Just wondering about RU Pharm...

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<p>I'm currently a high school junior, and i'm not confident in my ability to get into RU Pharm next year. I'm considering other options as well, but i'm not too sure, so i have some questions.</p>

<p>I looked on the webpage and there's a montclair/ru joint program, where you do 3 years of undergrad work at montclair and finish the 4 professional years of pharm at rutgers. you graduate with a dr. of pharm + bachelor's in bio or chem, i think you can choose. to me, this would be much better financially as i would be able to commute, and i would be able to get a much better scholarship due to my grades. however, is admission/transfer guaranteed?</p>

<p>another option would be to just go to another pharmacy school (e.g. st. john's pharm) for 2 years and then transfer into the professional years for ru pharm. what are the statistics of getting in from another pharm school?</p>

<p>or i can just do 2 years undergrad in new brunswick, then transfer into the pharm program...this wouldn't be very good financially tho...again, what are the chances of getting in?</p>

<p>and lastly i guess there's always the 2+4 program at newark... there is a min. gpa requirement, but is that guaranteed if i get above the gpa requirement in those 2 years???</p>

<p>thank u for answering my questions :)</p>

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<p>Hi rutgershopful,</p>

<p>I have been watching RU Pharm for a while, from the info I have collected, RU accepts transfer students from all the sources that you mentioned, but very limited, like 10 or less into the 3rd year; after all, this is a very competitive program, students who are in and who wants to be in are all working hard and talented.</p>

<p>I don’t want to discourage you, but in this world, nobody can guarantee you anything, just working hard to get GPA as high as you can, go through interview, and pray.</p>

<p>Remember anything can happen, as long as you set the goal and put all the efforts in. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Are you sure you want to go into pharm? I’ve been hearing rumblings that it’s a field past its peak. You’re only a junior; maybe you should research the job market.</p>