pharmacy technician certification

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For applying to pharmacy school, does it look good to be Pharm-tech certified even if you do not plan on working as a pharmacy technician?

 

[Twentytwelve2]

For applying to pharmacy school, does it look good to be Pharm-tech certified even if you do not plan on working as a pharmacy technician?

From the people I have talked to, it would be the same as not having a license.

 

[dancingallday]

Yeah...I'd advise that you actually use that certification and work as a pharm tech. That looks much better on an application than just showing them that you can study for and pass a super-easy test.

 

[troponin2012]

I think admissions can care less. They'd rather see actual experience than a certification. Just my $0.02

 

[SeekerofTruth]

The certification means nothing, you need to have actual experience be it work or volunteering in a pharmacy doing something significant for it to help you.

 

[The Recoverer]

For applying to pharmacy school, does it look good to be Pharm-tech certified even if you do not plan on working as a pharmacy technician?

Why would you pay money to take the certification test if you aren't even planning to use it to get a pharm tech job? Having a tech cert just means you can study for a test and pass it. Adcoms can already see that through your PCAT scores and GPA👍