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UncertainRx said:
Add me for rejected by Loma Linda.
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I am applying to LLU too and havent heard anything from them. Dont you mind if i ask whether you were had an interview with the school? Besides, i thought that they wouldnt send the rejected letter until April since there would be another interview in March. Thanks.
 
REJECTED:
Palm Beach Atlantic University

PCAT 93
GPA 3.0
6 yrs Exp. Working in Lab
2 yrs exp. in healthcare

Up next? Nova, Uni. of Fl., South Univ., Uni. of New Mex., rejection? who knows?
 
cheburashka - Are you the girl at the SFSU student pannel with the P-Chem book? If so, I remember you! I remember thinking that taking p-chem in undergrad was pure dedication!!

I know it hurts to be rejected, specially if you have your heart set on a school. And, I am sure you've heard this a million times, but, maybe it just wasn't meant to be. If I were you, I would not waste another year to re-apply. Remember, there's no gurantee that you will get into UCSF next year. In fact, it appears as though it just gets more difficult with each incoming class. Apply somewhere else. I can truly say that just because a school is number one in rankings does not mean that it is the perfect school for you. As hard as it is, I would try to turn this situation into a positive learning experience.
 
Got a letter from U Minnesota today. It was interesting because it started out sounding like they were just letting me know that they were reviewing the apps. THEN later hidden away in the paragraph it said that I wasnt selected for an interview.
 
I'm feel that I have at least one, but I can't post it with 100% certainty for about three months when rejections are sent out...
 
Oh that pissed me off.. I got rejected from McWhorter school of pharmacy (Samford U) based on one thing: ACADEMIC UPDATE was not submited on time. First off, all of my prereq's are done and I only was registered for 1 graduate class (MCB6971 Thesis) which is thesis writing and preparation for defense and it is S/U!!! But because it is self prep, it's an automatic S and has nothing to do with pharmacy!!!
I contacted the school and they said that academic update is required by pharmcas. Then I called pharmcas, they said that they do not state anywhere that academic update is required, but they said that the school might force it. So I wrote a nice long letter to the school and I got a reply something like that: although you are rejected based on an incomplete application (however I got a letter from them in january saying that your app is complete and ready for review) you most likely would not make it through selection process due to your prereq GPA competitiveness.
WELL... then say the truth! If I am not competitive for your program based on GPA, then say so!!! No need to mislead us... anyway, i just wanted to share with everyone:boom:
 
Shprot said:
Oh that pissed me off.. I got rejected from McWhorter school of pharmacy (Samford U) based on one thing: ACADEMIC UPDATE was not submited on time. First off, all of my prereq's are done and I only was registered for 1 graduate class (MCB6971 Thesis) which is thesis writing and preparation for defense and it is S/U!!! But because it is self prep, it's an automatic S and has nothing to do with pharmacy!!!
I contacted the school and they said that academic update is required by pharmcas. Then I called pharmcas, they said that they do not state anywhere that academic update is required, but they said that the school might force it. So I wrote a nice long letter to the school and I got a reply something like that: although you are rejected based on an incomplete application (however I got a letter from them in january saying that your app is complete and ready for review) you most likely would not make it through selection process due to your prereq GPA competitiveness.
WELL... then say the truth! If I am not competitive for your program based on GPA, then say so!!! No need to mislead us... anyway, i just wanted to share with everyone:boom:
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O_O do other schools require an academic update? (ie. UCSF and UCSD). PharmCas just finished processing mine last week (i sent it in late also)
 
blue0134 said:
I am applying to LLU too and havent heard anything from them. Dont you mind if i ask whether you were had an interview with the school? Besides, i thought that they wouldnt send the rejected letter until April since there would be another interview in March. Thanks.
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One of my friends that is a current student at LLU, he sent me this email via facebook, "Friday was the last of the applicant interviews. Anyway, the long wait begins. The GPA of interviewees this year is 3.6 so it's likely most will be accepted to several schools. If it's anything like the past, many will turn down LLU cuz they don't want to attend chapel or religion classes."

I think all the interviews are done already...oyy!
 
