PCAT is irrelevant. A pulse and $200k in loan eligibility is all you need to get into pharmacy school nowadays (though it might not be your preferred school). Cast a wide net and apply to schools that opened their doors after 2010 and you won’t have an issue with getting into a program.
this joke is too old. Couldn't you at least be a bit more creative when you trash on pharmacy?
Not sure if you know this but the original poster got rejected and was wondering if their stats was good enough to get in. Also, not sure if you know this either but these types of posts happen in all healthcare fields. It even happens in non-healthcare related fields. Its not uncommon to see someone asking for advice on how to be accepted into some institution
Wasn't aware of this. I assumed someone with a sub 3.0 GPA wouldn't even try to apply to med school for example. Yet they still believe they can get into pharmacy school (and probably can nowadays)
Why would you assume the worst out of people? What if this person, up to this point, had no ambitions but am trying to turn their life around? Even if it was a person who just can't cut it, why can't you just tell them the truth about their situation instead of just blaming everything on pharmacy? Its like you only expect perfect people to go into pharmacy.
Reality would prove otherwise according to what this thread is about.
If it’s true then it shouldn’t get old. Do you prefer me to copy and paste variations of “Get a high GPA, do lots of extracurriculars, work in a pharmacy, shadow a pharmacist and practice with mock interviews” as a response to these threads instead?
Unfortunately, yes. Although some of these students need to be told something that could be copy and pasted, not all cases are the same. In your case though, you post the same joke whether or not the student has a special case. I don't even know why you responded to me at all since you have a troll account. You should have just trolled me rather than give me an actual response.
You know what, you're right. Schools should probably throw out any GPA or test score requirements. Sometimes people just aren't motivated to get good grades. That shouldn't stop them from getting into the schools they want or getting the job they want.
Yeah- the joke might be old- but for those of us who remember when getting into pharmacy school was actually an achievement in itself- it NEVER ceases to be funny!
You know what, you're right. Schools should only take in people who only have great grades in undergrad. Forget people who did bad in undergrad and do well in graduate school, they did bad in the past so they shouldn't be allowed to turn their life around. You know what, forget the people who are going back into school as well. Old people shouldn't be allowed to redo college and get another try. Same with those going for a masters. Or those who even showed a positive trend for the last 2 years of college. Pharmacy school should only accept people with 3.75 cgpa.
You might as well just tell them to make a thread about how pharmacy is a dying field every day and to insert that joke in there. I am sure it will keep you entertained but for most people, repeated jokes get old.
maybe something along the lines of, "You should go to graduate school first and do very well there. Then think about blah blah blah..."
Never said anything about getting in with bad stats. Its like you guys only want to read what you want to hear to make your points seem more valid. If you want to pretend you are illiterate just for the sake of arguing, be my guest. But if you want to actually tell me why its bad to tell OP, "Maybe your grades aren't good enough. You will have to work hard and go through blah blah blah...", then reply. Otherwise, stop acting like you were alive during a time where everyone was a genius.
Don't know what happened. It should have stayed this way to keep pharmacy alive. Even PCAT seems to be simple, no offense to anyone who struggled with it, and I do realize where the joke originates from. Who ever runs these schools are really shooting the foot of the future generation of pharmacy.
I would understand if a person was trying from the very start and just ended up doing bad the whole time. That person needs to realize this isn't for them. But some people just choose a major, get through college with C's, and later when they are about to graduate or already have graduated and worked for a full year want to actually pursue something else. Some people get a second degree later on and get all A's but still end up with just about a 3.3cpga. Some people return years later and are put into intensive programs to pursue some graduate school such as that one dental school in texas. But you can't just tell someone who is trying to pursue something they never even started to just quit because they should have been perfect from the start. Of course they will have to be when given that chance.
