2020 PCAT

[JSmith2019]

Hello, has anyone taken the 2020 January PCAT, if so, how was it?

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[samumb]

Yeah man. I messed up the biology with 59!
Chem 88
Math 82
Critical reading 76
Bio 59!

i am gonna apply to bunch of schools which ever tired of this !

 

[samumb]

Hello, has anyone taken the 2020 January PCAT, if so, how was it?

How did you do?

 

[JSmith2019]

Yeah man. I messed up the biology with 59!
Chem 88
Math 82
Critical reading 76
Bio 59!

i am gonna apply to bunch of schools which ever tired of this !

Actually looks really good to me...were there some things that stood out on the test...how did you study?

 

[samumb]

Actually looks really good to me...were there some things that stood out on the test...how did you study?

I used the Dr.collins 2018. Chem was really helpful. I had few questions exactly same from colins in the pcat. But bio section is really brief in package so I dont recommend Colins. I think i am gonna retake it. I have a 3.1 gpa and wanna apply to umb. so I dont have any chance of acceptance. Retake is the best option before march first deadline!

How did you do?

 

[JSmith2019]

Oka

I used the Dr.collins 2018. Chem was really helpful. I had few questions exactly same from colins in the pcat. But bio section is really brief in package so I dont recommend Colins. I think i am gonna retake it. I have a 3.1 gpa and wanna apply to umb. so I dont have any chance of acceptance. Retake is the best option before march first deadline!

How did you do?

Okay, good to know. I’ll be taking it next month.

 

[samumb]

Oka

Okay, good to know. I’ll be taking it next month.

Focus on renal anatomy and physiology (lots of questions)
Remember and review the structure of amino acids ( helpful)
Lots of what type of reactions( orgo )

 

[JSmith2019]

Focus on renal anatomy and physiology (lots of questions)
Remember and review the structure of amino acids ( helpful)
Lots of what type of reactions( orgo )

Thank you, will do!

 

[JSmith2019]

Focus on renal anatomy and physiology (lots of questions)
Remember and review the structure of amino acids ( helpful)
Lots of what type of reactions( orgo )

Do you feel the passage questions for Bio/Chem made it more difficult?

 

[samumb]

Do you feel the passage questions for Bio/Chem made it more difficult?

Honestly most of the passage questions don’t need reading ! Questions by itself is easy!

 

[vizionaryz]

Hello, has anyone taken the 2020 January PCAT, if so, how was it?

Overall, I felt the test was relatively easy since I had taken the exam once prior to January's PCAT.

My percentiles:
Math: 92
Biology: 86
Chemistry: 83
Reading: 90

 

[DoctorCuadrado]

Hi, im currently from Puerto Rico. I was a P1 student in ETSU, but I had to go back to Puerto Rico, due a medical condition the first month I started the P1. The first time I took the PCAT I scored a very low PCAT 5% composite. The second time this was my PCAT scores:

Chemistry: 82%
Quantitative Reasoning (Math): 82%
Biology: 63%
Critical Reading: 11% (English is not my first Language)
Composite: 58%

Biology B.S GPA: 3.76 (PharmCAS calculate)
Associate degree in pharmacy GPA: 3.97

Experience like pharmacy technician in pharmacy of Veterans affairs Hospital.
Papers
ACS member
Be the match member
Researchs
A great essay

I applied to NSU Puerto Rico Campus but I’m afraid, because I applied on January and I did not receive any call yet. I talked with friends in NSU and they told me NSU PR campus take MONTHS to call the candidates. And when I call them they told me “Your application is under review” and I applied in January 21.

Any suggestions? Thanks for your time

 

[Mica45]

why are you guys still taking Pcat? most schools don't require Pcat anymore. I'm premed and I'm thinking about pharmacy school too.

 

[casprph]

why are you guys still taking Pcat? most schools don't require Pcat anymore. I'm premed and I'm thinking about pharmacy school too.

As it has been consistently mentioned if you have the grades for premed it may be best to go the MD/PA route due to saturation and poor job prospects in pharmacy.

 

[Mica45]

As it has been consistently mentioned if you have the grades for premed it may be best to go the MD/PA route due to saturation and poor job prospects in pharmacy.

yeah, I am not going to apply to pharmacy school anymore.

 

[casprph]

yeah, I am not going to apply to pharmacy school anymore.

I would say it is possible to still go to pharmacy school and be an amazing pharmacist with a good job one day if you network, work during school, and get a residency/fellowship but maybe think about your decision carefully and keep pharmacy as your fallback option if all else fails