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The Pre-Pharmacy Society at UCLA serves undergraduate students pursuing pharmacy-related careers. Meetings occur Thursdays from 6-7pm via Zoom.

Through various speakers (such as admissions representatives, pharmacy students, and pharmacists), field trips, peer mentorship, and informational meetings, we strive to keep our members informed on issues that concern them as future healthcare practitioners. Furthermore, we make every effort to develop UCLA’s students into future leaders in the field of pharmacy. If you have any questions, please email us at uclaprepharm@gmail.com or check out our website at www.uclaprepharm.com!

04/21/2026

Happy week 4 everyone! As midterm season begins, PPS invites you to join us this Thursday, April 23rd from 6-7 PM in Royce Hall Room 154 to study with your fellow PPS members! We will be hosting a midterm study social featuring cozy background music, snacks, matcha, and a selection of energy drinks. Check out and add to our shared class spreadsheet (linked in the LinkTree) to find a study buddy taking the same courses as you, and prepare for exams together! We hope to see you all there!

Reminders:
—The Asian Pacific Health Corps is hosting their 15th Annual Health Career Networking Night on Friday, April 24th from 5-9 PM on the 3rd floor of Covel Commons. This is a great opportunity for undergraduates to attend professional development workshops and network with over 50 health care professionals! If you are interested in attending, you can find the APHC website in our LinkTree and RSVP from there. The RSVP will close once all spots are filled, so sign up as soon as possible!
—SCPPS will be hosted this Sunday, 4/26 at UCSD. Registration for this event is closed. Those who registered before the Early-Bird deadline will have transportation provided, as promised. Please check your email for more details on this! For those who registered after the Early-Bird Registration deadline, please ensure you have arranged your transportation to the event if you did not receive notification for transportation. Please come dressed in business casual attire. If you have any questions, send a message to the ambassadors (Ashley and Geethika) in the Discord.
—Attention all PPS graduating seniors! Our senior scholarship application will be opening soon, so stay tuned and be on the look out for more details that will be announced shortly!
— Discord is our main form of communication! Find the join link in the LinkTree!
— Want PPS resources? Fill out the form in our LinkTree to get access to the PPS Google Drive!
— Not on the newsletter yet? Fill out the form linked in our LinkTree to be added to the mailing list!
— PPS has a shared class schedule! Add your classes via the link posted in our LinkTree!
All links can be found in our LinkTree!

04/13/2026

Happy Week 3! Join us for this week’s GM held this Thursday from 6-7PM in Royce Hall Room 154 to hear from guest speaker Michelle Fong, a UCLA alumna and current P1 pharmacy student at the USC Mann School of Pharmacy. She will be discussing their program and her experiences as a pharmacy student, and will be available to answer questions about USC, the admissions process, or anything else you might be curious about. Be sure to come prepared with any questions you have for her! We hope to see you all there!

Reminders:
— The membership form is now open until Week 3 Thursday, 4/16. If you are interested in becoming a new PPS member, please fill out the membership application in our LinkTree and submit your $20 dues by the deadline. As a reminder, current members don’t need to reapply!
— SCPPS will be hosted on Sunday, 4/26 at UCSD. Registration for this event is closed. Those who registered before the Early-Bird deadline will have transportation provided, as promised. More information will be released soon, so be on the lookout! For those who registered after the Early-Bird Registration deadline, please ensure you have arranged your transportation to the event if you did not receive notification for transportation. Please come dressed in business casual attire. If you have any questions, send a message to the ambassadors (Ashley and Geethika) in the Discord.
— Discord is our main form of communication! Find the join link in the LinkTree!
— Want PPS resources? Fill out the form in our LinkTree to get access to the PPS Google Drive!
— Not on the newsletter yet? Fill out the form linked in our LinkTree to be added to the mailing list!
— PPS has a shared class schedule! Add your classes via the link posted in our LinkTree!
All links can be found in our LinkTree!

04/07/2026

For this week’s GM, we’re excited to host our annual PharmCAS Application Workshop at 6-7PM in Royce Hall Room 154. PharmCAS is a centralized application service used to apply to multiple Pharm.D. programs offered by colleges of pharmacy. This is a workshop dedicated to PharmCAS application tips and the pharmacy school process. It is a great opportunity to learn how to navigate the application portal and how to submit a strong application. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions to those who have recently applied and hear about their experience. After we'll have a get to know UNO mini-social where you can get your social point! Hope to see you all!

