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Practice Practice Practice! Good Luck!!
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Thanks, now I have to start practicing...
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Who all is interviewing Saturday? If so, hopefully I'll see you there!! I'm getting nervous!
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Good luck to everyone interviewing tomorrow!!
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Good luck everyone! I'll be in your shoes in another month.
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A passport/driver's license type photo (a close up of your face) is preferred.
I thought my interview (Friday) was pretty tough. I've had three other interviews so far; some of them were easier than others, some were harder but UT was the most difficult as far as testing my knowledge of pharmacy terms/laws and general concept of science, what science is etc.. I feel like I did very well on the questions I knew how to answer, I'll say that, but I def could have done better on some of the ones I didn't really know what he was looking for. My interviewer was def looking for 'specific' answers on a few, as after I answered he put out a "why wouldn't you do this..." scenario before moving on to the next questions.. almost as if to show me where I went wrong..😱 haha but oh well.. I think I did decent overall, I'm just hoping I can stack up against the field applying here; its insanity... I met a guy there with two B.S. degrees, an MBA and an MHA.. and I've seen at least one dude on here applying with a 4.0/99%... haha... The rest of the interview day was very relaxed and informative though. Just make sure you know your stuff for the interview is my advice.
I have my interview scheduled for Feb 25th. I have limited volunteer experience at a pharmacy. I was wondering if you guys have any advice on how to prepare for the ethical questions or pharmacy questions. I'm really nervous about the interview. My GPA's not exactly competitive so I feel like I have a lot riding on this interview.
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They really just want to see your thought process on the ethical questions so just think about it before you answer. There is not penalty for pauses to think. Review some of the questions that have previously been asked on this forum so that you have an idea of what they may ask you.
I actually didnt get any ethical q's but I was stressed about them as well
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I had my interview Saturday and thought it was great. The current pharmacy students were very nice and did their best to calm everyone's nerves in the waiting room. I actually didn't get asked many questions different from what is already posted on the interview feedback from past years, and of course some questions from my two essays. Overall I thought it went ok, but I'm still nervous because its so competitive! Good luck to everyone else still going for their interviews, and for those of you already done... I guess all we can do is wait!
I don't want to throw anybody off, but for me I wasn't asked anything that I recognized off of SDN except for 'why do you want to be a pharmacist'.. Now, that being said I could have had a 'rogue interviewer' or something (they were a community pharmacist not a faculty in fact..) but I did see someone else post on the interview feedback that they were asked different questions as well, it may be a part of their new admissions process to administer new interview questions I really don't know. But, if I were to retake my same interview over again I would have studied pharmacy terms, maybe you can find some kind of glossary online of pharmacy terms. I would also not spend as much time on the ethical questions that I had read so much about and stressed about, as I wasn't asked any myself. I also would have thought about my research more and been able to explain it better, I was caught off guard with a questions about that. That is what I would have done in my situation, but I can't say what they asked other people. Hope that helps at least a little?
I'll put it this way. I wouldn't want to only study the SDN questions and then end up with my interviewer ( who said hes being doing interview at UT for 10 years now) Its a chance I'd want to be prepared for if I knew what I know now.
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I did Friday too. Some questions were unexpected. However they asked me alot of ethical questions, but most I had already run into in my years of working as a tech. I think I did very well, but I was late for my interview, so I am pretty sure I am out of the pool.
Got in a little fender bender on the way there, but told the interviewer I got lost. I figured it was better they think me dumb than dangerous 😎
Got in a little fender bender on the way there, but told the interviewer I got lost. I figured it was better they think me dumb than dangerous 😎
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I was a student interviewer yesterday, and I really enjoyed getting to meet some of you. Overall, the students that I interviewed were quite well spoken and knowledgeable about pharmacy practice. Good luck to the rest of you!
