Nova's Dual Admission Program

[PharmAmbition]

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Can anyone give me information on Nova's pharmacy dual admission program for incoming freshmen? After searching around the forum all I found was that there's only 15 seats and that it restricts you from applying to other pharmacy schools. I don't think the posts I found were very recent though, so I want to clarify if this is true. Unfortunately even if I apply to the program I only qualify for the 3+4 program not the 2+4. 🙁

 

[PharmAmbition]

No one? 😕

 

[cdpiano27]

I don't know, but Nova used to take people from the nearby community colleges with high grades and PCAT. I had attended PBCC in Lake Worth in 2001-2002 and people who did well over there got accepted. I just think that it might be a whole lot of money to dish out (Nova is private, remember) for undergrad, and if you do not get in, then you are in trouble.

You should talk to the sciences department of Nova and the pharmacy school to get the most recent information. If there are 100 people or more in each prepharm class trying to get the 15 highest grades, maybe I would recommend not going to Nova undergrad. But I do not know anyone who did their undergrad at Nova.

Since you are in Orlando, maybe just go to Valencia or Seminole Community college, get your AA, and apply to all the Florida schools. I know some people from UCF who got into the NOVA pharmacy school as well since I did my undergrad from there.

 

[PharmAmbition]

If there are 100 people or more in each prepharm class trying to get the 15 highest grades, maybe I would recommend not going to Nova undergrad. But I do not know anyone who did their undergrad at Nova.

I think you misunderstood what I wrote. I meant 15 seats for their dual admission program straight out of high school, not for their actual pharmacy school. Basically it just means there will be 15 students from Nova's prepharm class who have guaranteed admission to their pharmacy school because of dual admission, and the rest have to apply and see if they get in. Of course 15 is a number I heard from a post from a couple of years ago, so it might be lower or higher, but same concept. Thanks for the input by the way!

Anyone else have info on the program?

 

[aboveliquidice]

I think you misunderstood what I wrote. I meant 15 seats for their dual admission program straight out of high school, not for their actual pharmacy school. Basically it just means there will be 15 students from Nova's prepharm class who have guaranteed admission to their pharmacy school because of dual admission, and the rest have to apply and see if they get in. Of course 15 is a number I heard from a post from a couple of years ago, so it might be lower or higher, but same concept. Thanks for the input by the way!

Anyone else have info on the program?

It is not just 15 - The number varies - sometimes it is more - sometimes it is less. Feel free to contact the school so you can learn the current info right from the horse's mouth - from what I understood - the program was created because Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences was seriously lacking in undergrads. They use this program as a way to get students to go to Nova for both undergrad and pharm school. If you have had "any" college - you are not eligable for this program (which is why I never applied) - All in all - its a good deal if you are dead set on Nova - definitely contact the school directly.

~above~

 

[PharmAmbition]

Thanks I'll definitely contact the school. I don't have any college experience so that's no problem, but I already got into FAMU's 6 year program, which didn't require much besides including that I was interested in it on my undergrad application.

Nova requires another application which is another $50, plus a recommendation from a pharmacist, and an interview [I live in Orlando btw...] and it's a private school so it'll cost more overall, which is why I'm not quite sure if it's worth it. I might even just go the traditional route at a public university to save some money. Blahhh I don't know anymore...