How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.86 | 22 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 20 |
| Negatively | 1 |
| No change | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.57 | 23 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.05 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.82 | 17 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 3 |
| 20 minutes | 4 |
| 25 minutes | 3 |
| 30 minutes | 8 |
| 35 minutes | 1 |
| 40 minutes | 1 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 21 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 22 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 15 |
| Closed file | 5 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.86 | 22 |
"Why Wayne State?"
"why wayne?"
""So you want to be a pharmacist?!" - wasn't really a question."
"Asked about my old job"
"What did you learn from job shadowing?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"why wayne"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"why do you want to be a pharmacist?"
"What do you think are important characteristics for a pharmacist to possess?"
"If you were an independent pharmacy owner and you had the option of: A: upgrading insurance billing software B: upgrading drug interaction software C: upgrading business management software Which one would you upgrade and why? (this was the ethical question, how easy of course patient care is #1) I heard that they asked a ethical quesiton about the terry schivaio case. There is also the posbility of the the flu shot question "If you have one flu shot and either and 87 year old man gets it or a 2 year old boy gets it, Who do you give it to and why?" I'm glad that I didn't get that one. "
"Explain an experience"
"What type of pharmacist, clinical or retail, do you see yourself becoming after pharmacy school and why?"
"What would you do if you werent admitted to any Pharmacy Program?"
"why pharmacy?"
"Why didn't you like your job as a nurse? - had to clarify nurse's aide. Clearly, they read my application because this was only found in my personal statement."
"asked about my LOR"
"Why do you want to be a pharmacist?"
"What will you do if you are not accepted this year?"
"What pharmacy related things have you done?(I had in my resume that I had taken part in some pharmacy activities) "
"Why Wayne State?"
"What made you go into pharmacy?"
"why pharm"
"What is your perspective of the Pharmacy profession?"
"What if you don't get into this program?"
"What are challenges facing pharmacy as a profession?"
"What is your opinion on direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs?"
"Tell us about you past leadership experiences and what have they been like? Are you a leader or a follower and why? Tell us about your volunteer experience?"
"What types of qualities do you think you have that can make you a good pharmacist?"
"how did you learn from working at a pharmacy?"
"what is one thing thing you have to offer to the profession?"
"What do you like about the pharmacy field?"
"It was more than 3 questions"
"What do you think is the pharmacist's role in the community?"
"What if someone came in the pharmacy and complained about the stomach drug he got last time didnt work?"
"Please tell me about yourself?(I did not think that they could have asked such a simple question like this- but it made me think for a bit b/c I didn't expect this)"
"What would you do if you were not gonna be able to become a pharmacist?"
"Why Nuclear Pharmacy? (I had expressed interest in nuclear pharmacy while answering a previous question)"
"What do you know about clinical pharmacy?"
"extracurriculars?"
"If you were working in a group of 3 people and you found yourself doing most of the work, what would you do?(This was my essay question. We were given half an hour to write our answers.)"
"what are your studying habits?"
"Why did you choose pharmacy?"
"Where do you see the pharmacy field headed in the future? What other areas can a pharmacist make an inpact on that are indirectly related to the actual profession of pharmacist? What type of experience do you have in the pharmacy field and tell us about what you did in the pharmacy? Of course they asked this question "Why do you want to be a pharmacist?" The essay question that I got was "what experience in your life had the greatest impact on you eading you to choose the pharmacy field for a profession?" They gave my 20 minutes. "
""Do you have any questions for us?""
"What does "putting the patient first" [when making the oath during the white coat ceremony] mean to you?"
"What pharmacy related activities have you taken part in?"
"What do you read other than textbooks?"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"Tell me about yourself.... it really wasn't a question per se"
"Have you ever considered Medical School?"
"What if you don't get into this program?"
"what is your studying habit?"
"N/A"
"How has your past experiences (in clubs, work, volunteering) help make you a better candidate for the Pharamcy program? (this showed that they read my file and personal statement in depth before the interview)"
"What is your opinion on direct-to-consumer advertising?"
"Wrong School the last post was not meant for Wayne State University.... sorry good luck with interviews "
"Well the last questions in the inteview, they said this is the toughest questions were going to ask, and that was "do you have any question for us?" I said of course and they were really suprised as if nobody had any before me."
"where do you see the pharmacy field going 10 years from now?"
"none were difficult, all equally challenging"
"the essay question: you are a trainee pharmacist for 2 weeks. a patient walks up to you and says that he feels he needs a multivitamin. however, through your counseling you find out that the patient has good health and a good diet so you tell them they don't need a multivitamin. the pharmacist hears this (an earshot away) and tells you to sell the multivitamin regardless because if you didn't it would be bad for business. what would you do?"
"Weren't really any difficult questions"
"They were all difficult to answer in the best possible light."
"Are you getting a bachelors degree? (Didn't expect this. Made me nervous b/c I wasn't getting a bachelors anytime soon)."
"Tell me about yourself... like I said, it wasn't a question so..."
"Why not nursing? (This was difficult for me because I work in the ED as nursing technician and I have great respect for the nursing profession)"
"Where do you think the field of pharmacy is heading?"
"N/A"
"What challenges do you think pharmacists will face in the future?"
"What are the major challenges facing the profession of pharmacy in the future?"
"Tell us about a situation or possible reocurring problem that you dealt with that you put at stop to. I think they were testing my initiative to intervene in do something about a problem. "
"Student Doctor's interview feedback. I also wrote up all of the potential questions and wrote bullet point answers for each question so that I would make sure to say every important point I wanted to get across. But it's important to not sound like a robot on the day of the interview."
