Nova, is it me or are their admissions staff incompitent?

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Is it just me or is NOVA absolutely stuck up?
I graduated a while back and want to go to pharmacy school (get my scores back this week, either way lots of vodka will be involved)
I have tried to call Nova to see if my stats course i took is acceptable and to see if I have to talk public speaking since I have over 70 credits of social science courses. I have called 4 times, once in november no call back okay, busy time of year holidays around the corner. I am human and I totally get it.
January, the same deal. 2 times last week and still nothing. They keep referring me to someone called Tracy Templin but appeartently I can't get a hold of her inspite of my attempts to call her. Is there someone at NOVA that doesn't have a stick up their A** and can actually talk to me instead of putting me on the dreaded transfer circuit?
Thank
 
Yes, they do suck when it comes to information. I'd say the only way to get some info is to go personally ... which sucks for those of us who live far. But there's no other way you're gonna get some feedback. You could try calling 100 times every day for a month, or sending the same e-mail 100 times every day ... you might get lucky and get a call back or a reply.
 
yes this is soo true..u can never get a hold of anyone there and u'll never be able to get your info across or ask anything to them....
 
that sucks...i guess it's just the school of pharmacy

i have a friend that applied to the school of optometry and she said they're really cool
 
I agree... called and email, no reply in months. I hope it does relate to the overall program!!!
 
try emailing tracy templin. her email is [email protected]. it normally worked for me. she always replied back in a day or two. that is the only contact i have ever had with her. calling almost never works especially now since renee (tracy's assistant) doesn't work there anymore. i heard there is someone new. if i needed to know something i tried calling almost everyday. if no one picks up one or two days, the next day someone normally does. if u live locally, try going there. i think u can meet tracy's assistant, who ever he/she is right now without an appointment. if u want to meet tracy, u need to set up an appointment through email. i just always emailed her when i had questions. i know its a pain but u really gotta keep at it u are really interested and want to get a hold of them. well good luck to all and i hope this helps!
 
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RxChick said:
try emailing tracy templin. her email is [email protected]. it normally worked for me. she always replied back in a day or two. that is the only contact i have ever had with her. calling almost never works especially now since renee (tracy's assistant) doesn't work there anymore. i heard there is someone new. if i needed to know something i tried calling almost everyday. if no one picks up one or two days, the next day someone normally does. if u live locally, try going there. i think u can meet tracy's assistant, who ever he/she is right now without an appointment. if u want to meet tracy, u need to set up an appointment through email. i just always emailed her when i had questions. i know its a pain but u really gotta keep at it u are really interested and want to get a hold of them. well good luck to all and i hope this helps!
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Thx for the info! However, I emailed to Ms. Templin in the past and I got nothing back... I guess I'll just have to keep bugging her. All I wanted to add some info on my file, the least they can do is say: "Ok, it will be noted". I live locally, but common! This is 21st century, we got communication systems up and running, you know!
 
The number of people applying to NSU pharmacy school increased dramatically over the past 5 years, however the administration will not hire more help to the admission staff... so please be a little considerate to Tracy Templin its not her fault.
 
JackFruitLover said:
The number of people applying to NSU pharmacy school increased dramatically over the past 5 years, however the administration will not hire more help to the admission staff... so please be a little considerate to Tracy Templin its not her fault.
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-signed...Ms. Templin!
 
The only person I've contacted so far is Rochelle Nappi via email and she's always responded back to me within hours. Perhaps she can be of help to you. Her email is [email protected]
 
any1 ever ask whether nova takes the highest or latest pcat??
 
I called at least 3 times with questions and got transfered to voice mails (except the time they transfered me to another student with a question). Nobody ever called me back. I went in and asked for a tour and they didn't understand the request. No luck with that school.
 
