Texas Tech applicants 2009

[bobanderson214]

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So I just received an interview for March 16, the Monday of Spring Break.

But 8-5? Wow.

For those that have already been interviewed, did it really last from a whole entire day?

Yes.

You are there the whole day. Get there a little early so you try on lab coats and stuff. And you really don't get out until around 445-5. Make sure to get a lot of rest the day before.

 

[TABOULI]

So I just received an interview for March 16, the Monday of Spring Break.

But 8-5? Wow.

For those that have already been interviewed, did it really last from a whole entire day?

yeah it lasted the entire day, and the put the most important part of the ENTIRE day at the end

 

[TABOULI]

I can't TAKE IT.... I just tortured myself with the 2008 thread the people that interviewed on the last 2 ED didn't get accepted until the 24th of march 🙁 my stomach hurts.

 

[balab]

hey guyz, could those of you who have interviewed please post up your interview experiences on the interview feedback page? Thanks you all. 😀

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

I can't TAKE IT.... I just tortured myself with the 2008 thread the people that interviewed on the last 2 ED didn't get accepted until the 24th of march 🙁 my stomach hurts.

i think that this is probably why SDN is really bad for your health after you interview...i feel your pain...🙂

 

[pharmplz11]

hey guyz, could those of you who have interviewed please post up your interview experiences on the interview feedback page? Thanks you all. 😀

While I would love to, they make you sign a confidentiality agreement that you won't.

 

[TABOULI]

While I would love to, they make you sign a confidentiality agreement that you won't.

really i we did?

 

[pharmplz11]

Here you go. It starts on page 23.

http://www.ttuhsc.edu/sop/AcademicInfo/docs/currentCatalog/2006/Catalog0607.pdf

Does that mean even if you retook the class or just if you kept the grade? I guess it would be regardless ?

 

[Texas PharmDoc]

While I would love to, they make you sign a confidentiality agreement that you won't.

Haha well that means lots of people have violated that agreement cause a bunch have posted in the past.

But really, they ask the exact same questions that are posted on the feedback section already. Every question I was asked I saw posted there. Just go through each post and type out the questions and prep for each.

 

[Hockeyfannus]

Does that mean even if you retook the class or just if you kept the grade? I guess it would be regardless ?

I'm thinking it would be regardless 'cause I remembered reading somewhere you need a minimum of C in every prereq in order to apply. But still, I think 10 points off for every F is a bit harsh...afterall the interview is 100 points.

 

[pharmplz11]

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[TTUMike]

Yeah I agree, 10 pts is a bit crazy. I made an F way back when during my first year of college. The teacher was an idiot, talked about flying to mars on an artificial gravity spacecraft and then tested us on esoteric crap only a Doctor of Physical Science could comprehend. I truly despise him now, more so than I ever knew. I really don't think I should be held accountable for that grade seeing as how I retook it and made a B with a different teacher. Maybe its just because I made an F, but I don't think it should count against me if I made the effort to correct it. Call me jaded, but it's how I feel.

Was this class part of your prereqs? I think the deduction of points only applies to those courses.

 

[TABOULI]

thanks TTUMIKE...... Now i just know that they are looking at the interview only... it says in the link you posted that they only look at your interview thing after that.... and that sucky subtraction thing with the grades....AHHHHHHHHH my whole life is riding on my interview, the PCAT can't save me now

 

[pharmplz11]

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[Hockeyfannus]

Yeah it was in Physics 1 unfortunately. I took Physics 2 with a real professor and did fine, it's a shame they cant look at that score instead.


And, according to TTUMikes quote, they will use your GPA and PCAT as of the 06-07 school year catalog . No reason to think it has changed so the safe bet is that this F and D rule still stands.

I wish Tech could have just looked at our "original" GPA (instead of using the highest grade received for each course) when handing out interviews...that way poor academic performance won't come back and haunt us after the interview.

Anyone going to interview on the 16th?

 

[AirAggie09]

Has anyone who interviewed the first round heard anything back?

 

[jlc1087]

nope still waiting...

 

[TABOULI]

does anyone have a definite day on when adcom is meeting to review the first 2 ED dates??? I heard the 12th getting kicked around but that means that they wouldn't even look at the last two ED dates until the 26th..... how would all the offers be made by the 31st if it takes like a week for snail mail.

