C/O 2018 LECOM: Bradenton, FL

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Congratulations on your deposit, MLH! I do not intend on bringing negativity or attempt to discourage anyone from applying to this school as I have no personal opinion on the actual workings of this institution. I merely presented a statement that was written DIRECTLY from LECOM so I do not understand why you would consider it "juvenile" considering the fact the it was a rather strong opinion coming from a pharmacy school. If you or any future applicant choose not to read into it then so be it. No harm done. Simply take it into consideration.
 
I came to the conclusion of juvenile because of the comments on the links I did read gave me the impression of crying unprofessional children. I see general issues and out of context information to fit the desire of the poster which is to bash lecom. You seem to believe this unviable post made on facebook to be the true opinion of a the entire school. I just do not understand why any school or business would ever truely post such a slanderous jeopardizing post...you can't believe everything you read on the internet. That post did not come from a schools entirely as a whole.. it came from A source. One hacker..one disgruntled student or employee. One person hitting submit. Call me a skeptic but I know how things can easily be manipulated and I try to look at the whole..people please facebook is not a viable source of information. first thing I saw on that unviable link was surplus of pharmacist and lecom graduating to many students. trying to manipulate such a generalized statement to focus on lecom but it can apply to every pharmacy school. If surplus then no pharmacy school should be operating. Growing seats? 143 seats here in fl. Got to hate lecom now surplusing pharmacy..but nova in florida accepts 350 students according to pharmcas...got to hate them too..palm atlantac 150 students in fl..and so on and so on..this opener on the page with the generalized information sign of manipulating stats showing bias opinions discredited anything this site offers. And the big kicker they are pushing is a facebook post come on. I can type I hate any school and ill get thousands of hits..most all sound the same unreliable unviable drool of juvenile complaints of no drinking water got to look professional
 
Sorry my phone does not like typing on this site...but to continue my rant..I am all for.being informed and supplying viable unbiased information. The kind that can truely help others. I know you just want to inform people of the possiblities but to properly inform the masses is not to put so much behind a facebook post as a strong evidence or manipulated general comments to twist in favor of poster. But I did take.in consideration your link and I looked at it I just don't think its a good site for viable information. If you had a real viable source to beware of this school or any other school then post away..help others!!just help them with real information with credible sources. but thank you for your concerns and warnings. Good luck to you and everyone. Btw I goggles innate my school and got 703,000 hits to why my university is horrible..other nearby universities also..I guess people hate everything nowadays lol.
 
Quote="Member 243, post: 14675499, member: 569930"]Good for you! I was placed on hold unfortunately.[/quote]
Im sorry to hear!! Good news is not everyone will attend hopefully a seat will open up..good luck! Hope you have other possible schools to attend.
(this is another factor people should take inconsideration when listening to the don't go here posts because you never know who needs to get off the wait list best way is to deter people from accepting *wink to my new friend on here)
 
Sorry my phone does not like typing on this site...but to continue my rant..I am all for.being informed and supplying viable unbiased information. The kind that can truely help others. I know you just want to inform people of the possiblities but to properly inform the masses is not to put so much behind a facebook post as a strong evidence or manipulated general comments to twist in favor of poster. But I did take.in consideration your link and I looked at it I just don't think its a good site for viable information. If you had a real viable source to beware of this school or any other school then post away..help others!!just help them with real information with credible sources. but thank you for your concerns and warnings. Good luck to you and everyone. Btw I goggles innate my school and got 703,000 hits to why my university is horrible..other nearby universities also..I guess people hate everything nowadays lol.

Of course, but my viable source is directly from the Facebook page that is held by LECOM. I can confirm that I saw the post on their Facebook page and other SDN members as well (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/lecom-quit-giving-kids-piss-tests.1040242/#post-14587230). I just wanted to fill you and other potential applicants in with what I had come to find over the course of my journey to pharmacy school because at a certain point I also considered LECOM and their affordable education. Good luck and congratulations again on your achievements.
 
Ok the post was made on the DO? Facebook?...by a moderator or someone who didn't have permission to post such a thing. Facebook is just easily tampered with. Just because it was posted on that page (which it has been removed) Does not mean that is the collective opinion of administration. It could of been plan rivalry between DO and pharmacy. That happens other professions look down on others. Since we can quote fb ill point out the hangover when stu says im a Dr and the value of his PhD is degraded and pointed out just a dentist your not a real Dr. Anyways credible source wouldn't be anonymous to me. I tried to see who is the actual poster and source of letter that got on fb but it doesn't say and anyone can put anyone's name to anything. Thats why a facebook page is not viable there isnt proof of actual source or if document was taken out of context ect ect. Once I jumped on my bf fb cause he left it open and posted something silly...it wasn't from him but by me...fb not a source. Facebook causes so many problems...and this forum does provide great information but also not gaurantee accurate..like I have a 4.0 I have PhD..I attended Harvard. And I'm a swimsuit model. Lol not even close. That is why the internet is not always a representation of viable source. But on a true side I only know what I have experienced with lecom and what my friends say..and I don't know what my true feelings are of this school cause I am not a student...hope I don't have to come on and tell you that your right one day * big grin* so where did you decide to attend? And are you happy with your choice?
 
