Do I have a chance? :argh

[maximus0723]

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Hi,

8496253th time someone has asked this question and still seems fresh 😀

Let's say,
My overall GPA is 3.3
Pre-Requisite course GPA is 3.3
Science GPA w/ some tough classes 3.0
PCAT: Bio, Chem, Math=80 percentile
Verbal: 35 Percentile
Comprihension: 40 Percentile
Essay: 3
Pharmacy Tech Exp: Yes
Bio Research Exp: Yes
Bachler Degree in Bio: Yes
I am currently a senior in Stony Brook University.

How do my chances look for getting into ANY type of Pharm school?
Also Why does it matter to get into good school?

 

[evilolive]

It depends on what you're looking for in a pharmacy education. Supposedly "gooder" pharmacy schools provide a wide array of pharmacy focus as well as higher quality rotation sites. Certain schools have different focuses - some are retail oriented, some are clinical and research. Because of such, many residency programs look at how you did at the school and specifically where you went. This is not to say that just because you didn't go to a clinically oriented school that you cannot do a clinical focused residency, it just helps if your education was more tailored in that direction.

 

[maximus0723]

Thanks for the response.

Well, I want to work as a retail Pharmacist, more like Pharmacists in CVS, Rite Aid, Wallgreens, etc. You get the point.

How does it look then...?

 

[fenixtnlfan]

Thanks for the response.

Well, I want to work as a retail Pharmacist, more like Pharmacists in CVS, Rite Aid, Wallgreens, etc. You get the point.

How does it look then...?

It doesn't matter what kind of pharmacist you want to be until you actually get into pharmacy school. You have to decide what you value in a school and do some research to find ones that fit those needs.

I always suggest looking at the average stats of people accepted to the pharm school. It gives you an idea of where you might stand for that school. I would say your stats are probably about average for those accepted.

 

[maximus0723]

It doesn't matter what kind of pharmacist you want to be until you actually get into pharmacy school. You have to decide what you value in a school and do some research to find ones that fit those needs.

I always suggest looking at the average stats of people accepted to the pharm school. It gives you an idea of where you might stand for that school. I would say your stats are probably about average for those accepted.

Sweet, thanks. 🙂

When you say "what you value" can you give me some examples b.c I am not knowledgable unlike lot of people here.
May be you can post up a school page and show me. So I get better idea where I should look.

 

[fenixtnlfan]

Well like evilolive said, some schools have certain concentrations like say nuclear pharm or research tracks. I think some of the biggest factors for people are location and tuition. You can look into the type of rotations you can do. Some schools really support you going anywhere in the world, while others don't have the connections/resources for that. Larger cities have more variety in rotation sites. One thing I decided was important to me is being able to get a pharm intern job and rotations in the city my school is in. For schools that are in small cities, that might not be possible because there just aren't enough places. I also looked at the courses schools offer. UB actually requires a pharmacogenomics class in their curriculum, which I thought was really cool and a big plus. There really are a ton of things you could consider. What was important to me might not be important to you.

 

[alenadoma]

Well like evilolive said, some schools have certain concentrations like say nuclear pharm or research tracks. I think some of the biggest factors for people are location and tuition. You can look into the type of rotations you can do. Some schools really support you going anywhere in the world, while others don't have the connections/resources for that. Larger cities have more variety in rotation sites. One thing I decided was important to me is being able to get a pharm intern job and rotations in the city my school is in. For schools that are in small cities, that might not be possible because there just aren't enough places. I also looked at the courses schools offer. UB actually requires a pharmacogenomics class in their curriculum, which I thought was really cool and a big plus. There really are a ton of things you could consider. What was important to me might not be important to you.

haha, I am currently taking that pharmacogenomics course!!

 

[fenixtnlfan]

haha, I am currently taking that pharmacogenomics course!!

Lol! That's awesome! What do you think of it? I'm going to take that course as an elective hopefully next year here.

 

[alenadoma]

Lol! That's awesome! What do you think of it? I'm going to take that course as an elective hopefully next year here.

Well our professor is awesome. He's really funny, keeps the class interesting. So far, it's been mostly review of genetics, but he has introduced some new concepts that I was unaware of. Seems like it's going to get really interesting, he's had us read a few good articles about pharmacogenomics. I'd highly recommend this class 🙂