Question Regarding Pharmacy

[bpworld]

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I am posting this thread to learn more about structure of pre-pharm and pharmacy course .

I have 2.9 undergraduate course in Business Management, I am 27 years old possibly thinking about going in to health care.

I have never taken bio or physic but previously taken chemistry I and II.

I felt Chem I and II was insane but not bad if you consider reading few hours here and there not study intensively.

Now I am at a point in my life (very serious) deciding to enter school again.


My biggest concern now is that I have very short term memory but excellent long term memory. I am able to remember things as longest I am able to constantly see materials.

Can having short term memory hold anyone back from getting straight A's ?

Sometimes I also feel that I may have ADD.

Any suggestion regarding going back to school ?

Is it normal for non trade to take course at community college ?

Is it worth considering pharm school at my age (outlook )?

Ben

 

[socalpharm86]

I am posting this thread to learn more about structure of pre-pharm and pharmacy course .

I have 2.9 undergraduate course in Business Management, I am 27 years old possibly thinking about going in to health care.

I have never taken bio or physic but previously taken chemistry I and II.

I felt Chem I and II was insane but not bad if you consider reading few hours here and there not study intensively. Depending on the age of the course you may need to retake this

Now I am at a point in my life (very serious) deciding to enter school again.


My biggest concern now is that I have very short term memory but excellent long term memory. I am able to remember things as longest I am able to constantly see materials. Lots and lots of studying for pre-pharm work. gchem, ochem, and physics require hours upon hours working through problems over and over. At the peak of my pre-pharm work, I put in 3 hours towards ochem 4 nights a week for an entire year. Naturally gifted people can get by with far less studying, but I'm not one of those people. Certain bio classes are brute memorization while others (physio, etc) involve you knowing the concepts inside and out. I believe there's ample time to study for an exam so long as you manage your time and study often.

Can having short term memory hold anyone back from getting straight A's? None of the material is truly hard. It's that it requires some very serious time commitment. You can't expect to blow through these courses by cramming the night before a test like you could for a psych class or something.

Sometimes I also feel that I may have ADD. Check with your doctor

Any suggestion regarding going back to school? Do it if you have the time, commitment, and most importantly the passion for it.

Is it normal for non trade to take course at community college? Many pharmacy schools don't mind you taking courses at a community college.

Is it worth considering pharm school at my age (outlook)? If you're making pretty good money and you're pretty happy with what you do then it's really debatable how much a career in pharmacy could be worth to you. Nevertheless lots of older folks older than you are currently pursuing pharmacy as a career.

Ben

 

[bpworld]

I appreciate the time taken to answer my thread.

Have you notice anyone fail despite the fact individual may of have studied every day but yet fail to comprehend the material ?

what would be biggest challenge attending pharmacy school and course work load ?

Thank you
Ben

 

[socalpharm86]

In hindsight, most (if not all) courses for pre-pharm weren't hard. There's not really any material that people just straight can't understand (some physics or end level ochem stuff might be a little hard to see at first). Exams usually cover a months worth of material which should give you more than ample time to spot your weaknesses and seek office hours with the professor or peer tutoring if it's available. Lots of resources are available for you to succeed. Don't make this a self battle.

Biggest challenge in attending pharmacy school would probably be the fact that the courses are by far and away much harder than pre-pharm courses and tests just keep coming and coming. That's just my conjecture as an applying student.

 

[phathead]

I'm also a business management major and I can tell you that you have to put quite a bit more work into studying for science courses vs business courses.

I tackle problems in vastly different matter in my business classes, its kinda funny sometimes.