What do you think about my chance to a 6 year pharmacy program????

[tommy729]

Hi, I am currently a junior in one of the best public high school in Colorado, with over 3700 students and about 26 National Merit Semifinalists every year. I was really interested... No, I am determined to become a pharmacist, and I really want to get into a 6 year pharmacy program. I have searched a lot of the schools that have it, but I get this feeling that its so hard to get into... I currently have a high school weighted gpa of 3.5 and is raising because I still have 2 semesters left to raise it more, before I apply early before my senior year. (Currently ranked like 300/895, this will go up higher too.) I play on the lacrosse team in school, I have been in Key Club now since sophomore year, I have volunteered in a hospital over 105 hours ( almost 2 years?) and continously volunteering, and I have joined the science research in school this year. (I have more other out of school "extra-curriculum activities) I have taken honors math and honors science since my freshman year and currently in honors too. My first language is Korean which I can speak, type, read fluently, then I guess English, can be counted as my second language, and I have also been taking Spanish since my freshman year and will continue until my senior year. So I have 3 languages. I currently have only one A.P. class this junior year, which is English. Another interesting thing people find amusing of my history is that I also have a second degree black-belt in Tae Kwon Do. Oh yea I am Asian, if that matters. I am planning to take SAT II, and for my SAT math i get a score of 660 and above, but my SAT verbal isnt that good.

I was looking at the 6 year programs of: Rutgers University, Northeastern University, University of Pacific, University of Mississippi, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USP, Creighton University....


People that are really familiar with getting into a 6 year pharmacy program, or people who have been accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program, can you please tell me if I am legible for a 6 year phamacy program,, Do you think it will be really hard for me to get accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program? Do you think it would be not-that-hard for me to get accepted into it?? What do you think, please tell me what you think.
-Thank you for taking your time to read this and answering my question. Thanks.🙂

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[PharmD321]

Hi, I am currently a junior in a top public high school in Colorado, with over 3700 students. I was really interested... No, I am determined to become a pharmacist, and I really want to get into a 6 year pharmacy program. I have searched a lot of the schools that have it, but I get this feeling that its so hard to get into... I currently have a high school weighted gpa of 3.5 and is raising because I still have 2 semesters left to raise it more. (Currently ranked like 300/895, this will go up higher too.) I play on the lacrosse team in school, I have been in Key Club now since sophomore year, I have volunteered in a hospital over 105 hours ( almost 2 years?) and continously volunteering, and I have joined the science research in school this year. (I have more other out of school "extra-curriculum activities) I have taken honors math and honors science since my freshman year and currently in honors too. My first language is Korean which I can speak, type, read fluently, then I guess English, can be counted as my second language, and I have also been taking Spanish since my freshman year and will continue until my senior year. So I have 3 languages. I currently have only one A.P. class this junior year, which is English. Another interesting thing people find amusing of my history is that I also have a second degree black-belt in Tae Kwon Do. Oh yea I am Asian, if that matters. I am planning to take SAT II, and for my SAT math i get a score of 660 and above, but my SAT verbal isnt that good.

I was looking at the 6 year programs of: Rutgers University, Northeastern University, University of Pacific, University of Mississippi, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USP, Creighton University....


People that are really familiar with getting into a 6 year pharmacy program, or people who have been accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program, can you please tell me if I am legible for a 6 year phamacy program,, Do you think it will be really hard for me to get accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program? Do you think it would be not-that-hard for me to get accepted into it?? What do you think, please tell me what you think.
-Thank you for taking your time to read this and answering my question. Thanks.🙂

Dude, did you go to cherry creek high school?

Anyways, if you want to do the cheap and easy way then I would recommend you this:

You have three options here in colorado, you can go to UC boulder, Denver, or Colorado Springs. Boulder would be the best school to go if you want to be in the party scene and be in a good lacrosse team. Denver would be the best school to go if you like to go to bars. Both schools are good (some classes are huge like 100 people in one class!) and both do pre-pharm (3 year pre-pharm then 4 more years at pharmacy school = 7 years). The third choice is if you want to be in smaller classrooms then go to UC Colorado Springs.

I do have another option you can do if you want to have a big budget and go for a 4 year bachelors from a really nice university and then go to pharmacy school: go to University of Denver (my brother would have paid around $44,000 per year without grants). This school is a great school and it has the prestige that the other schools don't have. But still, that doesn't mean that you will get a better job than other people that didn't go to a expensive school.

Anyways, if you really want to go to the 6 year program, it will be a really hard route because the schools are not flexible (classes options are going to be limited and only the classes you need for pharmacy school) and will make you study a lot of materials in a short timespan. There are a couple schools that I have heard of that is very good and the famous one I know is University of the Pacific.