Reminders:
— Week 2 Digital Flyering is from Monday 4/6 to Friday 4/10! This is an easy way to get your volunteer point for the quarter! Just repost the Digital Flyer attached to our LinkTree to your Instagram story and send a screenshot to uclaprepharm@gmail.com.
— The membership form is now open until Week 3 Thursday, 4/16. If you are interested in becoming a new PPS member, please fill out the membership application in our LinkTree and submit your $20 dues by the deadline. As a reminder, current members don't need to reapply!
— SCPPS will be hosted on Sunday, 4/26 at UCSD. Registration for this event is closed. Those who registered before the Early-Bird deadline will have transportation provided, as promised. More information will be released soon, so be on the lookout! For those who registered after the Early-Bird Registration deadline, please ensure you have arranged your transportation to the event if you did not receive notification for transportation. Please come dressed in business casual attire. If you have any questions, send a message to the ambassadors (Ashley and Geethika) in the Discord.
— Discord is our main form of communication! Find the join link in the LinkTree!
— Want PPS resources? Fill out the form in our LinkTree to get access to the PPS Google Drive!
— Not on the newsletter yet? Fill out the form linked in our LinkTree to be added to the mailing list!
— PPS has a shared class schedule! Add your classes via the link posted in our LinkTree!
All links can be found in our LinkTree!

03/31/2026

Happy Week 1, everyone! To kick off the spring quarter, we will be hosting a professional headshot social at Royce Hall. Headshots can be great features to enhance your professional image. As we have a few professional events happening this quarter (SCPPS, Networking Night, etc), it is great to be prepared by having a headshot for LinkedIn, email profile pictures, resumes, applications and more! We highly recommend coming dressed in professional attire. The social will be held by the arches at Royce Hall this Thursday, April 2nd from 6-7pm. There will be snacks, music, and socializing if you also want to drop by and have a fun start to spring quarter! We hope to see you there! :)
Reminders:
— The membership form is now open until Week 3 Thursday, 4/16. If you are interested in becoming a new PPS member, please fill out the membership application in our LinkTree and submit your $20 dues by the deadline. As a reminder, current members don't need to reapply!
— This is just a friendly reminder that SCPPS will be hosted on Sunday, 4/26 at UCSD. SCPPS offers an amazing opportunity to network with other undergraduate students from various universities and to learn from guest speakers representing various sectors within the pharmacy field. In addition, there will be a pharmacy student panel, a mock interview workshop, and a pharmacy school fair where you will have opportunities to ask questions, practice interview skills, and connect with admission representatives. Registration for this event has now closed. For those of you who registered before the Early-Bird deadline, transportation will be provided for you as promised. More information will be released soon, so be on the lookout! For those who registered after the Early-Bird Registration deadline, please ensure you have arranged your transportation to the event if you did not receive notification for transportation. Please come dressed in business casual attire. If you have any questions or concerns, send a message to the ambassadors (Ashley and Geethika) in the Discord.

03/13/2026

🎨 Painting, Pizza, and Bonding at the Committee Retreat! Special thanks to our Committee Members this Winter quarter! Each one played a huge role in the outreach, events, and publicity of PPS! We hope to stay committed to uplifting pre-pharmacy students 💫💊

Interested in Committees? Applications open in Fall quarter so stay on the look out!

03/12/2026

Now for the Outreach Committee! Our outreach committee is comprised of Harper Kim, Mathias Delodder, and Shantae Noravian!

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Harper is a junior from Seoul, South Korea majoring in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (MIMG). Her career goal is to become a Clinical Pharmacist! Her hobbies going to travel and picnics.
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Mathias is a freshman from Washington, D.C. majoring in Biochemistry. His career goal is to become an Industrial Pharmacist! His hobbies include playing soccer, trying new foods, and going to travel.
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Shantae is a junior from Glendale, California majoring in Anthropology. Her career goal is to become a pharmacist specializing in Oncology! Her hobbies include pilates, baking, and traveling.

𖦹°‧★Thanks to the efforts of Harper, Mathias, and Shanta the Outreach Committee was able to email panelists for our upcoming Annual Networking Night and expanding our networking contacts!

03/11/2026

PPS is excited to showcase the Events Committee! Our events committee is comprised of Brian Cho, Mia Terrell, Dow Kim, and Sophia De Mattos!

