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yay! me too! ha i actually can't believe it! may 1st 10 am!! 🙂
 
hey guys! i got an interview! just got the email!
 
I GOT ONE TOO :clap:

It's one May 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., and the test will be written on the same day at 1:00 p.m 🙂
 
Got it. I believe they're sending out invitation emails now. Who else has an interview on April 29?
 
i think they are just sending out emails now. i was doubting that i'd get an interview because i'm missing the biochem prereq. (well taking it this summer)

how am i going to get to waterloo on a weekday? i dont drive :S
 
YES I GOT IT!!

Good luck to the rest of you!!
 
I kind of wish my interview was pushed to May 1st, but I guess beggars can't choose, I got an invite anyway. 🙂
 
i got an intervieww!! omg finally i'm so happyyy 😍
Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., and the test will be written on the same day at 1:00 p.m..
 
helloeveryone said:
Yazahra I still haven't gone back to studying just to hear from you 😉 Did you get the email?
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YES! I just had to call my mom cuz shes out of town lool plus the running around yelling "I GOT AN INTERVIEW I GOT AN INTERVIEW" which took probably 10 minutes lol WE'RE WRITING THE TEST TOGETHER!! CONGRATS ON THE INTERVIEW!!
 
UWpharm12 said:
LMAO! Okay guys I have decided..since waterloo is too busy for us today..I decided to do their job for them...so everyone you are alllll admitted to the school of pharmacy (no interviews since you guys all seem well rounded: seems like you guys can not only do school work, tell the time but also clean too..hehe)
see you all in January

Okay I am done being an idiot...WHERE ARE THE EMALLLSSSSS????!!!!
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LOL I JUST SAW THIS. :laugh: plz say you got an interview!
 
yazahra89 said:
YES! I just had to call my mom cuz shes out of town lool plus the running around yelling "I GOT AN INTERVIEW I GOT AN INTERVIEW" which took probably 10 minutes lol WE'RE WRITING THE TEST TOGETHER!! CONGRATS ON THE INTERVIEW!!
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OMG I'm so happy for you, and I'll see you there for sure 😀😀
 
yazahra89 said:
YES! I just had to call my mom cuz shes out of town lool plus the running around yelling "I GOT AN INTERVIEW I GOT AN INTERVIEW" which took probably 10 minutes lol WE'RE WRITING THE TEST TOGETHER!! CONGRATS ON THE INTERVIEW!!
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OMG I GOT ONE TOOO =D
I can't believe it ...mine is on the 29th at 10 am and test same day at 1 pm
 
This is so great seeing all you guys got interviews, CONGRATS to all of you 😀

And to those who didn't get one, I feel for you as I was in your shoes last year (didn't get interview for UofT)... But I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a good reason in life, so don't give up and try again 👍


Ok, I guess I can start doing genetics now... My mind is finally at ease 😉😛
 
Congrats to everyone! 🙂 Like Louise said, just getting this far is an accomplishment in itself!


Now, back to studying... blah.
 
helloeveryone said:
This is so great seeing all you guys got interviews, CONGRATS to all of you 😀

And to those who didn't get one, I feel for you as I was in your shoes last year (didn't get interview for UofT)... But I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a good reason in life, so don't give up and try again 👍


Ok, I guess I can start doing genetics now... My mind is finally at ease 😉😛
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I agree! Everything happens for a reason and never never never give up!! I'll see you there helloeveryone :highfive:!! I'm going to go study organic now lol i'm so happy ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :soexcited:
 
p.s. it's so ironic that when you call Louise there is a message saying she's OUT of office today, but the emails where sent by her... hmmm 🙄
 
helloeveryone said:
p.s. it's so ironic that when you call Louise there is a message saying she's OUT of office today, but the emails where sent by her... hmmm 🙄
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haha so truee!! she needs a break too i guess lool imagine all the people who have been bugging her since the application process opened
 
Congrats everyone, I'm sure you all deserve it!
Do you guys mind posting your stats?
 
