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Amreen

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I am taking PCAT on Aug 21, but knowing that I am not fully prepared and wont do that good, I am planning to take it in October too. In this case, should I register with PharmCAS now before the Aug exam or should I wait till Oct? I haven't started on my pharmcas application yet.

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Amreen said:
I am taking PCAT on Aug 21, but knowing that I am not fully prepared and wont do that good, I am planning to take it in October too. In this case, should I register with PharmCAS now before the Aug exam or should I wait till Oct? I haven't started on my pharmcas application yet.

Thanks
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You can submit your PharmCAS app regardless. Just do not list the PCAT CID# on PharmCAS and do not add PharmCAS as a score recipient and they should not get the scores. If you end up doing well then you can always go back and edit that info even after submitting your app.
 
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Thank you both for replying. So, in either case i must start with application now? I can't wait till oct. test? I dont know why but I find it very hectic to fill that application while preparing for the test at the same time.
 
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Amreen said:
Thank you both for replying. So, in either case i must start with application now? I can't wait till oct. test? I dont know why but I find it very hectic to fill that application while preparing for the test at the same time.
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hahah trust me Pharmacy school will be MUCH MOE hectic. I'm only studying for the PCATs like 4 hours a day, that leaves me with 5 hours a day for Pharmcas. And no we are not saying that you can't wait till october. We are just saying that the quicker you get your pharmcas completed, the easier the whole application process will be and the quick you can send out your application.
Pharmacy schools,regardless of whether you send thee scores to pharmcas, will BE ABLE to access ALL of your PCAT scores. There, just finish pharmcas now and have pearson send the PCAT scores to pharmcas and pharmcas will update your application. so START now, update later.😀
 
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Ji the Captain said:
schools are gonna end up looking at both scores anyways. might as well add pcas to your list of receivers now before u have to pay 20 bucks to add em after the test
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They can't look at what they can't see. If you did not opt to have a previous test score sent to PharmCAS then I don't see why Pearson would do so. They should send the scores that you requested from them. I could be wrong though but I don't see where that would make any sense.

Amreen said:
Thank you both for replying. So, in either case i must start with application now? I can't wait till oct. test? I dont know why but I find it very hectic to fill that application while preparing for the test at the same time.
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If that's a risk you are willing to make then go right ahead. Just be aware of the fact that most pharmacy schools have their deadlines either in November or December. Plus you need to give PharmCAS adequate time to compile your app and to calculate your GPA.
 
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Amreen said:
I didnt realize that it takes about 5 weeks for pharmcas to calculate the grades! I will start soon. Thanks
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It's possible but unlikely. It all depends on how late in the application cycle you submit your app. Durng September-November they typically handle very large volumes of apps so it could take a few weeks. I would still try to get it done as soon as possible.
 
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