UF c/o 2014... It Begins!

[RxForSuccess]

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Where do you think Tebow will be drafted?

I think its safe to say hes going in the 2nd... probably in the middle 2nd. Its gona be hard for a name like that to go past 2 rounds even though people have doubts. Haden on the other hand will be the first gator drafted since dunlap was a "knuckleheaad" and fell asleep at the wheel at a red light. Poor spikes was predicted to go higher last year and somehow dropped his draft status by coming back.. prob because this draft is sooo deep.

 

[PharmEXP]

I think its safe to say hes going in the 2nd... probably in the middle 2nd. Its gona be hard for a name like that to go past 2 rounds even though people have doubts. Haden on the other hand will be the first gator drafted since dunlap was a "knuckleheaad" and fell asleep at the wheel at a red light. Poor spikes was predicted to go higher last year and somehow dropped his draft status by coming back.. prob because this draft is sooo deep.

That... and the fact that he ran 5.1 second 40-yard dash!

 

[Nguyenmyquoc]

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· Copy of certification of adult and child CPR card
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Does anybody know how to renew the CPR card? I had one back in high school. It expired last year. Do we need to take a course or something to renew it? Thanks in advance.

 

[RxForSuccess]

That... and the fact that he ran 5.1 second 40-yard dash!

haha ya speed was never his thing. The eye gouge thing prob didnt help either lol.
Anyways football Saturdays are probably going to be the only thing keeping me sane in between all the school work. And the only pharmacy that's gona be on/in my mind on football days is EtOH.

 

[PharmEXP]

haha ya speed was never his thing. The eye gouge thing prob didnt help either lol.
Anyways football Saturdays are probably going to be the only thing keeping me sane in between all the school work. And the only pharmacy that's gona be on/in my mind on football days is EtOH.

👍

 

[PharmEXP]

Does anybody know how to renew the CPR card? I had one back in high school. It expired last year. Do we need to take a course or something to renew it? Thanks in advance.

Yeah, you need to take a course to renew it. Usually, to renew, you only have to watch a video. Check this link out: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012360

 

[fenderbiz]

Does anybody know how to renew the CPR card? I had one back in high school. It expired last year. Do we need to take a course or something to renew it? Thanks in advance.

It expired, so technically you can't "renew" it, though they usually don't ask to see your current card. You should take the full course. fyi: the renewal is 4 hours, and the full course is 8 hours, or shorter depending on the instructor. You probably just want to get it over with, but people performing bad CPR is a big issue. You never know when you'll need to do it in real life.

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

I registered on the site, however when I try to view the ticket options it says "You Cannot View This Event." I was a student back in 2003-2005. I don't know if it has anything to do with being inactive for 5 years or what. I appreciate any help.

 

[PharmEXP]

It expired, so technically you can't "renew" it, though they usually don't ask to see your current card. You should take the full course. fyi: the renewal is 4 hours, and the full course is 8 hours, or shorter depending on the instructor. You probably just want to get it over with, but people performing bad CPR is a big issue. You never know when you'll need to do it in real life.

I took the "full" course for healthcare professionals, for someone who has never been CPR certified, and it only lasted 3.5 hours. It covers adult and children and it is valid for 2 years


I registered on the site, however when I try to view the ticket options it says "You Cannot View This Event." I was a student back in 2003-2005. I don't know if it has anything to do with being inactive for 5 years or what. I appreciate any help.

Same thing happened for me. I sent them an email to the address provided under the "You cannot view this event" title

.

 

[Tinkerbell22]

Football is going to keep me sane as well... I guess the only time ill see my school play is when they travel to Ga Tech on November 13th lol

 

[Howard Yehti]

Well, I was in the right place at the right time....checking my e-mail right after I got the formal e-mail.

So, I am the first of the current batch to post that I received the "Conditional Admit Letter" It was sent at 4:11 pm today, Tues, 4/20/2010.

Note, I interviewed on 4/9/2010 and these are personalized, so the folks who interviewed last Friday may not get them until closer to this Friday.

 

[GatoRx]

i got my official conditional admit letter!

 

[phillipsa1987]

I just got my interview invitation for the Orlando campus on May 7th!!

