How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.21 | 29 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 26 |
| Negatively | 2 |
| No change | 1 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.17 | 29 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.38 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.65 | 26 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 3 |
| 20 minutes | 6 |
| 25 minutes | 10 |
| 30 minutes | 6 |
| 35 minutes | 0 |
| 40 minutes | 0 |
| 45 minutes | 0 |
| 50 minutes | 0 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 26 |
| At a regional location | 1 |
| At another location | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 26 |
| In a group | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 26 |
| Closed file | 0 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.21 | 29 |
"How would you handle a coworker or colleague performing unethical actions such as stealing medications?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"how do you deal with criticism and negative feedback?"
"Why UGA"
"Tell us about yourself?"
"What is one part of pharmacy that you thought was difficult (asked after I state my experience in the pharmacy)"
"If you don't get in this year, what are your plans?"
"tell me about yourself & past work experience ?"
"What got you interested in Pharmacy?"
"Will you tell me about yourself?"
"Tell me your life story in less than 2 minutes."
"What type of extracurricular activities do you do?"
"Tell us about yourself & Why pharmacy?"
"Why pharmacy"
"Why pharmacy?"
"How did you prepare for the PCAT?"
"Why do chance from X career to pharmacy? (I am second-degree applicant)Why pharmacy?"
"What other schools have you applied"
"How do you like working at the pharmacy?"
"What kind of job experience do you have?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Tell us about yourself. (not really a question, but they asked it)"
"What do you expect to get from the school?"
"What are you going to do if you don't get in?"
"Tell us about yourself. Why Pharmacy?"
"Tell us about background (not the open ended "tell us about yourself"). "
"Tell us about yourself."
"What qualities should a pharmacist have?"
"How would you handle an ethical issue in your profession?"
"What are you looking forward to if accepted?"
"Why UGA."
"Why Pharmacy"
"How did your volunteering and shadowing affect your decision to become a pharmacist?"
"What did you do differntly for your second PCAT?"
"Why are you changing your career and what made you choose pharmacy?"
"Where in pharmacy do like to end up at ?"
"Explain why you took the PCAT so many times."
"How did you come to be interested in pharmacy?"
"When did you know you wanted to be a pharmacist?"
"How did you prepare for PCAT?"
"Why UGA"
"When you wrote 'x' on your personal statement, what did you mean?"
"Why did you choose pharmacy?"
"Any retail pharmacy experience? Why do you have so many Ws on the transcript? How did you manage to improve PCAT score."
"Describe your experience in a pharmacy"
"Do you have any questions for us?"
"What field of pharmacy are you thinking about going into? (commercial, research, clinical, etc.)"
"Why did you choose Pharmacy? "
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"What can you bring to our program?"
"What are your hobbies? What books do you like to read? (this was after I told them that one of my hobbies was reading)"
"What do you like to do outside of school? What are your extracurricular activities?"
"Tell us about your grades, and how you've improved since then. What do you do when you're not studying or working?"
"What will you do if you don't get accepted. "
"Give us an example where you managed an angry customer or patient."
"Explain this bad grade you got on your transcript"
"An elderly patient consults you about a weird home remedy that can be potentially dangerous. How you convince her to switch to something else?"
"If you don't get in this year, what are your plans?"
"What is the biggest problem in pharmacy today?"
"Explain your ochem grades? What did you do differnetly the second time"
"What is the toughest thing you've seen so far in the profession of pharmacy? How would you handle it?"
"Talk about your favorite Extracurricular activity. Describe what you did at these pharmacies."
"What other activities have you been involved in?"
"What would you do if you did not get accepted this year?"
"Explain your PCAT scores"
"Where do you see yourself in 10-15 years?"
"Give us your life story in 2 minutes or less."
"Tell us about your extracurricular activities. "
"You hobbies? "
"What will you do if you're not accepted."
"What are your alternate plans?"
"What did you do to prepare for the PCAT the second time around? (basically, how did I make such a major improvement)"
"How did you prepare for the PCATs?"
"What branch of pharmacy do you feel will suit your strenghts?"
"If you don't get in, what are your plans?"
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"Where else have you applied? Were there any reasons for applying to those schools?"
"Have you applied anywhere else? Would you move to Athens if accepted? Would you work part-time if accepted? You must remember to answer the question directly, and then spin it the way you want them to see you. That's the best advice ever. "
"What extracurricular activites, outside school and work, do you do?"
"What qualities should a pharmacist have?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"what are some qualities a pharmacist should have?"
"They had us pick one random scenario question to answer. E.g. What would you do if you were a pharmacist and the patient blah blah blah"
"They asked very personal questions, as if having memorized your file!"
"Do you believe that everyone should have access to affordable health care? How would you go about accomplishing this?"
