Had this particular question not been presented as interview prep, it would not have been moved.
The pharmacy forum exists so that post-admissions folks can get to topics that interest them without having to sort through all of the admissions and school choice threads. At one time we had a single forum. We found that most students were leaving us as they got to school, because the topics of interest to them were few and far between. So, we created a little haven from all that, where the discussions were allowed to flourish, and we began to retain more current students in our regular user base. It is our belief that we end up with a greater number of current students willing to advise pre-pharms by fostering an environment that post-admissions folks like to use.
People who want to advise in pre-pharm do peruse and reply. Many of them appreciate the advice that they got here in years past and want to give back. By forcing advising questions on them in their little sanctuary, we generate too many negative responses. So, if it becomes clear that a question is posted in the pharmacy forums for interview prep, to explore school choice, etc, it will get moved. It's also the fair thing to do - for everyone to have an equal opportunity to get questions answered and to read the responses.
If anyone has any ideas on how to make pre-pharm more readable, we are open to suggestions. But, let's make another thread for it, as the OP has been thouroughly hijacked and probably wants his thread back. 🙂