Add me for rejected by Shenandoah University, Mercer University, Samford University, Campbell University, and Virginia Commonwealth University
 
Shprot said:
Oh that pissed me off.. I got rejected from McWhorter school of pharmacy (Samford U) based on one thing: ACADEMIC UPDATE was not submited on time. First off, all of my prereq's are done and I only was registered for 1 graduate class (MCB6971 Thesis) which is thesis writing and preparation for defense and it is S/U!!! But because it is self prep, it's an automatic S and has nothing to do with pharmacy!!!
I contacted the school and they said that academic update is required by pharmcas. Then I called pharmcas, they said that they do not state anywhere that academic update is required, but they said that the school might force it. So I wrote a nice long letter to the school and I got a reply something like that: although you are rejected based on an incomplete application (however I got a letter from them in january saying that your app is complete and ready for review) you most likely would not make it through selection process due to your prereq GPA competitiveness.
WELL... then say the truth! If I am not competitive for your program based on GPA, then say so!!! No need to mislead us... anyway, i just wanted to share with everyone:boom:
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ya i totally understand how you feel.. i got my rejection letter yesterday from a school and the 'reason for rejection' is actually what i consider my strongest strength of application.. The reason of rejection was 'lack of extracurricular activities', but i actually have years and years of extracurricular acitivities.

i don't understand how hard it is to just tell applicants what exactly you are missing. If they had said 'lack of GPA' or something to that extent, I would of totally agreed.

However, when they go around rejecting people and not giving a valid reason, it just makes their entire academic process seem like they're picking applicants out of a hat. Which is probably what they do anyways :meanie:
 
ChemistI said:
REJECTED:
Palm Beach Atlantic University

PCAT 93
GPA 3.0
6 yrs Exp. Working in Lab
2 yrs exp. in healthcare

Up next? Nova, Uni. of Fl., South Univ., Uni. of New Mex., rejection? who knows?
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How did you get rejected with those great stats? Did you even interview with PBA? Also, have you heard from UF yet?
 
REJECTED:

Western University
gpa: 3.8
gpa science: 3.94
reason for rejection: they didn't receive my transcripts on time. I think they are BSing, since all the other schools I applied to received my transcripts through pharmcas.
 
mrblah said:
REJECTED:

Western University
gpa: 3.8
gpa science: 3.94
reason for rejection: they didn't receive my transcripts on time. I think they are BSing, since all the other schools I applied to received my transcripts through pharmcas.
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Sorry to hear about your rejection. I wonder why schools are beating around the bush when it comes to rejection. I still haven't figured it out yet.

Based on hearsay, I was told Western is heavy on cultural diversity.

On the flip side, you did get into your top choice school, USN. Congrats!
 
rx27563 said:
to be honest sometimes i take stats here with a grain of salt...do you honestly think everyone has a 3.9999999 w/ a 99 PCAT? doubt it. this is just a small sample of a very large applicant pool and naturally people who seek out new information about their prospective profession are likely to be "real go-getters"... except for me who obviously sucks at life. :-( i really hate being rejected. i knew that i would be by most of the schools i applied to, and i thought i prepared myself better for it, but it really hits you hard when you read it for yourself. i do not wish this feeling on anyone and i really really really hope that i can get into SOMEWHERE - i just want a clean slate so i can show everyone that i deserve a Pharm.D. and that i will be top dog in my district someday. i want this so bad i can taste it.
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I SOO understand and know where your coming from 110%..I applied last year just to give it a shot, I didn't get an interview...I'm trying again this year but my stats are still too low, I'm bustin some butt big time! but I have so much hours accumulated it barely even shows...I did apply this year only to 2 schools. I shouldn't have even applied but I got impatient, I just want to start already...I know I won't even get an interview this year, I'm trying not to let it bother me but it does hurt...🙁🙁
 
choylifut said:
Sorry to hear about your rejection. I wonder why schools are beating around the bush when it comes to rejection. I still haven't figured it out yet.

Based on hearsay, I was told Western is heavy on cultural diversity.

On the flip side, you did get into your top choice school, USN. Congrats!
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I don't know if Western stresses on cultural diversity but 2/3 of my current class (2011) are Asians 🙂
 
Shprot said:
Oh that pissed me off.. I got rejected from McWhorter school of pharmacy (Samford U) based on one thing: ACADEMIC UPDATE was not submited on time. First off, all of my prereq's are done and I only was registered for 1 graduate class (MCB6971 Thesis) which is thesis writing and preparation for defense and it is S/U!!! But because it is self prep, it's an automatic S and has nothing to do with pharmacy!!!
I contacted the school and they said that academic update is required by pharmcas. Then I called pharmcas, they said that they do not state anywhere that academic update is required, but they said that the school might force it. So I wrote a nice long letter to the school and I got a reply something like that: although you are rejected based on an incomplete application (however I got a letter from them in january saying that your app is complete and ready for review) you most likely would not make it through selection process due to your prereq GPA competitiveness.
WELL... then say the truth! If I am not competitive for your program based on GPA, then say so!!! No need to mislead us... anyway, i just wanted to share with everyone:boom:
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haha, I got that letter too! About not having the acadmic update done on time. I think it is absolutely bogus. Although, I make myself feel better by not taking it as a rejection. They shouldn't have the application deadline and the academic update deadline on the same day. The acadmic update can't be done until after PharmCAS has finished verifying everything. samford's dumb, and doens't deserve to have me as a student anyway. and I've gotten in other schools that are ranked much better than them.
 
