what to do after rejection

[kendruha]

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Hi,
I have a low GPA and I just took the PCAT so I'm not sure if I did well yet. I'm applying within the next few weeks to some pharmacy schools from all over. I wanted to know what I should do if I am rejected from the schools?

Only volunteered at a pharmacy for 3 months. I'm working on getting my pharm tech license and I'm a senior/undergrad this Fall.

Do I retake my bad courses? Would I be able to take them at a community college?

What were/are your plans?

Thank you.

 

[Passion4Sci]

GPA - How low is low?
PCAT - Hard to say. When I finished mine, I thought for sure I'd flunked it, but came out pretty decent.
Pharmacy volunteering - If you're rejected, you can continue volunteering and next cycle it'll be a year and 3 months, a stronger amount of time by far.


As far as classes and re-taking goes it won't help you very much unless your grades are really bad. Say you re-take Orgo series and get As. Your GPA @ 180 credit hours might go up a hundredth or two of a point, like 2.80 to 2.81. I guess if you have time and money, you can re-take them all and try to bust it up to a 3.00.

If you've been rejected, you CAN ask each of the schools for reasons why your application was weak. They'll include needing to improve your PCAT score or getting work experience. One question I have for you is if your grades are so poor and you have little experience, where did your LoRs come from?

 

[Tinkerbell22]

Are the schools required to tell you why your application was weak? I know people who asked certain schools 2 or 3 times and never received a response. Or is it just a courtesy that they offer so that you can improve for next year?

 

[Passion4Sci]

Are the schools required to tell you why your application was weak? I know people who asked certain schools 2 or 3 times and never received a response. Or is it just a courtesy that they offer so that you can improve for next year?

Not a requirement at all. Just a professional courtesy that some schools extend to applicants and thus re-applicants.

Some schools, like UoP, will even let you "run it by them" before you apply. Veronica was excellent for that. I laid out my CV and everything for her and she gave me some pointers to improve on before I even applied. It's all up to the school's admin.

 

[ffpickle]

Hi,
I have a low GPA and I just took the PCAT so I'm not sure if I did well yet. I'm applying within the next few weeks to some pharmacy schools from all over. I wanted to know what I should do if I am rejected from the schools?

Only volunteered at a pharmacy for 3 months. I'm working on getting my pharm tech license and I'm a senior/undergrad this Fall.

Do I retake my bad courses? Would I be able to take them at a community college?

What were/are your plans?

Thank you.

I think re-taking really bad classes is a good idea. Pharmcas averages the two out, but some schools will take your higher grade when doing their own calculations for your GPA. So a few C's that become A's can help you out.

Also, study for the PCAT. Being a tech is great but two of the most important criteria for admission to almost any program are always grades and standardized test scores (i.e. GPA and PCAT)...

 

[Passion4Sci]

I think re-taking really bad classes is a good idea. Pharmcas averages the two out, but some schools will take your higher grade when doing their own calculations for your GPA. So a few C's that become A's can help you out.

Also, study for the PCAT. Being a tech is great but two of the most important criteria for admission to almost any program are always grades and standardized test scores (i.e. GPA and PCAT)...

You mean e.g.

If it's more than one thing, i.e. is automatically out of the question. This ranks right up there with PCATs.

 

[ffpickle]

You mean e.g.

If it's more than one thing, i.e. is automatically out of the question. This ranks right up there with PCATs.

that is news to me.

i use i.e. in the sense of id est, or that is....when i read it like that, it makes sense to me.

 

[Passion4Sci]

that is news to me.

i use i.e. in the sense of id est, or that is....when i read it like that, it makes sense to me.

Now you know.

Id est - Exact example.

i.e., GPA.
or

e.g., GPA and PCAT.

i.e., GPA and PCAT will be marked incorrect usage of Latin abbreviation by at least 90/100 English professors, because you're not declaring one thing to be "it".

Sorry for the derail. Back to the regularly scheduled programming. It's a really slow day around here.

 

[ffpickle]

Now you know.

Id est - Exact example.

i.e., GPA.
or

e.g., GPA and PCAT.

i.e., GPA and PCAT will be marked incorrect usage of Latin abbreviation by at least 90/100 English professors, because you're not declaring one thing to be "it".

Sorry for the derail. Back to the regularly scheduled programming. It's a really slow day around here.

i disagree..can u show me some evidence.

i.e. specifies.

i was specifying two things.

you can also specify a list

 

[Carboxide]

Now you know.

Id est - Exact example.

i.e., GPA.
or

e.g., GPA and PCAT.

i.e., GPA and PCAT will be marked incorrect usage of Latin abbreviation by at least 90/100 English professors, because you're not declaring one thing to be "it".

Sorry for the derail. Back to the regularly scheduled programming. It's a really slow day around here.

Yes and no. As long as what follows i.e. is a COMPLETE list, it's okay. So you couldn't say, "I like all fruits, i.e. bananas and strawberries" becasue bananas and strawberries are not a complete list of fruits you like. You COULD say "Some parts of your application must be above a certain value, i.e. GPA and PCAT" if both the GPA and PCAT must be scored above a certain value and they are the only things that meet that requirement.

 

[Passion4Sci]

Yes and no. As long as what follows i.e. is a COMPLETE list, it's okay. So you couldn't say, "I like all fruits, i.e. bananas and strawberries" becasue bananas and strawberries are not a complete list of fruits you like. You COULD say "Some parts of your application must be above a certain value, i.e. GPA and PCAT" if both the GPA and PCAT must be scored above a certain value and they are the only things that meet that requirement.

Maybe - I could be wrong, and I've thought of some ways I could be wrong.

I am definitely going to swing by the english lab tomorrow after class and make sure, if I am wrong, I'm sorry!

 

[rphfan2009]

Hi,
I have a low GPA and I just took the PCAT so I'm not sure if I did well yet. I'm applying within the next few weeks to some pharmacy schools from all over. I wanted to know what I should do if I am rejected from the schools?

Only volunteered at a pharmacy for 3 months. I'm working on getting my pharm tech license and I'm a senior/undergrad this Fall.

Do I retake my bad courses? Would I be able to take them at a community college?

What were/are your plans?

Thank you.

What to do after rejection?

Pick yourself up and keep on going...your only out if you quit and give up!

 

[pharm B]

You have to give us a little more information. Just how bad is your GPA?

When all else fails, I always ask myself:

What would Stephen Colbert do? 😉

In all seriousness, if Pharmacy is your end goal, call the schools, be frank, and figure out what you need to do to be competitive.

Do you feel that you're ready for the academic rigor of pharmacy school?

 

[Tinkerbell22]

I love the Stephen Colbert Reporrr lol