 

[LovelyPharmD]

I also got an interview for the Orlando campus on May 7th!!
I am soo excited! FINALLY!!! 🙂

 

[exlhpstudent]

I have a question for you all.
What is your plan beyond Pharm. D. Residency and work clinical? Stop and work retail? Something else?

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

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.

I disagree. My husband is part of the pharmacists that do the interviews at his site, and which school the person went to is not part of the discussion when hiring a person. Their experience (including residency) is important, their GPA isn’t even a topic of discussion. He said that the school the person went to has never come into play. Perhaps he doesn’t work at Cedar-Sinai or Johns Hopkins, but then again, most of us won’t be either. I think those places might be concerned with the school ranking, but your average employer (including hospitals) isn’t.

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).

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

My husband went to FAMU, did a residency and is now a clinical specialist. He works with students/pharmacist from the various schools (most in FL) and he doesn’t notice that much difference in the schools, but in the people. He has been surprised by students from more prestigious school that didn’t know things he thought they should, conversely he has found some students from less prestigious school that perform really well.

We were just talking about his residency, they had MANY people apply for it. Of those only about 15 were interviewed for it. Nine of those people were ranked for the 3 positions. The ranking system is interesting, the site interviews a number of candidates and ranks their preffered people, in turn the people applying rank the sites they are interested in, and there is a computer system that matches the top picks together. For his residency they took two FAMU students and one student from Texas. The residency he got was a very competitive residency, not only because many people that are interested in it, but also the experience gained from his residency was more than many had to offer, the also had very high expectations of the students they took.

I just got my interview invitation for the Orlando campus on May 7th!!

I also got an interview for the Orlando campus on May 7th!!

I am soo excited! FINALLY!!!

Congrats on getting an interview! Hopefully you will both be my classmate next year!!

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

I have a question for you all.
What is your plan beyond Pharm. D. Residency and work clinical? Stop and work retail? Something else?

Currently my plan is to do a residency, but things can change. Who knows where my head will be in 4 years.

 

[futureufpharmd]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to all new invitees. First thing to remember, don't be nervous. Everyone is really nice. Dress for success, I really think the interview is just to meet you and confirm why they chose you, so relax and be yourself. Soon you will join us in the the ranks of The Class of 2014!! GOOD LUCK

 

[Tinkerbell22]

Currently my plan is to do a residency, but things can change. Who knows where my head will be in 4 years.

That's exactly how I feel. I want to specialize in geriatrics, but I don't think you need a residency to work in LTC even though I might be interested in doing one anyway. I also don't mind retail either... there are things I really do enjoy about it (but that might change once I start full time next week 😱). lol

 

[OChemProf]

I disagree. My husband is part of the pharmacists that do the interviews at his site, and which school the person went to is not part of the discussion when hiring a person. Their experience (including residency) is important, their GPA isn’t even a topic of discussion. He said that the school the person went to has never come into play. Perhaps he doesn’t work at Cedar-Sinai or Johns Hopkins, but then again, most of us won’t be either. I think those places might be concerned with the school ranking, but your average employer (including hospitals) isn’t.

We could go back and forth for awhile here. I will compromise with you and say that success is both a combination of school and student, with each component playing a significant role. My experiences are strictly from a chemistry background and I can tell you that reputation of school is extremely important. If you went to Harvard, Yale or Princeton, you worked with more prominent chemists who got you in doors at other more prestigious institutions who were able to get you into more prominent pharmaceutical companies (Merck, Pfizer, etc.)

I don't think you should assume that people won't end up or don't desire places like John Hopkins or Cedars-Sinai and if you do, then reputation (as you say) will be very important.

My husband went to FAMU, did a residency and is now a clinical specialist. He works with students/pharmacist from the various schools (most in FL) and he doesn’t notice that much difference in the schools, but in the people. He has been surprised by students from more prestigious school that didn’t know things he thought they should, conversely he has found some students from less prestigious school that perform really well.

I will reiterate what I said earlier in regards to your husband. There are always, at every school, exceptions to the rule. Your husband is an exception to the rule.

We were just talking about his residency, they had MANY people apply for it. Of those only about 15 were interviewed for it. Nine of those people were ranked for the 3 positions. The ranking system is interesting, the site interviews a number of candidates and ranks their preffered people, in turn the people applying rank the sites they are interested in, and there is a computer system that matches the top picks together. For his residency they took two FAMU students and one student from Texas. The residency he got was a very competitive residency, not only because many people that are interested in it, but also the experience gained from his residency was more than many had to offer, the also had very high expectations of the students they took.

