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[mike36]

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Does anyone know if interviewers are present during admissions deliberations? Obviously, those on the admissions committee who gave interviews will be there, but what about interviewers who aren't directly associated with UT?

I believe they would be present during deliberations, but I am not positive. Even if they are not "directly associated" with UT, they may still be on the admissions committee. My interviewer was a hospital pharmacy manager and didn't work or teach at UT, but she was still on the admissions committee.

As far as the student interviewers, I do not believe they are present during deliberations (unless they are on the committee). They do however write up their thoughts/recommendations for that interviewee and this is considered during deliberations.

 

[Knickerbocker]

Thanks for the information.

Does anyone know if they only send out rejections in May? If my interview or anything else was bad enough to completely doom me, a quick rejection would be nicer than being deferred repeatedly until May.

 

[mike36]

Thanks for the information.

Does anyone know if they only send out rejections in May? If my interview or anything else was bad enough to completely doom me, a quick rejection would be nicer than being deferred repeatedly until May.

Again, I am not absolutely certain, but I believe rejections are not sent until everyone has interviewed. This way, you are continually being evaluated against everyone else if you are not accepted right away.

Maybe someone else can confirm this.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

Again, I am not absolutely certain, but I believe rejections are not sent until everyone has interviewed. This way, you are continually being evaluated against everyone else if you are not accepted right away.

Maybe someone else can confirm this.

I think that if you got an interview and the adcoms didn't think you were a good candidate after the interview, they go ahead and send out a rejection letter. If the adcoms think that you are still a good candidate even though they didn't give you an acceptance letter right away, then they evaluate you along with everyone else just like mike36 said. I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I interviewed mid April last year and I didn't get my rejection letter until May 17th. I also didn't hear anything regarding my application until March (of course, I didn't know about SDN at the time and didn't realize I can e-mail Dr. Wilcox about the status of my application etc...).

 

[pharmhopeful22]

what kind of information can dr. wilcox give us about our applications?

 

[tharper14]

what kind of information can dr. wilcox give us about our applications?

I believe he will give you a quick update of the status of your application - accepted/rejected/deferred or haven't reviewed it yet.

 

[Knickerbocker]

I forgot about the other people who post here who didn't get in after the first review of the first round of interviews. Are you guys still around? I know one person said they never got an email about the deferral, but what about the others?

 

[Knickerbocker]

As far as I know, these essays are only seen by UT Main campus people, not the Pharmacy school. For writing, they just use your PCAT writing score plus the 2 pharmacy related essays.

I found a page that says that they consider overcoming adversity, first generation college student, etc. Was I really supposed to fit all of that into my two brief essays for the pharmacy application? The prompts really didn't ask for that info like the transfer application essay prompts did.

I wish I could ask someone at UT, but I don't want to bother anybody.

 

[pharmhopeful22]

i think we were supposed to work it into the pharmacy is a people profession essay, but the length of the prompt and the low word limit made it extremely difficult to cover everything.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

i did not. but i vaguely remember from last year that the emails come out over two days or so. if i have nothing on friday i will hit the panic button. emailing wilcox tomorrow; you can bet i will post what i find out for your benefit.

did you e-mail dr. wilcox? i e-mailed him friday and just got a response. i guess i'm still "under consideration" for the april interviews. I guess that's somewhat of a positive news. But April seems sooo long!

 

[tharper14]

I found a page that says that they consider overcoming adversity, first generation college student, etc. Was I really supposed to fit all of that into my two brief essays for the pharmacy application? The prompts really didn't ask for that info like the transfer application essay prompts did.

I guess you can either work it into your why pharm? essay or the interview. I didn't think that they cared about that kind of stuff but whatever helps I guess. I agree that the essay word limit was WAY too little to mention much of anything. I thought my essay was pretty poor because I couldn't fit in all the stuff I wanted to but I guess it was ok if I got an invite.

did you e-mail dr. wilcox? i e-mailed him friday and just got a response. i guess i'm still "under consideration" for the april interviews. I guess that's somewhat of a positive news. But April seems sooo long!

