MCPHS University

Date: Apr 02 2011
Major: Pharmacy (This Major's Salary over time)
MCPHS is a factory. This year they accepted more students to their PharmD program than ever before. Going to pharmacy school, everyone should already know that the work load with be tremendous. About one-third of my friends are either transferring out of the school or are failing so badly here that they can't stand to be in this place that is very difficult to adjust to. MCPHS is not a typical college, and you will not get the typical college experience at MCPHS. I got a 3.9 my first semester, but i know many students who study at least 4 hours a day, after going to all their classes and still fail exams. I know people who are depressed and cry everyday because they don't know how to succeed here. My friends were straight A students in high school, then they came to MCPHS and are now receiving failing grades on exams, lab quizzes, and practicals. People say that with hard work you can accomplish anything, I say that this statement does not apply to MCPHS. Do NOT come here if you are not smart, because you will fail, waste a year of your life, and lose nearly 45,000 dollars you will have to pay back for a horrible experience. Also, the dorms are not the greatest. I know many people that live in Fennel Hall, and their elevators are always broken and the school has become lazy about fixing them, leaving them broken for over a week at a time until both break. Also, their internet has been so slow that they can't even load their email. This school also requires a lot of studying, and unfortunately, there is not enough study space in the school. The library is always full, and the printers always are broken. The gym we have access to is extremely small and only has a few treadmills. The food is extremely unhealthy and their is almost no variety. The frats at our school are a joke and they are mostly just a bunch of weird nerds who think their the shit because they are in a frat hahaha, and they get girls drunk so they can somehow actually get with a girl. Also, getting good grades is very biased based on the professor you have. Professors teaching the same class are not required to give the same exams. Some students luck out and have easy professors for expository writing, biology, psychology, and calculus, while other students suffer with much more difficult professor. Some students then have to work ten times as hard, and receive worse grades. Also, expect to take night classes and have classes on weekends. Your schedule will most likely not end until later in the night. Many of my friends have Saturday labs and can do nothing about it. This comes from the over accepting; the school has not built any new labs to accommodate for their mistakes. I know a handful of people that have classes that start at 8am and end past 7pm because they couldn't register for any other classes or switch their labs.

There is some positives to this school. If you are a smart and very dedicated student that is willing to stay in for months at a time, then this place is a decent place to obtain you PharmD in 6 years. I had fun my first semester. The orientation wasn't bad, and I had fun during our welcome week. I met lots of people, and we had some free time. I got to go to a redsox game and went out to clubs and parties probably every few weekends. There are some fun activities on campus that you can go to if you have some free time.

Overall, my experience at MCPHS has been decent. I have worked extremely hard and it has paid off for me. Like I said, some students work ridiculously hard and it doesn't pay off for them. I will probably end up staying here the full six years because I can graduate with my PharmD in six years. To me, the accelerated program is worth all the negatives this school has. I knew what I was getting myself into, and it really isn't the worst thing ever, even though your best friends sometimes will be your biology, chemistry, and calculus books. I would advise people to go to a school that actually has a campus, like St.John's, Rutgers, or Buffalo if given the opportunity. I have made lots of friends here, and we all suffer together. It's not the worst thing in the world, and we do have a 4 month summer. I hope this helps you understand what MCPHS is like from a student who is doing well their first year.