Chicago, IL
Pharmacy Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
I really enjoyed this whole interview process. i enjoyed myself for too much for an interview :).
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What was a stressful time in which you had a lot going on all at once and how did this turn out? How did you manage your time? How did you get through it? This was a time management question.
What was the most interesting question?
Describe a time when you had to deal with conflict and confrontation in a work or school setting involving differences in political or cultural opinions? How did you deal with this? This was a diversity question and there are also variations. I was a little nervous so i don't remember the exact wording.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Interview feedback and talking to friends who were in early review. I also tried to research behavioral based interviews.
What was the most difficult question?
Describe a time when you had to deal with conflict and confrontation in a work or school setting involving differences in political or cultural opinions? How did you deal with this?
What impressed you positively?
Almost everything. The student ambassadors were very informative and helped to make me feel less stressed. The person who interviewed me was very interested in me and contributed to the interview which made it seem like a normal conversation.
What impressed you negatively?
There is tons of construction going on in this area of town. I don't really like the location. I have lived in plenty of downtown areas and although you get all sorta of cultural exposure it gets exhausting to me after a few years.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That they weren't going to have coffee for us.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
When you send out emails to the applicants in March let them know the exact building to go to along with the date and time.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$201-$300
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
UIC Marriott
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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