I was wondering if anyone has heard from Oregon State?
Thanks!
Thanks!
-
CycleTrack and SDN are teaming up to make medical school admissions more transparent and accessible! Read the announcement to learn how we’re supporting the future of CycleTrack’s free application-tracking tools .
Oregon State
Started by FunnyPHARM
Get help with your application
Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.
OSU said they will be sending out interview invitations and admissions denials via email from now until March. So check your emails! 🙂
hey i got interview from oregon university two weeks before..it was today..there were bout 48 applicants for interview...their next date is 28th jan....and may be 1 more to go...mine was 4th batch....they were already done with 3 batches...in total they are interview 1000 applicants and only 60 are going to be accepted :jbe4 said:
so i hope this helps...reni said:hey i got interview from oregon university two weeks before..it was today..there were bout 48 applicants for interview...their next date is 28th jan....and may be 1 more to go...mine was 4th batch....they were already done with 3 batches...in total they are interview 1000 applicants and only 60 are going to be accepted :
i thought they accept 80 students
reni said:hey i got interview from oregon university two weeks before..it was today..there were bout 48 applicants for interview...their next date is 28th jan....and may be 1 more to go...mine was 4th batch....they were already done with 3 batches...in total they are interview 1000 applicants and only 60 are going to be accepted :
I believe that could be the low end number of applicants they received, and will pick a percentage of that number to interview, and accept 60 or 80 students; whatever is the true number they accept. All in all, thats not a good percentage at all. But i guess it's good to keep those who are in it for the money out...
Last Year's Stats:
Total PharmCAS completed applications received - 975
Number interviewed - 160
Number accepted - 80
Estimated entering class size - 80
Total PharmCAS completed applications received - 975
Number interviewed - 160
Number accepted - 80
Estimated entering class size - 80
Has anyone heard back the results from his or her interview? I still haven't 🙁
I recently spoke with someone who interviewed at OSU in late January last year and got an acceptance letter after two weeks, but of course, results may vary. Also, according to previous posts here and word of mouth, if you get placed on the waitlist, your chances of getting in are very good.
hey guys...i talked to a few osu pharm students p1 and p2, they said the school has sent out a few acceptance letters to some...just wanted to let you guys know..And good luck to you all...
Hey...BiOGoly
you got accepted to pacific? wen was your interview? i was just interviewed last week...heheh...maybe ill see you there.... 😀
Hey...BiOGoly
you got accepted to pacific? wen was your interview? i was just interviewed last week...heheh...maybe ill see you there.... 😀
Just wondering, for those of you who have received an interview invite from OSU, are you Oregon residents or out-of-state?
I'm an Oregon resident. As a state college, OSU will prefer students who are in-state. There aren't any stats on their website for last year's applicants, but for the year before, it was something like 22% of the applicants were in-state, but 86% of those accepted were in-state.
axum1 said:
Do you happen to know if they are still having more interviews?
Thanks!
FunnyPHARM said:
Is OSU still in the process of sending out invitations for interviews? Thanks 🙂
I have heard that OSU has already sent out rejection letters. But have acceptance letters been sent out yet? Thanks. 👍
imprecious said:
arrgh...I haven't heard anything from them.
K
kini
hey...i got an acceptance letter last weekhttp://forums.studentdoctor.net/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=3391042#
Cool and a friend of mine has an interview on 3/10. I think this may be the last round invited?
Cool and a friend of mine has an interview on 3/10. I think this may be the last round invited?
ginephre said:is your interview in corvallis or portland? i posted feedback after my interview on 2/24 but it was in portland so it might be a little different if your's is in corvallis! good luck!
My interview is in Corvallis, but I'll read your notes on the Portland interview.
Thanks
Ginephre- could you point to the thread with your OSU interview experience.... I searched your posts and couldn't locate it.
Anyone else's experience interviewing at OSU would be greatly appreciated, as this is my 1st interview and I need to prepare over the next week.
John
Anyone else's experience interviewing at OSU would be greatly appreciated, as this is my 1st interview and I need to prepare over the next week.
John
Wow. They just sent you guys an e-mail today regarding an interview for next Friday? That's awfully short notice. Have fun! Best wishes 😉
imprecious said:
Yeah... it is way later than I expected. I gave up hope a few weeks ago, so it floored me when I opened up the email. I live in Portland and am a staff scientist at OHSU, which shares the program's administration with OSU, so it could be due to my perceived ease of making accomodations and proximity to Corvallis. I also applied very near the end of the application cycle. I'm trying not to read into the late notice too much, as I tend to think that it's a bad sign in regards to the strength of my application. I'm just glad to have made the 1st cut.
