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Knickerbocker,

Did Kingsville still say the earliest they would have decisions would be on April 4th? I had my interview on Feb. 28th and the wait has been driving me crazy. This is the only school I applied to since it is the only feasible option for me.

I wish you the best of luck at getting in to UT.
 
Knickerbocker,

Did Kingsville still say the earliest they would have decisions would be on April 4th? I had my interview on Feb. 28th and the wait has been driving me crazy. This is the only school I applied to since it is the only feasible option for me.

I wish you the best of luck at getting in to UT.
 
Knickerbocker,

Did Kingsville still say the earliest they would have decisions would be on April 4th? I had my interview on Feb. 28th and the wait has been driving me crazy. This is the only school I applied to since it is the only feasible option for me.

I wish you the best of luck at getting in to UT.

They still said that April 4th would be the day.

Thanks, I really hope they accept me. If I get a 'no' after 50+ days of waiting, it's going to be even more painful than an outright rejection.
 
They still said that April 4th would be the day.

Thanks, I really hope they accept me. If I get a 'no' after 50+ days of waiting, it's going to be even more painful than an outright rejection.


I wouldn't look at it that way. Outright rejections are given to people who don't meet the necessary criteria or don't "fit the bill" of what they are looking for. It is possible that you are what they are looking for but they just happen to have other people that are of the same quality as you are. Therefore they have to figure out some other way of making a decision. How do any of us know that they don't just get down to the end and throw the names in a hat and it's basically the luck of the draw. I think that you should see the fact that you haven't received an outright rejection as a sign that you do have what it takes to be accepted there and if they can't see that, it's there loss.
 
I wouldn't look at it that way. Outright rejections are given to people who don't meet the necessary criteria or don't "fit the bill" of what they are looking for. It is possible that you are what they are looking for but they just happen to have other people that are of the same quality as you are. Therefore they have to figure out some other way of making a decision. How do any of us know that they don't just get down to the end and throw the names in a hat and it's basically the luck of the draw. I think that you should see the fact that you haven't received an outright rejection as a sign that you do have what it takes to be accepted there and if they can't see that, it's there loss.
Texas A&M does not send rejection letters. Even for those that did not receive interviews, they do not receive rejection letters. Everyone is kept "active" until the class of 2012 starts.

April 4th is the date their aiming for, although they added a disclaimer that they will try to get the letters out before April 4th. The way I view it, shoe-ins will probably get a letter either late next week or early the following week. Everyone else will start getting acceptance mail starting on April 4th and lasting for a week. After that, everyone else is probably waiting until the end of May for torn students to decide between Kingsville and other institutions. Once May passes, the students who did not get in will probably be deeply depressed because it's hard to imagine why someone would drop a class spot after May. Through all of this, however, we'll never get an outright rejection letter from Kingsville simply because that is not what they do.

Now, the same doesn't hold true for Texas Tech, UT-Austin, and Houston. But, this is the Kingsville thread, so, that's what they do.

--Garfield
 
Texas A&M does not send rejection letters. Even for those that did not receive interviews, they do not receive rejection letters. Everyone is kept "active" until the class of 2012 starts.

April 4th is the date their aiming for, although they added a disclaimer that they will try to get the letters out before April 4th. The way I view it, shoe-ins will probably get a letter either late next week or early the following week. Everyone else will start getting acceptance mail starting on April 4th and lasting for a week. After that, everyone else is probably waiting until the end of May for torn students to decide between Kingsville and other institutions. Once May passes, the students who did not get in will probably be deeply depressed because it's hard to imagine why someone would drop a class spot after May. Through all of this, however, we'll never get an outright rejection letter from Kingsville simply because that is not what they do.

Now, the same doesn't hold true for Texas Tech, UT-Austin, and Houston. But, this is the Kingsville thread, so, that's what they do.

--Garfield

Sorry, I know that is Kingsville's policy, but I was trying to give some encouragement to Knick about his comment of it being 7 weeks since his UT interview.
 
