Need some guidance, senior in college

[iggles]

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I'm about to start my senior year of university with a low gpa; around a 3.0 cum and a 2.75 sgpa. I have about 7 classes left till graduation. I have volunteered 100 hours in a pharmacy and volunteered for a year in an emergency dept. I have solid letters of recommendation. Now since I'm a cali resident i was hoping I could get into a cali school so i never even thought about studying for the pcat (which i know now is a long shot). What should i do my senior year to prepare for pharmacy school? Should i do a post-bac or masters? Should i study for my pharm tech lisence or/and pcat? Should i take a year off school and study for my pcat and volunteer/work? If anyone has any input for a nervous pre-pharm student like me I'd appreciate it! I'll try my hardest senior year but realistically could probably raise my gpa to a 3.2 and my science gpa to 3.0. Still have biochem and physio which are notoriously hard courses at my school. I started school early so I will be graduating at 20 (almost 21) so its not like I'm in a rush to start working yet. I'm open to any options. Thanks!
OchemI&II: A/B
Gen chem I&II: D+(retook and got a C+)/B
gen bio/ Cell BioI&II: B+/C+/C+
PhysicsI&II: C+/B

 

[Pharmacy704]

You still have a chance for pharmacy school and I suggest you enroll in a masters program in Bio or Chem. Also Cali schools require a high gpa so you really have no choice but to take more science classes to raise your gpa.

 

[iggles]

You still have a chance for pharmacy school and I suggest you enroll in a masters program in Bio or Chem. Also Cali schools require a high gpa so you really have no choice but to take more science classes to raise your gpa.

Would do you think about a post bac?

 

[chendricks1309]

I'm about to start my senior year of university with a low gpa; around a 3.0 cum and a 2.75 sgpa. I have about 7 classes left till graduation. I have volunteered 100 hours in a pharmacy and volunteered for a year in an emergency dept. I have solid letters of recommendation. Now since I'm a cali resident i was hoping I could get into a cali school so i never even thought about studying for the pcat (which i know now is a long shot). What should i do my senior year to prepare for pharmacy school? Should i do a post-bac or masters? Should i study for my pharm tech lisence or/and pcat? Should i take a year off school and study for my pcat and volunteer/work? If anyone has any input for a nervous pre-pharm student like me I'd appreciate it! I'll try my hardest senior year but realistically could probably raise my gpa to a 3.2 and my science gpa to 3.0. Still have biochem and physio which are notoriously hard courses at my school. I started school early so I will be graduating at 20 (almost 21) so its not like I'm in a rush to start working yet. I'm open to any options. Thanks!
OchemI&II: A/B
Gen chem I&II: D+(retook and got a C+)/B
gen bio/ Cell BioI&II: B+/C+/C+
PhysicsI&II: C+/B

I think you should seriously consider going to out of state school. Even if you get your GPA to 3.2 that's still a big reach for Cali schools. Study for PCAT and apply out of state to schools who put less weight on GPA.

 

[iggles]

I think you should seriously consider going to out of state school. Even if you get your GPA to 3.2 that's still a big reach for Cali schools. Study for PCAT and apply out of state to schools who put less weight on GPA.

I actually have no problem with going to an out of state school. Do you suggest i start studying during the semester (16 units next semester) or start after i graduate and apply during the next app cycle?

 

[chendricks1309]

I actually have no problem with going to an out of state school. Do you suggest i start studying during the semester (16 units next semester) or start after i graduate and apply during the next app cycle?

That depends on you.
If you can handle studying for PCAT along with your course load then go for it.
I would wait for graduation personally. Give myself a better chance at higher GPA and PCAT score.

 

[RxRunner]

If you are willing to do a 2 year graduate degree to get into pharmacy school, I would, if I were young and mobile, just move to a state where I wanted to go to pharmacy school, had a good chance of getting in and take time off to become a state resident by working full-time at something fun.

 

[lookatbanner]

If you are willing to do a 2 year graduate degree to get into pharmacy school, I would, if I were young and mobile, just move to a state where I wanted to go to pharmacy school, had a good chance of getting in and take time off to become a state resident by working full-time at something fun.

I second this motion. Am also a cali resident with a similar admissions profile to you and had to go out of state. I probably would not spend my nights crying over my loans if I had done what RxRunner recommended. In state tuition is a huuuuuge difference.