Does pharmacy work experience help you when you apply pharmacy school?

[ChippyChad]

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Hello everyone, I am a pre-pharm student that in a 4 yr college. I been working as clerk at Wal-Mart Pharmacy for almost a year. I just wondering does this helps my pharmacy school applications? or do I have to become a tech?

Due to amount of work and school, I haven't been able to do any volunteer work for this couple years. However, I did volunteered in my local hospital for 2 years when I was in high school. Does it count?

Thank you so much for yall time!!

 

[docss26]

Hello everyone, I am a pre-pharm student that in a 4 yr college. I been working as clerk at Wal-Mart Pharmacy for almost a year. I just wondering does this helps my pharmacy school applications? or do I have to become a tech?

Due to amount of work and school, I haven't been able to do any volunteer work for this couple years. However, I did volunteered in my local hospital for 2 years when I was in high school. Does it count?

Thank you so much for yall time!!

I got good feedback during my interviews from staff when i talked about my pharmacy experience. Its reassuring to them that you do know what its like to be a pharmacist and your there for the right reasons. If you can get experience, I say go for it. There are plenty of accepted students with zero pharmacy experience. I just say its more beneficial to you if you have it. Good luck!

 

[Undispu7ed]

It puts you up there in terms of being more competitive. Not a deal breaker if you don't have the experience but will make acceptance a bit easier, along with the PCAT, GPA, and interview of course.

 

[Monalyce]

Answer: yes. How do you know you want to be a pharmacist if you don't know what pharmacists do?
Try to get some volunteer experience. An hour or two a week for a year plus is probably "average" for applicants.