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  • Touro University California College of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Vallejo, CA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Tell us about yourself. why pharmacy. why touro" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"give us an example of when you went above your call of duty" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what is one draw back of pharmacy. ---- 4. what do you think pharmacy is going to become in like 5 years. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"The first question was ''tell me about yourself, why pharmacy, why touro''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"They asked ''what is one of the drawbacks of pharmacy'' and ''give me a example of how how went above and beyond your call of duty to help the pharmacist''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"I prepared a lot, but it was my first interview, so i was nervous and i blanked out. Don't try to memorize any answers. Just have ideas of what you want to talk about. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Not many students, so you get to make friends." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Lots of negatives. This place is in the ghetto. It is miles from anything. A grocery store is 20 minutes away. Just a school, empty broken down buildings, and houses. Touro bought a naval base during WW1 and WW2 and is basically remodeling it. Kind of deprssing place. And the library of the whole med and pharm school about about 1000square ft. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"nothing. just the fact that the interview is rather open ended and very open to discussion. There was 5 of us and we were adding on and critizing on each others answers. The whole interview was like 5 or 6 questions. Just watch what you say because if you state a false fact regarding anything you're talking about, you're done." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Look above. Negative" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

1 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?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

SFO

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriot. - 20 min away from Touro

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/07/2007

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

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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