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Has any1 gotten rejected after getting an interview and completing the interview? Is the worst thing that can happen being put on waitlist after going through an interview?
 
yes it's possible you could get a rejection letter after an interview.
that happened to me last year.. I got the 1st interview and got a rejection letter 2 weeks after.
so be prepared for the interview.
 
Acceptance to interview is definitely not 1:1... that said, you're definitely a more likely candidate to get in than if you had not been granted an interview! Don't overlook that silver lining.
 
Depending on the school you can find out if you're more likely to get in if you were granted an interview. Most schools post up statistics of how many were given interviews and among those people how many were accepted.

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Snipy said:
Depending on the school you can find out if you're more likely to get in if you were granted an interview. Most schools post up statistics of how many were given interviews and among those people how many were accepted.

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Considering you can't get in, at all, without an interview...

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What I'm trying to say is some schools accept a higher percentage of people they interview.
 
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Snipy said:
Depending on the school you can find out if you're more likely to get in if you were granted an interview. Most schools post up statistics of how many were given interviews and among those people how many were accepted.

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On the PharmCAS school pages they state the ratio of interviews given : acceptances. For example, I think UF interviews a little over 300 for their 300 open spots (4 campuses)... so basically you have a good chance to get in if you are interviewed.

On the other hand... Nova interviews a little over 400 for around 200 open spots (3 campuses). In this case, you have about 50% chance, which is a lot less than UF.
 
SYPHARMACY said:
Has any1 gotten rejected after getting an interview and completing the interview? Is the worst thing that can happen being put on waitlist after going through an interview?
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At my school, the interviews given to accepted ratio was 2:1, but they interview about 85% of the applicants. So overall a 43% acceptance rate. Also, about 1/8 (~30) of the people interviewed are put on the wait list, and from that wait list, they accept 10-15 applicants.

I know this varies at other schools where if you can even get an interview, you have a good chance of getting accepted.
 
Being granted an interview is a step in the right direction, but far from being accepted. I know that this year when I went to my interview there were 60 candidates and the school was looking to fill 15 to 20 spots. With that said, prepare for the interview and you will increase your chances of being admitted considerable.
 
Not really. For example: LECOM. I know 4 students who are in school were called from waiting list. One of them was called a week before school started. Therefore, waiting list is not bad at all

pharm B said:
I think a majority of schools will wait-list everyone without giving them a straight-up rejection.

It's a feel-good rejection for those who never get the call.
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annguyen293 said:
Not really. For example: LECOM. I know 4 students who are in school were called from waiting list. One of them was called a week before school started. Therefore, waiting list is not bad at all
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Horrible logic, using a biased sample.

X% of all Observed As are Bs.
Therefore X% of all As are Bs

One school (LECOM) out of ~115, and 4 students out of ~100+ per matriculating year? Worst of all, you actually present this as if it's a conclusion (therefore???).

I have only seen red Mustangs. Therefore, all Mustangs are red.

And you're going to be a Pharmacist.

Oh my.
 
Passion4Sci said:
Horrible logic, using a biased sample.

X% of all Observed As are Bs.
Therefore X% of all As are Bs

One school (LECOM) out of ~115, and 4 students out of ~100+ per matriculating year? Worst of all, you actually present this as if it's a conclusion (therefore???).

I have only seen red Mustangs. Therefore, all Mustangs are red.

And you're going to be a Pharmacist.

Oh my.
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It was just an example. Im sure he didnt mean to generalize it. I dont understand why people on here get so defensive and attack other peoples comments. If anything, I would be worried if you were gonna be a pharmacist for your lack of tolerance. Please remove the stick from your ass. Thanks.
 
I applied early decision at Oregon State in 06 was interviewed in October, deferred to regular applicant status, then rejected in April.

USC for the last 3 years has interviewed 450-600 (450 past 2 years)
out of 1500-1700 applicants. Of those between 250-300 get accepted. That means ~150-300 people every year have gotten rejected after the interview. Some of which are on the waitlist until school starts.
 
doc ss 26 said:
It was just an example. Im sure he didnt mean to generalize it. I dont understand why people on here get so defensive and attack other peoples comments. If anything, I would be worried if you were gonna be a pharmacist for your lack of tolerance. Please remove the stick from your ass. Thanks.
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I'm with you all the way here. No need for people to be so condescending to people they don't know.

And that generalization was made in response to another guess/generalization, namely that people get waitlisted as a form of "feel-good rejection"

Nobody got up in arms about that one 🙂
 
doc ss 26 said:
It was just an example. Im sure he didnt mean to generalize it. I dont understand why people on here get so defensive and attack other peoples comments. If anything, I would be worried if you were gonna be a pharmacist for your lack of tolerance. Please remove the stick from your ass. Thanks.
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He is presenting a point contradicting someone and didn't even do it satisfactorily. His post was useless spew that accomplished nothing. Had he said, "Hey at LECOM, I know 4 dudes that got in from the waitlist" without the "therefore..." crap. My apologies if I insist on a higher level of logical thought process, but seriously, this stuff should be second nature, not reserved for scholarly papers. So, instead of removing something from my anal canal, how about you get some standards?

