| There are many reasons why a pre-pharmacy | | | | 3) University of Cincinnati |
| student may choose to apply to a certain | | | | 4) University of North Carolina |
| pharmacy school. These factors may include | | | | 5) University of Kentucky |
| things such as location, curriculum, weather, class | | | | 6) University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
| size and etc. However, there is one criterion that | | | | 7) Ferris State University |
| is often overlooked by most students. This | | | | 8) University of Tennessee |
| method requires little effort and is based on | | | | 9) University of Oklahoma |
| something that most of us use everyday. Many | | | | 10) Idaho State University |
| students do not choose schools by their Google | | | | Why not select your schools according to this |
| PageRank. The Google search engine is hard at | | | | ranking? If an interviewer ask, why you chose to |
| work everyday. It is the #1 search engine in the | | | | apply to their pharmacy school, you can always |
| United States. Why not use its searching powers | | | | say something like "I applied to your pharmacy |
| to your advantage by using one of their tools? | | | | school because it is highly ranked according to the |
| This tool is the Google PageRank. | | | | Google PageRank system." Be unique and you |
| What is Google PageRank? To keep it short and | | | | never know if this answer or one that you create |
| simple, it is basically how the Google search engine | | | | yourself can get you into pharmacy school. |
| grades the importance of a particular website. | | | | Now the 4 tips to getting into these top ten |
| And as of this writing, the highest page ranked | | | | pharmacy schools in the US are: |
| pharmacy school in the Google Directory, under | | | | 1) Apply Early. |
| "School of Pharmacy", is the University of | | | | 2) If research is necessarily for acceptance, make |
| California, San Francisco. Below are the top 10 | | | | sure that you begin your research project early, |
| pharmacy schools according to Google PageRank. | | | | preferably in your 1st or 2nd year of college. |
| 1) University of California, San Francisco | | | | 3) Ace your PCAT |
| 2) Purdue University | | | | 4) Become a great story teller. |