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Guys...they posted the final decisions today in the 'notifications' section of our pharmacy accounts. best luck to all of you!!
Anyone else get accepted?
Anyone else get accepted?
I got waitlisted.........they said I'm in the lower half of the 60 person waitlist, so I'm between 1st and 30th on the list.......hmm, I'm still not sure what my chances are??
hi everyone
just curious ......wanted to know if any of you toronto people applied to pharmacy @ waterloo cause i know someone who did and got in fairly easily
i am thinking of going there as well cause UT had 1950 applicants this year
1950 .....THATS INSANE !
hi everyone
just curious ......wanted to know if any of you toronto people applied to pharmacy @ waterloo cause i know someone who did and got in fairly easily
i am thinking of going there as well cause UT had 1950 applicants this year
1950 .....THATS INSANE !
Are you in UofT? I am in same situation as you! As UNexpected, I got rejected. I just feel that the acceptance:applicants ratio is too low--I mean, 1950 applicants....! Besides waterloo has tons of pre-reqs. Well...better luck next time for us, and congrats to those who got in this year!Congratulations!!!! So atleast there are people who are getting in!! I got rejected this year.. and am kind of dissappointed because I had high hopes this year! I guess not everything is the way you want it!!
For those who got in can you please advice as to what I should do or improve on to increase my chances... I have a good GPA, and I thought I did good on the exam!! Can you please give me tips as to what I should do to prepare and excell in the UTPAT!!
How long do you have to accept? I am asking b/c I won't have access to computer for another week and so I won't know whether I got accepted or rejected. But, if I do get accepted (which is highly unlikely), I don't want to miss the deadline to accept. Thanks.
has anyone received any post-admission info from UofT (such as exact tuition costs)? Just wondering since I'm going to be coming from another school so I essentially need to re-do most of my OSAP application. I don't even know when the 'deadline' for re-applying to OSAP is.
man..this thread seems so dead compared to the UBC thread. They even have a facebook group runnin and everything haha.
^^
waterloo has tons of pre-reqs i was just checking out their website
about the same as most American Schools
so I was just wondering if any of you know if there program is structured like the american schools
also whats the difference between our BSc.Pharm and the americans PharmD.
they are both 4 year programs right? I was thinking of applying to some american schools as well
also i think because waterloo has so many pre-reqs a lot of people dont apply there so in that way it is eaiser to get into. Also if you didnt do so great in first year more pre-reqs are a chance to boost up the GPA
The person I know who got into waterloo had a GPA of about 3.3 I think
hi everyone
just curious ......wanted to know if any of you toronto people applied to pharmacy @ waterloo cause i know someone who did and got in fairly easily
i am thinking of going there as well cause UT had 1950 applicants this year
1950 .....THATS INSANE !
Oh yeah
and i forgot to mention that the cutoff was 75% this year
but average GPA's of those accepted was in the A- range
agian UTPAT scores also play a big part in getting accepted
hope this helps
take care
bye for now
hey guys... i got in as well.. from Uof Ottawa...
anyways what ROSI thing are u guys talking about ??/ i only received my UT number in mail.. and i duno anything about rosi... or whatever....like Ottawa's InfoWeb
and one more thing... regarding the tuition and money and stuff.. i applied to scotia bank professional student loan.... designed for med, dent, pharm, law.... did anyone else apply ? ur thoughts are appreciated....
see u all in sep.
hey there,
I just wanted to clarify things (just in case anyone was still confused about what "upper half" of wait list meant). I called the faculty today and they said "upper half" means that you are in the first 50 to be selected (i.e. 1-50). Why 50 you say? Because the wait list is about 100 people....not 60 anymore like it said in the letter. I'm going to go nuts waiting until August...if they ever do get to me.
Incorrect according to the email from faculty that I got. Specifically, it was from the undergraduate admissions assistant I believe. Here's the contents of the email:
There should be an email sent to all waiting list applicants clarifying this. It was decided at the final selections meeting that we would put 100 total on the waiting list and not 60 as originally anticipated. The decision letters and supporting documents were already in 'production' for the website and thus we were not able to change the information. If your letter says 'upper' half, this means upper half of 50 on the first waiting list.