So good luck in finding the right school!!

 

[tommy729]

Dude, did you go to cherry creek high school?

Anyways, if you want to do the cheap and easy way then I would recommend you this:

You have three options here in colorado, you can go to UC boulder, Denver, or Colorado Springs. Boulder would be the best school to go if you want to be in the party scene and be in a good lacrosse team. Denver would be the best school to go if you like to go to bars. Both schools are good (some classes are huge like 100 people in one class!) and both do pre-pharm (3 year pre-pharm then 4 more years at pharmacy school = 7 years). The third choice is if you want to be in smaller classrooms then go to UC Colorado Springs.

I do have another option you can do if you want to have a big budget and go for a 4 year bachelors from a really nice university and then go to pharmacy school: go to University of Denver (my brother would have paid around $44,000 per year without grants). This school is a great school and it has the prestige that the other schools don't have. But still, that doesn't mean that you will get a better job than other people that didn't go to a expensive school.

Anyways, if you really want to go to the 6 year program, it will be a really hard route because the schools are not flexible (classes options are going to be limited and only the classes you need for pharmacy school) and will make you study a lot of materials in a short timespan. There are a couple schools that I have heard of that is very good and the famous one I know is University of the Pacific.

So good luck in finding the right school!!

haha yea, Im currently in CCHS and its still a white school. lol.
Thanks man for the good advice, See Before anything, before I heard about the 6 year pharmacy program, I was planning on to go into UC at Denver as a top student (because thats what my counselor told me) and get like 3.8 and apply to the pharmacy school at UC health science center. But when I heard the 6 year pharmacy program, I thought, damn that would save me time, money, and stress. I think it would be easier to get into pharmacy like that then going to a 3~4 year college then applying to a pharmacy school.

 

[PharmD321]

haha yea, Im currently in CCHS and its still a white school. lol.
Thanks man for the good advice, See Before anything, before I heard about the 6 year pharmacy program, I was planning on to go into UC at Denver as a top student (because thats what my counselor told me) and get like 3.8 and apply to the pharmacy school at UC health science center. But when I heard the 6 year pharmacy program, I thought, damn that would save me time, money, and stress. I think it would be easier to get into pharmacy like that then going to a 3~4 year college then applying to a pharmacy school.

Your welcome! I am always here to help.

Please elaborate on how you would 'save' more money out of state especially University of Pacific in Calfornia? And how much of a difference is there if it is one year less?

My school tuition for first whole semester at CU denver is $2,900 and that was including living with my mom, some gas to get to the light rail on Lincoln Station on I-25 (I save about 180 miles of gas every week!). The light rail pass and even the gym that I go on campus is included in my tuition bill. It is going to be around $6k a year and then $18k for all 3 years but I have no idea what the cost of tuition at CU pharmacy school, do you know how much it is per year?

I am going to keep looking for the price of tuition at CU Pharmacy school.

 

[bacillus1]

Eh, if you're a good student, you might as well save some money and go instate.

It's not true that you can only stick to a pharmacy curriculum in all pharamcy schools. I'm a P1 (so third year out of 6) and besides my PharmD I'm also a stat minor, and have taken various humanities classes (USP wants us to be well-rounded and I'm OK with that). As for studying a lot in a short period of time, not sure what people mean. Probably the same for the last 4 years as in any other pharmacy school (since our P&T was split up into 2 years starting my year).

But the social scene at many 6-year programs is pretty lame. Maybe try Rutgers or some other big school (though Rutgers is kinda hard to get into). Other programs you could get into with probably over a 1200 SAT and 3.5 GPA. Still, I say staying instate and saving $$$ would be your best option.

 

[PharmD321]

It's not true that you can only stick to a pharmacy curriculum in all pharamcy schools. I'm a P1 (so third year out of 6) and besides my PharmD I'm also a stat minor, and have taken various humanities classes (USP wants us to be well-rounded and I'm OK with that). As for studying a lot in a short period of time, not sure what people mean. Probably the same for the last 4 years as in any other pharmacy school (since our P&T was split up into 2 years starting my year).

Oh I didn't know that, I just assumed that when you take a 6 year course, the school would only provide core classes (gen chem 1 and 2 with lab, biology 1 and 2 with lab and calculus...etc...), and not like electives so you can get it done early.

 

[bacillus1]

Oh I didn't know that, I just assumed that when you take a 6 year course, the school would only provide core classes (gen chem 1 and 2 with lab, biology 1 and 2 with lab and calculus...etc...), and not like electives so you can get it done early.

