University of Colorado vs Texas A&M

[AceIt2014]

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[SnickerDoodlez]

if your long term is residency , i would go to skaggs, better reputation (i usually say ranking doesn't matter as much, but in this case most people heard of skaggs, rarely anyone recognizes A&M), better establishment, more networking opportunities, plus the outdoors, ahhh the outdoors 🙂

 

[AceIt2014]

if your long term is residency , i would go to skaggs, better reputation (i usually say ranking doesn't matter as much, but in this case most people heard of skaggs, rarely anyone recognizes A&M), better establishment, more networking opportunities, plus the outdoors, ahhh the outdoors 🙂

Thank you so much for the advice. Yes the ability to be outdoors is such a catch. I guess I'll just eat ramen for next 10yrs until loans are paid lol.

 

[jmcmans1]

http://pharmacy-schools.startclass....Skaggs-vs-Texas-A-And-M-Health-Science-Center

I found this to be an interesting link/tool! I don't know how legit/up to date it is though.

 

[AceIt2014]

http://pharmacy-schools.startclass....Skaggs-vs-Texas-A-And-M-Health-Science-Center

I found this to be an interesting link/tool! I don't know how legit/up to date it is though.

Interesting. Thank you for sharing!!

 

[aboveliquidice]

Hi all! These are my top choices from my acceptance. I'm having a very hard time deciding. My long term goal is to become a pediatric clinical pharmacist and enter into residency after graduation. Would the name of the school I go to help get an interview for residency across the country asides from gpa, volunteer, work or leadership experience? I currently live in Texas and would like to move back if I moved to CO after graduation. If I stay in Texas I can get stronger networks but I feel CO is a great opportunity. All being equal, does receiving a pharmacy education from the state you reside in gives a better chance at residency or jobs in that state?

A&M is a fairly new program 10yrs old and Skaggs is more established 100+ yrs. A&M has one of the least expensive tuition in Texas. Though they are new they have moved up the rankings quickly. When I interviewed they said in my last year of pharmacy school I can move to any big cities to do rotations since they have strong networks all over Texas. There was a clinical pharmacists I interviewed with at the school who is a manager at a children's hospital in Corpus Christi. I want to serve South Texas and more but not as far as in CC to benefit from this connection. The faculty and staff are really nice and you feel that southern hospitality.

Skaggs on the other than will be a 65k tuition difference. Skaggs campus is walking distance to a children's hospital and many of the professors work there. They take pride in having previous students matched at John Hopkins for residency. They are 4th ranked for NIH fundings from all pharmacy schools. They have some really neat research there. I fell in love with the campus and organization of my interview day. I would get top notch education with clinical rich exposure through this program.

We also applied to CO because my husband and I enjoy the outdoors hiking, skiing, kayaking. We are trying to weigh a once in a lifetime experiences versus being financially comfortable. All in all, the cost difference with having to uproot and settle would be ~100k. I would really appreciate any of your inputs.

We are working on developing our PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency with the help of Skaggs. The quality of their aIPPE and APPE students is absolutely apparent. Especially when it comes to how prepared P4s are for our clinical rotations. No issue with A&M. I just happen to have had great experience with Skaggs.

 

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