Multiple Posts: No Answers :( I just need some general information

[xtremespeed66]

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I have posted many posts but nobody gives me a good answer!

It either gets relocated to where nobody reads it or people just don't answer.

Anyways, I have five interviews coming up within the next 3 weeks.

D'Youville College of Pharmacy - 01/28
Midwestern University - Downers Grove - 02/01
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Vermont campus - 02/03
St. John's Fischer College - 02/10
University of New England - (Maine Campus) -02/17

My GPA is 3.09 cumulative and my Composite PCAT score is 83 (I did really well on the BIology and Chemistry Sections and Bombed the Verbal and Reading sections).

4+ months as a Pharm Technician at Rite Aid.

BS Degree in Biology with a specialization in Developmental Genetics.

I just want to know one thing. How good does my interview have to go to be accepted in either of these colleges?

 

[Twentytwelve2]

I dont think anyone can give you a straight answer on this but common knowledge says that the interview is what makes or break you. It doesn't matter about your personal academic records at this point because they picked only who they felt were competitive for the interview process and then select those they liked during the interviews so it can be very subjective and luck-based.

 

[az1987]

good

 

[kcwang]

I have posted many posts but nobody gives me a good answer!

It either gets relocated to where nobody reads it or people just don't answer.

Anyways, I have five interviews coming up within the next 3 weeks.

D'Youville College of Pharmacy - 01/28
Midwestern University - Downers Grove - 02/01
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Vermont campus - 02/03
St. John's Fischer College - 02/10
University of New England - (Maine Campus) -02/17

My GPA is 3.09 cumulative and my Composite PCAT score is 83 (I did really well on the BIology and Chemistry Sections and Bombed the Verbal and Reading sections).

4+ months as a Pharm Technician at Rite Aid.

BS Degree in Biology with a specialization in Developmental Genetics.

I just want to know one thing. How good does my interview have to go to be accepted in either of these colleges?

The fact that you are invited to interview means you have the potential to get into pharmacy school base on your stats alone. I think it is important for you to be able to communicate clearly while being cheerful at the same time during the interview. I do not know your interviewing skill, but the better your interview goes the better for you. I know school like university of michigan only look at your interview to decide acceptance and rejection (since they already approve your gpa, ec, pcat to send out an interview invite), while some schools look over your overall applications again after the interviews. How good does your interview have to go to be accepted? I would say just try your best and practice mock interview a lot until you are comfortable. Look into the interview feedback section on sdn, and practice with friends, family, coworkers, or even strangers. Video record yourself is also another good idea.

You should use interview to bring out strong points in your application such as your oral, interpersonal communication skills, motivation to study pharmacy, awareness of issue facing pharmacy, crticial thinking skill, leadership, personal attributes etc.

 

[xtsukiyox]

Bro, I think the reason you didn't get a satisfactory answer is:
- You posted in the PharmCAS thread - interviews are not part of PharmCAS
- You posted in the Pharmacy Student Reviews thread, which has nothing to do with undergrad stats
- You've made three different new threads already - if someone had an answer for you, they would have given it. Do the schools you are interviewing at have a class-specific thread for this cycle? I don't see that you've tried that. People in your shoes would be posting there, so they'd probably be your best bet.
- You've posted in WAMC 3 times over the last 4 months - are your stats changing? 😕

Don't be rude. Nobody is obligated to answer your questions, nor is it required that they fill out the interview feedback.

By the by, to address your question - "how good does my interview have to be to be accepted" - how should we even answer that question? It is an integral part of the application and decision process, or they wouldn't make you do it. Nobody here can say because a) I very much doubt the decision-makers are here reading your posts; b) it's a subjective decision; c) they don't exactly publish how much "weight" they give to each item (and I'm sure it depends on the student). I'd also like to point out that telling you what your personal chances are or how well you have to do based on your individual stats is not "general information," as you titled the thread.

How good does it have to be? 983 kilo-good-ules. 🙄

 

[owlegrad]

I am hurt. I said this in the WAMC thread:

Your GPA is less than good, but everything else is good or better, so I think you have a real shot at admissions. 👍

Was the problem that I forgot to include a scale? Very well, you have a 7 out of 10 chance of getting in and to answer your current question your interview must be at least 4 chucknorris' to guarantee admission.

Good Luck.

