Has anyone heard anyting from Hawaii College of Pharmacy I sent my app about a month and a half ago and I have not heard anything back, I tried calling them but the phone number on the website did not work!!
Originally posted by michelleca4
No matter which number you dial, 808 or 702, it is directed to the same line. To get in touch with the dean and to do interviews always call 808 number. You should call Hawaii time because the 702 line directly connects you to the 808 office (advice from Dr. Monroe).
Originally posted by eddie269
I hear generally newer schools are a bit easier to get into than established ones.
Originally posted by michelleca4
With the large amounts of applicants that already applied, still 100 applications rolling into Hawaii per week, and the number of seats for the Fall 2004 class, there is still competition for admissions.
Do you think UCSD and Loma Linda are easier to get into because the are new as well? My answer is no, because UCSD had over 1000 applicants for a class of more than two dozen students. Loma Linda already accepted 30 students from the early applicant pool and will accept only 30 students from 500 applications recieved recently. Nevada is a few years old and recently accredited, and also had more than 1000 applicants.
eddie269 you need to do ressearch before you start making assumptions about new pharmacy schools. No matter what pharmacy school you graduate from, you'll be a Pharmacist. Most people are happy if they get into Pharmacy School due to the amount competition. I'm glad I'm moving to Hawaii where I'll enjoy living, compared to a school in middle of nowhere or where I have to deal with snow for the first time.
Originally posted by LVPharm
Just wanted to let everyone know that officially NVCP is neither formally nor informally affiliated with the Hawaii College of Pharmacy. NVCP has been getting a lot of inquiries on this matter, especially from candidates wanting to find out if they can arrange loans through NVCP for HICP. Apparently although there was some affiliation in the beginning in the form of Dr. Rosenberg being a consultant (it was stated on the HICP website, but since removed), there is no longer a relationship. Part of this may be due to HICP now being a "for profit" institution accountable to investors, instead of having salaried administration, staff, and faculty who are accountable to a "board of trustees". I don't know exactly why, but this runs counter to the educational philosophy of NVCP (which is nonprofit). This is not to say that the education you would receive at HICP is any better or worse...just saying that we are not affiliated. The curriculum itself is still modeled on NVCP, and (it's true), Mr. Monroe was NVCP's head librarian and a professor.