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Brian is a junior from Torrance, California majoring in Biochemistry. His career goal is to become a Clinical Pharmacist! His hobbies include playing tennis and the guitar. Brian exhibited a significant role in multiple events hosted by PPS including the following: the DipnMix Fundraiser, Porto's Fundraiser, and Stress Relief social!
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Mia is a sophomore from Los Banos, California majoring in Biochemistry. Her career goal is to become a Clinical Pharmacist! Her hobbies include hiking, thrifting, and trying new foods. Mia executed a driving role in the leading the Pokémon v.s. Drug Mini Social and Porto's Fundraiser!
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Dow is a freshman from both Seoul, South Korea and Victoria, Canada majoring in Biochemistry. Her career goal is to become an Industrial Pharmacist! Her hobbies include reading, and crafting. Dow held a key role in the leading the DipnMix fundraiser, Porto's Fundraiser, and Stress Relief social!
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Sophia is a freshman from Vancouver, Canada majoring in Biochemistry. Her career goal is to become an Industrial Pharmacist! Her hobbies include reading, eating, and skiing. Sophia played a critical role in the Pokémon v.s. Drug Mini Social and Porto's Fundraiser.

⊹︵Huge thanks to Brian, Mia, Dow, and Sophia for being a part of our Events Committee!

03/10/2026

PPS proudly presents the Publicity Committee! Our publicity committee is comprised of Jessica Wang and Lily Aung!

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Jessica is a junior from Iquique, Chile majoring in Biochemistry. Her career goal is to become an Industrial Pharmacist! Her hobbies include thrifting, guitar, and makeup. Jessica has been instrumental in brainstorming ideas for improving PPS' publicity and designing the Porto's Fundraiser Flyer.
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Lily is a sophomore from Carson, California majoring in Biology. Her career goal is to become an Clinical Pharmacist! Her hobbies include playing tennis, guitar, and games. Lily's role has been pivotal in bringing back PPS' Weekly Trivia and designing our Porto's Fundraiser Poster!

ઇଓ𓂃Thank you Lily and Jessica for being a part of our Publicity Committee!

03/09/2026

Happy Week 10 everyone, you’re almost there to Spring Break! To give you all time to study for your final exams, there will be no GM for Week 10. Good luck to everyone on their finals and we will see you all next quarter!

Reminders:
— UCSF Pharmacy slides from Week 8 Speaker and MAPSC slides from Week 6 Speaker is now in our LinkTree!
— SCPPS is on Sun, 4/26 at UCSD! Those interested can register in the form in our LinkTree. Final registration is $15 and ends this Sunday, 3/15. Check out for more info or email our SCPPS ambassadors Ashley & Geethika (yelhasakim15@gmail.com & tammana22g@gmail.com).
— Discord is our main form of communication! Find the join link in the LinkTree!
— Interested in the Truins Pharmacy Scholar Program with the USC Mann School of Pharmacy? Apply using the link in the LinkTree! For more info view the Week 4 Presentation Slides in the LinkTree.
— Want PPS resources? Fill out the form in our LinkTree to get access to the PPS Google Drive!
— Not on the newsletter yet? Fill out the form linked in our LinkTree to be added to the mailing list!
— PPS has a shared class schedule! Add your classes via the link posted in our LinkTree!
All links can be found in our LinkTree!

03/08/2026

Thank you everyone for coming to our Week 9 Stress Relief Social—featuring pipe cleaner crafts, phone charm making, board games, and snacks! We hope you all enjoyed your time at our meeting and were able to take a proper break from any stressors. We also want to congratulate Kristian and Rachel for winning the active membership raffle. If you couldn't make it to this week's meeting, we hope to see you at our next meeting in Spring Quarter!

02/24/2026

Special thanks to our PPS members for helping to table for our Porto’s Fundraiser today! Our Fundraiser will be ongoing from today (February 24th, the Tuesday of Week 8) from 10am-4pm in the Court of Sciences!

We'll be selling the following: meat pie, cheese roll, baked ham and cheese croissant, sweet churro croissant, apple strudel, chocolate twist (cash/Venmo/Zelle accepted)!

We are excited to continue uplifting the next generation of pharmacists! 🥐💫💊

02/23/2026

Come out and support PPS’ Porto’s Fundraiser TOMORROW on February 24th, the Tuesday of Week 8, from 10am-4pm in the Court of Sciences! We'll be selling the following: meat pie, cheese roll, baked ham and cheese croissant, sweet churro croissant, apple strudel, chocolate twist (cash/Venmo/Zelle accepted)!

If you would like to fulfill your volunteer point for the quarter to gain active membership status, sign up for a shift in the form in our LinkTree. Duties include handing over correct pastry orders and collecting cash/Venmo payments. Additionally, the first and last shifts will help with set-up and clean-up. If we happen to sell out before the start of a shift, those signed up will still get their volunteer point. As a reminder, ONE volunteer point is needed per quarter to maintain active membership, and a one-hour shift counts as one volunteer point.

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