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My D is a junior in high school and looking into pre-pharmacy programs at Samford University (Birmingham) and Auburn. I understand admission is very competitive at just about all pharmacy schools. Are either of these schools easier to get into than the other? Are there other pharmacy schools in the south which may not be as competitive?
D/S just had an interview at Samford Pharmacy. Lovely campus, great neighborhood.
Unfortunatelly bad fit for D/S.
Don't know about Auburn but thi ite should help as there are many Auburn acceptees posting on it.
Many new schools that are opening up have more lax admissions standards, although one has to be wary whether or not they will gain accreditation. It's a risk for possibly not getting a quality program, but it all depends on how determined one is for that particular pathway. There are several schools that don't require the PCAT, but most of them are in California which already makes it by default competitive anyways.
It sure seems that pharmacy schools are popping up. I am not a fan of California switching over to NAPLEX. The pass rate is now much higher and pharmacists who failed the CA exam several times are now able to pass easily.
I have found SDN informative and would probably go there to get student's views on particular schools.
I've also found it annoying that I eventually have to learn the laws of both states should I choose to practice in Michigan or in California. What exactly made the CA exam harder? Currently, most schools pass about 90+% of their classes, but I've heard some interesting stories of some pharmacy schools producing some less than desirable PharmDs.
How did you like USC? It wasn't a fit for me but I know a lot of happy pharmacists that went there.
Samford and Auburn are not 6 year schools. Very few, about 10%, of all pharmacy schools are 6 year schools. The majority are 4 year schools. ACPE's recent changes to the pharmacy accreditation standards make you wonder if they are trying to get rid of the 6 year schools and the 3 year accelerated programs.
California now uses NAPLEX for the clinical portion of the licensing exams. The don't use MJPE for the law. The issue is that their law exam includes clinical questions. They tend to be very nit-picking than the NAPLEX on their clinical questions. The MJPE just includes state and federal related pharmacy laws.
Mom.
2+4 is not 0-6.
2+4 is 2yrs of prepharm courses THEN if accepted 4yrs of Pharm school.
You could do you 2 + 4 at the same school or apply elsewhere for Pharm after the 2yrs.
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