High School Student wanting to do Pharmacy..

mattlax27
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:28:46 +0000

Hello,

I’m currently a junior in high school and have wanted to go pre-med and become a doctor for a really long time. Although, I’m very worried about med school acceptance, the rigorous workload, along with the high debt. So far in high school, I have been the naturally smart student and do not put in a lot of time studying, and I do not know if I can break this habit for undergrad and pre-med. Therefore, I have decided that I want to become a pharmacist, not that it is much easier but it is something that interests me much more and is a little bit less school. I want to be a retail pharmacist, as in the guy behind the counter at CVS…

I live in New Jersey and want to go to a school nearby… Ernest Mario School at Rutgers is my top choice, but if I do not get accepted, what are some alternatives in the tri-state area?

Also, what can I do now to have a strong application for top pharmacy schools? I am currently taking AP Biology, and senior year I will have completed Ap Chemistry as well as AP Calculus and AP Physics. Currently I have a 4.0 weighted GPA, am 9th in my class out of 178, and got a 27 on my ACT ( first time without studying, currently going to a tutor and aiming for 32) Does the SAT have a lot more weight in acceptance because I know more competitive schools prefer it over ACT? Also, should I take SAT Subject tests in biology, chemistry, and math?
I am in the national honor society and science national honor society and participate in science league competitions. I have been shadowing an orthopedic surgeon for a while now because of my aforementioned interested in pre-med, but is there any type of volunteering I could do that is pharmacy related that would help my application?

Thanks and any other pharmacy tips or info would be highly appreciated!!!