 

[pharmplz11]

I thought the 6th was what someone said earlier, right? And remember they told us by the 13th we should know something... hopefully. I would venture a guess and say that next week we will receive the accept/reject notices.

 

[TABOULI]

I thought the 6th was what someone said earlier, right? And remember they told us by the 13th we should know something... hopefully. I would venture a guess and say that next week we will receive the accept/reject notices.

I hope so because i was in the second to last group and even waiting till like the 27 is going to send me to the crazy house... why can't they just review them all at the same time like take 2 days out and get-er done...... you guys are so lucky u will find out next week then i have to wait 2 more weeks.👎

 

[ambeitaiming]

I am a little anxious so I called the advisor. She said that the admission committee will consider everything(PCAT, GPA, interview score) when making the decision. Then I remembered that is what Mr. Schwettmann told me. unLess they didn't speak the truth, I guess it is different from the catalog. I forgot to ask about the 10 point deduction rule😳. But If interview score isn't everything, it would not matter that much ( well it still hurts ==)

 

[TABOULI]

😱 I emailed Lisa, and she told me that adcom met yesterday !!!!!! Good news for all those people that interviewed the first two rounds!! As for the second 2 rounds she said that they haven't set a date yet but it will probably be the 17th!!! Right during spring break for me so im going to be checking my email like a crazy person cuz i won't have anything else to do

 

[meso]

😱 I emailed Lisa, and she told me that adcom met yesterday !!!!!! Good news for all those people that interviewed the first two rounds!! As for the second 2 rounds she said that they haven't set a date yet but it will probably be the 17th!!! Right during spring break for me so im going to be checking my email like a crazy person cuz i won't have anything else to do

For some reason I had written down march 6th as the date. Glad you verified. 🙂
Now, I'm gonna have to stalk the mailbox ...😀

 

[whitelotus]

I emailed Mrs. Harrison today and she said that the first round of offer will be send out next week. Gosh...I hope next Monday comes sooner!!!

 

[pharmplz11]

Does Tech e-mail if your accepted? Or is it just a letter? Man, I was hoping to know something this week since they met yesterday. Guess we will all know soon enough!

 

[whooppharmd]

Does Tech e-mail if your accepted? Or is it just a letter? Man, I was hoping to know something this week since they met yesterday. Guess we will all know soon enough!

has anyone in here gotten an interview to UH or accepted there? Or is tech ur numero uno choice?

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

has anyone in here gotten an interview to UH or accepted there? Or is tech ur numero uno choice?

i'm still waiting for UH, but tech and UT are tied for my first choice

 

[Texas PharmDoc]

has anyone in here gotten an interview to UH or accepted there? Or is tech ur numero uno choice?

Haven't heard anything from Tech yet. I was accepted at UH but have declined the offer.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

Haven't heard anything from Tech yet. I was accepted at UH but have declined the offer.

wow...that's really surprising. I mean, you got in at UT already! And I'm pretty sure your PCAT and GPA are solid. so that's weird. I guess you and I are in the opposite situation. UH and UT accepted you already, but TECH hasn't told you anything. I have yet to hear from UH and UT, but I've already interviewed with TECH and my A&M interview is coming up. I wish UT would hurry up 🙂

 

[Texas PharmDoc]

wow...that's really surprising. I mean, you got in at UT already! And I'm pretty sure your PCAT and GPA are solid. so that's weird. I guess you and I are in the opposite situation. UH and UT accepted you already, but TECH hasn't told you anything. I have yet to hear from UH and UT, but I've already interviewed with TECH and my A&M interview is coming up. I wish UT would hurry up 🙂

Oh, no I interviewed at Tech in Feb. I meant I haven't heard anything from them as far as offers. Yea I'm going to UT tho

 

[pharmplz11]

Have you told tech you are no longer an applicant yet ? They would probably want to know so they can send the invite to someone who plans on attending.

 

[STEV0]

Does Tech e-mail if your accepted? Or is it just a letter? Man, I was hoping to know something this week since they met yesterday. Guess we will all know soon enough!

Both if I remember correctly. My better half is a P2 right now and when her letter came in snail mail, it had confetti in it. Kinda cool if you ask me. I talked to Mike Schwettman yesterday and he confirmed the committee met on Monday, so the waiting continues.

 

[STEV0]

For all of those that interviewed early...

