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Check your interact! I've just been offered an interview
Check your interact! I've just been offered an interview
Congrats!
I just checked, no interview for me yet.
What are your stats, if you don't mind?
Just making sure here, but they would be letting us know under "interview scheduling" and not via email right?
Check online, New interview date is available for oct.15 wednesday.
If you don't mind, please post your stats.
Thanks!
Check your interact! I've just been offered an interview
It could be. I haven't seen any references to other dates, other than tomorrows interview.
It was the only choice I had.
If at all possible, I would recommend not changing since they are a rolling admissions school. It is to your benefit to go Oct 15.
Yea, I'll go to the Oct. 15 one. Do you know how long the interview process will last? I'm curious, so I can book my flight. Good luck to those who are interviewing tomorrow! I guess I'll see the rest of you on the 15th!
The email I received says...
Thank you for scheduling to participate in our Mandatory Candidate Visit on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Please plan to meet in Alumni Hall by 8:45 am that morning and check-in at the registration table located in the Hyde Atrium. The interview day will last until approximately 1:00 pm and will include lunch.
I just bought my airline ticket and I must say wow!!! This close, I was expecting a $400+ ticket. I got my ticket for $240.
Now I have to book my hotel.
Hi i interviewed at CCP last year and currently a PS1 and i was wondering if i could help you guys with any questions you may have reguarding the interview process?
Hi i interviewed at CCP last year and currently a PS1 and i was wondering if i could help you guys with any questions you may have reguarding the interview process?
I got an invite for Oct 15 too!! Is this the latest date they have available?
For the essay part, I think they are going to give you a scenario and basically you're just gonna have to explain what you would do in that situation. I think you only have about 40 minutes to write it. So they are going to organize you guys into groups of 6 and basically half the groups will be in the interview portion while the other half will be writing the essay. Then the groups will switch up and stuff.
In terms of how they look at admissions criteria, im not really sure. But i'm pretty positive the interview is huge because since it's a group interview, you have the opportunity to stand out and show who you really are. In my opinion, i thought i did extremely well on the interview and was probably top 2 in my group of 6 in terms of the interview. But just remember that at the time i had like a 2.7 something and a 79 PCAT so i think that's why i was put on the waiting list. If anything, i think the interview saved me from being rejected due to my GPA so i would say it's a really huge factor while i know others with higher GPA's got rejected right away after the interview. I definitely prefer group interviews though because it gives you the chance to present yourself well and outshine everyone in your group. Of course, you don't want to hog and try to answer all the questions first all the time but when it comes down to it....it's a competition right? So just be confident and most importantly be yourself.
so they already waitlisted you?
No, the interview isn't any different from what someone described to me from a year ago. It's just a regular group interview with 6 students and 2 interviewers. I think it depends on who your interviewers are. Mine just asked specific questions to specific people, so you don't have to worry about speaking up first, or taking other people's answers, etc.
Got the invite for OCT 1st see you guys there for those who picked this date
Is there still an essay?
For the essay part, I think they are going to give you a scenario and basically you're just gonna have to explain what you would do in that situation. I think you only have about 40 minutes to write it. So they are going to organize you guys into groups of 6 and basically half the groups will be in the interview portion while the other half will be writing the essay. Then the groups will switch up and stuff.
nothing but cobwebs in MY mailbox. Maybe soon I'll start seeing tumbleweeds too. Playin hard to get are they?!!!
are any of you applying to University of Illinois at Chicago's school of Pharmacy? why or why not?