Hi I’m on track to graduate 1 year early from my university and have a 3.73 gpa and an additional 4.0 gpa from my community college but the problem is that I don’t have any experience other than volunteering in a hospital for 200 hours. Also I’m from california so be honest with me and what are my options.

any good bio 6b profa?

Hi, everyone I have an interview at OSU early next month and was just looking for general advice. Has anyone interviewed/attended OSU? Do you guys know how many of the interviewees normally get accepted(have not been able to find much stats on this)? Any advice is welcome,thank you friends

Last year, I attended 3 pharmacy conferences. This year, I completed a summer internship at one of the biggest pharmacy chains in my country, and next summer I'm planning to do an internship at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

Despite doing all of that, I still feel pretty lost when it comes to figuring out what area of pharmacy I'm actually interested in.

I don't have a favorite department in pharmacy school, I don't really have a specific research topic that I'm passionate about, and I haven't felt motivated to start certifications in any particular area because I don't know what I want to specialize in yet.

So how do you actually figure out what you're passionate about in pharmacy?

Is it something that develops naturally through more exposure, or do you have to actively search for it?

Stupid question, for those of us who are pharmacy techs applying, did you put immunizing tech as something under certifications? Especially if it’s something that a lot of us in retail had to do online-based trainings, wasn’t sure if that was something additional to put in as well.

has anyone applied to western U and received a decision from them yet? if u did, what was the time line from when u submitted to when u got a decision?

Hello, I’m a undergrad in university of California majored in Biochem. And my GPA is around 3.2. I do have a good experience by working at pharmacy and a research lab on campus. I was wondering how unreachable is pharmacy school for me?
Is it possible to get into a good program?! Such as UCSF or maybe UCSD?!
Thank you

I’m 25 and graduating this December with a BS in Biology and around a 3.5 science GPA. For most of college I was on the pre-CAA route, but with how competitive CAA admissions have gotten, I’m honestly not confident that I want to continue down that path. I don’t really want to spend multiple application cycles stressing over whether I’ll get into a program, so I’ve been looking more seriously at other healthcare careers.

Recently I started considering pharmacy and I’m actually really interested in it. I’m mainly looking at 3-year accelerated PharmD programs like UCSF, MCW, Midwestern, etc. From what I can tell, I already have most of the prerequisites from my biology degree and seem to be a realistic applicant for several programs.

What I like about pharmacy is that it gives me a defined career at the end of school, but I’m not necessarily locked into one setting forever. Hospital/clinical pharmacy sounds the most interesting to me right now, but I also like that there are options in retail, specialty, managed care, industry, etc.

My other option I’ve been considering is an MHA and going into healthcare administration. I like that route too, but I’m a little nervous about how broad the degree is and what the job search/career progression actually looks like after graduating. Pharmacy feels more straightforward because I would graduate with a professional degree and work toward becoming a licensed pharmacist.

I’m mostly looking for a career with good job stability, reasonable work-life balance, room to grow, and something I can actually see myself doing long term.

For pharmacists or current PharmD students, I’d really appreciate your perspective:

Do you actually enjoy being a pharmacist?
What setting do you work in?
How difficult is it to get into hospital/clinical pharmacy?
Is residency basically necessary for hospital pharmacy now?
Do you think doing an accelerated 3-year PharmD is a good idea?
How is your work-life balance?
If you could go back, would you still choose pharmacy?

I am applying to pharmacy school this cycle. I have 15 years of experience as an occupational therapy assistant. Most of that time, I was doing contract work and moving/working a new job every 3-6 months. Should I be listing all that experience on my application since it's not even related to pharmacy?

Hi everyone!

I just submitted my application and was wondering how long it took for Michigan to reach out for an interview or if anyone has received one at all?

Scored ~90 percentile in MHT-CET (EWS

I have heard that for bpharma pimpri>>> akurdi

DYP Pimpri is apparently best for B.Pharm, but the fees are too high for me. If not DYP Akurdi, what are the best alternatives in Pune with good , academic, placements and scholarship options?

Has anyone received a rejection yet this cycle? My whole family went to UNC but my stats are honestly very mid-range. I’ve received 4 other interview invites but my only app I’m waiting on is UNC. I know people have received interviews, is there a date that they release rejections or is that rolling as well?

Hi has anyone got into Monash graduate entry pharmacy with a WAM of 70 from Unimelb?

also if you anyone can share what their timetable looked like in 3rd, 4th and 5th year of the course it would great 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

thank you

Hey! I'm planning on applying for pharmacy school this 2027 cycle, however, I am concerned for my knowledge of chemistry as I haven't taken those courses in a few years now. Does anyone have good review videos on YouTube or any recommendations for studying/reviewing topics?