I wouldn't look at it that way. Outright rejections are given to people who don't meet the necessary criteria or don't "fit the bill" of what they are looking for. It is possible that you are what they are looking for but they just happen to have other people that are of the same quality as you are. Therefore they have to figure out some other way of making a decision. How do any of us know that they don't just get down to the end and throw the names in a hat and it's basically the luck of the draw. I think that you should see the fact that you haven't received an outright rejection as a sign that you do have what it takes to be accepted there and if they can't see that, it's there loss.

I think that is exactly what they do. 😛

And anyone else find this kind of strange that most of their students are male? You don't see that anywhere else. And, if you look at the statistics on aacp's website I think you'll see that twice as many females apply to Kingsville than males, give or take.
 
I think that is exactly what they do.

Actually they don't do that. They rank those in the waiting-list according to the number of points they have and pick accordingly. If 5 people decline their offers, then the five students with the highest points on the waiting list are extended offers. Dr. Roberston told us about this. Tech does the same thing.
 
Actually they don't do that. They rank those in the waiting-list according to the number of points they have and pick accordingly. If 5 people decline their offers, then the five students with the highest points on the waiting list are extended offers. Dr. Roberston told us about this. Tech does the same thing.

What do they do if they have 5 people who have the same amount of points? You have to admit, the idea might cross their mind to throw them in a hat :laugh:.

Honestly though, I wonder what comes into account if they do have multiple people that have the same points. Does it then come down to the fact that you are committed to coming and working in the area the school was created to help? Or do they go back and look at your application to establish if you had more community service than someone else? I know that we are all struggling, waiting for the decision, but it seems like the people making the decisions are probably having a much tougher time.

I wonder if I sent them cookies if they might throw my name in the hat twice. Although, with my luck, it wouldn't help.
 
So if we're lucky we can hear as early as next week? If not then the week after? What are yall's plans if you don't get in this time around? I plan on enrolling in a masters in health administration program and applying again next year. Is it true that if you interviewed, but got rejected, you have a great chance of getting in the second time (assuming you improved yourself with higher PCAT, GPA, or graduate work)?
 
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So if we're lucky we can hear as early as next week? If not then the week after? What are yall's plans if you don't get in this time around? I plan on enrolling in a masters in health administration program and applying again next year. Is it true that if you interviewed, but got rejected, you have a great chance of getting in the second time (assuming you improved yourself with higher PCAT, GPA, or graduate work)?

I plan on retaking the PCAT and retaking two classes that I got C's in. I feel really stupid though because one of those classes is General Chem II. The other is Microbiology and unfortunately, only one prof teaches it, so I have to take him again. (He is absolutely horrible). But I'll do what it takes to raise my chances. I've worked to hard and too long not to give it another shot.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.
 
I was asked the same question in my interview at Kingsville too, "What would you do if you found out that you did not get in any schools that you applied this year?"...I told them I would definitely figure out why I got rejected...If it's about academic, I will train myself better with attempt at PCAT once again, and grad work relating to pharmaceutical research. If it's about the lack of experiences, I'll do more volunteer and get myself a pharm tech job...

To be honest, I was a little bit scared when I was asked this question. It seemed like they had come to a decision to reject me, and just wanted to see how my reactions were...Now, as next week comes with UT and Tech's result,e I think my chance is now only down to A&M :scared:
 
I was asked the same question in my interview at Kingsville too, "What would you do if you found out that you did not get in any schools that you applied this year?"...I told them I would definitely figure out why I got rejected...If it's about academic, I will train myself better with attempt at PCAT once again, and grad work relating to pharmaceutical research. If it's about the lack of experiences, I'll do more volunteer and get myself a pharm tech job...

To be honest, I was a little bit scared when I was asked this question. It seemed like they had come to a decision to reject me, and just wanted to see how my reactions were...Now, as next week comes with UT and Tech's result,e I think my chance is now only down to A&M :scared:

That's actually a fairly standard interview question. A variation could have asked, "What would you do if you are accepted by both A&M and your other top choice?" They just want to know how committed you are to pharmacy in general or their school in particular.

