How to make spreadsheet to apply for pharmacy school TIPS?

[bottlecap1990]

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I am a high school senior who will be seeing a community college counselor next week to talk about my schedule for fall semester. I would like to complete all my prerequisites there and I know that pharmacy schools have different requirements. My question is that do I pick my #1 school, look at their prerequisites and then find schools that have similar prerequisites to it? Tuition is also a big issue for me so I definitely will look at for some affordable schools.
How did you guys do your spreadsheet? Do you guys have any tips for me?
I don't want to just apply to one school because I know the chances of me getting accepted will be super LOW. I want to apply to at least 6-7 schools.
Also, most schools have the same prerequisites right?. (BIO 1&2, CHEM 1&2, ORGO 1&2, PHYSICS 1&2, SPEECH, MICROECON/MACROECON, CALCULUS, ANAT&PHYSI)

I would like to apply to schools that is around NJ. MY #1 choice is Rutgers(i live in NJ), 2nd LECOM EERIE.
If you guys can think of schools that is around there that have low tuition please let me know

 

[busyizzy]

Open a spreadsheet. Have a list of possible schools in one column. Across rows, name things that concern you, ie. tuition cost, location, required prereqs, etc. Look up all the schools and their information on their website. Fill out spreadsheet.

There aren't THAT many pharmacy schools, so go to the site that lists them by state, and look at all the schools around the NJ area and the states near NJ. Then start eliminating based on the factors that concern you.

Sounds pretty standard to me.

 

[trailrider400]

Most schools require pretty much the same pre reqs. General bio, a year of gen chem, a year of O chem, economics (micro or macro or some let you pick) A&P, usually a year of english. Math can differ. Some require stats and some all the way up to calc 2. As of right now you should have no trouble figuring out your first year because all schools are going to require typical first year classes like bio, gen chem, english, math, and some behavioral sciences. What I'd do is go to the pharmcas school pages and check out your top three schools and see what they require so you can form your schedule around that. Then if some other schools require more you can kind of add those in later. For instance I took microeconomics in the summer to pick up the prereq for a school that was a bit of an after thought for me. And some odd ball schools required significantly more like immunology and a year of biochem so I eliminated them instantly. You'll figure it out.

 

[Storm90]

PM me with your email. I can send you the two spreadsheets I made up. One's for 0-6 programs, the other for 1-5 or 2-4 programs.

 

[sungieality]

I also recommend using Google Documents and selecting New Spreadsheet or whatever it's called. This way you can access your document online and it might help if you're not using your personal computer (say in a library or something) and you need to compare school websites with your prereqs and other requirements.

 

[gmuskie]

There are slight differences for each school so a spreadsheet does help. What I did was go to the PharmCAS school info site and use their breakdown which is pretty good...and then if you have more questions, search out the school website.

 

[koercive]

For me, I didn't really use a formal organized spreadsheet. Instead, I started by looking at schools that interested me. (personally, NO PCAT schools is where I started). I took a peak at each school and their requirements; I started with classes that seemed to overlap multiple schools (biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, speech) then went on to the more specific requirements.

This following PharmCAS link will give you a general idea on where to start with each school and their requirements. (also , take a look at letter of rec requirements):

http://www.pharmcas.com/collegesschools/directoryalphastate.htm

 

[FuturePharm129]

PM me with your email. I can send you the two spreadsheets I made up. One's for 0-6 programs, the other for 1-5 or 2-4 programs.

Could you send it to me

 

[escanoke]

I'd prioritize Rutgers pre-read first, than your #2, and #3. See which pre-reqs are only offered in a specific semester (only spring/fall). Remember you can apply and submit your application with 90% of your pre-reqs completed usually they want the sciences done like Orgo/micro/bio Chem and they are ok having electives "in progress" as long as you'll have them done before you matriculate. But make sure you check the schools because when I was applying I remember one school who required an "in progress" to be completed by the spring semester and weren't allowed to take them the summer semester before matriculation


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