Howard Interview- please help?

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Hi everyone,

I just found out that I got invited to an interview for next week! I really don't have that much time to prepare at all; I don't know if I should go or reshedule? The lady in admissions said they don't have another date yet. 😕

I'm coming from California. Which airport should I fly into, and how do we best get to the school from the airport? I read over this info at Howard's website, but was wondering if you could help from personal experience?

http://www.howard.edu/nas/gettohu.htm

Please help as soon as you can. Thank you!
 
autumnsteps said:
Hi everyone,

I just found out that I got invited to an interview for next week! I really don't have that much time to prepare at all; I don't know if I should go or reshedule? The lady in admissions said they don't have another date yet. 😕

I'm coming from California. Which airport should I fly into, and how do we best get to the school from the airport? I read over this info at Howard's website, but was wondering if you could help from personal experience?

http://www.howard.edu/nas/gettohu.htm

Please help as soon as you can. Thank you!
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I got invited too. mine is on the 14th.i am trying to book my ticket now. How are you preparing?
 
How does school contact you for the interview ? mail, email or call ?

Btw, would you share your stat? I'm appling there too and getting nervous though.

Thanks
 
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May I ask, when did you apply (PharmCAS) and when did you take the PCAT?

PharmCAS is taking a very long time to send in my August PCATs.
 
hey! i'll be going too on the 14th. did you guys get a confirmation email? and for the official transcripts, are you picking them up from the schools or having it sent to howard? 😕
 
homeslyeece said:
hey! i'll be going too on the 14th. did you guys get a confirmation email? and for the official transcripts, are you picking them up from the schools or having it sent to howard? 😕
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Me too hope to see you there. Are you coming from out of state? I am coming from florida. It is going to be a long trip. I called a lady at howard and she said to bring in the official transcripts when coming and also the supplementary application. If you have any questions let me know. Gud luck.
 
Can you please list your stats and how long after submitting pharmcas Howard contacted you? Do they contact through email?
 
I know the interview starts @ 11 am but does anyone know when it ends? Also, I still haven't received an email confirmation from Howard yet...

Hope I pass the math test. Anyone one knows what math subject it is? I need to be prepared ^^. Hope to see all of you there on campus.

For current Howard pharmacy students, please share your views about Howard and its pharmacy program. Thank you!

Edit: @chem1033: I have a flight to catch at 6pm too! How are you getting to the campus (after arriving at the airport)? I'm taking a shuttle. I read on another thread that the math test includes algebra, basic arithmetic, and some calculus (drat, I need to review). As for the english test, it'll be on a current event.
 
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nhluong said:
I know the interview starts @ 11 am but does anyone know when it ends? Also, I still haven't received an email confirmation from Howard yet...

Hope I pass the math test. Anyone one knows what math subject it is? I need to be prepared ^^. Hope to see all of you their on campus.

For current Howard pharmacy students, please share your views about Howard and its pharmacy program. Thank you!
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i hope it starts at 11am because i hear they are very disorganized. i have a flight to catch at 6.05pm that day. good luck. when you find out about the maths topics pls let me know.
 
I'm glad to find others in the same boat as me too. My interview is set for 14th at 11am as well.

But I don't know what I should do, guys. This date doesn't work well for me 🙁 . I'm in a busy time, and flying to interview there will take two days at least. Plus, it costs a lot of money.

The lady in admissions said that if we wish to reschedule, they will reconsider us for a different date and notify us later. But will this jeopardize our chances? Can anyone who has rescheduled tell me their experience please? 🙁
 
Last year when i went there for the interview, it was like that too. They called on Thursday asking if i can be there on Tuesday. I asked if they can reschedule, but they said that was the only date. I interviewed at their first interview around this time as well.

For those that have an early flight, they will ask you what time your flight will be and will try to get you to interview with the interviewers first. I had my flight the next morning, so I was pretty much the last one to leave. That was around 4-5 PM. Their schedule usually doesn't run on time as I have heard from other people as well.