 

[xtsukiyox]

...your interview must be at least 4 chucknorris' to guarantee admission.

4 chucknorris' = 983 kilo-good-ules

Now we have a conversion from customary to metric.

 

[owlegrad]

4 chucknorris' = 983 kilo-good-ules

Now we have a conversion from customary to metric.

😆

Yeah, sorry about that, I thought kilogoodulles was a bit abstract, I wanted something the OP could relate to. 😉

 

[xtsukiyox]

😆

Yeah, sorry about that, I thought kilogoodulles was a bit abstract, I wanted something the OP could relate to. 😉

I have always found metric to be somewhat abstract. Now, an arbitrary pound or cup? That I can get behind. 😛

Don't even get me started on apothecary.

 

[owlegrad]

I have always found metric to be somewhat abstract. Now, an arbitrary pound or cup? That I can get behind. 😛

 

[Jogbe001]

I interviewed at MIdwestern Downer's Grove earlier this month and just got accepted last week. While there, they told us that the interview is worth about 40-50% of your acceptance, but Im pretty sure for alot of these colleges interviews are worth alot somewhat

 

[gtpmle]

👍 y'all crack me up.

 

[chemguy79]

I have posted many posts but nobody gives me a good answer!

It either gets relocated to where nobody reads it or people just don't answer.

Anyways, I have five interviews coming up within the next 3 weeks.

D'Youville College of Pharmacy - 01/28
Midwestern University - Downers Grove - 02/01
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Vermont campus - 02/03
St. John's Fischer College - 02/10
University of New England - (Maine Campus) -02/17

My GPA is 3.09 cumulative and my Composite PCAT score is 83 (I did really well on the BIology and Chemistry Sections and Bombed the Verbal and Reading sections).

4+ months as a Pharm Technician at Rite Aid.

BS Degree in Biology with a specialization in Developmental Genetics.

I just want to know one thing. How good does my interview have to go to be accepted in either of these colleges?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Sorry OP, but you're asking a question that NO ONE on here can answer. Therefore, you should do as well as you can at the interview and see how things play themselves out? Your scores aren't incredible, but they have chosen to interview you, so you have a chance at being accepted. Any other answer is merely conjecture.

 

[iBeast]

I interviewed at MIdwestern Downer's Grove earlier this month and just got accepted last week. While there, they told us that the interview is worth about 40-50% of your acceptance, but Im pretty sure for alot of these colleges interviews are worth alot somewhat

Lol... so an hour of your time is worth 50% of your acceptance rate where as your body of work that took you 3+ years to accomplish is the other 50%... so basically a coin toss

 

[DelawareStudent]

Based on your stats, I would say you have Orange chance based on the current Homeland Security Terrorism Alert Scale. Additionally, I believe you have a 4 Smoot odds of graduating, 17 Sheppy's to a Beard-second of getting a residency and your career will likely have 12 Donkeypower, and span many Tatum Grids. Good luck!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement

 

[kcwang]

While I was one of forum members who posted a not-good-enough-response to xtremespeed66's question in the past, I wouldn't go as far as making fun of him. Two negatives don't make a positive.

 

[Pojman]

While I was one of forum members who posted a not-good-enough-response to xtremespeed66's question in the past, I wouldn't go as far as making fun of him. Two negatives don't make a positive.

Hmmmm.... I guess that this would depend on the use of the negatives. If you were to multiply the negatives together, then yes, it would make a positive. If you were to add the two negatives together, then you would continue to make a negative.

So, let just make sure to continue to multiply our negative comments in order to keep the conversation positive.

 

[Indypharm]

[/QUOTE]Two negatives don't make a positive.[/QUOTE] They do if you multiply them

 

[kcwang]

Hmmmm.... I guess that this would depend on the use of the negatives. If you were to multiply the negatives integers together, then yes, it would make a positive. If you were to add the two negatives integers together, then you would continue to make a negative.

So, let just make sure to continue to multiply our negative comments in order to keep the conversation positive.

if you want to argue from the math point of view, then I need to make some corrections for you. In other words, only multiplying negative integer comments would make the conversation positive. =]

 

[DelawareStudent]

if you want to argue from the math point of view, then I need to make some corrections for you. In other words, only multiplying negative integer comments would make the conversation positive. =]

I think his argument holds true for all negative real numbers, not just integers.

