Hi, I'm thinking of applying Early Decision to Ohio State COP. Anybody else doing early decision for this school or in general? I would love to know some feedback before I make a crucial decision.
When you apply for ED, your account will be temporarily locked. You will not be allow to apply to any other schools. All schools participating in Early Decision have to make their decision by October 20th. By then, if you are rejected, your account is available for you to apply for regular cycle. If you are accepted, you have to attend. The risky part is, if you do not get accepted to your ED school, your account is locked until October 20th, people applying in regular admission are already submitting their secondaries to schools by October 20th. So your application will be on the later side, as we know, the earlier you submit the better off you are. That is the risky part that is holding me back.. But Ohio stats for ED was pretty alluring. They had 38 ED applicants, and admitted 35. The 3 they didn't admit was due to prerequisite courses not being complete on time. Maybe you can call Midwestern Glendale and ask them about their ED stats of last year?
I am deciding right now whether or not to do ED at UIC. The only other school I am looking at is Washington and maybe Minnesota, but I'm getting the feeling that it is a reach. I'm from Indiana so UIC is pretty close which is good and bad. I like that you get in state tuition if you get in ED. I have average/bellow average gpa (3.3) but a really strong upward trend with the grades. Had a bad sophomore slump. I have been a tech all summer. I have been to Seattle but not recently and cannot visit before the fifth. The GF does NOT want to stay in the midwest and I used to be that way, but at this point I think it makes sense considering UIC's ranking and the sweet deal I'd be getting. Seattle is pretty expensive and it seems like the job market out there is tough.
I was in a similar situation to you. My cGPA is a 3.54 and I was debating whether or not to submit my ED app to U of M (average accepted GPA is 3.5) or apply regular to multiple programs. Did you take the PCAT? If you scored well on the PCAT I don't think the .1 difference in your GPA and their average would be a big deal, and schools will take note of your upward trend as well. On the supplemental app on PharmCAS U of M had additional information about that they consider competitive, (3.3+ GPA, 70+ PCAT, 2~3 years healthcare experience etc) so after reading that I decided to submit my application for ED. You should try to inquire more information from UIC.
Thanks, which M are you at? MI or MN, both are great. I got a 96 pr on the July pcat and I've been a tech for a few months. Letters are in the works but I think they will be strong. But scratch my previous comment bout UWashington. Just found out my biochem won't count, so I'd need three courses for them. That combined with the high tuition takes them off my list I think. Looking for more of an urban feel. I spent 5 years at Indiana for undergrad and want a change from college town life.
Hi, I'm thinking of applying Early Decision to Ohio State COP. Anybody else doing early decision for this school or in general? I would love to know some feedback before I make a crucial decision.