Unless you can provide data regarding all of the candidates, this is circumstantial evidence. We don't know anything about the candidate pool, so therefore can make no conclusions about the accuracy of your statements. We can, however, look at the NAPLEX scores for each of the schools in Florida.....using a link in an earlier post, I gathered this data......

In a 5-year period (2005-2009)

University of Florida, 97.2% pass rate 1203 of 1238 (35 did not pass)
Palm Beach Atlantic, 91.5% pass rate 269 of 294 (25 did not pass)
Nova Southeastern, 90.7% pass rate 922 of 1017 (95 did not pass)
Florida A & M, 86.7% pass rate 535 of 616 (81 did not pass)

Which school is better? Produces more qualified students (on average)?

 

[RxForSuccess]

In a 5-year period (2005-2009)

University of Florida, 97.2% pass rate 1203 of 1238 (35 did not pass)
Palm Beach Atlantic, 91.5% pass rate 269 of 294 (25 did not pass)
Nova Southeastern, 90.7% pass rate 922 of 1017 (95 did not pass)
Florida A & M, 86.7% pass rate 535 of 616 (81 did not pass)

Which school is better? Produces more qualified students (on average)?

Nice.

Ya I'm with the Professor on this one. Especially with more and more schools opening up.. sooner or later hiring committees will have to look at where the candidate went to school.. it just makes sense. All schools are not created equal.

 

[fenderbiz]

Hmm, great. I have to re-correct my corrected FAFSA. The FAQ on the UF website says to list yourself as a 3rd year junior if you don't have a bachelor's degree, now the admission e-mail says to list yourself as a 1st year graduate if you have greater than 90 undergrad credits. Is this something new for this year? What's going on?? lol.

 

[Howard Yehti]

I just got my interview invitation for the Orlando campus on May 7th!!

Please share your stats (science GPA and PCAT composite / pharmacy experience / community volunteering) so that people who haven't gotten interviews yet will have something to compare themselves to.

 

[Nguyenmyquoc]

Yeah, you need to take a course to renew it. Usually, to renew, you only have to watch a video. Check this link out: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012360

Thanks. What course did you register for? I didn't see adult and children CPR anywhere.

 

[Nguyenmyquoc]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to all new invitees. First thing to remember, don't be nervous. Everyone is really nice. Dress for success, I really think the interview is just to meet you and confirm why they chose you, so relax and be yourself. Soon you will join us in the the ranks of The Class of 2014!! GOOD LUCK

Thank You! May 17th at St. Pete campus. Hope I'll make it.

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

We could go back and forth for awhile here. I will compromise with you and say that success is both a combination of school and student, with each component playing a significant role. My experiences are strictly from a chemistry background and I can tell you that reputation of school is extremely important. If you went to Harvard, Yale or Princeton, you worked with more prominent chemists who got you in doors at other more prestigious institutions who were able to get you into more prominent pharmaceutical companies (Merck, Pfizer, etc.)

I don't think you should assume that people won't end up or don't desire places like John Hopkins or Cedars-Sinai and if you do, then reputation (as you say) will be very important.

My point in saying this is for the majority of people, which school they went to will not affect the job they are trying to get, not all places can afford to be as choosy as places with a major reputation. Most people will not in fact work places like that, I don't assume they won't want to. The reality is most of us won't work there. There just aren't enough spots there for the several thousand people that pass the NAPLEX every year.


I will reiterate what I said earlier in regards to your husband. There are always, at every school, exceptions to the rule. Your husband is an exception to the rule.


Unless you can provide data regarding all of the candidates, this is circumstantial evidence. We don't know anything about the candidate pool, so therefore can make no conclusions about the accuracy of your statements. We can, however, look at the NAPLEX scores for each of the schools in Florida.....using a link in an earlier post, I gathered this data......

In a 5-year period (2005-2009)

University of Florida, 97.2% pass rate 1203 of 1238 (35 did not pass)
Palm Beach Atlantic, 91.5% pass rate 269 of 294 (25 did not pass)
Nova Southeastern, 90.7% pass rate 922 of 1017 (95 did not pass)
Florida A & M, 86.7% pass rate 535 of 616 (81 did not pass)

Which school is better? Produces more qualified students (on average)?

