FSU for Pre-Pharmacy

[Ava999]

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Hello,
I am currently a senior in High school, wanting to pursue Pharmacy as a career.To be specific I want to be a clinical pharmacist. I have applied to UF, FSU, FAMU, and I might apply for UCF.

Out of the colleges I applied to, only FAMU and UF have pre-pharmacy AND pharmacy programs (FSU has only Pre-pharmacy.) UF was my 1st choice school, but I recently didn't get accepted, and now I have 2 choices: FSU and FAMU.

The problem that I have is that I don't really want to go to FAMU, because I've heard that it wasn't a good school and it has accreditation problems. And like I said before, after graduating I want to do a residency to be a clinical Pharmacist, and if I graduated from FAMU it might not look so well compared to someone who graduated from UF (or some other school). .


I know that there are other schools like NSU and PBA that have full pharmacy programs as well, BUT I can't afford NSU and PBA therefore I didn't apply.
So the advice I need is, should I:

1.) go to FAMU for the 6yr program.
OR
2.) go to FSU (if I get accepted) for 2yrs then transfer to UF or some other pharmacy school.

I do not want to go to community college, so I ruled that out.
Thanks.

 

[austinblnd]

Personally, I would pick which ever you like more (FSU or FAMU) and just work your ass off then apply to UF after your pre-pharm.

 

[orthomyxo]

If you are 110% sure that you want to be a pharmacist, go for the 0-6 program. It will save you time, money, and PCAT aggravation.

I have also heard that it is extremely difficult to get accepted into pharm school if you go the 2 undergrad + 4 pharm route, so take that into consideration.