+++++++++++++++++ I worked at least 30 hours a week while I was in
Pharmacy School, even had to stay completely out of school for a year
because of lack of funds... and  my grades suffered ...I graduated
with something like a 2.000000000  ...  

+++++++++++++++ I am now retired and spent most of my career in Retail
and most of that career in management .. And over the years I  can not
remember a single years where I took a Pharmacists GPA into account
in my evaluation of his or her work...   And you can add what
University they graduated from to that list... neither were ever an
issue...

+++++++++++++++       (..snip snip snip)

++++++++++++++++ Just make damn sure you hit the minimum... (lol)
 
       

++++++++++++++++ I agree 100 percent and to be honest your tech, your
cashier, your boss, and your banker do dot care either...

++++++++++++++    People skills .... If you have them (and a lot of
Pharmacists really do not) you can advance especially in a Retail
environment ...combine those "people skills" with a sound
understanding of Business and you are almost assured of a very
rewarding career...both professionally and economically...

Bob Griffiths

Hi.  I was a lot like you.  I graduated in 1978.  I went into pharmacy
school with a 4.0 and watched it dissipate to a 3.39.  I worked my butt off
but that was because I was thinking about going to grad school.  ( I
eventually went 10 years later ).

I can now say with all my worldly experience that grades mean nothing and it
is not worth killing yourself over them.  The important thing is to learn as
much as you can.

Tests just show that you know how to take a test ... not that you have
learned anything.  I remember one professor who used to ramble about all
sorts of weird things.  The way to study for his exams was to highlight
everything important in your notes and study everything that WASN'T
highlighted.  Worked every time.

Just stay a comfortable distance from the GPA required for graduation and
you'll do just fine.

Also please do not turn into a machine.  Get some life experience.  Your
patients don't care about your GPA.  They care about your ability to
communicate so that they can understand you, problem solve (especially
insurance issues) . interact as a caring health professional and as a friend
(just like beauticians and bartenders).

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