I can tell you from my personal experiences with HICP. After the whole nightmare was over, I tried to move on and reapply. I contacted all of the schools that i'm interested in and told them my personal situation and all I got from them was some sympathy and general answer such as : " you should try to retake classes that you dont get good grades in and apply to our school." None of my class from HICP was transferable. It was a waste of time/effort and especially money. It's a great life lesson but unfortunately, a very expensive one.What are the students of Hawaii doing about their situation? I know their courses are not transferrable and they wasted a lot of time and money, but are they still eligible to apply to other pharmacy schools? This all seems extremely risky with new schools who are still not granted pre-cand. status...
I can tell you from my personal experiences with HICP. After the whole nightmare was over, I tried to move on and reapply. I contacted all of the schools that i'm interested in and told them my personal situation and all I got from them was some sympathy and general answer such as : " you should try to retake classes that you dont get good grades in and apply to our school." None of my class from HICP was transferable. It was a waste of time/effort and especially money. It's a great life lesson but unfortunately, a very expensive one.
after this whole incident, I tend to gear away from new schools. I dont mean all new schools are like HICP. However, it's like deja vu when i checked out CA northstate website. ( the domain was in Org (just like HICP.ORG) and no concrete building/plans for the next class.) another fact that this is an independent college and not even achieve regional status yet scared me. This is the same problem that HICP faced during their first year.
Anyways, this is just my opinion as i speak for myself after going thru the whole HICP nightmare. I really dont want this situation to happen again to anyone. Please do your research carefully on any new schools before you decide to invest your money and time in them
Gluck to those who apply.. Hard work and persistence do pay off at the end.. ( I know this is true
Good day to you. live and let live. peace!
I am so incredibly disappointed by the lack of support that this school is receiving. Don't you people have better things to do than to sit here and ridicule a school that is attempting to get on its own two feet. CA northstate is a perfectly legitimate school. I have had the opportunity to meet with the dean on my interview on friday morning, and he is an amazing person. The amount of experience and competence this man has, will definately take him and this school far. The dean, and the faculty, had so much faith in the program and in the school itself, that I was completely moved. The dean has also devised a curriculum/program that will be focused on making sure the student is learning the material, rather than just memorizing and regurgitating it. This school will be a success whether you want it to be or not, because of its unique program, amazing faculty, and dynamically inspirational dean. And fyi, the only reason they didn't have their meeting with the acpe in january, was because the dean thought it best to postpone the meeting until the building was finished. Which is going to be by the first week of february, not june! Therefore, the meeting will also be next month. This school will, and I repeat, will receive its pre-candidate state, because the dean is one smart and powerful guy, who has so many years of experience and depth to carry him through it with flying colors. Not only that, but my experience with speaking to Dr. Carroll, and Alvin Cheung, showed me that the school already has incredibly experienced and intelligent faculty members who will provide a wonderful foundation for the school. So please do not speak against the school, and post comments saying the school wont get its accreditation. Because when it does, you will be the first to be laughed at for your ignorance.
