I applied to UOP 6 years ago, MCP Boston, and PCP in Philadelphia. I chose MCP Boston because out of the 3, it was the cheapest and it still had the old school name to it I guess.
... Let's just say now, I know that MCP Boston is a lot better than Pacific and you have world famous rotation sites and things that a lot of Pacific students don't have. Pacific is also in Stockton aka bankrupt city of California lol. Go elsewhere, preferably a state school if you can make it in after 4 years of undergrad. If you choose to do a 6 year school, better research well because a lot of the 6 year schools are majority retail mills unless you're smart / one of the lucky ones.
I can't say that I agree with you completely. MCP Boston has one of the lowest Naplex passing rates in the US,about 76%, while UOP has one of the highest 92%. https://nabp.pharmacy/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2016-NAPLEX-Pass-Rates.pdf
UOP is one of the 3 oldest pharmacy schools in CA, has a good reputation, and solid rotation sites. Stockton is not a good place to live, but you can find jobs in the northern CA. Going to school in that area allows you network in the nearby areas and create relationships in CA. From what I hear, Boston and tri-state area has a horrendous outlook for employment opportunities. I always recommend going to school in the region where you want live after graduations bc it allows you network and look for potential jobs post graduation
The percentage doesnt mean much though, because we graduate a significantly bigger number of students compared to Pacific and any school in the US. If you cut out that percentage, and you compare it to every other school, its usually around that size. MCP Boston has many rotation sites in California such as Kaiser and Santa Clara Valley Med which I helped set up with our tons of alumni for future students. We have sites in LA, SD, etc in California as well. We have sites overseas such as South Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, South Africa, London, Canada, Morocco, Peru. We also have hospitals (I did many of mine here...) like Boston Childrens, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Joslins Diabetes, Mass General Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear, Brigham and Womens, Tufts Medical, Beth Israel Deaconness which are known as world class hospitals. These connections when played right can propel you to compete with others from top schools and get residency spots and whatnot. Many of my class this year stole spots at Kaiser, USC (southern CA), Lucile Packard at Childrens, etc and beat out other students from Pacific and whatnot.
1. So, your argument is poor performance on NAPLEX is attributed to class size? Sorry I don't buy that. These students graduated your school and can't seem to pass the most important exam, sounds like the school isn't being taught to standard.
2. Yeah your sites sound good, I don't know what they are for the most part. I'll take a paid internship job starting p1 and prove myself that way. Thank you though.
I dont know, but I only went to the school because it was cheap and it got me to get my PharmD without taking PCAT and going straight from high school. I worked 3 jobs, 2 inpatient hospital and 1 retail while going through school and taking 7-8 classes a semester. Sorry if I came off wrong.
And if you do your research, those sites are some of the top in the US and the world. People from all over fly in to get treatment. I'm surprised you don't know what they are, considering most of the scholarly articles and research came from those hospitals.