Rejected by UNC Chapel Hill without interview (not really surprised) and Maryland after interview. Damn.
 
Got my UCSD rejection letter on Fri.

Did not even open it, because I knew they were sending out rejections last week! oh well..
 
rejected after ohio interview. that was a bit of a soul crusher.
 
Rejected:scared:😡😕🙁

SUNY Buffalo - no interview

Temple - Interview

Waiting to hear from:

Long Island University
Albany
Massachusetts
Howard

Anyone know about Long Island Univesrsity??????????
 
rejected from maryland after interview.
GPA: 3.00
Science and Math: 3.77
PCAT: 96
no experience! i think that's what killed me.

would have been nice to have the validation but it's ok. one less decision I have to make...
 
Any chance to get into pharmacy school? 3.1 gpa 76% pcat A year of pharmacy experience?

Hi guys I just recently applied to pharmacy school. I was a little late on my application and barely met the march 3 deadline. I will have a bachelor in biomedical science at the end of this spring semester; however, I feel as if i will be rejected and not sure if i can handle it. Is it even possible to get an interview with my gpa and pcat score? I applied to lecom flordia, commonwealth, campbell
 
misterpockets and uncertainrx...are you both out-of-state applicants and when did yall interview? i'm still waiting to hear back from maryland and i am soo nervous.....
 
Rejected from University of Houston... no interview!
 
heartbreaker said:
misterpockets and uncertainrx...are you both out-of-state applicants and when did yall interview? i'm still waiting to hear back from maryland and i am soo nervous.....
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yeah, i'm out of state. i interviewed 02/16 (?) I think.
I think someone said they they interview 300, then tell the first 120 that they've been accepted, which happened last monday. Some of these people decline. The rest choose the campus they want to attend. Then they tell the rest of the people that they've been accepted but they have less choice about where they will attend. The total class # is 160.
Don't be nervous! Just have a backup plan.
 
misterpockets said:
yeah, i'm out of state. i interviewed 02/16 (?) I think.
I think someone said they they interview 300, then tell the first 120 that they've been accepted, which happened last monday. Some of these people decline. The rest choose the campus they want to attend. Then they tell the rest of the people that they've been accepted but they have less choice about where they will attend. The total class # is 160.
Don't be nervous! Just have a backup plan.
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hehe thanks. btw did they notify you through e-mail or did they mail you out a letter?
 
heartbreaker said:
hehe thanks. btw did they notify you through e-mail or did they mail you out a letter?
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Letter.

I called admissions today and was told that my gpa and pcat were great but my responses during the personal interview were what caused my rejection. I asked the student or faculty interview? She said, a combination.
It was a real "OK then!" moment. funny.
but hey, now I know. I biffed the interview. that's ok. onto the next...

good luck to all y'all.
 
ChaiTea said:
Rejected:scared:😡😕🙁

SUNY Buffalo - no interview

Temple - Interview

Waiting to hear from:

Long Island University
Albany
Massachusetts
Howard

Anyone know about Long Island Univesrsity??????????
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I am waiting to hear from those schools, too. Let me know if you hear anything back from them, please. By the way, how is your GPA and PCAT score? do you have BS degree?
 
Add me to University of Iowa.
Rejection without an interview.😡:boom:

$100 application fee & pharmCAS have gone down the drain.🙁🙁
Their rejection letter is not as encouraging as the letter form another school😡
 
i got accepted to 4 schools, wait listed at south and rejected at samford without an interview.
 
misterpockets said:
Letter.

