Hey I am currently completing my undergrad. I was wondering what the general application process is like. Is there any steps or is it all on PharmCAS? Thanks!

Hi I am Junior student and I want to choose my future major. I want to to study pharmaceutical scientist, but I’m confused. Do I have to study pharmacy to be pharmaceutical scientist or pharmaceutical scientist is different major of pharmacy

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting on Reddit, so bear with me! For some context: I’m a mom of 3 young boys, a wife, and have been a pharmacy tech for 10 years. I’ve been going to school on and off for the last decade due to family, and I was honestly shocked when I got accepted into pharmacy school.

Unfortunately, I didn’t perform well during the semester I was accepted due to personal reasons, and after working full-time while parenting, my acceptance was rescinded. They told me to reapply next year, and I’ve already left my job to focus solely on my studies.

Now, with only 4 classes left, I’m committed to improving my grades, but I’m worried it won’t be enough. Does anyone have advice on how I can strengthen my application beyond just improving my grades? I’ve already appealed and explained my situation, but they still decided to keep the rescinded admissions.

I know pharmacy is my calling, but I’m terrified I’m wasting my family’s time, especially with one income everything is really tight now and I’m starting to doubt myself. Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated—thank you so much!

Is it unrealistic for me to go back to pharmacy school?

I completed a university program in a totally unrelated field 12 years ago. I am currently 33 years old and have been working with the same company since graduation, making a six figure salary that’s honestly quite a bit more than I would be able to make as a pharmacist. The only issue is that I absolutely hate my job, I hated it when I was in school for it, and I only did it for the money.

I think pharmacy would be a good route for me, because I find the subjects interesting. I have never done any biology/biochem/chem outside of my first introductory year of university over 11 years ago, but I always found them to be topics I could study without having to force myself, as in I could actually sit down and learn some of this stuff out of sheer interest/for something to do.

My work at the moment takes me all over the globe, I work long hours (sometimes 14-16 hour days- on call in the off hours, it can be high stress at times, I’m away from home ALL the time - the sacrifice is no longer worth it) but I think I could really appreciate the focused environment a pharmacist works in, I know it can be very very hectic for you guys and everyone hates retail, but I would appreciate just being able to go into my workspace and having everything there around me and knowing that I’m not half way around the world from home. In the last decade I’m Quite familiar with dealing with a stack of bullshit so that wouldn’t be new to me. And honestly it isn’t the bullshit that gets to me, that can all be delt with. It’s that I don’t find any meaning or fulfillment in my current job, it’s hard to learn and progress because I have no interest and I just honestly hate it haha.

My biggest question is - where I didn’t do anything related to Pharm in my time in uni, if I finish my pre-reqs this year and manage to get a high enough gpa and do well in an interview, will I be at a significant disadvantage going into this vs all the other fresh uni students with degrees and various other courses? Or does Pharm school start from “scratch” with just some basics pulled from the pre-requisite courses and the majority of the material being pharm specific that you wouldn’t learn beforehand? I am 100% willing to spend extra time to learn the most common 300 drug names and classes etc to the best of my ability before even applying to the program. At my age now I feel a fun, fulfilled Friday night would be to sit down with a glass of whiskey at my kitchen table and make excel sheets with drug names and relevant information honestly. I feel like it would be as enjoyable as a hobby, but maybe I’m also terribly wrong lol.

For reference when I was in uni I had a 3.2 GPA but I put little effort into it as a young idiot. I’m sure by applying myself I could get at least a 3.4-3.5 in the first year/pre-reqs before applying to the Pharm course. Or is this still not high enough?? The minimum GPA is not posted for my university.

Hello! I am a high school senior currently deciding my major for college. I am very interested in becoming a pharmacist in the future. That being said, I am planning on either majoring in Chemistry or pharmaceutical sciences. I really like both of them, and I am having trouble deciding what I should ultimately pursue. Would you say both majors are great choices or is one more beneficial? Would majoring in pharmaceutical sciences prepare me more or less for pharmacy school compared to Chemistry?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance

TL;DR: Did being a pharmacy tech help you in pharmacy school? I (22f) started in the pharmacy field about 3 years ago, and then about a year later, I decided I wanted to be a pharmacist. I loved learning about the drugs and what each of them does. I would google to know what the med treated and usually dosed. I became the inventory person and eventually was able to tell what each pill was right away (Not too important because there are a lot of manufacturers). So what I want to know is if anyone here has gone through the same path that I want to go through. How was it? Did it help? I see a lot of people are going to say "Being a tech is horrible as it is, why get deeper into it?" Cause I enjoy learning about it, I haven't been excited about anything else, even in high school, I didn't know what I wanted to pursue, but now I do. I'm getting the prereqs done right now and think I'll be able to start in fall 2026. I appreciate anyone who truthfully comments or messages me. It is something I haven't been able to ask cause most pharmacists I worked with just went to pharmacy school, they didn't work as a tech first.

so i got into both ucsd and uci for pharmacy school, but i have no idea which school to choose. i know uci is a relatively newer school and has not been completely accredited yet, but they did give me a large recruitment scholarship. i haven't been offered anything as of yet from ucsd (i'm not sure about financial aid from either school yet), but i do already live in san diego and have a great, affordable place to live + most of my support system is here.

i do want to pursue a career in the clinical side of pharmacy and am planning on applying for a residency, just not sure if a school's prestige has a lot of weight in terms of me matching. all in all, just not sure what choice to make considering the pros and cons. any advice or help would be appreciated :')

I recently got into UMSOP and I'll be starting there in the fall. I'm not sure if anyone in here is going there/thinking of going there, but I'm curious to know if anyone has insights on the overall culture of the school. Anything in particular I should prepare for?

How was it? I've never done mmi interview, so pls share any experiences or tips pls

Hii! My other post got taken down. I got my first pharmacy school interview from TAMU, and I'm super excited!

I was wondering if anyone could share what not only does TAMU expect but even other schools? What kinds of questions do they typically ask? Is it more conversational, situational, or structured? This might sound silly but do you have to work out school problems…. Anyways! Any tips or insights into the format or specifics would be super helpful! I'd really appreciate any advice to help me prepare. Thank you in advance!

Other schools I applied to: University of Houston College Pharmacy The university of Texas at Austin College Pharmacy University of North Texas Health Science Center, College pharmacy The University of Texas at Tyler called a pharmacy Texas Tech University health science center Texas Southern University

Anyone knows what’s the chance of getting in Pharm D program after interview? I am so nervous 😥. Thank you.

Hi. At my institution, they offer a class called Survey of Calculus, basically introductory calculus for less math-brained students. I’m wondering, would pharmacy schools still take this as a calc requirement, or no?

Thank you!

I’m curious to hear from a current student (or anyone) at Pacific University Oregon about their experience with the extended 5-year pharmacy program. Any insights or recommendations about Pacific University would also be greatly appreciated.

On a different note, if you had to choose between High Point University (Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy) and Pacific University, which one would you pick and why? Thanks.

Hello, I’m a Houston resident and I got accepted into 4 pharmacy schools in Texas, UH, TSU, UIW and UT Tyler. I fell most in love with UIW, although it has high, private tuition, I believe it’s the best choice for myself. Does anyone have any experience with UIW or anything they have to say about the school before I fully commit to it? Thank you

Do you need a seperate application for the scholarship or will they offer the scholarship with the admission letter?

Hey guys I’m in my first year of my undergrad and I’m planning on applying to the uoft pharmacy school next year. However, when talking to people and looking at other people on linkedin, I’ve noticed that they’ve all done some sort of research. I’m really stressed if I should start looking for research opportunities and join extracurricular stuff. Has anyone here not done any research and extracurricular stuff and got in or is it recommended for me to do so?

Hello!!! Long time lurker first time poster. I was wondering if anyone would kindly share any insight on U of Iowa’s pharmD program? My interview is at the end of the month and I’m worried about one thing: I have absolutely 0 pharm tech experience. Is this my biggest flaw? I graduated undergrad 4 years ago in biochem and worked a multitude of random jobs (got my CPT, did some public health work, published 3 academic papers in undergrad) but my latest career was in clinical research where I was pretty much the delegated to do all pharmacy tasks for all my trials. Sure, I can say that I have “pharmacy experience” but I’m not sure if it’s anything comparable to what Pharm Techs do? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

im currently in my third year undergrad and im contemplating if i should apply for a pre-pharmacy internship at umich or take a rigorous course this summer (most likely ochem2).

im retaking ochem1 this semester and still need a few pre requisites left: A&P 1,2 , physics, and biochemistry. im leaning towards taking a summer class to reduce the burden of classes in future semesters and to also boost my low science gpa which is at a 2.7

i can still apply for the summer internship my next year but feel rly eager to apply anyway.

a lot of my friends got back interview letters already and i am still waiting on mine, It had been a solid 2 weeks already. should i be concerned? does it mean that i am rejected that's why they didn't send me a interview? I am prepharm and finished majority of my pre reqs. Does not getting an interview means bad or should i kept on waiting?