In past years there has been a way to see if you got accepted before you receive an email or a letter. If you go to ttuhsc.edu/sop and click on the directory on the bottom right part of the page and search for your name, it may show up if they haven't changed the way they do things. It'll be listed under the TTUHSC section.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

For all of those that interviewed early...

In past years there has been a way to see if you got accepted before you receive an email or a letter. If you go to ttuhsc.edu/sop and click on the directory on the bottom right part of the page and search for your name, it may show up if they haven't changed the way they do things. It'll be listed under the TTUHSC section.

that's good to know! 🙂 i'll try it once they meet on the 17th!

 

[TABOULI]

i can't wait... i wished i would of interviewed earlier. come on 17th

 

[whooppharmd]

Oh, no I interviewed at Tech in Feb. I meant I haven't heard anything from them as far as offers. Yea I'm going to UT tho

Yea you little genius! I know who u are muhahahaha, you sat by me during the UH interview! hehe. My UT interview was HORRIBLE, the whole situation was bad. lol. At the beginning where u sit and mingle with the UTCOP students and the other interviewees I had a girl mouth off to me and she caught me off guard so bad. A UTCOP student asked me "Have u had interviews anywhere else?" and very kindly, not smug at all, I said "yes I had one at UH yesterday so if i look alittle haggered thats why" and I laughed. This chick that was a UT undergrad interviewee said "OH I didnt even apply there, they are ranked 57 in the nation, and its a crappy program and school" I was so flabbergasted I was like....uhhh? Ok and smiled and hoped the UTCOP student took a mental note lol. I just thought that was really inappropriate to say seeing as how obviously I wanted to go to UH because I interviewed there. And my friend sitting next to me, her boyfriend went there, so lets just offend EVERYONE SHALL WE? lol. I wonder if shes on SDN.....reading this... hahaha well she made a good impression on UT for me seeing as how thats the only Longhorn I have ever met. I am sorry but you should positively represent your school you know? Oh well...

 

[Texas PharmDoc]

Yea you little genius! I know who u are muhahahaha, you sat by me during the UH interview! hehe. My UT interview was HORRIBLE, the whole situation was bad. lol. At the beginning where u sit and mingle with the UTCOP students and the other interviewees I had a girl mouth off to me and she caught me off guard so bad. A UTCOP student asked me "Have u had interviews anywhere else?" and very kindly, not smug at all, I said "yes I had one at UH yesterday so if i look alittle haggered thats why" and I laughed. This chick that was a UT undergrad interviewee said "OH I didnt even apply there, they are ranked 57 in the nation, and its a crappy program and school" I was so flabbergasted I was like....uhhh? Ok and smiled and hoped the UTCOP student took a mental note lol. I just thought that was really inappropriate to say seeing as how obviously I wanted to go to UH because I interviewed there. And my friend sitting next to me, her boyfriend went there, so lets just offend EVERYONE SHALL WE? lol. I wonder if shes on SDN.....reading this... hahaha well she made a good impression on UT for me seeing as how thats the only Longhorn I have ever met. I am sorry but you should positively represent your school you know? Oh well...

Oh no, that is definitely the worst impression anyone can give about their school, and especially to look down at another school like that. I'm sorry to hear that, because when I was there the students were nothing but extraordinary to me and the rest of the group. I can assure you that I will be someone to represent my school well; but you know that cause you met me haha 😉 But really, I was very excited to have been chosen by UH as well cause I really did like their program as well. And Tech for that matter too. (Have to throw in some love for Tech since this is the TT thread 🙂) And so I guess you haven't heard back from Tech following your interview yet?

It's funny how we start knowing each other and have the SDN connection. I know exactly who you are now, and it makes sense now with the "whoop" in whooppharmd

 

[whooppharmd]

I Gotta represent! haha. No I have not heard back from tech but got accepted to UH so I am going there. That "crappy 57th ranked school" HAHA.

 

[TABOULI]

if you got accepted somewhere else and you don't want to go to tech could you withdraw your application cuz tech is my first choice and y'all are holding up the line.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

...and y'all are holding up the line.

ha ha ha...🙂 i hate waiting..ahhh!!! i think you are on here about as much as I am...we need to get a life or something tabouli

 

[orangespaz]

Ok so I turned in my application for tech March 1st and heard back already for an interview on the 13th. I am super excited I was just wondering if that was normal?

