17 May 2006

So I've been out of school for a couple of years now. I've had a couple of jobs doing quality control. The first working with pharmaceuticals, the current working with animal vaccines. My spouse works at a pharmacy and I've recently come to the conclusion that I would like to become a Pharmacist. I have undergraduate degrees in Biotechnology and Business: Administration, and the only prerequisite course I am missing to get into the U of I Pharmacy program is Anatomy I & II.
I am going to take Anatomy at a local community college starting this fall. They offer an evening class, so it works alright with my work schedule. In fact, I had mentioned when I started here that I would like to get my masters. My boss said my company would probably pay for 90% of my classes if I was still planning to do so and the course was required for admittance.
I feel a little uncomfortable having the company pay for this since I plan to quit to go to Pharmacy school if I get accepted, but its a very large corporation and the cost to them is like pocket change.
One other issue is taking the PCAT. I may sign up to take it in December, but I will only be through one of my Anatomy courses at that point. Can I do it? I'm sure going to try. I have ordered the Kaplan PCAT study guide and plan to study with that. When I get through that, I will probably order others. Does anybody have suggestions for reaching this end? We'll see.

michaellasalle

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