High School to 6 Year Pharm.D Program

[rcfuller]

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I'm looking at going straight into a 6 year Pharm.D program out of high school. So far I have looked at the Albany College of Pharmacy and MCPHS since they are both relatively near by. How come these 6 year programs appear very easy to get into? Both have acceptance rates near 70% and the average SAT scores are fairly low.

 

[cy19861126]

I'm looking at going straight into a 6 year Pharm.D program out of high school. So far I have looked at the Albany College of Pharmacy and MCPHS since they are both relatively near by. How come these 6 year programs appear very easy to get into? Both have acceptance rates near 70% and the average SAT scores are fairly low.

People who went straight out from their high school have no idea what they want to do. Actually, I would hardly imagine anyone picking pharmacy straight out from high school because people think that pharmacy is a not so interesting job to do.

Having said that, you might want to be cautious upon acceptance into the program. I have heard that usually these 6 year program Pharm D. have an attrition rate of over 40%. I contribute that to the lack of studying habits for people who went straight out from their high school. Of course, if you are already an A student in high school, then it shouldn't be that much of a problem.

Anyways I wish you the best luck.

 

[rcfuller]

Yeah, I read about the high attrition rates. I agree that it would have to do with poor study habits and people who are mainly attracted by the money in this field who just don't cut it in the end. If I remember correctly, typical 4 year Pharm.D programs have an attrition rate of 3-4%.

My high school average is around a 94-95% overall. I've been wanting to do pharmacy for most of high school (around when I took Chemistry).

 

[biogirl215]

Check out U Rhode Island. They gave me a six year, full tuition scholarship for out of state (turned it down but it was a hard decision).

 

[SGPharmD]

I don't believe that the high attrition rates are due to lack of good study habits. I think the fact of the matter is that people just graduating from high school decide to change their majors and drop out of the program. Many college students change their majors at least once in their college carrer, and I think some of these kids don't realize what pharmacy is all about just graduating from high school and having no experience in the field and the realize it's not for them.

 

[rcfuller]

Check out U Rhode Island. They gave me a six year, full tuition scholarship for out of state (turned it down but it was a hard decision).

Thanks, I checked out the school online. I'll take a deeper look into it soon.