Pharmacy school applications decreasing

[SevenPharmacyCalls]

https://www.aacp.org/sites/default/...profile-of-pharmacy-students-applications.pdf

There was a major decrease in pharmacy school applications for the 2018 cycle. Some schools received less applicants than their class size (Ex: NDSU, Puerto Rico).

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[BC_89]

The AACP could’ve at least alphabetized the list

 

[PharmtoCS]

The AACP could’ve at least alphabetized the list

Looks like it was alphabetized by state.

 

[mentos]

60,042 is still a ton of applications.

 

[projektreverb]

Still a lot of applications. My alma matter received over 4 times their class size in applications.

 

[wagrxm2000]

This only means there will be more incompetent pharmacists.

 

[SevenPharmacyCalls]

60,042 is still a ton of applications.

According to Lucinda Maine there were 4 applications per applicant which then puts the actual number of applications around 14-16K. If there are 15k spots, literally they would have to accept everyone across the US to fill all classes.

 

[SevenPharmacyCalls]

so if we have a 20% drop again for next year, the 2019 class will be around 12K... anyway what I am trying to say is that if this trend doesn't reverse class sizes will have to shrink because right now we are at almost 100% acceptance.

 

[Pharmacy is a Scam]

so if we have a 20% drop again for next year, the 2019 class will be around 12K... anyway what I am trying to say is that if this trend doesn't reverse class sizes will have to shrink because right now we are at almost 100% acceptance.

And people get mad when we say that all you need to get into pharmacy school is a pulse and $200k+ in loan eligibility... why?

 

[grizzlesgrizzlies]

60,042 is still a ton of applications.

60k is still a lot but not bad compared to before.

Dug deeper on the aacp.org website and look what I found:

Total Number of Applications by Cycle

Fall 2011: 106,815
Fall 2012: 99,821
Fall 2013: 87,956
Fall 2014: 85,754
Fall 2015: 76,525
Fall 2016: 78,514
Fall 2017: 72,941
Fall 2018: 60,042

 

[mentos]

60k is still a lot but not bad compared to before.

Dug deeper on the aacp.org website and look what I found:

Total Number of Applications by Cycle

Fall 2011: 106,815
Fall 2012: 99,821
Fall 2013: 87,956
Fall 2014: 85,754
Fall 2015: 76,525
Fall 2016: 78,514
Fall 2017: 72,941
Fall 2018: 60,042

It could be 0 applicants and there would still be saturation...

 

[farm4real]

And people get mad when we say that all you need to get into pharmacy school is a pulse and $200k+ in loan eligibility... why?

 

[Saiyo]

Wow from 106k applications to 60k? That's a pretty steep drop....

 

[angryrx]

This is a great sign

It's a step in the right direction, but we really need it to drop to 0, and have all the newer ******s leave for a new line of work.

 

[angryrx]

Won't happen tho, so like I said.... This is a step in the right direction

It's so crazy to see people are getting paid less in 2019 than in 2000.
During the shortage people were projecting we'd be making 250K/yr by 2020. Ha ha ha ha ha

 

[8turkeys]

Considering the upcoming high school classes are smaller this trend will only continue

 

[8turkeys]

colleges are f-ed for the next 20 years

 

[Gombrich12]

Considering the upcoming high school classes are smaller this trend will only continue

Also the northeast and rust belt is where the high school population is shrinking the most and these regions happen to have high concentrations of pharmacy schools.