Ok I actually know Tracey Templin very well because I actually work for NOVA, and I am going to tell you RIGHT now that she will almost NEVER answer your calls and if you leave a message she will basically erase it most of the time or her secretary will erase it. If you want to know where to find TRACEY TEMPLIN just look on the side of the HPD building at NSU she will be out there smoking ciggs, because thats all she knows how to do, this woman is a complete disaster! Not a nice person at ALL and not helpful, she hates coming to work and her and her assistant laugh and makes jokes about applicants all the time ( makes jokes about their GPA and thier chances of getting in) She and her secretary Jesse are good for nothing but smoking ciggs. They basically just want you to send your transcripts and pay for your applications and send your PCAT scores and wait to be rejected or accepted and more then likely you will be rejected they send dozens or rejection letters out each day. Take my advice go there in person and be persistant thats the only way and when your there still be persistant because they will try to send you away and not talk to you or Jesse will come out give you a brochure and read it to you word for word like you are ******ed. These two are the worse! the whole medical admissions office is pretty bad but these two take the cake trust me! and the Director Marla doesnt care about ANYTHING but the basics makin her ass look good and her and TRACEY are buddy buddy. GOOD LUCK to ALL of you!😱
 
NSUGUY said:
Ok I actually know Tracey Templin very well because I actually work for NOVA, and I am going to tell you RIGHT now that she will almost NEVER answer your calls and if you leave a message she will basically erase it most of the time or her secretary will erase it. If you want to know where to find TRACEY TEMPLIN just look on the side of the HPD building at NSU she will be out there smoking ciggs, because thats all she knows how to do, this woman is a complete disaster! Not a nice person at ALL and not helpful, she hates coming to work and her and her assistant laugh and makes jokes about applicants all the time ( makes jokes about their GPA and thier chances of getting in) She and her secretary Jesse are good for nothing but smoking ciggs. They basically just want you to send your transcripts and pay for your applications and send your PCAT scores and wait to be rejected or accepted and more then likely you will be rejected they send dozens or rejection letters out each day. Take my advice go there in person and be persistant thats the only way and when your there still be persistant because they will try to send you away and not talk to you or Jesse will come out give you a brochure and read it to you word for word like you are ******ed. These two are the worse! the whole medical admissions office is pretty bad but these two take the cake trust me! and the Director Marla doesnt care about ANYTHING but the basics makin her ass look good and her and TRACEY are buddy buddy. GOOD LUCK to ALL of you!😱
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Jeez, what have they done to you? I wonder
 
I emailed Tracey and got nothing back so I emailed Jessie Sutton and she got back to me the same day!
 
I have to stand up for Jesse Sutton who helped me out with my secondary. Maybe Ms Templin is useless, but at least Jesse will pick up her phone and give us help when he call, which is more then I can say for Ms. Templin. I don't personally know Jesse, but I can't fault her. I know the experience at Nova has made me decide not to attend their. I was so happy with the other schools promptness and professionalism. Plus during my Interview at Nova, I felt like it was an interrogation, not an interview. I felt as though my application was viewed with alot of suspicion. Unlimately, the staff and their lack of professionlism etc has made me not want to attend. Which is sad because I have heard that people really like the school, but I have had enough of their ****. No offence to Nova students or future students.
 
I think NOva is a great school once you are accepted. I had great feeling when I was there for the interview. That is why I got in.
 
I am happy for you 5 min, and I know Nova is a good school and I have many freinds that go their and are very happy to. I just know from my experience that I did not get a good feeling from the school, while others have told me the opposite. I guess for me, it was a bunch of things over many months, so the interview was the last straw for me. I wish you well at Nova.
 
Feel free to voice your opinion on this forum - but note that while this is an anonymous forum - It isn't a difficult task to ascertain who people are - especially the gent that posted he works for Nova. Trust me - I know, I used to work there as well.

USE CAUTION - What you say CAN come back to bite you. The community of pharmacy is not a large one. Enter that into your thoughts as you post.

~above~
 
Nova is overrated. Come to LECOM. we have just as many applicants as NOVA and our systems seems to work much better. Your calls are always answered and there is always someone available to talk to. Our schools faculty is dedicated only to us. Our program is only pharmacy and medicine, which is different from all these other schools that have dentistry, medicine, PA programs, nursing, and all others. You are just one of the many programs, whereas LECOM is all about pharmacy and medicine. The fact that we are small allows you to really get to know your professors and so far both classes are really close and I am sure that next years class will just follow the tradition with us. You get assigned a big brother and a big sister that will help you adjust with the crazy demands of pharmacy school. Anyways, good luck and don't stress about NOVA so much. The administration disaster has been around since my cousin went there and she graduated in 2001. By the looks of it not much has changed about them.
 
I have 2 smart friends that are currently P1 at Lecome-Bradenton. They told me they like Nova better. Lecome has such a lack information and many times they could not find information that they need to study. Nova is a well established school. The fact that it has Dentistry and other medicine programs give us some advantages. It has a lot of connections to hospital and even FDA. You only like it when you are thier students.
 
