<p>My D is going to be Senior coming Sept. She wants to be a pharmacist, but her SAT is average. Her GPA is around 3.70. I think she is a good student in her high school. She has all honor classes and going to have 3 AP classes in her senior year.
I search and notice a few ways to be a pharmacist.
1. First, apply to college/university that has 0-6 years program. There are not too many of school that offer that program and they are super competitive. We went to visit URI which has that 0-6 year program. They demand GPA 4.0 and good SAT. I don't think my D able to get in there.
2. Second is to join those schools has "early assurance" (2-4 years program) - but you have to keep GPA to a certain level and you need to take a PCAT test on your sophmore year in College which my D is terrible on any test.
3. Third is to have Bachelor degree of any major - may be Chemistry and apply to Pharmacy school. You still need to take that PCAT test.
Any one can give me a list of good EAST COAST colleges that is good on "pre-pharmacy" or sicence something that would help her to apply to pharmacy school.
I also worry about out of state tuition will be high too.
Me and my D thinking to apply the follwoing schools:
- SUNY Buffalo - they have early assurance program
- Mass College of Pharmacy
- Northeast University
- URI
Any more suggestion? Again she is not too good on her SAT - it might be 1810 on her combine SAT score. Critical Reading+Essay=610, Math=590 (highest)</p>
<p>Look at Clark University in Worcester, MA.</p>
<p>I think rutgers and uconn have 6 year plans but im not sure</p>
<p>how about NYU-Poly in brooklyn?</p>
<p>Try RPI and WPI. Very good schools, but less competitive than some others and admissions officers are rather generous, especially when it comes to test scores.</p>
<p>And URI- extremely competitive program. I live in RI, and it’s hard for in-state students to even get in. D probably won’t get in. :(</p>
<p>Northeastern will be very difficult to get into especially for pharmacy with those stats. BU should also be on your list and quite possibly BC as a reach. URI is a saftey school.</p>
<p>I disagree. ^^^ URI could be a safety for basically any major, but it is VERY competitive for the pharmacy program. It might be better to go there for chemistry, which will be easier to get in, and then apply to pharmacy school.</p>
<p>You are right URI pharmacy is more difficult to get into than its other majors & colleges but its not at all a reach for the OP. I would say she is a match. Northeastern has less than 100 spots for their pharmacy program every year. I believe this year they lowered that number to 88</p>
<p>University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy
my friend does Pharmacy there and from what I hear it is not hard to get into the UPitt grad program either
Though a Pennsylvania state school…Pennsylvania students do not have an advantage over out of state students since its only a Commonwealth institution.
If she is in the top five percent and can get her math and reading SAT over 1400 she can also expect some scholarship money I believe.</p>
<p>University of New England in Maine has a new pharmacy school that is a 6-year program. I don’t think it is too competitive, you should check it out. You start as an undergrad for two years then go to a 4 year program.
[University</a> of New England - College of Pharmacy](<a href=“http://www.une.edu/pharmacy/]University”>UNE School of Pharmacy | University of New England in Maine)</p>
<p>Maybe Wilkes in PA.</p>
<p>I second Pittsburgh</p>
<p>check out Duquesne University in Pittsburgh</p>
<p>Hiram College
La Salle University</p>
<p>What state are you from? The private schools will charge the same regardless, but if you’re likely to qualify for any state aid it might help. PharmD is a pretty expensive process. We just went through this with my D, who will attend UB this fall. She did have a 4.0 but similar SAT’s and a loathing for standardized tests too! UB is very good with financial aid, and has a pretty impressive PharmD program as well.</p>
<p>Anyway, I’d say that she’s more likely to get into the 2+4 schools, and they may be more affordable. Some of them, like Wilkes, Butler, MCPHS, and ACPHS do not require a high score on the PCAT to continue. They do require a certain GPA. UB doesn’t require the PCAT at all if the early assurance student has maintained at least a 3.5 in the required prerequisites. She may get into Northeastern, particularly if she has a great essay and some pharmacy experience, but it’s also likely to pricey.</p>
<p>My D loved Wilkes when we visited but was waitlisted due to her late November application date! They have a two step app process, with a required pharmacist recommendation and an interview, so do have her apply asap if this is a school she’d be interested in. I think she’d qualify for a decent amount of merit aid there. </p>
<p>Duquesne, ACPHS, and USP are likely acceptances, but also likely to be very expensive. ACP particularly awards almost no aid, other than federal/state grants and loans. D’Youville in Buffalo is starting a PharmD program - I believe they have early assurance and merit scholarships but won’t be fully accredited until they graduate their first class.</p>