LECOM Bradenton Application Thread

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vbui001 said:
Hi,
this is my first time posting in this forum.
I just received an invite for an interview on 1/13/2011 at LECOM-B.
This is a pretty late interview compare to the earlier ones, do i still have a good chance to get in since most of seats might filled up already?
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I believe seats are filling up already... I was at the November 4th interview. And at each interview there was about 20 students. They have a morning and afternoon interview each day. So thats 40 a day... And I think that that point we were the 4th day of interviewing... So that would = about 160 students interviewed, for 125 seats I believe. Of course I'm sure they didn't accept everyone... But as the months go on, it does get harder. But than again its not january or feb yet... Once it gets to those months I'd say they are probably just interviewing for wait list.
 
lymmys said:
The Spring and Colonial Grand
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Yacht club really looks like the best. Colonial Grand too. Anyone know about The Springs... Still looks nice and a little cheaper? I might want to live by myself 1st semester until I really get to know some people. And a 1 bedroom might be more it's looking like at Yacht or Colonial than The Springs. All 3 look pretty nice though.

Idk about Carlton Arms. Looks older...???

Anyone on here from the November 4th interview... I can't remember anyone lol.
 
Does anyone know how many people have already been accepted?
 
drhenpharmd is it possible to have a small water bottle during the interview for dry mouth?
 
PharmyDude said:
drhenpharmd is it possible to have a small water bottle during the interview for dry mouth?
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The staff will provide you with water bottles, juice, soft drinks, and snacks. Whether you can have water during the actual 1-on-1 interview... it would probably depend on your interviewer. But as a general rule, you don't want to have anything with you except your briefcase/handbag.

Good luck,
Henry

P.S. If you explained why you need water with you I'm sure they wouldn't mind you having it.
 
:d
 
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APCPhT said:
I believe seats are filling up already... I was at the November 4th interview. And at each interview there was about 20 students. They have a morning and afternoon interview each day. So thats 40 a day... And I think that that point we were the 4th day of interviewing... So that would = about 160 students interviewed, for 125 seats I believe. Of course I'm sure they didn't accept everyone... But as the months go on, it does get harder. But than again its not january or feb yet... Once it gets to those months I'd say they are probably just interviewing for wait list.
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I was on November 4th morning group ...:🙂
 
@ Henry,
Could you please send us the website for those appartments. I might want to stay in Yacht club.
also after we send the deposit, would the admission send us the health screening package to take it to our doctor? I just want to see if I'm on a right track.
 
😉
 
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lymmys said:
Yatch club is nice, however it's quite pricey...still thinking lol
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I just favorited the Springs by Braden River on cort.com, i can't believe its so cheap, esp. the 2bed-2bath
 
APCPhT said:
Yacht club really looks like the best. Colonial Grand too. Anyone know about The Springs... Still looks nice and a little cheaper? I might want to live by myself 1st semester until I really get to know some people. And a 1 bedroom might be more it's looking like at Yacht or Colonial than The Springs. All 3 look pretty nice though.

Idk about Carlton Arms. Looks older...???

Anyone on here from the November 4th interview... I can't remember anyone lol.
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I was in your interviewing group, I believe. I work at Walgreens and live in Florida and I think I was talking to you some. Congrats on your acceptance! I got on the alternate list.:scared: BTW, we were only the second day of interviews on November 4th, so only 80 people were interviewed.🙂
 
PharmyDude said:
drhenpharmd is it possible to have a small water bottle during the interview for dry mouth?
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At my interview on 11/4 they had small water bottles for us in the room we met in before the actual interview. There was a girl in my group that was sick and carried her bottle around and nobody said anything. I would just say to grab a bottle and take it with you when you leave the room since they're small anyways.
 
TiffPharmD said:
I was in your interviewing group, I believe. I work at Walgreens and live in Florida and I think I was talking to you some. Congrats on your acceptance! I got on the alternate list.:scared: BTW, we were only the second day of interviews on November 4th, so only 80 people were interviewed.🙂
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When your on an alternate list, does that mean you have to wait till the end of the application cycle (like soon before classe start) to hear back if you got a seat? Wouldn't a school just keep interviewing and accepting students they like instead of having to go to an alternate list. Kind of confused about that concept.
 
