Midwestern, Glendale 2012 class

[wanttobepharm]

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It's 100 words. You choose from two VERY open-ended prompts. I think they're just trying to see that you're literate, like, in person. It's not timed, you just do it between activities (which isn't hard at all - unless you're like me and can't stop talking to co-applicants 😛). My only advice is to bring a pencil with an eraser, or whatever you like to write with - all they have is golf pencils.

What the heck is that?!

 

[xtsukiyox]

What the heck is that?!

The thing they distribute to keep score on a golf course... or mini golf course. Like 2" long and no eraser.

 

[wanttobepharm]

lol

why cant they be called ikea pencils? 😀

 

[wanttobepharm]

Boy, our thread really died down lately.

What's up everyone?

 

[Sucessful2012]

I am also interviewing on Jan 5th! Are you planning on exploring the city?

I also have a question regarding the essay portion for everyone: is it a long essay or more like a paragraph response? Also are there more than one question? I'm a little worried about this part because I recently graduated in June and may have forgotten how to write a decent essay. Also is it timed? Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi,

I live in the glendale area, about 20 mins from the university...where are you flying from??

 

[prefarm]

It's 100 words. You choose from two VERY open-ended prompts. I think they're just trying to see that you're literate, like, in person. It's not timed, you just do it between activities (which isn't hard at all - unless you're like me and can't stop talking to co-applicants 😛). My only advice is to bring a pencil with an eraser, or whatever you like to write with - all they have is golf pencils.

thanks for the heads up! it definitely put my mind at ease a little 🙂

 

[prefarm]

Hi,

I live in the glendale area, about 20 mins from the university...where are you flying from??

I'm flying in from socal.. was contemplating on renting a car at the airport since i'll be arriving around noon on Wednesday so I'll have some down time before the interview the next day. How is the Glendale area? Is there much to do around there?

 

[wanttobepharm]

damn, xtsukiyox always takes the spotlight...i pretty much said the same thing...

sigh its okay...used to it 😎

 

[Sucessful2012]

I'm flying in from socal.. was contemplating on renting a car at the airport since i'll be arriving around noon on Wednesday so I'll have some down time before the interview the next day. How is the Glendale area? Is there much to do around there?

In my opinion there really isnt much to do in the Glendale area..i've been living here for about a year now and compared to where i moved from, Glendale doesn't have much tourist attraction. however if ur into shopping you should check out Arrowhead mall..

 

[wildspuds]

Does anyone else feel stressed? Haha, they interviewed 24 of us two days before the college was going to be closed. This left us sitting and waiting for the college to reopen, the admissions committee to meet, make decisions, and finally -- 3 weeks later -- contact us if they are going to admit us or waitlist us. ahh! the stress is killing me =D

 

[HCC2012]

Hello all good luck with your interviews. Just an fyi I interveied dec 14th and got my acceptance email on the 22nd. 😀 excited but money is due by the 20th of jan eekk

 

[HelloPanda22]

I'm flying in from socal.. was contemplating on renting a car at the airport since i'll be arriving around noon on Wednesday so I'll have some down time before the interview the next day. How is the Glendale area? Is there much to do around there?

Not much compared to socal unless you plan on doing some driving. We have a water park here called Wet N' Wild and there's some incredibly unattractive hills I occasionally hike on. There's also some outdoor paint-balling during June (I think) but I have yet to try it. Other than that, as someone already stated, there's a nicely sized mall. Admittedly, I'm usually only in Glendale during breaks so maybe I haven't given Glendale a fair chance yet.

According to the P1s, there's some good clubbing/drinking places outside of Glendale if you're into the club scene. 🙂 I personally enjoy clubbing now and then.

 

[wanttobepharm]

Not much compared to socal unless you plan on doing some driving. We have a water park here called Wet N' Wild and there's some incredibly unattractive hills I occasionally hike on. There's also some outdoor paint-balling during June (I think) but I have yet to try it. Other than that, as someone already stated, there's a nicely sized mall. Admittedly, I'm usually only in Glendale during breaks so maybe I haven't given Glendale a fair chance yet.

According to the P1s, there's some good clubbing/drinking places outside of Glendale if you're into the club scene. 🙂 I personally enjoy clubbing now and then.

spoken by a party animal

 

[snopharm]

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[Pharmamamama]

Not much compared to socal unless you plan on doing some driving. We have a water park here called Wet N' Wild and there's some incredibly unattractive hills I occasionally hike on. There's also some outdoor paint-balling during June (I think) but I have yet to try it. Other than that, as someone already stated, there's a nicely sized mall. Admittedly, I'm usually only in Glendale during breaks so maybe I haven't given Glendale a fair chance yet.

