Wanna share my interview experience with everyone at Pacific University on Nov 21, now that I've been accepted
I am very impressed at how fast they work, barely a week after my interview and I've already been notified by phone that I got accepted. Although Pacific is brand new and they haven't done much promotions at all to let students know that they are openning in Fall 2006, but it has been very competitive. They expected about 600 applications in all but last I heard, that number have reached close to 1,000 applicants. For that many applicants, there are only 60 spots available, so for those that got invited to the interview, take every opportunity you can to maximize your chance and make yourself stand out. Good Luck!!!
The Essay:
They gave you 3 topics which are very easy and with common sense and personal experience, it shouldn't be any problem. You only have to fill up the front page that they provide you, so there's not much you have to write. You're given 20 minutes to write it and that should be plenty of time to fill up 1 page.
The Interview:
It was one of the best interview I've ever had because it was so relaxing. Funny thing is, the interview which seemed to be the hardest thing turned out to be the easiest. It was a closed file interview and we literally just sat there and chat, not any difficult questions relating to pharmacy ethical issues. Basically, their goal is trying to get to know you better personally.
Accredidation:
If anyone is worried about Pacific University getting accredidation because of what happend to Hawaii, there should be no worries. Pacific has been nationally accredited in the health field for over 70 years, which is a good thing cuz that makes you qualify for financial aid. Also, they are in the process of pre-accrediation and they are always on the heals of ACPE and contacting ACPE very frequently to get suggestions on what they can improve and how they are doing. Pacific University knows better not to follow Hawaii's footstep when they accepted 240 students in a capacity class size of only 100. Pacific will only accept 60 students the first year, 80 students the second year, and then 100 students the third year which will maximize their capacity. They are working their way up from a comfortable small class size.