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For you waitlisters, if you hear anything or have talked to adcom, please post. thanx
Checked my mail this morning since I was out of LA for the weekend, and I got my acceptance letter today!! So excited! Did anyone sign up for parking today? Also is it just the waitlist we sign up for? Mr. Granderson said I probably won't be able to sign up until the deposit is received, but I was able to set up my vehicle for the waitlist. Did not see anything about reservations or a lottery.
Checked my mail this morning since I was out of LA for the weekend, and I got my acceptance letter today!! So excited! Did anyone sign up for parking today? Also is it just the waitlist we sign up for? Mr. Granderson said I probably won't be able to sign up until the deposit is received, but I was able to set up my vehicle for the waitlist. Did not see anything about reservations or a lottery.
Checked my mail this morning since I was out of LA for the weekend, and I got my acceptance letter today!! So excited! Did anyone sign up for parking today? Also is it just the waitlist we sign up for? Mr. Granderson said I probably won't be able to sign up until the deposit is received, but I was able to set up my vehicle for the waitlist. Did not see anything about reservations or a lottery.
Congrats. when did you interview and what were your stats? did you get in right away or post -AC list?
Thank you @Getmein22 and @arrowheadgirl. I interviewed on 3/20 and I got in after AC list. The date on the acceptance letter was 4/27 and it was post dated on 4/28. I really don't know how long it took to receive because I've been out of town since Thursday 4/29 and so I didnt get the letter till 5/3.
@ZeroC0mbine - I had to create a new account with my USC ID.
Rec'd yellow letter yesterday.
I was accepted about this time last year. Good luck to whoever is still waiting.
I just finished finals today (done with 1st year)! Let me know if you need any questions answered.
For housing, some areas to look at :
Monterey Hills, relatively safe-pretty cheap. I found my apartment unit online
Alhambra-a bit farther away, price varies
Pasadena-probably more expensive than the two cities above
Los Angeles - I know of the apartment complexes: Mozaic and Orsini, but they are both very expensive.
You can also dorm, but the only good thing about that is convenience. You will most definitely need a car if you live in the dorms because there is nothing open at night (stores/restaurants/etc.)
I was accepted about this time last year. Good luck to whoever is still waiting.
I just finished finals today (done with 1st year)! Let me know if you need any questions answered.
For housing, some areas to look at :
Monterey Hills, relatively safe-pretty cheap. I found my apartment unit online
Alhambra-a bit farther away, price varies
Pasadena-probably more expensive than the two cities above
Los Angeles - I know of the apartment complexes: Mozaic and Orsini, but they are both very expensive.
You can also dorm, but the only good thing about that is convenience. You will most definitely need a car if you live in the dorms because there is nothing open at night (stores/restaurants/etc.)
Hi everyone,
I also received an acceptance letter as well. I interviewed on 3/20 and received the good news on 4/29. I am EXTREMELY happy, this means I can attend my #1 school and also stay close to home. I look forward to meeting everyone in the fall and for some I'll be seeing you guys at the welcome reception on 6/24.
koercive: I am thinking about not purchasing the parking permit because it is so expensive. Instead I was thinking about parking on the side streets.. Do you have any recommendations on where to park or if this is even a good idea?
Arrowhead & to those who are waiting so patiently: never give up, you may be hearing good news any day.
Lulu
It can be done 1st year, but it's a long walk. You'd probably get there early enough to get a spot off of Valley or just off Mission (not sure the name of the side street). It's tricky second year because all the spots will be taken by the time you get to school. Same with third year. (No parking on the N side of Valley before 9am, which is when you should be in class P3). It might be worth a try.
How long is a long walk? I'm all about getting in shape, but I don't know about a 30min walk ..... So pretty much you would recommend that I do fork up the money and get a parking permit because it would be well worth it? Oh also, I noticed that the parking flyer that I got, noted that pharmacy students park in Lot 71 & the SSP. I was looking at the campus map and the SSP lot looks kinds far...How far is that parking lot?
