<p>I'm stuck between Northeastern and UCONN. I know Northeastern's Pharmacy program is amazingg but its quite pricey (although I did get a dean's scholarship). But then I heard that UCONN's honor program is great and it's pharmacy program is pretty good too. I'm trying to decide which one to go to....</p>
<p>UCONN:
Pros: I know * a lot * of people there, honors (great housing), price close to home
Cons: massive, seems impersonal, tiny tiny town (I'm trying to get out of cowtown; not back in)</p>
<p>Northeastern
Pros: Boston, Co-ops, know some people going there, somewhat close, and I loved the people and the campus (food too >.<)
Cons: also quite large, not honors, price.</p>
<p>Basically, I just need to know which school is worth it on the long run.
Suggestions?</p>
<p>UConn prepharmacy means that you are not guaranteed into an actual pharmacy school after your two years of prepharm. You will have to go take the PCATs and maintain a good GPA and apply for a pharmacy school after you finish prepharm. Going into a nondirect pharm program is a bit risky and its very, very competitive. </p>
<p>Northeastern pharm means that you just need to maintain a minimum of a 2.7 GPA to continue into your professional years. You do not have to take the PCATs at all or even apply again. You are set for all 6 years and leave college with a pharmD.</p>
<p>Prepharm is probably not prep for med school. Most likely a science bachelor’s that fills requirements for pharmacy graduate school. If this is true, I assume “prepharm” is a 4-year bachelor’s program. If you’re unsure about becoming a pharmacist, doing this program might be better than a 6 year pharm degree.</p>
<p>What is the cost difference? Cost is a little tricky for applicants looking at pharmacy. I never advocate massive undergrad debt, but I don’t think graduate debt is something to worry about too much. Grad school is expensive. Period. </p>
<p>For undergrad, I’d feel really uneasy about anything upwards of maybe 60k in debt. I say choose the 50k education vs the 120k education (for example), in a lot of instances. For graduate school, things are a little different. I would likely choose the 30k grad (does that exist?!?) over 100k, but probably not the 30k over the 70k. Pharmacists will make enough money to pay off large loans. I have two good friends, recent pharmD grad and current pharmD student (both did grad/ugrad separately) and say their massive graduate (100kish) debt is manageable.</p>
<p>Assuming you’re getting just a bachelor’s at UConn, how much is 8 semesters at UConn compared to 8 semesters at NEU? Or, if you’re going to Uconn for the pharmD as well, how much more is the graduate degree at NEU? </p>
<p>If you’re really trying to get out of “cowtown”, that’s another thing to consider. I would cross “knowing people” off your list. You will make friends in college… and you may not even wind up being good friends with people from high school when in college, so it’s really a moot point.</p>
<p>*edit, sorry, didn’t read 00R’s post before I posted, but I think most of what I said still applies.</p>
<p>technically, NEU’s pharm prog isn’t exactly 0-6 because they added in an interview part from 2nd year - 3rd year… so that’s just another hurdle but it shouldnt be too hard </p>
<p>i say, go where you got more money bc UCONN is a great school too</p>