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Hi I'm currently a Junior in high school and interested in persuing a carrer in Pharmacy. Can anybody explain the odds of getting into a six year program straight out of high school.. particularly University of the Pacific? Is it very competitive? I'd ask more.. but I basically need a rundown of how this all works.. haha

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Ryan
 
PhatPharmer said:
Hi I'm currently a Junior in high school and interested in persuing a carrer in Pharmacy. Can anybody explain the odds of getting into a six year program straight out of high school.. particularly University of the Pacific? Is it very competitive? I'd ask more.. but I basically need a rundown of how this all works.. haha

Thanks
Ryan
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I too am in high school and have done research on these programs previously.. all I can tell you is that it is extremely compectitive and extremely difficult to get admitted into a 6 year program. I know that doesn't give you much about GPAs, classes, etc but I hope it helps.
 
Some schools are easier than others. I think St Louis is supposed to be one of the more difficult ones. MCPHS accepts like 66% of high school applicants. So its not terribly difficult, I guess.



As far as entering the proffesional phase for 0-6, some schools have a higher shot/more req's than others. I know that Albany, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia just require a certain gpa you are allowed to matriculate into the professional program. Rutgers requires a certain gpa as well as an interview. FAMU - there is no telling. I think you have to reapply (atleast that's what I've gathered from their new website).

I don't know about U of Pacific though...
 
I'm a high school Senior and I got accepted to STLCOP this January and I was sooo excited!!! However, I've heard mixed opinions about STLCOP: some people told me it was easy to get into and some others told me it was hard to get into, but I'm not sure. My HS gpa was 3.75, ACT 29, and a few clubs, and a job. That's about it, but I got great recs from my teacher and counselor. So I guess you can say it's kind of easy to get in? I'm not sure about other O-6 programs, but yea. Well, I also got accepted to MCPHS Boston. Good luck to you, hope this helped.
 
I had a 3.9 gpa and a 2100 sat and got into all the 6 year pharm d programs I applied to, which were duquesne, albany cop, ohio northern (where I'm at now), u sciences in philadalephia, and I think that's it. There's a growing number of 6 year programs out there. I think if you have above a 3.5 you have a very good chance of being accepted somewhere. Don't worry about having to be the valedictorian of your school to get into a 6 year program. There's a growing number of 6 year programs out there, and there are only so many students who know they want to do pharmacy right out of high school.

At least at Ohio Northern, having pharmacy experience is a HUGE plus. They want to know that you are SURE pharmacy is right for you and that you aren't going to start the program and then drop out a year or two into it. Most of my classmates that I've asked had volunteered or worked as a tech in a pharmacy. I guess most of us are overachievers but there are some people that definitely were just your average mostlyAs-someBs students.
 
Thanks for the replies. I have a 3.8 GPA so far and I'm hoping to gain some pharmacy experience during my senior year. I'm taking the SAT's March 1st.
 
i have about a 3.5 GPA in highschool, and i run track, and could possibly get a scholarship for that also, is there anyways i could get accepted into a 6 year program like that?
 
I'm a senior and applied to Univ. of the Pacific. My gpa was about a 3.6 unweighted, 4.26 weighted. 2140 sat score and a bunchh of extracurriculars. UOP has 5, 6, and 7 year programs and I got into the 5. All the requirements are listed on their website, look under Pre-Pharmacy Advantage. I'm still stuck between UOP's 5 year and Northeastern's 6 year with co-op. And definitely apply for the Founder's Scholarship if you have a lot of leadership experience, two people from each school can apply and not many know about UOP.
 
i'm a senior and I got into UOP's 6 year prepharm program with 3.5 GPA and 1920 SAT. And they also gave me regents scholarship for $10000. I heard the classes are pretty competitive, but I will not attend anyways, I'd like to get my bachelors first.
 
Im a senior and I had a 3.6 and a 1950 on my SATs and was on cheerleading and a few other clubs and got into u sciences in philadalephia. I know for this school, u dont even have to take the PCATS, u just have to maintain a certain gpa, so look out for programs like that. Theres also alot of new programs that are starting up, and newer programs are alot easier to get into. I know theres one at The University of New England, but its a 4+2, not a direct program. I did a whole lotta research jr year, so if u have any questions, just PM me.

also, they like pharmacy experience, so try to go to like ur local pharmacy, and apply as a tech. They wont pay as much (esp since we're not certified or anything) but it looks really good on resumes. And it gives u a good idea on what the field is like, and if u like it and stuff 🙂
 
You guys are smart for researching 0-6 programs. I honestly didn't even know about them until my freshman year in college. Good luck to all of you hs seniors.
 
PhatPharmer said:
Hi I'm currently a Junior in high school and interested in persuing a carrer in Pharmacy. Can anybody explain the odds of getting into a six year program straight out of high school.. particularly University of the Pacific? Is it very competitive? I'd ask more.. but I basically need a rundown of how this all works.. haha

Thanks
Ryan
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Well, I attend UOP and am in the 2+3 program. I think it's a great way for those who for sure want to be pharmacists.

It is a very competitive school here. All the sciences have to be taken at UOP and the sciences are very difficult.

In undergrad, you take the pre-reqs and pass interview, writing sample, and maintain your gpa and you are basically in pharm school. However, there are tons of people who have to extend a year to keep the GPA requirement of 2.70. You might laugh at such a LOW GPA, but trust me it's hard. I have a 2.93 math/sci right now. My overall is 3.13. But my high school stats are 3.83 pga and 2050 SAT's.
 
Thanks for all the replies you guys. I'm still really interested in this field and I appreciate your input!
 
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