Hi guys, just wanted to ask how are you preparing for the pharmacy interview assessment for uoft?

i want to know what masters i can do to switch to the pharma industry and also get a high paying salary? pharma is a pretty big industry and idk what to do anymore. please help

Hi, I'm 19 and a student of one collage in Tokyo.

I am learning about some medication now, and I'm interesting in the brand of medicine which are familiar for you. Like, the name of medicine for headache it's popular in your country, the supplement almost all people have heard.

It would be appreciated if you tell me some kind of medication name and country. Once you tell me, ! will tell you anything you want to know about Japan and Japanese instead.

I'm wondering it is the correct community to ask this question and my English is so bad. Please forgive me there are a lot of mistakes😔💦 Thank you!💖

I was wondering if anyone applied and got in with a low biology science gpa that they also look at?

r/PrePharmacy I’m an 11th-grade student from Pune, India, with a dream of revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry. My ultimate goal is to become Dr. [Name], a pharmaceutical manufacturer, distributor, engineer, and researcher dedicated to innovation in pharmaceutical engineering.

I’m preparing for the prestigious MEXT scholarship to pursue a 6-year B.Pharm course in Japan, followed by a Master’s and Ph.D. My vision is to contribute significantly to targeted drug delivery systems, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering.

Currently, I’m working on:

1. Completing my 11th and 12th-grade syllabus by mid-2025.

2. Participating in extracurricular activities like clinical research on infertility and a digital marketing campaign on cancer to strengthen my MEXT application.

3. Refining answers to key MEXT questions like "Why Japan?" and "What will I contribute to Japan-India relations?"

I’d love to hear from anyone who has experience with the MEXT scholarship, pharmaceutical research, or studying in Japan. What advice do you have for someone with my goals? What activities or projects can further enhance my application?

Thank you for your time and guidance!

Hi! I'm wondering if anyone here graduated with a bachelors, did a few years as a pharmacy tech then applied for PharmD? Or a path similar?

I'm planning on following that route to be 100% certain I'm willing to invest the time and money for pharm since I'm still a bit iffy as clinical research is my end goal, but I'm also really interested in pharm.

Gladly welcome any insight or advice. Thank you!

Hello all, I applied to UBC Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and we have to do an online, pre-recorded interview in order to remain eligible for consideration.

The problem is, I attempted to register for the UBC online interview a while ago and I think there was an issue with registration since I got another email a couple days ago from UBC that told me I needed to register. I only took a brief glance at the email since I was caught with finals and was going to get back to it, but I looked at the email again today (because I forgot about registering) and I realized the deadline for registering for the interview was just yesterday!!

Is it possible for me to ask them if I can still register for the interview (even though it is past the registration deadline) or should I just let it go?

Any current students who have tips for P1 first semester? I’ve had the fortune of being admitted to my program of choice (Northeastern) and I’d like to make sure I’m up to speed in the next six months before classes start. I’m a slightly non-traditional student so I’m not enrolled in classes right now. Are there any topics from undergrad worth reviewing or suggestions for preparing for the workload?

I'm enrolled in a biochemistry major and want to know which countries in Europe would be the easiest to accept me, an international student, for a master's degree in pharmacology.

Currently, I'm thinking of Germany or France. Which one of these is more receptive? Are there any other recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

My native language is not English, so the translation may be literal. But it was the only pharmacy community I found. Before finishing high school, I developed an interest in forensics and was willing to study any health field that would allow me to achieve my goal. I became interested in pharmacy because the job market in my country was positive. Even if I didn't pass the forensics exam, I would have a job. My fear is that I won't pass and I'll have to live with the low salary and the vast devaluation of the field. In my country, pharmacists work from Monday to Saturday. If I don't pass the first time, I'll have to get a job. With the work schedule, I won't be able to dedicate myself to taking the test again because I have to help at home (a poor family). I'm thinking about changing fields, but I don't identify with anything. I considered IT, but I'm afraid of being without a job.