This is the same defense used by people who like to "forget" to use punctuation and the like "because it's the internet." It's a fallacy and shouldn't be encouraged at ANY level. I didn't even tolerate this lack of thinking from my E-1 Private soldiers. More should be expected of soon-to-be pharmacists.

There should be zero tolerance for ignorance, especially in a field such as ours.
 
uncbiograd said:
I'm with you all the way here. No need for people to be so condescending to people they don't know.

And that generalization was made in response to another guess/generalization, namely that people get waitlisted as a form of "feel-good rejection"

Nobody got up in arms about that one 🙂
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He didn't make an absurd claim about wait-list "not meaning anything" BASED ON SUPPOSED EVIDENCE. Had he done so, perhaps it would've been different. He elucidated his opinion, which is different than drawing a conclusion from anecdotal information (on a really biased sample.)
 
Fair enough. You hold your potential peers to a very high level and I'm not one to challenge that. There are less abrasive ways to get your point across, but if you enjoy belittling people I'm sure they have a thick enough skin to deal with it. I don't think we should delve into the question of how subjective the statement "waitlist list is not bad at all" is. It is quite different than what you interpreted (waiting list does not mean anything) though.
 
I feel your frustration with the poor use of logic, p4sci.

I also can't stand when people use general statistics to apply to an individual. ie: Nova interviews 400 and accepts 200, therefore you have a 50% chance to get in. If you have a 4.0, 99 pcat, and perfect interview skills, your chances are considerably higher, aren't they? It's like when people tell you that you have X% chance of getting in a car accident. X% of people on the road get in car accidents every day, but this has nothing to do with you, individually. Good drivers have a much smaller chance of getting in an accident.

There's my vent for the day. Peace be with you all.
 
fenderbiz said:
I feel your frustration with the poor use of logic, p4sci.

I also can't stand when people use general statistics to apply to an individual. ie: Nova interviews 400 and accepts 200, therefore you have a 50% chance to get in. If you have a 4.0, 99 pcat, and perfect interview skills, your chances are considerably higher, aren't they? It's like when people tell you that you have X% chance of getting in a car accident. X% of people on the road get in car accidents every day, but this has nothing to do with you, individually. Good drivers have a much smaller chance of getting in an accident.

There's my vent for the day. Peace be with you all.
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Agreed. This is why statistics is a pre-req for most schools. =)
 
pharm B said:
I think a majority of schools will wait-list everyone without giving them a straight-up rejection.

It's a feel-good rejection for those who never get the call.
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Not that this is the norm at all, but I found out one school accepted EVERYONE off its waitlist last year. Pretty crazy.
 
uncbiograd said:
Fair enough. You hold your potential peers to a very high level and I'm not one to challenge that. There are less abrasive ways to get your point across, but if you enjoy belittling people I'm sure they have a thick enough skin to deal with it. I don't think we should delve into the question of how subjective the statement "waitlist list is not bad at all" is. It is quite different than what you interpreted (waiting list does not mean anything) though.
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"Feeling sparing" and political correctness is representative of damn near everything that's wrong with America right now.

Of many things I miss about the armed forces, I really, really miss the "don't beat around the bush" mentality is right up there.

Civilians demand to be babied, eat their pills sugar-coated and be *****-footed around to such an extent it makes me sick.

So what if his feelings got hurt? He needs a thicker damn skin if that's the case, because the real world's a scary place. It's pathetic that such horrible uses of "logic" exist and aren't corrected immediately. The onus is on no one but us to improve one another.
 
Just to clarify an earlier post: I wasn't saying all who are wait-listed never get in. I was trying to say that some schools leave people on the waitlist until classes matriculate.

If you're high up on the WL, good luck. If you're way on the bottom, it's a feel-good rejection. They never rejected you outright. You got WL'ed. 😉
 
fenderbiz said:
I also can't stand when people use general statistics to apply to an individual. ie: Nova interviews 400 and accepts 200, therefore you have a 50% chance to get in. If you have a 4.0, 99 pcat, and perfect interview skills, your chances are considerably higher, aren't they? It's like when people tell you that you have X% chance of getting in a car accident. X% of people on the road get in car accidents every day, but this has nothing to do with you, individually. Good drivers have a much smaller chance of getting in an accident.
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Keep in mind that while you consider yourself a good driver, it's common for people who are bad at something to think they're good at something. I forget what the exact term is, but if the "sucky" individual receives training, they will admit that they used to be bad at the task. Who knows, maybe that's another psychological quirk which invalidates the study, heh... but plenty of people think they're competent at something when they're not. But again, keep that in mind when you think statistics don't apply to you because you're "good" at something when you have little supporting evidence. 😉
 
PonderingChoice said:
Keep in mind that while you consider yourself a good driver, it's common for people who are bad at something to think they're good at something. I forget what the exact term is, but if the "sucky" individual receives training, they will admit that they used to be bad at the task. Who knows, maybe that's another psychological quirk which invalidates the study, heh... but plenty of people think they're competent at something when they're not. But again, keep that in mind when you think statistics don't apply to you because you're "good" at something when you have little supporting evidence. 😉
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Man, I read an amazing study in my senior year at Davis published by Dr. Emmons on this subject, I can't find it in JSTOR =-/

To me, being a "good driver" simply means paying attention and driving defensively. I mean, not running reds, not going over the limit, that's all basic. What differentiates good for average is the ever-vigilant nature. I know that when I'm driving, I am driving as if everyone else wants to kill me and it works well. 12 years and not a single fender bender or traffic violation and I've avoided quite a few, just by paying attention.