"What was your most satisfying accomplishment"
"Because I am changing my career, they asked me why I went through the trouble of obtaining an engineering degree only to decide later that it wasn't for me."
"How do you feel about the PCAT ? (Not about my PCAT Score)"
"How did you know at 6 that you wanted to be a pharmacist?"
"What other extracurricular activities do you do?"
"If you could travel to any one country you haven't visited before, where and why?"
"What was the most important thing you learned from Nutraceuticals? (They were looking through the classes I've taken. Caught me by surprise...)"
"none. But I appreciate the straightforwardness and simplicity of the interview questions?"
"Describe yourself."
"not really anything too interesting"
""What does control mean to you?" (luckily my sensei in my Karate class had recently lectured us on "control" and the benefits of Karate in that aspect)"
"What made you choose Pharmacy?"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"What does Pharmacy mean to you, and why do you want to enter the field?"
"What do you do in your spare time."
"What is your favorite movie?"
"I was asked if I would move to Athens if I were accepted."
"What are your plans if you don't get accepted."
"What makes you a good candidate for our school and vice-versa?"
"How would you handle an ethical issue in your profession?"
"what happened during a bad semester? had 1.9 GPA that semster."
"Give an example of a time when you had to step up and be a leader."
"Name a time where you encountered a difficult person/situation."
"What has been your biggest struggle outside of school and work?"
"They asked if a pharmacist was seen taking drugs, what would you do?"
"Why did I go thru engineering school and then decide to change after completing the degree and working for several years?"
"Essay: Write about a significant challenge / obstacle and its impact on you."
"Tell me one positive and one negative thing about yourself."
"Can you explain why you struggled a bit in a couple of classes?"
"What would you bring to the program if accepted?"
"How have you changed in the past two years?"
"What do you think is a challenge in retail pharmacy?"
"Explain your grade in a particular class"
"Tell us about yourself. (It was the first question.)"
"Why do you have a number of 'W' on the transcript?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"Do you have any questions for us? It just caught me off guard"
"What extracurricular activities (clubs/groups) do you participate in? (I have lots of hobbies and join groups but they're not pharmacy-related and they don't entail alot of formal participation)"
"How did you prepare for the PCATs?"
"Tell us about yourself. (so open ended it is hard to give an abridged version)"
"You were strong in every area on the PCAT except math - what happened there?"
"Why pharmacy? (not really a difficult question, but it took the longest to answer)"
"Why Pharmacy?"
"I was asked about my really poor first and second year grades."
"Tell us about yourself. I hate those open-ended questions."
"Practiced generic interview questions, list was pulled from monster.com"
"SDN & other forums"
"school had interview skill workshops. Used sdn interview section to prep."
"Looked over SDN questions"
"SDN, searched the school's website, looked at their recent news just to get a feel for what goes on at the school."
"Studying common interview questions, learning more about the school"
"SDN and reviewed the UGA website. Talked to as many pharm students as possible"
"Read up on SDN, read up on school's website, and talked to pharmacists about their interviews."
"SDN & its members, UGA website,"
"SDN, reading over my personal statement, talking to current Pharmacy students"
"SDN forums"
"Read SDN, UGA's website, researched school locations and programs"
"Reread my personal statement. Browsed sdn."
"Reading the CoP website, reading SDN interview feedback, talking with people who graduated from UGA"
"Student Doctor Network and a current pharmacy student."
"Read SDN interview feedback question."
"Talking with current PharmD students. Taking interview classes at my university. Practicing with friends. Reading the forums on SDN."
"just had to remember to relax"
"I read about others' interview experiences on this studentdoctor.net website and thought about the types of questions they were likely to ask me and how I would answer them."
"Going through the school's website, talking to other students, and reading feedback on sdn."
"SDN forums, interviews with pharmacists and practiced with family and friends."
"School's website, friends that go to UGA, practice interviews with my school's career services, talked at-length with the director of admissions about what to expect."
"This site, the school website, books"
"I practiced interviewing with different people, read through some tips from various websites, and utilized information provided by the career services center at my school."
"I prepared answers to almost all of the questions asked, because I studies interview books for MBAs, and was able to take a question, answer it briefly, and if the topic were negative, spin it into a positive, and if the question were open eneded, I spinned it to fit my agenda."
"School website, this site."
"Very conversational interview style, focused interviewer, and responsive communication"
"a small group of interviewees of 4 people including me. P1 and P2 drop by to say hello and chat."
"The facilities were nice and the people were friendly."
"The unbelievably friendly admissions staff and how much they knew about ME. Also, the current students were very approachable and would answer any question."
"The friendliness of the admissions office, interaction with P1, P2, and P3 students to really get a feel for the school"
"The atmosphere was so relaxed"
"The staff were all so down to earth, so friendly, so approachable. They understand the level of stress that these interviews can bring and went out of their way to make me feel welcomed and at ease."