Well a PharmD is doable in 6 or maybe even 5 years the regular way. I mean the professional program is 4 years in both cases, and you just get your prereqs done in 2 years (which is doable in many regular programs).
Our electives are sorta spread out. Some you take in your first 2 years while you may take some others while in the actual pharmacy program. For instance, I'm taking intercultural communication now. It does make a lot of credits though (most people take 17-18 both semesters P1 and up to 18-20 both semesters P2)

 

[PharmD321]

Well a PharmD is doable in 6 or maybe even 5 years the regular way. I mean the professional program is 4 years in both cases, and you just get your prereqs done in 2 years (which is doable in many regular programs).
Our electives are sorta spread out. Some you take in your first 2 years while you may take some others while in the actual pharmacy program. For instance, I'm taking intercultural communication now. It does make a lot of credits though (most people take 17-18 both semesters P1 and up to 18-20 both semesters P2)

That is so interesting that your taking intercultural communication.

Let me change the subject though, but how much is your tuition at USP? sccpharm just gave me this link about how much my school's pharmacy tuition...

http://www.uchsc.edu/sop/pharmd/7.Admissions/2.Tuition_and_Financial_Aid/


So, I am in state and the pre pharm program is going to cost me around 12k a year x 3 years which is 36k for all 3 years

and then pharmacy school is 16.5k a year in state which is around 66k for all 4 years.

Altogether is 36k + 66k = 102k

 

[bacillus1]

Let me change the subject though, but how much is your tuition at USP? sccpharm just gave me this link about how much my school's pharmacy tuition...

Too high.

I am by no means telling everyone to go to USP. I actually do find more than a few things wrong with the school. I am just presenting facts about how not all 6-year programs are the same.

 

[pvaiyapu]

chances r excellent

 

[tommy729]

Thanks PharmD321 and bacillus1 for your advices and information, but the thing is I have my tuitition full paid. Its not the money I am worried about, I just want to see what other pharmacy students that got in to tell me if my chances are good , so-so, or .. yea....

oh and.. pvaiyapu,,, you said "chances r excellent" .... excellent for what?? can you elaborate on that??? Thanks.


It would be great, if you guys evalute my chances, or what I would need to work on more and so on. Thanks guys

 

[PharmD321]

Thanks PharmD321 and bacillus1 for your advices and information, but the thing is I have my tuitition full paid. Its not the money I am worried about, I just want to see what other pharmacy students that got in to tell me if my chances are good , so-so, or .. yea....

oh and.. pvaiyapu,,, you said "chances r excellent" .... excellent for what?? can you elaborate on that??? Thanks.


It would be great, if you guys evalute my chances, or what I would need to work on more and so on. Thanks guys

I agree with pvaiyapu about your chances are great because of this:
3.5 gpa and two more semesters to go (how many science classes did you take by the way?)
you play lacrosse which I did too in HRHS
know 3 languages and korean is very difficult which you are fluent with so any school will like that

Dude, instead of wasting your time trying to figure out if your a good candidate which you are a great candidate and I only had a 2.8 gpa and got in UC Denver. So, just go apply now for all the schools you want to go and then tell us which school you got accepted.

 

[tommy729]

I agree with pvaiyapu about your chances are great because of this:
3.5 gpa and two more semesters to go (how many science classes did you take by the way?)
you play lacrosse which I did too in HRHS
know 3 languages and korean is very difficult which you are fluent with so any school will like that

Dude, instead of wasting your time trying to figure out if your a good candidate which you are a great candidate and I only had a 2.8 gpa and got in UC Denver. So, just go apply now for all the schools you want to go and then tell us which school you got accepted.

haha thanks dude for the couragement. Uh well I just went the normal way so freshman year: physical science-H, sophomore year: Chem-H(1/2sem) CP Chem (1/2), Junior year: Physics-H, Science Research, and senior year I am planning to do Science Research again and AP Bio, so by end of my junior I have 4 science credits,,, end of my senior year I would have 6.5 science credit..
Well my chances, I guess is good for state univeristies such has CU Boulder and so,, but for 6 year pharmacy programs.. I really want the Rutgers one, I heard its the best 6 year pharm.D program in the country and the Northeastern University's program, cause that university just seems tight haha.

How would I go apply now? haha I havent even taken my real SAT or PSAT(which doesnt really matter untill scoring like 211) and I dont even have all the credits yet to graduate from HS or to look good on my app. I'm deciding to apply to all 6 year pharmacy program end of my junior year, some where around that time.

You play lax in highschool? what position dude?