 

[whooppharmd]

if you got accepted somewhere else and you don't want to go to tech could you withdraw your application cuz tech is my first choice and y'all are holding up the line.

How do you know I didn't already tell tech I was accepted somewhere else? And if you were a good enough candidate, they would choose you the first go round and you would not have to worry about whos "in front" of you...Maybe I have no life and like to stalk the tech's sdn thread geez...

 

[TABOULI]

How do you know I didn't already tell tech I was accepted somewhere else? And if you were a good enough candidate, they would choose you the first go round and you would not have to worry about whos "in front" of you...Maybe I have no life and like to stalk the tech's sdn thread geez...

I am a good candidate, but at my interview i got nervous so I'm on the fence. GEEEEZ

 

[TABOULI]

oh yeah as anyone that interviewed on the first 2 dates searched for their name in the directory? Did it work? I hope it works I will be all over that after the 17th.

 

[pharmplz11]

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[TABOULI]

I think I love you, hilarious.

Sidebar...

To whom it may concern,

She wasn't being rude, she was being truthful. The professional, courteous (to the rest of us) and right thing to do is to inform the schools you applied to that you have been accepted at [insert school name here] and won't be attending anywhere else. If you have already done that, thanks man, we appreciate it. If not, well, like the woman said... you're holding up the line to, if I may be forthright, boost your own ego. Not everyone has a 4.0 and 95 PCAT. Some of us, like myself, had things going on in life that prevented making all A's. Is it a cop out? Maybe, but it's the truth. Morale of the story... Can't we all just get along?

You said everything I was afraid to say.....

 

[camttu]

oh yeah as anyone that interviewed on the first 2 dates searched for their name in the directory? Did it work? I hope it works I will be all over that after the 17th.

I searched myself and some of my friends, and nothing came up 🙁 sorry.

 

[whooppharmd]

I think I love you, hilarious.

Sidebar...

To whom it may concern,

She wasn't being rude, she was being truthful. The professional, courteous (to the rest of us) and right thing to do is to inform the schools you applied to that you have been accepted at [insert school name here] and won't be attending anywhere else. If you have already done that, thanks man, we appreciate it. If not, well, like the woman said... you're holding up the line to, if I may be forthright, boost your own ego. Not everyone has a 4.0 and 95 PCAT. Some of us, like myself, had things going on in life that prevented making all A's. Is it a cop out? Maybe, but it's the truth. Morale of the story... Can't we all just get along?

And thats all fine and dandy, but people on here do not have to be hostile at fellow applicants you know? We all want to be pharmacists it's called "knowing how to talk to people nicely." I guess since I work in customer service everyday I have to be nice to people and I kind of think it is the right thing to do. And side note...just because you had straight As does not mean you did not have anything going on in your life....I think that is kind of an bold statement to make...I do not really care I am just saying I want to get along with all you people but do not say I am holding up any line because I am doing nothing of the sort.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

if you got accepted somewhere else and you don't want to go to tech could you withdraw your application cuz tech is my first choice and y'all are holding up the line.

And thats all fine and dandy, but people on here do not have to be hostile at fellow applicants you know? We all want to be pharmacists it's called "knowing how to talk to people nicely." I guess since I work in customer service everyday I have to be nice to people and I kind of think it is the right thing to do. And side note...just because you had straight As does not mean you did not have anything going on in your life....I think that is kind of an bold statement to make...I do not really care I am just saying I want to get along with all you people but do not say I am holding up any line because I am doing nothing of the sort.

hey whoop...try not to be defensive. I don't think that tabouli was being hostile by saying "y'all are holding up the line." I actually think that the statement was added to lighten up the situation. Granted tabouli probably could have said that a little better, but hindsight is 20/20.

And I do agree that not everyone has a solid GPA and PCAT, but we all have gotten an interview so i am sure each individual that has been offered an interview had something in their application that caught the admission's committee. And having a 4.0 and PCAT in the 90s isn't necessarily enough to draw in an acceptance. So...what i'm saying is, let's all try no to judge people. 🙂

 

[glory4england]

How do you know I didn't already tell tech I was accepted somewhere else? And if you were a good enough candidate, they would choose you the first go round and you would not have to worry about whos "in front" of you...Maybe I have no life and like to stalk the tech's sdn thread geez...

If it makes you feel better whooppharmd, I also stalk the tech's sdn thread, and ut's sdn thread, and UH's sdn thread 😀