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  • Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Birmingham, AL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why pharmacy/Why Samford?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your family." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What makes you a good leader?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about a situation in which you had to deal with an irate/upset patient and how you handled it." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What makes you angry? Difficult to answer without making yourself look bad :-) " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read this site, spoke with recent graduates of the school, held mock interviews, etc. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Honesty and enthusiasm of the students giving the tour; beatuiful campus, well maintained facilities and great location. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"One of the interviewers admitted that she had not read my file and rushed us through the process because she had a "meeting" to attend (found out later it was a trip to Starbucks)." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

""Mug shots" are snapped before the interview begins (not really a big deal, but I hate having my picture taken)." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, a very pleasant experience. Relaxed atmosphere - no large groups interviewing at the same time, no lengthy overview of the program, and the writing portion is much easier (specific questions to answer and ample time to complete). " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/03/2006

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10

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