 

[PharmD321]

haha thanks dude for the couragement. Uh well I just went the normal way so freshman year: physical science-H, sophomore year: Chem-H(1/2sem) CP Chem (1/2), Junior year: Physics-H, Science Research, and senior year I am planning to do Science Research again and AP Bio, so by end of my junior I have 4 science credits,,, end of my senior year I would have 6.5 science credit..
Well my chances, I guess is good for state univeristies such has CU Boulder and so,, but for 6 year pharmacy programs.. I really want the Rutgers one, I heard its the best 6 year pharm.D program in the country and the Northeastern University's program, cause that university just seems tight haha.

How would I go apply now? haha I havent even taken my real SAT or PSAT(which doesnt really matter untill scoring like 211) and I dont even have all the credits yet to graduate from HS or to look good on my app. I'm deciding to apply to all 6 year pharmacy program end of my junior year, some where around that time.

You play lax in highschool? what position dude?

Holy smokes! you took like every single science class! I assure you that you will get accepted at rutgers!! Boulder is another easy one! did you take the ACT yet?

I played middie freshmen until junior then I played defense. How about you?

 

[tommy729]

Holy smokes! you took like every single science class! I assure you that you will get accepted at rutgers!! Boulder is another easy one! did you take the ACT yet?

I played middie freshmen until junior then I played defense. How about you?

Hmm, I dont know man, I mean I've been reading stuff everywhere and everything I read its like" MAN RUTGERS IS HARD TO GET IN", "RUTGERS IS SO COMPETIVE TO GET IN" and all that .. haha . NO I havent taken the real ACT (or SAT), I will take the real ACT in like April, its required for my highschool, I took my "Plan" test my sophomore year which is a pre-ACT test, which I did not study at at all and didnt even know how it gets scored, and it said if I took a real ACT that time I would have scored 26-28.
I have taken practice SATs and the highest I have gotten was , Math:660, Reading (verbal): 490, Writing: 500

Oh I play Middie. by the way we had a game today for fallball, my school vs. Chapperall and we were losing in the first half by 5:4 then the second half we beat them 5:7 . Haha and it was freaking freezing today playing them 9am in the morning,(which 9am is like 5am for me lol)

 

[bacillus1]

Hate to break it to you, but if those are your real SAT scores, that's not good enough for Rutgers (and your GPA isn't high considering you're not taking too many APs or anything and that's weighted). I know these programs have gotten increasingly competitive over the past few years. I'm sure you could find some program that'll accept you. Maybe Duquesne?

 

[tommy729]

Hate to break it to you, but if those are your real SAT scores, that's not good enough for Rutgers (and your GPA isn't high considering you're not taking too many APs or anything and that's weighted). I know these programs have gotten increasingly competitive over the past few years. I'm sure you could find some program that'll accept you. Maybe Duquesne?

Even though I took 6 honors (which is all math and science) and 1 ap so far and will take 3 ap classes my senior year?
And those SAT scores arent my final. And I heard they will look at your math scores more than the verbal,,

Why?? Does Rutgers not look at other stuff like extra curriculums/activities, personal statement, etc...
Do they only look at gpa and sat score??

 

[bacillus1]

Even though I took 6 honors (which is all math and science) and 1 ap so far and will take 3 ap classes my senior year?
And those SAT scores arent my final. And I heard they will look at your math scores more than the verbal,,

Why?? Does Rutgers not look at other stuff like extra curriculums/activities, personal statement, etc...
Do they only look at gpa and sat score??

Sorry didn't realize you were a junior.
Was just saying if that's your final SAT, they won't accept you, but you got enough time to improve. It's just a really competitive program. They do look more on math, but a 490 is a 490.
And yeah, 3 APs is good.
If you get your SATs (rdng and math) over 1300, then you got a good chance getting accepted to Rutgers. Probably at least a 1250 for USP. Pharmacy schools don't look at extracurriculars that much, I think (though I don't go to Rutgers so I don't know anything about their acceptance process except that a lot of Rutgers rejects go to USP and some of them are pretty smart and had good academics in HS).

 

[tommy729]

Sorry didn't realize you were a junior.
Was just saying if that's your final SAT, they won't accept you, but you got enough time to improve. It's just a really competitive program. They do look more on math, but a 490 is a 490.
And yeah, 3 APs is good.
If you get your SATs (rdng and math) over 1300, then you got a good chance getting accepted to Rutgers. Probably at least a 1250 for USP. Pharmacy schools don't look at extracurriculars that much, I think (though I don't go to Rutgers so I don't know anything about their acceptance process except that a lot of Rutgers rejects go to USP and some of them are pretty smart and had good academics in HS).

Isnt Rutgers the hardest and the best 6 year program out there right now???? Is the Rutger's 6 year program better or USC's???

Do you think it will be easier for me if I tried for the Northeastern University's 6 year program???

