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Touro University California College of Pharmacy
Touro University California College of Pharmacy
  • Year founded: 2005
  • ENROLLED TOTAL: 24
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Touro University California College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School
Vallejo, CA
  • SDN RANKING 1
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 3 79 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS N/A 0 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $40,000
  • Non - Resident Tuition $40,000
  • Application Fee $50
  • AVG PCAT N/A
  • AVG GPA 3.3

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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions
  • 1310 Club Drive
  • Vallejo, CA 94592
  • United States

School Overview

Touro University California College of Pharmacy Fast Facts

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School Info

The college is located on historic Mare Island on the San Francisco Bay, one hour by car and 40 minutes by ferry from San Francisco.

Curriculum

The Touro University College of Pharmacy program is a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy program that prepares students for a clinically-oriented, contemporary pharmacy practice. The unique curricular design (two years of classroom instruction and two years of clinical instruction) provides graduates with the skills necessary to thrive in a variety of settings, including clinical, in-patient, and private pharmacies.

Facilities

The College of Pharmacy is one of four colleges located on the 42 acre campus of Touro University - California. Located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area, the TU-CA campus provides access to all that the Bay Area has to offer!

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Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 51
Negatively 11
No change 11

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.81 74

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.14 77

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Literally told me day after interview I got in" More from this Member | Report Response

"Financial aid should come more prepared next time with updated dates on the packets. But overall, everyone was jolly nice and super friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Be more prompt and organized come interview dates! Also, they should try to speed up their post-interview responses and feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"Perhaps find a bigger room to write the essays in. It felt a little cramped." More from this Member | Report Response

"Improve email response time." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great job, keep up the good work." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. I think they are helpful and cooperative." More from this Member | Report Response

