What the F*** is wrong with Campbell University SoP?

[takethou]

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First of all, just check out the posts about their interviews. I haven't checked all of the interview feedbacks but of the ones that I have checked, CU has to be one of the worst ranked. Secondly, being married to an alumnus of a CUSoP and having spent plenty of time on campus and at various functions ect., I have plenty of stories I could tell about how CU, and especially the SoP, just does not handle things well. O.K., here's one, my spouse has done her two years of pre-pharm work at CU and applies to the SoP at CU but CU is starting a new clinical pharmacy program that they need students for, so despite having a very good gpa and doing all the right things, my spouse is denied entrance into the SoP and basically "forced" into their new program. My spouse ends up wasting a year of her life and tuition in this new program and is only admitted to the CUSoP when she is accepted to Shenandoah and "threatens" to go there. Email me if you would like some more examples.
Even after seven years of numerous events like this, I applied to CUSoP because it was my spouse's alma mater and I looked at it basically as a back up. Today I got the rejection letter. It stated that I had been rejected because I hadn't sent in all of my required paperwork, however, I did and on PharmCAS it shows that they received it all. It also suggests that I work on my interpersonal and interview skills, but they have never spoken to me. This is really just typical for Campbell.
Unless you have no other choice, or if you enjoy a fairly strict religious atmosphere, I would stay away from there.
Just my one-cent worth.

 

[dgroulx]

They rejected me and said to apply next year, that I didn't have all my prerequisites done and to get my bachelor's to strengthen my application.

I had finished all my prereqs and had a bachelors degree and even sent them my updated transcripts before they rejected me.

 

[RockAByBaby]

they sent me a rejection saying that the applicant pool is very competitive after November (i sent it in like mid Feb.) so that I should apply again before Nov. 1, 2006 if i want to increase my chances.

so....i mean....why do they have their deadline posted as MARCH 1 if they are basically going to reject people who apply after November?
AND what the eff took them so damn long to reject me?

 

[michele_107]

they sent me a rejection saying that the applicant pool is very competitive after November (i sent it in like mid Feb.) so that I should apply again before Nov. 1, 2006 if i want to increase my chances.

so....i mean....why do they have their deadline posted as MARCH 1 if they are basically going to reject people who apply after November?
AND what the eff took them so damn long to reject me?

Well, I applied in JULY and have yet to hear a word from them... so strange... oh well! 🙂

 

[cdpiano27]

I forgot to mention about the town where Campbell is in.

To people not from North Carolina who do not know where Buies Creek is.

It is right by I-95 near the town of Dunn and there are basically no restaurants and nothing to do.
It is a passer-by, highway stop for people on their way to Raleigh, Richmond, and Washington, D.C.

How to they get their rotations being in such an area? Do people go to Raleigh for the rotations?

And the new clinical research program, do they send people to Duke Clincal Research Institute in Durham? I once got an e-mail from a Campbell student in the clinical research program to NC State asking for help on statistics problem that she had in her thesis needed to get a masters. And I was wondering how this "new" program was. It was strange that this person e-mailed NC State.

 

[PHARMDhope2b]

The clinical research program is a pretty good program.
I just finished my first year in the program.
It is housed in the Clinical Research Building of the SoP in RTP.

I forgot to mention about the town where Campbell is in.

To people not from North Carolina who do not know where Buies Creek is.

It is right by I-95 near the town of Dunn and there are basically no restaurants and nothing to do.
It is a passer-by, highway stop for people on their way to Raleigh, Richmond, and Washington, D.C.

How to they get their rotations being in such an area? Do people go to Raleigh for the rotations?

And the new clinical research program, do they send people to Duke Clincal Research Institute in Durham? I once got an e-mail from a Campbell student in the clinical research program to NC State asking for help on statistics problem that she had in her thesis needed to get a masters. And I was wondering how this "new" program was. It was strange that this person e-mailed NC State.

 

[remotefly]

Well, I applied in JULY and have yet to hear a word from them... so strange... oh well! 🙂

Me neither! Not a peep from them. Oh well...

