Notre Dame MD or Howard

[depharmacutie]

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Im quite confused...plz help?!!!

 

[Nupe954]

What is it that you are confused about? The caliber of each school?

 

[nextyearrx]

Well, I will definitely choose Howard U...🙂...

 

[depharmacutie]

why howard?...ive heard so many bad things about howard...notre dame is not fully accredited yet...but its a really good program...so ive heard...howard is just cheaper.

 

[samurai361]

Go where you feel the most comfortable. It seems you've already made the choice deep down and are looking for affirmation...but we can't tell you where you'll feel the most comfortable because we don't know you...but if you don't like Howard then choose ND...I think both are fine 🙂

 

[Carboxide]

ND is a better school overall. Despite not being fully accredited, it holds a LOT more cred than a nobody school like Howard.

Howard has a poor reputation and if you have other options, don't go there.

Edit: was that one of the schools that got put on probation this last year? I can't recall.

 

[uncbiograd]

ND is a better school overall. Despite not being fully accredited, it holds a LOT more cred than a nobody school like Howard.

Howard has a poor reputation and if you have other options, don't go there.

Edit: was that one of the schools that got put on probation this last year? I can't recall.

Not to but where do you find out about these schools' "cred"?

I ask because I am not sure if I should bother interviewing at Howard only because, for me, it isn't a top choice right now. But how can Notre Dame have so much cred when it just opened last year? Howard was put on probation a few years back, but seemingly corrected the problems... I wish someone would give some solid evidence because I definitely don't want to attend a program that is looked down upon after graduation.

 

[Filler]

Howard > Notre Dame

Only because having an established alumni base doesn't hurt, at least between these two choices.

 

[nextyearrx]

@ Carboxide,

No Pharmacy school has Poor reputation; all pharmacy schools are prestigious.

Also, I won't go to Notre Dame since it is not fully accredited...

 

[ndnman23]

I know most people think Howard isn't a great school from the LOOK of it! But to be honest I think there are more things at Howard that people do not realize! You have so many more pharmaceutical opportunities than just RETAIL at DC! if you want more options! and the school has been around for more than 130 years so they have to be doing something right when it comes to pharmacy. I did go to the interview and they did have some new facilities and its not the best part of DC! I don't think I will live nearby but there is the metro so I could live at a distance. I also think that Howard isnt on the top list of pharmacy schools only because they have a low budget and the place isn't state of the art like other schools are. Well I am choosing schools with the best they have to offer according to opportunities potentially given afterwards than just relyin on RETAIL! (Boring!)!

UC Denver: so many clinical pharmacy opportunities!
Howard: working within DC or the government (FDA, hospitals, clincial, etc. and many retail around DC as well)

 

[UMterps]

I find it amusing people always commenting on "cred." Who exactly are you trying to impress, preceptors? Once again, its who you know that gives you the opportunity, and people from Howard are everywhere in the D.C. area. Its what you do and what you know that allow you to seize the opportunity. If you're planning on working retail, I would recommend just going to the cheapest place possible. If planning to work in industry, then of course Rutgers would be a great place. If planning to work in the government, then Howard or Maryland would be the places to go because of the alumni base in the area. Also, Howard was put on probation because of the 2005 class but probation was lifted. It forced the school to take a step back and rework the curriculum. Once again, I think you should base your decision on what you ultimately want to do afterward. By no means is Howard the cleanest with the newest facilities or in the nicest neighborhood, but you don't have to live there 24/7. I don't think anyone does.

 

[luckyphooey]

I've heard a current student that Howard is very disorganized and that it is near impossible to find notes/lectures posted online. It is hard enough to be a student, I don't want to have to worry about those kind of stuff. She even said that some of the notes/lectures were in a CD that you had to track down and download from...

 

[UMterps]

it really depends on the class. for my class we just had a yahoo group and used that to relay all notes from lectures. one person would go up to any teacher or lecturer and ask them for notes before class if it wasn't given already. then would just upload it to the yahoo group and everyone would download it right there. I'm sure no one has taken the lead to do so. some teachers were good at using blackboard to disseminate notes, others were not. The CD that was referred to might have been a compilation of old notes from prior pharmacy classes. Usually a senior student would give a bunch of notes from the previous years to a junior student. Those were not from the teachers. Its the same as fraternities and their "stash" of old class material.

 

[luckyphooey]

it really depends on the class. for my class we just had a yahoo group and used that to relay all notes from lectures. one person would go up to any teacher or lecturer and ask them for notes before class if it wasn't given already. then would just upload it to the yahoo group and everyone would download it right there. I'm sure no one has taken the lead to do so. some teachers were good at using blackboard to disseminate notes, others were not. The CD that was referred to might have been a compilation of old notes from prior pharmacy classes. Usually a senior student would give a bunch of notes from the previous years to a junior student. Those were not from the teachers. Its the same as fraternities and their "stash" of old class material.

You guys should probably look into appointing liaisons. We have one for every class here at UMD.

 

[nextyearrx]

Im quite confused...plz help?!!!

From my experience, I would say the older the schools, the better education for incoming & all students..

 

[weetzie00]

From my experience, I would say the older the schools, the better education for incoming & all students..

Older schools are great as long as they continuously adjust the curriculum and program to meet the the demands of this rapidly changing field. If they don't, newer schools may offer better resources, technology, and an innovative curriculum that better prepares students for practice. I don't know how each school weighs in though.