1. Choosing The Right College For You Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006

2. UGA College of Pharmacy • Athens, Ga • Avg. tuition $4,155 for 12 or more credits • About 125 students accepted per year • Fall 2005-Avg. GPA 3.7, PCAT 93. GPA range- 3.0 to 4.0, PCAT range 72 to 99. • Introduction to Statistics required • Feb. 1, 2007- Online application due, Fall 2007 application process happening now • http://www.rx.uga.edu/index.html

3. Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy • Atlanta, Ga- Private University and $25,000 per semester • Name has now changed to “College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences” • Requires Physics • PharmCAS and PCAT • Degrees: Pharm D. - PhD - P.A. – PharmD./PhD – Pharm D./MBA • Average overall GPA - 3.5 and average PCAT composite percentile score is 86. However, the range of acceptable GPAs is still 2.50 – 4.00 and acceptable PCAT scores is 60-99. Of course it’s tougher the lower the GPA or PCAT score. • Deadline for Application is January 5th,2007 • Already interviewing • http://www.mercer.edu/pharmacy/

4. South University School of Pharmacy • Savannah, GA-near historic downtown, Tybee Island • $7,795 per quarter • Accelerated 3 year program-1 of 3 Pharmacy schools in GA/ 1 of 5 in U.S. • 2.8/4.0 GPA required-3.0 Science GPA preferred • Additional info: Anatomy & Physiology I and II required. Recommended 2 science courses/17 semester hours • 1,200 applicants/70 slots • Dates to know: Nov. 2006- General Admissions interviews, Feb. 1, 2007- Application Deadline, April 2007- Decisions finalized • http://www.southuniversity.edu/campus/Pharmacy

5. Top 10 Pharmacy Schools in U.S. • University of University of California–San Francisco 4.6 (of 5.0) • University of Texas–Austin 4.4 • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 4.2 • Purdue University (IN) 4.1 • University of Arizona 4.1 • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4.1 • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 4.1 • University of Illinois-Chicago 4.0 • University of Kentucky 4.0 • University of Maryland-Baltimore 4.0 *Info from 2005 U.S. News and World Report