UF c/o 2014... It Begins!

[GatoRx]

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Thanks everyone! 🙂

 

[futureufpharmd]

congrats!

Looking forward to meeting everyone at orientation as well.

Does everyone from all the campuses go to the same orientation, or is there different orientations for the different locations?

 

[RxForSuccess]

I got the conditional acceptance email from Penny after my interview on Friday. I am waiting for the "official" conditional acceptance email though, just what will be in that email? What do I have to do by June?

You will receive final approval for admission upon satisfactory completion of any remaining pre-professional coursework, any necessary forms as requested by the College, and other requirements as listed below:

· Remaining pre-professional coursework
· Completion of requirements for Associate of Arts (AA) degree or certification of completion of general education coursework as noted on an official transcript.
· Test of English as a Foreign Language and Test of Spoken English via TOEFL iBT scores, if applicable
· Acceptance form - email to Penny Fultz ([email protected]) within 10 days of receipt of this letter
· Academic and Conduct Standards Agreement http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form11.pdf
· Questionnaire on Criminal Background Information http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form13.pdf
· Technical Standards form http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form14.pdf
· Foreign Language Requirement form http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form15.pdf
· Pledge of Professionalism form http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form16.pdf
· Intern Application with a copy of Social Security Card (do not include photo)
· Copy of completed Mandatory Immunization Health History Form - http://www.shcc.ufl.edu/medical/pdf/acl-002a.pdf
· Documentation of varicella immune status http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/3pd-10.pdf
· Results of PPD skin test or chest x-ray for tuberculosis within 6 months of September 1, 2010. http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form2.pdf
· Copy of certification of adult and child CPR card
· Copy of health insurance card
· HIPAA Training - to be completed between May 1-July 1, 2010
· Malpractice insurance. Due July 1. http://www.hpso.com/. Click on Professional Liability Insurance/All Students/Quote and Apply.

 

[futureufpharmd]

You will receive final approval for admission upon satisfactory completion of any remaining pre-professional coursework, any necessary forms as requested by the College, and other requirements as listed below:

· Remaining pre-professional coursework
· Completion of requirements for Associate of Arts (AA) degree or certification of completion of general education coursework as noted on an official transcript.
· Test of English as a Foreign Language and Test of Spoken English via TOEFL iBT scores, if applicable
· Acceptance form - email to Penny Fultz ([email protected]) within 10 days of receipt of this letter
· Academic and Conduct Standards Agreement http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form11.pdf
· Questionnaire on Criminal Background Information http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form13.pdf
· Technical Standards form http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form14.pdf
· Foreign Language Requirement form http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form15.pdf
· Pledge of Professionalism form http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form16.pdf
· Intern Application with a copy of Social Security Card (do not include photo)
· Copy of completed Mandatory Immunization Health History Form - http://www.shcc.ufl.edu/medical/pdf/acl-002a.pdf
· Documentation of varicella immune status http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/3pd-10.pdf
· Results of PPD skin test or chest x-ray for tuberculosis within 6 months of September 1, 2010. http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/form2.pdf
· Copy of certification of adult and child CPR card
· Copy of health insurance card
· HIPAA Training - to be completed between May 1-July 1, 2010
· Malpractice insurance. Due July 1. http://www.hpso.com/. Click on Professional Liability Insurance/All Students/Quote and Apply.

Thank you, at least now I know what I have to do. At least I have some of this completed right now. Just a few more things that needs to be done.

 

[Howard Yehti]

No, unfortunately not. I finished my app back in November, and emailed Penny then. I also asked her for a status update a month ago and she said they were still evaluating. The reason why I did that (and mentioned in the email I was a masters student at UF) is because when I went to Gainesville to have my transcripts evaluated, the gal that talked to me said there were two of their own masters students (performing stellar) that almost got overlooked the year prior because their academic history from years ago made them look like a 'flight risk'. How does that happen, exactly?

I am not good at reading between the lines. What does a 'flight risk' mean? I would think that it means that after they graduate they will leave FL and since UF is heavily subsidized by the state of FL (thus our low instate tuition) they don't want to "invest" all of that tuition money if someone will leave FL and work in another state.

If you printed out your GPA screen from PharmCAS (as of 4/15/2010 you can no longer log in and view anything on PharmCAS) you will see how the GPA's are listed. The committee may have looked at the undergrad GPA and not looked at the Graduate GPA (since most students don't have any Graduate classes, they aren't used to looking at that line?)

