1. Special Life Circumstances
Please describe any special life circumstances. These include but are not limited to the following:raised in
a single parent home, socioeconomic status of family, first generation attending college, overcoming
adversity, resident of an under-served area or an area with a health professions shortage, race and
ethnicity, and cultural background.
(max 4500 characters)Your Personal Essay should addresswhy you selected pharmacy asa career and how the Doctor of
Pharmacy degree relatesto your immediateand long-term professional goals. Describe how your personal, educational, and
professional background will helpyou achieve your goals. The personal essay is an important part of your application for
admission and providesyou with an opportunity for you to clearly andeffectively expressyour ideas.
Do NOT personalize your essay for a particular pharmacy degree institution. You can NOT make any edits
to your Personal Essay after you have e-submitted your completed application to PharmCAS.
You are encouraged to compose your essay in a text-only word processor (e.g., Notepad), review your essay for errors, then cut
and paste the final version into thetext box above. Clickthe Save buttonand thenreturn to the Personal Essay to review the
formattingof your text. You are limited to approximately 1 page (4500 characters, including spaces). Some formattingcharact ers
used in programslike Word (angled quotes, accents, special characters) will not display properly.Take care to review your final
text and to make the necessary correctionsto the format.
Each pharmacy school reservesthe right to require additional essay responses as part of the supplemental application
process.Please be aware that your admission essay may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitinfor
Admissionsfor the detection of plagiarism duplication andother potential violationsof the applicant code of conduct. All submitted
essays and other materialswill be includedassource documentsin the Turnitinfor Admissionsreference database solely for the
purpose of detecting plagiarism of such documents.
Pharmacy is an interesting, ever-changing and continuously growing field in our
world today. An intriguing career offers the endless opportunities and challenges.
The pharmacy forces you to become of a team and working with other healthcare
providers to offer the best medical care. It also branches out into business to help
patients financially. With a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, the possibilities for my
future are exciting and motivating.
My personal interest in health care is rooted in my desire to be involved in the
improvement of other’s health, to be knowledgeable in the various topics of
healthcare, and to possess a meaningful career.
My first inclination to become a pharmacist rose out of my desire and concern for
others and the impact of life through drugs. I love to caring for others and
contributing to their well-being. I volunteer for multiple charities but have not yet
gained any work experience in the field. Through observation, personal experiences
and volunteer, I have learned that the skills I have possessed like leadership, team
player, commitment and devotion will be vital for advise and helping the patients on
non-prescription, prescription treatments and information on wellness.
I choose pharmacy because I love to help people. Being a part of the pharmaceutical
makes me feel satisfied and meaningful; and I’m also able to combine my love of
pharmaceutical with my bachelors of finance degree. I will challenge myself with
the Doctor of Pharmacy program; and in the future as I expand my knowledge, I will
have opportunities to experiences different position within the challenging
pharmaceutical profession.