 

[kcwang]

I was thinking of imaginary number =] ,but you're right I should have said real number instead.

 

[owlegrad]

Is the product of two imaginary numbers positive? It has been WAY to long sense I have had to deal them to remember how that works.

 

[DelawareStudent]

Is the product of two imaginary numbers positive? It has been WAY to long sense I have had to deal them to remember how that works.

I'm pretty sure i x i = -1....... I believe it actually would take 4 imaginary numbers to = a positive.

 

[DelawareStudent]

P.s. - 100th post. Boom, I just immortalized your thread.

 

[owlegrad]

I'm pretty sure i x i = -1....... I believe it actually would take 4 imaginary numbers to = a positive.

Wait, what would -1 x i equal?

 

[DelawareStudent]

I've had 1 math class in the last 13 years so not sure I'm the ideal candidate for expert information here. However through amazing powers of deduction and excellent wikipediaing skills, I've determined the -1 x i = -i.

Therefore, 3 imaginary numbers = a negative imaginary number. AND If, for purposes of this thread we are classifying i as a negative (or a wrong), then some simple application of the laws of mathematics tells us that a negative of a negative is a positive. Therefore, vis-a-vis, and by the power vested in my, I declare that a positive can be made by 3n or 4n imaginary numbers where n is any positive integer.

 

[kcwang]

Product of two negative imaginery number is a negative. i = sq root(-1).

Thus a negative or positive imaginery number multiply by itself would be a -1.
-i x -i = -1
i x i = -1

Now I remember what I was arguing about. I was trying to say two negatives don't make a positive can be valid in math with imaginery numbers!

 

[xtsukiyox]

While I was one of forum members who posted a not-good-enough-response to xtremespeed66's question in the past, I wouldn't go as far as making fun of him. Two negatives don't make a positive.

I wasn't exactly making fun of him so much as poking fun at the ridiculousness of requesting a measurement of something without units. It's a running joke with some friends of mine, and it seems to have translated relatively well online.

"How much fun was that?" "47 bajillion funules!" "... Wait, what's the scale?" "Out of a hundred million bajillion funules." "Oh."

Related running joke: How do you convert to metric? Well, you double it and add 30. At least, that works for metric beers (according to Bob & Doug McKenzie). So a 6 pack would be 42 metric beers.

 

[owlegrad]

We must have the same friends, because that is a common joke with us as well. I think it is extremely common in nerdy, scientific circles.

All of my jokes are meant in a humorous way, not a mean-spirited way. I think it is important to be able to see the humor in things. I apologize if I offended anyone.

I wasn't exactly making fun of him so much as poking fun at the ridiculousness of requesting a measurement of something without units. It's a running joke with some friends of mine, and it seems to have translated relatively well online.

 

[Pojman]

We must have the same friends, because that is a common joke with us as well. I think it is extremely common in nerdy, scientific circles.

All of my jokes are meant in a humorous way, not a mean-spirited way. I think it is important to be able to see the humor in things. I apologize if I offended anyone.

Darn it Owle! You always take the funules out of everything! And here we were just trying to help the guy and have a good time! Shame on you!

 

[kcwang]

I understand that you were running the joke with your friends (and I admit being overreacting), but to the op, it might not be as funny. Though he is rude, but he was being serious. He was worried about interviews just like anyone else, and I believe he would be looking for advice and encouragement more than joke of his original question.

 

[chemguy79]

I understand that you were running the joke with your friends (and I admit being overreacting), but to the op, it might not be as funny. Though he is rude, but he was being serious. He was worried about interviews just like anyone else, and I believe he would be looking for advice and encouragement more than joke of his original question.

I must respectfully disagree to a certain extent.

When the OP starts a message with,

"I have posted many posts but nobody gives me a good answer!"

Sympathetic responses are minimal.

The OP can be worried about interviews, which is a natural response.

However, if he has posted MANY POSTS about a topic and doesn't feel that he is receiving answers to his liking, continuing to do the same thing repeatedly is fruitless and tends to aggravate certain posters who have attempted to help him previously. Furthermore, the behavior which you have mentioned was FAR from deleterious nor was it malicious in any state or form.

Therefore, I see no problem with any of the responses that he has seen in this thread. If EVERY thread on the board was set to your liking, it would be called the kcwang board. However, it is SDN and responses will vary ... as they do in every other thread, sub-section, and specialty on the board.

