Pre-pharmacy schools

[Brianna Nguyen]

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I'm having trouble deciding whether or not to go to uop (pre-pharmacy program) or a uc( chem/biochem). If I go to uop ill probably end up with a low gpa but guaranteed interview but if I go to a uc I'll probably get a higher gpa and may end up going to a better pharmacy program (ucf, usc, etc.)? I have scholarships to uop so the price will pretty much end up being the same in addition to uop having an accelerated program.

Do I pick the mediocre/ guaranteed/ faster pharmacy program or the better/ longer/ unguaranteed pharmacy program?

 

[TCN93]

Why would you assume that you would get a better GPA in a UC than UOP? None of the UC's are easy unless you are a high iq genius. To get into USF or USC you need to maintain a 3.5+ GPA with a lot of pharmacy experience. Without any experience you are looking at a 3.8+ GPA. This is completely doable for prerequisites but you have to remember that you need a degree to get into these schools. Upper division science courses are not easy at all so be wary. If you feel like you can't handle this I would go to UOP. Only thing is that the tuition is ridiculously high. You'll be heavily in debt when you graduate.