General questions, need help !

[yankies90]

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Hi, people 🙂
I have three questions to ask; I couldn't get any answer from my advisor.

First, will I have more chances entering school of pharmacy if I transfer to the university that has pharmacy school? My university doesn't have pharmacy school, only med. school.

Second, I am a freshman and I will start participating in one of my chem. professor's research group from this summer untill I graduate. Is this enough EC to get into pharmacy school? I really couldn't find any opening for cashiers or whatever in pharmacy, so I chose to have some experiences from research group.

Third, I won't get paid from the research group because my professor's budget is too tight. Only way I could work with him was taking "Independent studying" class. Will a pharmacy school consider the "independent studying" at research group as the same experience at research group that pays students?

Thank You and Please understand my bad grammar 🙂

 

[IrishRxMan]

Hi, people 🙂
I have three questions to ask; I couldn't get any answer from my advisor.

First, will I have more chances entering school of pharmacy if I transfer to the university that has pharmacy school? My university doesn't have pharmacy school, only med. school.

Second, I am a freshman and I will start participating in one of my chem. professor's research group from this summer untill I graduate. Is this enough EC to get into pharmacy school? I really couldn't find any opening for cashiers or whatever in pharmacy, so I chose to have some experiences from research group.

Third, I won't get paid from the research group because my professor's budget is too tight. Only way I could work with him was taking "Independent studying" class. Will a pharmacy school consider the "independent studying" at research group as the same experience at research group that pays students?

Thank You and Please understand my bad grammar 🙂

First, you don't have to have a job in a pharmacy. Having a job in a pharmacy really doesn't improve your chances of getting in, it will just help in knowing the names and such of drugs.

Second, EC's are things like being involved in the pre-pharmacy organization/group at your school. If there isn't one, start one. Helping do research is something that will look good on your application. You don't have to get paid for it to be more important.

Third, it doesn't matter much if you were undergrad at the university that has a pharmacy school or not. You will be judged the same as everyone else regardless of where you come from. For the school not to land themselves in court over admissions, they usually treat everyone the same to prevent problems from arising.

 

[desmoulins45179]

You could volunteer in a hospital pharmacy if there are no jobs available.

 

[yankies90]

Thank You for Answering !
But I have seen some school want letter of recommendation from pharmacists.
How would I get it if I don't work at pharmacy?
Will I be able to get it from hospital pharmacy as desmoulins445179 mentioned?

 

[Passion4Sci]

Will I be able to get it from hospital pharmacy as desmoulins445179 mentioned?

Yep.

 

[PharmOl]

1) No.
2) Probably.
3) Maybe.

 

[PharmEXP]

Hi, people 🙂
I have three questions to ask; I couldn't get any answer from my advisor.

First, will I have more chances entering school of pharmacy if I transfer to the university that has pharmacy school? My university doesn't have pharmacy school, only med. school.

Second, I am a freshman and I will start participating in one of my chem. professor's research group from this summer untill I graduate. Is this enough EC to get into pharmacy school? I really couldn't find any opening for cashiers or whatever in pharmacy, so I chose to have some experiences from research group.

Third, I won't get paid from the research group because my professor's budget is too tight. Only way I could work with him was taking "Independent studying" class. Will a pharmacy school consider the "independent studying" at research group as the same experience at research group that pays students?

Thank You and Please understand my bad grammar 🙂

1.) Maybe. I can tell you that being a UF graduate helped me tremendously in getting into their pharmacy program. But this does not necessarily hold true for every school, and may also not be true for my school. However, from what I hear, UF grad's with average to above-average stats stand out from other applicants.

2.) Maybe. I would suggest volunteering somewhere. I have very limited EC's (shadowed a pharmacist for 1 summer) and I still got in. Although, IMO, your stats are most important, some schools weigh your extracurricular activities heavier than other schools. My best advice would be to do your research on the schools you plan on applying to. See what a typical accepted applicant has on their application (if possible).

3.) Not really sure. I do know many people that do research and DO NOT get paid. Actually, the majority of students I know that do research don't get paid unless they are Ph.D. students.

 

[yankies90]

PharmEXP// can you tell me how you being a UF graduate helped you a lot? I like to hear little more details. Thank You

 

[PharmEXP]

PharmEXP// can you tell me how you being a UF graduate helped you a lot? I like to hear little more details. Thank You

Please note this is purely speculation.

I have heard from many students that if you graduated from/currently attend UF and maintain ~3.2 GPA and ~ 70 PCAT, you will most likely receive an interview. I have heard this from numerous students. I think a lot has to do with the fact that UF COP Adcom's are familiar with the level of difficulty of UF's pre-health track, so they take that into consideration. IMO, UF is more prone to accept a proven UF grad over a similarly competitive applicant. In fact, UF is the top school in the state of Florida. So, seeing as only 2% of their accepted class last year were out-of-state applicants, it would make a lot of sense that the Adcom's favor UF grad's.

Like I said before, this may not be the case for every school, so do your research. Speak with students who have been admitted to the school of your choice and see what they say. They will give you the best idea as to whether or not going to the same school for undergrad will in fact help your chances of getting in.