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It is difficult to decide about your future career.  Following questions may arise:  what if I don't like my career, is there diffierent options, does it pay well, what is opportunity cost like tuition and time. The decision to pursue a career in pharmacy is an excellent choice.  There's no need for alchemy when it comes to conjuring up golden employment opportunities in pharmacy. Pharmacy offers attractive salaries, a comfortable work environment, flexible hours, benefits society, and diverse career options. Obtaining a doctorate in pharmacy requires at least two years of pre-pharmacy and four years of pharmacy school. Because pharmacists are such a crucial component of health care, obtaining a pharmacy degree today is on par with attending medical school. Students interested in career in pharmacy should begin in high school by taking required or introductory courses such as physics, chemistry and biology, and calculus.  In fact, there are several pharmacy schools that admit students directly from high school and not requiring any college level preparatory courses.  Browse college websites to get a glimpse at what is required for entry.

 

 

While attending UC Irvine, I was a member of Marine Corps Reserve, a weekend warrior.  I worked at UC Irvine library as a security and also worked briefly (4-6 months) at TGI Fridays, and Robinsons.  Upon graduation from UC Irvine, I got a job as a QC Chemistry Laboratory Technician.  However, three months into the job, Uncle Sam called.  "Desert Storm".  Desert Storm was a life learning experience for me.  My MOS, military occupation speciality was Artillery.  I wanted to speak to my recruter...  Anyways, due to my natural charmisma, I attended many different school and training.  The last title I held was safety NCO.  It was a perfect job,  I just have to make sure we are safe to fire.  I was one of the few college students in my company.  After 7 months of duty, I returned home and I returned to work 1 week after coming back.  I moved through the ranks swiftly and I received few promotions, but I was not completely satisfied I realized that for me to earn enough money to lead a comfortable life I had to become at least a vice president of company.  I just didn't have patience and I wanted a concrete guarantee of earning potential.  I knew that eventually I have to return school to further myself in life.  But I wanted a degree with an entrepreneurship possibilities.  4 years at USC was probably the fastest 4 years period that I could remember.  I thought that pharmacist just counted some pills and school would be a walk in the park.  I was proven wrong because I had to repeat Biochemistry class in summer session.  I didn't see any summer session in school brochure.  It was a remedial class. I still graduated in 4 years and my first job offer or contract was for $120,000 a year.    Pharmacist career has been glowing in media and to public along with pharmacist salary. Becoming a pharmacist was my best life choice I have managed to achieve.  I have met 2 other pharmacist who are former US Marine.  Marine Pharmacist would be title that we should name because once a marine always a marine and can't change my career now.  How many pharmacist(s) do you know who is a US Marine or was a US Marine?

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!