I wanna Be a Pharmacist. Please help guide me?
Okay now I know there are other similar questions on here but not what i'm looking for. I'm 17 years old and a Junior in High School. I have a Accum GPA of 3.7 and Take mostly honors/ Post-Secondary classes. I am your typical high school student, football, basketball, baseball, and some clubs and NHS. I wanna know, what does a kid like me do to become a pharmacist? It has always been my dream and I always research ways to better myself. I live in Parma, Ohio and I am considering attending Toledo, OSU, Kent or Akron (Kent & Akron dont have Pre-Pharm but a medical school that runs off of it after 4 years) So what should I do? I have talked to teachers and others and I want more opinions. I already planned my visits to these colleges, I am taking my ACT in 2 weeks. I work at Giant Eagle, Should I talk to the pharmacy there? See if i can volunteer? I dont know. Just please give me all the help possible. Anything will help, thanks.
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
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Well I work at Giant Eagle too... I will speak about the Utoledo program....you will start out pre-pharm and take two years of undergraduate classes. These entail your gen chem, organic chem, bio's and physics as well as calc 1 and 2 as well as anatomy/phys. You will then apply for the "professional division" and if accepted (must maintain very high grades) you will start as a first year professional pharmacy student and continue for four years until graduation as a PharmD where you will be able to work as a pharmacist. UFindlay has a program that is also 6 years and you are guarenteed a spot when you get in after HS. Kent/Akron go through NEOUCOM and require you to apply similar to Utoledo. It is important to say that for all three of them if you dont get in after your second year you can apply again. OSU requires you to graduate and then apply to the pharm school as a graduate program and so takes 8 years similar to a medical school. Just to let you know i am starting med school but i can answer most questions related to pharmacy as i work there now.
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There are 2 options: BS in Pharmacy - cannot prescribe medication to patients. Doctor of Pharmacy - can prescribe medication to patients. Most students will go the pre-pharmacy route in college, get some volunteer or work experience and then apply to the Doctorate program. A BS in Pharmacy is not required. Any major is acceptable so long as you take the pre-pharmacy list of courses. I know a Pharm.D. grad who has a business degree but took the pre-pharm courses to qualify. info: http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/academics/prepharm/curriculum.php good luck!
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Check out my alma mater--highly regarded best bang for buck! And much warmer weather. http://www.swosu.edu/PHARMACY/ Admission as an undergrad is no problem. Getting in pharmacy school after two years is hard as hell.
Okay now I know there are other similar questions on here but not what i'm looking for. I'm 17 years old and a Junior in High School. I have a Accum GPA of 3.7 and Take mostly honors/ Post-Secondary classes. I am your typical high school student, football, basketball, baseball, and some clubs and NHS. I wanna know, what does a kid like me do to become a pharmacist? It has always been my dream and I always research ways to better myself. I live in Parma, Ohio and I am considering attending Toledo, OSU, Kent or Akron (Kent & Akron dont have Pre-Pharm but a medical school that runs off of it after 4 years) So what should I do? I have talked to teachers and others and I want more opinions. I already planned my visits to these colleges, I am taking my ACT in 2 weeks. I work at Giant Eagle, Should I talk to the pharmacy there? See if i can volunteer? I dont know. Just please give me all the help possible. Anything will help, thanks.
Higher Education (University +) - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Well I work at Giant Eagle too... I will speak about the Utoledo program....you will start out pre-pharm and take two years of undergraduate classes. These entail your gen chem, organic chem, bio's and physics as well as calc 1 and 2 as well as anatomy/phys. You will then apply for the "professional division" and if accepted (must maintain very high grades) you will start as a first year professional pharmacy student and continue for four years until graduation as a PharmD where you will be able to work as a pharmacist. UFindlay has a program that is also 6 years and you are guarenteed a spot when you get in after HS. Kent/Akron go through NEOUCOM and require you to apply similar to Utoledo. It is important to say that for all three of them if you dont get in after your second year you can apply again. OSU requires you to graduate and then apply to the pharm school as a graduate program and so takes 8 years similar to a medical school. Just to let you know i am starting med school but i can answer most questions related to pharmacy as i work there now.
2 :
There are 2 options: BS in Pharmacy - cannot prescribe medication to patients. Doctor of Pharmacy - can prescribe medication to patients. Most students will go the pre-pharmacy route in college, get some volunteer or work experience and then apply to the Doctorate program. A BS in Pharmacy is not required. Any major is acceptable so long as you take the pre-pharmacy list of courses. I know a Pharm.D. grad who has a business degree but took the pre-pharm courses to qualify. info: http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/academics/prepharm/curriculum.php good luck!
3 :
Check out my alma mater--highly regarded best bang for buck! And much warmer weather. http://www.swosu.edu/PHARMACY/ Admission as an undergrad is no problem. Getting in pharmacy school after two years is hard as hell.
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