No grants for pharmacy students?

[Junior9999]

Hello all,

I got accepted to a pharmacy school for 2019 fall a couple months ago. I just got the financial aid information now and I don't get the grants at all. I got unsubsidized direct loan, grad plus direct loan and some scholarships. I am just curious that pharmacy students don't get any of grants (like Cal grants and federal grants) at all or is it just me?

Please reply me and I am really appreciate with any answers.

Thank you in advance and have a great day!

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[deleted952058]

Sadly, for professional health schools (pharmacy, dental, medical), we only qualify for un-subsidized direct loans and grad plus direct loans.
The Cal grants and other federal grants are reserved for undergraduate programs.

 

[Junior9999]

Thank you so much for your reply, Cuddly Bear.

 

[Dred Pirate]

nope - this is why pharm students graduate with so much debt - please make sure you realize that when you decide if this is what you want to do - you WILL graduate with huge debt and be struggling to find a job.

 

[zster90]

I'm confused about the aid too. I will be beginning next fall and some of the schools I am choosing from say they will admit me at the undergraduate level for the first two years, since I do not have a bachelor's degree. What does this mean for the loans I can take out through FAFSA to pay for school that the subsidized and unsubsidized loans won't cover? Will I not qualify for graduate plus loans and have to get my parents to apply for the parent plus loans?

 

[Dred Pirate]

I'm confused about the aid too. I will be beginning next fall and some of the schools I am choosing from say they will admit me at the undergraduate level for the first two years, since I do not have a bachelor's degree. What does this mean for the loans I can take out through FAFSA to pay for school that the subsidized and unsubsidized loans won't cover? Will I not qualify for graduate plus loans and have to get my parents to apply for the parent plus loans?

I had a degree and was considered an undergrad for the first two years for financial aid purposes - I think the reason is that for a tradiitonal 6 year program the first four years are such that - undergrad. You will qualify for private loans - anybody with a pulse qualifies for private loans - that doesn't mean you should take them
How expensive of a school are you going to? How much will you be working?

 

[zster90]

I had a degree and was considered an undergrad for the first two years for financial aid purposes - I think the reason is that for a tradiitonal 6 year program the first four years are such that - undergrad. You will qualify for private loans - anybody with a pulse qualifies for private loans - that doesn't mean you should take them
How expensive of a school are you going to? How much will you be working?

I don't want to make my parents cosign with me for the private loans. I have a good credit score of 740+ so that should help with applying for private loans, but I only work about 20 hours/week right now. When I start pharmacy school I plan on cutting that in half. The pharmacy school I'm really considering is a top 5 school in the country but tuition is going to be about 32k a year.

 

[rxkrafted]

I don't want to make my parents cosign with me for the private loans. I have a good credit score of 740+ so that should help with applying for private loans, but I only work about 20 hours/week right now. When I start pharmacy school I plan on cutting that in half. The pharmacy school I'm really considering is a top 5 school in the country but tuition is going to be about 32k a year.

When did they start ranking pharmacy schools? It really doesn't matter what ranked school you are going to. As long as you graduate from an accredited school, you'll get a degree and an opportunity to test for your license. I hope you already did your research about the job market though because the schools don't guarantee jobs regardless if they're in the TOP 5 PHARMACY SCHOOLS LIST

 

[zster90]

It's about more than just that. The networking ability is phenomenal at some of these programs, and as long as you work to make connections, you will have opportunities. It's a completely different environment from your average run of the mill school that is producing the next CVS or Rite Aid pharmacist.

 

[Blue2midnight]

It's about more than just that. The networking ability is phenomenal at some of these programs, and as long as you work to make connections, you will have opportunities. It's a completely different environment from your average run of the mill school that is producing the next CVS or Rite Aid pharmacist.

Lol, okay

 

[Wickett]

Lul at a matriculating pharmacy student explaining the job market to practicing pharmacists.

 

[BidingMyTime]

It's about more than just that. The networking ability is phenomenal at some of these programs, and as long as you work to make connections, you will have opportunities. It's a completely different environment from your average run of the mill school that is producing the next CVS or Rite Aid pharmacist.

I assume that is what the college recruiter told you? FYI, pharmacy school isn't lawyer school.