<p>Hey! So I go to Oregon State University, where I am a senior this year. I have taken all the general but hard and upper classes. all the gen chem, bio, organic chem, upper division microbiology, A and P etc. I want to apply to pharmacy schools, but i am really interested in Pharmacology too and Columbia is a great Pharmacology school. I’ve looked at their web site a lot and it doesnt have a whole lot of information, so I was wondering if anyone knows about the program. But also my chances of getting in. Im pretty well rounded person. I’ve done track in college (got injured) so I got involved in my colleges leadership and I was a student senator where I sat in college board official meetings and done A LOT of volunteer work, a lot of volunteering in DC, was in Big Brothers Big sisters, VP DECA officer in High school. I just dont know what else I need. So pretty much I was wondering on my odds, what I may need as a student going into the program and if anyone knows more about the program would be great! thanks :)</p>
<p>I forgot to add my GPA was really good, but the year i was busy with leadership and upper division class where i took 21 credits a term (BAD IDEA), it from a 3.8 to a 3.57. still good???</p>
<p>Being well-rounded in terms of extracurricular activities probably won’t help much, as it does with undergrad admissions. More relevant are your grades, letters of recommendations, GRE scores, and an interview. It sounds like you may have the core requirements in basic sciences. Based on the first year core requirements at Columbia, some background in biochemistry and molecular biology would be useful. As for what you may be missing, do you have undergrad research experience? Is there a particular area of pharmacology research that interests you and is there a faculty member at Columbia who works in that area?</p>