Arandwa Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 Hey everybody! It’s great to hear about y’all getting into Pharmacy this year. Unfortunately, I didn’t make the cut this year. My admission average was 81%, I don’t know if that’s low or not. I think I screwed up on the CASPer and the interview. I watched **DELETED** videos on YouTube to prepare for the CASPer. It would be awesome if someone could direct me towards a good resource that I could use to prepare for the CASPer and interview! Wish me luck next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sondos Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 33 minutes ago, Arandwa said: Hey everybody! It’s great to hear about y’all getting into Pharmacy this year. Unfortunately, I didn’t make the cut this year. My admission average was 81%, I don’t know if that’s low or not. I think I screwed up on the CASPer and the interview. I watched **DELETED** videos on YouTube to prepare for the CASPer. It would be awesome if someone could direct me towards a good resource that I could use to prepare for the CASPer and interview! Wish me luck next time I have the same average as you and got waitlisted SADGE... Also, what makes you so sure that you screwed up the CASPer test? We never know how we performed on the CASPer. Did you leave questions blank or ran out of time? For the ethical dilemma scenarios, I tried to discuss both sides but there's only so much you can type in 5 mins lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly123 Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 7 hours ago, idontknowwhattoput said: No worries at all! Also, if anyone wanted to be a part of a Facebook group chat or something so that everyone can talk and figure things out, I would be down to do that! Hey, lets make a fb chat ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger45 Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 23 hours ago, idontknowwhattoput said: Hi guys, in the acceptance letter where it states: "To participate in the Experiential Learning portions of the Pharm.D. program, you will be required to register as a pharmacy intern with the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals prior to your first year of study. This involves paying an application fee and submitting an application and two reference letters." Does anyone know what type of reference letters they are looking for? (i.e. only pharmacy, academic, etc.) And also how soon those reference letters would need to be into the school by? I honestly did not expect to need reference letters for this portion and I just wanted to know beforehand so I am not missing anything! Thank you in advance Hey so I figured out you have to goto the official site for the college of pharmacy professionals and actually register for the experimental learning through the site (also drop 2 character references as well). I don't think we can do it yet though because we don't have passwords for our accounts and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABG24 Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 My application status updated to “withdrawn” today and that is very confusing. And figures I can’t get ahold of anyone in the department today! Maybe this means I have to apply next year or my position on the waitlist is being evaluated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharmacy2025 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Initially I was on the wait list and just received an offer as an OOP student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger45 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Pharmacy2025 said: Initially I was on the wait list and just received an offer as an OOP student. See you in class friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharmacy2025 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I’m soooooo lost. Did you guys receive information on how to register for classes yet? In my letter they gave me my email that I’m supposed to be using but I have no idea how to access it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger45 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pharmacy2025 said: I’m soooooo lost. Did you guys receive information on how to register for classes yet? In my letter they gave me my email that I’m supposed to be using but I have no idea how to access it. No login info yet. But I did email Diane and she said that all the login information and such will be emailed in the next few days. Probably just waiting for all the acceptance letters to be confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharmacy2025 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Ok thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervous-system Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Hi, has anyone here got accepted with mid 70s?? I am an IP and I apply next year, Im not sure what my chances are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sondos Posted July 2, 2021 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 3 hours ago, nervous-system said: Hi, has anyone here got accepted with mid 70s?? I am an IP and I apply next year, Im not sure what my chances are. I had a friend who applied with an 86 average and got rejected as an IP (not even waitlist). He screwed up on the CASPer test pretty badly (not sure how he did on the interview). Lots of people dismiss the CASPer test as something they don't have to prepare for. Friend's biggest issue was going blank when it was time to type out the answers and then overthinking the answers he was typing and then not getting much written down. People should aim for a bare minimum 60 WPM but 80-100 WPM is probably better. Imo, there is no time to overthink for CASPer. I wrote down everything that came to my mind discussing as many points of view or courses of action I could think of. Be compassionate, don't judge or jump to conclusions. I also went over my personal experiences over and over so on the day of the test, they were fresh in my head. I have an ~82 average and just got accepted as IP. I must have done well on the CASPer test considering my average isn't the best out of all applicants and I thought my interview was meh (I got way different questions than what I expected). nervous-system 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervous-system Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 6:36 PM, Sondos said: I had a friend who applied with an 86 average and got rejected as an IP (not even waitlist). He screwed up on the CASPer test pretty badly (not sure how he did on the interview). Lots of people dismiss the CASPer test as something they don't have to prepare for. Friend's biggest issue was going blank when it was time to type out the answers and then overthinking the answers he was typing and then not getting much written down. People should aim for a bare minimum 60 WPM but 80-100 WPM is probably better. Imo, there is no time to overthink for CASPer. I wrote down everything that came to my mind discussing as many points of view or courses of action I could think of. Be compassionate, don't judge or jump to conclusions. I also went over my personal experiences over and over so on the day of the test, they were fresh in my head. I have an ~82 average and just got accepted as IP. I must have done well on the CASPer test considering my average isn't the best out of all applicants and I thought my interview was meh (I got way different questions than what I expected). oh wow seems like CASPer is extremely important. Thank you so much for letting me know, now I know what to focus on the most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger45 Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Has anyone received an email about our PAWS login and such yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly123 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 nope, not yet i dont know why its taking so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger45 Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 1:17 AM, butterfly123 said: nope, not yet i dont know why its taking so long Yep still waiting! Super antsy / excited to get the email regarding our paws and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sondos Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 21 hours ago, roger45 said: Yep still waiting! Super antsy / excited to get the email regarding our paws and such. We just got an email regarding our timetables! And stuff about Webex meetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzz Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Is there a Facebook group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger45 Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 37 minutes ago, Fizzz said: Is there a Facebook group? I haven’t been invited to one. But I’m also OOP so idk how people would find me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejc2111 Posted September 29, 2021 Report Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 3:18 PM, idontknowwhattoput said: Hi guys, in the acceptance letter where it states: "To participate in the Experiential Learning portions of the Pharm.D. program, you will be required to register as a pharmacy intern with the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals prior to your first year of study. This involves paying an application fee and submitting an application and two reference letters." Does anyone know what type of reference letters they are looking for? (i.e. only pharmacy, academic, etc.) And also how soon those reference letters would need to be into the school by? I honestly did not expect to need reference letters for this portion and I just wanted to know beforehand so I am not missing anything! Thank you in advance Hello, I'm a future applicant wishing to pursue pharmacy, were you able to tell me what types of references Usask is looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleyAckies6 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 Hello! I entered the same specialty this year, and I can't find a chat or any other information about how to contact them. I was interested to read about how you discuss enrollment and what attracted you most to the university. I was choosing between pharmaceutical and medical faculties. But after I discovered that the labor market is in short supply of pharmacists, I decided it was worth choosing this specialty. After graduation, I think I will work at PillPal. Many of my friends said that this year's entrance exams were much more difficult than in previous years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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