| I think you should compare costs first since you are deciding between two publics, one as an in-stater and one as an out-of-stater. If cost doesn't matter, then go with whatever choice you think will make you happy. Michigan's pharmacy program is a program you have to apply to from the LSA. It isn't something you get into from HS right away, so if you're set on pharmacy, Rutgers is a safe choice. And people in NJ will recognize Rutgers pharmacy. For research positions in industrial pharmacy (like in Pfizer, J&J, etc.), you'll also get recognition. Pharmacy is one of those fields where the school you went to isn't all that important. If you get a Pharm.D, you get a Pharm.D, and that's all that matters for the most part. However, I kind of get the feeling that Asians are the ones who really promote all the RU pharmacy hype. I don't know too many non-Asians who really give as much credit to it as we do. (I'm Asian.) If you really want to move out to another state but not too far away, you can look at St. Johns, which prepares students mainly for retail positions.
I've been to Rutgers. I don't think New Brunswick is nearly as nice as AA, and the campus is too spread out over there. |