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during the last portion, and before the video Dr. Wilcox gave a short talk, an applicant asked how we would be evaluated and he mentioned a 'z-score' he calculates for each applicant from their pcat, gpa, quantified volunteer and experience, and research (no idea how he quantifies it, but hopefully not by hours) and the score determines the order in which applicants are reviewed to ensure fairness (i.e. so that qualified applicants don't get reviewed once all seats are full) just wondering how I might calculate my 'z-score' haha....
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Ekkkkkk what do you mean by pharmacy laws and terms? I know in pharmacy school they have a class specifically for law so I didn't think they would expect us to know that stuff yet. And terms? That's so weird. I'm sure you did better in your interview then you thought. You stats are awesome too so no worries.
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Since you guys are mentioning about the z-score, I have one question: how much does the interview matter in regards to everything else (percentage wise?).
I know you cannot do poorly on the interview and expect to get in. but im worried that even if i do well on the interview (i have specific reasons why to come here instead of other schools/why to be a pharmacist), I still may not get in. My gpa and pharmacy experience is solid, but my pcat score is way low (45 comp).
im hoping it doesnt matter (the pcat score) as much now since I got the interview and need to focus on acing interview since its about a month from now. Just asking for advice, any will be appreciated.
Good job to those who have interviewed and good luck to those who are interviewing sometime soon
I know you cannot do poorly on the interview and expect to get in. but im worried that even if i do well on the interview (i have specific reasons why to come here instead of other schools/why to be a pharmacist), I still may not get in. My gpa and pharmacy experience is solid, but my pcat score is way low (45 comp).
im hoping it doesnt matter (the pcat score) as much now since I got the interview and need to focus on acing interview since its about a month from now. Just asking for advice, any will be appreciated.
Good job to those who have interviewed and good luck to those who are interviewing sometime soon
Its nothing to worry too much about, definitely not much of the interview, but you should read up on USP 797 and pharmacy terms at least a little; I checked on interview feedback and it looks like other ppl have gotten some of the same new questions this year so check that out for sure. Seems like somebody got asked what 'pharmacognosy' means, I got asked that questions at my UIC interview actually!
that much is definitely correct, I heard Wilcox say it himself on the day of my interview. I know pharm exp. is way more important to UT than pcat score (another thing I heard Wilcox say at an LPPA mtg) if youve got an interview, he thinks you are a good fit, the interview is just to make sure. as long as you stay strong youll be good to go.
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And so the long anxious wait begins. Congrats to those of us who now have the interview behind us, and good luck to those who have one next month! My interview experience couldn't have been more enjoyable and relaxed. The P1s made me feel so welcome and as if I had already been accepted. Hopefully the next two ish months go by fairly quickly!!
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WMW,
I think both of us benefited greatly from SDN for our interviews but please keep in mind that the people you are giving advice to right now are competing for the same spot that you are trying to win. Please do not give them an advantage that those of us who interviewed early did not have. I'm all for providing a lot of advice and I hope that next year's applicants can benefit from anything I can tell them, but as far as this year's applicant pool goes, we are unfortunately forced to be competitors right now.
Sorry to be a hardass, I want to help out other applicants too, but revealing new interview questions for 2011 simply reduces our chances of getting accepted.
I was not offered an interview but I am extremely offended by this. WMW was generous and selfless enough to offer help for later interviewees, and I don't know about you, but I believe these traits are what are most important in characterizing a future pharmacist. I applaud and respect WMW for continuing to help even though this advice may be giving advantages to others over him/her.
Selfishly pushing away others and preventing people from getting advice merely for the sake of "competition"? So that you can "win"?!
I am sorry, but I would not like to be taken care of by such a healthcare professional. If these reasons are the only reasons that drive you to want to become a pharmacist, I hope that you would reconsider your career options towards one that is more appropriate.
I hope that any interviewers at UTCOP or anyone from the admissions board can see what just happened here because it might change their minds a bit about your interview answers and personal statements.
I apologize to everyone here on this thread for this sudden outburst, but I am really upset.
