Why is everyone saying pharmacy only take 6 years?

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<p>I get my statistis from collegeboard/princeton review. This is how you can tell gaining admission is easy. </p>

<p>Albany Coll. Pharmacy = 58% of applicants accepted, avg SAT(mv)= 1160
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1024127&LTID=1&intbucketid=%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1024127&LTID=1&intbucketid=&lt;/a>
<a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1666&profileId=6%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1666&profileId=6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Mass. Coll. Pharmacy & HS = 76% of applicants accepted, avg SAT(mv)=1107
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1023830&ltid=1&intbucketid=%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissions.asp?listing=1023830&ltid=1&intbucketid=&lt;/a>
<a href="http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=4071&profileId=6%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=4071&profileId=6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Both above links provide similar information--PrincetonReview is better, but you must be registered so I gave CB links too. I say getitng accepted is easy due to high acceptance rates, low SAT and gpa requirements(while above average american student, this is much lower than your average CCer) and the fact that getting into these schools in most cases is easier than even getting into a decent state school(state schools are usually considered a cake-walk to get into by most CC'ers.)</p>

<p>You can bet that most pharm schools non 0-6 have acceptance rates lower than 76%, etc. </p>

<p>Your argument is arbitrary(no logic so you don't need to dictionary.com it) and you bring no facts. I bring facts and truth to the argument, and you just wildly suppose things. Also, for future reference it is considered poilte on CC if you write everything you have to say at one time in one post, and not make a new post for every sentence. And you mentioned to me about English class? Pffft.</p>

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<p>Pffft is not a word.</p>

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<p>And it's spelled getting, not getitng.</p>

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<p>However, I will admit that I was wrong about the issue of 0-6 years pharmacy programs. I was looking only into colleges here in California. In fact, now that I have seen proof I should be thanking you. So thank you.</p>

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<p>And I apologize.</p>

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<p>And another question, is foreign language required to enter Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science.</p>

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<p>Doesn't look like it is required from info on <a href="http://www.uspharmd.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.uspharmd.com&lt;/a>. Look under schools.</p>

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<p>Ahh, lamom, just the person I wanted to talk to.</p>

<p>I was wondering, how hard would it be to get a job if I got my pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science, seeing how this is a school not too many people have heard of.</p>

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<p>Well if you want to do retail or something your fine as long as your a licensed Pharm.D, and if you want to do research after you can just do your Ph.D at a bigger name university if you want. But since you are an extreme typo-Nazi who has to have his arm pulled to admit being wrong on anything, who knows what your future goals might be.</p>

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<p>What about specilizing in a field in pharmacy and working in a hospital? Or not specilizing in anything and just working in a hospital? </p>

<p>And I did apologize and say I was wrong, most people don't even like to admit their mistakes.</p>

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<p>And I thought it takes 10-13 years to get a PhD. 4 years bachleors, 2 years masters, and 4-7 for your PhD.</p>

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<p>i love this thread! so much info, thanks TheMK99 and everyone.
so i have a question here. how much do average pharmacists like ones working in CVS make? i became interested in this field after reading the Newsweek article lol. Also, will I be required to take English classes in those 0-6 program? b/c i really dont want to if possible, since i am a international student.</p>

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<p>I was told that mass. college of pharmacy is the worst in the nation and you don't learn much :/</p>

<p>But how much better is Albany College of Pharmacy?</p>

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<p>LOL? Who told you that Mass. College of Pharmacy was worst in the nation? You must be reading StudentsReview...</p>

<p>I have been told if you have your Pharm.D, it only takes two more years to get your Ph.D in many fields of science like Chemistry and Pharmacology, etc. Not 100% sure though.</p>

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<p><a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=289294%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=289294&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Mass College of Pharmacy in Boston is the EASIEST school to get into. Moms, dads, sisters, brothers, COME ON IN!!!</p>

<p>Because it is easy to get into, the NAPLEX level shows - lowest in the nation. They have these rotations (not the final year), where students go to community and hospital settings to learn about pharmacy. What's stupid is that you put in 5 hours a week for the span of eight weeks. Ask yourself, how can you learn MUCH just putting in 5 hours a week? After one week, your retention level diminishes. Some pharmacists comment the stupidity of the rotation program."</p>

<p>His opinion is biased, however it does hold some truth.</p>

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<p>Yeah.. like notebook said... how much do average pharmacists make???
i also want to go for 0-6 program.. =)</p>

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<p>And here's another thread, by the same author as the previous post. But he is a student at Mass. college of pharmacy</p>

<p><a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/sho...6&highlight=mcp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://forums.studentdoctor.net/sho...6&highlight=mcp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Interesting thread- biased, but probably has some truth behind it. Mass College of Pharmacy is now my 4th or 5th choice, due to this and high tuition/room+board and due to the fact that I hate the Boston Red Sox.</p>

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<p>Hey MK, another question. Once you become a pharmacist, and you decide to get a PhD do you have to obtain it in the pharmacology field in order to do research? Or can you get it in another field such as chemistry?</p>

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<p>The shortage is so severe it really doesn't matter where you went to school. You just have to pass the board. </p>

<p>CA used to have it's own board exam, it was extremely difficult to pass. I took the NAPLEX to reciprocate with other states-I did not find it challenging. My opinion is that the CA board sold it's soul and switched to the NAPLEX plus a CA law/what it calls clinical section.<br>
I can only speak for CA, primarily So. CA. In general retail (a CVS) will pay more because of the demand for so many pharmacists. You can get great bonuses-I have heard of cars (probably a lease) and bonuses of 5-20K. I prefer hospitals. Some retail settings can be clinical but most are not. 90-100K to start is fairly common hospital. Popular places to live will pay less. So working at the beach will probably pay less than working inland in the heat where housing is less. County, State and Federal positions will pay less but have great benefits. I know a State inspector who loves the job, lets just say the pay cut is about the expense of a private college per year.</p>

<p>Re the phd-I saw different sciences when I interned for a major drug company.</p>

<p>dear MK-my husband agrees with you about the Red Sox. But my MA relatives are very nice.</p>