I hope I am not posting in the wrong place. If I am, please excuse my newbie behavior.
My name is Pat. I'm currently entering my senior year of high school. Over the past 3 years, I've been juggling with a bunch of college majors, but I always seem to come back to pharmacy. After taking physics last year, I realized that engineering was not going to be my cup of tea. I love biology and chemistry, which had finally led to my decision to pursue a PharmD degree.
I really need some advice on what the best method is to pursue this degree. I'm going to list my basic high school stats at the end of this post because I understand that pharmacy is a competitive program, often with no guarantees. I live in New Jersey, so Rutgers would be my only option for in-state programs if I go with the 0-6 program. Is 0-6 worth it? Would it be better for me to go to another state college (Rowan or Stockton for example) or a private institution where I could receive a great deal of scholarship money for two years before applying for pharmacy school? How about out of state programs like Northeastern, Rhode Island, or USP?
I know the benefit of 0-6 programs is the guarantee (under most circumstances) of being accepted into the school's PharmD program, but is it worth spending the cash for two years of pre-reqs?
High school stats: SAT: 680 M, 660 CR, 650 W
GPA: 3.9/4.0 (unweighted) - Rank: 3/401
At least 4 honors/AP courses each year - Total of 8 AP classes taken before graduation.
Do EC's matter? I've done a lot of community service work, but I haven't volunteered at a hospital or interned at a pharmacy yet.
Thank you in advance for any advice/personal experience(s) you could share with me.
-Pat
My name is Pat. I'm currently entering my senior year of high school. Over the past 3 years, I've been juggling with a bunch of college majors, but I always seem to come back to pharmacy. After taking physics last year, I realized that engineering was not going to be my cup of tea. I love biology and chemistry, which had finally led to my decision to pursue a PharmD degree.
I really need some advice on what the best method is to pursue this degree. I'm going to list my basic high school stats at the end of this post because I understand that pharmacy is a competitive program, often with no guarantees. I live in New Jersey, so Rutgers would be my only option for in-state programs if I go with the 0-6 program. Is 0-6 worth it? Would it be better for me to go to another state college (Rowan or Stockton for example) or a private institution where I could receive a great deal of scholarship money for two years before applying for pharmacy school? How about out of state programs like Northeastern, Rhode Island, or USP?
I know the benefit of 0-6 programs is the guarantee (under most circumstances) of being accepted into the school's PharmD program, but is it worth spending the cash for two years of pre-reqs?
High school stats: SAT: 680 M, 660 CR, 650 W
GPA: 3.9/4.0 (unweighted) - Rank: 3/401
At least 4 honors/AP courses each year - Total of 8 AP classes taken before graduation.
Do EC's matter? I've done a lot of community service work, but I haven't volunteered at a hospital or interned at a pharmacy yet.
Thank you in advance for any advice/personal experience(s) you could share with me.
-Pat