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They reflect the School of Pharmacy’s underlying commitment to diversity and inclusion in its mission and the UCSF PRIDE values.</li> <li>Our holistic admissions process treats every applicant as unique and different. All applicants who meet the minimum eligibility requirements are considered for admission.</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p></p> </div> <div class="transcript" tabindex="0"> <p><span m='0'>[MUSIC PLAYING]</span> </p><p></p><p><span m='5600'>The</span> <span m='5690'>student</span> <span m='6140'>who would</span> <span m='6320'>fit</span> <span m='6590'>well</span> <span m='6940'>in</span> <span m='6950'>this</span> <span m='7130'>program</span> <span m='7700'>would</span> <span m='7880'>be</span> <span m='8060'>somebody</span> <span m='8540'>who</span> <span m='8730'>is</span> <span m='9050'>very</span> <span m='9380'>motivated.</span> <span m='10610'>You</span> <span m='11120'>don't</span> <span m='11360'>need</span> <span m='11510'>to</span> <span m='11630'>come</span> <span m='11960'>in</span> <span m='12050'>knowing</span> <span m='12350'>exactly</span> <span m='13130'>what</span> <span m='13280'>you</span> <span m='13400'>want</span> <span m='13640'>to</span> <span m='13700'>do</span> <span m='13880'>in</span> <span m='14030'>pharmacy,</span> <span m='14920'>but</span> <span m='15050'>you</span> <span m='15170'>have</span> <span m='15410'>to</span> <span m='15500'>show</span> <span m='15890'>that</span> <span m='16040'>you</span> <span m='16190'>have</span> <span m='16400'>the</span> <span m='16520'>drive</span> <span m='17090'>that</span> <span m='17240'>you</span> <span m='17390'>would</span> <span m='17690'>work</span> <span m='18260'>towards</span> <span m='18610'>something</span> <span m='19040'>like</span> <span m='19340'>that.</span> </p><p><span m='19850'>People</span> <span m='20090'>think</span> <span m='20450'>that</span> <span m='20570'>GPA</span> <span m='21080'>is</span> <span m='21200'>important.</span> <span m='21860'>We</span> <span m='21980'>think</span> <span m='22160'>it's</span> <span m='22310'>important</span> <span m='22790'>too,</span> <span m='23620'>but</span> <span m='23780'>really</span> <span m='24260'>it's</span> <span m='24680'>far</span> <span m='24950'>less</span> <span m='25190'>important</span> <span m='25610'>than,</span> <span m='25890'>do you</span> <span m='26090'>have</span> <span m='26240'>good</span> <span m='26420'>communications</span> <span m='27230'>skills?</span> <span m='28130'>Have</span> <span m='28310'>you</span> <span m='28700'>been</span> <span m='28880'>involved</span> <span m='29840'>in</span> <span m='29960'>extracurricular</span> <span m='30800'>activities?</span> <span m='31860'>Not</span> <span m='32150'>just</span> <span m='33210'>a</span> <span m='33320'>smattering,</span> <span m='34040'>but</span> <span m='34190'>really</span> <span m='34460'>looking</span> <span m='34760'>for</span> <span m='35180'>a</span> <span m='35240'>deep</span> <span m='35510'>dive.</span> <span m='36020'>Someone</span> <span m='36380'>with</span> <span m='36470'>some</span> <span m='36680'>sustained</span> <span m='37490'>commitment.</span> </p><p><span m='38570'>A</span> <span m='38600'>lot</span> <span m='38810'>of</span> <span m='38870'>people</span> <span m='39140'>are</span> <span m='39230'>intimidated</span> <span m='40130'>in</span> <span m='40250'>applying</span> <span m='40670'>here.</span> <span m='40910'>They</span> <span m='41250'>think,</span> <span m='41450'>I</span> <span m='41810'>wouldn't</span> <span m='42020'>get</span> <span m='42260'>in.</span> <span m='43720'>Really,</span> <span m='44120'>we</span> <span m='44720'>look</span> <span m='44900'>at</span> <span m='44990'>everybody</span> <span m='45470'>who</span> <span m='45620'>meets</span> <span m='45980'>the</span> <span m='46070'>criteria</span> <span m='47150'>and</span> <span m='47600'>that</span> <span m='47810'>is</span> <span m='47870'>something</span> <span m='48380'>that</span> <span m='48860'>we</span> <span m='49010'>pride</span> <span m='49280'>ourselves</span> <span m='49760'>on.</span> </p><p><span m='50190'>Applying</span> <span m='50550'>to</span> <span m='50670'>pharmacy</span> <span m='51050'>schools</span> <span m='51600'>can</span> <span m='51830'>be</span> <span m='52350'>a</span> <span m='52460'>very</span> <span m='52820'>nerve</span> <span m='53150'>racking</span> <span m='53690'>time</span> <span m='54140'>because</span> <span m='54560'>it's</span> <span m='54980'>a</span> <span m='55070'>big</span> <span m='55280'>part</span> <span m='55520'>of</span> <span m='55610'>your</span> <span m='55760'>future.</span> <span m='56960'>At</span> <span m='57050'>the</span> <span m='57170'>same</span> <span m='57470'>time,</span> <span m='58010'>you</span> <span m='58160'>have</span> <span m='58280'>to</span> <span m='58340'>trust</span> <span m='58730'>yourself</span> <span m='59240'>and</span> <span m='59330'>say</span> <span m='59570'>that</span> <span m='59720'>I've</span> <span m='60290'>done</span> <span m='60650'>everything</span> <span m='60980'>I</span> <span m='61040'>can</span> <span m='61340'>at</span> <span m='61430'>this</span> <span m='61700'>point.</span> <span m='61960'>I've</span> <span m='62110'>done what</span> <span m='62500'>I've</span> <span m='62660'>loved.</span> <span m='63530'>I've</span> <span m='63650'>really</span> <span m='63950'>tried</span> <span m='64250'>to</span> <span m='64340'>pursue</span> <span m='65060'>and</span> <span m='65360'>figure</span> <span m='65690'>out</span> <span m='65900'>that</span> <span m='66336'>this is</span> <span m='66772'>the career that</span> <span m='67210'>I want</span> <span m='67500'>to have.</span> </p><p><span m='68130'>So</span> <span m='68300'>really</span> <span m='68600'>believe</span> <span m='69020'>in</span> <span m='69140'>that</span> <span m='69350'>and</span> <span m='69470'>hold</span> <span m='69800'>on</span> <span m='69960'>to</span> <span m='70190'>that</span> <span m='70550'>because</span> <span m='70870'>that's</span> <span m='71030'>also</span> <span m='71360'>going</span> <span m='71540'>to</span> <span 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