I'm getting paranoid about the odd interview date. The request email stated 7 days RSVP, which means that I have to notify them by the day before my interview? LOL, as I'm sure it's a stock email form. I keep thinking that I'm just interviewing because some faculty member put up a fight for me and that I have zero chance of matriculating. My stats are above their posted average, but still it seems odd to recieve what may be the last request this late in the cycle. With only one date offered, it makes me wonder what I'd do if I hade an experimental time-point on that day....... I'd have to decline unless they offered another date, which seems unlikely at this hour. Is this all just paranoia?
I completed my application in October and interviewed in January, but have heard nothing since then. Initially was told that I would hear the news (good or bad) by mid-march. Later I heard that everyone would know their status before April. Does anyone know anything? I am going crazy from all this waiting!
Actually, I just got an email, and I was rejected. Oh well, life goes on. OSU was my only choice, but part of me was looking forward to spending another year as an undergrad. I knew, realistically, that my chances weren't that good, since I only decided on pharmacy instead of grad school last September.
😱 Since I already have my B.S. I am not sure what to do with myself for the next few months. I completed the Biochem 490 and 491 but haven't signed up for 492 yet. What do you think? Should I just take the 492, to have it done just in case I make the final cut, or should I go work as a pharmacy technician and continue my volunteer work instead?
Have you taken Z 430-432? If not, I would definitely recommend that you take BB 492 to meet the prerequisite. The class is full right now, but I don't think you'll have trouble getting an override from the BB office. If you have taken physiology, definitely work, and you can just take 492 later. BB 492 was my favorite out of the 490 series, definitely not as rough as 491. Like I implied earlier, I think your chances are pretty good, but it's a little weird to see two alternates here on the forums, since I believe last year the alternate list wasn't that big (<10), but things can change.
for those of you who interviewed in corvallis, what did think of the campus and students? what was your overall impression of the program? i interviewed in portland and there weren't any students around to talk to! a faculty member gave us the tour!
ginephre, I'm currently an undergrad at OSU. I spoke with a P1 about a week before my interview, and she seemed to like the program, just dealing with the heavy coursework like everyone else. I didn't have a chance to speak to any Pharm.D. students during the interview, but an advisor gave us a tour of the building and she just pulled some random students to have a quick chat. To me, they seemed like the typical students who are glad to be there, but doing their best to get by under all the pressures of school. I might be a bit biased, but I think it's a nice campus. Corvallis is a small town, and probably because of this, OSU is an 'isolated' campus. By that I mean it's mostly closed off to traffic, unlike others I have seen. I just can't imagine having traffic constantly go by outside the classroom. That's not to say, though, that OSU is far from Corvallis. OSU is more like a section or part of Corvallis, rather than integrated into Corvallis.
I really can't think of anything else to say, but I'd be happy to answer anymore questions you might have.
I really can't think of anything else to say, but I'd be happy to answer anymore questions you might have.
I've lived in the suburbs outside of Portland my whole life before going to OSU. A studio or 1 bedroom in Corvallis can go for anywhere between 250 to 600 a month, whereas a 2 bedroom is usually 400 to 800. I was surprised that the people from out of state at my interview found this to be incredibly cheap, since Corvallis on average has some of the highest rent prices in Oregon. With regards to how easy it is to get an apartment, you won't have any trouble (even on the 1st day of the school year) if you're a little flexible on quality, but the good ones go fast.
I don't know if they mentioned this to everyone, but OSU's Portland location (where P3's have classes) will be moving to a new building at OHSU along the riverfront that's scheduled to be done this fall. I think they said it would be at the 12th floor 🙁 so it's a chance for P3's to get some exercise!
If you're interested in what life is like in Corvallis/Oregon, yes it rains almost all the time, except during the summer when you can't remember the last time it did rain. Might I mention that we pay no sales tax? 🙂 On the other hand, it's illegal for us to pump our own gas.
I don't know if they mentioned this to everyone, but OSU's Portland location (where P3's have classes) will be moving to a new building at OHSU along the riverfront that's scheduled to be done this fall. I think they said it would be at the 12th floor 🙁 so it's a chance for P3's to get some exercise!
If you're interested in what life is like in Corvallis/Oregon, yes it rains almost all the time, except during the summer when you can't remember the last time it did rain. Might I mention that we pay no sales tax? 🙂 On the other hand, it's illegal for us to pump our own gas.
