choosing the right college for you wednesday, nov. 1, 2006

Choosing The Right College For You

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006

UGA College of Pharmacy

Athens, Ga Avg. tuition $4,155 for 12 or more credits About 125 students accepted per year Fall 2005-Avg. GPA 3.7, PCAT 93. GPA range- 3.0 to 4.0, PCAT

range 72 to 99. Introduction to Statistics required Feb. 1, 2007- Online application due, Fall 2007 application process

happening now http://www.rx.uga.edu/index.html

Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy

Atlanta, Ga- Private University and $25,000 per semester Name has now changed to “College of Pharmacy and Health

Sciences” Requires Physics PharmCAS and PCAT Degrees: Pharm D. - PhD - P.A. – PharmD./PhD – Pharm D./MBA Average overall GPA - 3.5 and average PCAT composite percentile

score is 86. However, the range of acceptable GPAs is still 2.50 – 4.00 and acceptable PCAT scores is 60-99. Of course it’s tougher the lower the GPA or PCAT score.

Deadline for Application is January 5th,2007 Already interviewing http://www.mercer.edu/pharmacy/

South University School of Pharmacy Savannah, GA-near historic downtown, Tybee Island $7,795 per quarter Accelerated 3 year program-1 of 3 Pharmacy schools in GA/ 1 of 5

in U.S. 2.8/4.0 GPA required-3.0 Science GPA preferred Additional info: Anatomy & Physiology I and II required.

Recommended 2 science courses/17 semester hours 1,200 applicants/70 slots Dates to know: Nov. 2006- General Admissions interviews, Feb. 1,

2007- Application Deadline, April 2007- Decisions finalized

http://www.southuniversity.edu/campus/Pharmacy

Top 10 Pharmacy Schools in U.S.

University of University of California–San Francisco 4.6 (of 5.0) University of Texas–Austin 4.4 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 4.2 Purdue University (IN) 4.1 University of Arizona 4.1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4.1 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 4.1 University of Illinois-Chicago 4.0 University of Kentucky 4.0 University of Maryland-Baltimore 4.0 *Info from 2005 U.S. News and World Report