I called admissions today and was told that my gpa and pcat were great but my responses during the personal interview were what caused my rejection. I asked the student or faculty interview? She said, a combination.
It was a real "OK then!" moment. funny.
but hey, now I know. I biffed the interview. that's ok. onto the next...

good luck to all y'all.
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HI sorry to hear that you get rejected after interview. I am afraid this is what going to happen on me🙁 I was too nervous during the interview and forgot what i want to say, so did not answer the questions well...(plus, english is not my first language, when i get nervous, it becomes worse)
what do you think went wrong during your interview? could you give me some clue? should i give up my hope n just wait for rejection?
it was my first interview, i also did not prepare much 🙁
 
ChaiTea said:
Rejected:scared:😡😕🙁

SUNY Buffalo - no interview

Temple - Interview

Waiting to hear from:

Long Island University
Albany
Massachusetts
Howard

Anyone know about Long Island Univesrsity??????????
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I just got a interview from them, and still waiting for the result. They say they are still interviewing people right now. Final decisions won't be sent out until late April.
Good luck, by the way, UB put me on the waitlist, and still haven't heard back from them, I think I'm pretty much out of the game.
 
jh2 said:
I am waiting to hear from those schools, too. Let me know if you hear anything back from them, please. By the way, how is your GPA and PCAT score? do you have BS degree?
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I will have barely completed my prerequisites by the end of this semester, my overall GPA is 3.85, science 3.9, first PCAT 80 composite, second PCAT 90 composite. No health-related experience or what so ever, very little volunteer experience and no leadship stories (they did ask about those in the interviews, a real pain for me🙁)
I've got an interview from both LIU and St' John Fisher, and received the admission from St John Fisher, UB didn't even give me an interview. still waiting to hear back from ACP.

good luck!
 
misterpockets said:
Letter.

I called admissions today and was told that my gpa and pcat were great but my responses during the personal interview were what caused my rejection. I asked the student or faculty interview? She said, a combination.
It was a real "OK then!" moment. funny.
but hey, now I know. I biffed the interview. that's ok. onto the next...

good luck to all y'all.
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aww i'm sorry to hear that. i seriously never thought that the interview would make such a big difference. i know i totally screwed up my interview at howard, but the funny thing is...i think they're having a harder time filling seats, so they're holding my admission decision. anyways, best of luck to you too! 🙂 your stats are awesome!
 
pharmgirlasn said:
HI sorry to hear that you get rejected after interview. I am afraid this is what going to happen on me🙁 I was too nervous during the interview and forgot what i want to say, so did not answer the questions well...(plus, english is not my first language, when i get nervous, it becomes worse)
what do you think went wrong during your interview? could you give me some clue? should i give up my hope n just wait for rejection?
it was my first interview, i also did not prepare much 🙁
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Don't give up hope b/c I messed up my Univ. of Colorado interview and I just received my acceptance letter on Monday. You just never know what they are looking for in a candidate.

Stay positive!
 
heartbreaker said:
aww i'm sorry to hear that. i seriously never thought that the interview would make such a big difference. i know i totally screwed up my interview at howard, but the funny thing is...i think they're having a harder time filling seats, so they're holding my admission decision. anyways, best of luck to you too! 🙂 your stats are awesome!
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I know, I didn't think the interview mattered! Well, now I know how important it is.
Thanks for the compliment and good luck to you!
 
pharmgirlasn said:
HI sorry to hear that you get rejected after interview. I am afraid this is what going to happen on me🙁 I was too nervous during the interview and forgot what i want to say, so did not answer the questions well...(plus, english is not my first language, when i get nervous, it becomes worse)
what do you think went wrong during your interview? could you give me some clue? should i give up my hope n just wait for rejection?
it was my first interview, i also did not prepare much 🙁
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Thanks.
It's hard to say what exactly went wrong. At one point, I thought to myself, What am I saying right now? never a good sign...
I got into another program and my interview was ~ten minutes long so I got the idea that it didn't matter. It was a good lesson I guess: interviews are so weird and contrived but you have to be able to play the game and conform a little.
Don't worry, you'll probably hear soon.
have you thought about a backup plan, maybe put all of your energy into that and it will distract you! You should make a backup plan that is so good you won't even care about Maryland!
 
I said the school looked 100 years old. Why didn't I just say it looked historical!!! :scared: (Although I was accepted)
 
Got my notice of being rejected today from UT Austin....no interview🙁
 
rejected from Wisconsin-Madison, after interview!
 
Rejected from LECOM-Bradenton, Idaho State, Campbell, on hold status with University of Oklahoma, still waiting for interview with SWOSU
 
Rejected from UT. Interview pending for Texas Tech on the 11th of April.

cGPA 3.38. scGPA 3.25
PCAT- 79
BS in Nursing
3 years in Critical Care as an RN, currently in Newborn Nursery
working as a pharmacy tech since January
 
RNtoPharmacy said:
Rejected from UT. Interview pending for Texas Tech on the 11th of April.

cGPA 3.38. scGPA 3.25
PCAT- 79
BS in Nursing
3 years in Critical Care as an RN, currently in Newborn Nursery
working as a pharmacy tech since January
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Dayum thats lame.. you had a solid resume .. I'd of admitted you!
 
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