Also, no such thing as over qualified ... unless you applied to Med/Dental school as well as Pharm school? (But, your Masters is clearly Pharm related.) Most people would pick UF (top ten school) with instate low tuition over any of the higher ranked schools where they would have to pay out of state tuition.

I guess if you already called Penny to confirm, then if you call again you are just harassing them...but it is very, very, very, very weird that you didn't get an interview yet.😕

Try this, call (352) 273-6312 option 1 (or 0 for the operator) and ask for Marcy who is a student advisor. She is very nice, and VERY knowledgable. She has sat in on interviews and has been working there for many years and she knows all about the back office admissions stuff. 😳Gently😳 ask her to make sure that your application was interpreted correclty.

 

[Howard Yehti]

How can we accomplish this requirement? It seems impossible to me:

"Intern Application with a copy of Social Security Card (do not include photo)"

Or are a "copy" and a "photo" somehow different from each other??? Or do they mean a photo or our face?

Oh, I think I cracked it. I am guessing that the Intern Application has a spot on it for a photo which UF will take of us later. I haven't gotten my e-mail yet, so I haven't seen the actual forms.

OK, as long as our copy of the Social Security card is a copy an not a photo of the Social Security Card, I suppose we are safe. Boy, they sure are picky 🙂

 

[caitie867]

How can we accomplish this requirement? It seems impossible to me:

"Intern Application with a copy of Social Security Card (do not include photo)"

Or are a "copy" and a "photo" somehow different from each other??? Or do they mean a photo or our face? Oh, I think I cracked it. I am guessing that the Intern Application has a spot on it for a photo which UF will take of us later. I haven't gotten my e-mail yet, so I haven't seen the actual forms.

Yea at our interview last friday they mentioned this and by photo they mean a picture of yourself. They said they well take a picture of us at orientation to use for this Intern application.

SO a copy of you social security card is OK, but dont attach a photo of yourself.

 

[Howard Yehti]

Does everyone from all the campuses go to the same orientation, or is there different orientations for the different locations?

Here is the info from last year's orientation:

http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/orient09/

I can't tell if we can choose which Orientation to go to (if we can't make the day of our local one, then we can go to the 8/20/2009 one in Gville) ... or if we have to go to both, our local one and the 8/20/2009 one ... which seems redundant??? Of course, these dates were for 2009 NOT for 2010.

Also, why is the Coating Ceremonty in Gainesville at 9:15 am on Saturday??? So, we have to spend Friday night (and pay for a hotel) in Gville?

http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/coating.pdf

All campuses go to Gville to get coated. Why not make it in the afternoon so we could drive there that morning???

NOTE: This will be in April 2011 towards the END of our first year.

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I JUST REVIEWED THE INFO AT THE ORIENTATION SESSIONS, AND AS BEST AS I CAN GUESS, WE HAVE TO GO TO BOTH OUR SPECIFIC CAMPUS AND THE 8/20/2009 GVILLE ONE.

 

[Howard Yehti]

Yea at our interview last friday they mentioned this and by photo they mean a picture of yourself. They said they well take a picture of us at orientation to use for this Intern application.

SO a copy of you social security card is OK, but dont attach a photo of yourself.

But, can I attach a photo of my social security card rather than a copy???

 

[PharmEXP]

Here is the info from last year's orientation:

http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/orient09/

I can't tell if we can choose which Orientation to go to (if we can't make the day of our local one, then we can go to 8/20/2009 one in Gville) ... or if we have to go to both, our local one and the 8/20/2009 one ... which seems redundant??? Of course, these dates were for 2009 NOT for 2010.

Also, why is the Coating Ceremonty in Gainesville at 9:15 am on Saturday??? So, we have to spend Friday night (and pay for a hotel) in Gville?

http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/coating.pdf

All campuses go to Gville to get coated. Why not make it in the afternoon so we could drive there that morning???

NOTE: This will be in April 2011 towards the END of our first year.

From what I understand, we are required to go to both. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Howard Yehti]

I also had my interview yesterday (Friday 4/16) in Gainesville and within an hour and a half from leaving the building I had an email from Penny saying:

This is notification of your Conditional Admission to the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy for Fall 2010. We will send you an official Conditional Admission letter via email by Friday, April 23, 2010. We look forward to welcoming you to the Class of 2014. Thank you.

So did everyone else who got an "official" acceptance letter get this "unofficial" one before? I was surprised when they said it would take days to hear back...but hours was pretty shocking.

