<p>Hi :)
I go to NYU. I will be a sophomore this coming semester.
Both of my science and cumulative gpa are... not too great but 3.1~3.2
IF I receive 85% for PCAT and end up with a 3.1 gpa, what are my chances for transferring into these pharmacy schools, and would I find students with similar academic level and ambition?
1. University of Buffalo pharmacy
2. University of Albany pharmacy
3. any other school you guys recommend?
I know couple of ppl from st.john's pharamacy 0-6 program (hope no one gets offended by this but Im only talking about the people I know), and they seem to be so indifferent about learning ( i mean when fixing standard to mine). I would not be too pleased to go there. So would I like these two pharmacy schools when transferring in for the 4-year professional phase? </p>
<p>Another question.. I live in NY, and if I end up going to a pharmacy school out of state (let's say VA), would I have to obtain a series of licenses from VA (for intern, first few years of work, and other school related things) and take another form of exam when moving back to NY ? this is why I only listed pharmacy schools in NY cuz I don't wana hassle too much (or would it be a no matter, or should I just suck it up? lol)</p>
<p>no answers yet?
:(</p>
<p>I’ll try to answer what I can…</p>
<p>First, you would actually be applying to the first year of pharmacy school. Pharmacy school is (generally) a 4 year professional school - the two years preceding that are pre-pharmacy. You can’t transfer into pharmacy schools, you have to apply and be accepted.</p>
<p>University of Albany does not have a pharmacy school. Albany College of Pharmacy, a private college, does but has few spots for outside students each year as they draw mostly from their pre-pharmacy students. ACP does have a new satellite campus in Vermont which is only for pharmacy students. I think they accept around 75 students there.</p>
<p>UB is very competitive and also depends on how many students they accept from their own pre-pharmacy program each year. Do you have all of the required pre-requisites done/planned for this year? If not, I would not bother to apply as it’s very unlikely they would accept you. If so, apply! I think your math/science gpa is on the low side for them (they like to see 3.5) but you never know unless you try and there may be other components like an outstanding PCAT score that would outweigh it.</p>
<p>You would have your license in the state you’re doing your rotations in. Later on, after you’re fully licensed, I believe most states have reciprocity - I’ve talked with pharmacists who did not have to take the compounding exam that NY requires when they moved here from other states. You can google for NY’s licensing requirements to be sure.</p>