Hello
I have a bachelor degree in pharmacy from a foreign country. Finished school 2012.
I am able to transfer my degree to US ( degree equivalency) by taking 4 tests FPGEE, Toefl, Naplex and MPJE+ internship. off course the degree will stay as bachelor.
I started my equivalency on 2015 the tests that are left to finish is NAPLEX, MPJE and internship.
one pro of finishing equivalency is that I won't end up with a student loan and I wont have to study everything again.
The bad thing about it is that my degree will still be bachelor, so my chances of getting a job will be less since employers will surely prefer pharmd and somebody who studied here over someone who studied outside US with bachelor degree.
another problem is that I am working FT technician, so studying naplex is very overwhelming, specially I feel like I forgot all the info I learned back in school. so by going to school, I will learn everything again which is good.
on the other hand, going to pharmacy will enable me to get pharmd and it might take less time to finish school. I think (not sure) I can use my degree transcript to skip taking some prerequisite...but I will end up with a student loan.
which path you think it is better to take? Pharmd school or finish my equivalency???money wise and employment wise
TIA
I have a bachelor degree in pharmacy from a foreign country. Finished school 2012.
I am able to transfer my degree to US ( degree equivalency) by taking 4 tests FPGEE, Toefl, Naplex and MPJE+ internship. off course the degree will stay as bachelor.
I started my equivalency on 2015 the tests that are left to finish is NAPLEX, MPJE and internship.
one pro of finishing equivalency is that I won't end up with a student loan and I wont have to study everything again.
The bad thing about it is that my degree will still be bachelor, so my chances of getting a job will be less since employers will surely prefer pharmd and somebody who studied here over someone who studied outside US with bachelor degree.
another problem is that I am working FT technician, so studying naplex is very overwhelming, specially I feel like I forgot all the info I learned back in school. so by going to school, I will learn everything again which is good.
on the other hand, going to pharmacy will enable me to get pharmd and it might take less time to finish school. I think (not sure) I can use my degree transcript to skip taking some prerequisite...but I will end up with a student loan.
which path you think it is better to take? Pharmd school or finish my equivalency???money wise and employment wise
TIA