The tuition invoice went up on ROSI today!!
wowwwwwwww.................seems like no one from U of T got into U of T pharmacy (besides Benzoic)...I myself attend UofT and no one I know from there got into pharmacy...makes me wonder if I should have gone somewhere else like waterloo, mcmaster or Uottawa (I have family who go to all 3 schools and a few them switched to U of T for school and they say UofT is waaaayyyy harder to get good grades in......any thoughts on this you guys.........
Also, did anybody complete their course exemption form thats due on July 31st? They have already exempted me for Organic chemistry automatically, but I'd like to be exempted for Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology as well. Also, I have 3 FCEs left to complete the B.Sc degree (so only 6 half courses), so I am thinking about completing my B.Sc over summers or during the year. Anybody else in the same situation? Note: I was a UTSC student for three years and I only need 3 Full Credit Equivalents to complete my B.Sc degree.
It would be nice to have completed your BSc to go along with your pharmacy degree, but I'm not sure how much it would help in terms of employment. Maybe someone else has more info on this.
While were on the topic of course exemptions... i have a couple of questions about them:
First question is it possible to use two courses to get one course exempted? For example, majority of the topics for phm122h (stats) was covered in the stats course i took, but we didnt cover a few topics that are required for exemption (topics reqd for exemption for stats are listed in the exemption request form)...but were actually covered in another course i took. Ive asked this question to Sandra already, and am waiting for a reply from her...its been a while so i though id post it here incase anyone knows.
Second question im sort of confused about the organic chem course exemption. At my previous school, organic chem was a 2nd year course...split into two halves. I took only the first half. Now is the first half that i took equivalent to chm 138h or chm 247h? 138h is called intro to organic chem I..and 247h is called intro to organic chem II. Also, this is straight from the pharmacy website:
Students who have not successfully completed the equivalent of CHM138H Introductory Organic Chemistry I (i.e., a half credit course consisting of a minimum of 26 lecture hours supplemented with a minimum of 22 laboratory hours in Organic Chemistry), prior to the start of the academic year, must register for CHM138H during the fall term. CHM138H must be completed successfully before the student can proceed with CHM247H.
What I dont understand is how is it possible to get admitted if you havent completed the equivalent of chm 138h since it is a prereq to the program? I understand that at most universities, organic chem. is a 2nd year course being either a full year course or split into 2 halves. Is it different at UT? Ive only taken the first half (of the 2nd year course) at my school and I checked on ROSI and it looks like Ive been exempted from chm 247h since its not on my timetable. According to the exemption request form it says: To be eligible for the CHM247H (Organic II) exemption you must present two semesters of Organic chemistry (with labs). Students who do not present a sufficient lab component will not be granted exemption.
Are the two semesters of organic chemistry (a) my equivalent to chm 138h, and (b) the first half of the 2nd year organic chem? I thought two semesters of organic chem. would be both halves of the 2nd year organic chem. course
So yea any help is appreciated.
Obtaining my B.Sc will not give me any advantage in the job market, however I ONLY have 3 credits left, so I might as well complete my degree. Don't want to leave it incomplete when I came so far you know?
I am not sure if you can use two stats courses to replace the stats requirement. But I would like to think that it should be okay as you have learned all the stuff they want anyways. But who knows, wait for the reply.
Organic chem is not a prerequisite to gain admission into the pharmacy program. However, they want you to complete orgo part 1 and 2 (if you haven't done so) in first year of pharmacy program. At U of T St. Geroge, chm138 is basically orgo part 1 offered in first year and chm 247 is basically orgo part 2 offered in 2nd year. Since you completed orgo part 1, you should be exempted from chm138. But I dont know why they exempted you from chm247. You kinda need to understand a lot of stuff in orgo 2 as well, so I suggest you wait for Sandra's reply and then contact her again about the orgo conflict. Even at U of T Scarborough, Organic chemistry 1 and 2 are two half courses offered in 2nd year. Does that clear up your confusion a bit?
Also, anybody in the same OSAP situation as I am? (Please read above post)