Got an interview as well. Apr 29th. See you guys there.
 
Rxgurl said:
Congrats everyone, I'm sure you all deserve it!
Do you guys mind posting your stats?
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Thank you! Good luck to you next year! Never give up.

My stats are:
- all courses completed (organic will be done today😀)
- average (using the midpoint ranges) = ~85% (82% with UofT's ranges for letter grades)
- many years of pharmacy experience (since high school, in hospitals and retail)
- lots of ECs (lots of volunteering, societies at my uni (chem, bio, etc), and more)
- LOR by a pharmacist

if you have any questions feel free to ask

btw how are you guys going to prepare for the interview? I might find the old article used a few years back and read/summarize it and look for other articles to read also (we already have some experience with scholarly articles for the labs we do so I think it won't be that hard).. what do you guys think?
 
you guys are lucky, I still didn't hear from them yet and I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing considering they are sending out emails for those who got declined or accepted!
 
PhArMaCiSt1 said:
you guys are lucky, I still didn't hear from them yet and I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing considering they are sending out emails for those who got declined or accepted!
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did you check your spam/junk email folders as well?
 
Rxgurl said:
Congrats everyone, I'm sure you all deserve it!
Do you guys mind posting your stats?
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I am in 4th year, graduating this year. GPA ~3.2-3.3, pre-req GPA is somewhere around 79-80, with not great marks in my first year courses (Bio I, II, Chem I, II and Calc II). But the upper year courses were much stronger. Completed all the pre-reqs, except organic II, which I am finishing this term.

Fair bit of ECs, some experience at a pharmacy as well.

Did you have all the pre-reqs?

As others have said, don't give up 🙂 have you applied to UofT as well?
 
yazahra89 said:
btw how are you guys going to prepare for the interview? I might find the old article used a few years back and read/summarize it and look for other articles to read also (we already have some experience with scholarly articles for the labs we do so I think it won't be that hard).. what do you guys think?
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This is the information I got from the Waterloo Pharmacy website. Is that all for the reading comprehension/writing test?

More information will be appreciated.


Also, CONGRATS to everyone who got an interview! 🙂
 
yazahra89 said:
Thank you! Good luck to you next year! Never give up.

My stats are:
- all courses completed (organic will be done today😀)
- average (using the midpoint ranges) = ~85% (82% with UofT's ranges for letter grades)
- many years of pharmacy experience (since high school, in hospitals and retail)
- lots of ECs (lots of volunteering, societies at my uni (chem, bio, etc), and more)
- LOR by a pharmacist

if you have any questions feel free to ask

btw how are you guys going to prepare for the interview? I might find the old article used a few years back and read/summarize it and look for other articles to read also (we already have some experience with scholarly articles for the labs we do so I think it won't be that hard).. what do you guys think?
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Thank you so much!
Your stats are great! you will definitely get into the school 🙂
Good luck on your interview.
 
I got an Interview too! but I am from BC

Do you guys have any idea how they conduct the 30 minute interviews?
 
mochaswirl said:
I am in 4th year, graduating this year. GPA ~3.2-3.3, pre-req GPA is somewhere around 79-80, with not great marks in my first year courses (Bio I, II, Chem I, II and Calc II). But the upper year courses were much stronger. Completed all the pre-reqs, except organic II, which I am finishing this term.

Fair bit of ECs, some experience at a pharmacy as well.

Did you have all the pre-reqs?

As others have said, don't give up 🙂 have you applied to UofT as well?
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Thank you! My stats are kind of similar to yours actually, except for the fact that I was missing one course that I was planning on taking in the fall. I guess they were much more strict on having all the pre-reqs completed this year!
No I didn't apply to UofT because I didn't do the PCAT.
Good luck to you!
 
Do we have to say anything in particular when we reply?
 
woot - got an interview too!

is anyone else from BC? It would be nice to go to waterloo with another applicant...

is anybody willing to rent out a bedroom on april 29-may 1? are there any cheap but decent hotels/motels near by? any help would be appreciated!!
 
