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Some pharmacy school applicant may have some extraordinary experiences or achievements that would indicate their dedication to pharmacy field. However, if you are average student, how can you show or prove that you do have dedication to pharmacy field besides your studying credentials. Prospective pharmacists should have a desire to help others since the main focus most pharmacy setting is to help people. One could retain some pharmacy experience by working or volunteering at local pharmacy. Additionally, by having hands on experience, one would make a informed career choice. In order to optimize this opportunity, volunteer at the local community clinic. Most of community clinics provide free or low cost health care for the needy or poor. Most of the community clinics are affiliated with medical and pharmacy schools and may get exposure to pharmacy school. It would be safe to state that volunteering at community clinic would show and prove one’s desire to help people.
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If you were invited to pharmacy school interviews, you should believe that you could convince interviewers that they are your "role model" and that you want to become them. Simply put it, the truth, in English, "Brown Nose". But the fact is that you do want to become them and you would be an addition to school, not only because you are intelligent, but you are dedicated to pharmacy field and your unique attributes are definitely wanted and needed. Overall, the interview assesses the applicant's communication skills, confidence, and maturity, commitment to the field of pharmacy, motivation, character and ability to interact with others. Prior to school interview, study about the school of your interview to indicate that you have researched about the school and that particular school is number one choice, regardless your subjective opinion, or why go to interview. There is no question that interview is a stressful event of admission process for applicants. You should glow at the interview by talking about your volunteer experience at local community clinic helping the needy. Your experience at pharmacy given to certain aspect of your possible pharmacist career choice. Most interviewers ask the infamous question, "why pharmacy?" Be prepare to answer that because you wanted to be a pharmacist since you are five years old. I will write more scenarios or typical questions asked by pharmacy school admissions.
I believe that every pharmacy schools admission require personal statement. The guidelines for personal statement should be a part of school application package. Pharmacy School admission score personal statement as part of admission. The weight of personal statement in pharmacy school admission process is 5 - 10%. Thus do not take this lightly, especially if your GPA does not meet average GPA of typical admitted applicant.
As you already know followings: do not have spelling or grammer error.
Also, try not to be average joe pharmacy student, be courageous and do not bear boredom to school admission. In fact, hire a professional writer to write your personal statement. You have waited and studied too long not to use every resources to your advantage. Include your experience that influence your interest in pharmacy. Every student met joe pharmacist that work at corner neighborhood pharmacy. Ok you met then what? What gave you positive feedback that strength your goal. Indicate your achievements and your experiences that would prove positive to pharmacy field. Number one indication of your interest is GPA, which shows your dedication. Have you volunteer at local community clinic? If you haven't volunteered to help the needy, why do you want to be a pharmacist? Have you worked at pharmacy? If you haven't worked at pharmacy, how would you know that you want to be a pharmacist? If you have worked at pharmacy, obtain pharmacy technician license by taking a PTCB test. It shouldn't be overly difficult for perspective pharmacy students.
As you already know followings: do not have spelling or grammer error.
Also, try not to be average joe pharmacy student, be courageous and do not bear boredom to school admission. In fact, hire a professional writer to write your personal statement. You have waited and studied too long not to use every resources to your advantage. Include your experience that influence your interest in pharmacy. Every student met joe pharmacist that work at corner neighborhood pharmacy. Ok you met then what? What gave you positive feedback that strength your goal. Indicate your achievements and your experiences that would prove positive to pharmacy field. Number one indication of your interest is GPA, which shows your dedication. Have you volunteer at local community clinic? If you haven't volunteered to help the needy, why do you want to be a pharmacist? Have you worked at pharmacy? If you haven't worked at pharmacy, how would you know that you want to be a pharmacist? If you have worked at pharmacy, obtain pharmacy technician license by taking a PTCB test. It shouldn't be overly difficult for perspective pharmacy students.
Why did I become a pharmacist? The idea of becoming pharmacist did not occur to me as an adolescent. I started undergraduate school with intention of becoming a dentist, although my interest and hobby was computers. After few years as college student, the idea of becoming a dentist did not appealed to me. I graduated from University of California, Irvine with B.S. in Biological Science with B+ average without much future prospects. While searching for future career option, I took a job in pharmaceutical manufacturing company that specialized in intravenous solutions. Within a year of the job, I realized that I needed to advance myself by education. I decided to attend business school and did not study more than 10 minutes for GMAT score a little above average, however I was accepted to 2 MBA schools. After finishing a year of business of school, however, my interest changed to pharmacy because of money and naturally concurred with my undergraduate degree and current position in pharmaceutical industry. The determining factor was in starting salary of pharmacist. After a little research (those days without internet), I found out that California had 3 pharmacy schools: UCSF, USC, UOP. USC was my school of choice but I lacked few course requirements. In order to meet usc pharmacy school prerequisites, I went to city college to take speech class and upper level English (at university I took upper division writing as pass/no pass). I have already completed other two schools' prerequisites. UCSF did not extend a invite for interview, UOP application was on hold due to letter of recommendation issue, but USC offered me an interview. I always felt confident about interview because I will sell me (but not too cheap). Additionally, I had a strong foundation of pharmacy by working at pharmaceutical manufacturing company in manufacturing quality process control. I was interviewed by a professor and a student. I also felt confident about the essay school wanted to me compose about some topic. I received a letter of acceptance in march. Hello USC Trojans!
When I applied to pharmacy school in 1994, California had 3 pharmacy schools. In 2007, California has 7 pharmacy schools. In less than 15 years, number of schools doubled in California. Wow. A funny trivia of pharmacy school application is that in 1990, there was 300 applicants to usc school of pharmacy and in 1994, there was 1200 applicants. At that time, that increase was viewed as students changing career focus from technology to health care due to huge technology lay offs and cut backs. What is the most important aspect in choosing pharmacy school? Is there a perception that a degree from certain pharmacy school marveled at a job interview for a pharmacist. United states government research have strong belief that shortage of pharmacist for next 30 years due to increase in population for elders. This implies that pharmacist would not have difficult finding a job. It would be safe to state that attended pharmacy school would not have huge impact on job interview. How can someone compare different pharmacy school educational values? In the past, California board of pharmacy had distinguished board exam and rank 3 individual pharmacy schools' passing rate. USC pharmacy school passing rate of naplex has been 99.9% or 100% since existence of school. National passing rate of naplex is fairly high so it would be safe to state that attended pharmacy school would not have huge impact of passing state board exam. However, as intelligent pre-pharmacy student, one should research pharmacy school carefully before making a selection prior to applying.
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