Hey it's not that far away... it'll be here before you know it. Plus it'll give you more time to prepare for the interview!!! I wish I had more time!

 

[pharmhopeful22]

to check the status of our ap do we email Dr Wilcox at his personal email or do we email admissions?

Thanks!!

 

[mudfish512]

did you e-mail dr. wilcox? i e-mailed him friday and just got a response. i guess i'm still "under consideration" for the april interviews. I guess that's somewhat of a positive news. But April seems sooo long!

Looks like I'm waiting for April too.
Anyone know when April interviews are likely to be? (date-wise). I wish there'd be a set schedule so I knew which weekend to set aside..

 

[nehe87]

Looks like I'm waiting for April too.
Anyone know when April interviews are likely to be? (date-wise). I wish there'd be a set schedule so I knew which weekend to set aside..

I've heard that the April interviews are supposed to be the 4th and 5th.

 

[tharper14]

to check the status of our ap do we email Dr Wilcox at his personal email or do we email admissions?

Thanks!!

Personal.

 

[redley]

I got an email today telling me they were still reviewing my app and to be patient and not to call them.

Anyone else get one?

 

[mudfish512]

I've heard that the April interviews are supposed to be the 4th and 5th.

oh okay. where did you hear that from?

redley: yeah. i got one too. i think they're being bombarded with emails. the funny thing is, i sent them an email specifically saying that i wasn't asking about my application status, but they still emailed me back as if i had. the answer completely did not match my question. oh well. i imagine things are hectic for them to coordinate.

 

[tharper14]

oh okay. where did you hear that from?

One of the P1s posted the interview dates a while back.

 

[Knickerbocker]

To save you guys some grief, keep in mind that you might not get an answer anytime soon after your interview. Some of you interviewing this week may hear something on the 20th, but others will have to wait until April.

I won't have my answer until almost two months after I interviewed... If I get rejected, that's an awfully long time to have suffered for nothing 🙁

 

[qtnatty]

Just got an email saying that they are still reviewing my application and not to contact them.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

Hey it's not that far away... it'll be here before you know it. Plus it'll give you more time to prepare for the interview!!! I wish I had more time![/quote]
Just wanted to say thanks tharper. You're shining with positivism. 🙂 I need all that i can get.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

I got an email today telling me they were still reviewing my app and to be patient and not to call them.

Anyone else get one?

besides the personal e-mail from wilcox saying that i'm still "under consideration for the April interviews," I also got the generic e-mail from Ann Spencer.

 

[RXpanther]

Did all of you who got that email also already have interviews? Aren't they done giving out interviews now? I thought their last round would be first week in April...

 

[pharmhopeful22]

i got the email and i havent heard back about an interview yet. There is supposed to be one more round of interviews in April, but invitations don't seem to come out until a week or two before the interview.

 

[tharper14]

Just wanted to say thanks tharper. You're shining with positivism. 🙂 I need all that i can get.

You're welcome RNtoPharmacy... now if only I could be more positive about my own chances of getting in 🙄

 

[chibilite]

I had a P1 friend at UT now. She turned in her application on the due date, had her interview during spring break, and received her acceptance in May. What a period of anxiety. I'm feeling anxious just to see if I will get an interview or not. My stats are pretty low, so my chances are slim. 🙁

 

[Manque26]

I had a P1 friend at UT now. She turned in her application on the due date, had her interview during spring break, and received her acceptance in May. What a period of anxiety. I'm feeling anxious just to see if I will get an interview or not. My stats are pretty low, so my chances are slim. 🙁

Me and you both chibilite...🙁🙁

 

[tharper14]

Good luck to those that have their interview tomorrow!!!

Looks like it's going to be a little chilly!

 

[nehe87]

Good luck to those that have their interview tomorrow!!!

Looks like it's going to be a little chilly!

Good luck to you, too! 🙂

Does anyone know if we need to bring anything other than our picture with us? Like a notepad/folder or something to take notes? It's not a big deal, I'm just wondering...