Wow...I believe any pharmacy school that can provide a good education is good....

Lecom b2012 u say that lecom is a great school is it more clincal oriented or community oriented...and does lecom b have a lot of hospitals and other settings for rotations...

And 5 minutes..I am sorry but how does ure 2 smart friend know that nova is better if they are attending lecom b...it sounds irrelevant that you say they think nova is better when you clearly state they go to lecom...how can they tell the difference unless they both dropped out of lecom and went to nova...

I think nova has a good program. And yes their admissions are a little slower that lecom and pba however they have a good program
 
Every school has it's plus and minus. With PBA you have a high tuition & requiement to attend church, etc. With Nova you have periods where u have exams every week and it can be very demanding. With Bradenton it's smaller and the facility is not as expansive as other schools in Fl plus ur in a desolated city sort of. This is what countless students who ATTEND these schools told me and also i live in FL and have seen these schools as well. It doesn't matter where u go bc u can get into a clinical setting if ur smart and driven but as for retail where the money is pharmD is fine. It's like UF bc alot attend due to the tuition but fail to count in cost of living and the fact that they could live at home if they attended nova,etc plus UF tuition has gone up close to 15,000 a year i think.
 
Pharmpills said:
Every school has it's plus and minus. With PBA you have a high tuition & requiement to attend church, etc. With Nova you have periods where u have exams every week and it can be very demanding. With Bradenton it's smaller and the facility is not as expansive as other schools in Fl plus ur in a desolated city sort of. This is what countless students who ATTEND these schools told me and also i live in FL and have seen these schools as well. It doesn't matter where u go bc u can get into a clinical setting if ur smart and driven but as for retail where the money is pharmD is fine. It's like UF bc alot attend due to the tuition but fail to count in cost of living and the fact that they could live at home if they attended nova,etc plus UF tuition has gone up close to 15,000 a year i think.
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Requirement to attend church? What if you're Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or Athiest?
 
qwead said:
Wow...I believe any pharmacy school that can provide a good education is good....

Lecom b2012 u say that lecom is a great school is it more clincal oriented or community oriented...and does lecom b have a lot of hospitals and other settings for rotations...

And 5 minutes..I am sorry but how does ure 2 smart friend know that nova is better if they are attending lecom b...it sounds irrelevant that you say they think nova is better when you clearly state they go to lecom...how can they tell the difference unless they both dropped out of lecom and went to nova...

I think nova has a good program. And yes their admissions are a little slower that lecom and pba however they have a good program
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Nah, they live around Nova. Also, they know it by whichever way I do not know.
 
Sparda29 said:
Requirement to attend church? What if you're Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or Athiest?
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I believe you still have to attend. I'm sure the adcom will ask if you're willing to attend before accepting you because I have a friend, who is an Athiest, was asked this question during his interview and now that he goes there, he said it's mandatory to attend.
 
Sparda29 said:
Requirement to attend church? What if you're Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, or Athiest?
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LOL! Then become more competitive and get admitted to several schools! :laugh:

Cost factors into the equation of school tuition. Like PharmPills said, each school offers something unique. My favorite school is UF (Gainesville) because after all it is the cheapest and I can still save enough money after cost of living is factored in.

PBA & NOVA are about equal convenience-wise because I'm from West Palm Beach and I don't have to relocate (NOVA has a satellite campus in Palm Beach Gardens). Both schools are about 15 mn from my house (rent free). PBA is a tad better for me because it is not satellite and professors are accessible. However, like you, I don't necessarily care for the church requirements but do appreciate their efforst to train caring pharmacists with a holistic approach with traces of religious well being. For our SDNers 5minutes & Sullilina, NOVA (DAVIE campus) is a dream come true because the school is within minutes from each residence.

When I interviewed, I thought Bradenton was a beautiful campus, but after cost of living is factored in (and its IPPE spots and its location), I'd still save a lot despite PBA's high cost and convenience to rotation sites.

I would choose UF (Gainesville: non-satellite & perhaps any satellite campus but Jacksonville) if it were granted. I guess I'll find out perhaps during the second round of interviews as I received an email that my application was complete. DECISIONS... DECISIONS. :meanie:

P.S. One more thing, I did not apply out of state.
 