But I'm in the same boat, I think it is down to A&M for me after this week. That's ok though, because A&M would be my second choice.
 
well... my Spring Break had been keeping me occupied and otherwise somewhat distracted from my patient waiting... and now its over... Tech any day... A&M April 4... hmmm [sighs]
 
Outta curiosity, how old are some of you folks, where did you/do you go to school, and did you graduate? Not much activity on this thread, so lets keep it going.

Ill start: Im 23, go to UT (graduating this semester)
 
Outta curiosity, how old are some of you folks, where did you/do you go to school, and did you graduate? Not much activity on this thread, so lets keep it going.

Ill start: Im 23, go to UT (graduating this semester)

21, turning 22 soon 😱
University of Houston yay
not really graduating since I don't have a degree. One quick question, I know it's not related to A&M but just wondering: Do I need to fill out a graduation form if I won't finish a degree and will be attending pharmacy school next fall?
 
Who thinks that Dr. Robertson would make a good super villain? :laugh:
 
I just mean the way he's so calm and collected. Maybe someone else will see what I mean.

haha i totally agree. i mean he is cool and all but he would so make an awesome bad guy in a movie or something!!! he's sly and smart!!! and he has this evil smile lol. he's super cool!!! i'd pay to seem him in the next batman movie or something =)
 
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haha i totally agree. i mean he is cool and all but he would so make an awesome bad guy in a movie or something!!! he's sly and smart!!! and he has this evil smile lol. he's super cool!!! i'd pay to seem him in the next batman movie or something =)

👍 Aye - in favor of Dr. Robertson for villainous movie character! 👍
 
I suppose I could definitely see it... maybe a movie where they check a group of people into a glass room and lock the door and then sell tickets for aliens to observe humans in their native habitat... its a twilight zone I think I saw once... seemed fitting.
 
22 Graduating with a Biology degree in May =)
 
im 22, graduated from TCU with a BS in BIO last December.

i can't stand waiting until april 4th..this determines my life from now on! AHHHHHHH!!!!
 
When I came back from my A&M interview, I felt good about the school (I had been wary before that) and decided that school was a better choice for me than Tech. Also, Corpus Christi and the coastal area seem so much better than Abilene and Amarillo.

The UT rejection thing really got to me for some reason. I had figured that I'd be rejected, and I accepted that, but they aggravated things. They made me wait 51 days after my interview for a decision that probably took them a minute or two. Fortunately, I'm getting back into the A&M mode.

On a related note, there is a direct correlation between GPA/PCAT and passing the NAPLEX. This isn't just common sense - I found a research paper that demonstrated this. If you look at the top schools in terms of NAPLEX passing rate, they almost all have high average PCAT scores. UT, with its current average of 77, is #34 on the list. UH, with an average of 84, is #11. The #1 school, UKY has a 90 average.

I feel that A&M, in addition to being more fair, will be interested in students who are likely to do well on the NAPLEX, so I feel confident that they will accept me. Since A&M is new, they have something to prove.
 
I really believe this school is on track to be something great. I just get that feeling when I talk to the faculty for some reason. Five minutes of listening to Dr Bleidt, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, could sell anyone on the school.

As far as the PCAT thing Knick, I talked with the most difficult professor at the school a few weeks ago (Dr. Sethi) and he told me basically that he personally felt that students with higher PCAT scores just naturally adapted to pharmacy school easier and made better students.
In both previous classes almost everyone seems to fail his first test, freaks out, and then he works with them (sometimes personally) until they get it together and ultimately succeed. According to one student she was shocked when he came to her and said, "Coming to you as a friend, how can I help you to succeed?"
That's the kind of student centered education that perhaps you just may not get from some of the big names of Texas Pharmacy.
 
I feel that A&M, in addition to being more fair, will be interested in students who are likely to do well on the NAPLEX, so I feel confident that they will accept me. Since A&M is new, they have something to prove.

