A few days ago
j20t

Changing careers and getting into Pharmacy (I think)?

I’m interested in getting into pharmacy and currently i’m two semesters into a community college pre pharmacy program. I have a bs degree in Geology from a 4 year state university I received in 2003, and currently i’m a geologist having no background in pharmaceuticals at all.

Tuition for the community college is on my dime, which is a reason why i’m going here, the second being i’ll have a much stronger GPA (Currently have a 4.0 CC GPA, which I plan to keep, but BS degree GPA was a 2.73).

So long as I do well on the PCAT, what are my chances of getting into a Pharm D program if I fulfill about half of my prerequisites at the community college, bringing the rest from the 4 year university? Everything i’m transferring would be an A or B, with the exception of Calc II, in which I got a C.

I’ll be heading to a Q&A at the Pharm D university i’m looking at in 2 weeks and will ask this question to admissions but thought i’d see what answers i’d get here first. Thanks in advance!

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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It is all relative. Your chance of admissions depends on a lot of factors. This is undergrad school, age, pharmacy experience, gpa, pcat scores and etc. Going to CC may be a good thing, but many schools may hold it against you. However, since you got your BS already this factor is disregarded.
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A few days ago
Miami_Tennis
Even though everyone tells you that your overall GPA carries a heavy bearing on the admissions decision, it’s really your science GPA. Since you’re going to Pharmacy, I hope your Chem scores are high. Don’t worry about the “C” in your Calc II class. It’s not a good thing, but it won’t be as bad as you think. I think you have a pretty good chance of getting in to Pharmacy school. Good luck.
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4 years ago
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many times, a clean uncertified tech starts off at approximately $8 according to hour, and a clean, qualified tech starts off at approximately $10 according to hour. i’ve got by no ability heard of a tech making better than $15 according to hour. you will ought to artwork nights and weekends, even at hospitals. the sole place the place you will possibly no longer is mail-order pharmacies.
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