<p>Thank you all for answering my previous threads, but now another question is troubling me. Should I apply to somewhere easy and go straight in the Pharm.D. program after high school, or should I apply to somewhere that only accepts students after at least 2 years of pre-pharm first, and really difficult to get into.<br>
Ex: I can apply to USP, I know its much easier to get into the Pharm.D. program, and they accept ppl into the program right out of high school
OR
Apply to Buffalo, which requires students to study a minimum of two years of pre-pharmacy first, then accepts those students into the Pharm.D. However, it has a really low acceptance rate, so its much harder to get in.
So what should I do?</p>
<p>anyone? Please?</p>
<p>i'd say go for the shortest. Pharmacists are in such demand that they dont care where you graduated from.</p>
<p>both are going to take 6 years right?...the shortest program i know of is the 5 year at the university of the pacific. and thats only 5 years because you study during the summer too. btw im a freshman in the pharmacy program at usc. if you want to come to sunny california usc is great!</p>
<p>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor also offers 6-years PHARM.D program, where u can go straight to Michigan, study pre-pharmacy, maintain required GPA and u r into PHARM.D program........as far as I know u don't even have to take PCAT, but just have to take all required pre-pharmacy courses and required GPA....................hope it helps.................</p>
<p>I would take the 2 years of pre-pharmacy classes before going into a pharm-D program. Yeah, some schools are easier to get into and some you don't need the pcat, but often times they are not quality programs. If you're going into a hard field that's going to take 5 or 6 regardless of where you go, you might as well get the best education you can. You should strive to get into a good program (most of which require 2 years of undergraduate work as well as a pcat score).</p>
<p>most applicants these days normally have an undergraduate degree. It's getting sooo competitive</p>