What is required to get into pharmacy now? (1 Viewer)

[outlaw]

hmm?

 

[jlh]

are you a first year uni student looking to transfer? if so what degree are you doing?

or are you a year 12?

 

[santaslayer]

if yr 12 :

1. STAT multiple choice
2. at least a 94.00 uai (might be higher this year)

assumed knowledge is maths plus chem and bio or chem and physicz
(this is usyd's requirements)

 

[santaslayer]

if transfer...then that will depend on ur uai and GPA (at least a high credit average--from the uac book)

 

[jlh]

if your trasnferring, you should be in a b. science degree and should pick the pharmacy units. i'd think you'd need a distinction average!! alot of people i know what to get into pharmacy!! good luck!

 

[outlaw]

aww thanx =)
hehe im only yr 12

 

[outlaw]

and if i do transfer ... say from first year ...
what course should i do to maximise the chance of getting in from my 2nd year ?

 

[veanz]

2003 uai cutoff>> 97.05

 

[santaslayer]

jih said u should do a B science and pick da pharm units..4th post up from mine.....lol

 

[jlh]

yeah all of the people i know that want to trasnfer into pharmacy do b. science degrees...

 

[ameh]

what if u didnt do chem in yr11/12?

=S

!!!

i hate chem!!

 

[jlh]

then the uni recommends you do the chemistry bridging course before you start. i'm not sure how much that will cost but it will bring you up to speed with the rest.

 

[memo]

Originally posted by veanz
2003 uai cutoff>> 97.05

wow insanely high for a course with one of the lowest paid grads.

 

[jlh]

is it one of the lowest paid grad degrees is it?
do you know how much?

but if i remember correctly, i think its the degree with the higest grad employment rates!!

 

[memo]

Employment has almost been close to 100% but the pay is under 30k for grads if I remember correctly. ~26-28k

 

[santaslayer]

whilst assessing income levels, u should also include the rate at which this level of income rises by each year......teachers have a high grad income but it kinda stays stagnant for too long.
so how much do pharmacists get at the peak of their career ?

 

[ameh]

ahh hope those bridging courses aren't too expensive...the start out pay for pharmacist is circa 28k....but i heard it rises up to 80k or if ur self-employed...maybe a lot more?

 

[memo]

80k? Unlikely unless you are doing research.

Having your own pharmacy should earn you quite a bit. But you don't have to be a pharmacist to own a pharmacy do you?

 

[veanz]

Originally posted by memo
80k? Unlikely unless you are doing research.

Having your own pharmacy should earn you quite a bit. But you don't have to be a pharmacist to own a pharmacy do you?

yep you do, you have to do work for a year, then become registered.

the mean thing is, that next year, the UAI CUTOFF may get higher because USYD is cutting places to from 150 to 100...so the richer kids will be able to do it...i hate the sound of that.

 

[jlh]

but the cutting of places will apply across the whole board right? not just pharm?