Congrats to all the acceptances! 😀

I think all of the people who intervied earlier only got the one e-mail listing what they need to do. I think the reason they sent all of us that other e-mail last Friday is so that we could stop stressing since they were a bit behind putting together everyone's specific e-mail for the people who interviewed 4/9/10...those of you who interviewed 4/16/2010 lucked out and didn't have to play the waiting game.

 

[Howard Yehti]

From what I understand, we are required to go to both. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

I agree, although I am not sure. I edited my earlier post (all caps at the bottom of it.) It seems the first orientation is more site specific info and the second orientaiton is for everyone including where they take the class photos for each site. In fact, the more I think about it, they both must be required, otherwise, why take the site specific class photos in Gville?

Which means another hotel night in Gville...at least this one is justified (unlike the coating ceremony) since orientation is a full day ordeal.

 

[Howard Yehti]

Ya I know what you mean. I would think you are a little more qualified with your training in drug chem tho, but your right.. most likely they are waiting to see your final transcript. Anyways good luck! Im rootin' for ya

The final transcript won't be available until end of May (right?) I doubt they would wait that long for that given your other stats.

 

[futureufpharmd]

I contacted the the COP because I had a question that needed an answer and the person I spoke with said that we will be contacted ON April 23rd for the "official" letter. She also said that if we received the "unofficial" letter, it meant that we were "in" and they only sent that first email because people needed to make decisions on which pharmacy school they were to choose. So, hopefully that should make some of you quite pleased (I know I am).
UF CLASS OF 2014 !!!

 

[PharmEXP]

Which means another hotel night in Gville...at least this one is justified (unlike the coating ceremony) since orientation is a full day ordeal.

Where will you be traveling from for white coat ceremony? Orlando, is it? If so, just make the drive early in the morning (if you have a car). Allow yourself more than adequate time for the drive (~3 or 4 hours to account for any traffic jams). That's what I will probably be doing when I make the trip from St. Pete, unless I can stay at a buddy's apartment or something.

 

[Howard Yehti]

No because I currently live in Tampa so St. Pete really wouldn't be that bad. After all, it was my 2nd choice. My logic is to stay in St. Pete for a year and if I really don't like it, then petition after, or close to the end, of my first year on the grounds of wanting to pursue the joint MBA degree.

I think feeling it out for a year would be fine because I was in Gainesville for four years so I will have a solid basis of comparison between the two cities after 1 full year, ya know?

They will only let you switch campuses if there is room at the campus that you want to go to. Gville gets filled the first year. So, unless a Gville student drops out or wants to switch to another campus, they CANNOT switch you to Gville, even in some sordid sort of a life and death situation...there simply will not be room for you.

Some of the distance campuses have more capacity than students. The Orlando campus can hold 59 students, but they usually only put 50 students there, so if someone needs to move to Orlando, then they are able to physically accomodate them.

So, don't count on switching to Gville (unless you petiiton and they allow you to do that before they fill the Gville class.)

 

[Howard Yehti]

Does anyone know what would happen if I don't pass a class thats not a pre-req but is required for my degree. Do they still revoke admission?

You are required to have an AA degree, not a Bachelors degree. You would have until Pharm classes start in August to complete your requirements...so you would retake it (or take another class in its place) over the summer...and make gosh darn sure that you pass it that time.

 

[PharmEXP]

They will only let you switch campuses if there is room at the campus that you want to go to. Gville gets filled the first year. So, unless a Gville student drops out or wants to switch to another campus, they CANNOT switch you to Gville, even in some sordid sort of a life and death situation...there simply will not be room for you.

Some of the distance campuses have more capacity than students. The Orlando campus can hold 59 students, but they usually only put 50 students there, so if someone needs to move to Orlando, then they are able to physically accomodate them.

So, don't count on switching to Gville (unless you petiiton and they allow you to do that before they fill the Gville class.)

Location is really not that big of a deal for me at this point. I'm just happy I got in. I'll worry about that when the time comes, but it looks to me like I'll be living in the Tampa area for the next 4 years

 

[Howard Yehti]

Where will you be traveling from for white coat ceremony? Orlando, is it? If so, just make the drive early in the morning (if you have a car). Allow yourself more than adequate time for the drive (~3 or 4 hours to account for any traffic jams). That's what I will probably be doing when I make the trip from St. Pete, unless I can stay at a buddy's apartment or something.