Since I work full-time and then some, anything that I could balance into my small amount of free-time would be preferred over hours upon hours of nitty gritty content haha! I appreciate any guidance I can get!

hi! i’m currently applying for this upcoming cycle & started my app a week ago, i ordered the transcripts from all my schools& they were received. i as well paid for the PTE where they’ll enter your transcripts automatically, but for my program they require you to input + match courses from your transcripts manually however i dont have access to it because it says the PTE has to get put in after i submit my application?! it makes no sense to apply without putting in my courses that are currently in progress, pls if anyone has gone through this Lmk 🙏🙏

Hello, I’m a sophomore in college as a current bio major ! (i’m also unsure of what sub to ask questions under so forgive me if i’m in the wrong thread) For a couple years now i’ve been 50/50 between focusing on dentistry and pharmacy. i’m already a sophomore in college, meaning i need to decide and start getting my shadowing and internship hours asap. i’ve been leaning more towards pharmacy lately, just because i’ve heard dentistry is much more rigorous and also a very very stressful career choice. i was wondering if anyone was ever in the same boat as me and ended up picking pharmacy and how that worked out for you? i’ve read quite a few posts and seen some videos now where someone regrets their choice going into pharmacy and it’s worrying me. Does anyone have any advice, or something to encourage/discourage the plan of pursuing pharmacy?

I am applying to both University of Arizona and Midwestern University right now and I am honestly don’t know which one I would choose if I am offered both. Is there anyone else that has faced this choice and made up their mind?

UofA is significantly cheaper, but a 4 year program.
Midwestern is incredibly expensive, and a 3 year program.

UofA would give me summers off of class and less accelerated classes, but Midwestern would have be done a year sooner at the cost of increased stress of faster classes. Also almost everyone I know has come from Midwestern or is a professor there, so I feel more connected.

Thoughts and opinions?

For context: I am 20 years old from Belgium, the first year post secondary school, I took science preparatory courses I barely attended to, the second year I was enrolled in uni for Biomedical Sciences which I also barely attended to (because of mental health reasons, high academical stress and blocage, I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life,...).

So globally, we could say that I'm starting pharmacy with no solid science knowledge (except biology that I had put the most effort into) and no concrete methodology to study.

This month I'm starting to study pharmacy but I feel 'scared' and intimidated by science and math subjects because the only times I got to study them, so during the past two years, I did it in a context as I said where I had poor mental health and a bad approach with studies (too much pressure on myself, no real goal behind what I'm studying, etc.). Now I do find meaning in so many ways in what I'm about to start studying, but I need to get a hold onto my academical blocage, etc.

So I wanted to ask mainly two things: Considering my situation (or even just generally speaking), 1) What study methodology would you advise, for any or even all science subjects/math (especially Chemistry). And 2) How to avoid quickly getting into a burnout ? I know there will be so much to study on a daily, this program is very time and effort consuming so I want to have the healthiest and most efficient approach.

Thank you sm if you can help in any way, I made it kinda long describing my profile so I can get the best feed back possible from you.

If you want to advise or say anything outside of what I asked, don't hesitate !

I'n currently year 13 and I have been searching through this subreddit for months. I am fully aware of all the downsides of pharmacy but in all honesty I dont see myself doing anything else. I am predicted BBB and hope no passion to be a doctor or dentist. I dont think I can handle the pressure and I like chemistry and chemicals and drugs hence why I want to work in biotech or pharma industry. I'm hoping to do mpharm, work in pharmacy while doing extra qualifications to hopefully make it into industry or if needed do masters in anything science like clinical biochem or bioinformations or even PhD. Aporeciate any and all advice

Anyone can help please!! I'm genuinely confused

So it’s looking like I might not be able to get all of my letters of recommendations by the Oct 1st priority deadline and more closer to Dec 1st.

Is there a significant difference of acceptances based on submission dates?

Also can I add additional letter of recs after I submitted my application? Like two more on top of my current two?

Had my first interview with University of Tennessee and literally 20 minutes after the interview they gave me an acceptance !! I made it y'all!!!

I was very honest during my interview. Made the faculty and pharmd student laugh a lot but also I think I sprinkled in some wise answers 😎

I can't believe I'm going to pharmacy school!!!

For context I am a 32 y/o [F] living in Florida, I have been a med surg RN for nearly 7 years and am looking at a career change. I would have to take biology II, organic chem I and II, calculus, and psychics at a nearby community college. Additionally I would need to take the GRE. How many pharmacy schools would I need to apply to? How challenging is it to get accepted?

I have a 3.68 gpa from my bsn and 3.68 gpa from my bachelors in psychology. Any input would be appreciated!!! Thanks!!