I said it before...give or take a few years A&M will be well on it's way to having a really good program that people would die to be a part of.
 
Knickerbocker, ShewPharm, and RobertZimmerman

The power of the 99ers.
 
I'm pretty sure Shewpharm and I will choose A&M if we are accepted... (we are both already on campus here at TAMUK) and Knick seems to be leaning... it would be like a 99 powerhouse.
 
this is the funniest ever. this is the response I got from the school in regards to acceptance.
"If you have not heard from us via email for an interview, then you were not selected by the admissions committee. Please note this does not mean that you were rejected, it solely means that you were not selected"

this school is hilarious...
 
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Rob Zimmerman, why aren't you considering Tech? From what I understand its a great school and their clinical rotations are excellent. The reason I ask is because one of the pharmacists I shadow admitted that she hated the UT students because of they lacked many skills necessary to do well in the workplace (other than being book smart), she thought UH kids were decent, and she LOVED tech kids because apparently they were very prepared. My mother is a pharmacist as well (UT pharmacy graduate) and she mentioned the same thing, except she liked UH kids as much as the Tech kids. I always thought coming from UT (#2 pharm school in the nation right?) meant you were the brightest of the bunch.

RXdoctor, didn't you already get accepted at UH or Tech?
 
Rob Zimmerman, why aren't you considering Tech? From what I understand its a great school and their clinical rotations are excellent. The reason I ask is because one of the pharmacists I shadow admitted that she hated the UT students because of they lacked many skills necessary to do well in the workplace (other than being book smart), she thought UH kids were decent, and she LOVED tech kids because apparently they were very prepared. My mother is a pharmacist as well (UT pharmacy graduate) and she mentioned the same thing, except she liked UH kids as much as the Tech kids. I always thought coming from UT (#2 pharm school in the nation right?) meant you were the brightest of the bunch.

RXdoctor, didn't you already get accepted at UH or Tech?

I think RobertZimmerman, really loves TAMU. He is sold on the program. So it is not so much as he is not considering Tech, TAMU is just his first choice.

BTW, I am just inferring based on what I have read on the boards. So of course I may be wrong.
 
Rob Zimmerman, why aren't you considering Tech? From what I understand its a great school and their clinical rotations are excellent. The reason I ask is because one of the pharmacists I shadow admitted that she hated the UT students because of they lacked many skills necessary to do well in the workplace (other than being book smart), she thought UH kids were decent, and she LOVED tech kids because apparently they were very prepared. My mother is a pharmacist as well (UT pharmacy graduate) and she mentioned the same thing, except she liked UH kids as much as the Tech kids. I always thought coming from UT (#2 pharm school in the nation right?) meant you were the brightest of the bunch.

RXdoctor, didn't you already get accepted at UH or Tech?

BTW I don't think his name is Rob Zimmerman. That is Bob Dylan's real name. This would also explain the use of Dylan's picture as his/her avator.
 
Rob Zimmerman, why aren't you considering Tech? From what I understand its a great school and their clinical rotations are excellent. The reason I ask is because one of the pharmacists I shadow admitted that she hated the UT students because of they lacked many skills necessary to do well in the workplace (other than being book smart), she thought UH kids were decent, and she LOVED tech kids because apparently they were very prepared. My mother is a pharmacist as well (UT pharmacy graduate) and she mentioned the same thing, except she liked UH kids as much as the Tech kids. I always thought coming from UT (#2 pharm school in the nation right?) meant you were the brightest of the bunch.

Yeah... I'm not much on UT either. I've been to the school and toured. Met some students/a few faculty. Wasn't impressed.

I am considering Tech... I wouldn't have applied/interviewed if I wasn't considering them. Part of the problem is Amarillo would be even further from my family than Kingsville, and I'm still not all that cozy with the distance learning thing in Abilene (which is where I'm accepted). I'm sure I would get along fine learning in that situation, I'm just not sure I'd enjoy it as much. Beyond that Abilene is only 1-2 hrs closer to my family than Kingsville.

