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[Insomniac12]

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I'm going to a uni next fall '07 yr. I have seen many posts on here about people who have done some kind of bachelors and are then planning to attend a pharmacy school.
The school I'm going to, we have to do 2 yrs of pre-pharmacy work and then we apply to the pharmacy school. Unlike some schools where you enter the uni and you get in right away to start the 6 yrs in the program.

my question, is getting a bachelors very important if you want to pursue a career in Pharmacy?
who is doing the normal 2+4 yrs or the straight 6 yr pharmd programs?
and are most of the people in my professional pharmd classes going to be several yrs older than me 😱
lol.

 

[PharmD2012]

Hi. In answer to your questions, it kind of goes both ways. Some Pharmacy schools require a BA or BS degree of some kind, while others recommend a degree, and while others do not require one at all. Most schools do not require a Bachelor's degree to apply to pharmacy school, only the pre-requisites that you are already aware of. As far as the 2+4 or 6 year programs, I started out doing the 2+4 program. However, I just started my third year of college, and still haven't gotten in to pharmacy school yet. So now I have decided to go ahead and complete a Bachelor's degree while I "wait" for acceptance to pharmacy school. There's really no difference in the 2+4 or 6 year programs, it's just that schools that have a pharmacy school call it a 6 year program because you do all of your pre-requisite and doctorate work at that school, rather than transferring like most people have to do in the 2+4 program. And to answer your question about the age of classmates, I have only met a handful of people who are older than me going the same route I'm going. Don't worry about that, I would actually like to be in a curriculum with people a little older than me. It would make for a more mature environment. Hope this helps you, and good luck in your future!

 

[Insomniac12]

Thanks!

I won't have to transfer anyway b/c the Uni I'm going to already has the program.
I hope you're right about the last few sentences.
Keep posting people!

 

[rexbexter]

Im a little confused. Are you saying you are applying to a school with 2 preprofessional years, and then 4 professional years? If so, this is what many students do nowadays. I for one am a freshman and a prepharm student. After next yr, we are evaluated to see if we are able to advance in the program. Thus the 6 years total.
in general, you are going to have a few people much older than you in some classes, but the majority will most likely be your age. A lot of it is dependent upon where you decide to go.
I hope I answered your question...

 

[Insomniac12]

Once you apply to the uni and get in..you're automatically in the prepharm program..It is for 2 yrs. Than you have to apply to the actual college of pharmacy. Once you get in.. you have to do 4 yrs of the professional program.

It did help.

 

[sle3pyguii]

My school (U of Arizona) does that. We also have a 2 year pre-pharm program and 4 years professional. My friend knows two people who got into the Pharmacy school by doing the pre-pharm program.

But I believe that getting a Bachelors can help you more in the long run. Hypothetically, if you didn't like pharmacy, the bachelors would help you get into another grad school like business where most require one. Not only that but I think you are going to go up against other applicants, not just pre-pharm students. And nowadays most applicants have degrees, so they may have the edge.

That's just how I think about it because I was in the pre-pharm program until I talked to my advisor who told me that I would be a better candidate if I had a degree.