pharmacy advice

Hello, I am coming back to the fold after a ten year hiatus. I successfully repeated a few pre-reqs to replace some C's with A's. I have been prepping with Kaplan and Dr. Collins books for the PCAT since June. I did not realize the PCAT was being retired until recently, so I now plan to take...

Hi, I got accepted and will be attending as part of the Class of 2027. I want to ask where I can join the community since I did not find a group on social media, and get some advice as I am a transfer student. Any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

I am a Residency Program Director (PGY1 and PGY2) for 7 years and a clinical pharmacist. Recently I have received a few messages asking how I help pharmacy students get a residency interview without fear and uncertainty of the application process by utilizing my easy to follow residency...

Hello fellow RPh, students, resident, I am currently a clinical night pharmacist at VA in Arizona. I was very active in this pharmacy forum while applying for my pharmacy school and get ton of help throughout my entrance application. I am returning the favor by opening this Q&A session to...

Hello everyone! very new to SDN (please go easy on me) I joined this site in hopes of getting some insight on what to do. I am a prepharmacy student and am planing to apply for the coming cycle. I’ve been really anxious on whether or not i’d get an interview or even accepted so here are my...

What are the best resources to use when preparing for the 2019 MPJE for the District of Columbia (Washington,DC)?

Im preparing for my transition out of the Army to civilian side (nervous) with my acceptance to a 3 year pharmD program and came upon a question I hope few may be able to assist: If someone was prior service enlisted and upon graduating from pharmacy school (debt free), what would my...

Hey guys! Please please please I need help. I am so confused. Okay so last year I bought the updated 2017 version of the Dr.Collins PCAT study material. But I was unable to take the PCAT for personal reasons ( I was set to take it the Oct of 2017). Now I am set to take the PCAT Sept of 2018...

Hello SDN community, I need some advice on my situation: I have been working at the same fast job for 3 years after my H.S. graduation and preparing to transition as a pharmacy technician I want to leave my job after I have completed my fall semester at a local C.C. to fulfill the...

To all accepted pharmacy students and students who are planning to go into pharmacy, what are your GPA, PCAT score, extracurricular activities, pharmacy experiences, leadership experience, etc? It would be great to know the general stats of all fellow pre-pharm students and accepted students so...

Getting ready to start applying and I’m looking for some insight on pharmacy schools trying to find a smaller school that’s within 4-5 hours of Maryland

I'm from Alabama and the only 2 pharmacy schools in my state are Auburn and Samford. I'm currently a Senior, graduating class of 2018. I haven't decided what I wanted to be/do. I already got accepted into college and got some scholarships. I'm a very nervous/anxious person. I always doubt...

We are having our Spring Open House on March 16th at 5:00pm. You are welcome to join us! If you have any questions about our Pharmacy program, pre-reqs and or PCAT please leave your question and I will be happy to answer it for you. I am the Regional Director for the Hendersonville campus...

Hello everybody, I am currently a P1 (pharmacy school) and about to be a P2 in August. Starting Monday Feb 26th I will be taking Principles of Pharmacotherapy module which is apart of my PT courses. I wanted to know how do you any of you study for PT in Pharmacy school in general and just any...

I was let go from a retail chain at the beginning of the month for not following company policy of writing a report for a misfill (i left a note on the floater pharmacist sheet but DM said pharmacy manager didn't find a note and Dm let me go) when I was always instructed to make a note on my...

Hi everyone, I need help in deciding between the two schools for my Doctor of Pharmacy. Love Vermont, familiar with the area. But super EXPENSIVE to live there. I love downtown Burlington, and all my friends live in New England. My boyfriend and I vacationed there once and fell completely in...

Hello, I am thinking about taking the pcat in january or in the summer next year. I know that the new Dr. Collins book comes out in January but I was thinking about purchasing it now in case I end up taking it in January, however I am worried that if I change the date and have to take the pcat...

Not sure guys, just took the Nov.17 PCAT today, 1st time taking it, and here are my preliminaries and my GPA. Feeling kinda low, thought i had done better not sure if I should retake the PCAT. Also, is 74 a competitive Composite score these days? Thanks in advance for the advice! PCAT...

Hello, I was wondering if it looks bad if I take the human physiology prereq at a different university for my pre-pharmacy courses as an undergraduate. The reason I am thinking about taking it at another university is because I have already went to the course at my university and the same...

