MountainPharmD, you are a dick, I don't see the relevance of my mother and father in this discussion. I agree that this kid shouldn't just go because his parents think he should, and that is certainly not why I went to pharm school, so it would be nice to get a certain level of respect. Just because you didn't go to a 0-6 doesn't mean it is an ineffective model.
Rebelde, do you mind me asking what program you are in? You are further along than I am, so you may very well know better than me. From my experience here however, the coursework we take in our first tow years is pretty heavy duty and most of the P1-P3 students I know have adapted fine with many actually performing better in their P1 year than in sophomore year. So, all 0-6 programs are different, have different pre-reqs, different professors teaching those pre-reqs and so forth. You could be right though, all I know is that leaving high school I was very interested in being a pharmacist and personally, have not regretted going to a 0-6, I have made some great lifelong friends so far in the program and do not see why I should have to spend two extra years getting a Biology degree that really wouldn't do a lot for me. I am interested to know what you really think I am "missing out" on. Thanks for showing me a little respect though, unlike, MountainPharmD.