Should I start on my Pharmcas application this June?

[andrew89]

Hey guys, I have never applied to pharmacy schools through PharmCas before. I want to apply to about 5 diferent schools for the fall 2012 class, but I wont be finished with all the prerequisites untill after the spring semester of 2012. Should i start on my pharmcas application when it opens this June (2011)? I am asking because I dont know how they would be able to calculate my GPA without all the prerequites, and btw, I have not done any volunteer work yet, but planning to do it this summer. Should I wait or start applying? Any advise would be greatly appriciated, thanks !!!

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[chrispharm]

Hey guys, I have never applied to pharmacy schools through PharmCas before. I want to apply to about 5 diferent schools for the fall 2012 class, but I wont be finished with all the prerequisites untill after the spring semester of 2012. Should i start on my pharmcas application when it opens this June (2010)? I am asking because I dont know how they would be able to calculate my GPA without all the prerequites, and btw, I have not done any volunteer work yet, but planning to do it this summer. Should I wait or start applying? Any advise would be greatly appriciated, thanks !!!

There will be a section for planned course and you will have to list those out in that section, and they will have an academic update peroid in December for your fall grades.

 

[Passion4Sci]

It's fine - Just about everyone has done it that way if they are non-trads (including myself). Start getting your LoRs lined up now and definitely do PharmCAS in June.

 

[Benelli]

The biggest issue I had when I did PharmCAS was getting the transcripts in. I had two transcripts lost total and ended up ordering eight total for the four that I needed. So the sooner the better on those.

 

[armorking]

Definitely doesn't hurt to start filling in as much as you can now. The sooner you can get the Pharmcas in, the sooner you can start getting replies/interviews from certain pharmacy schools. Good luck!