HELP!!Inquiry about volunteer experience!!!!

[k2tmdwns]

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Hi, everyone. I really need you guys good advice. I am a pre-pharmacy student, and applying for the next year 2014. The thing is that I don't really have much volunteer experience and extracurriculum activities. I want to know that how much pharmacy schools care about those activities over GPA score and PCAT. (FYI: I am applying to only pharmacy schools in CA)
Please help me out!!!


Here is my info
GPA: 3.67 (Science GPA : 3.6)
B.S degree in physio

extracurriculum
only 6 months volunteer work at a local pharmacy
2 weeks of volunteer work at Cambodia
like 8 hrs at American red cross

 

[88888888]

GPA seems good for Cali schools. You can take PTCB test and apply to pharmacies to work.

 

[Jessica1992]

Hi, everyone. I really need you guys good advice. I am a pre-pharmacy student, and applying for the next year 2014. The thing is that I don't really have much volunteer experience and extracurriculum activities. I want to know that how much pharmacy schools care about those activities over GPA score and PCAT. (FYI: I am applying to only pharmacy schools in CA)
Please help me out!!!


Here is my info
GPA: 3.67 (Science GPA : 3.6)
B.S degree in physio

extracurriculum
only 6 months volunteer work at a local pharmacy
2 weeks of volunteer work at Cambodia
like 8 hrs at American red cross

I think it really depends on the school. I go to the University of Minnesota for undergrad currently, and I know the pharmacy school really likes to see a well-rounded student. If you have time this summer, try to get some shadowing experiences.

If you don't know where to start, try e-mailing an advisor for your pre-pharmacy club or a pre-pharmacy club at a nearby college. Even if you don't go to the school, people are pretty willing to help you. I visited some family in TN last year and e-mailed their pharmacy school and they set me up with a clinical pharmacist to shadow with. You would be amazed at all the different pharmacy settings that exist out there. I've shadowed a lot of unique ones ranging from home infusion pharmacy to a pharmacist working at a pet poison hotline. Also, this experiences are great to talk about in your personal statement and future interview.

I'm applying for Fall 2014, too. Good luck!

 

[PharmLife4Me]

Definitely go the PTCB route! The only real way that I know of to get real hand-on experience in the pharmacy!