2-3 more during this spring semester. "
"The meeting and lunch took 1 hour. Writing took 30 min. The interview had almost all questions similar to this studentdoctor.net! The given schedule was good for me because it allowed me to go home early. "
"The atmosphere was relaxing and friendly. The interviewers introduced themselves during the lunch (but YOUR interviewers would not talk to YOU, except for saying Hi, in another word, they kept away from you to avoid bias in the official interview). The students guiding the tour are informative and friendly (but I forgot to ask about the name tag). The writing test question was appropriate. There were a faculty interviewer and a visitor one who was a working pharmacist. The interview session gave me a positive impression about the not only their program, but also about the school as a whole."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 25 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 12 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Discouraging | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.57 | 14 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 10 |
| Out of state | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 8 |
| 2-3 hours | 2 |
| 4-6 hours | 2 |
| 7+ hours | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 3 |
| Automobile | 9 |
| Train or subway | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 0 |
| Hotel | 5 |
| Home | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 4 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 1 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.14 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.14 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.14 | 14 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.78 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.33 | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.11 | 9 |
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