Pharmacy HELP!

[Chuleria89]

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Hello Everyone!! This is my first thread and I really need some advice 😳

I graduated High School back in 2007 with high honors. Attended a community college for 2years but did not finish my AA. Then I attended a private college to obtain my pharmacy tech cert and the school was not accredited so I dropped the classes I was taking.

Well now, more than ever I really really want to pursue my career in Pharmacy and the more research I do the more nervous I get. Im planning to go to a community college so I can get my pharmacy tech certificate. Once Im done with that I plan on taking classes to to do my pre-reqs for pharmacy. But I was told that some school would only accept your classes after a certain amount of years. So im confuse. I attended college from 2007-2010. Should I finish my AA and continue with the pre-reqs for pharmacy or should I start from the beginning again. I was not planning on getting a bachelors but do you recommend I get a bachelors as well?? Thank You for any advice. 🙂

 

[SHC1984]

1) Don't go to a community college

2) Go to a 4 year college or university

3) Get your bachelors

4) Go into something else besides pharmacy. Pharmacy is saturated and by the time you graduate there will nothing left for you. Sorry.

I graduate next year and there could be nothing left already...you will def have nothing.

Find another major.

Good luck.

 

[KlassyJ]

@ OP Chuleria89

Well now, more than ever I really really want to pursue my career in Pharmacy and the more research I do the more nervous I get.

Im planning to go to a community college so I can get my pharmacy tech certificate.

- You don't need to go to community college to obtain pharmacy technician certification. Just purchase the material, and self study because it is more cost effective that way.


Once Im done with that I plan on taking classes to to do my pre-reqs for pharmacy. But I was told that some school would only accept your classes after a certain amount of years.

- What does that mean? What type of school are you referring to....community college, university, trade ? Do the course equivalencies match up?

So im confuse. I attended college from 2007-2010. Should I finish my AA and continue with the pre-reqs for pharmacy or should I start from the beginning again. I was not planning on getting a bachelors but do you recommend I get a bachelors as well?? Thank You for any advice. 🙂

- Well, no one can make that decision for you but yourself. If you are passionate about pharmacy then go forward with your plans, and complete your prerequisites. Just my opinion, and you should take it with a grain of salt like most people's opinions here on SDN.


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[pharm B]

Im planning to go to a community college so I can get my pharmacy tech certificate. Once Im done with that I plan on taking classes to to do my pre-reqs for pharmacy. But I was told that some school would only accept your classes after a certain amount of years. So im confuse. I attended college from 2007-2010. Should I finish my AA and continue with the pre-reqs for pharmacy or should I start from the beginning again. I was not planning on getting a bachelors but do you recommend I get a bachelors as well?? Thank You for any advice. 🙂

Regarding becoming a CPhT: Buy the book! You're using precious time taking courses that don't really count for anything outside of helping you get certified. Also, you're spending precious money paying for those courses. (Note: I'm not familiar with tech regulations in every state; your state might require these courses. Texas doesn't.)

Regarding how long your courses are valid: Schools have different policies on how far back they'll accept your coursework. If you took Biology I in Fall of 2007, and don't have a bachelors, I would be prepared to take it again (for example).

Here's a generic list of things I would do, based on your goals:
-Buy a CPhT prep book and take the test, if no coursework is required

-Make a list of schools in which you're interested

-Research their rulings on how far back they'll take coursework

-Figure out what coursework you have to do between now and the first reasonable application cycle

-Get to work on those pre-reqs!

1) Don't go to a community college

2) Go to a 4 year college or university

3) Get your bachelors

Not necessary. Helpful, sure. But definitely not necessary.

4) Go into something else besides pharmacy. Pharmacy is saturated and by the time you graduate there will nothing left for you. Sorry.

I graduate next year and there could be nothing left already...you will def have nothing.

Find another major.

Good luck.

Unless you have interest in modeling for Victoria's Secret, being a weather person, or marrying a rich doctor/weather person, I would take the last bit of quoted advice with a grain of salt.

The size of New York.

 

[owlegrad]

I went to a CC. I am not saying they are right for everyone, but they are not wrong for everyone either.

owle out 😎

 

[Chuleria89]

- Well, no one can make that decision for you but yourself. If you are passionate about pharmacy then go forward with your plans, and complete your prerequisites. Just my opinion, and you should take it with a grain of salt like most people's opinions here on SDN.



Thank you. Im starting no to take some comments serious lol.

 

[Chuleria89]

Regarding becoming a CPhT: Buy the book! You're using precious time taking courses that don't really count for anything outside of helping you get certified. Also, you're spending precious money paying for those courses. (Note: I'm not familiar with tech regulations in every state; your state might require these courses. Texas doesn't.)

Regarding how long your courses are valid: Schools have different policies on how far back they'll accept your coursework. If you took Biology I in Fall of 2007, and don't have a bachelors, I would be prepared to take it again (for example).

Here's a generic list of things I would do, based on your goals:
-Buy a CPhT prep book and take the test, if no coursework is required

-Make a list of schools in which you're interested

-Research their rulings on how far back they'll take coursework

-Figure out what coursework you have to do between now and the first reasonable application cycle

-Get to work on those pre-reqs!



Not necessary. Helpful, sure. But definitely not necessary.


Unless you have interest in modeling for Victoria's Secret, being a weather person, or marrying a rich doctor/weather person, I would take the last bit of quoted advice with a grain of salt.

The size of New York.

Thank you so much for your help. It helps me breathe and just focus. And I really like the list it helps put things in order and organize 🙂 I live in Florida and they require that you go to school for pharmacy tech. They recently changed the laws.

But If I decide to Major in Victoria Secret than I'll take some peoples comment in consideration

 

[Chuleria89]

I went to a CC. I am not saying they are right for everyone, but they are not wrong for everyone either.

owle out 😎

Thank You. I really cant say nothing negative about the CC that I went to. I actually enjoy it. 😎

 

[bw6]

1) Don't go to a community college

2) Go to a 4 year college or university

3) Get your bachelors

4) Go into something else besides pharmacy. Pharmacy is saturated and by the time you graduate there will nothing left for you. Sorry.

I graduate next year and there could be nothing left already...you will def have nothing.

Find another major.

Good luck.

*COUGH* Trolling *COUGH*

Pharmacy students and practitioners hate on pharmacy A LOT on these forums. Job outlook isn't great but every P4 I know had offers.

People will try to discourage you because they went to some newly accredited **** school and can't find a job or because pharmacists who are happy with their jobs are far less likely to spend time posting about job outlooks on a forum. The underemployed are the ones who search for pharmacy jobs and respond to questions.

Take everyone's advice with a grain of salt. If you search these forums for pharmacy job outlook, you get a very select group posting. It is confirmation bias.