<p>damn, i wanna b a pharmacist :)</p>
<p>I got accepted this year into St. Louis College of Pharmacy, which only accepts 250 students yearly. I had pretty much no EC's, 3 AP's (senior year), 3.18W GPA, 26 ACT/ 1190 SAT, and my ethnicity is Indian (from India). The college IS a 6 year pharmD program. My friend who also applied was sort of ****ed because he had the same GPA, lot more EC's, and higher ACT than I did yet he got rejected. I declined the seat though, because I decided pharmacy would be a very boring job, so I'm now doing ChemE at Purdue.</p>
<p>I would like to point out that PharmD does not equal PharmD does not equal PharmD!!</p>
<p>I guess the variability in curriculum and requirements for entrance really speak to the variability of pharmacists I have encountered!</p>
<p>Having both retail, hospital, and ambulatory care experience, I value amb care. I have to say that unfortunately, most retail pharmacists I have encountered are unhappy and not up to par with the education/training! I really do hope better pharmacists go into retail as they are the face of the profession. Perhaps these low tier schools need to tighten up their acceptance! Don’t let the money fool you! Some of them don’t even have time to eat or go to the bathroom and have to serve the drive through customers after 8 yrs of school (or 6)! It’s time we get more qualified ppl in retain who stand up for the profession!!!</p>
<p>My daughter got a guaranteed seat in Pitt’s 6 year conditional admission pharmacy program. Yes, she is a strong student but they fill on a first come first served bases to all who meet their entrance requirements. She applied the first of September for the following year’s admission and found out just 2 weeks after she applied that she was accepted. She did not end up using her seat, however, because she changed to pre-med by February or so. </p>
<p>I couldn’t remember their requirements so I just looked them up. Here they are copied and pasted. They also accept a comparable ACT score - again don’t remember the details on the number - maybe it was 31? My daughter didn’t take the SAT cause she had a great ACT and all her schools accepted either.</p>
<p>“Students who rank in the upper 10% of their graduating class and score 1300 or higher on the SAT I (Math and Critical Reading sections), with a minimum of 680 in the Math section, and specify Pharmacy on the application will be offered conditional admission.” </p>
<p>I didn’t think that these stats are hugely competitive or that unusual to come by. You do have to keep up a certain GPA but its doable. Pitt also grants 4-year scholarships to top students and those even count for the first 4 years of the 6 year program. All around, a great option for pre-pharm students.</p>