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[tootoo30]

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Is anyone attending there online Pharmacy program and if so can you give me some feedback on the program. I'm really considering their program since its online I will be able to still work fulltime while working on the pharmacy degree.

 

[omnione]

Here is a list of the following SDNers who reported that they were accepted this year and currently are Creighton web-based students:

ajh88
drugdoc
tckc
LTPharmD
bluejayhawk
MNpharm

The older Roll Call threads didn't make the distinction between web-based and campus-based so I can't report those handles.

Do note that just because you have the flexibility to work with the web-based program, you still have to pay attention to school as you will be listening to a lot of podcasts without the classroom element. Keep that in mind as you'll have to manage your time well to juggle all of these components of your life.

 

[Toomeke]

Here is a list of the following SDNers who reported that they were accepted this year and currently are Creighton web-based students:

ajh88
drugdoc
tckc
LTPharmD
bluejayhawk
MNpharm

The older Roll Call threads didn't make the distinction between web-based and campus-based so I can't report those handles.

Do note that just because you have the flexibility to work with the web-based program, you still have to pay attention to school as you will be listening to a lot of podcasts without the classroom element. Keep that in mind as you'll have to manage your time well to juggle all of these components of your life.

*ahem* ... might wanna change the whole "home of college football mecca"... not even your new AD's gonna help...

 

[omnione]

*ahem* ... might wanna change the whole "home of college football mecca"... not even your new AD's gonna help...

We are still have the "home of college football mecca", and as a result, our expectations for being the steward of said mecca has us running out the coach once this season is over.😀

 

[Toomeke]

We are still have the "home of college football mecca", and as a result, our expectations for being the steward of said mecca has us running out the coach once this season is over.😀

Not much of a job there 😀...he's running himself right out of that job. 👎

 

[rxlynn]

Is anyone attending there online Pharmacy program and if so can you give me some feedback on the program. I'm really considering their program since its online I will be able to still work fulltime while working on the pharmacy degree.

I interviewed and was accepted into their web-based program, but did not accept the offer. They definitely discourage the web-based students from working full-time - this subject came up in our interview group. You will be a full-time student just as if you were on campus, so unless you can live on 3 hours of sleep a night, the web-based program is still going to take up a lot of your time.

 

[ajh88]

I'm not exactly sure how to give you feedback because I don't know what kind of information you are looking for - the nuts and bolts of how it works, how demanding it is, how competitive it is, etc? Feel free to PM me if you'd like and I'll do what I can to answer your questions.

As for working full-time - I'm not going to say it can't be done. Yes, they absolutely discourage it and personally, I would also. However, I am sure that you will find people who have done it and who have still graduated. For me, I started the semester in transition between 2 jobs and for a couple of weeks I was working about 45 hours a week. It was absolutely horrible and there is no way I could have done it for a prolonged period of time. I basically worked all week and spent all weekend cramming all of my lectures (about 13-15 hours worth) and homework in - it wasn't an effective learning strategy for me. I am now at 1 job and working 24 hours a week, which is much more manageable.

I am married and have a child, so those obligations take my time also - if you are totally unencumbered and will only be working and going to school, you may be able to handle more.

Anyway, as I said, I'm happy to try and provide any other information I can if you have some specific questions.

 

[tootoo30]

Thanks for all the replies, I decided to go with Xavier Univeristy instead because (1) I work there so I think I have an advantage over other people and (2) I already have a great deal of their prerequisites already and (3) I can get a discount on taking the rest of the other prerequisites!

Thanks for the many replies, I appreciate all of the answers in my time of need!

 

[Dr.iz-n]

I'm not exactly sure how to give you feedback because I don't know what kind of information you are looking for - the nuts and bolts of how it works, how demanding it is, how competitive it is, etc? Feel free to PM me if you'd like and I'll do what I can to answer your questions.

As for working full-time - I'm not going to say it can't be done. Yes, they absolutely discourage it and personally, I would also. However, I am sure that you will find people who have done it and who have still graduated. For me, I started the semester in transition between 2 jobs and for a couple of weeks I was working about 45 hours a week. It was absolutely horrible and there is no way I could have done it for a prolonged period of time. I basically worked all week and spent all weekend cramming all of my lectures (about 13-15 hours worth) and homework in - it wasn't an effective learning strategy for me. I am now at 1 job and working 24 hours a week, which is much more manageable.

I am married and have a child, so those obligations take my time also - if you are totally unencumbered and will only be working and going to school, you may be able to handle more.

Anyway, as I said, I'm happy to try and provide any other information I can if you have some specific questions.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I am very interested in Creighton's program online. I am hoping that I can get my act together and finish my pre-reqs during 2008 and part of 2009, with entry into school in 2010. Tell me--what was the competition like? What kind of GPA and PCAT scores were accepted into the online program?

I defintely think I would like to still work somehow--maybe drop down to about 20 hours/week--my job is very supportive and flexible, and I really don't want to leave it while I am in school...What is your typical schedule/balancing act like working AND going to school online?

 

[drugdoc]

Stats for this fall's distance class:

Average age: 31
PCAT: 89
Science: can't remember 3.4??
Cum: can't remember 3.4??
We've got around 15 men, 40 women.

Distance stats are usually higher than campus class.

Personally, working more than 20-25 hours a week is CRAZY!! You have to treat school like a full-time job. So, think about 40 hours plus your work hours. It honestly is around 35-40 hours a week, some more, some less. That entails: 15 hours of watching lectures, 1 hour for posting on the web, 1-2 hours for exams, and studying (I do about 20 hours per week and am at a 3.6 right now. I would guess a 4.0 would be another 10 hours per week of studying for me, but I like to sleep and have a social life, too).

Every day during Welcome Week at least one professor/administrator randomly said "don't work full-time!" The students who do are the ones who suffer academically and are on probation, etc.

The distance program isn't designed to be for 'those who want to work a lot and get a degree.' It's just as tough as an on-campus program, well, maybe 95% since you don't have to drive.

But....I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!! It's an incredible experience at Creighton!! I wouldn't change going to an on-campus program if you dismissed all of my loans!

 

[drugdoc]

To address my typical schedule:

Start lectures at noon, until 2 - 4 pm
Dinner, etc
Study, quizzes: 8 pm - 3 am

Days that I work I don't study usually.

I usually do something for school about 6 days a week. There's always more to do, it seems!