"HAVE A MORE AFFORDABLE RATE FOR HOTELS AND GIVE INTERVIEW FEEDBACK WITH THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE." More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Why Pharmacy, Why Touro" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Tour? Why Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Future of Pharmacy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What drug fascinates you above all others? Why is this drug so meaningful to you and how did it influence your interest in pharmacy? (For me, it was not a specific drug that interested me in pharmacy, so don't feel obliged to give a direct answer here)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a failure you have had" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself, why pharm, why touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everyone in my group had research experience. They asked us all what our research was about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenge do pharmacists face" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges and opportunities face pharmacy in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you envision pharmacy in 2026?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Touro? If you were any food, what would you choose to be? What is your greatest achievement? What do you think about technology and websites that allow people to diagnose illnesses by typing in symptoms? If you were ethically against dispensing a drug that a physician prescribed, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges pharmacists may face in the near future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"This school is based on teamwork. How have you experienced teamwork from your past experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why pharmacy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About You: Tell us about yourself. Why you for the last spot? Are you satisfied with your life? What is your greatest achievement?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you did not get into pharmacy school, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see pharmacy 10 years after you graduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? What specific field of pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"WHY DID YOU CHOOSE PHARMACY AS A CAREER. WHAT LED YOU TO MAKE THIS CHOICE. WHY NOT MD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell us a little bit of yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about Universal Healthcare? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy? Where do you see yourself in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient came in with a prescription that you thought would harm him, would you still give it to him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Touro? Why Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time you worked in a team and how did that affect you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us a little about yourself, and why you are interested in pharmacy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell about yourself, why pharmacy, and why Touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about the last book you read." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why you/pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Touro/pharmacy/tell me about yourself (obviously!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is epistimology?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What 3 words describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did I go to school and when did i graduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"y pharm" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself, and why pharmacy? what do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself and why you chose pharmacy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questions about technology in the pharmacy (sorry I forgot the exact question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why pharmacy, who are you, a time you went above and beyond, plans after pharm school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you interested in pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pharmacit's right to refuse to dispense b/c of moral objections." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the automated drug dispensing machine? Tell me about yourself and why did you choose Touro? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why did u choose Touro" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself? Why pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. Why Pharmacy? Why Touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If the pharmacy becomes too busy, how will you deal with customers and consultations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about yourself (where you went to school, where you grew up, etc...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal/what would you do when a patient requested a medication that you were morally against dispensing (EC, suicide pill, etc)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are drugs so expensive in the States compared to others like Canada?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the use of technology/machines in the pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you like to do on your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nutrition and role of a pharmacist" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you prefer a structured environment or unstructured environment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you explain to a patient that thier co-pay is more than they expected it to be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Situational question: The patient was wanted to take hydroxychloroquine to treat covid. However, it interacted with other medications they were taking. Would you dispense the medication?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a short story about anything (pick any topic)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine if all of a sudden that there were no more pharmacists (as in the dispensing role of pharmacists is gone). What would you do then? (be creative with this one; think of something related to drug monitoring and/or regulation, for example)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could design the front page of the College's newsletter, what would your title be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If one last spot left, why should we pick you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain one failure in your life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself in one word." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were any food, what would you choose to be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your house is on fire and you can save one thing only. What would that be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What club/organization would you start here at Touro?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No 2" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why drugs are so expensive in America vs. other countries like Canada?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is it ok to make mistakes" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest achievement? (my favorite question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think prescription insurance is the way it is today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Qualities of a good pharmacist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in Pharmacy and how can we change it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you hope to get out of pharm school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with a conflict with another person?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"IS TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT IN TODAYS PHARMACY. PROS AN CONS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do with your first pharmacist's paycheck?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I thought about Universal Healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Patient came in with a valid prescription you thought might harm him. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Teamwork with doctors and other health care professionals is important in assessing a patient’s medical illnesses. If a patient in an inpatient setting has pneumonia and you discover that he is not on the correct regiment/protocol of taking his medication, what would you do as a pharmacist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Future of pharmacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think GPA is important? Explain." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you hate the most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you Hate most about your life?--In those exact words." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are a 4th year pharmacy student working at Walgreens. A patient comes with a prescription that you think might harm him. MD doesn't respond to you, patient is angry and doesn't trust you and wants the med. Whould you give it to the patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In a pharmacy setting, rank these three: customer satisfaction, profit of pharmacy, outcome of patient." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do on your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you give patient drug if they were intoxicated...?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"it's late at night and a patient comes into your pharmacy to purchase Plan B pills (morning after pills), would you dispense it to the patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could start up any club on campus, what would it be." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were an editor of a pharmacy journal, what would you write about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the editor of a pharmacy school journal, what would you write about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? I was so devastated that I didn't even remember what was asked after I introduced myself. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"something about contributing..blanked out" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was the last book you read for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done that was beyond the call of duty?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question directly related to my coursework" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you believe that left-brained tasks will become automated in the future and there will be more of an emphasis on the creative/innovative qualities that people have to offer? Explain." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pharmacist's right to refuse dispensing drugs based on moral objections." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient requested a medication that you were morally against dispensing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the biggest problem/challenge in your life that u have to face and how you solved it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the challenge that pharmacists will face in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you deal with a busy pharmacy and you want to free up the time of the pharmacist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If tomorrow you'll die, what is one thing you wish you would have done or wanted to change about your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about pharmacy economics at the global level?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"something to the effect of... How can pharmacy, whether practiced in the retail or hospital setting, be improved?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think that prescription drugs are more expensive in the United States versus other countries? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"an elderly women is drug price shopping for an antibiotic because she cannot afford it. what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Now there is an automated machine similar to a bank atm that can dispense general medications. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you plan on doing when you graduate in 2010?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"describe a time when you were involved in a group. what was your role? if someone wanted a morning after pill, would your morals interfere? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If someone purchased a birth-control pill, and you were ethically against it, how would you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most of the questions we were asked were open-ended and situational. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"This school consists of more females than males. How does that make you feel?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is you biggest concern with pharmacy school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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