California

[deleted965711]

Has anyone applied to west coast university? would you all consider it to be a good school? I applied to a few other schools as well, but my primary was Lecom. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, if your portal states that the admissions committee has made a decision and you haven't received a interview invite, then your pretty much finished. anyways please feel free to share any opinions on the subject matter.

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[rxkrafted]

Go to the pre-pharmacy forums unless you want to hear the sad truth of reality bud.

 

[radio frequency]

Don’t go there. At least go somewhere respectable (ie, a state school) if you really want a PharmD. The job market is tight; you want to go somewhere with connections to good rotations. Most state schools have those.

 

[steveysmith54]

Garbage
east coast university is far more superior

 

[mentos]

Read some of the posts here before you decide to take on $200k+ of debt and bad job prospects.

 

[Timbo]

My question is why would LECOM be anyone's primary choice in the first place? Check out this hysterical LECOM ad:

 

[deleted965711]

Well... it wasn't a primary choice, more like weighing my options. I may be jumping to conclusions by assuming it's a rejection. there were just so many posts on here saying that they were rejected. but I am still confident, regardless of the rep it may have, but once again, everyone's entitled to their own opinion.

 

[Modest_anteater]

Has anyone applied to west coast university? would you all consider it to be a good school? I applied to a few other schools as well, but my primary was Lecom. Unfortunately, from what I have heard, if your portal states that the admissions committee has made a decision and you haven't received a interview invite, then your pretty much finished. anyways please feel free to share any opinions on the subject matter.

Cali schools are ALL over priced. If you want to practice in Cali leave the state then come back after school.

 

[Modest_anteater]

My question is why would LECOM be anyone's primary choice in the first place? Check out this hysterical LECOM ad:

It's a three year program. It's also one of the most affordable programs in the nation and the least expensive pharmacy three year program in the United States. So LECOM is actually an excellent college.

 

[deleted965711]

I think it is as well. I was interested in their four year distance education program because I am currently working. I already have an interview scheduled with California northstate university so lets see how this goes.

 

[rxkrafted]

Damn. I looked up the tuition for California northstate university just out of curiosity. You'll be hitting 200K minimum on tuition alone, not accounting for accruing interest on these loans and money you will be taking out for living costs. I really hope you understand how long it'll take for you to pay these loans off after graduation. You wont be seeing six figure salaries in a very very long time until then...

 

[deleted965711]

thank you. That is why I would like to save this as a last option. I'm still waiting to hear back from others I had applied to

 

[BC_89]

thank you. That is why I would like to save this as a last option. I'm still waiting to hear back from others I had applied to

Albeit it’s all in Cali, look up cost of living differences for each program when factoring your debt. At least this way you know the numbers to help point you to somewhat-of-a-direction.

 

[Pharmacy is a Scam]

Damn. I looked up the tuition for California northstate university just out of curiosity. You'll be hitting 200K minimum on tuition alone, not accounting for accruing interest on these loans and money you will be taking out for living costs. I really hope you understand how long it'll take for you to pay these loans off after graduation. You wont be seeing six figure salaries in a very very long time until then...

Yep it’s $320,000 when you add in room & board. So $320,000 stretched over a 15-year payment plan without accounting for interest means you’ll be required to make monthly loan payments of $3,058. Assuming you had a $120k salary, you’d be taking home $6,128 per month so $6,128-$3,058 = $3,070 per month to spend on rent, food, insurance, investments etc.

Now assuming a generous interest rate of 8%(reality is probably 9-11% because CNU is private loans only), with a $320,000 principal you’re paying $70.08 per DAY on interest alone or an extra $25,600 per year. If this doesn’t sound suffocating enough then wait... there’s more...

This above example represents the BEST CASE scenario upon graduation where you have a stable $120k income sustained over 15 years. But given the current market conditions, you’re more likely going to either get a 24-32 hour job, residency/fellowship, or are unemployed. So your salary will either be $80k, $40k or $0 for 1-2 years at minimum post-graduation in which case you won’t be able to afford monthly $3,000 loan payments.

Point is, going to pharmacy school is financial suicide. If you want to help people, go become a software engineer instead.

 

[BC_89]

Point is, going to pharmacy school is financial suicide. If you want to help people, go become a software engineer instead.

Software????

Underwater welding is where its at

All valid points Rp922, the point of work is to enjoy the occupation as well as support system for you and your family when you get older. Numbers don't lie for the state of California (really most states), I encourage you to make an excel sheet and put income vs. cost (from property taxes to cost of living to health insurance and loans).

Once again, crunch the numbers and really dig deep on what can you do to see what school (if any) is right for you in Cali.

 

[deleted965711]

Thank You BC, but I most likely will not attend California. I have interviews in Pennsylvania, Boston, as well as New York, lol which is where I'm from... its close by as well. the tuition is not an issue. I do appreciate everyone's take on this subject matter

 

[deleted965711]

correction.. it is an issue but it can easily be taken care of.

 

[alpha12]

Yep it’s $320,000 when you add in room & board. So $320,000 stretched over a 15-year payment plan without accounting for interest means you’ll be required to make monthly loan payments of $3,058. Assuming you had a $120k salary, you’d be taking home $6,128 per month so $6,128-$3,058 = $3,070 per month to spend on rent, food, insurance, investments etc.

Now assuming a generous interest rate of 8%(reality is probably 9-11% because CNU is private loans only), with a $320,000 principal you’re paying $70.08 per DAY on interest alone or an extra $25,600 per year. If this doesn’t sound suffocating enough then wait... there’s more...

This above example represents the BEST CASE scenario upon graduation where you have a stable $120k income sustained over 15 years. But given the current market conditions, you’re more likely going to either get a 24-32 hour job, residency/fellowship, or are unemployed. So your salary will either be $80k, $40k or $0 for 1-2 years at minimum post-graduation in which case you won’t be able to afford monthly $3,000 loan payments.

Point is, going to pharmacy school is financial suicide. If you want to help people, go become a software engineer instead.

What's all this "help people" nonsense? You are going to be helping people whether you are a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, chemist, plumber, teacher, cop, firefighter, lawyer, engineer, porn actor, pilot, air traffic controller, garbagemen, truck driver. You can argue almost every career helps people. The first person you should help is yourself and the best way to do that is to pick something other than pharmacy.

 

[Black Coffee 24/7]

The only "help people" stuff that you will be doing is to be the physician's bellboy in term of checking up on pt's malfunction pharmaceutical device or confirm the med list of the pt.