as everyone on this page can tell I have been debating back and forth about a certain topic. I only do this because I was placed in a real life situation..I was presented with legal documents that was presented by a prosecutor to sway me and others to their side. I was in a courtroom and I believed what I was presented had to be factual and complete. Never thinking the document and statements said by the defendant could ever be out of context or not the whole picture. The panel read this document and statements and was swayed to the prosecutors side. When I was young I wanted to be a lawyer and I was in a program and we had the opportunity to go to juvenile court and sit on the sentencing panel. During the hearing we were able to ask the minor questions to which he was directed to give yes and no answers. We asked did you attack this boy? Did you say these things to him? yes he would answer. We could see he had no remorse and he really didn't. The boy never would say sorry. We threw the max at him. house arrest, community service, he had to do housework for his disabled grandmother, ect ect. We saw him as this mean bully. That day I learned the hard way to look at the big picture..consider the source and why it is being presented. After the hearing was over we gathered in chambers and we learned that the defendants lawyer was horrible! The boy was not the bully. This boy was taunted and hit by this bigger kid everyday coming home from school and park. Until one day he saw his bully hitting on his little brother. He ran to the boy and beat the bully up protecting his brother who was half the kids age. When this bully would hit him he never fought back it was only when he hit his baby brother did he ever raise a hand to him. But the documents the evidence presented?!?! it just showed how even facts and actual events/statements are easily manipulated to sway ones mind in their favor. We read these papers and were all gun-ho yea yea throw the book at him! he is horrible how could he be so bad! he wont say sorry even! I might not be able to confirm or deny the true nature of LECOM but from my own life experience of believing 100% something is accurate or read it online must be true..I can say beware of doing that. I know how peoples minds can be persuaded and people jump on bandwagons. All I can offer is be careful believing things you read online and considering viable unbiased sources. As you can tell my original passion for Law faded away but I still got that debate in me *wink. Nothing personal against the posters or to put them down I quite enjoyed it. I cant offer real life experience about LECOM but I can offer my experience of believing false things presented to me with the purpose of persuading to agree with the presenter... only to be fooled. Good luck to all in whatever path they choose. =)
 
Since stu was a dentist he more than likely had a DMD or a DDS. Not a Ph.D. 🙂
 
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I dunno..I thought they mentioned his PhD but its his mention of his doctorate. See inaccurate information all over the dang internet Geesh..giggle. those movies are funny
 
Wow jibby! When I goggled I hate lecom I got 19k hits but when I goggled i hate ur school i got 12.2 million uh oh your school must be horrible. Giggles and evil giggle...
 
Actually I better take that back before my sister finds out and tries to push me out of her moving car or something. She is still mad I decided not to go there for my undergrad..just no $$$$ couldn't move there. :-D .
 
Hey all,
I was at the Nov.12th interview as well, but still have not heard anything back!
My portal still says "Admission Committee is still making a decision. We will notify you when a decision has been made."
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Its been 3 weeks! Im a nervous wreck. I dunno whats going. Lauren says they haven't really met as yet to decide.
 
Actually I better take that back before my sister finds out and tries to push me out of her moving car or something. She is still mad I decided not to go there for my undergrad..just no $$$$ couldn't move there. :-D .



Lol I love my school. Best decision I have ever made. Good luck with yours MLH.
 
Ezabella98 said:
Hey all,
I was at the Nov.12th interview as well, but still have not heard anything back!
My portal still says "Admission Committee is still making a decision. We will notify you when a decision has been made."
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Its been 3 weeks! Im a nervous wreck. I dunno whats going. Lauren says they haven't really met as yet to decide.
???? I heard by that monday..no clue. Good luck
 
Hey guys
Anybody going for the Dec 17 interview?
To those of you who already had the interview and got accepted how long from your interview date to receiving the acceptance call or post on the website?
I'm from Tampa... Anybody else?

Thanks 🙂
 
Hey guys
Anybody going for the Dec 17 interview?
To those of you who already had the interview and got accepted how long from your interview date to receiving the acceptance call or post on the website?
I'm from Tampa... Anybody else?

Thanks 🙂

You should be able to know by the Monday after your interview. If not, just call them or you will have to wait for at least 2 weeks for a letter.
 
Hey guys
Anybody going for the Dec 17 interview?
To those of you who already had the interview and got accepted how long from your interview date to receiving the acceptance call or post on the website?
I'm from Tampa... Anybody else?

Thanks 🙂

when did they let you know about your interview invite?
 
Good luck to everyone interviewing soon!
 
when did they let you know about your interview invite?
They sent me an email by the beginning of November for the interview invite and I submitted my supplemental around October 12
 
Is there a Facebook group for our class yet? Let me know!


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Lecom: Bradenton Pharmd C/O 2018 hmm it won't let me paste the addy. But that is the closest I can find to a page and only 4 ppl have liked it. =-O
 
Haha I think it's set to a fan page and not a group page 😉 check out LECOM class of 2017 in the search bar on Facebook. You'll see what I mean.

Did anyone get the matriculation packets from Lauren? I got an email about it but no packets attached.


