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Hi all.... Hope you are doing great.... well, when I called NABP they said my file went for final review on June17th to issue the certificate after they got my TOEFL score, and they said it would take from 6-8 weeks to mail it.... the good news is I received it on July 14th by mail in my home country which means that it took them less than a month to do so Well, I have it now (finally) but do not know if I will be able to use it or not... things have changed in US a lot and do not know what our chances are..... any help is really appreciated... Good Luck to you all

Hi John..I called NABP on he 20th of June and they said that they sent my papers for final review to issue the certificate and it woud take 6-8 weeks to do from June, 17th which is the day t hey sent my papers to the commitee.... so I am waiting...and hope i'll get it by mail soon...

Good Luck to you all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I studied a litte bit from Barrons...but mostly from the web.. you tube mainly..for listening, I watch English movies most of my time and I do not like to look at the translation so I can depend only on what i hear to understand except for new words... For writing, I already posted hints for the first part but also the second part..you need to start with an introduction and other 3 paragraphs have 3 ideas to support your opinioon and finally a conclusion.. I think when they correct your essay, they give points for this format and the rest depends on how supportive your ideas are,, and the way you connect them with each other....try to use different phrases and verbs to make your essay rich with variety of words.... Also, leave a line between one paragraph and another... Most important, stick with how many words they ask you to write.... I think around 300 words.... watch this video, I think it's very useful...

Thank You, Since I am out of US, I have no idea how to find or conact small pharmacies..if any one has an idea, please advise..... I called NABP today and the said they have recieved my TOEFL score and the commitee will do its final review so it will take from 6-8 weeks to send he certificate...I am not sure why they have this final review???

here is my advice when taking notes.......... You need to take notes while listening, but remember, you do not have time to write down every thing!! remember it is note-taking (when you practice, you can evaluate your notes if they were enough for the answer) and the most important is to have organized way for note-taking... if you don't, then it would be very difficult to refer to them while answering the question since you only have short time to prepare your answer.... Also, using arrows (for example when you refer to types) and abbreviations (such as ex. for example), will help you saving time. Also, when you practice, you can develop your own abbreviations as long as you know what they mean.. remember no one will read your notes so you can write any thing that you only care for... for me, some time, if I got a new word that I am not sure how to write down, at least I tried to write it in a way that I can pronounce it afterward or some time I would choose writing down in my native language if I feel I dont have time...you can always do what it suits you... If there are reading and listening passages for the same question, I used to make a line in the middle of the page, on the right side, I wrote down notes from the reading and on the left side, I wrote down notes from the listening.... Hope that was easy to follow

You know, when you write, the repetition of he or she is not the problem because some times you have no other option.. you usaully start writing the lecturer then you will use He/She for the rest of the assay.. but what you need to avoid is repeating phrases and words ..try to use different connection words for each point you write... My advice for the writing section is..... For the first part in writing,, usually it is a reading passage then a lecture that is opposing the ideas in the reading passage ( they list 3 statements to justify what they are claiming so you have to pay attention and write down these 3 points) I start like this...( 4 paragraphs, each sentence below is a beginning for a new paragraph, try to leave a line between each paragraph and the one follows so it is easy to read) The lecturer opposes the reading passage about ............ for three reasons. First, although the passage states that............., the lecturer thinks that.......... Second, in the passage, ............................. On the other hand, the lecturer,,,,,,,,,, Finally, .............................................. However, the lecturer claims that.............. You have to notice: 1. Use the same tense (present or past tense, I wrote them above in bold so you can see that I used present tense for the whole time) 2. In the beginning, I stated clearly that the lecturer opposes the passage 3. I mentioned all 3 points used for comparison 4. I tried to use different comparative phrases: however, on the other hand, although...) 5. DON'T mention YOUR opinion or write more information, you HAVE to stick with the information mentioned, not less or more

I know this feeling and I experienced it my self and I felt it was difficult to imagine something you do not like when you actually have the opposite feeling ...but try to keep things simple and try to practice how to fake things... One time, when I practiced with american friend, he asked me about a problem I faced and how I solved it..you know I started saying that I had a fight with my husband and .... so he smiled and said you can simply imagine that one time you had a flat tire when you were out of town, and some body stopped to help you and... so I felt that I need to think simple thoughts to make it easy on my self:D

Hi Ivona,,, I never asked for rescoring,,but I regret not doing it at least one time to see if there would be any change,,especially one time I did much better than the test before because I missed one question but still got the same score so I felt it did not make any sense ... But honestly, I do not feel that my English got better than before.. that time I used to live in US and I pacticed English much better than now,,, the key is that I payed more attention to the way that you need to answer each question and that made the difference so believe in your self and in your language skills because I am sure that you speak very good and practice more to be more relaxed and sound natural when you speak.... One advice I learned that when you start answering any question, start with a SMILE :) on your face and that helps you to relax and sound natural and it worked,,try it :grad:

Well, could you please tell me the exact Name for the book "APHA", what is the latest edtion, authors??? Thanks

well, the SSN is something given to US citizens or ceratin visa-type holders like F1- student, so you can not be given one unless you go actually to US and have a valid visa..it is like the national ID number....

well, I can answer like this... ( this is only an example, but it is not really true:p "In my opinion, I dislike this froum for a few reasons, first, I find it disorganized, for example, it takes me so much time to find ceratin topics that I am interested in. Second, it has limited features for its members, for example, it does not allow us to receive e-mails from each other or use chat as a way to communicate. That's why I dislike this forum."

Thanks John a lot for your reply.... I will call them some time this week to check my status progress..... Now, and after the big trouble to get the certificate, I am not sure where to start so I can use it!!! I feel I have a bigger problem now finding an internship!!!!

Thanks John,,, I have not received it yet, I called NABP and they said it takes from 6-8 weeks ti issue the certificate aftet they receive the TOEFL score so I am waiting!!! I am only worried about one thing, I changed my mailing address to overseas so I am afraid that it might get lost!!!! did any one receive it by mailing overseas?