Worst part of your application experience?

[CrazyFox]

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Which part of Russia are you from I forget ? I grew up in a little town not too far from Moscow.

Well I was born in a smaal town somewhere between Perm and Ekaterinburg.But I moved to Uzbekistan to live with my mom where we lived before moving here. Oh, I probably can write about diversity...At least something that is appliable...

 

[CrazyFox]

It's too early for me to think about PS anyway....

 

[UES Girl]

It's too early for me to think about PS anyway....

Hehehe, depends on how good of a writer you are. Some people can write it in a few days, some people(like moi) in a few months.

I write in Russian soooo well, I was even published a few times in journals/local newspapers, it kills me that I couldn't write a great essay in English to save my life.


I can't believe I have to write a new PS for this application cycle. Thank God, several cool people on SDN offered to proofread it, otherwise I'd be terrified even more.

 

[CrazyFox]

Hehehe, depends on how good of a writer you are. Some people can write it in a few days, some people(like moi) in a few months.

I write in Russian soooo well, I was even published a few times in journals/local newspapers, it kills me that I couldn't write a great essay in English to save my life.

You know what's funny? I write better essays in English than in Russian. It's a lot easier at least for me.(And I loved writing in Russian up until last years of HS).But in any case, essay like that is going to take me months to write

 

[pharmpilot]

Ok, what about this version of my avatar?

lol. I like that better than the satanic one.

What was that last online battle about??? Rhetorical question there... I just don't understand why people were picking fights.

 

[monsterbrain]

I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE MAIL!!! This must be the worst day of the last 3 years. I think it is a "no-news-is-bad-news" situation with my school, and I don't have any news.🙁

If the mailman doesn't deliver my letter today, well I don't know what. Sigh.

 

[RNtoPharmacy]

No kidding. All this bickering is going on while I am WAITING for my mailman who, by the way, is 4 HOURS LATE!!! 😡 (just being silly)

But i do want to pass along my sincere compliments to the USPS for being the outstanding customer-oriented organization that they are. 🙄

lol...that made me laugh. what school are you anxiously waiting to hear back?

 

[KnittyTurtle]

I don't like entering all of my classes, class number, credit, lab or no lab, and grade. To add to the injury this process was repeated for the supplement application AND I still have to submit my transcripts! bah!

How many times do they need to see my classes? 😕

 

[monsterbrain]

lol...that made me laugh. what school are you anxiously waiting to hear back?

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I live in St. Louis, and it's just across the river. But good news...mail finally showed up and I got in. Whew!

Thanks everyone for listening to (or uh rather reading) my stressing! 😀

And my previous statement still stands - waiting for the letter is not only the worst part of the application process, but the worst part of the entire 3-year pre-req experience.

 

[pharmpilot]

Trying to pass this Organic II class is currently the worst part of the process. However, when I was writing the essays, I thought that was pretty bad.
Didn't much care for the time period waiting to hear about whether I'd been accepted or not, either.


Kind of tired of the Knick bashing, too.

 

[SoccerCoach10]

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I live in St. Louis, and it's just across the river. But good news...mail finally showed up and I got in. Whew!

Thanks everyone for listening to (or uh rather reading) my stressing! 😀

And my previous statement still stands - waiting for the letter is not only the worst part of the application process, but the worst part of the entire 3-year pre-req experience.

Awww Congrats!

 

[Phrm Girl 24]

I have to say the worst part of the application cycle was waiting for my status after the interviews

 

[BADD281]

I'll refrain from any historical analogies in the future. I won't discuss, say, Hitler's fascism and how people easily give in to a common mentality because people will miss the point and accuse me of being a Nazi.

If the shoe fits... Just joking!

But seriously though, the worst part of the application process for me was actually the 15 minutes I had to wait before the interview...I had sooo many horrible thoughts running through my mind - like what the heck I was going to do if I didn't get in! Or what if suddenly fell ill during the interview... etc. I am a certified worry-wart.

 

[Farmercyst]

Sorry for the massive edit. I tried to move as much of the bickering and off-topic conversations interwoven with the bickering. Hopefully the thread's continuity is somewhat conserved and the mean spiritedness is mostly removed. If I cut one of your posts that was both on topic and had pieces related to the off-topic "discussion" I apologize. Hopefully the thread will proceed a little better from here on out. The posts removed are in their own thread, but that thread is now closed for reasons I'm sure you can imagine. Please use the ignore function if you must. Otherwise, self-moderation is the best form of moderation.

 

[i ♥ pharmacy]

1. Taking organic chem I as a summer class to help prepare me for the PCAT - I swear that classs took a few years of my life expectancy off because of the stress.
2. Taking out that credit card for tuition, books, PCAT, application fees...
3. Writing the personal statement - I procrastinated on that until a few days before deadline. I'm a decent writer, but these things are hard to start.

Luckily I didn't have to interview, or that would have been the worst part. Or actually suit shopping would have been the hardest part. I hate shopping for suits!

Best part:
1. Reading an email that started "Congratulations!" from my #1 school
2. Getting my PCAT scores the second time and crying from happiness over the improvement
3. Drinking lots the night after I took the PCAT

Hey, what school was that--it really didn't require an interview???

 

[AngelaCL]

Hey, what school was that--it really didn't require an interview???

Butler University.

 

[medicalCPA]

Butler University.

I would have applied there, but they would not accept me because I got a 74 on my Chemistry section, even though I had a 98 composite.

 

[acetyl]

Definitely application fees. Definitely. Those really sucked.

 

[mattc_85]

I would say filling out all that PharmCAS stuff when I was only applying to one school. Sure it helps for those who are applying to many but I had to pay for PharmCAS AND UK.

 

[AngelaCL]

I would have applied there, but they would not accept me because I got a 74 on my Chemistry section, even though I had a 98 composite.

Yeah, the first time I took the PCAT I got a 90+ on all sections but a 69 on the chem part, so I had to retake even though I had a 95 composite.

 

[Nubianssense]

I think Pharmcas is a waste of time and money. I sent in my transcript in August yet they contacted me in March stating I need to send an updated copy since I took another class that wasnt put on the transcript. Meaning since I sent in my application months ago they have not sent it or even looked at it.. O i hate Pharmcas... They just sent out my apps April 3rd how about that.

 

[Paracelsian]

being accepted to so many schools and trying to decide which one to go to

You must have ****ed a lot of ****.

 

[AggiePharmer]

Waiting, whether it be for an interview offer, or acceptance. The wait really got to me, especially when I started hearing how other people I knew had already been accepted or rejected. I am usually pretty easy-going and happy but I was pretty on edge for a couple weeks in March.

Cheers to that. Pretty much sums it all up, too. I guess in retrospect, our stressful circumstances and events leading up to finding out where we got in, will probably seem pretty amusing to our friends and family years from now.
👍

 

[typingpig]

Hmmmm...

Probably would be the noise from my credit card and bank account when they were complaining.

Yet, I have to say that one of the worse parts was saying something to make the interviewer mad at you .