Question regarding research

[hoosierfisher]

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Does what you do your research in really matter too much to pharmacy schools, or is it just the fact that you were involved in research?

Here's my situation: Right now I'm a second semester sophmore working toward my B.S. in biology. The school I'm going to requires all students who are in the honors program to do a senior honor's thesis. I just found out that all biology majors have to do original research for their thesis. The past two semesters I have been helping out in a research project on the ecophysiological boundries of the peaks of otter salamander. I was just doing this because I enjoyed it and for class credit, I wasn't planning to write my thesis on it. Now that I know I need to do original research for the thesis, I'm faced with a dilema. Should I continue my research on the salamanders, or pick up a new project in biochemistry or something more related to pharmacy? If it doesn't make a difference I'd love to continue working with the salamanders, but if it does I certainly want to have the best application possible.

 

[fenixtnlfan]

From what I've read on here, I don't think it makes a difference. Having research experience is unique because not a lot of pre-pharms do it. Good luck with your honors thesis! I'm trying to get mine done in the next few weeks.

 

[alphaRx]

From what I've read on here, I don't think it makes a difference. Having research experience is unique because not a lot of pre-pharms do it. Good luck with your honors thesis! I'm trying to get mine done in the next few weeks.

Just wondering, where in the application would you consider as the best place to mention about your research experience, in the extra curiculler activities section or volunteering section or is it some other section of the application? 😕

 

[fenixtnlfan]

PharmCAS has a specific "Research and Work Experience" section. For my other apps I put it in the work experience part because I get paid, but I would say but it in extracurricular if you don't.

 

[alphaRx]

PharmCAS has a specific "Research and Work Experience" section. For my other apps I put it in the work experience part because I get paid, but I would say but it in extracurricular if you don't.

thx for ur response frnixtnlfan, we dont use PharmCAS for texas pharm schools, so i think the applications are a bit different. I was also thinking of putting the research info in the extra curricular section. If there is any texas applicants could you share your suggestions here?