I am not saying that any school is better than the other, I am just saying our whole process seems to flow easier. 5minutes, your two friends are not informing you correctly. It is not that we don't have the information, we have plenty of information because we have face to face with our teachers everyday. What I think your friends were trying to tell you is that we don't have old exams handed down to us, so we actually have to study and learn the material. My friends at Nova had exams handed down to them the first day of class which has helped them a lot, which by all means i would have taken advantage of that situation myself, but in the long run, i am glad LECOM doesn't have exams floating around because that means we are actually learning this information, and isn't that why we are attending pharmacy school in the first place. And any concerns you have about IPPE and FDA and all that other stuff, remember UF- St. petes and LECOM are the only schools in the west coast of florida, so we have a bunch of sites. As a matter of fact we have rotation sites set up already and we don't even have a fourth year class. And about getting clinical advantages, we have one of the best professor in all of Pharmacy Academia. His name is Dr. Jambehkar and he is just came back from a pharmacy symposium will all the best pharmacy opportunities available from retail to government. Since he is our professor he has extended himself to make connections for us and has already offered students in my class to work in FDA this summer.
 
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I am not saying that any school is better than the other, I am just saying our whole process seems to flow easier. 5minutes, your two friends are not informing you correctly. It is not that we don't have the information, we have plenty of information because we have face to face with our teachers everyday. What I think your friends were trying to tell you is that we don't have old exams handed down to us, so we actually have to study and learn the material. My friends at Nova had exams handed down to them the first day of class which has helped them a lot, which by all means i would have taken advantage of that situation myself, but in the long run, i am glad LECOM doesn't have exams floating around because that means we are actually learning this information, and isn't that why we are attending pharmacy school in the first place. And any concerns you have about IPPE and FDA and all that other stuff, remember UF- St. petes and LECOM are the only schools in the west coast of florida, so we have a bunch of sites. As a matter of fact we have rotation sites set up already and we don't even have a fourth year class. And about getting clinical advantages, we have one of the best professor in all of Pharmacy Academia. His name is Dr. Jambehkar and he is just came back from a pharmacy symposium will all the best pharmacy opportunities available from retail to government. Since he is our professor he has extended himself to make connections for us and has already offered students in my class to work in FDA this summer.
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There is one thing that I have to agree with you that every school has its own advantage, and disvantage. I think it does not matter where you go. Getting into pharmacy school is highly competitive now, as long as they get in whatever school, they will go there. I do not know much about Nova because I am not a student there yet, but I have heard from almost 3 years of my life here that it is a great school from both my friends, and professors.

If people do not like Nova, :laugh: then feel free to go to Lecom. People like me will have a relaxing time to apply and get in. That's actually a good idea. PLease, all of you, please go to Lecom.
 
qwead said:
Wow...I believe any pharmacy school that can provide a good education is good....

Lecom b2012 u say that lecom is a great school is it more clincal oriented or community oriented...and does lecom b have a lot of hospitals and other settings for rotations...

And 5 minutes..I am sorry but how does ure 2 smart friend know that nova is better if they are attending lecom b...it sounds irrelevant that you say they think nova is better when you clearly state they go to lecom...how can they tell the difference unless they both dropped out of lecom and went to nova...

I think nova has a good program. And yes their admissions are a little slower that lecom and pba however they have a good program
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qwead, to answer you questions about clinical and community orientation, their is no such thing as a community oriented pharmacy school anymore. Ever since the PharmD program was put into place, all pharmacy schools train you to be clinicians. Now, it is up to you once you graduate whether or not you want to work in a community setting or not. But be assured that no matter what school you go to that offers a PharmD degree, Your clinical training will be extensive. The hospital situation that we have available goes from naples all the way to Tampa. I don't know if you know this, but the main reason LECOM was granted the opportunity to open a school was because of the great demand for pharmacist we have on the west coast of Florida. There are hospitals all around, but not enough pharmacist to fill the spots. If that is your concern with LECOM, trust me when i say you will not have a problem finding a hospital rotation or clinical rotation, or a job for that matter. I am going to start rotations this summer in Miami, because that is where i am from, but many of my classmates are staying around the Bradenton area, and some are even going to Pennsylvania because our sister campus is there and we are allowed to go if we want. So, this summer we will have 5 months off of school. Three to just hang out and 2 months of rotations that will start at the end of July and finish at the end of September. The great part about this, is that we don't attend class while we are on rotations so you can really get a good sense of what it is to be a pharmacist. You will be working 40 hours a week in both rotations. I know other schools do these same rotations, but you only go twice a week and it is done while school is in session. That sucks trust me when i say you don't want to be going to class and then having to go to work when you have test throughout the week. Your rotations will be one in a retail setting and one in a hospital setting. Second year students don't start school until october 6, 2009 and we still end Dec. 5, 2009. Now that is what i am talking about a short semester only 2 months. We also don't have a community service project that other schools have to, so i guess we are less community involved if you want to look at it that way. I know my friends that are first years at Nova have to go once a week to a school and help tutor and help out.
 
