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I graduated in 2006 with my PharmD and have been working as a retail pharmacist for almost 2 years. Basically, I think becoming a pharmacist is the best decision I ever made. Job security is unbelievable with all the baby boomers aging and more and more of them needing maintenance medication to control their chronic diseases (ie. diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) School was pretty fucking hard. I would say that getting all the pre-reqs done and getting accepted was the most difficult part about it. Organic Chemistry, Physics, all the Biology classes, Calculus and shit were pretty fucking tough. I don't know anything about the PCAT because the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy didn't require it when I applied. They do now, though, and I think most schools do. I think once you're in the College of Pharmacy it's much better. You're learning what you are really interested in. The classes are very challenging and you will have to study. It just depends on the individual and how well they retain information that determines how much you will have to study. I did great by studying for like one day before a test, and others studied every day for every class and struggled. I retain information pretty easily, and I can understand things pretty easily too. There are a shit load of pharmacist positions out there and it is just going to get better as the baby boomers age. I could just about guarantee you that when you graduate you will make well into $100,000 a year right after graduation and probably get a sign on bonus if you choose. If you're really interested look into becoming a Certified Pharmacy Technician so you can begin to learn the ropes and start to learn medications and shit. Make some relationships with some pharmacists so that you can have some good letters of recommendation. Go talk to the Pharmacy advisor at your school and get a plan of what classes you need and when to take them. I hope this info helps man. Good luck in your decision and hit me up if you have any other questions....
I graduated in 2006 with my PharmD and have been working as a retail pharmacist for almost 2 years. Basically, I think becoming a pharmacist is the best decision I ever made. Job security is unbelievable with all the baby boomers aging and more and more of them needing maintenance medication to control their chronic diseases (ie. diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) School was pretty fucking hard. I would say that getting all the pre-reqs done and getting accepted was the most difficult part about it. Organic Chemistry, Physics, all the Biology classes, Calculus and shit were pretty fucking tough. I don't know anything about the PCAT because the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy didn't require it when I applied. They do now, though, and I think most schools do. I think once you're in the College of Pharmacy it's much better. You're learning what you are really interested in. The classes are very challenging and you will have to study. It just depends on the individual and how well they retain information that determines how much you will have to study. I did great by studying for like one day before a test, and others studied every day for every class and struggled. I retain information pretty easily, and I can understand things pretty easily too. There are a shit load of pharmacist positions out there and it is just going to get better as the baby boomers age. I could just about guarantee you that when you graduate you will make well into $100,000 a year right after graduation and probably get a sign on bonus if you choose. If you're really interested look into becoming a Certified Pharmacy Technician so you can begin to learn the ropes and start to learn medications and shit. Make some relationships with some pharmacists so that you can have some good letters of recommendation. Go talk to the Pharmacy advisor at your school and get a plan of what classes you need and when to take them. I hope this info helps man. Good luck in your decision and hit me up if you have any other questions....
