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  • University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Duluth, MN
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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 are you choosing this school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a time when you made an error in judgment or action, and what you did to fix it" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Could you clarify this item on your supplemental application?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Describe a time when you made an error in judgment or action, and what you did to fix it" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Same as most interesting question" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN interview feedback, practiced interviewing in front of a mirror, browsed the school's website, read articles about pharmaceutical care." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Interview was really laid back. It just seemed like my interviewer wanted to know me as a person, not as an applicant. He showed me his evaluation form and told me that I was going to be scored on 6 "dimensions," and then we just talked for 45 minutes." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I wish he had asked more pharmacy related questions. How will he know whether I'm motivated for the profession if he doesn't ask me? " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That it would take a month before decisions are made! " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I like the school, and hope I am accepted. The interviews are not really open-file because interviewers have most of your information, but they do not know your grades or PCAT scores, and they have not seen your letters of recommendation." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Other

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

I used Greyhound

Where did you stay?

At school facility

How would you rate the hotel?

2 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/24/2008

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"None. They do a good job, in my opinion." Report Response

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