 

[bacillus1]

You could try 'em all and see what happens! Northeastern and Boston living in general is expensive as hell though. But that is a great location! Never heard of anyone that goes there, so no idea. I know that some people that got rejected from NEU went to my school, but I don't know what the program is geared toward and whatnot (I got into NEU, didn't know about Rutgers back then). I would think that it would be easier than Rutgers.

I gotta say, I always wish I went to a bigger school because it would be more fun.

 

[tommy729]

almost 400 views, but only opinions from 3 people.... ah come on ,,, anyone else want to tell me my chances and so on????? it would help me Greatly.

 

[tommy729]

over 400 views, but only opinios from 3 people.... ah come on,,, anyone else want to tell me my chances and so on???? it would help me out greatly.

 

[tommy729]

over 500 views, but only opinions from 3 people... come on, anyone else want to me my chances and stuff?? It would be helpful. thanks.

 

[bklyngirl]

Hopefully this information will be helpful for 0-6 programs in the Northeast:

1. Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre PA (they look for well-rounded students - great sports school as well). You would most likely have a great shot at getting accepted; would qualify for scholarship money.)

2. St. John's University in Queens, NY (will remain a 0-6 school and has no intention on changing to 2-4 at this time - very supportive and nurturing school, but expensive if not offered any scholarship money.) Also great sports school, but unsure about lacrosse - check it out.

3. University of Rhode Island (if you get 1350 or above on SAT's you'll get a very generous scholarship.)

4. Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY (easier to get into than St. Johns, but you'll need to reapply for professional phase as they are now a 2-4 program.) They also offer generous merit scholarships, but merit scholarships offered at most schools are only given for the first 4 years. Your last two years are considered graduate years, so you'll need to apply for loans for those two years.)

Good luck researching!

 

[Melwhite13]

Hi, I am currently a junior in one of the best public high school in Colorado, with over 3700 students and about 26 National Merit Semifinalists every year. I was really interested... No, I am determined to become a pharmacist, and I really want to get into a 6 year pharmacy program. I have searched a lot of the schools that have it, but I get this feeling that its so hard to get into... I currently have a high school weighted gpa of 3.5 and is raising because I still have 2 semesters left to raise it more, before I apply early before my senior year. (Currently ranked like 300/895, this will go up higher too.) I play on the lacrosse team in school, I have been in Key Club now since sophomore year, I have volunteered in a hospital over 105 hours ( almost 2 years?) and continously volunteering, and I have joined the science research in school this year. (I have more other out of school "extra-curriculum activities) I have taken honors math and honors science since my freshman year and currently in honors too. My first language is Korean which I can speak, type, read fluently, then I guess English, can be counted as my second language, and I have also been taking Spanish since my freshman year and will continue until my senior year. So I have 3 languages. I currently have only one A.P. class this junior year, which is English. Another interesting thing people find amusing of my history is that I also have a second degree black-belt in Tae Kwon Do. Oh yea I am Asian, if that matters. I am planning to take SAT II, and for my SAT math i get a score of 660 and above, but my SAT verbal isnt that good.

I was looking at the 6 year programs of: Rutgers University, Northeastern University, University of Pacific, University of Mississippi, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USP, Creighton University....


People that are really familiar with getting into a 6 year pharmacy program, or people who have been accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program, can you please tell me if I am legible for a 6 year phamacy program,, Do you think it will be really hard for me to get accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program? Do you think it would be not-that-hard for me to get accepted into it?? What do you think, please tell me what you think.
-Thank you for taking your time to read this and answering my question. Thanks.🙂

I think you should be perfectly fine so long as you have some reputable recommendations which would never hurt. It seems like you have a lot on your plate and you have been juggling a lot for sometime. From the sound of it, it looks as if you could handle a 6 year pharm program no problem. Cheers. Mel.

 

[tommy729]

Another question,, the admissions, when looking at GPAs, they only look at the students total average GPA that he or she acheived right?

 

[eightonesix]

I sat through a seminar my senior year of high school before applying to UOP... and they had implied that SAT and GPA single-handedly were the factors that dominated your decision of whether or not you got in. They are pretty difficult to get into... and your GPA - weighted - might not make the 5 year, possibly the 6 year there... or maybe the 7. Some schools take weight into consideration only so far... You should also take SAT IIs in chemistry/biology if you can, seeing that its an accelerated program and they want to see if you can handle it.

 

[tommy729]

I sat through a seminar my senior year of high school before applying to UOP... and they had implied that SAT and GPA single-handedly were the factors that dominated your decision of whether or not you got in. They are pretty difficult to get into... and your GPA - weighted - might not make the 5 year, possibly the 6 year there... or maybe the 7. Some schools take weight into consideration only so far... You should also take SAT IIs in chemistry/biology if you can, seeing that its an accelerated program and they want to see if you can handle it.

