"The pharmacy program: what Attracts You to this College?" UMichigan essay

Describe the unique qualities that attract you to the specific undergraduate College or School (including preferred admission and dual degree programs) to which you are applying at the University of Michigan. How would that curriculum support your interests? (500 words maximum)

Our experiences can either push us in one direction or send us running the other way. Somehow, developing junior rheumatoid arthritis at age eleven and seeing what a difference my specific medications have made in treating my ailment has instilled in me the desire to help others in the same way that I have been helped - through the wonders of medication and through a career as a pharmacist, and the University of Michigan and its top-ranked pharmacy school is the ideal place for me to fulfill my goals.

What attracts me to the pharmacy program at the University of Michigan is the amount of clinical and patient-care experience this major offers because observation paired with classroom learning make a successful pair. I have always been drawn to the fast-paced environment of hospitals and I love to interact with people, so I think that a career as a pharmacist in a hospital would completely combine my interests. Having the opportunity to get hospital and patient-care experience in my first year of college itself would help to either solidify my interests in this field of pharmacy or direct them elsewhere. The chance to explore my options as a pharmacist before my career even begins is a great advantage and makes this curriculum even more appealing. Also, the ability to experience and understand the career as a pharmacist and it entails in my early years of study is a great preparation for the future.

The opportunity to have a guaranteed spot in pharmacy school through the Preferred Admission program is one of the best things that could happen to me. As I enter college, I have one major goal - to become a pharmacists - and I hope to leave college with at least that accomplished. At this point in my life, as I am paving the path for my future, I know that I must pursue anything that brings me closer to my overall career and life goals, and because becoming a pharmacist is my top priority for the next six years, the Preferred Admission plan would parallel my interests and ambitions perfectly. In addition, this program would provide me with the perfect environment in which to make the most of my studies and my college experience. The University of Michigan and the Preferred Admission program look for and attract dedicated pharmacy students who want to impact the world of health in a big way, and by surrounding myself with motivated individuals like these, I will only bring myself closer to achieving my goals and becoming an upstanding pharmacist.

The hopes and aspirations I have for myself involve more than just getting into college; they involve a continual commitment to the pharmacy program and the work that comes with it. But this passion for and dedication to my future exist within me and will help me to succeed at the University of Michigan.

Somehow, developing junior rheumatoid arthritis at age eleven and seeing what a difference my specific medications have made in treating my ailment have instilled --- This sentence is way too long. You could make this better and clearer, by breaking it into at least two sentences.

What attracts me to the pharmacy program at the University of Michigan is the amount of clinical and patient-care experience this major offers, because observation paired with classroom learning make a successful pair. ---Maybe I'm just picky, but I don't like the use of the word 'pair' twice so close together. :)

I have always been drawn to the fast-paced environment of hospitals and I love to interact with people, so I think that a career as a hospital pharmacist, would completely combine my interests.

Having The opportunity to get hospital and patient-care experience in my first year of college itself would help to either solidify my interests in this field of pharmacy or direct them elsewhere.

The chance to explore my options as a pharmacist before my career even begins, is a great advantage and makes this curriculum even more appealing.

Also, the ability to experience and understand the career as a pharmacist and all it entails in my early years of study, is a great preparation for the future.