pharmacy application

hey everyone so i submitted my pharmacy school application just a couple days ago and just got verified for my grades and here are my stats Science GPA: 2.80 Pharmcas Cumulative: 2:95 University transcript Cumulative: 3.31 also apart of clubs and am president of a minority relief org. I...

how did you guys tackle the diversity essay? I'm currently applying and have been targeted and hit with the "we value diversity in strengthening our community. Share your experiences or perspective on this topic." I know I can just talk about my diversity regarding being a minority but I feel...

Hello everyone! hope you’re all doing well, i wanted to take my orgo 1 and 2 this spring/summer but the classes are full at my university. Does taking them at a community college affect my acceptance to pharmacy school at all? i currently have a 3.3 gpa, have retaken a couple classes (got an A...

Hello everyone, I am right now a junior and am applying for the pharmacy fall’22 cycle soon. I have a couple classes soon that i want to complete before applying but due to financial problems, i am thinking about taking 2 or 3 classes this summer at my local community college instead of my...

I know that both schools were overall and their pharmacy schools were established around the same time. Both their Naplex pass rates are very close with Lipscomb at ~91% and Belmont at ~93% as of 2018. A lot of the threads I see comparing Lipscomb to Belmont pharmacy were nearly 10 years ago...

Has anyone received any interview invites thus far and have their interviews scheduled yet? I submitted all my stuff in on 07/31/2019 Coursework verified 08/05/2019 Applied regular admissions, no early decision (ED) Applied to 7 schools (Lipscomb, Belmont, MCPHS-New Hampshire, LECOM-B, LECOM-E...

Hi all. I really want to go to a good California pharmacy school like USC, UCSF, or UCSD. I am a well-rounded student but my GPA isn't super stellar. I have a 2.8 cumulative and 2.6 for math and science. In terms of my extracurriculars, I'm part of the Pre-pharm club at my school and served as...

I listed biology and human and anatomy classes as lab and lecture combined classes on PharmCAS and I made sure on everything before I completed the finalization. But when I downloaded my application flies to schools I applied for, these classes are shown as lecture-only classes. I don't know...

Hey guys! Please please please I need help. I am so confused. Okay so last year I bought the updated 2017 version of the Dr.Collins PCAT study material. But I was unable to take the PCAT for personal reasons ( I was set to take it the Oct of 2017). Now I am set to take the PCAT Sept of 2018...

Hello, I recently got an acceptance letter for the PharmD program from Western University in Pomona. Are there any current students or alumni that can give me the pros and cons of attending this university? I live in NorCal and would like to know how the student life is before making a big...

I could not find a thread for UCSF so I wanted to start one. Has anyone gotten interview invites yet?!

Not sure guys, just took the Nov.17 PCAT today, 1st time taking it, and here are my preliminaries and my GPA. Feeling kinda low, thought i had done better not sure if I should retake the PCAT. Also, is 74 a competitive Composite score these days? Thanks in advance for the advice! PCAT...

Hello, I was wondering if it looks bad if I take the human physiology prereq at a different university for my pre-pharmacy courses as an undergraduate. The reason I am thinking about taking it at another university is because I have already went to the course at my university and the same...

Hello, I need a list of good pharmacy schools that will accept 3.0 overall GPA and does not require PCAT please.

Hello everyone, I am a Junior looking to apply to pharmacy school. I would like to get into Nova southeastern university My cum. gpa is 3.4 and my pcat score is 77th percentile. I have around 300 hours of volunteering in a clinic. I have no pharmacy experiance. What do you guys think my...

Hey guys! I couldn't find a thread for UGA COP (class of 2022), so here it is! I was wondering what everyone's backgrounds were, where else you're applying, and your status for UGA as of now :)

Hello everyone: let us all start this thread. share your interview dates, experiences, acceptance, and tips. Good Luck to all of us :)

Hi all! This is my first time posting on the forum. I have read many similar posts so it made me really nervous/curious about my own stats. I am currently applying to pharmacy schools, and I live in California so I really want to be accepted to schools here in California. However, I'm scared...

