What is a good backup school to apply to?

[dk00]

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Just wondering what your backup schools have been, as far as having a lower gpa is concerned

 

[PharmtoCS]

Just wondering what your backup schools have been, as far as having a lower gpa is concerned

Any ACPE candidate/pre-candidate school.

 

[prehealth00]

Any ACPE candidate/pre-candidate school.

Aren't candidate/pre candidate schools harder to get into compared to accredited schools? Since they need to prove to acpe that they are qualified for the acredidation that is.

 

[Twentytwelve2]

Less competition makes it easier to get into.

 

[PharmtoCS]

Aren't candidate/pre candidate schools harder to get into compared to accredited schools? Since they need to prove to acpe that they are qualified for the acredidation that is.

Stronger applicants typically get into established, fully-accredited schools and lean toward those, which leaves room at the candidate/pre-candidate schools. There is a risk of newer schools shutting down, graduating students of poor quality, etc. which most applicants would like to avoid if they can help it.

 

[radio frequency]

Aren't candidate/pre candidate schools harder to get into compared to accredited schools? Since they need to prove to acpe that they are qualified for the acredidation that is.

Which lying admissions officer told you that?! Wow, you hear something new everyday.

Don't apply to candidate or pre-candidate schools. At least at established schools, you know what you're getting. Just apply to other schools that are accredited and have been around a while (at least since 2000 is my cut off) but maybe have slightly lower average PCAT or GPA numbers.

 

[dk00]

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[88888888]

What are your stats?.. some people consider like top 10-25 schools as backup since they have the stats that warrant it.

 

[The Recoverer]

Which lying admissions officer told you that?! Wow, you hear something new everyday.

Don't apply to candidate or pre-candidate schools. At least at established schools, you know what you're getting. Just apply to other schools that are accredited and have been around a while (at least since 2000 is my cut off) but maybe have slightly lower average PCAT or GPA numbers.

There is some truth to what he says. Precandidate and candidate schools are sometimes much harder to get into because they want to make sure their applicant pool actually passes the material and demonstrates that their program is competent enough to become accredited.

OH SNAP! You're that really negative doom and gloom guy! sorry, can't talk to you anymore. Good luck OP!

 

[radio frequency]

suggestions?

Apply to more schools, and check out the link to the Table 8 in the post above me for average GPAs for schools. Use this to target schools with GPAs similar and slightly higher than yours. Applying to more schools will increase your odds, though! You don't need to get into every school you apply to, you only need to get into one school. Applying to many schools would be my biggest recommendation. You might also focus on increasing your PCAT scores and then applying places where they focus on that as well as your GPA.

Honestly, all schools are assessed for accreditation every few years and students with better GPAs don't feel the need to take a risk on a new school, so it's unlikely the profile of students at newer schools is better than those at well-established schools. If you check out the stats on the Table 8, it doesn't appear to be true that newer schools have higher GPAs, either.

 

[radio frequency]

There is some truth to what he says. Precandidate and candidate schools are sometimes much harder to get into because they want to make sure their applicant pool actually passes the material and demonstrates that their program is competent enough to become accredited.

OH SNAP! You're that really negative doom and gloom guy! sorry, can't talk to you anymore. Good luck OP!

You think I'm negative because I sometimes disagree with you. Sorry, but I live in the real world. 🙂

 

[dk00]

Apply to more schools, and check out the link to the Table 8 in the post above me for average GPAs for schools. Use this to target schools with GPAs similar and slightly higher than yours.

PSAR table 8!
http://www.aacp.org/resources/student/pharmacyforyou/admissions/Documents/Table 8.pdf

Is the mean gpa in this table the gpa of the classes taken within pharmacy school first year, or the gpa of the cumulative coursework prior to pharmacy school?
Thanks

 

[radio frequency]

Is the mean gpa in this table the gpa of the classes taken within pharmacy school first year, or the gpa of the cumulative coursework prior to pharmacy school?
Thanks

It should be the GPA of the prerequisites (or possibly all prior courses -- you'd have to see if the tanle provides any guidance in this) of the attending students for the professional portion of the program (ie, the last 4 years).