I'm currently a second year in a competitive 6 year pharmacy program. I've recently become very interested in the prospect of law school following pharmacy school. I was wondering how my major would affect me. I took a practice lsat without studying and scored a 161.
The program i'm currently in is composed of 2 years of professional classes and 4 years of graduate level professional classes. Rather than graduating with a bachelors I would graduate with a pharmd (doctor of pharmacy). I'm afraid that my gpa will be too low to be competitive for top schools. Currently I have a 3.7 with a 3.62 science gpa, I'm not sure if the second part matters at all.
I'm in my last semester of preprofessional classes. I'm taking organic chemistry, bio 300, etc. Starting next year I will be taking graduate level classes (pchem, medchem, etc) where classes will be exponentially harder than they are now. If I were to hypothetically graduate with a 3.5 or even lower would i still be competitive to top schools? Would my major help at all in admissions.
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- t-14orbust
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Re: will my uncoventional major hurt me
3.5 will give you a shot at most top schools with a competitive LSAT. I don't see why you'd want to spend 6 years getting a pharmacy degree and then go to law school, though. 
btw are you at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

btw are you at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
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Re: will my uncoventional major hurt me
t-14orbust wrote:I don't see why you'd want to spend 6 years getting a [terminal] pharmacy degree and then go to law school, though.![]()
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Re: will my uncoventional major hurt me
I think law school is a great idea for you. However it's only a good idea if you get an MBA after law school. That way you will be truly valuable to employers. If you're really ambitious, then you can consider a joint JD and masters program in social work. Don't count out phd programs!
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Re: will my uncoventional major hurt me
The program is only 2 years longer than getting a bachelors degree considering im in an accelerated program. Also i'm attending school without any loans so that wouldnt be a burden. I have a variety of reasons. I'm really interested in health law and advocacy it's something that you would need a solid healthcare background in. i.e. you would need a terminal degree (md, pharmd, mph, etc)
No I attend Rutgers.
No I attend Rutgers.
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