Albany College of Pharmacy rejection letter

lucky11 · Jan 2, 2006

I included Albany college of Pharmacy in the list of the school I applied to when I submitted my Pharmcas application and I paid the $100 supplemental application fee about two months ago. I got a letter in the mail on Saturday (12/31) that even thought they receive a lot of applications from qualified candidates and that they are usually forced to reject a lot of applications due to limited spots in the program {A friend in the school told me they received 4,000 applications for 120 spots last year}. I was made to understand two months ago that they won't reach a decision on all applications until April '06 and that the school do not participate in rolling admission. Did anyone receive a rejection or an offer letter from Albany college of Pharmacy?

ultracet · Jan 2, 2006

they may have an automatic cut based on gpa or pcat score

are you a competitive applicant?

lucky11 · Jan 2, 2006

bbmuffin said:
they may have an automatic cut based on gpa or pcat score

are you a competitive applicant?

The school does not require PCAT. I have a B.Sc in Biochemistry with a gpa of 3.76

albany06 · Jan 2, 2006

lucky11 said:
The school does not require PCAT. I have a B.Sc in Biochemistry with a gpa of 3.76

I got the acceptance letter stated on 10/19. I applied as early decision.

calrx · Jan 2, 2006

lucky11 said:
I included Albany college of Pharmacy in the list of the school I applied to when I submitted my Pharmcas application and I paid the $100 supplemental application fee about two months ago. I got a letter in the mail on Saturday (12/31) that even thought they receive a lot of applications from qualified candidates and that they are usually forced to reject a lot of applications due to limited spots in the program {A friend in the school told me they received 4,000 applications for 120 spots last year}. I was made to understand two months ago that they won't reach a decision on all applications until April '06 and that the school do not participate in rolling admission. Did anyone receive a rejection or an offer letter from Albany college of Pharmacy?

Try not to be too bummed... Albany is REALLY hard to get into because they tend to have very limited seats for transfer students (it is primarily a direct-entry school). It's almost not worth it to apply there as a "transfer." Also, as you already stated in your post, they do not use PCAT scores or letters of recommendation in their application review process. Basically it's just a numbers game with Albany. I'm sure you'll be successful elsewhere.

LittleMissB · Jan 18, 2006

I wouldn't feel too bad about a rejection letter from them. I didn't send in the $100 because the school doesn't care for booksmart and well rounded individuals. They just care for booksmart. When speaking over the phone with a man from ACP admissions a few months back, he made it clear that they use stricly GPA to make their decision on whether you're in or not. I asked, "Do applicants who already have degrees at the time of their application have any kind of advantage over those who don't?" His answer was,"Absolutely not." I asked, "Do extracurriculars count for anything?" He said, "No. Our admissions committee is too small to review those types of things so we don't look at it." And so to verify, I said "Okay so basically you go down the list of applicants and choose those with the highest GPAs?" And he said, "That is correct."

LittleMissB · Jan 18, 2006

I wouldn't feel too bad about a rejection letter from them. I didn't send in the $100 because the school doesn't care for booksmart and well rounded individuals. They just care for booksmart. When speaking over the phone with a man from ACP admissions a few months back, he made it clear that they use stricly GPA to make their decision on whether you're in or not. I asked, "Do applicants who already have degrees at the time of their application have any kind of advantage over those who don't?" His answer was,"Absolutely not." I asked, "Do extracurriculars count for anything?" He said, "No. Our admissions committee is too small to review those types of things so we don't look at it." And so to verify, I said "Okay so basically you go down the list of applicants and choose those with the highest GPAs?" And he said, "That is correct."

cherryturnover · Jan 18, 2006

LittleMissB said:
I wouldn't feel too bad about a rejection letter from them. I didn't send in the $100 because the school doesn't care for booksmart and well rounded individuals. They just care for booksmart. When speaking over the phone with a man from ACP admissions a few months back, he made it clear that they use stricly GPA to make their decision on whether you're in or not. I asked, "Do applicants who already have degrees at the time of their application have any kind of advantage over those who don't?" His answer was,"Absolutely not." I asked, "Do extracurriculars count for anything?" He said, "No. Our admissions committee is too small to review those types of things so we don't look at it." And so to verify, I said "Okay so basically you go down the list of applicants and choose those with the highest GPAs?" And he said, "That is correct."

Haha no wonder I was rejected from ACP. (Because of my GPA). But I guess it was worth to try. I received my rejection letter in the middle of December. Good luck to the ones who's waiting for the letter and who got accepted.