Hello. Since there's no thread yet, I thought I would make one to share our stats. Has anyone applied for early acceptance?

Hello, I just got accepted into Texas Tech pharmacy school and I'm thinking a little too far ahead. I have some questions about pharmacy internships (retail and hospital) for anyone who has done one to get some info. 1) When do students apply for internship positions? I know you can apply for...

Hello, I need a list of good pharmacy schools that will accept 3.0 overall GPA and does not require PCAT please.

Hello everyone, I am a Junior looking to apply to pharmacy school. I would like to get into Nova southeastern university My cum. gpa is 3.4 and my pcat score is 77th percentile. I have around 300 hours of volunteering in a clinic. I have no pharmacy experiance. What do you guys think my...

Background: BS in human bio, minor in chemistry. Current P2. Volunteered at a VA (both inpatient and outpatient) before applying to school. Currently work at a psych hospital as a pharmacy extern. My issue is that I am extraordinarily ambivalent about being in pharmacy school. P1, fall...

Hello, everyone I have an interview scheduled for the Fall '18 cycle, and I really don't know what to expect. >_< I've looked at Youtube videos, spoken with friends who are in professional school/pharmacy school, etc., but nothing has really calmed my nerves. Veterans out there, I was...

Hi all! This is my first time posting on the forum. I have read many similar posts so it made me really nervous/curious about my own stats. I am currently applying to pharmacy schools, and I live in California so I really want to be accepted to schools here in California. However, I'm scared...

Long story short, I've been accepted to a professional pharmacy program. I've completed all my pre-reqs. But at the end of last semester, I stupid mistake I made a long time ago caught up with me and I left my undergraduate institution in bad standing. I can't find any specific wordings in my...

I recently graduated pharmacy school and accepted a floating position with Walgreens. The job market is really bad where I live (and I assume everywhere else) which made me feel I had no choice but to accept the job. I only had 3 days of training after getting licensed and tomorrow is my first...

Hi guys! I'm an undergraduate student that just completed her first year at a university as a direct admit to Pharmacy School in the Pre-pharmacy program. My overall cumulative GPA at the moment is 3.9. As direct admits, we are supposed to take the PCAT the summer after our first year and...

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Appalachian College of Pharmacy VS University of Iowa, School of Pharmacy :):shrug: Help! I am not sure which school to pick. I have given a seat deposit for both schools, but still don't know which one to officially pick. I will be moving from Los Angeles, CA. ACP is a good school and is only...

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In order to be able to finish all of my pharmacy pre-requisites I would have to take two summer courses (microbiology and calculus) in order to have all my coursework done by winter of 2018.( After the summer I would still have 4 pharm pre-requisites.) My gpa is not the best as I have retaken...

Hello I am new to this forum and I apologize if I make any mistake regarding the rules and regulations of this forum. I also apologize for any grammatical mistakes that may happen in my query as english is not my first language. I happen to stumble on this forum as I was curious about the...

Hello, I recently was accepted to the Erie campus of Lecom and am in the preliminary stages of looking for places to live. Can anyone recommend places or areas to avoid? I've heard the east side can be rough but I've also heard conflicting things about areas closer to the lake (North West) and...

I'm graduating this year as a junior, as a 16 year old, I'll be 17 when I enter college. I am trying to sort everything out and what degree I should be getting. My options are limited as to where I can attend. It has to be driving distance. I would like to go to pharmacy school, but I need some...

Hello all, I just got my license on 1/10 after having to wait to be able to afford and take the NAPLEX/MPJE for the first time--tons of stress with family financial crises that never seem to end. I have been applying everywhere in the Tampa area for the last month, but I have had no offers yet...

Hello! I need some advice. I spent my first two years at a community college where my cGPA is approximately a 3.3 overall.I then transferred to a university were I did not do so well. I kept getting C's after C's and I lost hope in ever becoming an A student. I got a 2.4 and 2.5 in Orgo 1 and...

Im debating if work experience if better to have then getting good grades. I have a 3.7 gpa currently in my second year of pharmacy school and thinking about getting a job because all I have been hearing is that experience will help you more then good grades. If I get a job, my gpa could go down...

I am still not done with my PharmCAS application. The reason is because I have been dragging on my PCAT. I did terrible on the one in September and I missed the test on November. -Bachelor's of Science (chemistry) -A year of hospital volunteer experience -Cumulative 3.2 gpa -LOR: from a...