<p>Daughter is ranked one in her class (small academically tough Christian school), weighted GPA is above a 5.0 on a 5.0 scale, ACT is 30. What are her chances of an LSU scholarship? And do they have any kind of pharmacy program?</p>
<p>She has a very good chance at The Golden Oaks Award. If she took the ACT one more time and raised it to a 33 she would earn the Chancellor’s Alumni Scholarship (which pays more). </p>
<p>LSU doesn’t have a great pharmacy program. However, the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) has a great pharmacy program. I have a friend who didn’t even apply to LSU, because the pharmacy program at ULM was better. My friend had a 3.8 GPA and a 30 on the ACT. If your daughter is interested in pharmacy, she should apply there. She could have an excellent chance at a full-ride.</p>
<p>[Scholarship</a> Forms](<a href=“http://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/schlqualifications.htm#Award:_]Scholarship”>http://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/schlqualifications.htm#Award:_)</p>
<p>She will get the golden oaks award, free tuition. Guaranteed.
And DO NOT go what tigerbound said and have her apply to ULM. Maybe ULMs a fine school, but its a regional school, not many people from OOS. I can’t tell you about the pharmancy program at LSU, but the tuition will be free, so it’s worth a look.</p>
<p>Dreamweaver89- I think it would be in your best interest for you and your daughter to look at ULM. It doesn’t hurt not too. If she can get a full ride to LSU, she would def. get a full ride to ULM, especially if she’s interested in pharmacy.</p>
<p>Yes, ULM is a regional school, and there probably isn’t a big OOS population. However, small regional schools shouldn’t be overlooked due their size. Smaller colleges might have better programs than the big name state university. In plus, you stated that your daughter attends a small Christian school. Going to a smaller college might be beneficial. </p>
<p>I have a undergrad friend in pharmacy and a friend in their graduate program. My friend who is in the graduate program did attend LSU for her undergrad for three years. She was pre-med until she had the opportunity to work under one of her professors at LSU who graduated with a pharmacy degree from ULM. My friend wanted to do pharmacy after that experience. Her professor encouraged her to go to ULM, because ULM’s program is better. My friend transferred at the end of her junior year and has been at ULM for two years now. She loves it there. </p>
<p>Whatever you decide, I wish your daughter the best of luck during the college application process.</p>
<p>sgdude- Even though I respect your opinion, your opinion is invalid. </p>
<p>One, you are an OOS. You aren’t familiar with what LA’s smaller universities have to offer. Each university has a program that they are known for. I have lived here most of life, and I have attended LA public schools from the 1st grade on. I have at least one friend at every LA state university. All of my friends went to their respective universities, because they had a program offered their that they were interested in. Some of friends chose the smaller universities over LSU, because their programs were better than LSU’s. </p>
<p>Two, you are a OOS prospective student. You might not even end up at LSU. You might get a better deal elsewhere. Why defend a university that you might not end up going to?</p>
<p>Three, you spelled pharmacy wrong. You spelled it “pharmancy.” Yes, it might be just a typo. However, I would ignore somebody’s opinion about something I was genuinely interested if they did not take the time to proofread their errors.</p>
<p>Before you dismiss anybody’s opinion in the future, please think about whose opinion you are dismissing. They might be knowledgable in an area that you are not familiar with.</p>
<p>tigerbound, I’m sorry if I offended you. I was just pointing out that to me, it doesn’t seem like a fit to go to a regional school from out of state. ANY regional school. I am from Houston, Texas (originally) and for example, I wouldn’t recommend anyone come to a public school in Texas out of state besides UT and A&M. Even though some of the other schools have great programs, It would be a weird fit for someone OOS to go to, say, UT-PB or something like that. I would assume the same is true for all states. I really don’t want to start an argument, I’m just not recommending anyone go OOS to a regional university ANYWHERE (there are small schools in pretty much every state, including some in her state, I assume). But this is just my opinion. And I’m sorry for my spelling error, I wasn’t paying attention. But again, just my opinion. It’s not any better than anyone else’s. I reread my first post though and it does seem rude, and I really apologize for that.</p>
<p>Sgdude- I accept your apology. I want to apologize now; I overreacted. Your logic does make sense. I mean if I was an OOS; I would chose a university that I’ve heard of. I hope we have no hard feelings.</p>
<p>LSU is a great place to attend school, and I hope that you end up choosing LSU. However, I wish you the best of luck wherever you do end up</p>
<p>:D 10char.</p>