hi i will be writing my college applications soon, so i need help writing them... well i want to be a pharmacist. id like you apply for UOP becuase i heard that their program is 6 years and you dont have to transfer to graduate school. but its a bit too expensive. well i want to go to maybe like UCI or UCR or maybe even a community college and then transfer to a pharmacy graduate school. but i heard that it's very difficult. what is the easiest fastest way to get a pharmacy degree? (if possible with less money) oh and is it possible to go to community college and then go to graduate school? will that only take 4 years? help please!
2007-07-25 15:40:38 · 4 answers · asked by reb 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
UoP should be 5 years because their pharm school program is only 3 years (they go year round, unlike the others in CA). You HAVE to transfer to their grad school. You just get a guaranteed spot provided you keep up minimum standards.
To get into pharmacy school, you technically only need to finish the courses required by the pharm schools. Theoretically, it's possible to finish it all in 2 years but it's not that easy to do. Primarily b/c of overcrowding and not being able to get into those required classes.
Yes, it's theoretically possible to do it from community college if they've got all those classes. In CA though, competition is so high, most people have bachelor degrees. The ones I've heard of who didn't went to 4 yr colleges. Doesn't mean it isn't possible though.
2007-07-25 21:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
University at Buffalo has a great pharmacy program, but it is extremely competitive because the tuition is one of the lowest in the country.
If you go to a community college first, there is a high possibility your grades won't be transferred because pharmacy is a professional program.
The fastest way to get a pharmacy degree? Probably if you go to the Carribean Islands. I know some school there dont require the MCATs for med school, but I dont know about pharm.
Just do well above the average on the PCATs and possibly you could get some scholarships too if your GPA is above a 3.5.
2007-07-25 15:47:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can find a reasonable number of people who are accepted to pharmacy schools if they just did the prepharm at a 4 year school. The same is not true for people who went and did prepharm at a community college. They make up less than 5% of current pharmacy students.
2007-07-26 01:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-10 08:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