Help! I need advice

[deleted727644]

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So I'm about to be a senior in college and I Have a gpa of 3.0
I have 1 W my freshmen year and I'm about to drop another class as a senior :/. It's not a prerequisite class though but nevertheless it'll still be a W. I also have a D+ and a D and haven't gotten an A in a science class yet :/. Will I get into a pharmacy school? 🙁 What do I do to improve?

 

[PharmDoReMe]

You haven't gotten an A in any science class yet and you're a senior? Are they all Bs or are you talking Cs? What's your major? Either way if you apply broadly you'll get in somewhere.

 

[deleted727644]

You haven't gotten an A in any science class yet and you're a senior? Are they all Bs or are you talking Cs? What's your major? Either way if you apply broadly you'll get in somewhere.

I still haven't taken physics or biochem yet and I have to take microbio and genetics left in my major(Biology). iv gotten 4 Cs and 5 Bs(if you count calc) and 2 A's(in stats). I'm aware this looks bad but I have terrible study habits and I've been trying to improve it and have a great PCAT score to redeem myself.

 

[PharmtoCS]

So I'm about to be a senior in college and I Have a gpa of 3.0
I have 1 W my freshmen year and I'm about to drop another class as a senior :/. It's not a prerequisite class though but nevertheless it'll still be a W. I also have a D+ and a D and haven't gotten an A in a science class yet :/. Will I get into a pharmacy school? 🙁 What do I do to improve?

As long as you have a pulse and are willing to chop off your arm and leg for them.

 

[deleted727644]

As long as you have a pulse and are willing to chop off your arm and leg for them.

That was unnessarily rude. You could just tell me how to improve

 

[RxAddyCt]

1) Yes, you will get into a pharmacy school somewhere if you apply broadly this upcoming cycle.

2) Do you have pharmacy work experience? If not, I suggest you get a job to see whether you like it or not. It would also be a great opportunity to obtain LORs from your pharmacists as well. Do very well this upcoming year in your senior classes to increase your GPA. Do some volunteer work to boost your extracurricular activities. Of course score high on the PCAT to increase your chances of acceptance.

Overall, just apply everywhere if you have the extra $$ laying around for the applications and hotel stays for the interviews.

Good luck!


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[PharmtoCS]

That was unnessarily rude. You could just tell me how to improve

I'm so sorry for hurting your feelings. I was just trying my best to answer your first part of the question, which is, by the way, mostly true since just about anyone can get into pharmacy school.

Now to answer your second question. To improve your application, get a job in a retail pharmacy before applying and learn how to deal with "unnecessarily rude" customers and employers.

 

[ldiot]

I finished school with a 3.1 with a W in Calculus II and a D+ in Organic Chemistry I. There was a point where I though I had no chance at pharmacy school. I retook Organic my senior year with an A and also retook a class or two that I got a C in the summer after my senior year. I literally didn't study at all in college and had little motivation because I didn't even know what I wanted to do when I graduated.

When I decided to do pharmacy (right before my senior year, my GPA was 2.9 at the time) I got all A's and got a job as a tech. I also studied for 3-4 weeks for the PCAT and got >90 on it. So when I applied for pharmacy school I had an upward trend in GPA, showed that I was academically capable and motivated by retaking classes with A's, held a degree, had a great PCAT, and had a year of tech experience under my belt. I also had some difficult upper level science classes on my transcript that are not even requirements for pharmacy.

I got interviews at 4/5 of the schools I applied to and got accepted into all 4 schools that I interviewed at. The school that didn't offer me an interview never even responded to my application so I'm not even sure that they got it. I'm now entering my P2 year and am in the top 10% of my class.

If I would have applied with a 3.1 GPA, no tech experience, and an average PCAT things may have turned out a lot different. Pharmacy experience and the PCAT are VERY important opportunities to improve yourself as an applicant.

One thing that I should mention is that I did take a gap year between undergrad and pharmacy school. I retook a class that I got a C in the summer after my senior year and used this time to work 30 hours a week as a tech and prepare for the PCAT. The tech experience lead to two letters of recommendation from pharmacists, an internship, and a potential job as a pharmacist when I graduate. I say this to emphasise the importance of pharmacy experience, it's much more important than being involved in a bunch of extracurriculars in undergrad.