"thought about the possible scenarios that i could face"
"student doctor, researched other questions online, practiced"
"SDN, read up on the school, mock interviews"
"mock interviews"
"Performed 2 mock interviews, read and watched interview guides, went over potential questions, and thought what I had to offer based on past experiences that show why I would be a good pharmacist. I also honed in on answering honestly and sincerely."
"Nothing really. Read my personal statement. Thought of all the possible questions in my head."
"Study SDN questions"
"read and prepare possible interview questions on SDN"
"Just a few mock interviews in front of the mirror."
"mock interview at my undergrad school's career center"
"sdn"
"SDN, school website"
"There was nothing much to prepare. I just went over the school's website and some of the questions from sdn."
"read sdn feedbacks and wayne's website"
"school website, sdn, etc"
"I read about the school and present topics concerning the profession."
"Checked out this forum, asked people with experience (pharmacists, etc) what kind of questions to expect"
"SND, Mock interview, talking to students going through interviews "
"Very nice and welcoming! The interview was more of a conversation than a typical one way interview"
"You could tell that Wayne State does their best in creating a relaxing interview environment. It also helped that the P2 students were extremely friendly and insightful."
"Pharmacy students were extremely helpful and positive"
"The friendliness of all the pharmacy students and staff"
"Both interviewers were very nice and seemed to be interested in what I had to say."
"everything"
"How caring caring, supportive, well-rounded, active, and involved the faculty and students are, and how well they are building the practice. The students were also friendly and interesting looking."
"Brand new building. Great NAPLEX scores."
"Quick feedback"
"The P1 and P2 students that gave the tour were extremely friendly. they answered all of our questions and gave great advice. The building is very new and the facilities are top notch."
"how engaged and nice one of my interviewer was... the other one was kind of cold "
"The organization of the interview process. I was also impressed with their curriculum and how if a student's interest lies in hospital pharmacy, students have the option of having 5 of their 7 rotations in the same hospital."
"The technology involved and the equipments."
"faculty were nice"
"Module-style classes, early field experience, facilities"
"The building and the facilities are all brand new!!!"
"I liked the facilities alot. The pharmacy school is a new building, parking is right across the street, no long walks to class. Also the faculty I met were very nice, as well as the students. Also the Human Simulator Complex is really cool!"
"Campus is nice, Small town atmosphere "
"Only had time to ask one question"
"They didn't really ask many questions of me before they said, "Do you have any questions for us?" Also they didn't take any notes. This worries me a bit, although I think the interview went well."
"nothing"
"How I wanted to rip the gaudy veneer off many surfaces."
"The faculty who interviewed me, and the students who were helping during the interview day weren't that great. Plus the interview started 1 hr later than was planned."
"One of the interviewers was cold and distant. It almost seemed like he didn't want to be there...."
"the other interviewer counterbalanced the other one by acting cold and not friendly at all"
"The location"
"the area is in a dangerous city"
"N/A"
"There isn't much around the surrounding area...sure there is downtown detroit, but...so what?"
"The area of town Wayne is located at isn't my favorite. Scholarship opportunities are decent, but not outstanding. I took my undergrad at UM-Flint though, which doesn't help. Our tour guide actually got some really good scholarships but she did her undergrad at Wayne. "
"Pharmacy Building is small and kind of old, I also heard that you take most of you classes in 1 or 2 classrooms and end up sitting there for 3 or 4 hours "
"how tough was the interview"
"That it was going to be more of a discussion than a rigid question-answer format."
"just to relax"
"That I wouldn't hear back from them for 3 months after the interview."
"eat before the interview! I was so hungry afterwards from the nerves and morning pep talk!"
"nothing"
"N/A"
"nothing, i was pretty much well prepared."
"It would've been nice to know what type of interview to expect, although it wasn't stressful at all. Dr. Moser and Dr. O'Connell interviewed me, and both of them were extremely nice. "
"Excellent university, very thankful to God that I got accepted into their program."
"It was a great and pleasant experience."
"Again, it was a bit off-putting that they didn't really ask me questions and they didn't write anything down."
"I got a parking ticket while in the parking structure!"
"Not a bad school. Location is decent considering it's in Detroit. Wished the WSU people could have told what to expect after the interview process. Waited 3 months to finally get accepted."
"overall the interview went well and I soon got my acceptance letter (email) afterwards :)"
"2 hours.. 2 people interviewing you... essay for 30 minutes..."
"It was awesome."
"pleasant"
"Q&A with a P3, tour given by same student, essay, interview with 2 faculty members, then short, individual meeting with admissions counselor. Small group Q&A and tour was very nice, and the whole day was very laid back."
"My experience was excellent. It was very laid back. Dean Slaughter and the rest of the faculty were very nice. I had a great experience"
"The experience as a whole was good. I expected almost all the questions that they asked me, nothing out of the ordinary. I was really nervous at the beginning but then it was ok after the first question. After practing from questions on SND I knew what I wanted to say and worked it in during the questions. I just answered the question then weaved in what else I wanted them to know about me. "
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 18 |
| Faculty member | 1 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 16 |
| Neutral | 2 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.61 | 18 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 16 |
| Out of state | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 16 |
| 2-3 hours | 0 |
| 4-6 hours | 1 |
| 7+ hours | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 0 |
| Automobile | 18 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
n/a
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 3 |
| Hotel | 2 |
| Home | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 8 |
| $101-$200 | 1 |
| $201-$300 | 0 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.06 | 18 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.57 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.24 | 21 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.31 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.00 | 16 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.46 | 13 |
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