<p>I'm a ny resident from nyc and was admitted as a freshman to Rutgers Pharmacy, and I'm waiting on admissions decisions from St. Johns (NYC), Albany College of Pharmacy (i also was admitted to the pharm d. program at SUNY buffalo)</p>
<p>-any current Rutgers Pharm. students or alums to give some insight on how any of these schools compare, and how you decided on rutgers pharmacy?</p>
<p>yo im pretty sure rutgers is one of the best pharmacy schools, if i were you id go tehre</p>
<p>i actually got rejected from there, im waiting for st johns and northeastern
1250, 3.7W, top 10%</p>
<p>Im a Junior now but i work at a pharmacy atm and talk to people who go or already went to Rutgers. From Ive been told Rutgers is held in high regard by the pharmacy world. It is definatelly an honor to graduate from that school, plus if you live in NJ its a VERY good choice money-wise. Who the hell wants to pay more, live out of your state, and go to worse school? Especially if you get the same education. Also Rutgers has something like a 99% passing rate on the pharmacy board exam (or final exam w/e its called). But seeing as how you are a NY resident idk... Id definatelly chose Rutgers but ive heard good things about st. johns. Anyhow can you please post your stats?</p>
<p>I have a 2030 SAT (1350), 4.1+ Weighted GPA, and top 10% of class. Do i have a chance next year? I also have Alumni relations (lol not relying on that dont mistake me, just think its a good thing considering i am very good friends who with someone who was a top student with the current dean, and regularly hangs out with his son). Anyhow Rutgers rox... but considering your an NY resident i woudnt overlook st. johns.</p>
<p>stats:
NY (nyc) resident asian male
GPA: 4.1 (4.0 unweighted scale)
(first quarter senior year, i had an avg of 98.something)
SATs: 2140 (760 M; 680 V; 700 W)
SAT IIs: bio 760; chem 760; us history 740; IIC 710
APs- Bio/US history-both 5 (this year i'm taking bc calc, chem, eng language + composition)
No ranking- school doesn't rank- my school's a small public HS with an excellent regional reputation
-all HS courses were honors level</p>
<p>Extracurrics
- christian club (school based)- small group leader (5 years- HS goes from grades 7-12)
- world hunger relief org- 3 years, treasurer, copresident
- school science publicaiton- contributing writer, content editor (last year), EIC (this year)
- tutoring- 2 years 1-on-1 tutoring with A.D.D. student who was once failing
- church youth group member
- ~475 hours of community service, volunteering at a summer day camp (over the course of 5 summers)
- also volunteered at a christian sleepaway camp
- Self-taught guitar
- i attend Columbia U's Science Honors Program (a selective program for HS sutdents giving enrichment classes- weekends during the school year)
- i did some relief work for the tsunami last year, rasied around $1000 from donations</p>
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<li>as a part of a cocurricular prgm in my HS, i intern at the Mt Sinai School of Medicine in a human genetics research lab</li>
<li>in another prgm, i'm a "teaching intern," which is basically a teacher's assistant, for an underclassmen math class. i hold review sessions, offer 1-on-1 tutoring, grade exams, and teach occasionally</li>
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<p>personally, i'd advise you to take the SAT's again, considering you're a junior and you've already taken it once. from what i understand, merit scholarship opportunities are better (up to full tuition i think) for NJ residents, whereas the cap for nonNJ residents is something like $7,000. if you score even a bit higher, you probably will make yourself more competitive for rutgers pharmacy and possibly scholarships, and other (more competitive) schools you may want to apply to. </p>
<p>as you stand now, i'd say you'll get in, HOWEVER, i do hear that rutgers is a bit harder to get in as a NJ resident (bc they want to attract more OOSers, so they lower the bar a bit)</p>
<p>Yeah im going to retake them, i know i can do a lot better (2100+). Also you mentioned that they want more people from OOS but i was under the impression that since it is a state school they want more people from NJ. The OOS part may be true for private schools but i dont think for state schools, from what ive heard at least. Then again i might be wrong because thats just general things i hear about Rutgers, and not pharm. Impressive unweighted GPA, mine is below 4.0. Anyway im trying for SATs in April.</p>
<p>It really doesn't matter where you go for pharmacy as long as you have a PharmD and passed the board exam/are a licensed pharmacist. Rutgers might have a slight advantage because of the connections it can provide you. It is at the heart of the pharmaceutical industry.</p>
<p>Regardless, it is highly possible you will have the opportunity to have a six figure salary, which is a very good starting point.</p>
<p>Six Figure salary right out of college :) I love Pharmacy.</p>
<p>What I've heard is that Rutgers is research-based (mainly to prepare for industry/lab work) while St. Johns has an emphasis on retail (mainly to prepare for CVS/Walgreens work). My sister goes to Rutgers for pharmacy, and her friend goes to St. Johns. They compared what they are studying. According to both of them, Rutgers has a MUCH tougher curriculum.</p>
<p>Based on the location, I would assume that Rutgers should be more industry/based because it is at the center of the pharmaceutical hub. However, in my opinion, the Rutgers Pharmacy cirriculum is too clinically based. I would prefer greater engineering emphasis in their cirriculum as well.</p>
<p>polo, but wouldnt that make it more pharmacology/pharmaceutical science?- which can be a different major altogether (not sure if it is a rutgers). although i know the rutgers pharm d. curriculum has elements of pharmacology...</p>
<p>It has elements of pharmacology, but its relatively weak on the engineering aspect in terms of the required cirriculum.</p>