Some background history:
I've been attending university for 7 years, mainly with an initial goal of pre-Pharmacy. I switched over to PA recently due to saturation in the pharmacist job market. I really didn't do well my first few years which resulted in many withdraws, as well as C's and a few D's and F's. Upon realization that I should get my s**t together, I began retaking classes with D's and F's as well as switching to pre-PA.
Current situation:
I recently talked to my adviser and he notified me that my grades were definitely not enough for PA as CASPA doesn't account for grade forgiveness. This hit me extremely hard. I feel that all my hard work put into fixing my grades is all in vein. My adviser wants me to continue retaking courses for the next 4 years to fix my C's and B-'s, then begin working as an EMT, then finally applying for PA school by Fall of 2019.
My issue:
I was planning on graduating this semester, but now I don't think that's the case anymore. I put in 7 years of studying and now I'm asked for 4 more years as an undergraduate. Before all this, I was considering finding a job to save up for a wedding and a house, but again, I don't think that's the case anymore.
This is certainly all my fault and no one else's, but I'm curious as to know of your opinions. What would you do in my situation? Would you continue on retaking courses, further pushing back life-plans? Would you continue on with graduation and use your degree to obtain a different job? Would you apply for pharmacy school while attempting pre-PA, despite the pharmacy job market being saturated? What other career choices would you consider?
I'm really interested in what you guys think. Thank you.
I've been attending university for 7 years, mainly with an initial goal of pre-Pharmacy. I switched over to PA recently due to saturation in the pharmacist job market. I really didn't do well my first few years which resulted in many withdraws, as well as C's and a few D's and F's. Upon realization that I should get my s**t together, I began retaking classes with D's and F's as well as switching to pre-PA.
Current situation:
I recently talked to my adviser and he notified me that my grades were definitely not enough for PA as CASPA doesn't account for grade forgiveness. This hit me extremely hard. I feel that all my hard work put into fixing my grades is all in vein. My adviser wants me to continue retaking courses for the next 4 years to fix my C's and B-'s, then begin working as an EMT, then finally applying for PA school by Fall of 2019.
My issue:
I was planning on graduating this semester, but now I don't think that's the case anymore. I put in 7 years of studying and now I'm asked for 4 more years as an undergraduate. Before all this, I was considering finding a job to save up for a wedding and a house, but again, I don't think that's the case anymore.
This is certainly all my fault and no one else's, but I'm curious as to know of your opinions. What would you do in my situation? Would you continue on retaking courses, further pushing back life-plans? Would you continue on with graduation and use your degree to obtain a different job? Would you apply for pharmacy school while attempting pre-PA, despite the pharmacy job market being saturated? What other career choices would you consider?
I'm really interested in what you guys think. Thank you.
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