For those you want more insight in applying to Oregon State University's College of Pharmacy. A little bit of my experiences so far in the program.
It's not an easy program to go through. From what I know as a student, OSU's College of Pharmacy accepts about 80 students. Don't know the real statistics but from what I heard about for the entering class of students for Fall of 2004, about 1000 students have applied to the program. Compare that to the 400 students that applied for the starting term that I applied for in 2002. So far I have completed two years of the four years in the Doctor of Pharmacy program. The first two years are held at the Corvallis campus, the third year is at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, and the final fourth year is allocated for clerkships, which may be completed just about anywhere in the world (with emphasis on setting up the rotation sites with the school, etc.)
I made the move to Portland and am trying to familiarize myself with this city. Corvallis and Portland are very different and one has to come accustom to the pace of both cities. Personally, it was very hard for me to let go and move to Portland because I grew use to Corvallis. I had spent the past 5 years of my academic life there and learned my way around the town. One thing that I would not miss is the two hour drive to get to Corvallis after getting off a 5 hour flight from Honolulu International Airport to Portland International Airport.
For more information on applying and or the nitty gritty details of the program, check out OSU's College of Pharmacy site at http://pharmacy.oregonstate.edu |
