HI, I’m a current senior in high school.
I am deciding between liberal arts and pharmacy schools, but
I can’t decide where to go.
If I go to liberal arts, what are some professions i can pursue?
I want a job that’s stable,decently paid, and stress minimum.
I know that sounds hard, but is there such a job?
If I go to pharmacy school, the number one concern for me is a student debt.
I can’t possibly pay for that huge amount of money for 6 years, so I will be in debt of tremendous money by the time I graduate. I am an international student who needs a sponsor for a work visa, and I heard the companies are reluctant to hire such person. My worst fear is that I can’t find a job and can’t pay for the debt.
Could someone give me an advice on my situation? I really don’t know what to do.
Pharmacy school is a graduate program. Unless I’m mistaken, you have to go to undergrad before attending pharmacy school. There are pharmacy majors, but you can go to pharmacy school with any undergraduate major as long as you fulfill all the pre-pharmacy requirements. Typically, you get your BA/BS and then apply to pharmacy schools.
Well I’m thinking about going to 6yr pharmacy school.
I know I can take 2 years of prerequisite courses in any school and transfer, but that’s harder.
Whereas 6 yr school does not require pCAT or activities, I heard it’s more hard to transfer.
Anyway, do you know if pharmacy companies care about ranks of colleges that applicants graduated in?
I’m talking about re-tail stores.
You need to ask about these majors in your country of origin.
The US will educate you, but asking US companies to also sponsor you is a completely different ballgame. There are lots of liberal arts graduates who have taken jobs at just above minimum wages right now. Pharmacy schools have a lot of US applicants and the debt will be expensive.
Unfortunately, you need a work sponsor, and that won’t be easy because the employer has to state that there are no other US citizens available for that position. It is not a unique talent, and there is no lack of pharmacist candidates.
You really need to understand that you will be a guest “student” in the US. You are not a citizen or permanent resident for job priority, and, being accepted as a student does not translate into automatic immigration. When you are done with your education, you will be expected to return home. The universities have nothing to do with the immigration department other than to ask for student visas. Retail stores try to keep their costs down. They can’t sponsor international candidates without having to answer to the government.