first off, thanks for the well thought out replies. I struggle quite a
bit in pharmacy school and since this is my second year it's really
difficult. I just feel like in order to get a 3.9 you have to
completely devote yourself to studying and I just don't feel like i
want to spend 3 years being obsessed with studying.

I am not sure what I want to do. I was thinking before about doing a
residency but I have heard that clinical pharmacy (what I wanted to do
before) is very demanding and I'm not sure I'm up for it.

Possibly working in a hospital or community pharmacy but I want to
leave the option of a residency open.

It all depends on what you want to do after you graduate (assuming you pass
of course).  If you just want to practice in the community, then no, your
employer will not care what you got on Med Chem as long as you get your
license.  If you want to do a hospital residency, then it kind of matters,
because there usually is some competition.  If you want to do a Pharm.D.
(assuming your current program isn't direct entry), then again grades are
taken into consideration.  If you want to do graduate studies, then it
matters a great deal.

But honestly, a GPA of 3.15 is not terrible.  What do you want to do?

Hi there, I am a second year pharmacy student and thought I work hard,
I find it very difficult. people keep telling me that grades don't
matter and the only thing that matters is that you pass. well, if that
were the case why have grades at all? don't they have to matter at
least somewhat?

My cumulative GPA is about 3.15, would you consider that average or
below average? I had a 3.8 coming into pharmacy school so it's
difficult to see my GPA go down so much!

Cheers,
Jillian
Pharm D II