Hypothetical q: if you could be on your schools adcom, would you do it and why ?

[UES Girl]

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Strictly hypothetically, if you had an opportunity to be a member of the adcom at your university, would you take this opportunity or not ? What would entice you in being part of the adcom and what would you hope to get out if it ? 🙂

I personally would feel as if I was making a huge impact and upholding my pharmacist oath, but I am curious if others would feel this way or rather see it as a drag. We had this discussion recently and some of my friends actually said, they wouldnt enjoy it or see it as too much of a responsibility.

 

[Ackj]

I give tours and eat lunch with applicants after their interviews (it's a great gig, I get free meals and it counts as community service hours). I think it would be nice if I could give the rest of the adcoms my thoughts on them, since people seem to really turn off the whole "interview to impress" mode as soon as the professors are out of sight. Interestingly enough, maybe they don't even turn it off, since I never see these people again, so they're probably unprofessional the whole time.

Still, I like to talk to the applicants and see if they seem like a good candidate. Not sure if I would continue to do it after graduation unless I was a preceptor or faculty member though.

 

[rxlea]

We have students from each year on the adcom. You have to apply to do it and the adcom picks you to serve for a year. Since everyone is given an identification number, you don't know applicants' names.

 

[Sparda29]

I was on the adcom for the class of 2013, but for the class of 2014 I didn't have the time due to rotations.

And yeah, I'd like to be on it because I feel that sometimes we get some people who have no interest in having fun during school and just wanna study all the time.

 

[StringTheorist]

I'd do it in a heartbeat.

I barely got in to pharmacy school by GPA though my PCAT and experience saved me. I truly wanted to be a pharmacist because I knew I would make a great difference to my patients.

I would like to talk to the applicants and filter out those who are applying but don't have the passion for the career. It kind of irks me that students got in but had no experience whatsoever in pharmacy but had a 3.9 GPA. I would find candidates with the passion and drive for pharmacy like I did. And though my GPA was 3.40, my passion made me a stronger candidate than the 4.0 who applied because it was a safe job and good money (at the time). I would admit more people in that situation.

 

[joetrisman]

I wouldn't do it as I feel the majority of our faculty are kinda out of touch with reality.

 

[Allure]

I give tours and eat lunch with applicants after their interviews (it's a great gig, I get free meals and it counts as community service hours).

For a split second, I thought we went to the same school. But I got to interview students for 2 years in a row. I was really easy on them even though some of them, I could see through their BS. Of all the students I interviewed, only one person that I did not recommend. It's really hard to really get to know someone in 20 minutes. Some people can really sell themselves and some just can't. Some people really know how to make you feel sorry for them. We're all biased. I'm more likely to accept students with similar backgrounds as me, and you would all do the same as well.

 

[Its Z]

For a split second, I thought we went to the same school. But I got to interview students for 2 years in a row. I was really easy on them even though some of them, I could see through their BS. Of all the students I interviewed, only one person that I did not recommend. It's really hard to really get to know someone in 20 minutes. Some people can really sell themselves and some just can't. Some people really know how to make you feel sorry for them. We're all biased. I'm more likely to accept students with similar backgrounds as me, and you would all do the same as well.

They let you interview students?

 

[Allure]

They let you interview students?

WTH...why wouldn't they? I'm awesome

 

[Tinkerbell22]

We can interview applicants here also. If you're in the ambassador program then you help conduct the student interview portion (however I'm sure the faculty interview weighs much more than our opinion/observations).

I think it has benefits in addition to being fun, it's a good thing to have practice doing things like interviewing people/etc.

 

[megandupe]

When I interviewed at CU Denver, we were assigned a 'dilemma' in a pseudo pharmacy and had to work in groups of 3 to prioritize these objectives to run a successful pharmacy. This assignment was monitored by a student on the adcom and another lady (they just wanted to watch how we each interacted in a group activity). Prior to this I had asked the student how she had come to get a position on the adcom, and you had to apply and were then selected by the faculty adcom. The school I will be attending doesnt allow student to be on the adcom, as of now atleast, but students do give tours and allow us to ask them all sorts of questions. They're not interviewed regarding their opinion of us on an individual basis, so we could ask how the party scene is if we wanted to.

 

[phathead]

When I interviewed at CU Denver, we were assigned a 'dilemma' in a pseudo pharmacy and had to work in groups of 3 to prioritize these objectives to run a successful pharmacy. This assignment was monitored by a student on the adcom and another lady (they just wanted to watch how we each interacted in a group activity). Prior to this I had asked the student how she had come to get a position on the adcom, and you had to apply and were then selected by the faculty adcom. The school I will be attending doesnt allow student to be on the adcom, as of now atleast, but students do give tours and allow us to ask them all sorts of questions. They're not interviewed regarding their opinion of us on an individual basis, so we could ask how the party scene is if we wanted to.

That activity was so stupid lol

And to answer the question, yes I would do it.

 

[bananaface]

I participated as an interviewer. It was interesting to see the process.

 

[owlegrad]

Hypothetically, yes.

 

[crazybob]

Hypothetically, yes.

Me too. But I'd want to know the amount of commitment required before starting.

 

[pharmschooler]

I'd do it.

 

[aboveliquidice]

I was a member of the adcom for one year, and an interviewer for two years. The time commitment was large, reading 4-5 applications per week. The interviews were enjoyable and a great experience. Deciding who would be placed on the alternate list was a difficult task as well. I was selected for the adcom, in part, from my activities on this board.

If the opportunity presents itself, jump on it. The networking was invaluable. Also, it aided my transition to peer in the eyes of my professors.