Nimue619 · Jan 19, 2006

Should I continue to apply? Will it be a waste of money? I sent them everything except for the $100. My gpa is about 3.6.

homersimp · Jan 19, 2006

lucky11 said:
I included Albany college of Pharmacy in the list of the school I applied to when I submitted my Pharmcas application and I paid the $100 supplemental application fee about two months ago. I got a letter in the mail on Saturday (12/31) that even thought they receive a lot of applications from qualified candidates and that they are usually forced to reject a lot of applications due to limited spots in the program {A friend in the school told me they received 4,000 applications for 120 spots last year}. I was made to understand two months ago that they won't reach a decision on all applications until April '06 and that the school do not participate in rolling admission. Did anyone receive a rejection or an offer letter from Albany college of Pharmacy?

Got it on NOVEMBER 18, 2005.... (rejection that is).....

calrx · Jan 19, 2006

Nimue619 said:
Should I continue to apply? Will it be a waste of money? I sent them everything except for the $100. My gpa is about 3.6.

You have a strong GPA... but specifically what are your grades in biology and chem? You don't have to post an answer, just answer it for yourself. Albs wants your science GPA to be 3.5+ as well.

Novasaurus · Jan 19, 2006

I had my pharmCAS app sent to ACP just in case I somehow bombed the PCAT, which wasn't the case. So I decided to not pay their 100 dollar fee, which seems a little steep to me. Personally, I think the admissions process there is a little bit scandalist...since it is mentioned nowhere that they only look at gpa and then take your $100 anyway. I have probably received about five emails and three letters from them asking me to pay the application fee.

LittleMissB · Jan 19, 2006

Novasaurus said:
I had my pharmCAS app sent to ACP just in case I somehow bombed the PCAT, which wasn't the case. So I decided to not pay their 100 dollar fee, which seems a little steep to me. Personally, I think the admissions process there is a little bit scandalist...since it is mentioned nowhere that they only look at gpa and then take your $100 anyway. I have probably received about five emails and three letters from them asking me to pay the application fee.

I totally agree with you about the admissions process. Haha in my e-mail folder titled "Albany" (which I do for all schools I get correspondence from) I have 18 e-mails from them from October til now with that attachment of the form for sending in the money. They've even called me and left a voicemail and sent me the form via postal mail. No thanks.

Shinoball · Jan 19, 2006

When did you guys send in your application to Albany?

Escape · Jan 20, 2006

3.6 is not good enough....I have an 3.7 Overall GPA and Science GPA of 3.5 but still got rejected.

cherryturnover · Jan 21, 2006

Shinoball said:
When did you guys send in your application to Albany?

I sent everything to Albany on October 3rd, and got the rejection letter in the middle of December. It was the first application I sent. lol.

juliarx · Feb 16, 2006

Do you guys think Albany pick their candidates randomly in the 4.0 GPA pool since they don't require any PCAT, LORs, Personal statment, interview?

WorcesterPHOBoi · Feb 16, 2006

Escape said:
3.6 is not good enough....I have an 3.7 Overall GPA and Science GPA of 3.5 but still got rejected.

my GPA is same as Escape..exactly the same!! this is amazing but i got reject also =\

Shinoball · Feb 16, 2006

I haven't heard anything from this school since they took my damn money...

FunnyPHARM · Feb 16, 2006

I recieved a rejection letter also.
At least I don't have to move to New York.

marrymenatalie · Feb 17, 2006

Nimue619 said:
Should I continue to apply? Will it be a waste of money? I sent them everything except for the $100. My gpa is about 3.6.

DON'T DO IT...ITS A WASTE OF $$$....GO BUY YOURSELF A GIFT INSTEAD...I had the same GPA as you. I applied in august and got a rejection letter in october. Albany isn't a transfer school, and to all you future applicants don't apply to albany even if you have a 4.0 and especially if you're out of state. Also, if you're not an early decision for albany...don't even waste your money...go buy an IPOD, new clothes, video games, lap dances, whatever floats your boat...just don't waste your money on albany

nnr · Aug 15, 2007

hi
I was just wonderin whther you could give me info on what exactly the cut off gpa to apply for albany college of pharmacy is and if toefl is a must to take for international students who are permanent residents of the US?? Hoping to recieve a reply soon🙂

pharmster · Aug 15, 2007

3.99998..good luck. I am applying as a ED and i have a 3.95+ (4.0 sci) and i dont think i have a chance. I also live in NY...the schools a joke for transfers

go4it · Aug 17, 2007

nnr said:
hi
I was just wonderin whther you could give me info on what exactly the cut off gpa to apply for albany college of pharmacy is and if toefl is a must to take for international students who are permanent residents of the US?? Hoping to recieve a reply soon🙂

TOEFL is required, and u must score above 100 on ibt

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