Do I have a chance?

[DreamofPharm]

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Hello everyone,

This is my 1st post so please forgive me if my question does not make any sense.
When I first entered to college, my girl friend was pregnant then we got married. I thought I could take care the family and went to school as the same time but it was definitely hard (probably because I was immature) so I quitted school (I got 4 Ws that semester). Two years later, I went back school and as the same time I found out my wife had a boy friend (I wished I found out before I decided to go back). With all the upsetting and stresses, I could not keep up with those classes; then again, I dropped them (another 2 Ws).
Last year, my (new) wife and both families support me to go back to school and hope my dream come true which become a pharmacist. But lately I found out SDN forum and realized that if you have too many Ws, your application will not look good to any school.
So now my question is, do I have any chance to get in any school at all even though those Ws were from 18 years ago ( I am 36 now)? Should I continue to take pre-pharm (I have one more year to finish classes)? My GPA is 3.5 and have no pharmacy experience but some hospital background
Please give me some advises. I really don’t want to disappoint my wife or my families later on.
Thanks in advance.

 

[mmafan]

Having 6 Ws is OK. I know someone who got in with that many Ws, and with a lower GPA. Your GPA looks great! If you could finish your pre-reqs while maintaining that GPA and gaining some pharmacy work experience, you will have a good chance.

And once you graduated from pharmacy school, I have a sister who is available if you're interested in a third wife.

 

[DreamofPharm]

And once you graduated from pharmacy school, I have a sister who is available if you're interested in a third wife. [/quote]

I’d never planned to have the 2nd wife either. I loved my 1st one and 1st love too, but …well…hard to say ahead...

Thanks for your words.

 

[PharmApp2008]

Don't worry about those W's, you had a good reason to withdraw and that was a long time ago. I had a semester of W's when I applied because I had gotten sick. It was either Withdraw, Fail, or die, so I chose to withdraw.

 

[PharmApp2008]

I really don't think I would have died but I surely would have had a miserable semester with poor grades.

 

[mrblah]

having a few W's is ok, having alot of W's is not. Just explain it in your PS.

 

[kattster]

The W's were from 18 years ago! I think you should be fine and not stress about all the W's since they're from soooo long ago though yes, you might have to acknowledge them and explan that they were due to personal issues. You have a very good gpa now so you've proven that you can do well in those courses. There are pharm schools out there that make you re-take pre-requisites after 7 years so you are A-OK. 👍

 

[imperial frog]

My background was similiar (minus the wife problems). I wound up with 23 Ws and 2 Fs (as well as being kicked out of highschool) before I decided to take it a little more seriously. No problem at all in getting into the pharmschool of my choice.

 

[lwang81]

the past can be explained and it's a lot easier to explain in your situation and especially since it was so long ago. some schools don't count things over 8 years. what is important is that you are doing well now in classes.

 

[lwang81]

oh and you could also talk to the schools you are interested in and tell them your situation or explain in your personal statement.

 

[RxWildcat]

Those Ws are from so long ago I wouldn't worry about it. I know of someone with far more Ws than that who got accepted into med school. The adcom may ask you about the Ws if you get an interview, but if you explain the situation I'm sure they'll be OK with it.

 

[IrishRxMan]

Ditto to what everyone else said. They are so old, they won't matter and explain the situation in your PS. Life happens and sometimes it gives you something brown and smelly to deal with 😉

 

[52PharmD]

Is somebody here atually did put wife, husband, girlfriend or boyfriend thing in their PS and got accepted by a pharmacy school?
Is it too personal to put these things?
Is it OK or not?

😕😕😕

 

[mrblah]

I personally stay away from emotional/too personal stuff on your PS, mainly because of word count, and such experiences usually focuses too narrowly on one part of your life or a singular event. Lastly, probably 2/3 of all applicants write some emotional/personal story, and its going to be hard to differentiate yourself from them.

However, if you can get around the negatives I listed above, by all means do it.

Btw, there really isn't any wrong way to write a ps, people just have different preferences and strategies in writing them. Thats why I stay away from them, but most people will disagree with me because they actually can write really good Pers. statements.

 

[laimyours]

I don't believe you should get too personal in your personal statement. Like mrblah said, because of word count and also it's TMI. It's like when your customers come into the pharmacy and tell you their life story which validates why they take too much vicodin. You can generalize it, such has going through a divorce or family problems. If they wan't to know more about it i'm sure they will ask you in your interview! I'm sure the Adcoms have heard every story there is!