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[newtothisPharm]

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to SDN and actually sort of new to Pre-Pharm as well.
I have a B.S in Biology, and I'd like to apply to Notre Dame, although I don't really understand their accreditation status- could someone explain it to me?

I'm taking PCATs in October, I have 3.4 cumm GPA, and 3.1 science GPA. I'd like to apply to Notre Dame only....what PCAT should I aim for?

I also don't have any pharmacy experience, but I do have lots of extracurricular and hospital volunteering, alongside other health professions...

Any advice?

 

[charfdorn]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to SDN and actually sort of new to Pre-Pharm as well.
I have a B.S in Biology, and I'd like to apply to Notre Dame, although I don't really understand their accreditation status- could someone explain it to me?

I'm taking PCATs in October, I have 3.4 cumm GPA, and 3.1 science GPA. I'd like to apply to Notre Dame only....what PCAT should I aim for?

I also don't have any pharmacy experience, but I do have lots of extracurricular and hospital volunteering, alongside other health professions...

Any advice?

I'm sure a simple search could reveal the answer to most of your questions, but I'll bite anyway.

Schools of pharmacy are not fully accredited until they graduate their first class, which the College of Notre Dame of Maryland will do in 2013. It is extremely rare for a school to begin the process of accreditation and admit multiple classes but not become accredited in the end. In fact, I don't think it's ever happened, although one school has lost its accreditation.

The institution itself (College of Notre Dame of Maryland) is regionally accredited, which is a very good sign. It would be a devastating blow to that college to have started a pharmacy program and collected all that tuition money only to shut the program back down again.

Your GPA is probably good enough to get into this school with a PCAT in the high 70s or low 80s, depending on how well your interview goes. New schools tend to have lower standards because they can't attract the most qualified applicants.

You did know it was in Maryland, right?