 

[DelawareStudent]

I understand that you were running the joke with your friends (and I admit being overreacting), but to the op, it might not be as funny. Though he is rude, but he was being serious. He was worried about interviews just like anyone else, and I believe he would be looking for advice and encouragement more than joke of his original question.

I don't mean to be rude, but you have to lighten up. I re-read the posts and there is a distinct lack of maliciousness. Did you fly out to Libia and tell them lighten up on Gaddhafi? After all he was only trying to put food on his gold table like everyone else.

Okay, the above is a little malicious, and I apologize in advance as I'm only trying to make an exaggerated analogy.

 

[owlegrad]

Darn it Owle! You always take the funules out of everything! And here we were just trying to help the guy and have a good time! Shame on you!

😱

Do I really? I need to work on that.

I understand that you were running the joke with your friends (and I admit being overreacting), but to the op, it might not be as funny. Though he is rude, but he was being serious. He was worried about interviews just like anyone else, and I believe he would be looking for advice and encouragement more than joke of his original question.

The OP is lucky to have you to stick up for him. 👍

 

[kcwang]

As I said above. I admit being overreacting. I know jokes mentioned above are in no way malicious (should be obvious to anyone), but I tend to take consideration of ppl's feeling (and a lot of times not necessary). I believe harsh good criticisms at times are necessary in argument (like chemguy79's), but joke with implication on someone's intellegence level should be used at an appropriate situation. Of course I am not trying to make this into a kcwang forum, I just thought of speaking out to prevent possible ugly situation.

To the OP, I hope my action that created a huge drama in your thread would not prevent you from asking any future question. Feel free to pm me if you have any question.

 

[ttngu234]

I am not trying to be mean in any way, but if you are applying for pharmacy school with those statistics and you are not confident in yourself and I was an admissions person, I would not take you in.

I admit that these threads are a bit of an eyesore, not because I think that you are boasting about your statistics, but because you lack the confidence in yourself and seek the opinion of others. Pharmacists should be CONFIDENT leaders. Be proud of yourself and what you have accomplished.

You know yourself better than anyone else. It is okay to be scared, as we all are, but know your strengths and weaknesses, and continue doing the best you can.

Good luck on your interviews!

 

[xtsukiyox]

I believe harsh good criticisms at times are necessary in argument (like chemguy79's)

I agree, chemguy79's post was probably the best on here, which is often the case. I think he won this thread. 😉

To the OP, I hope my action that created a huge drama in your thread would not prevent you from asking any future question.

Me too. 👍

We must have the same friends, because that is a common joke with us as well. I think it is extremely common in nerdy, scientific circles.

Well, now that I know that people on here get it... New SDN running gag.

All of my jokes are meant in a humorous way, not a mean-spirited way. I think it is important to be able to see the humor in things. I apologize if I offended anyone.

This is worded better than I could have said it, so I will just say: +1 🙂

 

[xtremespeed66]

First of all thanks for all the feedback even the negative 🙂

Second, I did not mean to be rude or a 'troll' by asking the same questions such as WAMC. It's just a general thing that everyone wants to know from many people. Isn't is better to get insight from 50 people as opposed to 5?

Third, I am VERY confident in my interview skills but the problem is I never had an interview for admission and I'm not exactly sure what to expect. I had interviews for jobs among other things but this is a first for admissions.

I was just hoping for someone to answer but definitely had no intentions of being rude. Also, I wasn't looking for sympathy I was just looking for answers. I would not have even posted with that title if i knew some of you might get upset about it.

When I asked how good must I do in my interview I meant with my stats does my interview have to be extra impressive as opposed to someone with better grades who can afford to have a slightly less impressive interview. Or does that even matter at this point?

PS. I am not no where near offended so have your laughs 😀

 

[xtsukiyox]

Hey, I'm glad you posted. 👍

Second, I did not mean to be rude or a 'troll' by asking the same questions such as WAMC. It's just a general thing that everyone wants to know from many people. Isn't is better to get insight from 50 people as opposed to 5?

It is, but there is a reason there is a WAMC thread that we keep going, instead of letting each person post their own thread. I can see it from your perspective, but it would be a nightmare to read this forum & most people probably wouldn't ever get an answer if each person posted their own.

