Comments on I want to be a pharmacist...: My Pharmacy School Admissions Stats

I'm in a similar boat with serious struggles e...

2009-08-10T10:00:10.374-05:00

I'm in a similar boat with serious struggles early on as I just drank too much. We'll see what happens I spose.

This blog written by an AdCom sure helped me with how to address some of my issues.
www.pharmacyschooladmissions.blogspot.com

I had to overcome an entire crappy undergrad by ki...

2009-08-09T14:43:40.099-05:00

I had to overcome an entire crappy undergrad by kicking ass in the pharmacy prereq's 6 years after I earned my bachelor's degree. I applied/interviewed/was accepted to 3 of the 4 schools I wanted this spring with an end GPA of 3.35 and PCAT of 88. You'll be fine. Applying multiple places seems to be the key.

I don't know the numbers and their significanc...

2009-08-08T15:11:45.698-05:00

I don't know the numbers and their significance, but wish you good luck. I had to overcome a crappy first 2 years in college, too.

its hard to get into pharmacy school these days. ...

2009-08-07T16:13:03.151-05:00

its hard to get into pharmacy school these days. way too competitive. some of the brightest kids don't get accepted and that's sucks. i'd never get in now. i started pharmacy school in 1983 and i don't even think there was a pcat then. my interview with the dean went like this...

dean: here's how it works. you declare your major as pharmacy. we accept you

I agree...you will be fine. While my GPA was at a ...

2009-08-07T01:11:50.302-05:00

I agree...you will be fine. While my GPA was at a 3.6 my PCAT was way low...64th percentile. I ended up getting accepted to 2/5 schools; I was denied by out of state schools and accepted by all of the in state. So honestly, I can't imagine you having a problem at all. Oh, and I don't have any degree...Good luck! :)

You'll be fine. You actually have a strikingl...

2009-08-06T18:34:02.068-05:00

You'll be fine. You actually have a strikingly similar transcript to mine. I had a 2.95 and a 84 PCAT, with four years of extensive, certified work in a very busy pharmacy, leading to glowing LORs which I'm sure you have. You may have to play stressful waiting games with waitlists like I did, but as long as your interviews go well, you'll be just fine.