I suppose the argument could be made that the better schools produce more people that pass the NAPLEX, but the argument I was making is that once you pass the NAPLEX then people don't really look at your University of choice. Also, the discussion was geared toward perception of students from various colleges, and in that discussion I never specifically said which schools I was talking about. Neither I (nor my husband) would say anything bad about any school. I choose UF because I have always wanted to be a gator and I think the college of pharmacy is amazing. My husband went to FAMU and had a great experience (which is why that school was part of the discussion). But not once in that discussion did I state that students from any school are better than any other.

I looked over the list in that link and there were about 28 schools with a higher rate of passage than UF. Does that make them better schools? In my mind it doesn’t, though I do see in the world of academia that your school of choice makes a difference, I don’t think the same applies to all areas of pharmacy.

 

[RxForSuccess]

What are everyone's plans for this summer? Anyone gona try and do something pharmacy related? Work full time? Chill full time? no idea (thats me)?

 

[PharmEXP]

What are everyone's plans for this summer? Anyone gona try and do something pharmacy related? Work full time? Chill full time? no idea (thats me)?

Definitely chill full time before I have zero free time come August 23rd.

 

[RxForSuccess]

Definitely chill full time before I have zero free time come August 23rd.

I wanna do the same.. just a matter of convincing my parents to help pay my rent now that financial aid is runnin low :^o haha

Might have to get a summer job tho

 

[PharmEXP]

I wanna do the same.. just a matter of convincing my parents to help pay my rent now that financial aid is runnin low :^o haha

Might have to get a summer job tho

Yeah, me too... but I don't know what. I was thinking a serving job. I kinda wanna work as a tech but I will be relocating in August so IDK if I should just wait until I move to pursue a position in the pharmacy.

 

[phillipsa1987]

Please share your stats (science GPA and PCAT composite / pharmacy experience / community volunteering) so that people who haven't gotten interviews yet will have something to compare themselves to.

I have a Science GPA of 3.4, Math GPA of 3.78 and Overall of 3.5, my PCAT composite was a 74. I have absolutely no pharmacy experience but do have some volunteering activities with school clubs that I am in. I only applied to LECOM - Bradenton and UF. I have already interviewed and been accepted to LECOM! Just hoping to get accepted to UF now!! 🙂

 

[PharmEXP]

I have a Science GPA of 3.4, Math GPA of 3.78 and Overall of 3.5, my PCAT composite was a 74. I have absolutely no pharmacy experience but do have some volunteering activities with school clubs that I am in. I only applied to LECOM - Bradenton and UF. I have already interviewed and been accepted to LECOM! Just hoping to get accepted to UF now!! 🙂

Getting an interview is a VERY good sign. Your chances of getting accepted, according to last year's numbers, are very high (~97%). Just be yourself and you will be fine.

 

[PharmEXP]

To those of you who have petitioned to be transfered from a distance campus to Gainesville campus, how long did it take to receive a response from the time you sent the initial email request?

 

[Howard Yehti]

Hmm, great. I have to re-correct my corrected FAFSA. The FAQ on the UF website says to list yourself as a 3rd year junior if you don't have a bachelor's degree, now the admission e-mail says to list yourself as a 1st year graduate if you have greater than 90 undergrad credits. Is this something new for this year? What's going on?? lol.

I would call the financial aid office, they are the financial aid specialists...and that is what they are there for.

 

[Howard Yehti]

I also got an interview for the Orlando campus on May 7th!!
I am soo excited! FINALLY!!! 🙂

Please share your stats (science GPA and PCAT composite / pharmacy experience / community volunteering) so that people who haven't gotten interviews yet will have something to compare themselves to.

 

[Howard Yehti]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to all new invitees. First thing to remember, don't be nervous. Everyone is really nice. Dress for success, I really think the interview is just to meet you and confirm why they chose you, so relax and be yourself. Soon you will join us in the the ranks of The Class of 2014!! GOOD LUCK

Something else to keep in mind...at the Orlando campus, I was interviewed by 2 people...PharmGrrlJax was interviewed by 2 other people. Both of us found the interviewers to be ... how should I put it... well, let's just say we left the interview feeling unliked and like we bombed the interview.