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Prepharmah said:
@ Henry,
Could you please send us the website for those appartments. I might want to stay in Yacht club.
also after we send the deposit, would the admission send us the health screening package to take it to our doctor? I just want to see if I'm on a right track.
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The Springs at Braden River
http://www.springsapartments.com/braden-river/

The Yacht Club
http://www.tgmassociates.com/properties/the-yacht-club-at-heritage-harbour/

Colonial Grand
http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1009722.php

Carlton Arms
http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1009624.php

Tuscany Apartments
http://merionlive.yardiportalm.net/TheTuscanyFL/Index.aspx

Yes. You're on the right track. All matriculation materials will come in the matriculation packet after you send in your deposit. At least that's how it happened for me last year. You should probably call or email Lauren Somers if you haven't received your packet in a few weeks.
 
wendy912 said:
thanx Henry for the last post about rotation. Can you tell us more about how students work in class, like do you guys also break into groups from the beginning and stay that way for the whole year?

Btw, Yatch Club really looks great and such a big difference compared with the price on westwood.
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We pretty much just have class lectures. We break up into groups for lab though.

Are you talking about the PBL pathway, where students are assigned groups and choose what chapters they are responsible for and self-study? I think it may only be for the med students. I'm pretty sure PBL is not an option for pharmacy students in Bradenton.
 
hey henry,

how's it going man? i'm gonna be starting LECOM-B next fall and just have a quick question...do you get the insurance through school? if so, is it any good? do you have dental insurance too? thanks for your help.


I decided not to get insurance through the school because I am still covered under my parent's health plan. However, the majority of the students do buy the school's health insurance. From what I hear from classmates, the insurance is very good (one of the student's dad sells health insurance so I think he would know). I'm not sure if it comes with dental or vision. If it doesn't come with it I'm sure there's some sort of dental and vision package that you can purchase separately.
 
adu322 said:
Hey, can you please reply to this on the alternate list thread at:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=776018

Under required letters and credits, it now shows four additional requirements that are not met. They are:
First ALT form
Second ALT form
Transcript One
Transcript Two

What does this mean?
Thanks
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I don't think you have to worry about this. But honestly I don't remember well enough so if I were you I'd call or email the school about it. The admissions counselor is Lauren Somers.

Good luck!
 
I just got an interview for the end of January. Is it really possible that they have interviewed that many people already? Are there interviews every week? It kind of sounds that your saying if we have a late interview, then we are srewed!
 
winston4 said:
I just got an interview for the end of January. Is it really possible that they have interviewed that many people already? Are there interviews every week? It kind of sounds that your saying if we have a late interview, then we are srewed!
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I'm right there with you. I received an interview invite Oct. 29th for Jan. 6th. A friend of mine applying for medical school thinks some of the individuals invited just recently for dates before ours might be filling the place of other students who canceled their scheduled interviews. Wishful thinking maybe? I hope this is the case :/
 
Does anyone happen to know if we can pay the tuition deposit by credit card... Is there a form anywhere for this? Or maybe what is Lauren Somers e-mail so I could inquire about it. If anyone knows either of these things, that would be great. 🙂
 
Those of you on the alt list, don't worry because atleast you're on the top of the list. Alot of last year's students did not get interviewed until atleast march/april. The reason they're accepting alot of students this early on is because MOST of them who get accepted end up giving up their seats anyways. As far as the interview go, if you've been invited, that means they're interested in what they see on paper. Now they want to know the person behind those grades. Who ever is your interviewer will make or break your chances of getting accepted. Be yourself, come with personality, keep eye contact, and smile.
With the late interviews, I think it's because the end of the semester is soon approaching and the faculty (interviewers) will be busy with getting finals together. You can always call and ask if there's an earlier spot available because students cancel their interviews all the time.
As far as apartments go, my personal rankings are #1 Yacht Club #2 Colonial Grand (the closest to the school) #3 Carlton Arms #4 Springs. Though the yacht club is a bit pricey. I would suggest you get a roommate(s) it will definitely come in handy financial wise, for studying, and maintaining a social life. Hope that helped!
 