Meanwhile, I'm already in Kingsville, have a lot of friends here and in Corpus, like the area ok, and really like and believe in the school, faculty, and program.

Don't worry, I'll keep on considering Tech right up until around April 4. Then I'll look at my options... if I have any.

And CougarPaw you were right on with everything except... the pharmacy school isn't a TAMUK establishment... i know you meant in Kingsville... but they like to disassociate themselves from TAMUK and latch on to the TAMHSC title as much as possible it seems.

I actually get a laugh wondering how many people (if any) think my name is actually Robert.
 
Rob Zimmerman, why aren't you considering Tech? From what I understand its a great school and their clinical rotations are excellent. The reason I ask is because one of the pharmacists I shadow admitted that she hated the UT students because of they lacked many skills necessary to do well in the workplace (other than being book smart), she thought UH kids were decent, and she LOVED tech kids because apparently they were very prepared. My mother is a pharmacist as well (UT pharmacy graduate) and she mentioned the same thing, except she liked UH kids as much as the Tech kids. I always thought coming from UT (#2 pharm school in the nation right?) meant you were the brightest of the bunch.

RXdoctor, didn't you already get accepted at UH or Tech?

I heard that a certain hospital in the DFW metroplex had a number of students failing rotations (which I'm told is hard to do). I asked which school the students were from, and I was told that it was more than one. I wonder what is going on.

Anyway, the #2 thing for UT is based mostly on how much funding the school gets (for stuff like research). If you look at something meaningful, like NAPLEX passing rates:

http://www.uspharmd.com/student/2006_Naplex_Passing_Rate.html

UT is #34. UH is pretty high up on that list, at #11. The percentage is still good; but UT really shouldn't claim #2 in my opinion. Schools higher up in the list are either able to pick more successful students or their program is better. I wonder which it is.
 
Schools higher up in the list are either able to pick more successful students or their program is better. I wonder which it is.

Subtle... hehe...

I would say... yes. (as in both)
 
And CougarPaw you were right on with everything except... the pharmacy school isn't a TAMUK establishment... i know you meant in Kingsville... but they like to disassociate themselves from TAMUK and latch on to the TAMUHSC title as much as possible it seems.

I wasn't aware of that, but I will henceforth refer to it as TAMU to alleviate any confusion.
 
I wasn't aware of that, but I will henceforth refer to it as TAMU to alleviate any confusion.

Heh, what acronym should we use? I use A&M in most discussions because it is the easiest and most know what it is. But would be the full, most correct version?

Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
TAMHSCILRCOP?
 
Don't worry guys, after IPPE's we'll all be ready for rotations!!! 🙂rolleyes🙂

CougarPaw, I wouldn't call it TAMU, because like RZ said, any part of the Texas A&M Health Science Center does not like to be called TAMU, even in the branch in College Station. I'd go with TAMHSC.
 
Heh, what acronym should we use? I use A&M in most discussions because it is the easiest and most know what it is. But would be the full, most correct version?

Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
TAMHSCILRCOP?

Yeah... A&M seems the best way to short acronym it...

I remember at my Tech interview I had a discussion with a couple of guys helping them to brush up on their pronunciation of Irma Lerma Rangel... I wonder if it helped any of them... there was just something they were missing...
 
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Heh, what acronym should we use? I use A&M in most discussions because it is the easiest and most know what it is. But would be the full, most correct version?

Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
TAMHSCILRCOP?

You are hilarious. I'm glad you decided to come back.
 
sa278,

I havent been accepted anywhere yet, I am only a candidate for San Antonio right now. we'll see how that plays out, but A&M is done for me, or I should say done with me...
 
Don't worry guys, after IPPE's we'll all be ready for rotations!!! 🙂rolleyes🙂

CougarPaw, I wouldn't call it TAMU, because like RZ said, any part of the Texas A&M Health Science Center does not like to be called TAMU, even in the branch in College Station. I'd go with TAMHSC.

For submitting a FAFSA form, which school code should be we using? Or should we just spam our information to College Station and Kingsville?

