Any advice?

[kynsik]

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Sorry guys, I know how much everyone loves a new thread. I have a serious problem though. I applied to 6 schools and had planned to finish my pre-reqs by the end of spring 2006. Unfortunately, my grandfather died and I had to help my family for a while back east. I emailed all of my professers and let them know my situation. All of my professers agreed to work with me but I ended up having to stay longer than expected. Long story short, my A/P II professer without telling me dropped me from the course. I signed up for an internet class as soon as I could but the teacher will not let me accelerate. This is a serious problem as the two schools I interviewed at require either that all pre-reqs be completed or that all science pre-reqs be completed at the end of the Spring semester. Is there any possibility that an exception might be made? Or, if not and I get accepted to one of these schools, do you think they would allow me to defer a year? Thanks

 

[insipid1979]

I think the only way you are going to get a good answer if by calling the schools and asking them.

 

[RxRob]

First you gotta wait to be accepted before any of this matters. If you interviewed at 2 schools, I give you roughly 25% chance of getting into EACH or 50% chance of admittance to A pharmacy school.

Assuming you are though, only some schools allow deferment, however, none of them for that reason. Some people ask for deferments to finish up a degree prior to entrance. In your case, not completing the prerequisites will mean you'd have to re-apply, and especially in your case you would likely not be eligible for deferment because there is the possibility that the outcome of this semester will drop you below the schools gpa requirements if anyone chooses to fail you. Repeated courses on PharmCas for ANY reason don't seem to print out favorably and you have to tell them you took a course over. I don't know your situation and it may not be all that bad at all, I don't mean to be a killjoy or squash your hopes, but as someone who has had life deal them some lemons, you have to always be mindful that hundreds upon hundreds of applicants have impeccable transcripts without any special considerations to have to look at. There would have to be some reason why they HAD to have you to even bother trying to figure out what happened. Schools are still businesses and the laws of supply and demand still apply.

Life's not fair. Do whatever you have to to get it worked out with your professors now if you can, ESPECIALLY if you can arrange getting a C in the course. Don't worry about your GPA if you get accepted, you can get straight C's in whatever is left and still get in after that point!

 

[Gizmo]

Long story short, my A/P II professer without telling me dropped me from the course.

Is your professor allowed to do this? At my school, professors who drop students can get in a big mess if it turns out the student didn't want to be dropped. Double check with your school to see if this is allowed; you may be able to get an incomplete and finish in the summer or next fall (if you don't get in to pharm school this year).

Good luck!

 

[imperial frog]

First you gotta wait to be accepted before any of this matters. If you interviewed at 2 schools, I give you roughly 25% chance of getting into EACH or 50% chance of admittance to A pharmacy school.

That's not right. If it was he should apply to 4 schools to get a 100% chance of acceptance.

 

[gimpsd]

That's not right. If it was he should apply to 4 schools to get a 100% chance of acceptance.

Yeah, I agree. The math is not right on that one. Maybe reviewing stats should be in order. 😀

 

[DownonthePharm]

If each school was 25%, I think your odds would still be 25% because each school operates independently of the others. 😕

As you can see its been a long time since stats for me too. But thats not the point.

The point is, not all schools allow you to defer, and to defer you must be accepted. Not finishing your prereqs will most likely make you ineligable to be accepted in the first place. But you mentioned that some of the schools dont cut off at Spring, so maybe you can contact your professors and take Incompletes, finish the work in the summer and have them resubmit for a grade.

 

[insipid1979]

If each school was 25%, I think your odds would still be 25% because each school operates independently of the others. 😕

Have you seen his other posts? He knows more than anybody on here...and he will address you like you are a 5 year old. Don't argue with him...he is above us.

Gross...I just realized that puke comes out of that smilies nose also... 🙁

 

[LiliaKT]

I think the only way you are going to get a good answer if by calling the schools and asking them.

i agree.

call the school, only they can tell u what they will accept or not or give u viable resolution to ur problem.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

If each school was 25%, I think your odds would still be 25% because each school operates independently of the others. 😕

Right. I think it is like flipping a coin. If I flip once the chance of heads is 50%. If I flip twice the chance of heads is not 100% - it is still 50%.

Stats, yuck.

Regardless, I agree with much of what RxRob posted.

 

[insipid1979]

Right. I think it is like flipping a coin. If I flip once the chance of heads is 50%. If I flip twice the chance of heads is not 100% - it is still 50%.

Stats, yuck.

Regardless, I agree with much of what RxRob posted.

The chance of it being heads for the second time is 50%. The chance of it being heads for both the first and second time is not 50%...it is lower.

The chance of it being heads one of those two times is greater than 50%

Just to clarify...

 

[All4MyDaughter]

The chance of it being heads for the second time is 50%. The chance of it being heads for both the first and second time is not 50%...it is lower.

The chance of it being heads one of those two times is greater than 50%

Just to clarify...

You are correct. I wasn't clear.
Each time you flip the independent probability of heads is 1/2.
For heads on two consecutive flips it is 1/4.
I don't remember how to figure out the chance of 1 head in 2 flips.
It's been a long time since I had stats.

The coin flip may not even be a good analog to this example. I dunno!

 

[storyhill2]

Kynsik,
I would wait to see you get accepted into the school. If you do get accepted, call them and explain the situation but do all you can to get the prereq done before the end of July. I had a semi similar situation happen to me and I was able to take the class as a summer course and they extended the deadline for completing that pre req. I waited until I was accepted to bring it up. Hope it all works out.