True... but wouldn't you rather get a normal night's sleep and just have them make the coating ceremony in the afternoon? I mean there is no benefit for them to have it in the morning (unlike the orientation...for that I see the point of starting in the morning.)

Personally, I have a friend who is an employee at UF, so she will probably let me stay at her place... but for all the other distant campus students, most of them probably don't have friends/family in the Gville area.

I understand if it is necessary (like for the full day orientation,) but I like people to use common sense (like to make the coating ceremony in the afternoon.)

 

[leolanoles]

Regarding switching campuses, when I was at my interview in Jacksonville, the 1 PD students told me that there were 2-3 students that did their undergrad work in Gainesville, but were assigned to the Jacksonville campus. They finished up their first year, and were all able to transfer to Gainesville. I asked them whey they were able to transfer now if they couldn't transfer before, and they said that it was due to people dropping out of the program, failing, etc.

 

[Howard Yehti]

Regarding switching campuses, when I was at my interview in Jacksonville, the 1 PD students told me that there were 2-3 students that did their undergrad work in Gainesville, but were assigned to the Jacksonville campus. They finished up their first year, and were all able to transfer to Gainesville. I asked them whey they were able to transfer now if they couldn't transfer before, and they said that it was due to people dropping out of the program, failing, etc.

That is the first confirmed "dropping out" story I have heard. Sccccarrry!!!

!!!😱🙁😕😡😱!!!😱🙁😕😡😱!!!

I think we all need to print this out:
http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/retention-rates.pdf

and post it around our homes, in our cars, on our pillows, etc. A little extra motivation (or fear, whatever works for you) to be sure not to be wasting our time and to graduate!!! For the c/o 2014 we need to see 100% graduate!!! Nothing less will do.

I wonder if more people drop out of Gville than the distant campuses. While at my interview in Orlando, I asked one of the students if the class was one big study group. The guy responded that he thinks of it more as one big family. One person reads the stuff...and types up notes...and shares them with everyone. Very different mentality than being competitive. Everyone helps each other out.

Also, I guess Gville has more partying with the tailgate parties and all. Nothing to do at the Orlando "campus" (if you can call it that, with its two buildings and all) but watch the grass grow since it is literally in the middle of nowhere. Although, Fall of 2013 it "should" be moved to Lake Nona at the new medical center near the UCF med school. Ground hasn't broken yet, but the current plan is for the Orlando campus to move to Lake Nona fall of 2013.

(I had this confirmed by none other than Dr. St. Onge who is the Assistant Dean/Director of the Orlando Campus. She interviewed me and I asked her. She EMPHASIZED, that ground hasn't been broken yet and the fall of 2013 opening date is NOT guaranteed.)

 

[kristalove]

so.. first off i got accepted to the st. pete campus 😉
(interviewed 4-12 accepted via email 04-16)

i have a few concerns regarding the pharm d. curriculum... i spoke with my good friend who knows a P3 at gville. He is absolutely brilliant (the off the charts kind), but he was struggling through his first two years at UF (close to failing) and attended UF all his undergrad as well.. "pure hell" was the phrase he used lol. i am not afraid of hard work, but i am concerned about possibly failing out of pharmacy school when i could have gone to a school with a less rigorous curriculum and still ended up w a pharm d.


I would like to know your reason(s) for choosing UF over schools that are established BESIDES the tuition factor. thanks guys..

 

[GatoRx]

so.. first off i got accepted to the st. pete campus 😉
(interviewed 4-12 accepted via email 04-16)

i have a few concerns regarding the pharm d. curriculum... i spoke with my good friend who knows a P3 at gville. He is absolutely brilliant (the off the charts kind), but he was struggling through his first two years at UF (close to failing) and attended UF all his undergrad as well.. "pure hell" was the phrase he used lol. i am not afraid of hard work, but i am concerned about possibly failing out of pharmacy school when i could have gone to a school with a less rigorous curriculum and still ended up w a pharm d.


I would like to know your reason(s) for choosing UF over schools that are established BESIDES the tuition factor. thanks guys..

My roommate is a P1 in gainesville and she complains every day! I've seen how hard she struggles but she got decent grades, all A's and B's. UF really drills their students on course information... thats why UF has a 99% NAPLEX passing rate. As far as gpa, my roommate said it's not a big deal because UF is a highly reputable school. UF students usually get their first choice residency program. So if you are going into community pharmacy, any school would be good. But UF really opens doors for students going into clinical. That's what my roommate and other pharmacy students have told me.

