Your interviewers are screening all their candidates for those most likely to succeed and count themselves as Midwestern University alumni. More often than not, those who are the most determined to find the answers are driven by success. So putting in the hard work speaks louder than words.

Researching their website will offer a starting point for the qualities they look for in their ideal students. As they state on their website;

"Students who are strong in math and science have the greatest success rates in pharmacy school. Other helpful qualities include possessing a high desire to help people, analytical thinking, communication skills, attention to detail, high ethical standards, a natural desire to learn, as well as good judgment and professionalism.

Candidates must have abilities and skills in five areas: 1) observation; 2) communication; 3) motor; 4) intellectual, conceptual, integrative, and quantitative; and 5) behavioral and social. Candidates should be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner.

Graduates of Midwestern University College of Pharmacy will be able to demonstrate competency in 26 curricular outcomes embedded within the following domains: Knowledge and problem-solving skills, Patient and population care, Practice and systems management, Communications and interpersonal skills, Personal and professional development, One Health and inter-professionalism."

Reveal that you've done your research by aligning your finest qualities and skills with the qualities they state they value in their candidates. That adds action to your words and will add validity to those unique qualities you advertise in your statements, making you stand out from the other students hoping to attend Midwestern University College of Pharmacy. But this is just a starting point. Tell them about you and how you fit the bill.