According to the P1s, there's some good clubbing/drinking places outside of Glendale if you're into the club scene. 🙂 I personally enjoy clubbing now and then.

Yes there are definetely things to do here haha. I've lived here since June (I'm a P1) and theres anywhere from going tubing down a river to bowling, shopping, eating, casino, and definetely lots of places to go to clubs/bars. You wont be bored, especially with all of your classmates it makes it that much more fun =) Plus after first quarter you wont have too much time to do much either way lol. 😀

 

[Pharmamamama]

Wow, they sent you an email as opposed to a phone call? They must change it up every once in a while. Nevertheless, congrats!!! 👍

When I was accepted last year, I didnt get a call OR an email. Portal kindof just opened up for me the day after the interview because I chose to look. THEN I got a letter in the mail about a day before the deadline saying that I owed them money (lovely I know huh). Either way, CHECK THE PORTAL! I'm sure the letter was probably shuffled around somewhere in the mail, so I got lucky that I chose to look online.

 

[ThePharmD]

Does anyone else feel stressed? Haha, they interviewed 24 of us two days before the college was going to be closed. This left us sitting and waiting for the college to reopen, the admissions committee to meet, make decisions, and finally -- 3 weeks later -- contact us if they are going to admit us or waitlist us. ahh! the stress is killing me =D

Anyone from Dec 19 interview heard anything yet?

 

[wanttobepharm]

Is it just me or it seems like they are not really filling up their spots?
According to PharmCAS, they accepted 250 students to end with 150 seated students....unless 90% of the accepted are not on the forum...I'd say only about 30-40 of us accepted here total spanning since September up until now.

😕

 

[fwheel]

Where on pharmcas can we check that information??

 

[xtsukiyox]

Not much compared to socal unless you plan on doing some driving.

Agree. Instead of building up, Phoenix built out. So everything is decentralized, although they're doing their best to perk downtown Phoenix up.

We have a water park here called Wet N' Wild and there's some incredibly unattractive hills I occasionally hike on.

But at least you can hike almost year round.

There's also some outdoor paint-balling during June (I think) but I have yet to try it.

I am willing to bet it's nearly year round too. I think there's a paint ball park near 35th & Happy Valley or something?

Other than that, as someone already stated, there's a nicely sized mall. Admittedly, I'm usually only in Glendale during breaks so maybe I haven't given Glendale a fair chance yet.

According to the P1s, there's some good clubbing/drinking places outside of Glendale if you're into the club scene. 🙂 I personally enjoy clubbing now and then.

Phoenix metro area is huge. It's in the top 5 largest cities in the US. If you want to do it, chances are, you can find it. There's even skiing / winter sports if you drive north (about 3 hours away). The trouble is that there aren't a whole lot of "iconic" things to do in town... It's not like you'd point them to Pike Place Market or Fisherman's Wharf or the Boeing Flight Museum or something (in Seattle). For me, it's tough to answer what an out-of-towner should do for the afternoon.

 

[xtsukiyox]

Where on pharmcas can we check that information??

I'm assuming you're talking about application status. Check MWUNet - www.midwestern.edu - it won't say on PharmCAS.

 

[fwheel]

I'm assuming you're talking about application status. Check MWUNet - www.midwestern.edu - it won't say on PharmCAS.

Thanks but someone up there mentioned that they saw the actualy total number of applicants admitted and seated. I didn't know that information is posted anywhere

 

[ThePharmD]

Thanks but someone up there mentioned that they saw the actualy total number of applicants admitted and seated. I didn't know that information is posted anywhere

All these data are in pharmcas. Click in the school pages, and you'll see them.Program Statistics and Criteria ↑ •Estimated number interviewed for fall 2011 entering class: 375•Estimated number accepted for fall 2011 entering class: 250•Estimated fall 2011 entering class size including early assurance and transfer seats: 150•Estimated number of transfer applicants accepted: 4•Estimated number of out-of-state applicants accepted: 75•Estimated percent of males in 2011 entering class: 52%•Estimated percent of females in 2011 entering class: 48%•Estimated average GPA of accepted students: 3.2•Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.5

 

[fwheel]

All these data are in pharmcas. Click in the school pages, and you'll see them.Program Statistics and Criteria ↑ •Estimated number interviewed for fall 2011 entering class: 375•Estimated number accepted for fall 2011 entering class: 250•Estimated fall 2011 entering class size including early assurance and transfer seats: 150•Estimated number of transfer applicants accepted: 4•Estimated number of out-of-state applicants accepted: 75•Estimated percent of males in 2011 entering class: 52%•Estimated percent of females in 2011 entering class: 48%•Estimated average GPA of accepted students: 3.2•Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.5

Thanks for going out of your way to post all this. I am aware this information is availible. Imust have misread the original post, I thought it they meant the current so-far number of accepted applicants for this 2012 cycle is posted.