 

[fenderbiz]

so.. first off i got accepted to the st. pete campus 😉
(interviewed 4-12 accepted via email 04-16)

i have a few concerns regarding the pharm d. curriculum... i spoke with my good friend who knows a P3 at gville. He is absolutely brilliant (the off the charts kind), but he was struggling through his first two years at UF (close to failing) and attended UF all his undergrad as well.. "pure hell" was the phrase he used lol. i am not afraid of hard work, but i am concerned about possibly failing out of pharmacy school when i could have gone to a school with a less rigorous curriculum and still ended up w a pharm d.


I would like to know your reason(s) for choosing UF over schools that are established BESIDES the tuition factor. thanks guys..

Look at the retention rates.

 

[PharmEXP]

Look at the retention rates.

Good point. http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/retention-rates.pdf

 

[leolanoles]

I should have been a little more specific. When the students said that some of the people from the Gainesville campus had dropped out, another student was like why in the world would someone put forth all of the effort to get into pharmacy school at UF and then drop out, and the students' reply was that some people just got in the program and weren't willing to put in the work that was necessary to pass. And of course, I don't know that the students knew that this was the absolute truth, or if it was just heresay or speculation.

I also made sure that the amount of effort and hard work put into my studying and school work would directly reflect my grades, and I was told that it would. Of course it's going to be hard, but I think that as long as you have the time to really devote to studying that you should be able to pass. I know a few people that are about to graduate, and they still make time to do other things.

 

[kristalove]

thanks to everyone who replied so quickly!

 

[GatoRx]

correction *98% last year

naplex passing rate since 2005:
http://www.nabp.net/programs/assets/Naplexstatisticalanalysis.pdf

 

[Howard Yehti]

Look at the retention rates.

Does anyone know the retention rates for other schools?

One problem is that for pre-pharm your GPA is so important, so you try your hardest. Once you are in pharmacy, if you work in retial, your GPA is totally meaningless. I don't even know if companies would know/ask about your GPA before they hire you. So, our incentive goes out the window as all we need to do is pass...I guess you can let that get away from you if you aren't carefull.

I firmly believe that anyone who can get in can graduate if they apply themselves.

 

[OChemProf]

I would like to know your reason(s) for choosing UF over schools that are established BESIDES the tuition factor. thanks guys..

I live in Tampa and would not be able to sell my condo without a HUGE loss.....so I applied to UF and LECOM-Bradenton. My first choice, obviously, was UF. I already have a PhD and school reputation is important (it will become more so, in the future, when we have even more pharmacy schools open) and the tuition is nice as well.

One of the things that initially appealed to me was the curriculum....seems solid (i was a former professor, so this is also one of the things I looked at strongly.....)

 

[kristalove]

I live in Tampa and would not be able to sell my condo without a HUGE loss.....so I applied to UF and LECOM-Bradenton. My first choice, obviously, was UF. I already have a PhD and school reputation is important (it will become more so, in the future, when we have even more pharmacy schools open) and the tuition is nice as well.

One of the things that initially appealed to me was the curriculum....seems solid (i was a former professor, so this is also one of the things I looked at strongly.....)

I agree, I looked and one of the core classes that should be offered in a pharmd. curriculum (from several opinions of my professors and pharmacists) is Medicinal Chemistry which is offered at UF and not at NSU.

You guys are right, I am back to the ecstatic "I GOT INTO UF" mode!

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

Thanks! Penny said I should receive my "official conditional acceptance" by April 23rd. Do you remember when you received yours? Was it a few days before the date she told you? I have a mercer interview on April 23rd and I want to cancel... but I don't want to cancel until I SEE the official conditional letter. Mercer is my 2nd choice by the way... I'm kinda worried, what if something goes wrong with UF. Any advice?

I only got the one letter so I am sorry I can't help there! I doubt there is anything that could go wrong with getting the unofficial versus official.

Here is the info from last year's orientation:

http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/orient09/

I can't tell if we can choose which Orientation to go to (if we can't make the day of our local one, then we can go to the 8/20/2009 one in Gville) ... or if we have to go to both, our local one and the 8/20/2009 one ... which seems redundant??? Of course, these dates were for 2009 NOT for 2010.

Also, why is the Coating Ceremonty in Gainesville at 9:15 am on Saturday??? So, we have to spend Friday night (and pay for a hotel) in Gville?

http://www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/coating.pdf

All campuses go to Gville to get coated. Why not make it in the afternoon so we could drive there that morning???