The interviewers are told to be very stoic and not to show any signs of encouragement. I guess other campuses may not be as "scary." Bottom line...just know this in advance. Everything will be fine.

My advice, don't lie (unless you are a very good liar which I am not) and as long as you are at least 10% human, then you will be fine. Also, don't answer everything as "my whole life is and has always been about pharmacy." They want you to have a life outside of pharmacy. (This last piece of advice comes straight from Marcy at the student affairs office. She has interviewed some people and she knows why people don't get in.)

 

[Howard Yehti]

OChemProf and PharmGrrlJax, in my opinion, the passing rate of the boards is not necessarily a good indicator of a good school. That is why a lot of people don't like how Florida schools are entirely focused on passing the FCAT. Some elementary schools have students writing FCAT essays with the exact same sentences...sentences which are more at the high school level. The kids just learn to write the same sentences everyday. They don't need to understand them or even know if they are using them correctly.

I took the Collins PCAT review class and got a 99 in Verbal Ability (which should have been a very week subject for me...although I am only competing with prepharmacy people all of whom are stronger at math and science and weaker at English.) Does that mean that Collins produces better students? I say no. It just means that he spent his entire class on teaching how to do well on the PCAT exam. Another "school" could have focused on teaching the names of all of the bones and muscles in the body. Their students would bomb the PCAT, but they would be far better students than me.

Also, I think that people tend to assume that other people are like themselves. I think that PharmGrrlJax says that she doesn't expect us to do residencies at the Mayo Clinic or what not because she is married with children and not wanting to relocate. Most instate students have an instate mentality. Moving across the country is not what comes naturally to them.

Regarding the pass rate for UF, after seeing the other schools, I would say UF is good, but not very good. I found 3 categories of schools. (1) has a 100% pass rate for every year since their existence (2) schools like UF with upper 90's and (3) everything else.

In my honest opinion (and I may be wrong) the PharmD program should be 1 semester. A class in how to count up to 30 and repeat; a class in how to count up to 90 and repeat; and a class in compounding which utilizes math which was taught to us in 7th grade.

The doctors choose what medications to prescribe to the patients and they must know about side effects and which medications to choose, we just fill the prescriptions. (I am surely not making any friends here.)

 

[Howard Yehti]

One big reason to go to UF versus other Florida schools is bragging rights. For the rest of your life, you will be able to say that you went to the undisputed best school in the state of Florida...I don't just mean PharmD school, I mean undergrad school or whatever. And, for people into sports, you get to be a Gator. Me, I am not into sports AT ALL, I am still trying to figure out why everyone makes such a big deal about Tebo, I mean let's face it, it's just a machine to record TV shows!

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

Something else to keep in mind...at the Orlando campus, I was interviewed by 2 people...PharmGrrlJax was interviewed by 2 other people. Both of us found the interviewers to be ... how should I put it... well, let's just say we left the interview feeling unliked and like we bombed the interview.

The interviewers are told not to be very stoic and not to show any signs of encouragement. I guess other campuses may not be as "scary." Bottom line...just know this in advance. Everything will be fine.

My advice, don't lie (unless you are a very good liar which I am not) and as long as you are at least 10% human, then you will be fine. Also, don't answer everything as "my whole life is and has always been about pharmacy." They want you to have a life outside of pharmacy. (This last piece of advice comes straight from Marcy at the student affairs office. She has interviewed some people and she knows why people don't get in.)

I agree with this piece of advice, the people that interviewed me looked at me as if I was the dumbest person they ever had the displeasure of listening to. I told my husband when I left that I was not getting in and that I need to go with my back up plan! I did get an acceptance so apparently my view of the situation was a little skewed.

 

[SweatingAdmiss]

You guys will soon know, if you don't already....It is GREAT to be a Florida Gator...Congrats all.

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

OChemProf and PharmGrrlJax, in my opinion, the passing rate of the boards is not necessarily a good indicator of a good school. That is why a lot of people don't like how Florida schools are entirely focused on passing the FCAT. Some elementary schools have students writing FCAT essays with the exact same sentences...sentences which are more at the high school level. The kids just learn to write the same sentences everyday. They don't need to understand them or even know if they are using them correctly.