My average gpa is gonna be like 3.7 (Weighted) if it turns out the worst,,, you think I have a greater chance getting in? Even the 5 year? And the 6 year programs,, would they even look at my extra stuffs I stated above?

 

[drugdoc]

Hi, I am currently a junior in one of the best public high school in Colorado, with over 3700 students and about 26 National Merit Semifinalists every year. I was really interested... No, I am determined to become a pharmacist, and I really want to get into a 6 year pharmacy program. I have searched a lot of the schools that have it, but I get this feeling that its so hard to get into... I currently have a high school weighted gpa of 3.5 and is raising because I still have 2 semesters left to raise it more, before I apply early before my senior year. (Currently ranked like 300/895, this will go up higher too.) I play on the lacrosse team in school, I have been in Key Club now since sophomore year, I have volunteered in a hospital over 105 hours ( almost 2 years?) and continously volunteering, and I have joined the science research in school this year. (I have more other out of school "extra-curriculum activities) I have taken honors math and honors science since my freshman year and currently in honors too. My first language is Korean which I can speak, type, read fluently, then I guess English, can be counted as my second language, and I have also been taking Spanish since my freshman year and will continue until my senior year. So I have 3 languages. I currently have only one A.P. class this junior year, which is English. Another interesting thing people find amusing of my history is that I also have a second degree black-belt in Tae Kwon Do. Oh yea I am Asian, if that matters. I am planning to take SAT II, and for my SAT math i get a score of 660 and above, but my SAT verbal isnt that good.

I was looking at the 6 year programs of: Rutgers University, Northeastern University, University of Pacific, University of Mississippi, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USP, Creighton University....


People that are really familiar with getting into a 6 year pharmacy program, or people who have been accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program, can you please tell me if I am legible for a 6 year phamacy program,, Do you think it will be really hard for me to get accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program? Do you think it would be not-that-hard for me to get accepted into it?? What do you think, please tell me what you think.
-Thank you for taking your time to read this and answering my question. Thanks.🙂

Creighton does not have a 6-year program. I just wrote a post about this in the Creighton link, so look mine up if you want more information.

 

[eightonesix]

I think they would consider you, but the competition is going to be real tough... considering there are applicants that are closer to a 4.0 without weight. Just do the best you can and show that you are a well rounded candidate, you'll do great =)

 

[tommy729]

I think they would consider you, but the competition is going to be real tough... considering there are applicants that are closer to a 4.0 without weight. Just do the best you can and show that you are a well rounded candidate, you'll do great =)

But colleges these days look at weighted GPA, because the weighted grade shows you the honor/AP credit. Or it wouldn't be fair to compare a 4.0 (unweighted) who hasnt taken a single honor or ap class entire highschool year and like a 3.7 (weighted) who has taken honor classes and or ap classes in highschool. Because the higher unweighted people go lower when looking at weighted GPA.

 

[WhiteSnows]

You never know unless you apply.

 

[calisoca]

You never know unless you apply.

Well said 5minutes.

Since you've been bumping this thread for a month asking for more opinions, I'll give my 2 cents. As has been stated previously, 3.5 weighted HS gpa is in need of some backing by a very high SAT/ACT score. I thought I was a badass entering my undergrad at UCD with a 4.0 from highschool until I realized everyone and their pet dog had a 4.0 and it wasn't uncommon for kids to have 4.6 weighted GPAs. You had better believe Rutgers is even more competitive.

PharmD321: If you think 100 students is a large class, go check out the class sizes in the UC system. We had 550 in my Anatomy lecture last winter. S*** was like a rock concert.

 

[tommy729]

Well said 5minutes.

Since you've been bumping this thread for a month asking for more opinions, I'll give my 2 cents. As has been stated previously, 3.5 weighted HS gpa is in need of some backing by a very high SAT/ACT score. I thought I was a badass entering my undergrad at UCD with a 4.0 from highschool until I realized everyone and their pet dog had a 4.0 and it wasn't uncommon for kids to have 4.6 weighted GPAs. You had better believe Rutgers is even more competitive.

PharmD321: If you think 100 students is a large class, go check out the class sizes in the UC system. We had 550 in my Anatomy lecture last winter. S*** was like a rock concert.

Thanks for the comment. But 3.5 is not my final weighted gpa and I know 3.5 weighted is not that high.

 

[SoulZero]

Thanks for the comment. But 3.5 is not my final weighted gpa and I know 3.5 weighted is not that high.

Hey, your not the only kid that's trying to get in the pharmacy school. I'm a senior this year and I been applying for a few pharmacy college and I'll give you some ideas on acceptance.

