Hey guys! So just a few days ago, my school had a college fair and I found St. John's there. Unfortunatley I need an 1800 on the SAT's to get into the pharmacy program and I can only reach a 1500 on the SAT's. Another thing is i cant transfer into the the program either. LIU wasn't there at the fair so i was wondering, if I dont get into LIU either (god forbid), can I always go to a community college for two years and then transfer into the pharmacy program at LIU? please help, I can't see myself doing anything else besides pharmacy :/ You guys my GPA currently is an 89.5 and my SAT's im going to take in october and Im probably gonna get a 1500. Please help :/
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I wanna say something. I'm gonna put it out there; if you like it, you can take it, if you don't, send it right back..... You are an adult.
Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait...... You will be an adult.
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. Now lets find out who is paying for this adult's education. Because if your parents are paying, they can decide where they will spend their money. But, yeah. You're grown, you can do what you want. Until you can't.
I would think positively about making it into these schools, and do community college if that doesn't work. A couple of years of good grades, making a plan and sticking to it should convince your parents that you will be able to survive if you aren't close to home.
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How many parents pay for their children's college education?!
Most parents don't pay in full for their child's education. But, when I graduated from high school, I was fairly lucky to have a full scholarship to a school. If I didn't I probably wouldn't have been able to go to school, because I was estranged from my parents, not legally emancipated, and I needed their income information if I was going to fill out a fafsa.
Whether your parents pay for your education or not, you still need them to cooperate. If they don't want you to go out of state, they can say 'no'. Then what can you do?
Whether your parents pay for your education or not, you still need them to cooperate. If they don't want you to go out of state, they can say 'no'. Then what can you do?
These days, I would say that the large majority of individuals in a professional program (MD, PharmD, Dental, etc.) either are being supported 100% by loans and family money, or some sort of other money source that gives them access to spending money. The cost of living these days is just too high.
I agree, do your best to put together a solid application for those 2 schools. Maybe there is a way to take a tour at LIU so you can find out what they're looking for in 0-6 vs. transfer students? There's also Touro if you do your prereqs first..not sure if you've looked into that one yet. Consider applying to schools where you could get a BS in Bio (or any science major that encompasses the prereqs) and use the time you have in those 4 years to get volunteer and work experience. Knowing what you want to do so young can be an asset to you whether or not you can get a seat in pharm. school straight out of HS.
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I know people who have cc degrees that gotten into our program.
