<p>I know it’s pretty lame that I’m posting a link to answer your question (to another forum, nonetheless), but this is one of the best general pre-pharm sources I’ve come across. Have a go at it and if you still have questions then I can try to provide more detail.</p>
It’s never too early to start thinking about admission
GPA and PCAT are important factors in admission, but they alone will not make or break you.
Some sort of knowledge of or experience in the field of pharmacy is essential. Not only will it make you more competitive, it will clue you in to what being a pharmacist really entails and if you can see yourself doing it for 40+ years.
Extracurriculars, good letters of recommendation, volunteering, research, leadership, etc. are also factors to consider.</p>
<p>As happens with life, I will be very busy and not frequenting this website very often. It has now been a few years since I went through the application process, so my recollection of it is not the best. That being said, I hope other pharmacy hopefuls, students and pharmacists can chip in when able.</p>
<p>Check out the link in my above post. It is pretty current and has more information than I or any other one poster can provide you in a short period of time.</p>
<p>If you have a pressing question, feel free to send me a PM and I’ll get an email alerting me of it. I’ll try my best to respond in a timely manner.</p>
<p>My daughter took the PCAT today and got the result right away. Although, she ran out of the time on math and had to guess half of them, but still got 97 composite. Can anyone tell me is this a competitive score?</p>
<p>From my daughter’s report, there are two sets of numbers. First set is like VA 99, Bio 82, RC 88, QA 55, and Chem 99, Composite 97. Another set is like VA 461, Bio 424, RC 423, QA 404, Chem 463, Composite 435. I am assuming composite 97 means percentile. But, not really sure how good her scores are. I was thinking maybe she needs to retake the test to bring the math higher.</p>
<p>The quantitative analysis score of 55 means that she’s right in the middle of the pack for quantitative analysis, which is not especially good but it’s also not bad, especially considering that she ran out of time. The rest of her PCAT scores make up for it in my opinion. </p>
<p>I would definitely say she does not need to retake it. The 97 is the 97th percentile, so she’s in the top 3% of all that take the PCAT. Most people would give a lot to have a score that high. It is a very competitive score and would be very difficult to improve upon. As long as she’s well-rounded in other aspects of her applications and does well in the interviews that PCAT score should give her a very good chance of admission.</p>
<p>Hello ranza003, i am new to this website so I hope that I am posting this post to you. I am currently a freshman in college, I just graduated high school last year. My high school offered dual enrollment which was a program that allowed me to take classes at a community while still in high school. As of right now I already have about 25 credits, and this semester I am taking 13 credits since it is my first time attending a university. I would really like to go into pharmacy, but I would love to finish as soon as possible. My main goal is to finish all of my prerequisites in 2 years (this year and next year) and then hopefully be able to get into a pharmacy school (I would prefer a 3 year pharmacy school). I was wondering what type advise you would have for me and my situation. I have already started looking at pharmacy schools and all of the required classes that I must finish within these two years. I am a horrible test taking and I fear the PCAT. I actually wanted to start preparing for it from now (I know it is a bit early, but I would like to do as best as I can). I am taking general biology right now, and I will hopefully finish all of the required science classes within these two years. Do you think that there is any way I could start studying for the PCAT from now with not much experience with the information contained within it? If so, how would you recommend I go about it? Any other advice you have for me I’d love to hear please. Thank you</p>
<p>I have read others’ questions about the pharmacy and I am appreciated of your detail and helpful responds. Here is my own problem, my second PCAT score is
verbal 22
biology 67
reading comprehension 18
quantitative ability 82
chemistry 56
composite 47
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My took all pharmacy prerequisites with all As, except that I got an B in genetics. I volunteered at a pharmacy and a nursing home for several months. I have 1 LOR from a pharmacist and 2 from science professors. I received three scholarships. Should I retake the PCAT in November 9th. Is it too late to take the test again for pharmacy 2013.* I am currently pregnant and my due date is Oct 29th. I know my weakness is English because it is my second language. What is my chance of acceptance. Please give me some advice. Thanks you so much for the respond!!!</p>
<p>Your VA and RC scores are too low. For some schools, they have minimum of 50% or 55% composite requirement. I suggest you either apply to schools where they do not require PCAT (a lot of these schools are in California) or retake the test to bring your composite to above 50%.</p>
<p>I am currently in the process of applying to Pharmacy schools for 2013-2014 and am stuck on the essay portion. I wrote something, that my friend who’s gone thru the process, totally shot down as being too vague and not personal enough. I like pharmacy, I have experience but I’m not sure how to explain why, I don’t have anything really personal to divulge as to why. Regardless, I did my undergrad in Accounting, completely irrelevant to pharmacy, and then I got laid off, and decided to go back to school, and the one thing I wanted and liked most was pharmacy. Can someone give me some advice how to include that part into my essay, not sure if it looks bad that if I like pharmacy so much, why didn’t I go into that right away after high school…any help would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>I transffered from cc to university a year ago (my major is biology). I still have some prerequisite classes for pharm school left, so I want to return cc to finish those classes. Since I am international student, I must pick a new major if I want to return cc as full time student. I’m wondering if I return to cc with new major, does it affect the evaluation process when I apply to pharmacy school? Please give me some advice.</p>
<p>If you have to drop a class, leaving you with a W and forcing you to go part-time for a couple of semesters (and having to take some summer classes to graduate on time), will that keep you from getting into pharmacy school? I just know that it’s better than an F.</p>
<p>Hello, I originally graduated with Biochemistry degree in Spring 2013 with GPA 3.8. Couldn’t apply to pharmacy school because of some family issues but I took the PCAT then and got a 91%. I took a year off to deal with family and gained volunteering and experience as a pharmacy technician. I retook PCAT today because I plan on reapplying now and got a 85%. Not bad but my math was 69%. The school I wanted to get into recommends a score of 75% or higher in every subject and considers both scores individually. I don’t know if I should take the PCAT again to raise that score or just hope that it is enough to get me in the door?</p>