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Pharmacy School Interview Questions

The document provides a list of possible interview questions for pharmacy school interviews, divided into several categories: - About You Questions that ask about the applicant's background, interests, strengths/weaknesses, and goals - About Your Pharmacy School Goal Questions that ask why the applicant wants to be a pharmacist and is suited for pharmacy school - Pharmacy School Questions focused on why the applicant wants to attend that particular school - Current Issue/Scenario Questions that pose hypothetical situations to understand the applicant's problem-solving and ethical decision-making abilities

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Pharmacy School Interview Questions

The document provides a list of possible interview questions for pharmacy school interviews, divided into several categories: - About You Questions that ask about the applicant's background, interests, strengths/weaknesses, and goals - About Your Pharmacy School Goal Questions that ask why the applicant wants to be a pharmacist and is suited for pharmacy school - Pharmacy School Questions focused on why the applicant wants to attend that particular school - Current Issue/Scenario Questions that pose hypothetical situations to understand the applicant's problem-solving and ethical decision-making abilities

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Pharmacy School Interview Questions

Below is a list of possible interview questions for both the mock interview and for the actual interview. Not all questions will be asked during the interviews, but at least one question from each section will be addressed during the mock interview.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. About You Questions Tell me about yourself. 10. What are your two best points? 11. What are your two weakest points? 12. What are three things you want to change about yourself? How do you handle conflict? 13. Explain your leadership/research/volunteer 14. experiences? What extracurricular activities are you engaged in? 15. Which of your college courses interested you the most? 16. What interests you outside of pharmacy and getting 17. into pharmacy school? Where do you see yourself in five/ten years? What do you do in your spare time? Why did you choose the undergraduate school you went to, and if you could, would you do anything differently? What do you do to relieve stress? What course was most academically challenging for you? What qualities do you have that you think are important for an effective leader to have? Do you prefer studying on your own or in a group? Do you memorize or apply?

About Your Pharmacy School Goal Why do you want to be a pharmacist? 11. Does your family support your decision to become a When did you decide pharmacy was a good career pharmacist? choice for you? 12. What did you like/dislike about pharmacies you have 3. What steps have you taken to confirm that you want observed? to be a pharmacist? 13. What would you like to do if you are not accepted into 4. What do you think being a pharmacist entails? pharmacy school? 5. What do you feel are the most important qualities in 14. What steps have you taken to acquaint yourself with being a good pharmacist? what a pharmacist does? 6. What will you be doing in pharmacy 10 years from 15. How do you think your role as a pharmacist fits in now? with your role as a member of the community? 7. What did you do to prepare for the PCAT? 16. Why did you choose pharmacy school instead of 8. How will you handle the stress of pharmacy school? medicine, physical therapy, or social work? 9. What do you think will be your greatest challenge in 17. What aspects of your life experiences do you think completing pharmacy school? makes you a good candidate for pharmacy school? 10. Why do you believe you have the ability to undertake 18. If you are accepted into two pharmacy schools of your the study and work involved in pharmacy school? top choice, what would you do to make up your mind? 1. 2.

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Pharmacy School Questions Why do you want to attend [Pharmacy School Name]? 6. Why should [Pharmacy School Name] choose you How are you a match for [Pharmacy School Name]? over other candidates? Describe your method of learning. How does this fit 7. What do you know about [Pharmacy School Name] with [Pharmacy School Name]? program? What schools did you apply to and why? 8. What can you contribute to [Pharmacy School Name]? What do you look for in a good pharmacy school? Why do you want to go to school here? Current Issue/Scenario Questions What are some of the most important issues you see 5. What are the responsibilities of a pharmacist to a facing pharmacists currently and in the coming years? customer? How will you deal with these? 6. Describe a time when you worked with a difficult team One day, a pharmacy school classmate gives you a member. How did you resolve those issues? sheet containing questions for an upcoming exam. 7. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a very How would you handle the situation and what issues difficult customer or co-worker? would you consider important in coming to a decision 8. What is the last book you have read? Tell me about it. about what to do? 9. Define Professionalism. Name a situation where you had to make an ethical 10. Tell me about a time when you had too many things to decision. What did you do? do and you were required to prioritize your tasks. Tell me a time when you witnessed dishonesty and 11. Explain how understanding diversity is important as a what did you do? pharmacist.

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