Hi fellas, I need some quick advice because I have an upcoming pharmacy school interview. So, without being too specific on any school, what are some basic MUST questions to always ask the interviewers? Help me out guys! Thanks!!
All of the above is great advice. I would really recommend asking questions about the program specifically, as it lets them know you've done the research. I asked about rotation sites in the area during second year (since our school sends students out every Friday during second year) and the likelihood of a PharmD/MPH (based on discussions on SDN ).
In addition to some of the questions already posted, since I was interviewed by a faculty member who was a researcher, I asked about his research. He had several projects going on in diverse areas and it was really interesting to hear about.
Hello! I have a couple of interviews too, and I was reading about the faculty on their websites. It does say what research they are specifically interested in, but at times I'm having trouble coming up with a lot of specific questions since I have no idea what some of the research topics are about. And I don't really want to sound like I don't really know what I'm talking about...what are some general questions about research that I could ask? Thank you so much for the help!
I just said, "You have said that you research in addition to teaching, what are you currently working on?"
Any terms that were really crazy, he explained. He actually talked for quite some time about it, and he was good about not assuming that I knew a lot about medicinal chem research. The interview was pretty conversational, so it was really just me interested in him, since he had asked so many questions about me.
One that'll catch them off guard:
"If you were a prospective pharmacy applicant right now, in this climate, would you take on the debt burden to become a pharmacist?" (I.e., would you do it again?)