PharmCAS Update AACP 2010 Annual Meeting Lexi Losch Manager of Application Services Liaison International Jennifer Athay, Pharm.D. Director, Student Affairs American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

PharmCAS Contact Information Lexi Losch Manager of Application Services (617) Tania Zavarelli PharmCAS Coordinator (617) PharmAdMIT Chris Ferraraccio Academic Management Systems (716) ext. 2109

Advisory Panel Jennifer L. Clutter, Chair (West Virginia University) Tessa Keys (Southern Illinois University) Michael W. Kelly (University of Iowa) Mary Lee (Midwestern-Chicago) Andrea L. Wall (University of Cincinnati) Jennifer Hess (University at Buffalo) Renae Chesnut (Drake University) Jonathon Parker (Samford University) Cyndi Porter (California Northstate) Alison Knutson (University of Minnesota)

PharmCAS Participation Launched on June 4 for Fall 2011 Enrollment 90 PharmCAS Institutions 12– Partial Participating 78 – Full Participating 50 – Private Institutions 40 – Public Institutions

Welcome New PharmCAS Schools Saint Joseph’s College Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University of Wisconsin University of Mississippi University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Roosevelt University Rosalind Franklin University Western New England College Ferris State University

PharmCAS Deadline Summary November: 11 schools December: 19 schools January: 12 schools February:28 schools March:20 schools *Preliminary Information

PharmCAS Year End Reports Available in October 2010 for the Admissions Cycle School-specific and National Data

PharmCAS Schools

PharmCAS Applicant Trends Complete/mailed PharmCAS applicants only. 43 schools 43 schools 45 schools 47 schools 59 schools 72 schools 86 schools

PharmCAS Application Trends One applicant may submit multiple applications 43 schools 43 schools 45 schools 47 schools 59 schools 72 schools 86 schools

PharmCAS Applications Overall Increasein Applicants = 10.9%Overall Increase in Applicants = 10.9% Overall Increasein Applications = 9.2%Overall Increase in Applications = 9.2% Applicant to application ratio = 4.9Applicant to application ratio = 4.9 Increase in applicant to application ratio = 0.8%Increase in applicant to application ratio = 0.8%

Overall Experience with PharmCAS

Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by GENDER ( ) Male Female No Answer

Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by AGE ( )

Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by RACE/ETHNICITY ( )

Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by UNDERGRADUATE GPAs ( )

Top Feeder Institutions for PharmCAS Top Feeder Institutions for PharmCAS ( ) *Applicants enrolled in one or more courses at the institution. PharmCAS reports include institution-specific feeder data in addition to national data. U CALIFORNIA-IRVINE 408 U CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES 362 LONG ISLAND UNIV-BROOKLYN 336 U CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO 321 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 307 PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 301 U CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 298 SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE 264 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 226 GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE 217 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO 217 ORANGE COAST COLLEGE 213 MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 212 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE 212 U CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE 208 UNIVOF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 201 BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 197 U CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY 197 COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 194 GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE 194 IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE 194 SANTA MONICA COLLEGE 192 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 189 U MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES 182 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 177 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 170 CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC 166 UNIVERSITY OF NEW 162 HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 159 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI159 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 156 U NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 155 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON155 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY154

Number of Offers vs. Number of PharmCAS Designations

Example of PharmCAS Applicant-specific Data Report published in October following end of the admissions cycle. It provides a list of all complete/mailed applicants for the individual PharmCAS school. Report identifies the other PharmCAS schools designated by each applicant and the final admission decision at each of the applicant's designated PharmCAS institutions.

What’s New in Application volume to date: – July 1, 2010: 7,531 accounts (150 verified) – July 1, 2009: 7,504 accounts (125 verified) – 61 Total Submitted Re-Applications (26% of submitted) Early Decision deadline: September 3 Academic Update opens: December 15 Admissions Decisions due: May 25

Fee Waiver Financially disadvantaged applicants Waiver approval based on applicant’s (or parents’) income, as reported on the most recent tax return First-come, first-serve basis First designations free. $50 for each additional designation. AACP waiver fund doubled to cover up to 533 applicants

Review of Major Changes for Current Cycle Application Fee is $150 + $50 for each additional school Fee waivers only apply to first designation Race/Ethnicity compatible with IPEDS reporting DOB required field Paperless by 2012

Review of Major Changes for Current Cycle Social Security Numbers removed PCAT scores now matched by PCAT CID No ACPE status institutions Centralized Criminal Background Check Program Re-applicants 2 nd parental relationship not required Subject line of message to reference writers to read: Student Reference PharmCAS: Student Name Reference writers can now upload docs, pdfs

Re-Applicants Submitted and paid to roll-over from Carry over: Applicant Information, Academic History, Additional Information, Transcripts, PCAT scores Will NOT carry over: Personal Essay, Payment, Letters of Recommendation, Designations Will be assigned new ID

Other Announcements Send your matriculation data to PharmCAS by September Year-end reports available in October Problem applicants Surveys PharmCAS School Manual will be posted on AACP site School page updates to Diane Drakeley

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