NOTE: This will be in April 2011 towards the END of our first year.

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I JUST REVIEWED THE INFO AT THE ORIENTATION SESSIONS, AND AS BEST AS I CAN GUESS, WE HAVE TO GO TO BOTH OUR SPECIFIC CAMPUS AND THE 8/20/2009 GVILLE ONE.

We have to go to both orientations! I have read that many times!

From what I understand, we are required to go to both. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

You are completely right! 👍 And I can Multi-quote too!!!

 

[PharmEXP]

Does anyone know the retention rates for other schools?

I haven't found a site that lists all of the COP's retention rates like they do for NAPLEX. I'm assuming that those statistics would be located on individual school sites, like UF.

I live in Tampa and would not be able to sell my condo without a HUGE loss.....so I applied to UF and LECOM-Bradenton. My first choice, obviously, was UF. I already have a PhD and school reputation is important (it will become more so, in the future, when we have even more pharmacy schools open) and the tuition is nice as well.

Excellent point.

I agree, I looked and one of the core classes that should be offered in a pharmd. curriculum (from several opinions of my professors and pharmacists) is Medicinal Chemistry which is offered at UF and not at NSU.

You guys are right, I am back to the ecstatic "I GOT INTO UF" mode!

As you should be. That is a great accomplishment and you (we) should all be very proud!!!

You are completely right! 👍 And I can Multi-quote too!!!

I guess bob is right... it's gotta be a Florida thing!

 

[Howard Yehti]

so I applied to UF and LECOM-Bradenton. My first choice, obviously, was UF. I already have a PhD and school reputation is important (it will become more so, in the future, when we have even more pharmacy schools open)

I disagree. As I understand it (from a current 4th year UF PharmD student) GPA and reputation of your school makes absolutely no difference at all for retail jobs. The ONLY thing that matters is whether you have a PharmD or not. Note: this is only for retail, I suspect they are very important for clinical, and certainly to get a Residency.

 

[leolanoles]

It's crazy to me how much everyone's opinion differs. At my interview, another interviewee asked some of the 1st & 2nd year students if being a UF student really gave you that much of an advantage, and they said absolutely. They said because people know how rigorous the UF classes are that they know that you know your stuff.

 

[futureufpharmd]

Just wanted to let applicants that haven't gotten an interview date yet to know that I checked UF's website this morning, and there are still 4 more interview dates left (some new ones were added). Gainesville has May 18th and June 4th, St Pete has May 17th, and Jax has May 19th. Good luck to those who haven't heard yet!

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

Where will you be traveling from for white coat ceremony? Orlando, is it? If so, just make the drive early in the morning (if you have a car). Allow yourself more than adequate time for the drive (~3 or 4 hours to account for any traffic jams). That's what I will probably be doing when I make the trip from St. Pete, unless I can stay at a buddy's apartment or something.

I live in Orlando and will probably drive both times. I would say for Orientation we could probably set up carpools from our respective areas, good way to get to know people!!! ROADTRIP!!! Short one anyway!!

It's crazy to me how much everyone's opinion differs. At my interview, another interviewee asked some of the 1st & 2nd year students if being a UF student really gave you that much of an advantage, and they said absolutely. They said because people know how rigorous the UF classes are that they know that you know your stuff.

My husband got his PharmD from FAMU, he said the classes were incredibly rigorous and that he has been suprised occasionally by his students (From various area colleges) that don't know some of the things he knew coming out of FAMU. He also got a fairly competitive residency and is now a clinical specialist.

I would say, you get out of the program what you put into it. This is the case for any school. There will be those that barely pass, and those that are high achievers.

UF does have a great reputation, but I wouldn't say that is enough to put a person at a major advantage over any other person. Since we all take the NAPLEX at the end, people that pass that from our school are on fairly even ground for people that pass from other schools.

 

[futureufpharmd]

Does anyone know if we can take our HIPAA training on-line?

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

Does anyone know if we can take our HIPAA training on-line?

This is what my letter said.

HIPAA Training
In May or June, please complete the required online Training – HIPAA & Privacy – General Awareness. This is renewed annually and must cover the months you are enrolled in courses. Therefore, the College of Pharmacy requests you do not complete it any earlier than May. Make sure to enter your correct UFID. You do not need to submit anything to our office. We will receive a file showing who complied (this is why it is very important to enter your correct UFID).

 

[futureufpharmd]

This is what my letter said.

