We often receive questions on how to improve your pharmacy application. One suggestion would be to work on achieving competitive grades, but being “book smart” is not the only attribute that will make you a great candidate for our program.

To be a pharmacist is to be committed to patient care and improving health care outcomes. Thinking about the pharmacy profession in this framework should give you a better understanding of the skills and qualities you need to be a good pharmacist and a strong applicant to the PharmD program.

If you have already started the online application, you’ll notice that we ask our applicants to complete a personal profile. The personal profile is an opportunity for you to tell us about your experiences, achievements and learnings, in or outside of the classroom, that cannot be demonstrated through your academic transcript. While we do not ask for a minimum number of volunteer hours or work experience, or give preference to those with a long list of extra-curricular activities, it is important to take some time to reflect on what you’ve learned from these types of experiences.

In summary, the personal profile is your opportunity to tell us about yourself and the achievements we can’t learn about from your transcript alone. This is one of the important ways that we assess the qualitative attributes that are so important in your journey to becoming a pharmacist.

— Carol Kuang, Recruitment and Admissions Officer

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