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Let's all just take a breath and stand back a minute! WMW hasn't revealed anything beyond what is already posted in the interview feedback anyway. I interviewed Saturday and didn't get any 'new' questions AT ALL so the information may not even apply to people interviewing. And as far as people interviewing later having an advantage, they have more time to mock interview and research questions (SDN and elsewhere) so either way they probably already have a small advantage over people who already interviewed.
Its a tense time for all of us, spending tons of time and money on applications and interviews. Let's stay positive and support each other instead of tearing one another down! 🙂
Its a tense time for all of us, spending tons of time and money on applications and interviews. Let's stay positive and support each other instead of tearing one another down! 🙂
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I meant no offense to WMW or anyone who posts advice on this board. In fact, I wrote and rewrote my post a number of times to try to sound as least offensive as I could. I applaud WMW's caring but simply felt like I needed to point out the unfair advantage he was providing to Feb interviewees.
The simple fact of the matter is that we ARE in competition. I personally don't like it either but there are a limited number of spots and for those of us who are really pushing to get into UT, any advantage, no matter how slight, given to other interviewers, is unfair. Dr. Wilcox himself said in the Q&A session that we are right now in competition with one another. To believe otherwise is to be naive. I am out to "win" a spot at UT and I have worked very hard to do so.
As for your personal attacks I will give them very little attention. I'm not sure if you are having a bad day or you are simply looking to encourage more unfair help from other members of this board. I am unashamed by the fact that I am aware that I am competing for one of UT's very exclusive spots. I feel that this has nothing to do with how I treat my patients and I am afraid that while both our posts may have felt offensive, only yours was malicious.
The simple fact of the matter is that we ARE in competition. I personally don't like it either but there are a limited number of spots and for those of us who are really pushing to get into UT, any advantage, no matter how slight, given to other interviewers, is unfair. Dr. Wilcox himself said in the Q&A session that we are right now in competition with one another. To believe otherwise is to be naive. I am out to "win" a spot at UT and I have worked very hard to do so.
As for your personal attacks I will give them very little attention. I'm not sure if you are having a bad day or you are simply looking to encourage more unfair help from other members of this board. I am unashamed by the fact that I am aware that I am competing for one of UT's very exclusive spots. I feel that this has nothing to do with how I treat my patients and I am afraid that while both our posts may have felt offensive, only yours was malicious.
It is true that everyone is in competition with each other; I didn't say otherwise. However there is no stopping people, namely the later interviewees, from gaining even slight advantages. I agree with klar06 - WMW didn't reveal anything beyond what is posted in the interview feedback. Feb interviewees have more of an advantage regardless because they have more prep time, more research time, etc.
I understand that you want everyone to have an equal opportunity. I would feel the same. Who wouldn't?
However, your post seemed to me to be less "I don't want others to have unfair advantages" and more "I don't want to be disadvantaged", if that makes any sense. That is what riled me.
But as you are are saying, if this is not what you meant then I apologize for my misunderstanding and for said "personal attacks".
Once again I apologize for not moving this to a private message conversation, but I thought it should be resolved here. Good luck to all!
I understand that you want everyone to have an equal opportunity. I would feel the same. Who wouldn't?
However, your post seemed to me to be less "I don't want others to have unfair advantages" and more "I don't want to be disadvantaged", if that makes any sense. That is what riled me.
But as you are are saying, if this is not what you meant then I apologize for my misunderstanding and for said "personal attacks".
Once again I apologize for not moving this to a private message conversation, but I thought it should be resolved here. Good luck to all!
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Well said! The apology was not necessary. It was very big of you, especially on an internet forum! I admit that I have been under stress about the application process and I may have adopted a tone that was offensive and for that I also sincerely apologize, but I do still feel concern that Feb interviewees are gaining an unfair advantage. That said, lets put it all behind us. As Klar wisely suggested, lets go back to supporting each other! I am competing now but I do hope that I get accepted and can start acting as a family with other applicants soon.