 

[beccala33]

Me neither, although I decided in the beginning that I didn't want to go to Campbell. I was pretty turned off after I read their reviews on the interview forum. I figured that if it was the only place that I got an offer from, that I would definitely go, but if I got an offer from anywhere else...

 

[JerryPharmD]

they sent me a rejection saying that the applicant pool is very competitive after November (i sent it in like mid Feb.) so that I should apply again before Nov. 1, 2006 if i want to increase my chances.

so....i mean....why do they have their deadline posted as MARCH 1 if they are basically going to reject people who apply after November?
AND what the eff took them so damn long to reject me?

If they fill their spots early, they should at least tell you that in advance 😡

 

[PharmaCgirl]

I have to disagree about the interview feedback. The interview was a lot better than I expected, not a lot of pressure, they sit down with you and try to make you feel comfortable and just sit and talk about yourself. You sit down with 3 people (faculty and one current Pharm. student) and they ask you the typical questions and you can ask them some, only about 20-30 min., went great, and the essay wasnt bad...

As for the Clinical Research Program-Dual Degree, I just finished my first year, and although it is a lot more money, I believe it helps give you an edge after graduation when you want to deal with more clinical/research related pharmacy and stay out of retail. The program is in RTP in a very nice facility with a lot of technology that involves telecasting some classes down to Buies Creek. The program is centered around and well known by many pharmaceutical companies in the area. I love most of the faculty, and the new director (past student and is also a stat. professor there) is AWESOME! Real great guy, actually listens and cares about students, great with students!

As for the actual program once you get in, we'll see.....
I have heard the campus/area arent that bad, and well since I am from a small town and well now im in a doctorate program and not undergrad I dont think it will be too bad, and I can actually study without feeling like I am missing out on a whole lot.....

 

[MacFarlane]

Hey guys, where is this "school feedback" section I have seen mentioned on this forum numerous times? Also, where is the "interview" section? I've seen that too but can't find them, for some reason.

 

[Brotato]

Hey guys, where is this "school feedback" section I have seen mentioned on this forum numerous times? Also, where is the "interview" section? I've seen that too but can't find them, for some reason.

You see that big ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS section at the very very top? Also, why the heck did you post your question on a thread from 2006 that has nothing to do with your question?

 

[MacFarlane]

You see that big ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS section at the very very top? Also, why the heck did you post your question on a thread from 2006 that has nothing to do with your question?

Yeeeeesh.

 

[smercer]

Yes, I did see that. I'm not an idiot. You don't have to be so mean. I am new to the forum concept and new here, and the reason I posted it here was because someone mentioned it in this particular thread. I had done a search for the terms. It was just a question, and all of the pharmacy schools had 'zero' under their school feedback headings. I was wondering if there was someplace else. God now I feel like shi*t, thanks. 🙁

If you get hurt by that response...wow.....

 

[Brotato]

Yes, I did see that. I'm not an idiot. You don't have to be so mean. I am new to the forum concept and new here, and the reason I posted it here was because someone mentioned it in this particular thread. I had done a search for the terms. It was just a question, and all of the pharmacy schools had 'zero' under their school feedback headings. I was wondering if there was someplace else. God now I feel like shi*t, thanks. 🙁

Wow I didn't realize you'd take it so hard. Sorry? Yes I was being a bit critical, but that is the nature of the internet. My response was hardly mean by internet standards. You'll encounter a lot more sarcastic responses than that on SDN I guarantee you. Better develop a thicker skin 🙂

 

[rxlea]

Wow I didn't realize you'd take it so hard. Sorry? Yes I was being a bit critical, but that is the nature of the internet. My response was hardly mean by internet standards. You'll encounter a lot more sarcastic responses than that on SDN I guarantee you. Better develop a thicker skin 🙂

Your post was pretty jerky. But I guess we're all a bit tougher on the interwebbzzzz 🙄

 

[Brotato]

Your post was pretty jerky. But I guess we're all a bit tougher on the interwebbzzzz 🙄

 

[rxlea]

Sorry...don't get it