does anyone knonw what type of questions they will ask in the interview???

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Greetings, i will be applying to Hampton University's School of Pharmacy soon and I am becoming more and more nervous about the interview questions. I have a 4.0 gpa but I also know that gpa isn't everything; I dont want my hard work on the prerequsites to be flushed away due to bombing the interview!! If anyone knows what sort of questions will be asked...help a young pharmacy hopeful out!! thanks.
 
If you click on the "Interview Feedback" button on the big blue bar at the top of the page, it'll take you to a screen where you can select the exact schools you're applying to and see what students interviewing there have been asked in the past.
 
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I have looked at this. It's very helpful.


If you click on the "Interview Feedback" button on the big blue bar at the top of the page, it'll take you to a screen where you can select the exact schools you're applying to and see what students interviewing there have been asked in the past.
 
Tell us about yourself

Why Pharmacy?

Why (school name)?

Why you..Why should we accept you?

What are your positive/negative qualities?

What do you do in your free time?

How will you handle the courseload?



Make sure to have questions prepared for the interviewers also:

Would I be able to handle working part-time during Pharmacy school?

What is a typical day like here for a P1 student?

etc..

Also, some schools do not look at your grades before you are interviewed. At my school they did not, and they tell you before the interview starts. This leaves the student with the opportunity to explain any inadequacies before they look at your numbers.
 
Why Pharmacy? Why (school name)?
Those two are going to be asked anywhere. Questions asking about leadership, stress, "what would you do", and other ethical questions are going to be brought up.

My favorite question from my interview this last friday was "If you were a superhero, what super power would you want?"

They really just want to see if you can handle the course load, you truely want to go to their school, you know about pharmacy, and that you're mature.

I was so nervous going into mine, especially after he asked if he could record the interview, but he was an awesome person and it was the best interview I've ever had.

Go into it with a good attitude, you haven't work this hard this far to freak out about a few questions that you know the answers to.
 
If you click on the "Interview Feedback" button on the big blue bar at the top of the page, it'll take you to a screen where you can select the exact schools you're applying to and see what students interviewing there have been asked in the past.


Glad to see new applicants are using this service.👍
 
What type of animal would you be and why?


How do you feel about mullets?
 
Having conducted hundreds of interviews at the graduate school level as well as a working professional, I can promise you that the easiest thing to spot about an applicant is a rehearsed answer to interview questions. We are in a profession where integrity and honesty are paramount considerations, so what do you think it says about you if you need to map out answers before the questions are asked?

Focus more on the following things:
1) Research the school well. Be able to follow along when interviewers are speaking about their school. Ask specific questions which cannot be answered by reading the school's website in response to school-related discussion.

2) Take a long hard look in the mirror and identify what your strengths and weaknesses are. A weakness is not 'low PCAT score' - that's a poor outcome. Then be able to candidly discuss what your weaknesses are and how you plan to overcome them and how your strengths give you the basic tools for success in the profession. To steal from a movie (which probably stole it from somewhere else) - reflection is the better part of a champion.

3) BE YOURSELF. Even if you fail at #1 and #2, you are automatically standing a head taller than everyone else if you are simply yourself. There is a big difference between putting your good foot forward and masking your personality. Strong interviewers can ferret out all manner of details about your personality. The more work they need to do means the worse the outcome for you.
 
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