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Been thinking about pursuing pharmacy school after HS, but I'd be going for a Bachelor's first. Tack that on to pharmacy school, and that's a lot of time spent in school. And money. Ugh. I'm trying to figure out where to go for a Bachelor's, if I should get my Associate's at CC since I'm already taking classes there, or what. Such a fat headache. Actually, anyone have any recommendations? I have a feeling I'm going to have to hit the books hard if I want to go through with all this.
Btw, are there any real established prerequisites to being accepted into a pharmacy program? Or does it differ school by school? Is the PCAT even mandatory? The way I understand it, you don't even need a BA, but most applicants have one, so it's recommended.
Btw, are there any real established prerequisites to being accepted into a pharmacy program? Or does it differ school by school? Is the PCAT even mandatory? The way I understand it, you don't even need a BA, but most applicants have one, so it's recommended.
Mute said:
It varies per school. I'm going to University of Alberta (Canada!). There's only 10 pharmacy schools here in Canada I believe, and the entry requirements vary between each. At my school, you don't even have to write the PCAT, nor is there an interview (which is pretty shitty, there really really should be).
If you're still in high school and already thinking about pharmacy, I'm sure you'll do fine in whatever you do. I didn't even think about enterring into a professional program until around the end of my second year of undergraduate.
For me, I'd love to be in school as long as possible. Having four month summers are a luxury students enjoy. Once you're out and working, good luck getting that many days off! By the time I finish, I'll have been in uni. for 7 years. After I graduate, I want to practice as a pharmacist part time, and work within the faculty the rest of the time.
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Mute said:
Like, not much at all. But that's because I'm in my first year of pharmacy. First year is full of fluffy shit. I'm not going to say it's not important - it is. But a lot of it seems to be more just getting everyone on the same level, in terms of being comfortable with talking with patients and so forth. If you're a social person, it's really not that bad.
Of course, I took three years of undergrad, in pharmacology, so when we did do some units on science-y stuff, it was a breeze for myself, all just review. For others, it was a LOT more work, and I would've hated to be those students who were in the program after only one year of undergrad.
The way I see it is, most people in pharmacy will go on to work outside of academia, because that's where the money lies. In turn, the profs. you get....aren't that great. Back in pharmacology, where everyone ends up in research and works in universities, the professors are excellent.
In turn, I wouldn't recommend enterring pharmacy very early in your university career. Regardless, you will be able to get by, though in later years (my pharmacy program is four years) I'm sure I'll be studying a hell of a lot more. We've barely touched the surface.
To give a good analogy, my last year of undergrad was probably twice as much work as my first year of pharmacy is.
One last bit of advice - don't accept entrance if you plan on going to something else later on. The programs are extremely specialised right from the get-go (at least from my experience), so you don't want to steal anyone's spot (though on the other hand, sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do).
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