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Hi everyone! I figured I'd start a thread for UHH COP this cycle.. Who else is applying here?
Hey good luck! I am interviewing in Anaheim, CA on Dec 10th. I submitted the supplemental on Sept 9th, and received the interview invite Sept 25th.
Nice! Good luck on your interview, Dave! I wish I applied earlier; I waited for my August PCAT results to come in so yeah. I hope I can still get an interview somehow!
Yay, I'm glad more people are posting on this thread.
ionou & kona8, congrats on your interview invites! Just wondering..after you submitted your supplemental, how long did it take to get interview invites?
Shimmery, I recognize your name from the UHH COP Fall 2010 thread! Didn't get to apply last year because of some letter of rec problems, but I pretty much read most of that thread. Kind of late, but congrats!!
Dave, I'm interviewing on that day too! What time will you be there?
Yay, I'm glad more people are posting on this thread.
ionou & kona8, congrats on your interview invites! Just wondering..after you submitted your supplemental, how long did it take to get interview invites?
Shimmery, I recognize your name from the UHH COP Fall 2010 thread! Didn't get to apply last year because of some letter of rec problems, but I pretty much read most of that thread. Kind of late, but congrats!!
Does anyone know of a contact person at U of Hilo? I just recently submited my supplemental and I got a letter saying that I need a LOR, and statement of interest? I know my LOR's are on my Pharmcas application because the other schools I applied to got them (I had a pharmacist and two science professors), and a statement of interest? When I called them I got an answering machine and so far no one has called me back. When I emailed them they told me to contact the pharmacy dept., thats when I called and got put over to voicemail. Anyways can someone give me some advice, other wise I'll just have to keep getting on them.
hi yall! i was wondering if yall could provide yalls stats? those were are applying, applied and invited!! thanks so much!
Hello
I just esubmitted my application to PharmCAS last night.. I had everything ready to go at the end of August but I was taking a long time to work on my personal statement Im so anxious and nervous about this whole process.. I was born and raised in Hawaii so hopefully the 45 resident seats are going to increase my chance of getting accepted
Congratulations for the interview invites!! I really wish I had completed my application earlier.. oh well!
Are there any Hawaii residents out there that are applying to UHH?
Oh and do you think it's going to take a few weeks for UHH to get my application? (if you guys can share your timeline, from esubmission to interview invited, that would be really appreciated )
Hi jillybeeean!
Thank you so much for your timeline! How long did it take PharmCAS to mail your application? It hasn't even been 24 hours since I submitted my app and already I feel like I'm having anxiety attacks haha!!
Oh, and thank you for starting this thread.. Ive been waiting for months for someone to start one (obviously I wasnt brave enough to start one lol)
Hilo is a very quiet city.
Not really much to do here............
Hello everyone. Congrats to those of you who already have an interview.
I e-submitted on 10/06 and they still have not mailed anything out to hilo. Pharmcas says five weeks, has anyone found that it takes the full five weeks?
Also, is anyone in here taking the pcat this Saturday?
Thanks!
If you don't mind me asking, have you been to Hilo at all? I've never even been to Hawaii, but I've just been reading about what Hilo is like, and I just have this feeling that it's the right school for me I really hope I have a chance..
Yea Ive been to Hilo March 2009 to check out the UHH CoP.. that was the first time that I went and coming from Honolulu that first thing I thought was "WOW, it's so GREEN!!" haha! it's a small, quiet town compared to Honolulu and Waikiki (where I spend half my day).. but its a good quiet.. you know what I mean?
Im pretty big on shopping so when one of the coordinators said "let's go to the mall" I was so excited!! we parked by Macy's, got in, and I decided to take a look around on my own. walking, walking, walking.. passed by a few stores.. the usual, AE, pacsun.. turned the corner and I hit a door.. that first thing that went through my mind ... "dont tell me this is the end?!", the second thing that went through my mind was.. "Im going to be doing a lot of online shopping" lol!!