HIPAA Training
In May or June, please complete the required online Training – HIPAA & Privacy – General Awareness. This is renewed annually and must cover the months you are enrolled in courses. Therefore, the College of Pharmacy requests you do not complete it any earlier than May. Make sure to enter your correct UFID. You do not need to submit anything to our office. We will receive a file showing who complied (this is why it is very important to enter your correct UFID).

Thank you!! I didn't get that letter yet, but I was trying to get all my ducks in line. So much to do...so little time.

 

[RxForSuccess]

Who plans on getting football tix?!?!?!?! Being a grad student and having +120 UF credits better payoff in the lottery. Any distant campus peeps gona go to games?
I cant wait till the season starts

 

[OChemProf]

My husband got his PharmD from FAMU, he said the classes were incredibly rigorous and that he has been suprised occasionally by his students (From various area colleges) that don't know some of the things he knew coming out of FAMU. He also got a fairly competitive residency and is now a clinical specialist.

I would say, you get out of the program what you put into it. This is the case for any school. There will be those that barely pass, and those that are high achievers.

This is coming from somebody who had the option of attending a graduate school in chemistry ranked in the Top 20, but opted to go to a graduate school not even ranked in the Top 100. I went to the latter school because I felt more comfortable there and it worked for me. However, my career would have been completely different had I gone to the top 20 school.

One of my friends at this school ended up going to Berkeley for a postdoctoral fellowship. When I asked him whether there was any difference in intelligence between Berkeley students and our students, his response was

"There is no difference between students, only in what the school offers. He had access to more journals (important for chemists), more equipment (and other resources) and had more grant money to spend on research"

This, he said, made him more productive. This productivity will make his CV / resume look better and he will get the more prestigious job offers.

Although I feel you can do well at any school you go to, the question is whether it will be easier to do that. Second, there are always exceptions to every rule (just like "She's Just Not that Into you") and your husband seems to be an exception to the rule.

Let's do a little exercise and say that there are two candidates who have close to the same resume (same gpa, activities, experience). The first candidate is from a top 20 pharmacy school and the second candidate is from a top 50 pharmacy school. Which one gets hired? I guarantee you that the person from the higher ranked pharmacy school gets hired.

 

[PharmEXP]

It's crazy to me how much everyone's opinion differs. At my interview, another interviewee asked some of the 1st & 2nd year students if being a UF student really gave you that much of an advantage, and they said absolutely. They said because people know how rigorous the UF classes are that they know that you know your stuff.

I'd have to agree with you to a certain extent. I believe that if a recent UF PharmD grad is competing for a residency position with, let's say a Nova student, I truly think the UF student would have a slight edge.

Jax, you may know more about this topic than I, seeing as your husband is a clinical specialist, but I've read on this site that pharmacists see a noticeable difference in skills and education level between pharmacy students from the Florida schools (UF > Nova > FAMU).

I live in Orlando and will probably drive both times. I would say for Orientation we could probably set up carpools from our respective areas, good way to get to know people!!! ROADTRIP!!! Short one anyway!!

That's a good idea! I didn't even think of that.

 

[OChemProf]

I disagree. As I understand it (from a current 4th year UF PharmD student) GPA and reputation of your school makes absolutely no difference at all for retail jobs. The ONLY thing that matters is whether you have a PharmD or not. Note: this is only for retail, I suspect they are very important for clinical, and certainly to get a Residency.

I am personally not interested in retail, that would be hell for me.....am gunning for either clinical or industrial pharmacy.

But, none of us know what the future holds......you could be 99.99% certain at the beginning of pharmacy school that you are going into retail (where school reputation apparently doesn't matter) , but you change your mind after discovering during your ambulatory care rotation that you just love it and change your mind about the whole retail mess and want to do a residency (where school reputation most certainly matters).....what happens then?

It's best to keep your options open and although reputation may not mean anything right now in retail, we don't know what it might be like in ten years.

 

[PharmEXP]

Who plans on getting football tix?!?!?!?! Being a grad student and having +120 UF credits better payoff in the lottery. Any distant campus peeps gona go to games?
I cant wait till the season starts

When is the lottery? I need to call, don't I?

I'll be at St. Pete and will also be at every home game! My best friend still lives in Gville so we will be doing it big. I'm excited to see how Brantley will do this year. He shows (and has shown) a lot of potential IMO. I'm very excited

 

[RxForSuccess]

When is the lottery? I need to call, don't I?