 

[PearLBenzene]

I took a notepad with me just in case. I ended up not using it. Plus, they give you a folder with a lot of helpful info in it, so there's really nothing you need to write down.

 

[tharper14]

Does anyone know if we need to bring anything other than our picture with us?

Wow, thanks for reminding me about the photo... I almost forgot!!!

 

[Knickerbocker]

I hope they don't take my photo into consideration during my review.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

I hope they don't take my photo into consideration during my review.

lol...that just made my day. 😀

 

[tharper14]

I hope they don't take my photo into consideration during my review.

Me too.

 

[FixLittlePeople]

lol, now you have to post the pic you turned in!

 

[mike36]

When I interviewed last year, I brought a picture from my High School Senior Pictures. I haven't looked at those in a really long time. Kinda took me back. Ahh...to be 18 again.😎

 

[Knickerbocker]

lol, now you have to post the pic you turned in!

I'll post it if I manage to get an acceptance. When I look closely at the picture, I realize that I should have posed for another...


Edit:
Hmm... No Friday interviewees have anything to say?

 

[nehe87]

Hmm... No Friday interviewees have anything to say?

I'll be the first to oblige you. 🙂
I interviewed with Dr. Lawson and a P2 student. Overall, I don't think I did badly at all. But at the same time, I don't think I was that great, either. I had certain things that I wanted to say that I wasn't able to work in, and that concerns me a little.
I'm scared because it seemed like all the other people around me that interviewed today felt like their interviewers were really conversational/chatty/interested in them, but I didn't feel like that at all. My interviewer was incredibly nice, and he didn't make me feel uneasy or anything, but he just wasn't that conversational. That made it hard for me, especially with open-ended questions, like tell me about yourself. It's difficult, in my opinion, to answer something like that without interjection/conversation from another person.
I think I was honest, and I backed up my views on the ethical questions. I think my strongest points were my answers to the leadership/group work questions. The last question he asked me was tell me anything about yourself that you want. I must have said about three things. I wish he had given me a little more to work with on that one. Or maybe I just messed it up. Who knows.
I have really good stats and I go to UT, but I don't know if this interview was enough to back it all up. I'm just going to try not to freak out, and I'm bracing myself for a a rejection. I don't think this interview spells doom, but I definitely don't think I aced it. All in all, I think it was slightly above average, but not that great.
Now that I've sufficiently bored you all, I am going to go pass out in my bed because I am EXHAUSTED. Good luck to everyone interviewing tomorrow!

 

[Knickerbocker]

Your interview and situation sound very much like mine, except that I don't go to UT. My interviewers also were not chatty with me. My "tell me about yourself" bit was pretty sparse because my half hour was up and I could tell that they were eager for me to leave.

I personally feel that I'd get in if I attended UT; therefore, I feel that you have a good chance.

 

[everglow21]

My interviewers were really friendly. Overall, I think I did pretty well. Both of them smiled a lot after my answers...so maybe that's a good sign? Just have to wait now and see...

 

[tharper14]

Ok, I just got back from my interview. I don't think it went amazing but it didn't go horrible either. I think I talked way, WAY too fast and maybe too much too? I think I took up the whole 30 mins but I didn't feel as though they were rushing me out the door or bored with my answers. There was enough time for questions and I asked a few, mostly directed to the P2 student. None of the questions were a surprise. Even so, I forgot to mention a few things and other things I just added in there anyway whether they asked about it or not. At one point my voice sounded really nervous, I'm sure they could tell, and I completely paused in the middle of answering a question because I lost my train of thought. I did recover fairly quickly but it was not the highlight of the interview. It was definitely more nerve-wracking than I anticipated.

Anyway it's out of my hands now and I feel a HUGE relief now that it is over. I can focus on school now instead of getting in, because really there's nothing I can do now. I really don't think I'll get accepted but it will be a nice surprise if I do.

Oh, and it took me FOREVER to find my car after the interview (I know I parked on one of these bloody streets!) and I missed the exit on the way home. Lovely. I was hoping to drive 20 miles extra and get home 30 mins later than I should have 🙄

Hope everyone else had a good interview!