Today was our last day for the week. So we have weds-sunday off.
 
For those of you who interviewed yesterday, does your LECOM portal say anything besides "It was a pleasure interviewing you at LECOM Bradenton. The Admissions Committee will make a final decision on your application within 30 days and notify you of the decision" ???
 
Nope. That is what mine says. Let me know if you get another message.

I've already been in contact with Lauren this morning and they haven't met yet.

She said she won't let us know until it is official on Monday afternoon so the waiting game will continue for a few more days. Good luck!
 
APCPhT said:
Does anyone happen to know if we can pay the tuition deposit by credit card... Is there a form anywhere for this? Or maybe what is Lauren Somers e-mail so I could inquire about it. If anyone knows either of these things, that would be great. 🙂
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the school asks to pay by check or money order....the school will send you the matriculation agreement, then you will send the check with the form..hope that helps..
 
catt116 said:
Those of you on the alt list, don't worry because atleast you're on the top of the list. Alot of last year's students did not get interviewed until atleast march/april. The reason they're accepting alot of students this early on is because MOST of them who get accepted end up giving up their seats anyways. As far as the interview go, if you've been invited, that means they're interested in what they see on paper. Now they want to know the person behind those grades. Who ever is your interviewer will make or break your chances of getting accepted. Be yourself, come with personality, keep eye contact, and smile.
With the late interviews, I think it's because the end of the semester is soon approaching and the faculty (interviewers) will be busy with getting finals together. You can always call and ask if there's an earlier spot available because students cancel their interviews all the time.
As far as apartments go, my personal rankings are #1 Yacht Club #2 Colonial Grand (the closest to the school) #3 Carlton Arms #4 Springs. Though the yacht club is a bit pricey. I would suggest you get a roommate(s) it will definitely come in handy financial wise, for studying, and maintaining a social life. Hope that helped!
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Hi! Thanks for your input; but, I just wanted to clarify something. Being waitlisted in August 2010 or May 2011 does not make a difference. If you're put on the waiting list, your file is put in a drawer. Once all interviews are completed, they take all the waitlisted applicants from the drawer and rank them. Then, as the accepted applicants withdraw their applications, LECOM sends out acceptances in the order of the ranked waitlist list. Hope that makes sense! :d

Good luck to those on the waitlist, applying, and interviewing... and Congrats to those accepted!
 
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rn2pharm said:
Hi! Thanks for your input; but, I just wanted to clarify something. Being waitlisted in August 2010 or May 2011 does not make a difference. If you're put on the waiting list, your file is put in a drawer. Once all interviews are completed, they take all the waitlisted applicants from the drawer and rank them. Then, as the accepted applicants withdraw their applications, LECOM sends out acceptances in the order of the ranked waitlist list. Hope that makes sense! :d

Good luck to those on the waitlist, applying, and interviewing... and Congrats to those accepted!
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oh ok thanks!
 
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catt116 said:
Those of you on the alt list, don't worry because atleast you're on the top of the list. Alot of last year's students did not get interviewed until atleast march/april.The reason they're accepting alot of students this early on is because MOST of them who get accepted end up giving up their seats anyways. As far as the interview go, if you've been invited, that means they're interested in what they see on paper. Now they want to know the person behind those grades. Who ever is your interviewer will make or break your chances of getting accepted. Be yourself, come with personality, keep eye contact, and smile.
With the late interviews, I think it's because the end of the semester is soon approaching and the faculty (interviewers) will be busy with getting finals together. You can always call and ask if there's an earlier spot available because students cancel their interviews all the time.
As far as apartments go, my personal rankings are #1 Yacht Club #2 Colonial Grand (the closest to the school) #3 Carlton Arms #4 Springs. Though the yacht club is a bit pricey. I would suggest you get a roommate(s) it will definitely come in handy financial wise, for studying, and maintaining a social life. Hope that helped!
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I also wanted to clarify something. LECOM-B accepting students now does not have anything to do with anticipating students giving up their seats later in the cycle. In fact, last year most (as in more than half) of the students who were accepted ended up coming here. There is a good chance that we may go through less than half of the waitlist (which is usually about a class size), so if you are on it, please keep your seats at other institutions until you get an official acceptance.