 

[Nelcovp]

Does anyone no what MWU means when they say we need health insurance that is comparable to what they offer? What they offer is over $600.00 per month. This is some pretty beefy (and expensive) health insurance.

They say that disaster insurance is not good enough. What exactly is qualified as disaster insurance?

 

[wanttobepharm]

Does anyone no what MWU means when they say we need health insurance that is comparable to what they offer? What they offer is over $600.00 per month. This is some pretty beefy (and expensive) health insurance.

They say that disaster insurance is not good enough. What exactly is qualified as disaster insurance?

I thought health insurance is included in the cost and you waive out of it and reduce your cost if you have your own insurance.

 

[ThePharmD]

Is it just me or it seems like they are not really filling up their spots?
According to PharmCAS, they accepted 250 students to end with 150 seated students....unless 90% of the accepted are not on the forum...I'd say only about 30-40 of us accepted here total spanning since September up until now.

😕

Will Midwestern let us know whether we are being denied? Haven't heard anything since dec19 interview.

 

[Pharmamamama]

I thought health insurance is included in the cost and you waive out of it and reduce your cost if you have your own insurance.

Definetely not $600/month but more like $600/ quarter. Just FYI 😉 And to all of you Jan 5th interviewees....I'll see you today cause I'm your ambassador 😉

 

[wanttobepharm]

Will Midwestern let us know whether we are being denied? Haven't heard anything since dec19 interview.

If I'm not mistaken, someone mentioned that school was closed until recently and the admission comittee will meet soon. Hang in there buddy, they rarely give bad news 👍

 

[wanttobepharm]

I'm a little leaning towards living off campus now since they only give us a few days before oientation to move into an unfurnished apartment on campus. I'm pretty simple but I still need more than couple days to get things situated lol

 

[ThePharmD]

If I'm not mistaken, someone mentioned that school was closed until recently and the admission comittee will meet soon. Hang in there buddy, they rarely give bad news 👍

Thanks! I really hope it is a positive news.

 

[xtsukiyox]

I'm pretty simple but I still need more than couple days to get things situated lol

You get a 3 day weekend after orientation & before class starts. 😛

They say that disaster insurance is not good enough. What exactly is qualified as disaster insurance?

Here's a comparison - with car insurance, the minimum is liability only, right? So if you do have an accident, you pay a bunch out of pocket. Full coverage would cover everything, with a deductible, and may cover ancillary things like glass.

The insurance they are referring to as "disaster insurance" is more like liability only car insurance. It has a low per-month cost, but it (typically) only covers after you hit a high out of pocket maximum, then it might share the cost. Basically, if you have to be hospitalized, it will help, but anything short of that you're paying for yourself. The gamble is that you won't need any other sort of healthcare (say, if you catch strep throat). The last time I had the option to buy this sort of health insurance was some time ago, so I don't know how the preventative care mandates play into disaster insurance.

The insurance you'd be purchasing as a student is a little under $200 per month - I think I worked it out to about $2,000 a year. It's more like "full coverage" - many services are covered, with a deductible or copay. It's an Aetna plan, and there was some sort of interplay with the on-site clinic - I thought maybe I read you were required to go there first or something? Anyway, it covers going to the doctor to get a physical, or if you get strep throat, or if you have to go to the ER. The student plan is actually relatively affordable as far as health insurance goes. For comparison, I had an Aetna plan in 2011 and I paid a bit more per month through my employer ($20-40). I have worse insurance in 2012 and I still pay about the same amount. And my employer has pretty good benefits. Reason being, students are usually relatively young and have fewer costly ongoing health issues, so it's cheaper to insure them as a group.

The reasons I can see you might not want to go with the school's plan are if you are covered under a parent or if you are otherwise already covered, like by a government agency (the VA or IHS).

I thought health insurance is included in the cost and you waive out of it and reduce your cost if you have your own insurance.

I'm pretty sure this is how it works - that the cost to cover the health insurance is included in your student aid package, but if you're otherwise covered, you can waive out of it.

 

[wanttobepharm]

This going to sound weird, but I've been having weird dreams about school...

like not remembering to go to class during test day or missed rotations and stuff...

bad sign?😱

 

[Nelcovp]

This going to sound weird, but I've been having weird dreams about school...

like not remembering to go to class during test day or missed rotations and stuff...

bad sign?😱

That's your subconscious worrying about failure. Don't stress it too much. I've had similar dreams.

