Transferring, undergrad school, advice, etc.

[wutexan]

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Hi,

I am currently a freshman in college and I have recently begun to look into pharmacy and am seriously considering pursuing it further. I came in as a pre-med and am registered for these classes. However, since I have started looking into pharmacy, I've discovered that I have a much deeper attraction to toward this career than I ever had for becomming a doctor. I have a few questions on transferring to pharmacy school after two years and am also looking for any general advice.

Looking at the pre-reqs for transferring to pharmacy school, I think that it would be possible for me to complete them in two years (maybe with some summer school in there). Before I comit to this route, though, I want to be sure that it's reasonable/wise for me to transfer after two years. I've gathered that it is considerably more difficult get into pharm school without a degree, but what would I need to get into a school, specifically ones in Texas? Is it worth it?

Another thing that I have to consider is that I worked incredibly hard to get into the prestigious university I currently attend. Part of me thinks that I should get a diploma if only to do justice to this, yet if it aided me in getting into pharmacy school it certainly wouldn't have been in vain. Will pharmacy school take notice of undergrad isntituion when they make admission decissions or is it overlooked entirely?

I am looking to finish the necessary school in as few years as I can and transferring to turn 8 years into 6 is certainly optimal if it is possible. Any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[evilolive]

Do you go to Rice?

 

[wutexan]

I go to WashU. Way away from home 😉

 

[evilolive]

I've thought about the same thing (I attend another pseudo ivy reject school like WashU jk) and I've always wondered about my own commitment to pharmacy school. There are just so many requirements that are so different from medicine that it will consume your life depending on where you apply. Just be smart and make sure the general ed courses required to graduate are the same as the ones that you'll need to get into most pharm schools. Classes such as economics statistics and public speaking are very common, as are the general prerequisites for a biology major (microbio, biochem). Your classes at WashU are extremely rigorous and should therefore make the PCAT a piece of cake. My own school's pretty much crushed my science GPA but what I've learned basically made the PCAT look like a joke compared to what we normally have on exams.