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Start Date
13-2-2016 9:30 AM
End Date
13-2-2016 9:50 AM
Description
came from Trinidad, and when I started I had no idea of how to approach the process. I depended on the advisors and people on the same path to guide me. This was not the best approach. I should have done my own research and mapped out my own path. But I was determined to become a pharmacist and I completed my prerequisites as required for the COP at that time....or so I thought. I was not a competitive candidate and my first application left me devastated. However I learned what I needed to do. I worked on my GPA (3.3 is a minimum) and I got active in organizations. Pre-Pharmacy was one organization I got active with, and with each activity I participated in, I added it to my CV. I applied again. I had my application ready on time and with a better GPA and my extra-curricular activities, I felt confident. I followed up with my applications with the multiple schools and once again, I was unsuccessful. I thought, maybe this is not for me, but thought to try one last time. This time I continued with my previous plan, but I tried my hand at networking. This was key. I went to the admission offices, I got familiar with the staff, I did the little stuff, I stopped by professors’ offices to say hello, and discuss my game plan, went out on lunches and dinners, I used my boss at the HPD library to recommend me to my interviewers, and finally, I succeeded. I got into NSU COP (I accepted) and several other colleges and graduated.
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My Path to Pharmacy School
came from Trinidad, and when I started I had no idea of how to approach the process. I depended on the advisors and people on the same path to guide me. This was not the best approach. I should have done my own research and mapped out my own path. But I was determined to become a pharmacist and I completed my prerequisites as required for the COP at that time....or so I thought. I was not a competitive candidate and my first application left me devastated. However I learned what I needed to do. I worked on my GPA (3.3 is a minimum) and I got active in organizations. Pre-Pharmacy was one organization I got active with, and with each activity I participated in, I added it to my CV. I applied again. I had my application ready on time and with a better GPA and my extra-curricular activities, I felt confident. I followed up with my applications with the multiple schools and once again, I was unsuccessful. I thought, maybe this is not for me, but thought to try one last time. This time I continued with my previous plan, but I tried my hand at networking. This was key. I went to the admission offices, I got familiar with the staff, I did the little stuff, I stopped by professors’ offices to say hello, and discuss my game plan, went out on lunches and dinners, I used my boss at the HPD library to recommend me to my interviewers, and finally, I succeeded. I got into NSU COP (I accepted) and several other colleges and graduated.