OhIEat said:
woot - got an interview too!

is anyone else from BC? It would be nice to go to waterloo with another applicant...

is anybody willing to rent out a bedroom on april 29-may 1? are there any cheap but decent hotels/motels near by? any help would be appreciated!!
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well you would fly in to Toronto Pearson, so you would need to find a way to get to Waterloo from there.

For that you may want to use this company, they offer transit from the airport --> waterloo and they will drop you off to where you'd like in waterloo.

http://www.airwaystransit.com/reservation.shtml

in terms of hotels, your best bet would be to google "hotels near university waterloo". There seem to be quite a few.

hope that helps 🙂
 
PhArMaCiSt1 said:
yup nothing at all; i checked inbox, junk and quest! I guess they just forgot about me lol
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That's bizarre!!! I would suggest calling Ken at the admissions office (you can just call the pharmacy school and they'll transfer you) I doubt they wait this long to send another "batch" of interview invites 😕
 
My stats are:

- 87% gpa, one course partially missing (my school doesn't have the lab component for cellular biology for some reason but I have the lecture component)
- lots of volunteer experience, quite a few ec's, work experience
- 4 months volunteering at a pharmacy
- a few awards
- LOR from a pharmacist

This is my first time applying. Rxgurl, was this your first time as well? I definitely think they were strict with the pre-requisites. I was really concerned I wouldn't get an interview because of the missing lab component.

Oh and yazahra89, what article are you talking about from last year? :S i'm a little worried about the reading/writing test, it seems a little hard?

that being said, I'm a lot more concerned about the interview!
 
Hey everyone! I'm new to sdn forums and joined just for this thread 😛

I also just got my interview offer for waterloo this morning! My test is on the 29th at 10am and my interview is at 12:30pm on the same day. Ugh..talk about cutting it close.

I hope to see some of you there! 🙂
 
@ departure: i'm not sure what it's called but i'm going to have to look through old threads and see what people have said. i'm also more concerned about the interview; i would hate to throw this opportunity away but not preparing well.
 
Anyone know how long the reading/writing test is for? I think the email only mentioned that the interview was 30 minutes?
 
pharmacy0 said:
Anyone know how long the reading/writing test is for? I think the email only mentioned that the interview was 30 minutes?
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I don't have any affirmative sources, but I think I heard before that it's 1 hour.
 
departure said:
My stats are:

- 87% gpa, one course partially missing (my school doesn't have the lab component for cellular biology for some reason but I have the lecture component)
- lots of volunteer experience, quite a few ec's, work experience
- 4 months volunteering at a pharmacy
- a few awards
- LOR from a pharmacist

This is my first time applying. Rxgurl, was this your first time as well? I definitely think they were strict with the pre-requisites. I was really concerned I wouldn't get an interview because of the missing lab component.

Oh and yazahra89, what article are you talking about from last year? :S i'm a little worried about the reading/writing test, it seems a little hard?

that being said, I'm a lot more concerned about the interview!
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great stats! Congratulations 🙂
And, ya it was my first time applying.
Good luck with your interview!
 
Hi guys. i got an interview for April 30 , at 9 AM 🙂
I didnt expect it, it came out of the blue (it was a passed on application from the January 2011 attempt). 3rd year trying

Is it still true that they take 120 students from 240 interviewing, anyone know?
Thanks!
 
SS2006 said:
Hi guys. i got an interview for April 30 , at 9 AM 🙂
I didnt expect it, it came out of the blue (it was a passed on application from the January 2011 attempt). 3rd year trying

Is it still true that they take 120 students from 240 interviewing, anyone know?
Thanks!
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awesome, congrats!!!!

they do say they take 120/240 but for some reason for the past 2 years they haven't filled all the spots in the program, which is why they open it up again in november...so MAYBE they do take 120 and people decline OR maybe they take only applicants who they deem as qualified, and somehow this ends up being less than 120. I guess we wouldn't really know, but the former seems more likely.

Do they have a waitlist though?
 
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