I'm from boise idaho, capital high school. Stats 3.8GPA unweight, 3.7GPA weight, 3.66 core class GPA ACT score 24 (last test this Saturday aiming for a 26)

I got accepted into University of Washington and Washington State University so far.

My most desire college rating from favorite to less favorite:
5-St. louis college of pharmacy
3-Albany college of pharmacy (tie)
3-Purdue University (tie)
3-University of Texas, Austin (tie)
1-USP

I talk to both Washington college admission consular(they came to my school). Since I got accepted they broke down my transcript of my junior year and explain how they calculated my GPA. If i recalled Uwb said I had a 3.3GPA on their specific scale and 3.5 on WSU scale.

Essentially they pick the class they consider important and leave other class out. (example:technology courses were exempt after calculating so many electives course)

In the end you don't really know your GPA unless if u have a perfect 4.0 scale. Those AP class help a lot I have taken 4 (AP CALC AB,AP CAL BC,AP PHYSICS,AP ECON) after my senior year. UWB would had decline my application BUT I had those classes they reconsider. A regular student would had needed at least a 3.9GPA. bascailly take those AP class with care cause admission look at them as an extra .15GPA each class. 4x.15= .6+my 3.3 (college scale) = 3.9GPA, so i barely made it.

disclaimer: WSU and UWB doesn't offer a 6 year program, they only offer a 7 year pharmacy program. So those 6 year college would have higher standards.

advice: I see lots of good 6 college program (probably at least 10 college from my research) but only 5 location I really like. Your situation is similar to mine and my advice is to shot for multiple targets and ur'll hit one for sure. 😎

Lastly, In my school they're students applying for stanford and UCLA. They starting taking AP classes in 8th grade. and they taken every single ap class since then... and the kicker... they have a weight scale of 4.0GPA. I can't compete with that.

 

[Bacchus]

If you get that Reading SAT subsection up to a 580+ I'd say you have a shot at USP. You asked about our tuition? Mine this year was roughly 26.5k with professional years at 27.9k or something around there. Rotations break 42k.

I do agree however that high SAT and GPA are a must because they are the best indicators of you being able to handle the science as the years get tougher.

 

[bacillus1]

If you get that Reading SAT subsection up to a 580+ I'd say you have a shot at USP. You asked about our tuition? Mine this year was roughly 26.5k with professional years at 27.9k or something around there. Rotations break 42k.

I do agree however that high SAT and GPA are a must because they are the best indicators of you being able to handle the science as the years get tougher.

Professional is over 30k now, but pretty much everyone here gets a merit grant thats about 7k, as long as you stay in the program and don't go on program probation. Rotations, though, are really really really expensive.

You go to the pharmacy forums while being premed? I guess USP has made you not want to hang out with anyone but pharmacy people (in real life and online).

 

[speciald]

My D is going through the application process this year as a HS senior - these tidbits may be helpful:

ACP removes the weighting from your grades and also recalculates your gpa using only core classes.

Of the 8 schools D applied to, Butler had the most "holistic" approach to admissions. She was accepted there and is waiting for scholarship/FA info.

Wilkes probably required the most effort - LOR from a pharmacist, requires at least 8 hours shadowing (not a problem for her but the lead pharmacist did not know how to write a LOR, so that took nearly 2 months to get!), and requires an in person interview. She is accepted to Wilkes with a great merit scholarship, but is waitlisted for pharm as the program was filled by December. Advice to other prospective freshmen is start early - get accepted to the University by September as they will then mail you a pharmacy application.

My D applied to USP in early November and rec'd her acceptance (w/scholarship) four weeks later to the day! Her SAT was not stellar, 590 CR/550 M/640 W, and gpa is 3.9w/3.8 unw. I believe she had LOR's sent, although not required.

 

[Bacchus]

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[PharMed2016]

Hi, I am currently a junior in one of the best public high school in Colorado, with over 3700 students and about 26 National Merit Semifinalists every year. I was really interested... No, I am determined to become a pharmacist, and I really want to get into a 6 year pharmacy program. I have searched a lot of the schools that have it, but I get this feeling that its so hard to get into... I currently have a high school weighted gpa of 3.5 and is raising because I still have 2 semesters left to raise it more, before I apply early before my senior year. (Currently ranked like 300/895, this will go up higher too.) I play on the lacrosse team in school, I have been in Key Club now since sophomore year, I have volunteered in a hospital over 105 hours ( almost 2 years?) and continously volunteering, and I have joined the science research in school this year. (I have more other out of school "extra-curriculum activities) I have taken honors math and honors science since my freshman year and currently in honors too. My first language is Korean which I can speak, type, read fluently, then I guess English, can be counted as my second language, and I have also been taking Spanish since my freshman year and will continue until my senior year. So I have 3 languages. I currently have only one A.P. class this junior year, which is English. Another interesting thing people find amusing of my history is that I also have a second degree black-belt in Tae Kwon Do. Oh yea I am Asian, if that matters. I am planning to take SAT II, and for my SAT math i get a score of 660 and above, but my SAT verbal isnt that good.

