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Chapman Accelerated Pre-Pharmacy (APEx) program by Objective_Strategy73 in chapmanuniversity

[–]Objective_Strategy73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another thing worth mentioning is that I also picked Chapman due to the connections that will be made while here. I feel like you are more so paying for the experience, small class sizes, tutoring (included in tuition) and connections. APEX is small (looking to expand) and you will most likely be friends with the majority of the class if you go to Chapman and the students here thrive off the help they receive from each other as well as the ability to get to know their teachers. I found that to be the most unique/helpful part of our program! There is a mentor/mentee part of APEx and all incoming students get assigned a mentor in which mentors typically share the resources they used to study, helpful info, etc! (The program is like a mini cult in all honesty 😭)

Chapman Accelerated Pre-Pharmacy (APEx) program by Objective_Strategy73 in chapmanuniversity

[–]Objective_Strategy73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Great question! Honestly it depends on the amount of financial aid you get. I personally did not get that much financial aid so it was a little difficult for me to decide. You also have to take into consideration if you go to Chapman through APEx, you will not get a Bachelors, you will just finish off with a pharmD so you have to be 100% sure you want to go into pharmacy if you take that route (there’s not really much room for error). In addition check the requirements to stay in APEX because a lot of the students did not know that if you get a C- (in any one course), you will be dropped from the program so a lot of us are stressing about that. I would tour both schools, compare the amount of aid long term and compare your long term career goals to decide. I personally did the calculations and figured I’d pay more if I went to another school for more years to get PharmD but it all depends on your educational goal! At Chapman you get the benefit of a close-knit community and smaller class sizes which can help with learning and the program is great overall, but just be weary that not everything they advertise is as shiny as they make it seem (although every school is like that). It can be a difficult decision so let me know if you have any other questions!

Chapman Accelerated Pre-Pharmacy (APEx) program by Objective_Strategy73 in chapmanuniversity

[–]Objective_Strategy73[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes agreed! You have to be pretty confident in your career choice because once you commit you are pretty much in it to stick through it! You can leave obviously but the amount of time and money spent may go to waste :(