Please help me! About pharmacy school

[vcok821030]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

Hi new here
I am currently a biochemistry student in California State University.
I am an incoming sophomore.
Due to the financial issues, I spend about 2-3 hours on commuting(cannot afford housing).
I currently have 3.64 GPA.
I really want to keep my GPA high enough, even though I barely have anytime to study.
I am also a volunteer in a well-known hospital and planning on doing for the rest of my college years.
I am also studying for pharmacy technician and probably take the test early next year.
I can get recommendation letters from some pharmacists and professor because they know I've been working very hard.
I tried to join the pre-pharmacy club, but I did not have the time for it (besides commuting, their meeting times were always conflicted with my schedule).

Is joining clubs really that important? I really want to be a pharmacist because of my devastating experiences with family deaths. I am willing to join the club, but my time doesn't allow me. Do I have a chance at all?

 

[rxphd]

No, I don't think joining a club is that big of a deal. They are just really informative on the application and interview process. They also have lots of volunteer opportunities, which is what schools care about more. Just my opinion 🙂

 

[owlegrad]

Yeah, your GPA is solid enough, joining/not joining a club won't matter application wise. If you want to join, do it. If you don't, don't.

 

[Amicable Angora]

Hi new here
I am currently a biochemistry student in California State University.
I am an incoming sophomore.
Due to the financial issues, I spend about 2-3 hours on commuting(cannot afford housing).
I currently have 3.64 GPA.
I really want to keep my GPA high enough, even though I barely have anytime to study.
I am also a volunteer in a well-known hospital and planning on doing for the rest of my college years.
I am also studying for pharmacy technician and probably take the test early next year.
I can get recommendation letters from some pharmacists and professor because they know I've been working very hard.
I tried to join the pre-pharmacy club, but I did not have the time for it (besides commuting, their meeting times were always conflicted with my schedule).

Is joining clubs really that important? I really want to be a pharmacist because of my devastating experiences with family deaths. I am willing to join the club, but my time doesn't allow me. Do I have a chance at all?

Keep doing what you're doing. You should not need to join any clubs and will remain competitive if you keep doing what you are doing.

 

[oogin]

I did not join any school organizations due to time conflict and it did not cause any problem in my school acceptance. You will be fine =P

 

[vcok821030]

😍
Sorry if I was being annoying. I have been thinking about this for the whole summer. But thank you guys so much for giving me hope! Looking forward to talk to you guys more in the future! Please bear with me 😛