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pharmacy bad
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If pharmacy schools are already at an 83% acceptance rate and you're still grasping at straws debating the semantics of "minimum requirements" then no, you don't understand the job market. Not only that, but you will be unemployed with $300k+ debt by going to USC... good luck with that...Yes, yes, pharmacy is bad, job market no good, I get it.
Anyway, a lot of schools have these "minimum" requirements, but then you look at their stats on accepted students and theres always students that break the rules. Even UCSF which is one of the top schools, it has a minimum gpa of 2.8, but according to their stats students with 2.2's have been accepted, which is just insane, but maybe they were special cases.
So I'm applying right now, and I'm trying to decide what school to do early decision on, I want to apply to USC. I didn't do great academically, 3.1 overall, 2.9 science, 2.7 pre-pharmacy (for USC specifically). So they say they have a 3.0 pre-pharmacy minimum GPA, in addition to the 3.0 overall minimum. I sen't them an email asking how serious this is and if I should even bother using them as my early decision school. I feel like they're going to say "yes it is mandatory" to make themselves look good or something and just not give me a straight answer, but I emailed them anyway and I'm waiting on a response.
Idk, what do you guys think about these minimum requirements? Should I focus on another school for early decision or do you think my 2.7 pre-pharmacy might be overlooked? I could do early decision to WesternU, and I'll probably get it, but then I can't even attempt to apply to USC since I'll have to commit to WesternU. If I got into USC I could live at home and save a ton of money as well. Either I apply to WesternU with early decision and basically get in forsure and commit to that, or I apply to USC early decision, probably get rejected, and apply to USC again during the regular application. But a part of me is also worried and thinks "what if I can only get into WesternU with early deacon, and I dont get in during regular" (from what I've heard early decision MIGHT raise your chances of getting in)
And yes I know, pharmacy bad, job market no good, gonna be homeless.
USC | USC | USC | Western | Western | Western | |
# enrollments | # applications | % accepted | # enrollments | # applications | %accepted | |
2019 | 196 | 703 | 27.88% | 118 | 604 | 19.54% |
2018 | 201 | 693 | 29.00% | 119 | 755 | 15.76% |
2017 | 189 | 831 | 22.74% | 101 | 956 | 10.56% |
2016 | 186 | 968 | 19.21% | 126 | 1042 | 12.09% |
2015 | 190 | 829 | 22.92% | 116 | 539 | 21.52% |
2014 | 189 | 986 | 19.17% | 117 | 1334 | 8.77% |
2013 | 181 | 1093 | 16.56% | 109 | 1330 | 8.20% |
2012 | 175 | 1334 | 13.12% | 115 | 1479 | 7.78% |
Here are a few pharmacy related news articles and studies worth reading (credit: Televancin on Reddit for putting this together):Hmm, wow. I mean thats awesome to hear. Also kind of concerning.... but awesome. Thanks my dude!
No need to make the stupid decision to go into pharmacy. You can use that $300k in student loans you'd be throwing away otherwise to invest in the stock market...Honestly, I'm getting to a point where I'm reconsidering things. The bad job prospects are one thing but the $300k in debt is just another slap in the face. It's just incredibly hard to have made a plan to go to pharmacy school, spent 4 years of undergrad based all around pharmacy. I have a degree in biopsych, what the hell am I supposed to do with that LMAO. Not trying to go back and spend 3 years or so on 2nd bachelors, feels kind of pathetic to have to admit I wasted 4 years on a degree thats only useful for pre-health , and I barely have a 3.1 gpa so med school isn't an option. Idk, I'd want to go for a masters in something like engineering or computer science but I don't think thats realistic. Eh, idk, I'll keep looking, will make the stupid decision to go to pharmacy if I can't come up w/ anything.