This blog is a helpful tool of bits of information I have gathered being in education (student and teaching) for a long time. I am a current pharmacy student and have been through the current application process. If you have been accepted into pharmacy school and would like to post, let me know and we can work it out.
So there's this thing that pharmacy schools require, it is a digital application from the service called PharmCAS. Pharmcas is just like any old application, it requires all your demographic info, your qualifications, ect. The thing that takes the most time is inserting your classes. It is VERY important to get pharmcas filled out very early. The length of time to complete the Pharmcas varies, but can be done within about 5 hours (not including your personal statement) for a student with 120 semester hour credits. The application opens in the summer for the application process of that school year (ie. summer 2009 for the 2009-2010 acceptance cycle, school starting Fall 2010) , start it immediately. Get it done fast. Get your recommendation forms to your professors right away and make sure they get turned in so your application can be sent out to schools. Many people have letter or recommendation writers who will take a really long time (months) to complete. Make sure you find someone who will not only fill out a good recommendation, but will also do it in a timely manner. Keep on the writers if they haven't gotten it done. The Pharmcas website is available now for students wanting to start Fall 2010.
Most schools of pharmacy do what is called a rolling application. That means that they accept a certain number of people every time they review applications and if you don't get accepted the first time you may get accepted the second. This is VERY cool if you get your application done early, you have many more chances to get accepted than if you applied later. Also, you are in the minority of applicants if you get done before September, meaning less competition!
While I am urging you to get your pharmcas done fast, do not send in poor quality. Make your application gold for the acceptance committees. If you are waiting on that next PCAT score that may be much better than the first, give it a few weeks, but remember early submission gets more reviews and more chances to get in!
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