Need some input

[jmnj06]

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Hello SDN community, I need some input from you. I gradated with a B.S in Medical Technology <Clinical Lab Science> a while ago. All my experience is in the hospital setting because I am working as a MT generalist right now. My questions to all you wonderful professionals are, a few of my science classes now hit the 10 year mark, the rest is below ten years, 1) would I have to take those classes > 10 years over? 2) What is my overall chance to get into Non-pcat school b/c my science gpa is a 3.5 and overall its a 3.7 3) If I do take my PCAT, would I have to take a prep course b/c it has been almost 8 years since my o chem 1 and 2. 4) What are the advantages of a B.S degree, does it increase my chances b/c i am in allied health? Thank you all!

 

[jersey9000]

Hello SDN community, I need some input from you. I gradated with a B.S in Medical Technology <Clinical Lab Science> a while ago. All my experience is in the hospital setting because I am working as a MT generalist right now. My questions to all you wonderful professionals are, a few of my science classes now hit the 10 year mark, the rest is below ten years, 1) would I have to take those classes > 10 years over? 2) What is my overall chance to get into Non-pcat school b/c my science gpa is a 3.5 and overall its a 3.7 3) If I do take my PCAT, would I have to take a prep course b/c it has been almost 8 years since my o chem 1 and 2. 4) What are the advantages of a B.S degree, does it increase my chances b/c i am in allied health? Thank you all!

1. not sure if you have to take it over 2. good GPA, good chance 3. take a prep course or buy some prep books, that is too long to remember mechanisms 4. not sure what advantage that gives you.

 

[jmnj06]

can anyone else please give me some feedback???

 

[fenixtnlfan]

1) It depends on the schools you apply to. Do some research.
2) I would say you would be competitive at a non-PCAT school, but look at the GPA average of the people admitted at schools you are interested in to get an idea of where you stand.
3) You do not have to take a prep course, but if you feel that you need one go ahead and take it. No one can predict how much you remember or how well you could study on your own. That's a decision you have to make for yourself.
4) Pharmacy schools now typically admit more people that have degrees than do not. So you are a bit more competitive. How much more competitive or what kind of degree that makes you more competitive is hard to say.

 

[jmnj06]

Do I need pharmacy experience, or does working in a clinical lab suffice?