Does anyone know how long it takes Midwestern to receive pcat from pharmcas? I took my PCAT sept 26th and my pharmcas was updated OCT 28th. I checked my checklist and it still says pcat expected on my supplemental checklist
PharmCAS mails on Mondays. The cut off for Monday's mailings is the previous Thursday, end of business, so they can get everything put together in time for the mailman on Monday.
October 28 was Friday, so it missed yesterday's mailing - it should be mailed on Monday, November 7. It makes sense to me that it would take a few days in the mail & a little time to get entered on the checklist.
Personally, I feel like they already have all that information from job experiences and volunteer activities listed in your pharmCAS. I don't see any point in beating a dead horse. If you have some fantastic work experience that you really want to reiterate, then by all means, create a CV.
At some schools, there is an unwritten rule that the "optional" parts of the supplemental are not optional. MWU is obviously not that way, which is very nice.
👍 I'm glad to hear people were admitted both ways (with & without CV).
The reason I felt I wasn't reiterating on a CV is because I really couldn't fit my job responsibilities for work & my main volunteer position in the 150 characters on PharmCAS. I didn't reiterate a whole lot of information so much as expand upon it - although a few of the ECs were the same (how much novel stuff can you say about being a student tutor?). I suppose if you've held relatively self-explanatory jobs, then it would definitely be repetative to make a full-blown CV.
Here's another take on the assignment. Did you ever print your PharmCAS application out on a printer / to a PDF? It didn't look very pretty, did it? I would be willing to hazard that the school gets something similar. Yeah, all the info is there, but do your best features stand out? A CV or resume can do that for you, especially if you're mediocre in the numbers & your experience is what sets you apart. A good CV can also help you look like a professional.
Plus, the interviewers in my group admitted they didn't see the PharmCAS application prior to the interview, just the supplemental. So they would only see your CV.
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I am thinking hard about applying to Midwestern and I could not find anything on their research programs or stuff like that. The program description on the page does not offer much in depth detail. So what am I going to say when they ask me the big question "Why Midwestern in Glendale?" So far I like it only because it is a 3 yr program. Any other pointers on answering this question during the interview would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Well, you're going to answer the "why" yourself. The faculty is very friendly and seems like they'd respond well to this question. How about looking up an appropriate contact at
www.midwestern.edu & asking more information about the research as a prospective student? The immediate question that comes to my mind, if you're really in it for the research, is why not U of A? They're known for research.
