Need Some Help/Advice/Analysis

[baugh94]

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Profile:
- High School Junior from Illinois
- GPA : 3.875
- ACT : 21 Composite/ 24 Math/ 22 Sci/ 19 Eng/ 17 Read - First Time Taking it with no prep and I took it 6 earlier than juniors normally would take it - Will Be Retaking
- I will meet a majority of course requirements (I'll have 4 Credits of English, 6 Math, 6 Science, 4 Foreign Language, 3.5 Social Studies, etc.)

Goal:
To Go to a midwest school and earn my PharmD degree in 6 Years. I want the most cost effective, quality education. And I dont want to transfer if possible. Even if i go to a 2+4.

Colleges I have looked at so far
St Louis College of Pharmacy - (0-6) - A Byotch to get into
Butler University - (Early Assurance)
Drake University (Early Assurance)
University of Iowa (2+4)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2+4)
...Anybody have any other suggestions for Midwest schools based on my Profile and Goal?

Questions:
- How difficult is it to get accepted to a Pharmacy school after 2 years of undergrad?
- Most 0-6 and Early Assurance Schools I have looked at are private schools and cost way more. Is the extra security worth the extra tuition?
- What are my chances of getting into the schools mentioned above? My ACT Score is ****ty (should raise a few points when I retake it), but will my GPA make help my chances of getting into a good school or does my ACT **** up those dreams?
- Any other advice before I embark on a 6+ Year, Multi Thousand dollar journey?

 

[baugh94]

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[pharm B]

- I will meet a majority of course requirements (I'll have 4 Credits of English, 6 Math, 6 Science, 4 Foreign Language, 3.5 Social Studies, etc.)

Check with the schools you're interested in to see if these credits will be deemed acceptable before placing too much faith in them.

Goal:
To Go to a midwest school and earn my PharmD degree in 6 Years. I want the most cost effective, quality education. And I dont want to transfer if possible. Even if i go to a 2+4.

Not a bad goal.

Questions:
- How difficult is it to get accepted to a Pharmacy school after 2 years of undergrad?

With no sarcasm, I recommend using the search function. We've discussed this topic at length in many different threads. By looking at each conversation, you'll be able to see many different angles on the topic.

- Most 0-6 and Early Assurance Schools I have looked at are private schools and cost way more. Is the extra security worth the extra tuition?

I don't think pharmacy school is so competitive that the price of attending a private university should be favored over applying to public universities with no "guaranteed" admission deal.

- What are my chances of getting into the schools mentioned above? My ACT Score is ****ty (should raise a few points when I retake it), but will my GPA make help my chances of getting into a good school or does my ACT **** up those dreams?

Honestly don't know on this one. Have you looked up the average stats of the incoming classes for each of the schools you're interested in?

- Any other advice before I embark on a 6+ Year, Multi Thousand dollar journey?

Do your research. You still have time to figure out what you want to do. You have an admirable goal of being a 6-and-out working pharmacist, but are you sure you don't want to attend university for a bachelors first? Is pharmacy definitely what you want to do with your life? Consider working as a tech once you turn 18 so you can get some valuable hands-on experience in the trenches.

By the way, I know the private schools are expensive, but St Louis (mentioned by you above) is not. Their tuition is only 21K a year, and I thought I was getting a decent deal at 15K a year. You'd still be saving, compared to some of the more ridiculous schools out there.

http://www.stlcop.edu/admission/faq.asp

With the job market the way it is, pharmacy is in a state of relative flux. You don't want to set yourself up to enter the real world with more debt than you need, so I would shy away from a "secure" deal with a private university and work on being a competitive applicant to anywhere else.