"Nice new building & labs, Friendly Staff"
"The facilities"
"I liked how current students came in to chat and were open to questions, and just really made it much more laid back."
"They really try to minimize the stress level of the interview which I believe allows the true personality of the interviewee to shine."
"Wonderful interviewers, extremely casual interview"
"The new building is AMAZING. Very high-tech. The old building is being renovated and will look like the new one."
"the facility, the environment"
"New college building Fall '09, students very enthusiastic about their program"
"The atmosphere was really relaxed and the interviewers, students, and faculty were really nice."
"Current students' willingness to answer questions."
"How nice everybody was. The interview was straight forward."
"it was a lot more conversational than i thought it'd be"
"The interviewers were very nice even if I was so nervous at them not liking me for some reason. The 3 pharmacy students that were there were also really nice and informative, very down-to-earth, joking around and such."
"It was very laid back. The faculty and students were all very nice. All the students had positive things to say about the school."
"The students are very down to earth and all about helping us out and answering our questions."
"The confidence that the faculty and students have - they know the school is good, and they don't have to tell you that every few minutes. They allow the reputation and the caliber of students speak for itself."
"It was a lot less stressful than I thought it would be. They explanined when we should expect to hear something and how wait-listing worked. "
"The friendliness and excitement of the staff, students, and professors. "
"The environment was very relaxed. There were four interviewees, we wrote an essay on a non-in depth news article, adn then students came in and spoke with us until we were interviewed individually by a group of three faculty."
"They try hard to make it unstressful."
"Zoom management could have been better."
"They let the current pharmacy students ( about 70) swarm you in the little meeting room you're in. It's supposed to feel welcoming, but it's a trigger for people with social anxiety issues."
"only toured the pharmacy building. Parking is inconvenient."
"Every answer I got from administrators and students were about how the staff brought food for the students, yet the interviewees weren't even offered water,"
"nothing!"
"The facilities were not as impressive as I was hoping, the tour was lacking, one of the students giving the tour was great; however, the other did not seem very motivated. I wish UGA had more of a medical campus and less of an undergraduate focus"
"I felt like the lack of questions/length of the interview only gave them a small glimpse into who that person really is and what their motivations are. I was asked a total of maybe 8 questions but i prepared for over 20."
"I came away totally impressed - nothing negative about the experience."
"Essay. Waiting around for interviews & only get to talk to P3 students."
"Waiting around for the other candidates to interview."
"I did't like the essay portion prior to the interview."
"NOTHING"
"one of the interviewers, she was playing with her hair and fingers while I answered all the question. I have never met an interviewer that's this rude. She knew nothing about me, did not read my file at all, this was supposed to be an open-file interview"
"Construction and traffic in the morning around the college. Parking garage fee. "
"Nothing really."
"No tour or a formal presentation from faculty. Just watch the powerpoint slides on the laptop. "
"Nothing much. The building is a bit old, but they're going to have a new one in a year or so."
"They asked me so many questions I just kinda felt like I was being interrogated, but they said they were trying to determine if I had "insight." I just answered the questions as comfortably as I could, in a conversational manner. (the only interviewees were one girl and I, so they said our interviews would probably be longer than the previous day's interviews)."
"The building is a little out dated."
"Nothing really. The facilities are a little dated, but very well maintained and much better than the other schools I have seen."
"The facilities are old and outdated."
"Construction -- apparently it's an on-going thing"
"The interviewers were nice, but showed little personality, and were quite reserved, but I was assured by peopel I work with that those were the way that those specific professors operate."
"The status of the PCAT requirement was in the air during 2020, near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic."
"You do NOT need to bring your ID, resume, portfolio, pens or pencils, or a briefcase. A small purse at most."
"you are being recorded by cameras the whole time"
"They offered no food or drinks"
"How at ease the admissions staff makes you!"
"Relax, come prepared with LOTS of questions for the students (no pressure), small size of the facilities"
"I felt like i knew exactly what was going on. If I had a question of the agenda, I just asked the people running the interview"
"There was 5 of us being interviewed - we all waited in a room together while the others were being interviewed. It wasn't bad, but the waiting can be uncomfortable."
"They offer no food or drinks. Parking lot is not connected to Pharmacy South building."
"My essay topic"
"You are not scored on any part other than the essay and the actual interview. So relax."
"The one-on-one interview was actually 2 people asking me questions. "
"The interviewers read your essay right before they interview you."
"Have to write essay. I would be nice I know the topics ahead of time..hehe.."
"Being prepared to talk about my PCAT experience."
"nothing too surprising"
"The reality of negotiating the traffic in and around Athens/UGA."
"That the interview is actually very laid-back and not stressful!"
