<p>What should be my outline of education after high school? Go straight to a pharmacy school or go to a top tier UC like LA, SD, or CAL, and get a degree in Biology or chem and then apply to a pharmacy school? Explain please. :)</p>
<p>If you want a good pharmacy program apply to UoP, University of the Pacific for their pharmacy program which will guarantee admission into a their pofessional pharmacy program.</p>
<p>Also, if you do real well at UoP then you can apply to a top tier pharmacy school.</p>
<p>However, if you do get into a top tier UC, you will have to consider the guarantee of going to a pharmacy school, or a possiblilty of going to a better pharmacy school, but also possibly not making it. </p>
<p>It's all risk vs. reward. Choose wisely my friend if you reach the top Ivies or UCs.</p>
<p>Thanks for you input :)</p>
<p>I was rejected from UOP's prepharm program. but I was admitted to UCLA..soo competition is getting pretty cutt-throat nowadays. My friend on the otherhand got into uop but rejected from UCSD.I go to a pub. school while she goes to a private. So i think that might have had something to do with it.</p>
<p>Pharmacy programs are getting more and more competitive as each year passes, especially for the ones that guarantee seats into the professional years. Many of these schools aren't accepting transfers anymore because they get better students straight out of high school who do end up going into the professional part of the program.</p>
<p>IMO, it's better to try the pharmacy schools first because it's a guarantee. Then again, I'm not looking into UCLA or any big name school out there. </p>
<p>It really is up to you. You could have a regular undergraduate life and then later on decide to go into pharmacy. It won't really be such a disadvantage, not taking Pharmacy right away, since you will have a degree and it will be from a top tier school.</p>
<p>However, if pharmacy is what you really want to do and you're all right with having a somehat different college life, then I suggest going straight to pharmacy school. Less stress all around (as long as you keep you grades up) and you can graduate in about 6 years (instead of 8).</p>
<p>Investigate the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, formerly known as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (the first such school in the US). And there are several "BIG PHARMA" corporations nearby in New Jersey, as well as Smith Glaxo Kline (do they still call themselves that?) in Philadelphia itself.</p>
<p>Reportedly, the job placement for USP graduates is outstanding.</p>
<p>So if I'm totally sure I want to get into a pharmacy, I should go straight to a pharmacy program. If later in college, I decide I want to go into pharmacy, I could still the program</p>