Hey, I just applied to Larkin University through PharmCAS. I know I am early, but it is a 3 year program and it is located in Miami. My application is still being verified but I hope my chances are good, because I submitted wayyyy before the early decision deadline. So I guess I did early early...

Hi everyone. I took my PCAT on July 19. My official score is not posted on PharmCAS yet. Is anyone else's posted on PharmCAS?? If so, do you know when it was posted? and how were you notified?

I plan on applying to pharmacy school when the PharmCAS application opens on July 18, 2017 but I wanted to know if I had a good chance of getting in based on my resume. I feel like I am pretty well rounded candidate but I have been limited to the amount of extracurriculars I could do during the...

In order to be able to finish all of my pharmacy pre-requisites I would have to take two summer courses (microbiology and calculus) in order to have all my coursework done by winter of 2018.( After the summer I would still have 4 pharm pre-requisites.) My gpa is not the best as I have retaken...

Hello! I need some advice. I spent my first two years at a community college where my cGPA is approximately a 3.3 overall.I then transferred to a university were I did not do so well. I kept getting C's after C's and I lost hope in ever becoming an A student. I got a 2.4 and 2.5 in Orgo 1 and...

I am still not done with my PharmCAS application. The reason is because I have been dragging on my PCAT. I did terrible on the one in September and I missed the test on November. -Bachelor's of Science (chemistry) -A year of hospital volunteer experience -Cumulative 3.2 gpa -LOR: from a...

Any one available and willing to read my personal statement? It would be greatly appreciated! Happy holidays :-)

Decided to make this thread since it hasn't been made yet, anyone thinking of attending KGI? Or has anyone already been accepted?

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Chances of acceptance after landing an interview with UAMS? Chances of landing interviews with other schools (Creighton, KU, Drake, Iowa?)

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Stats: GPA is 87 (3.3 on the 4.0 scale) SAT: 1,070/1600, but retaking. Took college forensics (though I don't know how that could help me in pharmacy) No AP classes Interested in: MCPHS, LIU Brooklyn (2+4) and that's pretty much it. Let me know which other ones you would suggest. If you don't...

Hello everyone, This my first time using this forum. I got accepted into USC and Washington State University. I am waiting to hear back from 2 more schools. I know that USC has a really good ranking, reputation, research foundation, and strong alumni work. But the tuition is extremely high...

Belmont University College of Pharmacy students Josh Burton, Katie Hubbard and Sarah Ratzloff recently became certified by examination in the area of health care informatics. The Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) is the Health Information Management...

I'm currently in the process of applying to pharmacy schools. My state does have a highly ranked (top 10) pharmacy school (currently where I am for undergrad) so I could attend here to get in state tuition. However, I know I don't want to stay in this state after I graduate because it just isn't...

It seems like percentile ranking is more important than the actual scaled score, so does a small increase of the raw scale make a significant increase in the percentile ranking? Also, about what percentile is a score of 400 and 450?

are there any pharmacy schools that uses the transcript cumulative gpa rather than the pharmcas cgpa?

I took the PCAT today and I did absolutely terrible. I got way below the 50% percentile. I am freaking out right now. I feel incredibly discouraged. Should I just consider applying to schools that do not require the PCAT? Right now is September. Will taking it a second time in November allow me...

Hi, I'm going to be a sophomore in college and I'm a little stressed about what to do. I don't have a pharmacy advisor here to help me so I need some help. I want to apply for pharmacy school this year so that the fall of 2017 I will be going to pharmacy school. When do I start to study for the...

Hey everyone. I am applying to the UMKC School of Pharmacy this fall and I was wondering if anyone had tips on what to include in my personal statement/essay. What are some things that you think must be included in your personal statement/essay?

Hey! So I went to the interview for pharmacy tech, it went well and a couple days later he called me to offer me the job. The manager asked for my email and said I should recieve an email shortly. It has been a week, I called the manager and he said they are having a problem with the emailing...

Hi! I just recently got hired as a pharm tech for cvs. I was just wondering if anyone has experience working as one for cvs? I have heard a lot of negatives but I think I can live with them. But.. My main question is.. How long is the hiring process? The manager called me around 4 days ago and...