Thanks
Parking is free on Valley, but the walk can be annoying if you are staying late on campus or if you are running late. On the plus side, you save a lot of money.
Compared to undergrad, classes weren't that much harder, but you just have a lot of things going on at once (rotations,organizations,etc.). Finals/classes were manageable except for one class.. (you'll know what I mean when you start-this class frustrates pretty much the entire class, but you'll have to learn to get over it). First year is pretty much a year of pre-requisite review. If anyone is wondering if they should start studying now, the answer is no. just relax!
If you are a social type that likes to go out, you will still have time for that, but not as much as you probably did in undergrad.
After we receive the receipt for our deposit, what else should be expected in the mail or email?
so it's almost june.. is it safe to say that there's no more waitlist movement? =[
rejected. so rejected after being interviewed would mean we had a bad interview score right? like it wouldn't be possible to have had a good or ok interview and still not get in right?
rejected. so rejected after being interviewed would mean we had a bad interview score right? like it wouldn't be possible to have had a good or ok interview and still not get in right?
im convinced that USC holds a strong emphasis on GPA even after the interview. I feel like that was my one setback on my application. I'm 4/4 in other interviews, so I was hoping to get that "Automatic In" that previous posters were talking about before, but once I hit the AC list i knew my chances were slim.
When do most students start working as an intern pharmacist? I haven't received my fin aid award letter yet, but I think I'm definitely going to have to continue working. Right now I work in a lab doing research, but if I get a job while in pharmacy school I'd prefer to just start working in a pharmacy especially since my job wont let me work part time. I have my Pharm Tech license to hold me over until I get the intern pharmacist license (BTW, does anyone know when we get that since it seems as though the dean needs to fill part of it out?).
Also, what are the chances of getting a pharm tech or intern pharmacist job at LAC+USC Med Center?
There isn't a thread for the upcoming cycle yet that I can find, but my question is for Farmercyst or anyone else who might have a recommendation, so I hope posting in this thread is okay!
When lining up my letters of rec for the upcoming application cycle, I found out that due to circumstances beyond my control, my "best" letter of rec will not be written until early August. Assuming everything else will be complete by that time, would I still potentially be considered for the November interview, or would I need to have a complete application in June/July in order to be considered for November? Also, would it be better to submit in late June/early July with slightly lower quality letters of rec., or early/middle August with the highest quality letters possible?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
IF I recall correctly, it takes up to 6 weeks to forward your info from PharmCAS to USC. If that's the case and your LOR comes in and you submit in August, they'll have your application by mid-late September. That would give them 3 weeks to evaluate your application and make the decision whether or not to invite you for interview. It's a tough question. I'm not sure if 3 weeks is enough time given that they receive ~1600-1700 applications/cycle. I don't know what the breakdown by month is, but I'd imagine mid to late July would be near the middle of the curve. You might be okay waiting. Worst case scenario, if your LOR is what tips you over, it wouldn't be an issue not to get the Nov interview. Waiting for your summer GPA to post would be more significant since that would mean you have GPA issues. One option might be to see if USC will allow you to submit 3 LORs to PharmCAS and send a 4th one directly to them. Then you get the best of both worlds.
I called PharmCAS, and they stated that if the rest of my application was complete and processed (with the final LoR labelled "pending"), it would be sent out to schools. Then, when the final letter arrived, a "revised" version would be sent off within 24-48 hours. This is again according to the operator who answered the phone when I called PharmCAS. Assuming this is true, and USC were to actually receive the revised (and now complete) application in early August, would you then probably recommend that I just wait patiently, instead of using an additional LoR?
Thank you for the insight, it's been really useful reading your responses in this thread!
I've heard SC requires 1500 internship hours before getting your license. Was wondering if anyone knows if SC pharm students can possibly get both work compensation and internship hours? I've heard some places will only sign off internship hours while others will pay you and sign off hours.