I took the Collins PCAT review class and got a 99 in Verbal Ability (which should have been a very week subject for me...although I am only competing with prepharmacy people all of whom are stronger at math and science and weaker at English.) Does that mean that Collins produces better students? I say no. It just means that he spent his entire class on teaching how to do well on the PCAT exam. Another "school" could have focused on teaching the names of all of the bones and muscles in the body. Their students would bomb the PCAT, but they would be far better students than me.

Also, I think that people tend to assume that other people are like themselves. I think that PharmGrrlJax says that she doesn't expect us to do residencies at the Mayo Clinic or what not because she is married with children and not wanting to relocate. Most instate students have an instate mentality. Moving across the country is not what comes naturally to them.

Regarding the pass rate for UF, after seeing the other schools, I would say UF is good, but not very good. I found 3 categories of schools. (1) has a 100% pass rate for every year since their existence (2) schools like UF with upper 90's and (3) everything else.

In my honest opinion (and I may be wrong) the PharmD program should be 1 semester. A class in how to count up to 30 and repeat; a class in how to count up to 90 and repeat; and a class in compounding which utilizes math which was taught to us in 7th grade.

The doctors choose what medications to prescribe to the patients and they must know about side effects and which medications to choose, we just fill the prescriptions. (I am surely not making any friends here.)

One big reason to go to UF versus other Florida schools is bragging rights. For the rest of your life, you will be able to say that you went to the undisputed best school in the state of Florida...I don't just mean PharmD school, I mean undergrad school or whatever. And, for people into sports, you get to be a Gator. Me, I am not into sports AT ALL, I am still trying to figure out why everyone makes such a big deal about Tebo, I mean let's face it, it's just a machine to record TV shows!

You are too much my friend! 😀

 

[fenderbiz]

The doctors choose what medications to prescribe to the patients and they must know about side effects and which medications to choose, we just fill the prescriptions. (I am surely not making any friends here.)

That's called a pharmacy technician. Prepare for the onslaught after that ridiculous comment. Maybe you should have told them that at your interview.

 

[futureufpharmd]

Something else to keep in mind...at the Orlando campus, I was interviewed by 2 people...PharmGrrlJax was interviewed by 2 other people. Both of us found the interviewers to be ... how should I put it... well, let's just say we left the interview feeling unliked and like we bombed the interview.

The interviewers are told to be very stoic and not to show any signs of encouragement. I guess other campuses may not be as "scary." Bottom line...just know this in advance. Everything will be fine.

My advice, don't lie (unless you are a very good liar which I am not) and as long as you are at least 10% human, then you will be fine. Also, don't answer everything as "my whole life is and has always been about pharmacy." They want you to have a life outside of pharmacy. (This last piece of advice comes straight from Marcy at the student affairs office. She has interviewed some people and she knows why people don't get in.)

I was interviewed at the Gainesville campus and the interviewers there were VERY nice. I too thought that I had just seen the last of the interior of the pharmacy school because my mind went blank on a couple of questions, but they must have liked what they saw in me. I was "unofficially" admitted within an hour of that "disastrous" interview.

 

[Howard Yehti]

That's called a pharmacy technician. Prepare for the onslaught after that ridiculous comment. Maybe you should have told them that at your interview.

Oh no! Those comments are strictly reserved for after being accepted! I guess you are correct. The pharm tech does more of the counting. The Pharmacist has to be good at proofreading...making sure the bottle the pharm tech used was the same as the one the prescription called for.

 

[RxForSuccess]

OChemProf and PharmGrrlJax, in my opinion, the passing rate of the boards is not necessarily a good indicator of a good school. That is why a lot of people don't like how Florida schools are entirely focused on passing the FCAT. Some elementary schools have students writing FCAT essays with the exact same sentences...sentences which are more at the high school level. The kids just learn to write the same sentences everyday. They don't need to understand them or even know if they are using them correctly.

I took the Collins PCAT review class and got a 99 in Verbal Ability (which should have been a very week subject for me...although I am only competing with prepharmacy people all of whom are stronger at math and science and weaker at English.) Does that mean that Collins produces better students? I say no. It just means that he spent his entire class on teaching how to do well on the PCAT exam. Another "school" could have focused on teaching the names of all of the bones and muscles in the body. Their students would bomb the PCAT, but they would be far better students than me.