--Garfield3d
 
I know from the PCAT the code said TAMU - Kingsville... still a leftover from when the school indeed initially belong to Kingsville. That number was like 97. I havent FAFSAed yet so I really haven't looked at it.

<EDIT> Here we go... http://www.tamhsc.edu/education/finaid/info/ilrcop.html The code is 004948 according to this link. This code is for any of the TAMHSC schools. (Pharm, Dent, Med, Etc)
 
The UT thread (where they are discussing $500/year to park) reminded me of something... Would we get to park by the baseball field?
 
The UT thread (where they are discussing $500/year to park) reminded me of something... Would we get to park by the baseball field?
That's a good question. I know I saw designated parking areas and parking permits while on campus, but I can't find much about parking. The permit could be just a formality that's not really enforced.

Keeping things forward looking, where does everyone intend on living if they go to Kingsville? Javelina Station gets mentioned a lot, and the fact that it's furnished means that it'll be a hell of a lot easier to move in than trying to lug a desk, bed, and other things several hundred miles. A condo always seemed like a good idea whenever you know you're staying somewhere for 4 years, but it doesn't seem like there are many of those around. I didn't see much in terms of houses that could be rented either.

Personally, I think I would end up at Javelina Station. You can pretty much see the pharmacy building from there and it seems pretty well kept. The only thing that kinda worries me is the reliability of their internet connection. I've seen a lot of places with "free internet" that's usually lossy, dies in a drizzle, or is easily overstressed in the evenings when everyone else is online. In fact, when I visited Javelina Station during my interview day, the tour guide mentioned that some buildings were having internet problems from a storm the night before. If that happens a lot, I think I'd shell out more money for private DSL or cable. In such a rural town, I think I thing the majority of my free time is going to be spent online.

--Garfield3d
 
I'm considering Corpus Christi. The path by Chapman Ranch seemed reasonably quick.
 
Im pretty sure Pharmacy Students get to park just about wherever they want... (an improvement over the TAMUK students who have permits and zones) EXCEPT for from 4-6 in the Fall when a football field sized section of that lot Knick is talking about is sectioned off for dumb marching band... and they will tow.

I don't know that there is too much of an internet problem at Javelina Station... I've asked this before and never heard anything too bad... but I'll do some more asking around. Generally speaking CMA the provider for the whole town and TAMUK... is not too bad.

What sells Javelina Station for me (I'll be living there with my current roomate, another friend, and probably some other pharmacy student should I get in) is that it comes furnished... I don't have much stuff like that of my own... and if I did I wouldn't want to bring it all the way down from home.

The thing about Knicks Corpus idea is... not only are you isolated from study/project partners... gas isn't getting cheaper and a total of 1-1.5 hrs of driving (to school and back) 5 days a week adds up quick.
 
I wanted to jump in on the living situation for A&M....

I'm living on campus right now in Lewis Hall (which is for people who are 22 yrs or older or have 90+ hours) and I've grown to like it. Each person has a single room furnished with bed, desk, bureau, 2 small closets, small shelves, and shares a bathroom with one other person. On each floor there are one kitchen and one laundry room. My floor is pretty quiet and the kitchen stays reasonably clean. The dorm is 50 years old, so it isn't the prettiest place in the world, but this year it is under $1800 per semester (includes all bills, internet (i think), and cable) which is good for me. It's also less than a 5 min walk to the pharm school.

I'm getting married in May and my fiance lives in the Rio Grande Valley, so I commute down there a lot and will be planning to live there during the summer and on breaks. It just makes more sense for me to live on campus.
 
Under no circumstances would I live in the campus dorms and attend pharmacy school.

Lewis Hall or not.

I guess maybe in Shewpharm's situation it might work... but... she's only been there a year. The second year you grow to hate it.

I think out of both current classes... one student does this.

P.S. If reliably high speed internet is what you are after (ie for gaming even during peak times) I would almost guarantee you that the dorms are worse than the station.
 
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