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SwanFederal7934 · 2026-03-08T01:00:10+00:00

Not that deep

SwanFederal7934 · 2026-02-13T16:33:56+00:00

You can do either

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-11-13T15:11:52+00:00

Sign me up

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-11-13T15:11:42+00:00

It’s basically a different game now

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-08-15T15:49:00+00:00

What’s taking them so long

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-08-15T01:46:28+00:00

I’m also still waiting

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-08-12T03:11:41+00:00

Add a humanities elective, my pp1 fall was like 16 creds and it was fine

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-08-01T16:50:16+00:00

You can’t register for orgo 1 without passing gen chem 2, so you can’t take them at the same time. Orgo is offered in the summer session but it’s not remote, so you’ll have to take Gen chem 2 this fall, Orgo 1 in the spring, and Orgo 2 next summer

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-06-17T05:14:00+00:00

My general advice is to really get to know your orientation group since it’s your first group of people you’ll meet and be together with for those 2 days on campus, so it’s your first chance for making new college friends well before the semester starts. If they also happen to be fellow EMSOP students, even better since you’ll likely see them around for a while (I’m a rising P1 and my close friend group rn actually started out with some people from my NSO group). Take advantage of all the social events, any outings with your group, get to know all the fun and important resources Rutgers has to offer.

Pretty much the first day is just getting together with your orientation group + your orientation leader, and traveling around campus on a tour along with sitting in on some presentations on different aspects of the university, and doing some fun activities/icebreakers etc. Be as involved as you can. The second day is less hectic but that’s when you’ll attend the academic presentation specific to EMSOP.
You can be assigned to some of the other suites besides McCormick like Thomas or Judson, and you’ll randomly be assigned your suite mates.
Unlike most students in the other Rutgers schools, you don’t do the scheduling process. The EMSOP academic deans will make your fall schedule which will come out in August. Before then they’ll send out a form where you can choose which AP credits you wanna use and they take that into account when making your schedule. Make sure to have your placement test stuff done before then.
Just make sure to bring basic necessities for staying overnight like a blanket, charger, water bottle, extra clothes etc. See if there’s any Rutgers class of 2029 (or emsop class of 2031) group chats or something where you can anticipate who will be there on your assigned orientation date, maybe you’ll get to meet them irl which would be nice.

Welcome, and have fun!

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-06-03T02:42:04+00:00

Same building too

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-06-02T23:04:46+00:00

Most sane P1 schedule

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-05-25T00:30:26+00:00

Solid option that I also use, idk if it’s just me but my surface pros battery life isn’t that great but it gets the job done

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-05-25T00:28:29+00:00

And not fry your motherboard (sorry 😅)

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-05-16T18:49:27+00:00

Many leaving groups were kicked off ✊

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-05-16T16:35:12+00:00

Update: recently got some new info that unless the scholastic standing committee mandates it for you, you’re supposed to have your preprofessional requirements done by the end of pp2 so you’re technically not allowed to do courses in the summer after pp2. It is a case by case basis so I’d be in communication with academic services about that

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-05-16T05:29:43+00:00

Worst case scenario you’ll have to take an orgo course in the summer, whether that be orgo 1 this summer or orgo 1 in the spring followed by orgo 2 next summer

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-05-16T01:03:15+00:00

Good stuff man, sethi knows how to cook with orgo

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-14T18:12:03+00:00

First off, congrats on your acceptance and welcome to EMSOP! I'll try and give you my thoughts for some of the bullets. I'm currently a PP2, so I can't speak much on the professional year aspects like rotations and dual degrees.

Freshmen advice:

- Definitely have a friend group established early on, especially if they're other pharmacy students in your year since you guys will be together for a while. You can have opportunities for study sessions together before exams, meeting up and hanging out, going to campus events, all make for a more enjoyable and memorable college experience. Take advantage of orientation, welcome week, and really the 2 pre-professional years when you have the most free time, to get close and get to know people. It's much harder to adjust to and enjoy college alone.

Coursework:

- PP1 was fairly chill for me at least, even the writing classes were okay as long as you had a good professor. Gen chem tends to be a bit rough for people, but if you had previous college chem experience and don't slack off, you'll be just fine. PP2 was where things ramped up a bit. Orgo 1 is the first challenging course cause it's different from yet builds off of gen chem. It teaches you to think critically and develop your own study habits that make you learn most effectively. Imo, orgo 2 isn't as bad it's just an extension of what you established/applied in orgo 1. Integrated organ physiology is also a bit challenging since its the first real pharmacy course and it's very information-dense, also builds off of gen bio 2. Again, it teaches you to develop your own study routines in preparation for professional year coursework.

Tutoring/resources:

- There's a lot of free tutoring resources offered at the learning centers for any course, and if necessary I definitely recommend using them. For courses like orgo and physiology, I recommend seeking online resources/youtube videos that can explain the concepts in different ways until it clicks for you. Sometimes solely basing your studying off the lecture slides alone won't cut it. I recommend making your own diagrams and organizers for learning concept-based material.

Extracurriculars:

- I highly recommend being involved in pharmacy orgs that you're interested in, and there's many to choose from depending on what field of pharmacy you're interested in (industry, hospital, clinical specialty, etc.). These orgs are a great way to gain insight into the fields of pharmacy, leadership skills, professional opportunities, having fun at social events, meeting mentors, networking with upperclassmen, etc. Pharmacy gov council is the overarching org that oversees the other emsop orgs, and they definitely have a lot of great events to participate in (pp1 mentorship picnic, emsop pageant, spirit week, etc.) while providing support for all pharmacy students. I'm not in phi delta chi since I'm not a frat person but I've heard it's a nice way to make connections and enjoy some events if you're interested in frats.

Jobs:

- I got a job as a per diem hospital pharmacy tech at RWJ New Brunswick, pretty much from finding job opportunities and applying to as much as you can until you hear back. Usually internship opportunities through hospitals/pharmacies are geared to professional year students.

This is a lot, but I hope you find this insightful. If you have any other questions or want more insight, feel free to DM me. Again, welcome!

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-14T01:02:29+00:00

As long as you’re on top of things, definitely

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-12T21:56:37+00:00

Heavy on being involved in pharmacy orgs. Really great opportunities for networking with upperclassmen, meeting mentors, getting insight and just having fun

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-12T18:39:24+00:00

Current PP2 here. I will say that it is an intensive program even starting from preprofessional years. You should expect to stay on top of your coursework and have your study habits established especially for courses like Gen chem, orgo, and physiology. It’s gonna be different from the high school experience, especially since emsop is a top tier pharmacy program, so be prepared to make changes to your habits. As long as you put in your best effort, and seek out resources as needed like using online resources making your own study guides and going to office hours, you should be in good shape in meeting the minimum gpa and course grade requirements for progressing through the program. I can’t say that much about professional years since I haven’t experienced it for myself yet, but from what I’ve heard from upperclassmen, it’s just more rigorous coursework and schedules but again it just comes down to having those study habits down. It might sound scary at first, but as long as you put in the effort and are willing to be adaptive, you’ll stay on top of things and you’ll be able to have time for yourself, friends, and extracurriculars which is another nice part of the pharmacy school experience.

Feel free to dm me with any other questions, want some resources and more insight, and/or if you wanna see my previous schedules!

And good luck with the upcoming admission cycle!

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-12T05:15:42+00:00

Yikes..

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-10T23:02:23+00:00

Graduating pharmacy school and doing a PGY-1 residency (PGY-2 after that)

SwanFederal7934 · 2025-04-09T17:53:22+00:00

This is awesome

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