Good luck,
Henry

P.S. Catt is right in that a few years ago, LECOM-B did go through most of the waitlist. However, each year that goes by, LECOM-B sees a lot more applicants, and therefore becomes a lot more competitive. I only say this because I don't want any students who are currently on the waitlist getting false hope. I'd rather let them discern their chances with some stats from last year.
 
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drhenPharmD said:
I also wanted to clarify something. LECOM-B accepting students now does not have anything to do with anticipating students giving up their seats later in the cycle. In fact, last year most (as in more than half) of the students who were accepted ended up coming here. There is a good chance that we may go through less than half of the waitlist (which is usually about a class size), so if you are on it, please keep your seats at other institutions until you get an official acceptance.

Good luck,
Henry

P.S. Catt is right in that a few years ago, LECOM-B did go through most of the waitlist. However, each year that goes by, LECOM-B sees a lot more applicants, and therefore becomes a lot more competitive. I only say this because I don't want any students who are currently on the waitlist getting false hope. I'd rather let them discern their chances with some stats from last year.
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Oh my alot has changed over just a year or so. Well good luck to all this year, and if you get in, consider yourselves lucky!
 
hey everyone

did anyone besides me from Nov4th morning session got accepted?

I heard that the school is limited on the rotation sites and someone told me that her friend has to go to Alaska!!! I am not sure how true that is, but what do you guys, P2 or P3 think about this??
 
pzPharmD said:
hey everyone

did anyone besides me from Nov4th morning session got accepted?

I heard that the school is limited on the rotation sites and someone told me that her friend has to go to Alaska!!! I am not sure how true that is, but what do you guys, P2 or P3 think about this??
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a friend of mine from Lecom in PA is going to Alaska and Hawaii for rotation and they are so excited b/c they'll have an opportunity to work in the army base..that's what I heard...personally, it is gud experience..but they plan to stay there for a short rotation only...
I am from November 4th morning session...and got accepted...
 
Are they being forced to go to Alaska? Who pays for board? Sounds expensive!
 
tambi said:
a friend of mine from Lecom in PA is going to Alaska and Hawaii for rotation and they are so excited b/c they'll have an opportunity to work in the army base..that's what I heard...personally, it is gud experience..but they plan to stay there for a short rotation only...
I am from November 4th morning session...and got accepted...
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I'm sure it is very exciting to go to Alaska, but did the students make that decision because they wanted to go there or because they didn't have any other choice. I'm just a little worried about where I'll be doing my APPEs.

so are you planning on going to LECOM or you're still deciding like me?!
 
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For those that interviewed on Nov 23: I know LECOM is supposed to make the final decisions today, but I haven't heard otherwise. I emailed Lauren today, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. Also, my portal still says "It was a pleasure interviewing you at LECOM Bradenton. The Admissions Committee will make a final decision on your application within 30 days and notify you of the decision".

Has anyone heard anything regarding our statuses? 😕
 
pzPharmD said:
hey everyone

did anyone besides me from Nov4th morning session got accepted?

I heard that the school is limited on the rotation sites and someone told me that her friend has to go to Alaska!!! I am not sure how true that is, but what do you guys, P2 or P3 think about this??
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Have you looked through the previous posts on this thread for the answer to this question? I remember answering a related question not too long ago.

Chances are that the person you heard about wanted to rotate in Alaska. It doesn't make sense that LECOM would go out of their way to set up a rotation site in Alaska unless a student requested it.

Also, we have enough rotation sites right here in FL so that nobody needs to go out of state. Some students (like me) prefer to go out of state for industry or research programs not offered in FL.
 
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adu322 said:
Are you guys from Florida?

I'm sure many of the accepted students will go to another school if they get in later. I was in the Nov. 4 interview too, but got alternate (prob because of my interviewer).

Regarding rotation sites and expenses for room & board; you pay for it.

$$$$$
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Who was your interviewer?
 
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