Alessandra20
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Hello everyone 
I am in the works of applying for the upcoming pharmacy cycle and there is a question regarding if I have received any academic violations of which I was on academic probation as well as received 1 F and 1 XE (failure to show up to final(i contracted cellulitis and was unable to show)). How do I address these without being too wordy? it was my first semester of college and I did not take my classes seriously and was still mentally in my senior-itus mindset. However, I did show clear academic success and there has been a positive trendline of my grades, I used to be at a 1.75GPA and now I am at 3.34 cumulative and have been on the dean's list 3 times. I managed to get 4 letters of recommendation, 2 in the biology department, 1 from a physician I shadowed, and 1 from a pharmacist I shadowed. I am also in multiple organizations and am the president of a minority relief program at my university as well as have been volunteering at multiple pharmacies since 2019. I just don't know how to address these concerns without sounding pathetic and stupid. The programs I (so far) plan to apply to are Wayne State, University of Michigan, Ferris State, UIC, and Toledo school of pharmacy. Any advice would help!
p.s I know that the job is very overly saturated but please keep in mind my family runs over 5 privately owned pharmacies, each inside a physician's office. All are very successful and even are in the works of opening a 6th one in a new upcoming hospital in my state. so in terms of job opportunities, I am pretty much covered and have a job that is waiting for me when I graduate. Thanks again!
I am in the works of applying for the upcoming pharmacy cycle and there is a question regarding if I have received any academic violations of which I was on academic probation as well as received 1 F and 1 XE (failure to show up to final(i contracted cellulitis and was unable to show)). How do I address these without being too wordy? it was my first semester of college and I did not take my classes seriously and was still mentally in my senior-itus mindset. However, I did show clear academic success and there has been a positive trendline of my grades, I used to be at a 1.75GPA and now I am at 3.34 cumulative and have been on the dean's list 3 times. I managed to get 4 letters of recommendation, 2 in the biology department, 1 from a physician I shadowed, and 1 from a pharmacist I shadowed. I am also in multiple organizations and am the president of a minority relief program at my university as well as have been volunteering at multiple pharmacies since 2019. I just don't know how to address these concerns without sounding pathetic and stupid. The programs I (so far) plan to apply to are Wayne State, University of Michigan, Ferris State, UIC, and Toledo school of pharmacy. Any advice would help!
p.s I know that the job is very overly saturated but please keep in mind my family runs over 5 privately owned pharmacies, each inside a physician's office. All are very successful and even are in the works of opening a 6th one in a new upcoming hospital in my state. so in terms of job opportunities, I am pretty much covered and have a job that is waiting for me when I graduate. Thanks again!
