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I'm an MSI but I basically had an epiphany that medical school just wasn't for me, and I will be withdrawing from the school come this Monday. To be honest, I originally wanted to go to pharmacy school but got caught up in the furor at my undergrad. school that med. school was the way to go, so I switched my focus. Unfortunately, it took me actually enrolling in med. school to realize that it's just not for me. I know it sounds wishy washy, but I do believe that I personally am much more suited for a career in pharmacy.
So with that said, I'm wondering what my chances are. Here's my situation. I graduated from Berkeley with a crappy GPA of 2.6 or thereabouts. I went to a post-bac program where I worked hard to get a 4.0 and so brought my average up to a 3.1 or so, basically retaking most of the basic sciences and taking other courses I had never taken before. I participated in many extracurriculars and in 2005 I actually got my pharmacy tech. certification, but never used it. I had good letters of rec. from my professors but they were taylored towards medical school. I took the MCAT and did ok, scoring a 30 (I don't know if pharm. schools care about this at all.) Since I finished my post bac program in summer 2006 I have been working but quit back in May in order to take some time off and move out to Florida to get ready for med. school.
My question is, I'm wondering if I actually have good chances of getting into a pharm. school since I am dropping out of med. school? Will that have a large negative impact on me when I apply? I'm mainly just looking at schools that do not require the PCAT. Is there anyone who's gone through something similiar and can give me advice? Is there anything I can do to improve my application to pharmacy school at this point? Thanks much!
So with that said, I'm wondering what my chances are. Here's my situation. I graduated from Berkeley with a crappy GPA of 2.6 or thereabouts. I went to a post-bac program where I worked hard to get a 4.0 and so brought my average up to a 3.1 or so, basically retaking most of the basic sciences and taking other courses I had never taken before. I participated in many extracurriculars and in 2005 I actually got my pharmacy tech. certification, but never used it. I had good letters of rec. from my professors but they were taylored towards medical school. I took the MCAT and did ok, scoring a 30 (I don't know if pharm. schools care about this at all.) Since I finished my post bac program in summer 2006 I have been working but quit back in May in order to take some time off and move out to Florida to get ready for med. school.
My question is, I'm wondering if I actually have good chances of getting into a pharm. school since I am dropping out of med. school? Will that have a large negative impact on me when I apply? I'm mainly just looking at schools that do not require the PCAT. Is there anyone who's gone through something similiar and can give me advice? Is there anything I can do to improve my application to pharmacy school at this point? Thanks much!