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I have the same question. I received an e-mail that mention something about packets and forms but nothing was attached.
 
Hey everybody! I got accepted! Hopefully I'll see some familiar faces from interview day 10/17! If anyone has any questions about the interview or stats or anything let me know 😀

I'm new to this but I received an invite for 1/30/2014. What type of questions were asked?
 
Whooo got accepted!!!! Has anyone created a fb page yet? I know this question has been posted several times 🙂 .... have seen for dental and medicine not pharm though :/
 
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Whooo got accepted!!!! Has anyone created a fb page yet? I know this question has been posted several times 🙂 .... have seen for dental and medicine not pharm though :/
Congrates!
 
I have created a fb group named " LECOM-Bradenton School of Pharmacy C/O 2018 " for anyone who would like to join 🙂
 
for those who have a bachelors and did not take the pcat
does anybody know what kind of essay do they make you write at the interview?
 
Hey I wouldn't worry about the essay and best of luck to you all!


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Hey I wouldn't worry about the essay and best of luck to you all!


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Well passed the 1st semester and have never had to study so hard before! Obviously there are those who are smarter and do not need to study as much but I do the best I can which apparently is enough. Next semester starts this coming Wednesday and I already started studying for class as I want to have a running start and not be in survival mode all semester like the last one. Word to the wise and enjoy the time off as best you can cause the semester is a grind all day every day. I spent my break going on a cruise, then chilling pool side (a benefit to being at lecom in Bradenton during the winter). Good luck to those still waiting for interviews or decisions. I was end of the cycle as well last year and was only getting to the application review stage at this time but look where I am now!
 
for those who have a bachelors and did not take the pcat
does anybody know what kind of essay do they make you write at the interview?
The essay was easy don
 
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Don't worry about the essay. Just be honest. The topics are pretty much questions you have probably already asked yourself. good luck
 
Hello! I have an interview next Thursday and was wondering if anyone could tell me if parents are allowed to go on the school tours with us?
 
Hello! I have an interview next Thursday and was wondering if anyone could tell me if parents are allowed to go on the school tours with us?
If I remember correctly from when I interviewed last year... The answer is No.
 
My interview is on January 30th. Kind of nervous about it being this will be my first pharmacy school interview. I just got done reading the LECOM student handbook. I want to know everything about this school just to be prepared for any kind of question in the interview. I'm slightly worried because I have taken the PCAT twice now and the second time I got a 33 composite, mainly slacking in quantitative ability and reading comp. Its been almost three years since I've calculus/trig so I was completely lost on half those quantitative questions. My GPA is a 3.17 and I'm a senior at Florida State University. I am also a full time state certified pharmacy technician. Even though my PCAT sucks, I'm hoping that my application as a whole will make the interviewees content. QUESTIONS: how many people do your interview in front of? what are the primary questions that are asked? Generally how long does it take to hear back from an interview? I'm sure that i'm not the only one nervous about this interview.
 
Look at the interview section on this site. They were the same exact questions. Usually there is only one person. I had one professor and one student who was on academic rotation. That's how it was last year. Idk if its the same. I don't go there.
 
Hey guys,

I just sent my pharmcas to LECOME. Do you guys think am late or I still have a chance? How long do they take to send the supplemental? Please help
 
Wishing everyone luck!!! Just to remind everyone going to interviews...stop looking at your stats and worrying about pcat scores. You meet what they are looking for or you wouldnt be there to interview. This is your chance to show them you're not just stats and numbers you are a person who is passionate about becoming a pharmacist. This is your interview but it is just as much you interviewing them. This is your investment take this interview as a chance to ask them questions and learn about Lecom and make sure this is the place you want to invest your money and the next 4 years of your life. Enjoy the opportunity and good luck on where ever you decide is best for you
 
Hello! I have an interview next Thursday and was wondering if anyone could tell me if parents are allowed to go on the school tours with us?
Don't bring they will have a chance to visit the school. if your parents need to approve of your school first you should wait for an open house event. I did attend an open house and some students did bring parents. Down fall is the over powering parents that take all the time away from you getting to talk to people. This happened during my session. One admission person eventually asked the father if he was the applicant or his son. Btw never bring a friend or parent to a interview of any kind. At my job if anyone brings someone to the interview they are automatically declined for position. Not sure if Lecom is like that but that isn't a risk I would be willing to take. Good luck
 
what's up!! got accepted whoop, still haven't sent my deposit it but pretty sure i'll be going here. I'm from TX, anyone else plan on living at an off campus apt? And congrats once again to everyone who got accepted, and best of luck to those with interviews on the way.

P.S. join the FB group I look forward to meeting my future class aka future pharmacists 😉
 
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Hello,

I submitted my PharmCAS app back in October but did not submit my supplemental until December. I have an interview on February 13 and was wondering what odds I may have of getting in since it seems so late into the cycle.
 
Hello, I was wondering if any pharmacy students that have finished their first year can tell me about the grading policy at LECOM Bradenton campus.
Is it pass or no pass or do they give letter grades. Is there a curve or straight scale. I also am curious about how often the school gives testing. Any insight
would be great. Thankyou and good luck to everyone applying.
 
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