How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

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

"Describe your typical day. How will being from Baltimore help you from being a pharmacist? What do you expect to get out of pharmacy?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What will you contribute to pharmacy? Are you a leader or a follower? Why not medicine? Why didn't you apply to pharmacy school last year? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"What are some of the negative aspects of pharmacy? Who influenced your decision to be a pharmacist?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you motivate others?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN questions and practiced answers orally, read up on school and curriculum, made a list of questions to ask" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The Asst. Dean was super friendly, the campus was quaint, I liked the pharmacy building, the hospital next door has mcdonald's, chic-fil-a, blimpie, yum yum, and they give you a fun little package in a VCU Pharmacy bag! Oh, and they had a lounge with snacks and drinks." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"No model pharmacy, in the student-alumna interview, the alumna was looking me up and down and they seemed...well, i just didn't get good vibes from them" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That you need to do 300 hrs of pharmacy work on your OWN time. blech." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was so pleasantly surprised with VCU. I'd never been to Richmond, but the campus was so quaint and it's tucked in the corner of downtown so it's kinda in it's own little area. The asst. dean met me at the front door and then we had a brief intro to the school with a power-point. First was my student-faculty interview for 20 mins, 10 min break, student-alumni interview for 20 mins, 10 min break, 1 hr tour, break, and then 40 min to write the essay (If you were given undesirable hours b/c your coworker has kids, how would you handle the situation?)" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

02/26/2005