"Bring a pencil for the essay, they only provide pens. I had to borrow one."
"Nothing. I had interviewed last year as well, and was wait listed but not accepted, and I knew the questions that they would ask."
"There was construction all around the building, it was difficult to get to."
"Short, sweet, and convenient- benefits of an online interview"
"It sucks that your actual interview is less than 30 minutes, but they make you wait for everyone to finish theirs for no reason what so ever...I was there 3 and a half hours."
"Pretty friendly school. Since Dr. Wolfgang interviews everyone, he actually asks personal file related questions."
"The staff was genuinely friendly and interested in YOU. That made me feel welcome and at ease."
"The whole process was very well organized and went well. Very friendly school."
"Overall a good experience. The pharmacy students you get to talk to are really nice and answer any questions you have pretty well"
"Overall I came away even more impressed than I already was. The staff, the facilities, the campus - it's all better than I thought."
"Asked to write a short (1 page) essay on a question. We each had a different question. Watch short video on school, go on tour, Then went to different room for interview, returned to the room we started in. While I was waiting, talked & asked questions to pharmacy students - they answered openly."
"Overall great experience."
"students come in to keep you calm while you're waiting to go in for your interview...wonderful campus, staff and students"
"It was an easy day. Not much walking. Pharmacy students were fun to talk too. I laughed a lot before my interview."
"I'm sure most interviewers are nice and I think I just had bad luck"
"No tour of current facilities. Everyone had to write a short essay on a different question, watch a powerpoint presentation, and then personal interview. "
"They try to make you feel at ease and relaxed, which really helped me get through the interview (I'm horrible at interviews). Basic process: you come in, watch a video about the pharmacy program, write an essay on a given topic for 30 minutes, and talk to current pharmacy students while you're waiting to be interviewed. The actual interview is about 15-20 minutes. Advice: Ask questions to the interviewers and pharmacy students. "
"Overall great. I like the friendliness of the faculty and the students. Nice campus!"
"Very pleasant. All the students were taken to a conference room and given different essay topics to write about for approximately 30 minutes. Then students were taken on one-on-one interviews for 25 minutes at a time. During that time, current PharmD students came in to talk to us about everything and they were very nice. During the interview, I was asked very straightforward questions such as ''What are your hobbies?'' ''What experience do you have in a pharmacy?'' ''What are your goals 15 years from now''. "
"it was very good! not nearly as bad as i thought it'd be"
"We introduced ourselves, sat at a big table, and were asked to write a short (1-2 page) essay on a question. We each had a different question. Then, I was taken back to a different room for my interview for 15 minutes, returned to the room we started in, and the girl went for her interview. While I was being interviewed, she conversed with the 3 pharmacy students present, and I did the same while she was gone. We were encouraged to ask any questions about UGA and the pharmacy experience."
"The interview was pretty simple...they didnt ask me anything too difficult or extraordinary."
"1) Brought into room and given 45 min. to write an essay. My topic was (How do you measure success in school?) 2) Students (1st, 2nd & 3rd year) come and answer questions while you wait to be taken to your interview. 3) Interview consists of 3 professors that ask you about your background and review your file. "
"Very positive. I got worked up for nothing - it is very laid back."
"They try to make you feel comfortable. They want to get to know you."
"I was very nervous before the interview, but I quickly got over it. The professors engage you in pleasant conversation from movies, to sports, the program, your background - they seemed more interested in you as a person than your accomplishments."
"My experience was very good. The interview was early in the process, and they said I should know something around April or so."
"They try hard to make it low-stress. There were 3 students total interviewing this date. They put you in a conference room and give you 45 min to read and article and write about it. Then students come in to talk to you and let you ask questions, while they take each person and do the actual interview. It is a very conversational atmosphere."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 13 |
| Faculty member | 4 |
| Admissions staff | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 15 |
| Neutral | 4 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.48 | 23 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 20 |
| Out of state | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 12 |
| 2-3 hours | 8 |
| 4-6 hours | 0 |
| 7+ hours | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 4 |
| Automobile | 16 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 8 |
| $101-$200 | 3 |
| $201-$300 | 0 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 0 |
| $501+ | 1 |
Hartsfield Jackson
Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta
n/a
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 1 |
| With students at the school | 1 |
| Friends or family | 2 |
| Hotel | 4 |
| Home | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.62 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.88 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.69 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.12 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.53 | 17 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.47 | 17 |
"have nametags and some light snacks"
"The students in charge of the tour didn't seem too enthusiastic."
"Nothing, the whole experience was so great"
"It would have been nice to tour both buildings, I feel that the tour was too short and did not include everything that I wanted to see, so I had to walk around by myself afterwards"
"none - they are very helpful and always available"
"Provide more interview dates/times"
"Better organization on scheduling interviews."
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