Chances at University of the Pacific?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>(Sorry, I just copied this from my other post)</p>

<p>Ok, this is my current situation...</p>

<p>When schools starts in the fall, I will br a Jr, however, my first 2 years weren't that great because I was not intrested in getting into college, I planned on going to a community college first. Near the end of my sophmore year, I changed my mind. I decided that the college I would like to go to is UoP. Here are the classes that I have took and will take, plus the grades I got in them</p>

<p>Freshman Year</p>

<p>Freshman Foods 1st semester - A, Health 2nd semester A,
PE (required) no letter grade, only P or F, I passed
Spanish 1 - C
Physical science, B 1st semester, B+ 2nd semester
English - A both semesters
Algebra 1B -, B- 1st semester, B+ 2nd semester</p>

<p>Sophmore Year</p>

<p>Biology, A 1st semester, B 2nd semester
PE (required) A both semesters
Honors English, A 1st semester, B 2nd semester
Geometry, C both semesters
Spanish 2, C both semesters
World History Honors - B 1st semester, B+ 2nd semester</p>

<p>Junior Year</p>

<p>AP Biology
AP USH
AP Eng, Lit and Composition
Algebra 2 / Trig.
Physics
Spanish 3</p>

<p>Sr, Year</p>

<p>AP Chem
AP Literature
AP Goverment and economics
Pre Cal
Anatomy Phisology
Art 1 (required for graduation)</p>

<p>If I get all A's next year as well as the year after, do you think I can get into UoP (I am trying to go into their pharmacy school).</p>

2

<p>Has anyone told you that some universities don't look at freshman year and start with sophomore year? I don't remember if Pacific and specifically, the board that reviews candidates for their pre-pharmacy program, practices this, but you should take the time to research it or better yet, call Pacific's admissions office.</p>

<p>Your Cs in Geometry and Spanish are red flags. If you intend to apply to Pacific's pre-pharmacy program, then let me tell you that you'll be competing against students with stellar grades starting from the get go. You didn't mention your extracurriculars, which are just as important as grades and SATs.</p>

<p>Do well in your SATs. Bump up your GPAs. Don't concern yourself so much with passing the AP tests for AP Bio and AP Chem because if you qualify for the accelerated program, passing scores in AP Chem and AP Bio will not count anyway. Concentrate on getting good grades in those classes and focus on remembering as much information as possible in those subjects because Pacific's Science department is very well-known for breaking hearts. Also do well in Physics. Take your college essay seriously because more students are applying for the program every year. Consider having a science teacher write your referral letter; I did it and I think I was better off for it. Regarding that piece of advice, it helped me because I considered my Chemistry teacher as one of my mentors, anyway, but it's just as advisable to go to a teacher who knows you best.</p>

<p>I applied to some of your threads already and if you still have any specific questions, just PM me.</p>