 

[Nelcovp]

I've had my own health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield since 2000. For the longest time I kept a very low ($250) deductible. In 2008, the plans for my wife and I were running about $750 per month. I decided to cut costs and raise my deductible to $5000 reducing the plan cost to under $300 for the both of us.

Is this considered "disaster" insurance? I still get presciptions, doctors visits, eye exams, etc.

You get a 3 day weekend after orientation & before class starts. 😛



Here's a comparison - with car insurance, the minimum is liability only, right? So if you do have an accident, you pay a bunch out of pocket. Full coverage would cover everything, with a deductible, and may cover ancillary things like glass.

The insurance they are referring to as "disaster insurance" is more like liability only car insurance. It has a low per-month cost, but it (typically) only covers after you hit a high out of pocket maximum, then it might share the cost. Basically, if you have to be hospitalized, it will help, but anything short of that you're paying for yourself. The gamble is that you won't need any other sort of healthcare (say, if you catch strep throat). The last time I had the option to buy this sort of health insurance was some time ago, so I don't know how the preventative care mandates play into disaster insurance.

The insurance you'd be purchasing as a student is a little under $200 per month - I think I worked it out to about $2,000 a year. It's more like "full coverage" - many services are covered, with a deductible or copay. It's an Aetna plan, and there was some sort of interplay with the on-site clinic - I thought maybe I read you were required to go there first or something? Anyway, it covers going to the doctor to get a physical, or if you get strep throat, or if you have to go to the ER. The student plan is actually relatively affordable as far as health insurance goes. For comparison, I had an Aetna plan in 2011 and I paid a bit more per month through my employer ($20-40). I have worse insurance in 2012 and I still pay about the same amount. And my employer has pretty good benefits. Reason being, students are usually relatively young and have fewer costly ongoing health issues, so it's cheaper to insure them as a group.

The reasons I can see you might not want to go with the school's plan are if you are covered under a parent or if you are otherwise already covered, like by a government agency (the VA or IHS).



I'm pretty sure this is how it works - that the cost to cover the health insurance is included in your student aid package, but if you're otherwise covered, you can waive out of it.

 

[xtsukiyox]

I've had my own health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield since 2000. For the longest time I kept a very low ($250) deductible. In 2008, the plans for my wife and I were running about $750 per month. I decided to cut costs and raise my deductible to $5000 reducing the plan cost to under $300 for the both of us.

Is this considered "disaster" insurance? I still get presciptions, doctors visits, eye exams, etc.

You might want to call or e-mail the school. I got some good answers in a single phone call, which kind of surprised me. 😀

I have to preface that I'm no HR professional, but it kind of sounds like it. Do you have to meet the deductible before the insurance pays for anything, or do they do coinsurance while you meet the deductible? (Something like - you pay 20% up to the out of pocket maximum of $5,000?)

I'm assuming you're eligible to continue coverage through school, which is why you're even worried about it. Depending on your situation / costs, it sounds like the student plan may at least be a similar overall cost for you. It also looks like you can continue to cover your spouse under the student insurance.

Check out www.aetnastudenthealth.com for more details on the health plan so you can compare (the plan comes right up when you punch in "midwestern university"). The plan brochure is here: http://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/midwestariz/brochure1112.pdf

ETA: Coverage for your wife increases the cost quite a bit. I was misreading the premium table. 🙁

 

[MissYuk]

Anyone interviewing Jan 26 or 27th?

 

[Nelcovp]

My only concern is that if I'm forced to take their insurance, I'll most likely still keep my own. Because if I drop then come back, there will be underwriting issues (pre-exisiting conditions) that are covered now, but they would certainly refuse later. I really don't want the added expense.

I don't see what the big deal is anyway. If something happens to a student that would require eating through a $5000 deductible, chances are they are not going to make it back class that year.

[[EDIT]] I just looked through Aetna's brochure. The current medication I take will not be covered because it was prescribed before I started school. I haven't even started school yet and i'm already feeling the pain associated with medication and insurance companies.... lol

You might want to call or e-mail the school. I got some good answers in a single phone call, which kind of surprised me. 😀

I have to preface that I'm no HR professional, but it kind of sounds like it. Do you have to meet the deductible before the insurance pays for anything, or do they do coinsurance while you meet the deductible? (Something like - you pay 20% up to the out of pocket maximum of $5,000?)

I'm assuming you're eligible to continue coverage through school, which is why you're even worried about it. Depending on your situation / costs, it sounds like the student plan may at least be a similar overall cost for you. It also looks like you can continue to cover your spouse under the student insurance.