Wow lecom b2012 that's great to hear...I just hope I get invited for admission... my classmate has already been accepted and he will be happy to know this information as well...im a little older so I have to take everything in consideration and from the beginning I knew lecom has placed expierince even in its first 2 years as a priority...thank you again
 
LECOM-B2012 said:
qwead, to answer you questions about clinical and community orientation, their is no such thing as a community oriented pharmacy school anymore. Ever since the PharmD program was put into place, all pharmacy schools train you to be clinicians. Now, it is up to you once you graduate whether or not you want to work in a community setting or not. But be assured that no matter what school you go to that offers a PharmD degree, Your clinical training will be extensive. The hospital situation that we have available goes from naples all the way to Tampa. I don't know if you know this, but the main reason LECOM was granted the opportunity to open a school was because of the great demand for pharmacist we have on the west coast of Florida. There are hospitals all around, but not enough pharmacist to fill the spots. If that is your concern with LECOM, trust me when i say you will not have a problem finding a hospital rotation or clinical rotation, or a job for that matter. I am going to start rotations this summer in Miami, because that is where i am from, but many of my classmates are staying around the Bradenton area, and some are even going to Pennsylvania because our sister campus is there and we are allowed to go if we want. So, this summer we will have 5 months off of school. Three to just hang out and 2 months of rotations that will start at the end of July and finish at the end of September. The great part about this, is that we don't attend class while we are on rotations so you can really get a good sense of what it is to be a pharmacist. You will be working 40 hours a week in both rotations. I know other schools do these same rotations, but you only go twice a week and it is done while school is in session. That sucks trust me when i say you don't want to be going to class and then having to go to work when you have test throughout the week. Your rotations will be one in a retail setting and one in a hospital setting. Second year students don't start school until october 6, 2009 and we still end Dec. 5, 2009. Now that is what i am talking about a short semester only 2 months. We also don't have a community service project that other schools have to, so i guess we are less community involved if you want to look at it that way. I know my friends that are first years at Nova have to go once a week to a school and help tutor and help out.
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Sound like a great plan to me. I guess we will all have an Pharm.D 4 years later, and become great pharmacists.
 
5minutes said:
I think NOva is a great school once you are accepted. I had great feeling when I was there for the interview. That is why I got in.
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Welcome aboard then! 😉 What campus are you going to? I had a great experience with the main campus.
 
