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My alma mater's on the first page, although I won't say which one it is.
Anyone else notice that D'Youville, the school most commonly named on here as a diploma mill, wasn't ranked?
D youville won an award at APhA.
That is more of a negative against APhA than a plus for D'youville.
My alma mater's on the first page, although I won't say which one it is.
Anyone else notice that D'Youville, the school most commonly named on here as a diploma mill, wasn't ranked?
all the diploma mills aren't ranked!
C'mon folks- read the fine print...
Schools that haven't graduated a class yet aren't ranked.
USC is now a top 10 school. Wonder if I get any refunds on my loans for that?
Not true at all! Texas A&M Pharmacy was ranked in the 70's while they were still in candidacy status (i.e. have not graduated a class yet) back in 2008. Today in 2012, they have graduated a few classes and are now ranked in the 40's.
Only fully accredited programs in good standing during the survey period are ranked.
yeah...I'm happy to see that Purdue is #7...but is it really going to help me find a job when I graduate?
all the diploma mills aren't ranked!
SWOSU isnt ranked and it's not a diploma mill. Just ask the president of NCPA.
Oh but it is true. At least for the current rankings, which is what we're discussing:
Reading is good for you.
D youville won an award at APhA. One of their students ran for a national position, too.
Yeah, there are a few schools on here that aren't ranked but are fully accredited.LECOM isn't on there, and it's been around for a while. Maybe some schools just don't want to be ranked.
Yeah, there are a few schools on here that aren't ranked but are fully accredited.
Not true at all! Texas A&M Pharmacy was ranked in the 70's while they were still in candidacy status (i.e. have not graduated a class yet) back in 2008. Today in 2012, they have graduated a few classes and are now ranked in the 40's.
They are ranked, it's "rank not published".
"Rank Not Published means that U.S. News did calculate a numerical ranking for that school/program, but decided for editorial reasons that since the school/program ranked below the U.S. News cutoff that U.S. News would not publish the ranking for that school/program on usnews.com."
What the hell does that even mean?
The school was so bad that we took pity on them and withheld the score to protect the psyche of the faulty, staff, and students
Based exclusively off of interviewing at these schools and seeing what each offered academically, I see no difference between #5 and #17. I chose #5 for in state tuition, nothing more.
read my post above. these rankings are based off surveys that were completed by administrators are pharmacy schools. they have absolutely no significant weight or means of measuring the schools.
The same topic is on the pre-pharmacy forum so this the opinion i offered on that thread:
I would think that it depends more on the individual than the school. If you go to a low-ranked school, yet are motivated, get good grades, and network well, then you will most likely have an advantage over someone who attended a better-ranked school and didn't put forth as much effort.
A school with a better reputation might be more helpful with networking and rotations, but it still comes down to the individual student.
read my post above. these rankings are based off surveys that were completed by administrators are pharmacy schools. they have absolutely no significant weight or means of measuring the schools.
I'm technically at an unranked school, but I matched on Wednesday.
I'm technically at an unranked school, but I matched on Wednesday.
I'm technically at an unranked school, but I matched on Wednesday.
Your school may be new but not a mill.
SHC1984 said:Congrats! where did you match at? What was your GPA?
owlegrad said:Awesome, congratulations!
Though of course this must be a lie.
The school was so bad that we took pity on them and withheld the score to protect the psyche of the faulty, staff, and students
Does anyone have know what the deans are asked about the other schools?
The obvious bias, of course, is that no dean of an "old" school would be particularly pleased with a new school opening up. Since the data is based on dean's opinions, it's not going to stack up well for the new ones.I'm not hating, when US News says directly that they ranked them and choose not to publish the scores it's not a ringing endorsement of a school.
1 of 1 = 100%.
I'm not hating, when US News says directly that they ranked them and choose not to publish the scores it's not a ringing endorsement of a school.
The obvious bias, of course, is that no dean of an "old" school would be particularly pleased with a new school opening up. Since the data is based on dean's opinions, it's not going to stack up well for the new ones.