Check out www.aetnastudenthealth.com for more details on the health plan so you can compare (the plan comes right up when you punch in "midwestern university"). The plan brochure is here: http://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/midwestariz/brochure1112.pdf

ETA: Coverage for your wife increases the cost quite a bit. I was misreading the premium table. 🙁

 

[prefarm]

Thanks everyone for all your previous feedbacks!! I just interviewed today and I must say, I was quite impressed with the school and the faculties. It was a lot better than my previous interview. Now I simply have to start checking the portal every single day hoping for good news..

to ThePharmD: the dean told us that the admission committee will be meeting tomorrow and on Monday if they still need to finish it up so I think you will be hearing from them soon! Hopefully they will hurry up and finish all the December's files so they can quickly review ours!

to Pharmamamama: it was nice meeting you today and good luck on your test tomorrow!

 

[xtsukiyox]

My only concern is that if I'm forced to take their insurance, I'll most likely still keep my own. Because if I drop then come back, there will be underwriting issues (pre-exisiting conditions) that are covered now, but they would certainly refuse later. I really don't want the added expense.

I thought decinations for "pre-existing conditions" go away in 2014 with the new health care legislation. I obviously don't know about how your current insurance is underwritten.

I don't see what the big deal is anyway. If something happens to a student that would require eating through a $5000 deductible, chances are they are not going to make it back class that year.

Some students would take the high deductible insurance because it's cheaper, then never go to the doctor when they're sick (like for strep throat or whatever). Most students don't have the couple hundred cash for an office visit & drugs to treat something like that. I guess they're saying that if it's going to interfere with your attending school, you need to go to the doctor, and they're requiring that you have the means to do it. I don't think they're expecting you to chew through the $5000 deductible.

The final answer on this matter is going to be the school, of course.

[[EDIT]] I just looked through Aetna's brochure. The current medication I take will not be covered because it was prescribed before I started school. I haven't even started school yet and i'm already feeling the pain associated with medication and insurance companies.... lol

Where did it say that? All I could find is that the medication needs to be medically necessary to treat a sickness or injury during the coverage year. That would include ongoing maintenance drugs. I was considering going with the Aetna plan (I have another option), but if it won't cover an ongoing med, I don't know if I'd get enough use out of it to justify.

 

[xtsukiyox]

I thought decinations for "pre-existing conditions" go away in 2014 with the new health care legislation.

On second read, this statement was incredibly naive. Considering how much still has to be filtered by the judicial system, counting on preexisting condition declinations to go away because of the healthcare law.. well... I'll believe it when I see it.

Don't get me wrong, Nelcovp, it's a tough decision. I hope the school accepts the insurance you prefer. I'm just trying to provide a different view of the situation, in case it helps.

I currently am seeing an orthopedist - to pay 20% of his office visits (as required by the Aetna student plan) - well, that's just going to price me right out of care after a few visits. I guess at least the deductible is $500 per quarter. 🙁

 

[wanttobepharm]

Took me about an hour last night to finally get on FAFSA website...
Frustrating experience...stupid website not being friendly to mac users with updated browsers 😡

Good morning everyone, first weekend of 2012.

 

[MachMonster]

Hey, I'm new on here and trying to still navigate my way around this forum. But anyways.....was just wondering if anyone else has their interview on Jan. 12

 

[wanttobepharm]

tsukiyo used to keep track of upcoming interview dates...

she no like new comers no more...



lol just kidding.

sorry man, an interview just happened this week and i think the next week that ring a bell is end of january?

 

[MachMonster]

Well I hope there is one on the 12th......because thats when I'm scheduled for lol

 

[wanttobepharm]

Well I hope there is one on the 12th......because thats when I'm scheduled for lol

You'll do great, just relax a little. MWU has a great campus and people there are very friendly.

 

[MachMonster]

You'll do great, just relax a little. MWU has a great campus and people there are very friendly.

Ya thats what I've seen from a lot of these posts, seems like they try to make you as comfortable as possible.......I'm not too worried about it

 

[wanttobepharm]

Ya thats what I've seen from a lot of these posts, seems like they try to make you as comfortable as possible.......I'm not too worried about it

👍

 

[wildspuds]

Just checked MWU net... ive been accepted to Glendale! Not sure if I will get any other offers, not sure if I will accept any others, but I will be accepting this offer either way (don't even have any other interviews set up right now)

 

[wanttobepharm]

Just checked MWU net... ive been accepted to Glendale! Not sure if I will get any other offers, not sure if I will accept any others, but I will be accepting this offer either way (don't even have any other interviews set up right now)

welcome to the family! we are a fun bunch I promise.
At least we are very talkative lol...or at least i am.