boxeleph123
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Hello, I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. My post is a little long but please give it a read.
I was originally a pre-pharamacy student at a 4-year university in California. I changed my major from pre-pharmacy to bio as a 2nd semester senior because with my low GPA, I wasn't guaranteed a spot in pharm school anymore.
I am taking a few bio electives right now, and will be done with undergrad with a BS degree in spring of 2020. By the time I graduate, I will have a cumulative GPA of 2.53 and science GPA of around 2.1 (I'm guessing on this one because I have retaken classes so not too sure how school calculates that, still trying to figure out).
I did terribly on gen bio, physio, micro and ochem2, so pretty much all pharmacy pre-reqs except gen chem. I have also retaken all these courses only to get the same grade (D) or go from F to D. I know this looks really bad, and I'm not going to try to make excuses. I just did not try very hard before. I was forced into pursing pharmacy, I hated my school, and I had bad study habits since I was still able to do well without putting in much effort in high school. I wasn't really driven so whenever something happened in my personal life, I let that get in my way of doing well in school. I know, very immature and stupid of me.
However, having to give up on a guaranteed spot in pharmacy school, I finally realized how much I want it. (and kind of need it) I am doing way better than before in all my upper division bio electives right now, cancer bio (looking towards B+ or A-). pharmacology (B), methods in field bio (B), and I hope to take another elective related to diseases and take a research course with a professor relating to diseases and drugs spring semester.
I was planning on going home after I graduate, and retaking all gen bio, physio/micro, ochem at a different 4-year institute (e.g. CSUN or a UC) for a year (so 3 courses per semester) and apply for pharmacy school in 2021. I also plan on working as a pharm tech starting next semester and continuing to work as a tech at home.
My question is,
1. Is it too late for me to try out for an accredited pharmacy school, esp in Cali? Meaning, do I even have a chance still?
2. If I do retake courses at a different 4-year institute, how would that calculate towards my undergraudate GPA?
3. Should I try to take the PCAT or is it not worth it? Because I saw that many schools do not accept PCAT scores.
4. If you think I have 0 chance of getting into a school, any job recommendations related to pharma companies or in that field that doesn't require a PharmD degree but require a BS degree?
any word of advice is much appreciated!! Thank you for taking your time to read my post.
I aspire to be working at a pharmaceutical company for medical affairs for one day.. I really hope things work out for me.
I was originally a pre-pharamacy student at a 4-year university in California. I changed my major from pre-pharmacy to bio as a 2nd semester senior because with my low GPA, I wasn't guaranteed a spot in pharm school anymore.
I am taking a few bio electives right now, and will be done with undergrad with a BS degree in spring of 2020. By the time I graduate, I will have a cumulative GPA of 2.53 and science GPA of around 2.1 (I'm guessing on this one because I have retaken classes so not too sure how school calculates that, still trying to figure out).
I did terribly on gen bio, physio, micro and ochem2, so pretty much all pharmacy pre-reqs except gen chem. I have also retaken all these courses only to get the same grade (D) or go from F to D. I know this looks really bad, and I'm not going to try to make excuses. I just did not try very hard before. I was forced into pursing pharmacy, I hated my school, and I had bad study habits since I was still able to do well without putting in much effort in high school. I wasn't really driven so whenever something happened in my personal life, I let that get in my way of doing well in school. I know, very immature and stupid of me.
However, having to give up on a guaranteed spot in pharmacy school, I finally realized how much I want it. (and kind of need it) I am doing way better than before in all my upper division bio electives right now, cancer bio (looking towards B+ or A-). pharmacology (B), methods in field bio (B), and I hope to take another elective related to diseases and take a research course with a professor relating to diseases and drugs spring semester.
I was planning on going home after I graduate, and retaking all gen bio, physio/micro, ochem at a different 4-year institute (e.g. CSUN or a UC) for a year (so 3 courses per semester) and apply for pharmacy school in 2021. I also plan on working as a pharm tech starting next semester and continuing to work as a tech at home.
My question is,
1. Is it too late for me to try out for an accredited pharmacy school, esp in Cali? Meaning, do I even have a chance still?
2. If I do retake courses at a different 4-year institute, how would that calculate towards my undergraudate GPA?
3. Should I try to take the PCAT or is it not worth it? Because I saw that many schools do not accept PCAT scores.
4. If you think I have 0 chance of getting into a school, any job recommendations related to pharma companies or in that field that doesn't require a PharmD degree but require a BS degree?
any word of advice is much appreciated!! Thank you for taking your time to read my post.
I aspire to be working at a pharmaceutical company for medical affairs for one day.. I really hope things work out for me.