LECOM-B2012 said:
qwead, to answer you questions about clinical and community orientation, their is no such thing as a community oriented pharmacy school anymore. Ever since the PharmD program was put into place, all pharmacy schools train you to be clinicians. Now, it is up to you once you graduate whether or not you want to work in a community setting or not. But be assured that no matter what school you go to that offers a PharmD degree, Your clinical training will be extensive. The hospital situation that we have available goes from naples all the way to Tampa. I don't know if you know this, but the main reason LECOM was granted the opportunity to open a school was because of the great demand for pharmacist we have on the west coast of Florida. There are hospitals all around, but not enough pharmacist to fill the spots. If that is your concern with LECOM, trust me when i say you will not have a problem finding a hospital rotation or clinical rotation, or a job for that matter. I am going to start rotations this summer in Miami, because that is where i am from, but many of my classmates are staying around the Bradenton area, and some are even going to Pennsylvania because our sister campus is there and we are allowed to go if we want. So, this summer we will have 5 months off of school. Three to just hang out and 2 months of rotations that will start at the end of July and finish at the end of September. The great part about this, is that we don't attend class while we are on rotations so you can really get a good sense of what it is to be a pharmacist. You will be working 40 hours a week in both rotations. I know other schools do these same rotations, but you only go twice a week and it is done while school is in session. That sucks trust me when i say you don't want to be going to class and then having to go to work when you have test throughout the week. Your rotations will be one in a retail setting and one in a hospital setting. Second year students don't start school until october 6, 2009 and we still end Dec. 5, 2009. Now that is what i am talking about a short semester only 2 months. We also don't have a community service project that other schools have to, so i guess we are less community involved if you want to look at it that way. I know my friends that are first years at Nova have to go once a week to a school and help tutor and help out.
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Eh, I'll disagree with you on the idea that there's no such thing as a community oriented pharmacy school. I think I read one mission statement that even made some vague reference to community pharmacy, which I thought was interesting considering that most schools should be aiming to make graduates well rounded. If you ask certain pharmacists though, you'll notice differences between what schools will train you to do whether or not the intention was there. The curriculum may be required to cover certain topics, but the depth and quality of rotations are nowhere near uniform across the country. Different schools have different strengths. At Michigan, one of the greatest criticisms of our program within the past few years that we were sending to people to CVS unprepared in certain aspects of community practice because unofficially our program was obsessed with clinical practice. They're trying to change that now, which is nice, but you can see various aspects of the program that are definitely lopsided.
 
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I have no idea how the Bradenton campus, but I know how's their main campus in Erie is. Lecom has the worst sites ever in PA. You guys have to know that Lecom does NOT pay the institutions and preceptors during your rotation. My brother got one of his rotation in the medical center in the Ohio State University, they told him they won't accept any Lecom students from now on. My brother later found out b/c Lecom never paid them a penny!!
The 3-year program in Erie is the worst program ever, not clinical oriented at all but 100% retail oriented. The 4 year program in Bradenteon might be slightly different, but the Ferretis are still the owner of Lecom and i dont think they will change anything for Bradenton.

OK here's the rank I got from my preceptors, they are the only people that can really judge their students level.

UF> NOVA > PBA > FAMU > LECOM
 
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I have no idea how the Bradenton campus, but I know how's their main campus in Erie is. Lecom has the worst sites ever in PA. You guys have to know that Lecom does NOT pay the institutions and preceptors during your rotation. My brother got one of his rotation in the medical center in the Ohio State University, they told him they won't accept any Lecom students from now on. My brother later found out b/c Lecom never paid them a penny!!
The 3-year program in Erie is the worst program ever, not clinical oriented at all but 100% retail oriented. The 4 year program in Bradenteon might be slightly different, but the Ferretis are still the owner of Lecom and i dont think they will change anything for Bradenton.

OK here's the rank I got from my preceptors, they are the only people that can really judge their students level.

UF> NOVA > PBA > FAMU > LECOM
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I am at the main campus.

I agree with you that UF is a best school in florida.

I am not sure about what you said about Lecom is true or not. However, I will pick Nova over Lecome because Nova is a very established school, and they are kind of laid back.
 
Wow we should just change this thread to "Bash Each Pharm School"...

I dont know about you JACKTRAN but an old friend of mine is in Lecom Erie and he seems to be doing fine, I dont understand how a school can be 100% community oriented when he clearly as alot of clincal rotations and he and a good amt of his classmates are pursuing the clinical aspect of pharmacy...

And i do not understand how you can rank Lecom Bradenton when they don't even have a P3 yet????? they already have sites for rotations for next year...

Any pharm school that can provide adequate education is fine for me...I can understand you frustrated because you go to Nova
 
qwead said:
Wow we should just change this thread to "Bash Each Pharm School"...

I dont know about you JACKTRAN but an old friend of mine is in Lecom Erie and he seems to be doing fine, I dont understand how a school can be 100% community oriented when he clearly as alot of clincal rotations and he and a good amt of his classmates are pursuing the clinical aspect of pharmacy...

And i do not understand how you can rank Lecom Bradenton when they don't even have a P3 yet????? they already have sites for rotations for next year...

Any pharm school that can provide adequate education is fine for me...I can understand you frustrated because you go to Nova
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No one said that they're 100%, but some schools may not have goal of teaching clinical practice thoroughly, or the quality of rotation sites to enhance what comes out of a text. It may be just enough to pass the NAPLEX, which is a bare minimums exam.
 
qwead said:
Wow we should just change this thread to "Bash Each Pharm School"...

