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Hi, I'm a second year student and have applied for pharmacy for next year. I'm on here because I've been reading around and seeing how the pharmacy profesion is being really saturated right now. With 2 schools in Ontario, there is bound to be a surplus of undergrads coming out each year. So after seeing all this, I decided to look into my other choice of profession, Optometry. And I've also seen similar negative comments about it as well. Basic line, I'm very confused on whether I should pursure pharmacy right now and see what happens when I graduate OR apply for optometry and have better luck with that (if I get in).
I currently have a 3.9 cGPA, which I've worked very hard for and do not want to pick a profession that will make it difficult to pay back student loans. I've also been working in a pharmacy for the past 8 months and even though the job isn't exactly exciting, I like learning about medicine and their interactions. But what pushed me toward optometry is the eye really facinates me (I had an eye surgeory at a young age too) and I feel it will oprovide more oppurtunity to open up your own business, which I really wish to do. But the physics involved in optomtery is probably not my strength as chemistry and biology is.
Any advice you guys may have, I would love to hear. Thanks in advance and sorry for the ramble :$
I currently have a 3.9 cGPA, which I've worked very hard for and do not want to pick a profession that will make it difficult to pay back student loans. I've also been working in a pharmacy for the past 8 months and even though the job isn't exactly exciting, I like learning about medicine and their interactions. But what pushed me toward optometry is the eye really facinates me (I had an eye surgeory at a young age too) and I feel it will oprovide more oppurtunity to open up your own business, which I really wish to do. But the physics involved in optomtery is probably not my strength as chemistry and biology is.
Any advice you guys may have, I would love to hear. Thanks in advance and sorry for the ramble :$