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Hey guys, I have an interview next week for the Pharmacy Foundation course at the University of Reading. Has anyone experienced this before? What kind of questions do they ask? Is it difficult?

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by Ariale
Hey what was ur gcse and a level grades?


I applied on January 28th. After that, I submitted my TOEFL score of 98, along with my A-Level academic documents

Reply 2

If you were to answer this question, what would you say?

“Why pharmacy? Why not medicine or pharmacology?”

Reply 3

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by ilsa najafi
Hey guys, I have an interview next week for the Pharmacy Foundation course at the University of Reading. Has anyone experienced this before? What kind of questions do they ask? Is it difficult?
Hi @ilsa najafi

I hope you're doing well!

Good luck with your interview next week, I hope it goes really well! If you head to the University of Reading page on The Student Room, there are currently several threads there where people have shared their experiences from the interview.

I am unsure of the specific questions, but I believe there is a page of potential interview questions which many people have said did closely reflect the questions they were asked. There is also a guide of how it will run on the day, and some top tips so I would definitely recommend looking through this! I have linked the page here.

Different people will find the interview more or less difficult, but I would just advise you to stay calm and take your time to answer the questions. Show your passion and enthusiasm for the career, and what steps you have taken to prove that this is what you would like to do.

Hope it goes well!

Hattie😊
4MSci Speech and Language Therapy

Reply 4

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by ilsa najafi
Hey guys, I have an interview next week for the Pharmacy Foundation course at the University of Reading. Has anyone experienced this before? What kind of questions do they ask? Is it difficult?


Hi, I’ve done it and got an offer. It isn’t hard but look at the interview page for pharm foundation specifically as it tells you how the interview will be. It’s not hard at all they just want to know about you. Mine didn’t even last the full half an hour, it was around 15 mins because I didn’t talk too much 😂

Reply 5

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by ilsa najafi
If you were to answer this question, what would you say?
“Why pharmacy? Why not medicine or pharmacology?”


Talk about any experience you may have had. What inspired you to do this?

Reply 6

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by Sadzx
Hi, I’ve done it and got an offer. It isn’t hard but look at the interview page for pharm foundation specifically as it tells you how the interview will be. It’s not hard at all they just want to know about you. Mine didn’t even last the full half an hour, it was around 15 mins because I didn’t talk too much 😂


hey🥲 i hope i can pass it

Reply 7

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by ilsa najafi
hey🥲 i hope i can pass it


You can do it. Just be confident, prepare as much as you can and you will be fine. If you message me I could send you what I got asked

Reply 8

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by Sadzx
You can do it. Just be confident, prepare as much as you can and you will be fine. If you message me I could send you what I got asked


I’ve been trying really hard to message you, but I don’t know how to do it or how to find the way

Reply 9

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by Sadzx
You can do it. Just be confident, prepare as much as you can and you will be fine. If you message me I could send you what I got asked


Since I’m new here, I can’t reply to your message. Just my luck!

Reply 10

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by ilsa najafi
I’ve been trying really hard to message you, but I don’t know how to do it or how to find the way


I’ve figured it and messaged you :smile:

Reply 11

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by Sadzx
I’ve figured it and messaged you :smile:


Since I’m new here, I can’t reply to your message. Just my luck!

Reply 12

In the app, press on the envelope icon at the top right. That should take you to your messages

Reply 13

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by Sadzx
In the app, press on the envelope icon at the top right. That should take you to your messages


I’m getting this message and can’t reply to you:
‘We are all about a safer messaging experience. To unlock messaging, spend 48 hours with us and share at least 3 posts. Once you meet these criteria, you can message from the next day…’
So I can’t reply for now!

Reply 14

Ohhh you have just created the account. I’ll send it to you don’t worry

Reply 15

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by Sadzx
Ohhh you have just created the account. I’ll send it to you don’t worry


yessss im new here🥲🥲reallyyyyy thankkk youuuuuu🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Reply 16

No worries! Good luck 😊

Reply 17

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by Sadzx
No worries! Good luck 😊


thankkkk you very muchhh🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Reply 18

Guys, I have an interview on March 20th, and for my language requirement, I took the TOEFL exam. I got all the required scores except for the speaking section, where I fell short by just two points—I got 19 instead of 21!

All my other documents are fine. Does this mean they won’t give me an offer? Am I doomed??

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