Also, I think that people tend to assume that other people are like themselves. I think that PharmGrrlJax says that she doesn't expect us to do residencies at the Mayo Clinic or what not because she is married with children and not wanting to relocate. Most instate students have an instate mentality. Moving across the country is not what comes naturally to them.

Regarding the pass rate for UF, after seeing the other schools, I would say UF is good, but not very good. I found 3 categories of schools. (1) has a 100% pass rate for every year since their existence (2) schools like UF with upper 90's and (3) everything else.

In my honest opinion (and I may be wrong) the PharmD program should be 1 semester. A class in how to count up to 30 and repeat; a class in how to count up to 90 and repeat; and a class in compounding which utilizes math which was taught to us in 7th grade.

The doctors choose what medications to prescribe to the patients and they must know about side effects and which medications to choose, we just fill the prescriptions. (I am surely not making any friends here.)

Are you joking or being serious.. I really can't tell

 

[PharmEXP]

OChemProf and PharmGrrlJax, in my opinion, the passing rate of the boards is not necessarily a good indicator of a good school. That is why a lot of people don't like how Florida schools are entirely focused on passing the FCAT. Some elementary schools have students writing FCAT essays with the exact same sentences...sentences which are more at the high school level. The kids just learn to write the same sentences everyday. They don't need to understand them or even know if they are using them correctly.

I took the Collins PCAT review class and got a 99 in Verbal Ability (which should have been a very week subject for me...although I am only competing with prepharmacy people all of whom are stronger at math and science and weaker at English.) Does that mean that Collins produces better students? I say no. It just means that he spent his entire class on teaching how to do well on the PCAT exam. Another "school" could have focused on teaching the names of all of the bones and muscles in the body. Their students would bomb the PCAT, but they would be far better students than me.

Also, I think that people tend to assume that other people are like themselves. I think that PharmGrrlJax says that she doesn't expect us to do residencies at the Mayo Clinic or what not because she is married with children and not wanting to relocate. Most instate students have an instate mentality. Moving across the country is not what comes naturally to them.

Regarding the pass rate for UF, after seeing the other schools, I would say UF is good, but not very good. I found 3 categories of schools. (1) has a 100% pass rate for every year since their existence (2) schools like UF with upper 90's and (3) everything else.

In my honest opinion (and I may be wrong) the PharmD program should be 1 semester. A class in how to count up to 30 and repeat; a class in how to count up to 90 and repeat; and a class in compounding which utilizes math which was taught to us in 7th grade.

The doctors choose what medications to prescribe to the patients and they must know about side effects and which medications to choose, we just fill the prescriptions. (I am surely not making any friends here.)

Wow... are you even familiar with the role of a pharmacist? No offense, but people like you should NOT be going to pharmacy school. Those comments are disgraceful to the profession.

Oh no! Those comments are strictly reserved for after being accepted! I guess you are correct. The pharm tech does more of the counting. The Pharmacist has to be good at proofreading...making sure the bottle the pharm tech used was the same as the one the prescription called for.

I too am having a difficult time figuring out if you are being serious or silly (hopefully it is the latter).

 

[RxForSuccess]

Im gona assume Howard was kidding, there is no way anyone with a brain would go through the hell of pharmacy school, and the cost, to become what they thought was a glorified pill counter. I mean.. Howard.. tell me you are kidding.

 

[fenderbiz]

Well, at least the Orlando class should have some entertainment.

 

[PharmEXP]

RxForSuccess, your avatar is awesome.

 

[PharmGrrlJax]

Well, at least the Orlando class should have some entertainment.

He was kidding of course!!! Poking fun of how the general public views the profession. Working as a tech I can 't tell you how many times I was told, "All the pharmacist has to do is count pills, what is taking so long!"

Yes, the Orlando campus will have some entertainment! If we take ourselves too seriously we won't make it out of this experience (pharmacy school) with our sanity in tact!

 

[RxForSuccess]

RxForSuccess, your avatar is awesome.

Ha thanks! I have an anteater obsession lol... my life goal is to have one as a pet.

Seriously.. how can you not love that!!!!!