Hey guys, good luck to everyone who has their interview coming up so soon! I would really appreciate it if you could drop some feedback as to how the day went, how it was organised and any tips for the actual interview itself. From my understanding, they are going to show those invited to the interview a tour of the Pharmacy school, an opportunity to speak to current students and other members of staff and there is a written assessment too. Any information would be much appreciated ^^ So please drop your comments here or dm me :wink:

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beansontoast92

Good luck to those with interviews today, I'm a current student at UCL SOP so will probably see a fair few nervous faces when I'm in uni on Friday, when the next interviews are..but just stay calm and try your best. Easier said than done:/
Any questions about the uni etc, fire away..

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Reply 9

blueangel328

Original post by beansontoast92

Good luck to those with interviews tomorrow, in a current student at UCL SOP so will probably see a fair few nervous faces tomorrow..but just stay calm and try your best. Easier said than done:/
Any questions about the uni etc, fire away..

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Could you share your experience of the interview back when you applied? :smile:

Reply 10

beansontoast92

Original post by blueangel328

Could you share your experience of the interview back when you applied? :smile:

For the past few years, they haven't interviewed candidates and a decision of an offer has solely been on academic background, personal statements and references. So cant help you about that unfortunately

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blueangel328

Original post by beansontoast92

Oh I see!! No worries, you guys have been pretty lucky then

Reply 12

beansontoast92

Original post by blueangel328

Oh I see!! No worries, you guys have been pretty lucky then

Well lucky to some extent..having interviews is really important in finding potential pharmacists. As you already know, pharmacists need to be able to speak effectively and communicate clearly and confidently with people. This is essentially, in one way, what the interviewers are looking for.
There are some people in my course that probably wouldn't have got in had they been interviewed because of their lack of communication skills. Might sound harsh but it's true

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Mehek1

Hey guys. I had my interview today and it really wasn't that bad. No mean questions. The day starts with a talk and you get put into groups. I had the tour, interview and then the written test but your order may be different.

Interview:
You get 2 booths and both had about 5 questions and they want to get to know YOU so just be yourself! Prepare the common questions!!

Test:
I failed the test but it's just numeracy, then situational judgement (4 scenarios) and then a 10 minute essay :smile:

It's like section 3 of the BMAT?

Good luck guys, stay calm because my interviewers were super nice and I was laughing with them most the time

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SaphBruh

Original post by Mehek1

It's like section 3 of the BMAT?

Good luck guys, stay calm because my interviewers were super nice and I was laughing with them most the time

Is the 10 minute essay related to pharmacy.
And did they say, when they give out the offers or rejections?

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Mehek1

Original post by SaphBruh

Is the 10 minute essay related to pharmacy.
And did they say, when they give out the offers or rejections?

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Related to the NHS and they said about 10 days :smile:

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lovejoy212

Original post by beansontoast92

hey, what are the teaching methods for pharmacy at ucl?

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beansontoast92

We have general lectures, group workshops which basically they give you work to do in groups and ask for help is and when you need it (similar to ALevels) and practical classes and of course independent study....but recently they have started recording most lectures and putting it on moodle, which is fantastic so you can listen back when you come to revising it

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KingdomOfTheLord

Original post by Mehek1

Related to the NHS and they said about 10 days :smile:

Hello, hope you get an offer. Just wanted to ask a few Q's since I'm worried about my interview. Was the NHS question hard? Because all I've done is research NHS reforms? Also, how difficult were the maths questions? Is it like long division and algebra or simpler? Were there any hard questions they asked? And do you have any general advice? Sorry for bombarding but I'm just worried. :s-smilie: