Thursday, July 14, 2011

Back to school to become a pharmacist?

When I graduated high school I wanted to be a pharmacist. I went to a good University and did not apply myself as much as I should have. 3 years later I had a 2.75 GPA, few extracurricular merits and an average PCAT score. I applied to pharmacy school (as it only takes 2 years of prerequisites to apply for pharmacy school... I had taken over 80 hours worth of undergraduate classes) and got turned down. I only applied to top schools and looking back with a few minor adjustments, I could have gotten into one of the less prestigious Pharmacy Schools if I had tried a bit harder and applied to them. This was when I was 21 years old. At that time I got a good job offer and gave up on trying to get into a Pharmacy Program. I am now 27, married without any children. I feel like I am not reaching my full potential in my current career ( I have always been fascinated with Chemistry and complex science... I work in an office currently which has zero to do with any type of science or Chemistry). I would love, love, love to be able to get into Pharmacy School and become a Pharmacist. Is this a crazy idea? Pharmacy School is a full time job in itself and there isn't a program close to where I live, so I would have to move, which would make my husband (of course) move too. This would disrupt his career and I don't want to be a selfish partner. I also worry about how many years this will take. I would have to go back to undergraduate school and take some refresher courses and boost my GPA (I'm thinking this would take 1-2 years), then Pharmacy School is 3-4 years long. This puts me between 31 and 33 when I graduate. Seems like an eternity, but I'm thinking it would be worth it. This would also possibly disrupt my husband and I's plans for having a family. We would like to start having children around the age of 30 or a bit before. I'm really looking for some outside opinions on this situation...

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