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  • University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy School
  • Missoula, MT
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

20 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?

Closed file

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

"What is your current opinion of the Obama Healthcare plan?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is your greatest accomplishment?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think is the biggest problem today facing your generation?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If we focused on one single area of your application what would it be? ..ie, grades, PCAT, skills, etc..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Is there anything else you feel that we should ask you? (If you get this one I think a good comeback would be to tell them why you want to go to their school of pharmacy. This question caught me off guard, but that is what I would have done in retrospect because they never specifically asked me why I wanted to attend their school.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN and other pharmacy interviews." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Communication was easy at MT because their pharm secretary, Erika, does a very good job." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Getting to UM SKaggs school of Pharm was a joke because there's many one way streets and the signs are not very clear (including their custom made map). The campus is like in a corner of Missoula and you feel like your crammed between mountains." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"For out of staters the cheapest roundtrip flight to the nearest airport in Missoula was approx. $650! I ended up driving instead, but the out of stater must also consider the odds of being accepted. The interview doesn't mean your going to get accepted and certain schools are more expensive than others to interview at." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Montana pharmacy faculty were very courteous, respectful, and helpful. I got the impression that UM pharm takes care of their students and the students have a tremendous amount of support to rely on through pharm school." 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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Super 8

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/15/2010

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?

6 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 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?

No Response

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