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PRE-PHARMACY SOCIETY umdprepharm@gmail

PRE-PHARMACY SOCIETY umdprepharm@gmail.com. 1st General Body Meeting Of Spring 2010 February 22, 2010. Agenda. Welcome! Upcoming Events Community Service Active Membership Awards Membership Requirements Elections “What’s That Piece of Paper?” Resume Workshop

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PRE-PHARMACY SOCIETY umdprepharm@gmail

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  1. PRE-PHARMACY SOCIETYumdprepharm@gmail.com 1st General Body Meeting Of Spring 2010 February 22, 2010

  2. Agenda • Welcome! • Upcoming Events • Community Service • Active Membership Awards • Membership Requirements • Elections • “What’s That Piece of Paper?” Resume Workshop • Stacy Brown, University Career Center • Personal Statement Discussion • UMB pharmacy students Q & A • “Wear This and Say That” Interview Etiquette Tutorial

  3. Upcoming Event UMB PALS MENTORSHIP MEET & GREET Date: Saturday, February 27th Time: 12-2pm Location:Margarent Brent A, Stamp Union Our long awaited PALS mentorship kick-off is here, come and meet your UMB mentors! Those who are interested are welcome too! *Light Refreshments will be served Next Step: Fill out the sign-up sheet with name and email

  4. Upcoming Events AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Date: Monday, March 22nd Time: 10:30am-4:30pm Location: Jimenez , Stamp Union Earn community service hours by… Helping work the registration table Recruit donors Assist in set up and wrap up Interested? Sign up at the March 8th GBM

  5. Upcoming Event • Are you studying for the June PCAT? Bring your study materials and come join us! We need a group effort… All who are interested…. Sign up at end of GBM

  6. Active Membership Requirements • 3 Meetings • 3 Hours of Community Service • Please do not wait until till the end of the semester to fulfill your community service hours • Exceptions will not be made

  7. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP AWARDS • Lauren Biagiotti • Brittni Coppola • Joe Goble • Xinhui Huang • Kim Huber • Nicole Kim • Charles Ng • Jessica Niles CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  8. Elections • FYI: • Executive Board Elections will be coming later this semester • More details to come!

  9. Remember… • T-Shirts Sales • Only $10 • Sizes available…Mediums! • Represent!!!

  10. Remember… • Make sure you are on the PPS list-serve • Email umdprepharm@gmail.com to be added • Join PPS’s Facebook Group to receive updates about meeting/events • Visit our society website • http://studentorg.umd.edu/prepharm • Check out the new Office hours for spring semester! • Look out for updates on Lifelink

  11. “WHAT’S THAT PIECE OF PAPER?”Resume workshop Welcome!! Ms. Stacey Brown

  12. PERSONAL STATEMENT DISCUSSION WELCOME! UMB PHARMACY STUDENTS

  13. THE “PERFECT” PERSONAL STATEMENT • A personal statement (or statement of purpose or personal essay) is required by just about every pharmacy school program. It should indicate where you have been, where are you going, and how your experiences have prepared you for where you are going

  14. Purpose? • Persuade the individuals who read your personal statement that you are an applicant who should be considered for admission. • Talk about your accomplishments and motivatations • Discuss your skills and your personality traits • Explain major influences and goals

  15. Format • Introduction • Attention Getter • Show your originality and personality • Detailed Supporting Paragraphs • Analyze and answer all questions completely • Conclusion • Know who you are • Possess the qualities of a… • Good pharmacy student? • Good pharmacist?

  16. Don’t… Blabber; be concise Use slang and avoid cliches Exaggerate; be honest Forget to look for spelling and grammatical errors (that SpellCheck misses) • Do… • Be sincere and positive • Read the prompt carefully • Start with an attention getter • Or begin directly answering question • Have multiple people revise your personal statement • Write no more than 4500 characters (limit on PharmCas)

  17. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 2ND ROUND 1) GREATEST STRENGTH? AND WEAKNESS? 2) WHO ARE YOUR ROLE MODELS? WHY? 3) WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR SELF IN 5 YEARS? 10 YEARS? 1ST ROUND • 1) TELL ME ABOUT YOUR SELF • 2) WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR MAJOR? • 3) WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

  18. DON’T FORGET TO SIGN IN!!!!!

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