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Do you get paid anything while on your 4th year rotations? Do you attend lectures or things on campus after your third year, or is it only rotations? Thanks!!
 
phrmD05 said:
Do you get paid anything while on your 4th year rotations? Do you attend lectures or things on campus after your third year, or is it only rotations? Thanks!!
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Only if you work outside of doing rotations. Depending on your program, you may have to attend a weekly seminar.
 
Do you really have much time to work outside of rotations? I assumed those were 40 hrs a week.
 
you can probably put in a few hours on the weekends

but each rotation will vary depending on your site or preceptor

like for me, i can do a 8 to 4 at rotation then 6-10 for work

honestly, i would relax a little bit because you have the rest of your life to work
 
phrmD05 said:
Do you get paid anything while on your 4th year rotations? Do you attend lectures or things on campus after your third year, or is it only rotations? Thanks!!
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No, you do not get paid, you pay the school tuition for the opportunity to do rotations.

This question has been answered many times if you feel like doing a search.
 
Idesiretosling said:
No, you do not get paid, you pay the school tuition for the opportunity to do rotations.

This question has been answered many times if you feel like doing a search.
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Ha, if your rotations cover more than the fall and spring semesters, you also get to pay for the extra time that your rotations cover.
I will be doing 8 rotations so I will have to pay for 10 more credits besides my normal tuition. What a ripoff.
 
This year, I am full-time for fall/spring semesters, and part time for the summer semester. I chose to be part time because I can afford to pay the tuition. Part timers in the summer don't get financial aid.
 
Let's say you pay 34,500 a year for tuition (some of us shell out a pretty penny for pharm school)...you're PAYING about $200/day just to be there.
 
Just some advice from my experience in 4th year. Some rotations you may only work about 40 hours/week. But then I had some rotations where I was onsite 60+ hours/week. Then I spent time at home working on projects and presentations. I worked 3 days/week P1-P3, but I only worked once a month during 4th year. My time became very precious, and I didn't want to exhaust myself to the point that I would hate the profession.
So don't plan on working too much during 4th year. If you have extra time and you can work, then great...go for it.
 
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