The findings of this study suggest that further research is needed to validate the SOC factor as a predictor of pharmacy school GPA. Further research might include administering the Sense of Coherence to an applicant pool to gain a better understanding of the students applying to pharmacy school,...
While research experience and student leadership are to be commended, let us not delude ourselves into thinking that each pharmacy school provides this at the same level or abundancy as others. For some students the GPA may be one of the few ways they are able to differentiate themselves ...