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  • University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • San Francisco, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"What would you do if you saw a fellow student cheating on an exam?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about yourself and why you'd like to study at UCSF." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your leadership experience: what did you do, and what did you learn from it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Do you think pharmacies should stop selling cigarettes?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What skills did you learn from your leadership experience that you will bring to UCSF?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interview, other interview at different pharmacy school, talked to other applicants about UCSF, talked to current students, read over my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was SO friendly. The staff was nice, my interviewer was really encouraging and sweet, and all the other applicants were really well-rounded, friendly, and outgoing." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"It was raining. :(" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I knew to bring a snack from reading this feedback, so that was good. I got there super early, and the program didn't start until 30mins after check-in, so I had a lot of lag time. It was okay though, I just chatted with other applicants." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was really impressed by UCSF. It actually wasn't my top choice going into the interview, but after the day was over it definitely was. I thought the best part was that everyone was so friendly and we got a chance to mingle a lot with other applicants. It helped me relax." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

What airport did you use?

OAK

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/02/2008

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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