Third, I am VERY confident in my interview skills but the problem is I never had an interview for admission and I'm not exactly sure what to expect. I had interviews for jobs among other things but this is a first for admissions.

I'm in the same boat - interviewed for a job but not interviewed for admissions. Try looking at the interview feedback for other schools. There is definitely a theme to what they ask, although you might not specifically know about your school.

When I asked how good must I do in my interview I meant with my stats does my interview have to be extra impressive as opposed to someone with better grades who can afford to have a slightly less impressive interview. Or does that even matter at this point?

Always shoot for the best interview you can. As to your specific question, this is the one nobody can answer. If you do the best you can, you can walk out feeling proud, regardless of outcome.

PS. I am not no where near offended so have your laughs 😀

Glad to hear it. At least 549 gladules. 😛

 

[kcwang]

First of all thanks for all the feedback even the negative 🙂

Second, I did not mean to be rude or a 'troll' by asking the same questions such as WAMC. It's just a general thing that everyone wants to know from many people. Isn't is better to get insight from 50 people as opposed to 5?

Third, I am VERY confident in my interview skills but the problem is I never had an interview for admission and I'm not exactly sure what to expect. I had interviews for jobs among other things but this is a first for admissions.

I was just hoping for someone to answer but definitely had no intentions of being rude. Also, I wasn't looking for sympathy I was just looking for answers. I would not have even posted with that title if i knew some of you might get upset about it.

When I asked how good must I do in my interview I meant with my stats does my interview have to be extra impressive as opposed to someone with better grades who can afford to have a slightly less impressive interview. Or does that even matter at this point?

PS. I am not no where near offended so have your laughs 😀

Glad that is the case. I think your wording in your first post might seem a bit rude, which is why some people were upset. Back to the point: Like I mentioned before, your interview matters and you should make an impression, make it unique. I would use the interview to cover the flaw in your application. I have a lower stats than you (3.0 gpa), but I focus on all my extracurriculum activities and hobby during my interview. I didn't mention my gpa until one interviewer asked me about it, to which I pointed to my upward trend of gpa, decent score of pcat, and large amount of courses taken. I convince the interviewer that my 3.0 gpa is not a flaw, and I had fixed and proved my academic ability. There is a recent thread about interview advices (lots of great advices were given, you should take a look at it) http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=885245

I strongly advice you to do multiple mock interviews, especially this is your first one. You mentioned you do not know what to expect, the sdn interview feedback basically tells you that. http://studentdoctor.net/schools/

 

[chemguy79]

I agree, chemguy79's post was probably the best on here, which is often the case. I think he won this thread. 😉

😀

xtremespeed66,

I view SOP admissions as your statistics getting you in the door to pharmacy school and your interview as a measure of whether you deserve to stay inside of the school. Granted, your statistics are going to be measured as well, but the impression that you give during your interview will likely weigh strongly on your chances. How strongly? No one knows for sure. Some schools have a designated rubric for its importance while others incorporate it as a part of the application process.

When it comes to the "result" of the interview, it's all about the personal impression of the candidate and whether someone advocates for your acceptance or denial. Therefore, I say that you should do what you can, hope for the best and answer your questions concisely, honestly, and intelligently.

Good luck!

 

[Pharmo]

Each school must have seen your application and PCAT scores before inviting you to interview. In other words, you probably have a good shot to be admitted to any of the schools as long as you have a good interview. Make a professional impression - be on time, dress well and be prepared to articulate why you are pursuing the profession of pharmacy.

Good luck! 👍

I have posted many posts but nobody gives me a good answer!

It either gets relocated to where nobody reads it or people just don't answer.

Anyways, I have five interviews coming up within the next 3 weeks.

D'Youville College of Pharmacy - 01/28
Midwestern University - Downers Grove - 02/01
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Vermont campus - 02/03
St. John's Fischer College - 02/10
University of New England - (Maine Campus) -02/17

My GPA is 3.09 cumulative and my Composite PCAT score is 83 (I did really well on the BIology and Chemistry Sections and Bombed the Verbal and Reading sections).

4+ months as a Pharm Technician at Rite Aid.

BS Degree in Biology with a specialization in Developmental Genetics.

I just want to know one thing. How good does my interview have to go to be accepted in either of these colleges?