How many people do you know that daydream / worry when they're driving and "space out"? There are all sorts of driving impairments, not just alcohol!
 
Passion4Sci said:
"Feeling sparing" and political correctness is representative of damn near everything that's wrong with America right now.

Of many things I miss about the armed forces, I really, really miss the "don't beat around the bush" mentality is right up there.

Civilians demand to be babied, eat their pills sugar-coated and be *****-footed around to such an extent it makes me sick.

So what if his feelings got hurt? He needs a thicker damn skin if that's the case, because the real world's a scary place. It's pathetic that such horrible uses of "logic" exist and aren't corrected immediately. The onus is on no one but us to improve one another.
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I can picture it now.

Patient: "I know you told me to take X medication for X weeks, but I felt better after a few days so I stopped using it. Now I feel all funny 🙁"

Passion4Sci: "You &*%#!@* idiot"
😉
 
uncbiograd said:
I can picture it now.

Patient: "I know you told me to take X medication for X weeks, but I felt better after a few days so I stopped using it. Now I feel all funny 🙁"

Passion4Sci: "You &*%#!@* idiot"
😉
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Probably... For better or for worse, I suppose. I am slowly adjusting to dealing with civilians, though.

http://www.theangrypharmacist.com/ <--- me in 5 years.
 
fenderbiz said:
It's like when people tell you that you have X% chance of getting in a car accident. X% of people on the road get in car accidents every day, but this has nothing to do with you, individually. Good drivers have a much smaller chance of getting in an accident.
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Except that you could be the safest driver in the world and still be no match for the 28 year old doctor's wife in the H3 who dropped her cell phone.

BTW, that wasn't an arguing point, just a funny thought that occurred to me. I feel like I need to put disclaimers in my posts now, or else I end up offending everyone. I think Ill head back to the lounge where I won't have to care about that.
 
apteryx said:
Except that you could be the safest driver in the world and still be no match for the 28 year old doctor's wife in the H3 who dropped her cell phone.

BTW, that wasn't an arguing point, just a funny thought that occurred to me. I feel like I need to put disclaimers in my posts now, or else I end up offending everyone. I think Ill head back to the lounge where I won't have to care about that.
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Yeah, but here there's no "cadre" crap. 🙄
 
Passion4Sci said:
Horrible logic, using a biased sample.

X% of all Observed As are Bs.
Therefore X% of all As are Bs

One school (LECOM) out of ~115, and 4 students out of ~100+ per matriculating year? Worst of all, you actually present this as if it's a conclusion (therefore???).

I have only seen red Mustangs. Therefore, all Mustangs are red.

And you're going to be a Pharmacist.

Oh my.
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When has anecdotal evidence not been accurate. My second cousin has a friend who has a roomate whos neighbor got into medical school with 0.8 GPA. So anyone with a 0.8 GPA is eligible right?
 
Passion4Sci said:
"Feeling sparing" and political correctness is representative of damn near everything that's wrong with America right now.

Of many things I miss about the armed forces, I really, really miss the "don't beat around the bush" mentality is right up there.

Civilians demand to be babied, eat their pills sugar-coated and be *****-footed around to such an extent it makes me sick.

So what if his feelings got hurt? He needs a thicker damn skin if that's the case, because the real world's a scary place. It's pathetic that such horrible uses of "logic" exist and aren't corrected immediately. The onus is on no one but us to improve one another.
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Do you act like this in real life too? Or just on the internet behind the mask of anonymity. I'm not trying to be rude, just curious.
 
Passion4Sci said:
Probably... For better or for worse, I suppose. I am slowly adjusting to dealing with civilians, though.

http://www.theangrypharmacist.com/ <--- me in 5 years.
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You are very right on saying that people need thicker skin, so don't get mad when I tell you that it really frustrates me when I look at your 100 posts a day and see that you have nothing useful to add about topics. Stop spending your free time on this website and do something with your life. Also remember that just because you served our country (which I appreciate) doesn't make everyone else a piece of ****. Grow up and stop being a dick.

Thanks and goodluck
 
5minutes said:
If you keep worrying about it, it is more likely that you will get rejected.
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How? The admissions committee doesn't know what he's thinking or how much he worries about this stuff :laugh:
 
pharm B said:
Just to clarify an earlier post: I wasn't saying all who are wait-listed never get in. I was trying to say that some schools leave people on the waitlist until classes matriculate.

If you're high up on the WL, good luck. If you're way on the bottom, it's a feel-good rejection. They never rejected you outright. You got WL'ed. 😉
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I got rejected right off the bat, even though i got interviewied and applied early, so there you go... i guess i must have screwed up my interview pretty bad. I got accepted in the 2nd school i interviewed though , you could say i learned from the experience
 
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