senzabee said:
I was reading people's comments about what schools were easy to get into, and some where saying that although USN is "easy", some smart kids with degrees weren't granted an interview there (but got interviews elsewhere at better schools

).
Do you guys ever wonder if schools will reject you because they think you're
too good of a candidate? Like, they know that you're applying to their program as a back up and that it would be a waste to admit you because you're just going to reject their offer anyways.
Regarding USN-
I'm from CA and my parents encouraged me to apply to USN b/c they have property next to the school. I went to Nevada with my parents and visited USN and got to talk to a pharmacy admissions counselor. We talked about the curriculum, school and such. She then asked me where I was taking my prerequsites. I told her at UCLA and that I would be getting my bachelor's. She then asked me my GPA, and knowing that the avg GPA for USN is ~3.7, I reluctantly said 3.2.
You know what the admissions lady said to me?
"Ohhh, you should take your courses at Petterson (referring to a community college)."
I'm not discrediting community colleges, b/c I'm going to one right now to retake a few pre-requsites. But come on! We all know that level of difficulty of courses is much tougher at 4-year universities.
Why does USN do this? It has to do with their grading system. They don't have grades. They only have P/NP. However, to pass, you have to get a 90% or above in all your courses. With this type of grading scale, the best way they can evaluate your success at USN is through GPA.
So folks...choose your schools wisely.