Interview at Appalachia University

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does anyone else think the ratio at UACP was higher for males than femals ?? Anyways, yeah I def would love to put faces to the names here on SDN, I talked to a lot of FL, NY, CA students on that day. G'luck to all! Please post when you guys hear back. 🙂
 
From what they said, it should be about 3 weeks before we get a result.

How did everyone else feel about the interview?
 
the interview wasnt bad, but thats what everyone is saying so who knows....
 
hey does every applicant have to go through the interview? I talked to the lady last week, and she searched for me and said that an interview wont be available till December. I was thinking...hmm, so everybody gets an interview eh?
 
It's not nice to quote what someone from the school tells you, it may come back to bite us!!!!😱 I have heard that they have eye and ears everywhere:scared:
 
It's not nice to quote what someone from the school tells you, it may come back to bite us!!!!😱 I have heard that they have eye and ears everywhere:scared:

absolutely right.... it even states clearly at the bottom of the emails from the college not to repeat whats enclosed on any circumstance....
 
bump!

i would imagine the adcom. is meeting soon....maybe even today? jeez i cannot believe im this close to finding out! nervousness has officially set in!
 
bump!

i would imagine the adcom. is meeting soon....maybe even today? jeez i cannot believe im this close to finding out! nervousness has officially set in!


yup i called them today and the committee met ealier on this afternoon, they said they would mail the letters hopefully starting tmo...
 
I am waiting on this school as well and I am anxious to see how many at the interview get accepted/rejected/waitlisted. There had to have been at least 40 students there if I remember correctly, for approximately 68 seats? If they have say 5 interview sessions that means a lot of folks will be rejected! I guess in the meantime I will just expect the worst and hope for the best...

Good Luck!
 
Did anyone else notice how Ned changed to a "Guest"? I'm thinking that because he quoted a private email the school could have contacted SDN and had him booted? Anyone familiar with these policies? Forgive me, I'm a newb. 😀
 
Anyone else receive an email from them that they did not finish reviewing all the applicants files for the november 10th interview day? haha does this mean that some of us will have to compete with the december interviewers?
 
Yeah thats only adding to the misery of the waiting game..😱
 
or lack of.... 😉

major : Biochemistry/Chemistry double major

overall GPA - 2.71 (104 credits)

PCAT - 72

work experience : 6 years


wow

they sure accept low stats

i should apply there as a back up school
 
wow

they sure accept low stats

i should apply there as a back up school

Nobody has been accepted yet, only interviewed. (Acceptances are coming) I'm not sure I would insult fellow members as well as the school as you just did because they do read these boards regularly. Grades are not the only factor in admission. A lot of the admission process depends on the individual and just because you have high stats doesn't mean you are guaranteed anything. Try not to come off as so entitled if you want to get into pharmacy school.
 
One more interesting thing...If you go to the website and click on Interview Day: December 1st it doesn't list it like our previous interview. It appears as though it doesn't have two separate "groups" which could mean it has significantly fewer interviewees.

😀😉
 
did anyone from Nov 10th interview hear back about their status yet? I can't wait until Dec. ish when they mail our letters ... hope all the nov. 10 group get in!! 🙂
 
If some letters were sent out last Wednesday it looks like they would be here by now! Anyone hear anything? This wait is absolutely going to worry me to death. I feel like at least a few on here should get one...They next adcom. meeting isn't for a while so it could be after Christmas until we hear something! I better call home and double check the mail situation! 😉
 
Anyone receive anything yet? And if they got accepted what kind of letter did they get in the mail? hahah big one or small one?
 
Anyone receive anything yet? And if they got accepted what kind of letter did they get in the mail? hahah big one or small one?


yeah i was accepted upon completion of my prereqs in time, i received the letter at home today and my parents called to tell me
 
who's going to Jan interview?

are you going to the Jan INterview? I was in Dec 1st interview. there were only 14 of us . It went by really fast. we were done wiht the interview b4 12pm.
 
yeah i was accepted upon completion of my prereqs in time, i received the letter at home today and my parents called to tell me

Hi jhg256

Congrat on your acceptance!
 
are you going to the Jan INterview? I was in Dec 1st interview. there were only 14 of us . It went by really fast. we were done wiht the interview b4 12pm.


Sky1101: Yes i'm going. Thanks for the extra info! Glad to know that, cuz i have to be @ TRI before 4:30! Merry Christmas to you and everyone in here!
 
i got an invite for jan, but i dont think i am going since i got accepted into another school already. i hate that 2 and a half hour drive from the airport to the school; thats just ridiculous.
 
I was there on 11-10 and received the letter on Christmas Eve. I was placed on the hold list...I guess that's routine for a lot of people...so...it's wait and see.
 
After Nov. 10th interview, I was placed on the hold list as well.....Does anybody know how long it will take to get the final decision?
 
hmm judging by other people's stats i think i should be getting an interview invite... do you guys know much about the school and its surrounding areas? is the school accredited? any info would be very appreciated


thank you!
 
I live in the area of UACP. I'm sure their website explains the accreditation question better than I can.

The surrounding area is basically a varying level of nowhere and 'bout an hour to somewhere. The actual school is relocated to the Garden area about 15-20 minutes from Grundy Va. (I mention it because it was originally in Grundy and everybody keeps referring to it as being in Grundy) Grundy has the usual fast food joints and a dinky movie theater, bowling, and .. . ..... well that’s Grundy. 😉 They are building a Wal-mart I believe.