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Simmer down folks, simmer down. As an interviewer, I have pretty good insight into what the college is looking for. Looking up random pharmacy terms will do you little good. Either you have enough experience in pharmacy to understand basic scenarios, or you don't. Either you have passion for pharmacy and helping people, or you don't. Please try to remember, the more rehearsed you sound, the less sincere it comes off. I applauded a student who stumbled over a question because it was obvious that she HADN'T seen the question before. Despite her less-than-perfect response, she still got excellent ratings because I could tell she was focused and knew that this profession was right for her. So before you freak out about who you're up against and what "interviewing advantages" they may have, think long and hard about YOUR particular strengths and how you can show us you're truly committed to this profession.
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The thing I love about this forum is how helpful we are to each other despite the fact that we're competing. I consider myself a pretty competitive person, but I don't have a problem sharing things with others when I've been on the receiving end of so much 411 on here. Sometimes you just gotta pay it forward.
Plus, any feedback given by members on this thread is not going to give a future interviewer some huge advantage over those of us who interviewed first. They don't interview you to see how well you can predict the questions and rehearse your answers. They want to know you better in terms of how you can communicate and form a rational thought process. So don't stress over learning about random pharmacy terms or laws. Just go in there and be yourself. 🙂
Plus, any feedback given by members on this thread is not going to give a future interviewer some huge advantage over those of us who interviewed first. They don't interview you to see how well you can predict the questions and rehearse your answers. They want to know you better in terms of how you can communicate and form a rational thought process. So don't stress over learning about random pharmacy terms or laws. Just go in there and be yourself. 🙂
I just wanna say, don't you think they'd have reason to ask random terms like "what is pharmacognosy?" or "define humanism." Wouldn't they probably ask someone with more pharmacy experience what pharmacognosy is, or ask them questions based on what they read in their essays? I just can't see them randomly saying "can you define humanism for me?" It feels like they want to get to know you and know your thought process and potential...Not test your knowledge on random terms. So is it possible those weren't random questions and were thrown out there 'cause of things you said in your essays?
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@Superbean: True that, considering in the application or somewhere it mentions the interviewers will have your "why UT" and "why pharmacy" essays with you. also might have your resume as well, so its best to know those well in the event they ask questions regarding those
for those that interviewed. how'd you like the city? Im an LA guy and even though Austin seems to have less of a nightlife than LA/NY, i heard its pretty. anybody have any recommendations on what to do in Austin. first time im going to Austin but ive heard pretty rave reviews about the city. private message if you end up having a long list of restaurants or other places of interest.
I had at least one of those exact questions and nothing related was in my essays/resume. At my other interviews I was also asked general knowledge based questions as well. Definitely study your essays etc.. but if I had a do-over, I wish I'd known a few of those questions ahead of time and how to talk about the answers in more depth.
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There's TONS to do in Austin! If you like to go out there's always 6th street and the rest of downtown. A Google search will bring up tons of local and unique restaurants and points of interests, and if you get in I'm sure fellow classmates will be glad to point you in the right direction. 🙂
my advice is to avoid 6th at all costs, absolutely no matter what. Its a disgusting place, sordid even.. and the drunk idiots who flock there every night make it even worse. What a waste of life. Don't shame yourself.
Austin is a good place to go see live music, especially country music. Also the greenbelt is a great place to hangout, lots of fishing, swimming, disc golf courses, running trails, and rock climbing. Also alot of good art galleries around, especially the smaller ones. Good food too, several great steakhouses and sushi spots close to UT campus.
Austin is a good place to go see live music, especially country music. Also the greenbelt is a great place to hangout, lots of fishing, swimming, disc golf courses, running trails, and rock climbing. Also alot of good art galleries around, especially the smaller ones. Good food too, several great steakhouses and sushi spots close to UT campus.
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