Currently a senior in high school. I have questions

[Project2015]

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Honestly, I don't think the OP is ready for any kind of accelerated program. Sounds like a last minute attempt to figure out what to do after high school.

 

[UNMorBUST]

Honestly, I don't think the OP is ready for any kind of accelerated program. Sounds like a last minute attempt to figure out what to do after high school.

Is my grammer up to snuff.😉

 

[Project2015]

Is my grammer up to snuff.😉

😕 I don't know... Why do you ask?

I know your spelling of grammar isn't. 😉

 

[californians]

Some community this is.... >.>

 

[californians]

Honestly, I don't think the OP is ready for any kind of accelerated program. Sounds like a last minute attempt to figure out what to do after high school.

Don't make assumptions unless you know the facts please. I missed the opportunity to look up these things earlier.

 

[ewKinematics]

You know, when I was a junior in college and asked my adviser about becoming a pharmacist she told me I had to change my major to biochem or chemistry immediately, to which my response was 😱

Don't depend so heavily on what your college or high school adviser tells you. There are good ones out there but there are also just as many who don't really know about what's required for specific programs. That being said, don't heavily rely on people who post here either. We're just like you. Pre-pharms trying to get into pharmacy school. We're all trying to figure things out and help each other. I spend a lot of my days searching random schools, checking out how their program works, their admissions stats (look for it! They'll tell you how competitive it is. Look at how many apply, how many were accepted, what was the average GPA of the people accepted, do they have a minimum GPA requirement, etc.), and what classes are required of me. I can't stress it enough every school is different. Some schools want a year of some class, some want one semester, some don't want it at all. You also need to remember California pharmacy schools are extremely difficult to get into. You yourself need to search each one and read what kind of people they are looking for.

Lastly, unless you've been doing some sort of pharmacy/health care related volunteer work or have held a job that's related to the field, it's going to be pretty hard to to get into these straight from high school programs in California. They want people who have 1) a really high HS GPA (3.5+), 2)High SAT scores (I don't know what's high now, in my day it was out of 1600) 3)something that shows you really want to be a pharmacist (volunteer or work experience 4) a lot of ECs 5)A lot of high AP scores in math or science related subjects

Even then, they want only the best of the best. I'm just warning you now. Please utilize Google and search for the individual programs you are interested in. Part of the process is researching things on your own.

 

[owlegrad]

Some community this is.... >.>

Dood, chill. SDN is great. If you don't like it, leave. We just don't like to keep answering the same question again and again to the same poster! When someone takes the time to answer a question the polite response is "Thank You". If something is still unclear ask a follow-up question. Be polite. I hope you have better manners IRL. You're responses so far have been grating to say the least.

 

[Project2015]

Uhh.. these so called "assumptions" are based entirely on what is demonstrated by the questions asked and statements made. Accelerated programs are meant for people on top of everything, which usually means thinking about the next step (i.e., applications) years in advance to prepare for it and being able to independently gather information from primary sources. Considering that we are well into the application cycle, it is last minute to be asking these very basic questions and still want to minimize the time necessary to earn the desired degree.

 

[Nbaby]

http://prospective.westernu.edu/pharmacy-pharmd/requirements

for that, how many years would it take to finish the prereqs. It does not mention bachelor's as required so i don't need to finish 4 years prior to applying?

ok here's how it is. Most pharmacy schools require a minimum 2 years of pre-pharmacy work that you can do at any university..when you finish the prerequisites, you can apply for pharmacy school..you may or may not get in..btw it's very rare for someone to get into pharmacy school with only 2 years of undergrad..it usually takes at least 3 years of undergrad..once you get into the pharmacy school, you will have another 4 years to go..however, a handful of pharmacy schools in the us do offer 3 year accelerated programs..

So most likely, it will take you at least 6-7 years of college to finish pharmacy. By the time you start applying for pharmacy school, they might be requiring a bachelors degree. I say this because already, a lot of schools are increasing the prereq requirements and strongly favoring degreed students.

What i have to tell you is that you need to stop worrying about how quickly you can get this done. As a high school student, you need to first analyze if and why pharmacy is the right career for you (i strongly suggest shadowing or volunteering in a pharmacy) and then focus on building your credentials so you can get into a pharmacy school because it's not a cakewalk that you can just finish quickly. Good luck.

 

[UNMorBUST]

Some community this is.... >.>

😕 After I start being nice?(which is rare for me sometimes)

 

[owlegrad]

ok here's how it is. Most pharmacy schools require a minimum 2 years of pre-pharmacy work that you can do at any university..when you finish the prerequisites, you can apply for pharmacy school..you may or may not get in..btw it's very rare for someone to get into pharmacy school with only 2 years of undergrad..it usually takes at least 3 years of undergrad..once you get into the pharmacy school, you will have another 4 years to go..however, a handful of pharmacy schools in the us do offer 3 year accelerated programs.

Is this true? VERY rare?I know we say that allot here, but I am not convinced. I doubt that. One plan is to apply after two years and if you are rejected continue down the four year path applying again each year. That was my (unnecessary) backup plan.

I did not find it hard at all, therefore everyone else should also find it easy.

 

[ewKinematics]

Owle is right. It couldn't hurt to apply after 2 years and if you got rejected to keep trying the subsequent years while trying to obtain a bachelors. I never knew this was even possible (I'm shaking my fist at you, undergraduate natural sciences advisor! 😡). I wish I started trying back then when I had 2 years of pre-req work under my belt. I don't think it's *that* difficult to do, but unfortunately the OP is under the belief he can just fly by through everything and doesn't seem to have any back up plan? That's no good. These days you need a plan B, and I personally have plans C-G as well

 

[crazybob]

I did not find it hard at all, therefore everyone else should also find it easy.

Isn't that a bit ... umm... what's the word for it?

 

[pharm B]

Is this true? VERY rare?I know we say that allot here, but I am not convinced. I doubt that. One plan is to apply after two years and if you are rejected continue down the four year path applying again each year. That was my (unnecessary) backup plan.

I did not find it hard at all, therefore everyone else should also find it easy.

Half of my class has a bachelors, but there are several students who only have just the pre-reqs. It's definitely still possible to get in with the minimum number of hours under your belt.

 

[owlegrad]

Isn't that a bit ... umm... what's the word for it?

Brilliant?

Insightful?

Sarcastic?

One of the above, yes. The smiley is a subtle clue. I bet you already knew that though? 😉😀