 

[Knickerbocker]

Yeah... Parking was another thing that got me last month. They said that the garages would be open, but they weren't. I didn't know all of the parking rules on Saturday, so I parked illegally, in a spot where it seemed like I could get away with it. It was nice to see my vehicle there when I finally got back to it (I also had a hard time finding it). In retrospect, I should have had someone drop me off and pick me up. I should have called my Russian cousin, Pikop Andropov (NPR joke, for those who get it!).

Whatever happens, hopefully they won't make you wait for months!

 

[tharper14]

Believe me, it was SUCH a relief to see my car still there after the interview AND without a ticket. The garages also confused me... I went to two before giving up and parking on the street. Both said that they close at 11:00. Ummm... is that AM or PM??? I wasn't willing to risk it. Anyway, lucky I left my place with plenty of time to spare because I BARELY made it to the interview on time!

 

[Knickerbocker]

From what I've read and discussed with other people, here is how the process seems to work:

On March 20th, the admissions committee will meet to review the rest of the people from the Feb 1/2 interview dates. They will also begin reviewing the current Mar 6/7 set. Most likely, they will not review all of you on this day.

One of three things will happen: acceptance, denial, or deferral.

If you are accepted, you will know from email and/or an online application status update. In the last round, those that got in found out about this about 5-6 days after the admissions committee met.

If you are not reviewed, you will be deferred. If you were reviewed, but they wanted to think about you more, you will also be deferred. I received my deferral notice via email a day or two after people got acceptances. You will be (re)reviewed sometime in mid/late April.

If you are reviewed and rejected, you will not receive any kind of online update or email. Instead, you will receive the dreaded letter in the mail some days after other people receive acceptance and deferral notifications.

 

[Knickerbocker]

Same with me, I also left extra early. I would have been late if I didn't leave early enough to drive around for a long time.

Yet another advantage that UT students have...

 

[pharmhopeful22]

Yet another advantage that UT students have...

The only advantages we have is that we know how to get around campus, and they have a better idea of how challenging (or how easy) our courses were. I have great stats, LORs, am a UT student, and have yet to hear back from UT. I really dont feel that I have any advantage.

For anyone coming to UT for the next round... the parking garages close at 11pm, its generally the best way to go if you want to be sure your car will be there, and without a ticket =)

 

[Knickerbocker]

The only advantages we have is that we know how to get around campus, and they have a better idea of how challenging (or how easy) our courses were. I have great stats, LORs, am a UT student, and have yet to hear back from UT. I really dont feel that I have any advantage.

For anyone coming to UT for the next round... the parking garages close at 11pm, its generally the best way to go if you want to be sure your car will be there, and without a ticket =)

Let's look at 2007's admission statistics. They take 125 students, 30 of whom come from UTEP. That leaves 95 spots. They took 52 students who did all or some of their pre-reqs at UT Austin. That leaves 43 spots for all other schools in the state. How does that not show an advantage for UT students? No other school in the state has that kind of skew.

I personally wouldn't rely on the garages being open on Saturday, as they were closed when I went. Worrying about being late and being towed isn't nice during an interview. Have someone drop you off if you can manage that.

 

[tharper14]

the parking garages close at 11pm

I thought they must mean 11pm but I just wasn't sure...

They take 125 students, 30 of whom come from UTEP. That leaves 95 spots. They took 52 students who did all or some of their pre-reqs at UT Austin. That leaves 43 spots for all other schools in the state. How does that not show an advantage for UT students?

You have to take into consideration that most, if not all, UT pre-pharm students apply to the program... perhaps UT students make up a larger proportion of the applicant pool?

 

[Knickerbocker]

You have to take into consideration that most, if not all, UT pre-pharm students apply to the program... perhaps UT students make up a larger proportion of the applicant pool?

I considered that, but Texas has somewhere between 100 and 200 universities and colleges. It seems like all of those would add up to a large number of applicants from other places.

Then again, a lot of applicants might not care to do that extra transfer application.

 

[Knickerbocker]

I apologize if I sound so negative and bitter... I just really feel that the odds are against me more than they should be.