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 PharmD FAQs - Application & InterviewHow many applications do you receive, interviews do you grant, and applicants do you accept in an average year? We typically receive more than 1400 applications a year, grant approximately 400 interviews, and offer acceptances to seat a class of 120. Can I request an application packet? WesternU's PharmD program participates in the pharmacy college application service. This allows applicants to use a single application and one set of materials to apply to multiple PharmD programs. The Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) offers a Web-based application service. In addition to the PharmCAS application, you are required to complete and submit a Supplemental Application. Please follow the checklist on our website carefully to insure a complete application packet is submitted. It is helpful if you first complete our Academic Worksheet to ensure that all the prerequisites are met or will be met by the end of the spring term prior to entry. Our counselors will evaluate your work and notify you if you lack any prerequisites. Do you have an early decision process? No. Can I submit more than the required number of recommendation letters? Yes. However, it is advisable to limit the number to one or two extra since a total of three or four well-chosen recommendations will usually paint a clear picture of the candidate and additional recommendations will only add to the committee members reading time. Three recommendation evaluation forms are required, recommendation letters are optional. Do the recommendation evaluation forms need to be submitted with the application packet? No. Recommendation letters can be sent directly from those who write them, and they can be sent before or after the application is submitted (as long as it's prior to the deadline). How does the committee decide which applicants are offered seats? The committee will review all completed applications and select approximately 400 candidates for interview. After the interview, all materials will be reviewed and applicants will be assigned a status: admit, hold or reject. After all interviews are completed (April) alternates will be selected from the hold candidates. At this time all students will be notified by mail of their final status. There is no need to call, as applicants will be notified immediately if there is a change in their status.How and when will I know if I've been invited for an interview? You will be notified by phone between December and April, should you be selected for an interview. When are acceptance letters and final notification letters mailed? Applicants are usually notified of the committee's decision within two-three weeks of their interview. All applicants are notified of their final status in mid-August. I am a re-applicant. How may I improve my application or chances of gaining admission? Take a critical review of the information that you mailed to our admissions office and see if there are any obvious voids. For example, maybe you had one or two low grades that lowered your overall and/or science GPA, or maybe you weren't involved in community service, or merely forgot to include it on your application. You would be surprised at how much you can learn about the strengths and weaknesses of your application simply by looking at it from an admissions perspective. It's important to realize that sometimes there isn't one obvious thing that you can change to be admitted. Every case is different and every year the competition is different. Above all else, it is important to realize that we receive applications from many highly qualified applicants each year and are only able to accept about 20 percent of that pool. If this is the path you are committed to, then keep trying! | |
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