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USC Pharmacy School Application Requirements and Tips From an Accepted Student

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on October 19, 2022 @ 3:57 am

I will begin with the statistics of the accepted students into the University of Southern California Doctor of Pharmacy program for 2009. 460 students were offered interviews from a pool of over 2000 applicants. 240 students are accepted (11 students from out-of-state schools), and the expected class size for 2009 is 190. One must note that USC offers their undergraduates the opportunity of guaranteed admission as long as they complete their requirements in the TAP program (these students take up a large chunk of seats available for other applicants).

Obtaining a Bachelor’s degree is now a requirement for admission at USC. The minimum GPA requirement is a 3.0 (the average GPA of accepted students is a 3.60). Since USC does not require taking the PCAT, other admission criteria is weighed more heavily (GPA, interview performance, extracurricular activities, personal statements, etc.).

For the application process, it is very important for you to note that the University of Southern California sends out interview invitations on a rolling basis, so it is important that you turn in your PharmCAS application and supplemental application as soon as possible. The deadlines for both are early November, but I highly recommend that you turn both in no latter than early August (I turned in my applications by mid-July, just 1.5 months after the application was made available).

At your interview, you will be asked questions by a current pharmacy school student as well as a faculty member. Think of it more of a conversation where you also ask questions back to both of them. When you first arrive at the interview session, you will be greeted by several current pharmacy students, who do a great job of calming you down prior to your interview. Take this opportunity to ask questions and warm up your oral communication skills. Do not worry to much about the “essay” portion as it is just a test of how well you take notes off of a random article that you read. BE SURE to follow all directions provided to you as it is also a test on how well you pay attention to details.

Here are the pre-requisites for USC’s pharmacy program:

Calculus (for science majors)
Statistics (non-business)
Physics w/lab (science/life science majors- thermodynamics & Electromagnetism recommended)
General Biology w/lab (excludes human anatomy & physiology, botany, and microbiology)
Mammalian Physiology w/lab (human preferred-excludes plant, cell and marine physiology)
Microbiology w/lab (fundamentals of microbiology for science majors)
Molecular or Cell Biology(for science majors-one upper division course)
General Chemistry w/lab (for science majors-include inorganic & qualitative analysis)
Organic Chemistry w/lab (for science majors)
Biochemistry (for science majors one upper division course)
Human Behavior (General Psychology or Introductory Sociology)
Microeconomics

For Internationals (holders of foreign US bachelor’s equivalent):
English (expository writing)
Interpersonal Communications or Public Speaking

For specific course equivalencies from your college, please check the forms available from USC’s website.

The Pharm.D. program at USC is a 4 year program. USC is a private school, and our estimated tuition and cost of living for 2009 is approximately $60,000.

The University of Southern California provides students the opportunity to pursue dual degrees in addition to their Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. These include the following:

Pharm.D./Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Pharm.D./Juris Doctor(J.D.)
Pharm.D./Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Pharm.D./Master of Science in Regulatory Science (M.S. Regulatory Science)
Pharm.D./ Master of Science in Gerontology (M.S.G.)
Pharm.D./Graduate Certificate in Gerontology (Gerontology Certificate)
Pharm.D./Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Source by David E. Thompson

19 Sep

Tips to Pay Off Your Student Loans Sooner

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on September 19, 2022 @ 2:05 am

After graduating, many people make paying off their loans one of their top priorities. Unfortunately, what people discover is that, as it often does, life will throw them curveballs, such as job loss, medical emergencies and divorce, which will force them to change their priorities. In such cases, paying off college debt can often end up at the bottom of people’s to-do lists. However, when people do this, what they often find out is that ignoring these debts is one of the worst things you can do. Depending on their loan’s interest rate, what was once a seemingly affordable expense has enough time to develop into an unaffordable debt.

How Can I Pay Off My Student Loans Quicker?

Whether you are hoping to find a way to vault paying off your loans back to the top of your to-do list or you are a new graduate hoping to knock out your school debt right out of the gate, here are a few tips to help you pay off your student loans sooner rather than later:

Avoid skipping payments – If you cannot afford your payments, do not just skip them. You should get in touch with your lender and speak with them about options, such as lowering your monthly payment amount or forbearance.

Make sure to read the fine print – You need to read your loan agreement, because knowing certain details before a problem arises could allow you enough time to contact your lender and fix the issue without incident. For example, if the interest rate on your loan rises, it can make your monthly payment more expensive. If you know ahead of time that your payment is about to increase to an amount you will not be able to afford, you may be able to get in touch with your lender and renegotiate the terms of your loan so that your payment remains affordable.

Treat student loan forgiveness like a myth – Aside from situations where a person was scammed by a private lender, generally, people must pay off their loans in full. If people think that they will not have to pay off their student loans, then they could allow their student loan debt to grow out of control. People can allow this to happen, because they believe it does not matter since they expect their loan to be forgiven eventually. However, once they figure out they are wrong, it can be too late.

Student Loan Debt Is an Issue That Is Not Going Away Anytime Soon

President Obama considered the student loan debt crisis such a pressing issue that as his time in the Oval Office was winding down, he continued to work to solve it. Before his administration left the White House, President Obama implemented protections that prevented debt collection companies from charging high fees on student loans in default.

Unfortunately, after taking office, President Trump undid many of President Obama’s student loan protections. As a result, many people are racing to not only pay off their student loans in full, but also to do so as quickly as possible.

Source by Wesley Bingham

21 Aug

Student Study Tips

Posted in Education by anshbookstore on August 21, 2021 @ 7:28 pm

If you have exams coming up, or simply need to do a little bit of homework then you will need to really get your head down and crack on. However, there are many students out there who simply do not know how to study effectively. Hopefully these student study tips should be able to help them out, utilise just a few of these, and you will find that your productivity increases drastically.

1. Always have everything that you need close by. There is nothing more distracting to your study session that standing up and having to go grab a pen or a class of water. So before you sit down, make sure you have all of your notes, stationary, a bit of nourishment and of course text books!

2. Turn off that cell phone, there is absolutely no reason for it to be on when you are trying to concentrate. If you don’t need to use your computer then make sure that is turned off as well! Same goes for the TV. In fact, turn off every electrical item which could end up distracting you.

3. One of the best student study tips is to not work constantly. Long study sessions are not going to be beneficial to you at all. At some point your brain will need resting as it will be unable to absorb any more information. A good schedule to keep to is one fifteen minute break to every hour of study.

4. Make sure that you plan your study sessions well. Whilst you may want to place a large focus on one particular element because you don’t understand it, you don’t want to spend all of your study time on this to the detriment of other elements of your course. In short, everything you have covered in class needs to be studied.

5. Always choose a quiet location for your study sessions. If you don’t have a quiet area inside of your house, then you can always visit the library.

6. Make sure that you are comfortable when you study. I was one of those people that absolutely hated sitting at a desk, and instead lay on my bed with the ‘study material’ on the floor. Sure it was a little unconventional, but the extra comfort I found really enhanced my learning.

7. Constantly test yourself whilst you are studying. A good technique is to make basic notes, and constantly go over these and see what you can remember. The more you remember, the more motivated you will become about your study sessions.

8. Some people find that they study better and absorb much more information if they talk about it ‘out loud’, so why not form a study group? Although this certainly should not be a replacement for your individual learning sessions.

Source by Jeff Pettit