If you hit the major intersection in Grundy and hook a left you will end up on the KY/VA border. This will take you to Pikeville KY in a bit over an hour. I personally don't care for this area although some people do like to travel there.

A right hand turn will lead you into the Bradshaw area of West Virginia and to the best of my knowledge leads nowhere exciting within an hours drive.

The opposite direction (the way you will probably arrive to the school) leads back to the Richlands/Claypool Hill area.

They have about the same stuff as Grundy with the addition of a Wal-mart. (Civilization is based on Wal-mart right?) It's about a 20-30 minute drive (assuming you are accustomed to the 4 lane over the mountains style of driving anyway) to get to this area. There are 2 small malls in this area. Neither of which are overly impressive. 1 in Richlands that is struggling and 1 in Claypool Hill attached to a Super Kmart with a small movie theater and a fairly decent clothing store.

At Claypool hill there is a fairly important intersection (again, you will probably go through this area on your way to the school) where Rt. 19 and Rt. 460 merge. At this intersection if you hang a right onto 19 your headed to Lebanon Va, (pretty similar to Grundy/Richlands for the most part) and if your a bit patient the Tri-Cities area (Johnson City, Bristol, and Kingsport). From the school to Bristol is about an hour and a half drive on an average day. It takes about 20 more minutes to either of the other 2 cities. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City (there is a pharmacy school there now as well, just FWIW)

The cities that make up the Tri-Cities area are much larger than any of the previously mentioned towns. If memory serves Johnson City is somewhere around 75,000 in population. Long story short, if you want to go to a decently equipped mall you will end up at 1 of these three cities. Good restaurants, activities, etc. etc.

If you fly in you will most likely land at Tri-Cities Reg. Airport. This is located between Johnson City and Bristol.

As far as nightlife.... well I am 30 and married so it's been awhile, but when I was younger a night out partying meant at least Bristol with a Designated Driver being a MUST since you would be driving over an hour to get back home or a hotel room.

There are a few random bars (notice I did not say clubs) around Grundy/Richlands but you should probably just avoid those or at least ask around about them before you decide to pop in. Don't misunderstand, most are harmless but I have been in a few of them and even I felt out of place. I have lived here a good portion of my life remember.

Okay now if you go the other way at the 460/19 intersection you will go past Tazewell Va. (move along, nothing to see here) and end up in Bluefield WV in, wait for it..... 'bout an hour. There is a fair mall here and some restaurants. A few more miles up the road is Princeton WV. Quite a few restaurants, not much else from what I remember. There are a few clubs you can have a lot of fun at but they are rougher in my opinion so it's sort of a have fun, but pay attention kind of area to me.

If you get really brave and decide you like mountain roads you can shoot over to Marion VA, or Saltville VA. There is nothing there of any consequence but the ride there will be memorable. Especially if you got on the road to the college and went "Holy Crap! What drunk designed this road?" Just a note on the roads, they are not bad. The roads are fine they just have curves. Some of you (a lot it seems) have not been blessed in your life to have driven on anything aside from straight boring roads. The roads will grow on you and you will miss them when you leave if you like driving for anything more than "Oh, I need to go buy milk."

Just in general stuff:

The area is full of friendly honest hardworking people whom you can mostly trust. If you have never spent any real time in the mountains and like nature you will fall in love with the area.

Don't be in a hurry to get somewhere because you can guarantee the person in front of you won't be.

Don’t speed through the towns. It’s dangerous of course but beyond that it’s pretty easy to get nailed with a “Town of such and such” souvenir. I always think this should be obvious but for some reason it doesn’t seem to “click” with people from larger areas. Yeah the town probably has at most 3-4 cops and maybe 2 on a duty at one time but think about it. The town limits (their jurisdiction) is probably only 10-20 square miles with 1 or 2 main roads going through it. Think you might pass a cop?

That’s about all I can think of.

Visit Scenic Honaker VA! Redbud Capital of the World. (no kidding! Try to contain your excitement LOL) It’s about a 30 minute drive from UACP. There is nothing of any real interest there but it is a pretty drive.
 
wow triumphbr, thank you so much for that detailed response, i appreciate the time you put into it very much! Dang, sounds like a very difficult area to fit in for me, i'm from a very large city in southern california, with huge highways, exciting nightlife and daily sightings of celebrities... oh well, i guess with my STATS beggars can't be choosers. I'll go where I'm accepted!

are you applying there? what's your status as a pre-pharm?
 
I am finishing up "normal" college this spring and will be doing PCAT in Summer & probably Fall. I almost applied this year but I felt like I needed to get my pharm tech and build more real pharm experience before I did. So long story short... I'll be starting in 09.

I don't know really what school will by my first choice. UACP is interesting because it's accelerated and I could continue living where I do now. It would be wonderful from a family stability standpoint so obviously I won't be dissappointed if I am accepted there. I also like Wingate in North Carolina and ETSU's school seems to be progressing well.

Any 1 of those three and I will be pretty happy I think.

Don't stress so much about that stats. They are just numbers afterall.
 
hey u guys
i have a question abt the supplement

there are alot of questions that look like they might b trying to "trick" is that true?
did u guys use all the words they allowed you to answers the questions or short answers...and did u really make sure the grammar and wording were correct...i mean did u write the answers like u wrote the PS on pharmcas...?
 
anyone else got accepted?...interviewed? stats plz if u dont mind....
 
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