I was looking at the 6 year programs of: Rutgers University, Northeastern University, University of Pacific, University of Mississippi, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USP, Creighton University....


People that are really familiar with getting into a 6 year pharmacy program, or people who have been accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program, can you please tell me if I am legible for a 6 year phamacy program,, Do you think it will be really hard for me to get accepted into a 6 year pharmacy program? Do you think it would be not-that-hard for me to get accepted into it?? What do you think, please tell me what you think.
-Thank you for taking your time to read this and answering my question. Thanks.🙂

Personally, for me I am against the whole 0-6 year pharmacy programs because your paying more to take the same classes at any other given university. Granted, you are in a more professional setting as compare to other universities/colleges, which will no doubt influence your development academically. However, with that being said, you do have some options like applying to the various colleges people here have listed.

But my two-cents, go to a four-year college or state school. Do well there, get involved in health/pharmacy related experiences, research... and by the time you apply to pharmacy school... you'll look great and save a couple of thousand dollars.

🙂

 

[PharMed2016]

If you get that Reading SAT subsection up to a 580+ I'd say you have a shot at USP. You asked about our tuition? Mine this year was roughly 26.5k with professional years at 27.9k or something around there. Rotations break 42k.

I do agree however that high SAT and GPA are a must because they are the best indicators of you being able to handle the science as the years get tougher.

PharmD canadiate turned DO? Congratz, on your acceptance to PCOM. I want to go there after I graduate with my PharmD, don't ask me why I'm taking this route, lol.

 

[salliiee]

Hey lols i'm korean too 🙂
umm well..lets seee
i have sorta the same activities as you
but my gpa is higher
my weighted is 4.03.. and my SAT scores were 700 for math, 610 for writing, and 580 for critical reading...lolss
and i got accepted into northeastern with a $12,000 scholarship!
i also got into stjohns and UConn you might want to consider these schools too.
and dont worry
i only had one apclass junior year and it was chem..hehe

 

[PharmD321]

PharmD321: If you think 100 students is a large class, go check out the class sizes in the UC system. We had 550 in my Anatomy lecture last winter. S*** was like a rock concert.

Are you kidding me? who was the professor for Anatomy? was he/she good?

Also, I looked up the system and it says Human Anatomy with lab only has 144 students?

 

[Unsure90]

lol i got into UOP's six year pre-pharm program with an honors program invitation

um, i graduated high school c/o 2008 so this was pretty recent. i'll just post some of my stats to give you an idea of what to expect.

- weighted GPA (10th & 11th grade): 3.75
- unweighted GPA (10th & 11th grade): 3.42
- service hours: 300? i can't remember if i turned in my last hours in time, so it might have shown like 160 hours or something.
- two years JV swimming
- two years JV tennis, 1 year V tennis
- 3 years interact club (i was also secretary + webmaster)
- 3 years CSF (california scholarship federation) club
- 1 year study club (tutor kids)
- 10th grade: AP Bio
- 11th grade: AP Eng, AP Chem
i don't think 12th grade AP courses matter, so i won't post it.

uhhhhhhhhhh what else. oh yeah, i only speak one language fluently: English. I've taken four years of Spanish though (finished sophomore year).

um, yup. hope that helped. 🙂

 

[DrOwnageMD]

I'm a high school senior and applied to four 0-6 programs. Duquesne, and MCPHS are the two schools that have accepted me so far. I've yet to hear from URI and Northeastern.

My stats aren't all that great, but I'm somehow 2 for 2 right now.

UNW GPA: 3.25
W GPA: 3.78
SAT Overall: 1940
Critical Reading: 630
Writing: 610
Math: 700

I'm currently employed at an OSCO pharmacy as a technician and work anywhere from 8-12 hours a week. I also work at a Grocery store for 5+ hours a week.

I can't say that I have much other than that. A few random sports here and there but nothing I stuck with for over a few months.

Just improve that SAT and you should be fine. Good luck.

 

[tommy729]

wow some of you are like 4.02 weighted. But like everybody said, there have been people that got in with like a 3.6 (weighted) or something right?

 

[fruity]

hi guys kind of hijacking the thread, but for those who have been accepted, please contribute to the thread that i have started

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=593880

 

[tommy729]

Is Northeastern University's program harder to get into or University of the Pacifics?

 

[fruity]

i've got no idea since i haven't applied to pacific. But heard it's a pretty good school.