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  • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Madison, WI
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?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 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?

Closed file

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

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

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

"Give a situation where you displayed integrity." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Give a situation where you applied something from the classroom into real life." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why did you choose to go to UofM for undergrad instead of UW?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Give a situation where you displayed integrity." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reading the NY Times, other websites about possible questions on an interivew." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The pharmacy building was very nice." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The fact that it was closed file was a little frustrating. I spent so many hours on the admission essays and I had to basically repeat them to the interviewer. Also, there was no tour, which would have been nice considering I traveled from out of state for this 1.5 hour total interview." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That it was a closed file interview. I would have read my personal statement a few more times and prepared a good summary." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall it was really positive. Once I realzied the interviewer had no idea of my background, I really got into that. But it was still hard to think that he had no idea of who I was when I got into the room. It was a beautiful building, but a guided tour would have been helpful." Report Response

Tour and Travel

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/12/2008

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

8 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

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