This ‘forum’ i have to say is pretty cool.
SO, my story goes as follows:
Im in grade 11, and stressing about Uni already. I want to apply to a UofT St.George, the life sciences program and eventually make my way in Pharmacy, except .. i dont really know this whole ‘program’ thing works. The prerequisits for Pharm are #@$*(&. but do i get to choose the courses i want when i enter into this program?
Another thing, I just finished grade11 functions with an 85% and im taking Grade 12U advanced function in night school. Will the night school course affect my admission? My school counsellor said it wouldnt but .. i just want to make sure!
Thanks to whoever replies (:
-Alia
So actually, the specific program you choose is not what determines your eligibility for the pharmacy program. Students start off by applying to the faculty of arts and science, to a specific admission category, usually life science. Then, they way it goes here is that you choose your program of study at the end of the session in which you will have completed 4 courses (usually at the end of the first year). So, for example, you can apply to the life science category, take a bunch of first year required courses, and then and the end of your first year, you may decide to select a major in Human Biology and Math, for example. But you can choose any other combination from the programs offered at the faculty.
What matters is that upon application to the Pharmacy program, you have all the appropriate requirements (according to the site, it’ll normally take applicants two years in university to get all the requirements). The only thing to take into consideration is that if you don’t get into Pharmacy, you might want to have an undergraduate program combination that suits you. But that’s a long long time from now. What I’d be concentrating on is getting good grades for the basic UofT application. Once you’re in, you can find out more during your first year here.
Oh, and if you’re taking advanced functions at the U level it should be fine. Your counsellor was right.