When you get there, you will be ask to take a 30 min exam or something like that. It consists of basic calculations, derivatives, roman numerals, and dilution of some sorts. Humm i don't remember there being an English test, but it's been a while and quite a few interviews ago. Or they could have changed it this year.

I went on Ronald Regan National Airport and I think that's the closest one, as far as i know. Other people at my interview went to some other aiport that was about 30 miles away or something.

Read this page. http://more.studentdoctor.net/schoollist.php?type=4
They have all the feedback from old interviews and what types of questions they will ask. I had the same questions with the people that left the feedback.

Practice, be confident, and relax, you will do great! Good Luck everyone! Let me know if you have any other questions. I'll try to get back to you as fast as I can before your interview dates =)
 
I just had an interview and it went well and was pretty simple.

You basically go thru a one-on-two interview, maybe an one-on-one interview.

There was only four of us dis time around, but they get about 30 students for the next round of interviews. So much of your time there is basically waiting for the interview. (But it was only four of us, so it went by pretty quickly.)

There is an easy multiple-choice math test. 30 min-time limit, no calculator. Easy derivatives and integrals and lots of multiplication😀.
You may get an essay test, it depends...we didn't get one😎.

You get a tour as well, which is informative. And that's about it. It was quite simple for that day since it was the four of us.

Relax. Breathe. And you will be fine. It really depends on who you interview with. So keep your fingers crossed. :xf:
 
When I interviewed last year, it was like what everyone said...very disorganized. There were times when we didn't know why we were waiting. They started us off with a math test (very simple!), and for those that didn't have a writing portion on their PCAT, they had to do a writing test. We then had a tour and then more standing around waiting for interview. Interviews are one-on-two or one-on-one interview, I lucked out with a 1-on-1 interview. Don't stress, just do your best and be professional.
 
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Hey guys,

I just received my acceptance letter via regular mail yesterday night😀 (Right after Thanksgiving wow) The letter was dated Nov. 16 and I was interviewed on early Oct. So the Oct interviewees should be getting their acceptances soon. Good luck guys.
 
LagoonCrew said:
Hey guys,

I just received my acceptance letter via regular mail yesterday night😀 (Right after Thanksgiving wow) The letter was dated Nov. 16 and I was interviewed on early Oct. So the Oct interviewees should be getting their acceptances soon. Good luck guys.
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LagoonCrew, I got my acceptance letter yesterday too!! Are you going to accept? I'm waiting on two other schools before I accept...
 
Hi sbelhomme,

Congratulations on your acceptance👍 Yep, I will attend Howard this coming fall. I already sent the deposit via express mail, so it should be there by Monday.
 
LagoonCrew said:
Hi sbelhomme,

Congratulations on your acceptance👍 Yep, I will attend Howard this coming fall. I already sent the deposit via express mail, so it should be there by Monday.
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can you guys that got into howard tell me your stats? i just sent off my application on 11/27/09 so im hoping i will get an interview...what was the interview like and the people?
 
I also got an acceptance letter over the weekend, though I will be declining my spot for Midwestern. Good luck to everyone else! 🙂
 
I too will be declining my seat for LECOM. Hope someone who really wants to go to Howard gets my spot!
 
I also got an acceptance from Howard right after Thanksgiving. However, since I've already deposited $ @ Midwestern, I'll be declining the offer.

I was torn though. I really like the dual program (pharm.d/mba) and the cheap tuition!! Plus, the students and interviewers were so nice! But, as I stated at my interview, whichever school offers me a seat first, I'll accept that offer.

Good luck to those who are interviewing/will be interviewing!!!:luck:
 
The applicant must be in good academic standing at each college or university attended and must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (4.0 scale) in Sciences, Mathematics, English and Speech and an overall GPA of 2.5 in all pre pharmacy courses.

Is Howard really THAT easy? No offense. Gives me hope. ha.
 
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