I went a second time in January with my bf to take my PCAT... yea... I registered for the PCAT too late and the only test center that was open was at UHH.. so I had to fly there the night before, get a hotel room, rent a car.. the whole works.. after the test we went up Mauna Kea to the observatory and... damn it was cold!! Being born and raised in Hawaii I am not use to cold weather so the whole time I was just sipping on hot cocoa I viewed it as training because couple weeks later my bf and I went to Japan for the snow festival (the first time I saw snow)..
Aaaanyway, even though I am use to the life in Waikiki I can still see myself living in Hilo.. I am pretty laid back (for the most part), sometimes reserved so I think I should be okay.. OH! actually I met one of my friend's friend that was raised in Hilo and he said that "you would love Hilo if you love the outdoors, and outdoor activities!"... I guess if (hopefully when) I get there, Im going to be watching a lot of movies at home hehe
I hope this helps
Wow, thanks so much for sharing all that! I really appreciate it
Yup, I heard about how there's only one mall there, and that it's very small. Should I get accepted...online shopping it is!
How cold was it in January? I'm from NorCal, and I'm used to the weather here, but I was born and raised in the Philippines so I LOVE warm weather. I also just googled the Snow Festival; it looks amazing! You're lucky..I have yet to go and see snow.
I've also heard about how outdoorsy people would love Hilo. I like to run sometimes, and I like going to the beach, but I'm not much of an outdoors person either..but I can still see myself appreciating how (supposedly) beautiful Hilo is. But being more of a laid back person who just likes to hang out with friends...movies at home is always nice!
In January it was warm in Hilo (on sea level), like the rest of the state, but we went up Mauna Kea (mountain) and where the information center was (half way to get to the observatories) it was like 45 degrees F.. something like that
In my understanding, the warmth in the Philippines and in Hawaii is different. My bf's family is from the Philippines and they always talk about how hot it is in the Philippines and the summers in Hawaii are nothing compared to there. Im not too sure about the Big Island but on Oahu we get trade winds, so although the sun can be blazing, as soon as you stand in the shade it gets really cool Im sure you will love the weather here
As for my application, PharmCAS didnt post my GPA calculations so it's probably going to take a while for it to get sent out huh? my friends and family are like, " now that you finish your application, you can just sit down and relax so you must be happy"... umm.. no!! I really dont like just sitting around, having no control over something that is so important in my life..!! *sigh* but I guess getting stressed out is not going to help so I just have to chill for a while
hey guys...
congrats to all that have already been invited to an interview! i should be submitting my pharmcas app by tomorrow and anticipating a GPA around 3.0.
PCAT=76 comp but my chem is 43
good luck to everyone.
btw...i'm from norcal as well.
I don't know why everyone says there is nothing to do in Hilo. The only reason why I am applying to Hilo COP is because I do brazilian jiu jitsu and BJ Penn's Academy is there, lol.
hi guys! i submitted my designation for Hilo early Monday morning of this week...so does the school email out the supplemental invitation or is the link somewhere on the site?
also, for those who received interview invites, do you mind posting your stats if possible? this question has probably been asked already..sorry if this is redundant! good luck everyone!
@ jillybeeean: just out of curiosity, did you get your interview w/o hilo knowing your pcat scores? does pharmcas have them yet?
@ hoangnhigege: my stats are posted as well.
and as always...good luck to us ALL!!!
Thanks for answering that so fast jillybean! My cumulative gpa is similar to yours but science gpa is a disaster. Decent Pcat score. I'm glad u got selected for an interview bc that gives me hope at least . hopefully they'll email me soon for the supplemental stuff cuz I finAlly have down time this weekend
LOL 808. I didn't think anyone on here would know what the crap I was talking about.
That would be the perfect combination though, working to get my black belt and PharmD simultaneously!!
Hey good luck! I am interviewing in Anaheim, CA on Dec 10th. I submitted the supplemental on Sept 9th, and received the interview invite Sept 25th.