I'll be at St. Pete and will also be at every home game! My best friend still lives in Gville so we will be doing it big. I'm excited to see how Brantley will do this year. He shows (and has shown) a lot of potential IMO. I'm very excited

Oh yea I am super pumped. I wonder if the pharm students all go and sit in a group for the games, or maybe there are not many pharm football fans (which would be sad)??. All you gotta do is join the online football lottery.. here is part of the email:

If you wish to purchase a 2010 season football ticket you must register for the student season football ticket lottery and pre-pay for your ticket. The student lottery registration period will begin on Monday, April 12 at 9:00 a.m. and will run through Friday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE LOTTERY ON THE FIRST DAY! We will accept registrations for this entire period and registering early has no bearing on your chances of winning the lottery.
UF students do not have to be currently registered for classes to enter the lottery or order their tickets. However, undergraduate students will need to be registered for at least twelve (12) credit hours and graduate students will need to be registered for at least six (6) credit hours to pick-up their tickets in the fall. Students who do not meet this criterion should not enter the lottery for a ticket since they will not be eligible for ticket pick-up.

 

[PharmEXP]

Oh yea I am super pumped. I wonder if the pharm students all go and sit in a group for the games, or maybe there are not many pharm football fans (which would be sad)??. All you gotta do is join the online football lottery.. here is part of the email:

If you wish to purchase a 2010 season football ticket you must register for the student season football ticket lottery and pre-pay for your ticket. The student lottery registration period will begin on Monday, April 12 at 9:00 a.m. and will run through Friday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE LOTTERY ON THE FIRST DAY! We will accept registrations for this entire period and registering early has no bearing on your chances of winning the lottery.
UF students do not have to be currently registered for classes to enter the lottery or order their tickets. However, undergraduate students will need to be registered for at least twelve (12) credit hours and graduate students will need to be registered for at least six (6) credit hours to pick-up their tickets in the fall. Students who do not meet this criterion should not enter the lottery for a ticket since they will not be eligible for ticket pick-up.

What's the website/link?

 

[RxForSuccess]

What's the website/link?

Ha ya that would be helpful my bad here are directions:

To register for the lottery:
1. Visit www.gatorzone.com/tickets/students
2. Click on "Manage My Gator Student Account"
3. Log-in using the e-mail address you have on file with our office.
4. If you are unsure of what your password is, click on the "Forgot Your Password" link and type in the above e-mail address. Your password will be e-mailed to you. (NOTE: Any new student accessing the site for the first time will need to do this to retrieve their password)
5. Follow the on-screen prompts through the registration process.
The student lottery will be processed by a classification system. Students will be prioritized based on their UF credit hours earned and then be randomly selected from the pool of registered students. Students who have earned 90 or more UF credit hours have the best chance of being a winner of the lottery. These credits are those that each student has accumulated while attending the University of Florida (including any credits registered in this 2010 Spring semester), not credits transferred from another school. Each classification category will be assigned an allotment of season tickets and will be sold within that category.
Lottery results will be released no later than June 18 via e-mail. If you are not selected a winner in the lottery, you will receive a refund back to your card shortly after the results are announced.
For all ticket information, please visit www.gatorzone.com/tickets/students.
Thanks and Go Gators!

 

[PharmEXP]

Ha ya that would be helpful my bad here are directions:

To register for the lottery:
1. Visit www.gatorzone.com/tickets/students
2. Click on "Manage My Gator Student Account"
3. Log-in using the e-mail address you have on file with our office.
4. If you are unsure of what your password is, click on the "Forgot Your Password" link and type in the above e-mail address. Your password will be e-mailed to you. (NOTE: Any new student accessing the site for the first time will need to do this to retrieve their password)
5. Follow the on-screen prompts through the registration process.
The student lottery will be processed by a classification system. Students will be prioritized based on their UF credit hours earned and then be randomly selected from the pool of registered students. Students who have earned 90 or more UF credit hours have the best chance of being a winner of the lottery. These credits are those that each student has accumulated while attending the University of Florida (including any credits registered in this 2010 Spring semester), not credits transferred from another school. Each classification category will be assigned an allotment of season tickets and will be sold within that category.
Lottery results will be released no later than June 18 via e-mail. If you are not selected a winner in the lottery, you will receive a refund back to your card shortly after the results are announced.
For all ticket information, please visit www.gatorzone.com/tickets/students.
Thanks and Go Gators!

Haha much easier. Thanks!

 

[PharmEXP]

Where do you think Tebow will be drafted?