I was on campus today studying and saw people (looked like pharmacy students) walking in and out of the office. They were planning some social/pizza event.
My heart goes out to everyone waiting two weeks, three weeks, and four weeks. Any amount of time waiting on a decision that affects the rest of your life, and the ability to start earning income as a pharmacist to pay off the heaping student loan that follows graduate school, is never short enough. I have been waiting on a decision following my interview date back in NOVEMBER FOR GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! The stress has taken its toll on my whole family. Don't waist your time calling to ask for answers. Trust me. They can't tell you anything unless you hold over the fact that another school has accepted you and you need an answer. Even in that scenario, you may not get an answer. I have a current classmate that was accepted by another school and needed to pay a deposit. He was told in response that they just weren't in a position to give him an answer yet. They told him that they just didn't know anything. He accepted the other offer as a result. Needless to say, he is bitter about the whole deal.
I have to say that this whole experience of working towards pharmacy school has been a battle every step of the way. Trying to ask all of the right questions and dealing with the perpetual feed of misinformation I received from so many sources has moved me to take an active role as a pharmacy student (should I ever in a million years get accepted) because after all that I have been through, and hearing the stories of my fellow candidates, I can't get my acceptance phone call and disappear from everyone else still in the dark, or those prepharmacy students in the years that follow that need guidance and trustworthy advice.
My dad isn't a pharmacist, and my parents aren't in the same supper club as one of the faculty members. In fact, my parents never went to college. As you can imagine, I had little (well actually no) guidance when I went to college. I know there are so many other students who also share these circumstances and so many others that just need an advocate in the form of a peer leader to make the pre-pharmacy experience a more cohesive journey.
I promise to post anything if I hear anything. Good luck to you all. Happy spring break : )
