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Hey, all.
Spending almost 5 years as an undergraduate student since high school, I would like to further my career in either medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry. I have completed a 2-month worth of clinical work in two different branches as a medical assistant, a 2-week externship in entry-level research, and a 2-week research externship/shadowing in an optometry institution.
Putting much dedication, I have completed a wide range of science courses related to biology and chemistry, thereby earning a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and a bachelor of arts degree in biology. It seems that I have completed all of the pre-health prerequisites of my interests.
Disappointedly, my cumulative GPA currently stands as a 2.99; and my science GPAs for both biology and chemistry respectively are 2.7 and 2.8. Furthermore, I have attained a 39 composite score on my very first PCAT exam. However, I have been feeling depressed about my outlook of being enrolled in a pharmacy institution.
Ever since the beginning of my college education thus far, I have been applying to various inpatient and outpatient pharmacies such as CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, Saint Johns Hospital, and local family clinics to volunteer as a pharmacy technician, however to no avail. I have not earned a pharmacy technician certification, yet; however, I have heard that it is possible for one to attain a pharmacy technician position without a license, which makes me puzzled because I have expected that my current academic status would render me as a great candidate.
Is there a way that I may have a glimmer of hope of enrolling to a medical institute, pharmacy institute, or dentistry institute by the upcoming cycle? If not, what should I consider to pursue based on my current academic status?
Please provide candid feedback. I apologize for the long text in this post/query.
Spending almost 5 years as an undergraduate student since high school, I would like to further my career in either medicine, pharmacy, or dentistry. I have completed a 2-month worth of clinical work in two different branches as a medical assistant, a 2-week externship in entry-level research, and a 2-week research externship/shadowing in an optometry institution.
Putting much dedication, I have completed a wide range of science courses related to biology and chemistry, thereby earning a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and a bachelor of arts degree in biology. It seems that I have completed all of the pre-health prerequisites of my interests.
Disappointedly, my cumulative GPA currently stands as a 2.99; and my science GPAs for both biology and chemistry respectively are 2.7 and 2.8. Furthermore, I have attained a 39 composite score on my very first PCAT exam. However, I have been feeling depressed about my outlook of being enrolled in a pharmacy institution.
Ever since the beginning of my college education thus far, I have been applying to various inpatient and outpatient pharmacies such as CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, Saint Johns Hospital, and local family clinics to volunteer as a pharmacy technician, however to no avail. I have not earned a pharmacy technician certification, yet; however, I have heard that it is possible for one to attain a pharmacy technician position without a license, which makes me puzzled because I have expected that my current academic status would render me as a great candidate.
Is there a way that I may have a glimmer of hope of enrolling to a medical institute, pharmacy institute, or dentistry institute by the upcoming cycle? If not, what should I consider to pursue based on my current academic status?
Please provide candid feedback. I apologize for the long text in this post/query.
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