2018 UCSF Pharmacy School

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legcannon said:
Ooh, looks like they have already begun gearing up for what to offer PharmD candidates who didn't or won't make the cut this year. They posted on their FB that their interprofessional health postbac program application cycle is now officially open as of today and ends on Sunday, April 6th…. FYI!

Would you consider this postbac program if you were denied?

Also, new entry up on Joel's blog. 4 minutes fresh
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No, and i doubt much people would go for this if they were denied by UCSF. if someone was competitive enough to get an interview for UCSF, i would suspect they've gotten into other respectable schools. UCSF is definitely a great school, but it's not the only place to pursue a pharm degree and get a good education. Just my two cents. 🙂
 
legcannon said:
Ooh, looks like they have already begun gearing up for what to offer PharmD candidates who didn't or won't make the cut this year. They posted on their FB that their interprofessional health postbac program application cycle is now officially open as of today and ends on Sunday, April 6th…. FYI!

Would you consider this postbac program if you were denied?

Also, new entry up on Joel's blog. 4 minutes fresh
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Nope. Just go to my back up school(s) (haven't decided yet since I'm banking on SF....)
 
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On the bright side, at least those waiting haven't received denials yet 🙁 :nailbiting:

Edit: And, from stalking last year's forum, it looks like they sent acceptances/denials through the weekend!
 
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cubpanda said:
On the bright side, at least those waiting haven't received denials yet 🙁 :nailbiting:

Edit: And, from stalking last year's forum, it looks like they sent acceptances/denials through the weekend!
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Yeah. Joel said they have sent acceptances and denials so far. He didn't say how many though :/
 
1 hour 24 minutes left until they go to lunch.... I can't believe Joel said they're ahead of schedule even though so many of us are still waiting!
 
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fanwesternu said:
But so many people in this forum received acceptance letter, while no one received denial so far.
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I don't think 4-5 people is a lot considering there are 122 spots. The thread for UCSD had like 10 people saying they were accepted when most of the acceptances went out, so I would expect to hear at least that many for UCSF. DON'T LOSE HOPE!! I haven't 🙂
 
cakiestar said:
I don't think 4-5 people is a lot considering there are 122 spots. The thread for UCSD had like 10 people saying they were accepted when most of the acceptances went out, so I would expect to hear at least that many for UCSF. DON'T LOSE HOPE!! I haven't 🙂
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Ok. I will force myself to review one chapter of biochem before I come back to check again. 😉
 
TheDrugDoc1990 said:
I've kinda lost all hope. People found out 5 days ago. This is so unfair. :'(
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Are you feeling this way because of the results in the forum or because you feel like you don't deserve to be accepted? Honest question because all of us who haven't heard back are in the same situation, yet at the same time, I feel like I have a chance
 
dwighthoward said:
Are you feeling this way because of the results in the forum or because you feel like you don't deserve to be accepted? Honest question because all of us who haven't heard back are in the same situation, yet at the same time, I feel like I have a chance
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#realtalk #itsfriday #drinkup
 
dwighthoward said:
Are you feeling this way because of the results in the forum or because you feel like you don't deserve to be accepted? Honest question because all of us who haven't heard back are in the same situation, yet at the same time, I feel like I have a chance
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I feel like I really deserve it!! It's because of the forum but also because my friend got in already. All I see is acceptances, which means there are less spots available thus giving me a lower chance of getting in etc.
 
TheDrugDoc1990 said:
I feel like I really deserve it!! It's because of the forum but also because my friend got in already. All I see is acceptances, which means there are less spots available thus giving me a lower chance of getting in etc.
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Denial notifications have been sent out as per Joel's blog.

This means we're competing for less seats but with fewer people as well. I wouldn't say the disadvantage is TOO high, but it does exist. I would say we only get a disadvantage because the later the process gets, the more likely we are to be placed on to the waitlist.
 
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dwighthoward said:
Denial notifications have been sent out as per Joel's blog.

This means we're competing for less seats but with fewer people as well. I wouldn't say the disadvantage is TOO high, but it does exist. I would say we only get a disadvantage because the later the process gets, the more likely we are to be placed on to the waitlist.
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I'd also like to add that this is assuming that all of our chances of getting admitted are equal. They are not. In the end, you should trust the admissions committee to make the right choice. You'll end up where you belong in life anyways. The only situation I can see where you might truly have been shafted is if you just had a really bad interview day and don't feel like it was representative of who you are and then get rejected as a result.
 
dwighthoward said:
I'd also like to add that this is assuming that all of our chances of getting admitted are equal. They are not. In the end, you should trust the admissions committee to make the right choice. You'll end up where you belong in life anyways. The only situation I can see where you might truly have been shafted is if you just had a really bad interview day and don't feel like it was representative of who you are and then get rejected as a result.
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Don't understand why so far we haven't heard anyone being rejected...
 
Questions you should ask yourself.
Did you write the personal statements to the best if your ability during the app ?
Did you give it your best shot during the Mmi interviews?
If you answered yes which you should if you were taking this school seriously. Then You should not worry about their decision. I went in and did my best and knowing that gives me comfort (I hope I get in tho )
 
Hmm... what if they have three piles: Accept, Maybes, and Rejects. And they sent out notifications to their accepts and rejects already and we're all the maybe pile. :thinking:
 
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pharmerrrrx said:
Holy crap! I got accepted! Just to let you guys know it is completely random when they send it... Mine was timestamped at 4:20 this morning. Sunday morning wtf. Hang in there!
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For some reason, I don't believe you. I also find it odd that you were accepted to UCSD at 3AM.
 
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