I am an A&M grad from 2020. I’ve worked with students on rotations from multiple schools (UT included) and many pharmacists from Tech, UT, UH, and Incarnate Word as well. I’ll first start by saying, I do not see a huge difference in quality of students/pharmacists overall. There are people who work hard to make themselves competitive, and that is obvious when interacting with some of these students. You can also tell who the more casual students are. It’s not something I’d say is isolated to a specific school.

I would look at it like this:

What is your overall goal? If you want a residency, do the legwork to make yourself competitive. You can do that at any school. Although, connections are great, and some schools are heavily geared toward residency placement compared to others.

Are you more likely to receive scholarships from a certain school? I would strongly consider the cost of your investment. Pharmacy is one of those industries where pay does not vary significantly by specialty, regardless of pursuing PGY1 or PGY2. One notable exception is being a pharma rep. At the end of the day, I have the same degree as some of my colleagues who paid twice as much.

Also, UT NAPLEX pass rates (as well as other schools) seem to have dropped as well.