PharmCAS Update AACP 2010 Annual Meeting

1. 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

2. PharmCAS Contact Information Lexi Losch Manager of Application Services llosch@liaison-intl.com (617) 612-2055 Tania Zavarelli PharmCAS Coordinator tzavarelli@liaison-intl.com (617)612-2058 PharmAdMIT Chris Ferraraccio Academic Management Systems cferraraccio@academicmanagement.com (716) 204-0464 ext. 2109

3. 2010-11 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)

4. 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

5. Welcome New PharmCAS Schools 2010-11 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

6. PharmCAS Deadline Summary2010-11 • November: 11 schools • December: 19 schools • January: 12 schools • February: 28 schools • March: 20 schools *Preliminary Information

7. PharmCAS Year End Reports Available in October 2010 for the 2009-10 Admissions Cycle School-specific and National Data

8. PharmCAS Schools

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

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

11. 2008-09 PharmCAS Applications • Overall Increasein Applicants = 10.9% • Overall Increasein Applications = 9.2% • Applicant to application ratio = 4.9 • Increase in applicant to application ratio = 0.8%

12. Overall Experience with PharmCAS

13. Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by GENDER (2008-09) Male No Answer Female

14. Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by AGE (2008-09)

15. Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by RACE/ETHNICITY (2008-09)

16. Accepted PharmCAS Applicants by UNDERGRADUATE GPAs (2008-09)

17. Top Feeder Institutions for PharmCAS (2008-09) 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 CINCINNATI 159 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 156 U NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 155 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 155 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 154 *Applicants enrolled in one or more courses at the institution. PharmCAS reports include institution-specific feeder data in addition to national data.

18. Number of Offers vs. Number of PharmCAS Designations

19. 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.

20. What’s New in 2010-11 • 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

21. 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

22. Review of Major Changes for Current 2010-11 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

23. Review of Major Changes for Current 2010-11 Cycle • Social Security Numbers removed • PCAT scores now matched by PCAT CID • No ACPE status institutions • Centralized Criminal Background Check Program • Re-applicants • 2nd 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

24. Re-Applicants • Submitted and paid to roll-over from 2009-2010 • 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 2010-2011 ID

25. Other Announcements • Send your 2009-10 matriculation data to PharmCAS by September 11 • 2009-10 Year-end reports available in October • Problem applicants • Surveys • 2010-11 PharmCAS School Manual will be posted on AACP site • School page updates to Diane Drakeley

26. Break & Discussion