<p>OR Double major? or which order??
what are my chances ...
Okay, so here is my biggest problem. During High School, I was an average student, i graduated with a total of a 3.8 gpa and 4 ap tests (enviro, lit, stats, and art history) under the belt. Along with that, I took college courses after school and during summers , coming in to community college with approximately 30 units (all ge's, languages, and i got an A in all of them), and around 26 units in ap classes. I decided I would save myself money by going to Community college (i prob wouldnt have gotten scholarships). In college classes I got a B only in one french class this Summer while I was on a month study abroad in Paris.This is my first semester at CC but after this semester right now (In which im taking 5 classed (21 units, and 2 of which are honors)) and hopefull getting a's in them, I will have appx 80 units (including ap's, and finished IGETC). 1) what are my chances of getting in to UCLA or UCSD? and 2) what major should I apply under. </p>
<p>thats background info . Now the Problem:
My main interests are chemistry, and international business</p>
<p>the careers im thinkg about are: Pharmacy, Chemical engineering (maybe something that has to do with nano-tech), or chemistry material science somehow including travel and int'l business. I'm trying to think of the BEST route for me to apply to UCLA or UCSD. Should I get a PharmD, or a major in chem engineering, and then maybe minor in international business. Or is there any chemistry obs that make good money that have to do with traveling??</p>
<p>I really dont know what to do. Im trying to apply after one year of community college under the honors program and i have to put my major down. I like Chem, less of physics (a horrible teacher), but im sure if i had a good one i would do fine, and international affairs/business. I also want an interesting job, i dont want to sit behind a cubicle for the rest of my life.</p>
<p>Unless you were accepted to some accelerated combined PharmD program, there’s no point in comparing a doctoral degree and a B.S.</p>
<p>“I also want an interesting job, i dont want to sit behind a cubicle for the rest of my life.”
You’re either going to have to get as much education as you can or endure crappy entry level positions before you have a choice in that, for the most part.</p>
<p>ChemE’s get paid really well for only being in school for 4 years and a lot of them are never in offices as they are always out and about in oil rigs and playing around with certain materials. As a pharmacist, you’ll be stuck behind a desk a CVS filling up prescriptions all day.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about international business but it sounds like you might travel here and there but for the most part you’ll be behind a cubicle for the rest of your life… </p>
<p>Those are two different fields of interest. If you like business and economics, do business. But if you like placing silver nitrate on your lab partners’ water bottle mouth rim, then choose chemistry (true story…)</p>
<p>Okay after doing research i found this post on the same website</p>
<p>"Let’s compare both pipeline.
- Finish PharmD in 6 years
- Apply for another grad school at age 24 for a Master’s in Chemistry
- Work part time and make 60+k a year while going to school.
- Apply for another grad school at age 25 for Master’s in Chemical Engineering
- Continue normal routine and work part time so you never pay a loan</p>
<p>Let’s just stop there.
By the time you’re 27 you would have had Doctorate in Pharmacy and 2 related Master’s Degrees, all while never going into debt. You are guaranteed an excellent position in any pharmaceutical company with those credentials."</p>
<p>This was from 2005, is this still true can you still get a PharmD in 6 years, and then get a Chem phd in just 2 years after a pharmD?
Thats the thing about pharmacy, I’m actually very interested in the CHEM part of it, not the being behind a cubicle part ( that sounds SO dreary ). I was thinking a job for the FDA or a government job (hopefully somewhere here in CALI cause I love it here so much), actually doing something that involves chem. My back up plan was to major in Pharm and minor in Int’l Business to then be able to open a intl pharmacy related business.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions on the most optimal career choice ? the one most rewarding in benefits and income, yet still interesting and “fun” if you can put it that way.
marusik62 is online now</p>
<p>^ Yes you can get a pharmD in six years.</p>
<p>In your case, I assume you want a bachelor’s and I assume you’re applying as a junior level transfer.
- 1 year undergrad @ CC –> transfer to UC
- 2 years undergrad @ UC –> get your bachelors
- *3 years pharmacy school –> get your PharmD</p>
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<li>most pharmacy schools are 4 years but there are accelerated schools (UOP, USN, Midwestern, etc)</li>
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<p>also be aware that you’ll need to complete your pharmacy school pre-requisites during your undergrad years. the courses you need for certain pharmacy schools may or may not count towards your UC major and may not even be offered at your UC (in that case you’d have to find a CC that does have the courses you need)</p>
<p>LOL good luck finishing biochem/chem/etc. prereqs in one year. Class availability is your worst enemy in this – general chem + ochem is 4 semesters and typically, only general chem 1 is a summer class. Also, good luck working while taking an ACCELERATED program for pharmacy. Guys, thanks for the laughs :)</p>
<p>Well thats what im trying to figure out, many people are telling me the major pre reqs dont have to be done to apply, just your igetc with good grades, and a couple of pre reqs. </p>
<p>Im a persistent person and I’m definitely willing to do the work, I just want to choose the right path</p>
<p>No your major pre-reqs don’t have to be done to apply to a UC (but the more you complete, the better your chances).</p>
<p>Btw, it’s usually physics or o-chem that people take later after they transfer.</p>
<p>and iono what WrenchFries is trying to say about working while in pharm school… If he/she means working part time, dude it’s possible. My sister worked part time while in an accelerated pharm school and so did her roommate…</p>