Yes, let's look at the OP, this is an excellent example. She's the one saying "I'm not so strong here, what can I do to improve my chances and get better at this," rather than whining "it's sooooo harrrrrdddddd, you should give me a breeeeeaaaakkkkkkk because I'm so speciallllll....."
Have you read the previous posts? Specifically, the ones where I and others have commented that her English seems to be better than she realizes, and the constructive advice she's been given? That's someone who's going to succeed, because she's looking within herself to find ways to make herself better..... a opposed to looking at others to make life easier for her and/or to do the work for her and remove the barriers. By the time someone gets to graduate or professonal school, they should be long past asking for special considerations.
Clearly, the OP has enough familiarity with the language that she's been able to get some fantastic grades in school. Her concern is the face-to-face interview, so she asked for help and got some great suggestions. I have all the confidence in the world in her.
I'm not on a pharmacy adcom, but I do sit on other professional adcoms and boards..... and I'll tell you this: at a graduate or professional level, anyone asking for special consideration because of an inability to function in the language ofthe discipline is immediately rejected. Even Stephen Hawking, probably the most brilliant mind of our lifetimes, has had to find a way to communicate effectively.
I understand you...
But....
I find it hard to believe that anyone with a high GPA, knows "good" english(
good enough to counsel patients or communicate in english, not strong enough to impress the adcom), and whose only intent is to become a good pharmacist would get rejected because he/she had trouble expressing herself in an interview.
Eelo, suppose you were the adcom and you ask the 3.9 gpa w/experience student a complicated question; if he/she answers it on point with consistency but with slight broken english, would you reject this student?
Im guessing Yes you will reject the student.
(really? wow!! now she has to delay, go back to school for 3 years or more to become an english genius)
If you accepted her, it means you gave her a break.
*"good english" definition lol - good enough to counsel patients or communicate in english.
As you can see, Im not a strong english speaker and writings have some broken english, however you are able to understand me clearly for sure and I only used "good english."
Now If I had the 3.9 gpa and the adcom ask for my opinion and I used the same exact words on this post, I wouldve been rejected also huh? Even though my statements were clear and the most important in my opinion.
It's really ironic that you have to be an English genius to impress the adcoms when English itself is not even the current official language in America. Yes, I understand, No excuses!
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Before anyone comes to a conlusion that I'm complaining, whining....NO!
Just my opinion, no hard arguements, no offense, no nothing lol, just a friendly forum conversation...
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