I dont know about you JACKTRAN but an old friend of mine is in Lecom Erie and he seems to be doing fine, I dont understand how a school can be 100% community oriented when he clearly as alot of clincal rotations and he and a good amt of his classmates are pursuing the clinical aspect of pharmacy...

And i do not understand how you can rank Lecom Bradenton when they don't even have a P3 yet????? they already have sites for rotations for next year...

Any pharm school that can provide adequate education is fine for me...I can understand you frustrated because you go to Nova
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I don't want to bash any school , but I 'm just reporting what I was said by my preceptors.
I know that even tough our curriculum in Nova is both clinical and community, last year, only 8 or 9 out of ~250 students went to residency last year, so it might be comparable to Lecom which had only 2 students that went to residency in 2007.

About UF students, even though it true that they are superior than us clinically (Nova and the others), surprisingly they don't know a **** about community!!
 
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evilolive said:
No one said that they're 100%, but some schools may not have goal of teaching clinical practice thoroughly, or the quality of rotation sites to enhance what comes out of a text. It may be just enough to pass the NAPLEX, which is a bare minimums exam.[/QUOTE/]


Ummmm....read the post 4 or 5 from the top of you by jack tran...he said it not me
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evilolive said:
No one said that they're 100%, but some schools may not have goal of teaching clinical practice thoroughly, or the quality of rotation sites to enhance what comes out of a text. It may be just enough to pass the NAPLEX, which is a bare minimums exam.[/QUOTE/]


Ummmm....read the post 4 or 5 from the top of you by jack tran...he said it and read before you post
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aboveliquidice said:
Feel free to voice your opinion on this forum - but note that while this is an anonymous forum - It isn't a difficult task to ascertain who people are - especially the gent that posted he works for Nova. Trust me - I know, I used to work there as well.

USE CAUTION - What you say CAN come back to bite you. The community of pharmacy is not a large one. Enter that into your thoughts as you post.

~above~
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Thanks I appreciate the advice.
 
cemented said:
I have to stand up for Jesse Sutton who helped me out with my secondary. Maybe Ms Templin is useless, but at least Jesse will pick up her phone and give us help when he call, which is more then I can say for Ms. Templin. I don't personally know Jesse, but I can't fault her. I know the experience at Nova has made me decide not to attend their. I was so happy with the other schools promptness and professionalism. Plus during my Interview at Nova, I felt like it was an interrogation, not an interview. I felt as though my application was viewed with alot of suspicion. Unlimately, the staff and their lack of professionlism etc has made me not want to attend. Which is sad because I have heard that people really like the school, but I have had enough of their ****. No offence to Nova students or future students.
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your def right to an extent, Jesse is alot more helpful than Tracy and she will answer her phone, but she can also be difficult at times, maybe I am bias because I know her from a different aspect, but like I said she can def be helpful, esp compared to her boss.
 
JackTran said:
I don't want to bash any school , but I 'm just reporting what I was said by my preceptors.
I know that even tough our curriculum in Nova is both clinical and community, last year, only 8 or 9 out of ~250 students went to residency last year, so it might be comparable to Lecom which had only 2 students that went to residency in 2007.

About UF students, even though it true that they are superior than us clinically (Nova and the others), surprisingly they don't know a **** about community!!
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Just 8 or 9 out of 250? Aren't residencies required?
 
qwead said:
Ummmm....read the post 4 or 5 from the top of you by jack tran...he said it and read before you post
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A little hostile there! Regardless, I don't quite understand your response... I was just commenting on when you said you didn't understand how schools would be 100% community:

I dont understand how a school can be 100% community oriented when he clearly as alot of clincal rotations and he and a good amt of his classmates are pursuing the clinical aspect of pharmacy...
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Guys, does not matter it is 100%, or not 100%. As long as a student gets any pharmacy school, it is matter. Unless you have decent stats, I would not care if I go to Nova or Lecom. They are both pharmacy school.
 
argon18 said:
Just 8 or 9 out of 250? Aren't residencies required?
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No they are not. If you are thinking rotations, then yes those are required as part of the PharmD curriculum. Residencies are an extra year after your PharmD education that allows you to specialize in a certain area of pharmacy such as cardiology, gerontology, oncology, etc. Fellowships are two years long after your PharmD education, and voluntary also. Hope that helps
 
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