Career in Pharmacy

If you want to persue your career in Pharmacy, here are few nice web sites.

The following web site not only shows the links for job openings, but also shows good articles on pharmacy.

www.buzzle.com/

The following web site is good to get the latest updates for the pharmacist.

http://www.pharmacist.com/

If you want the information to find a pharmacy school, here is another web site:

http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/

Here are the composition of rankings of the colleges

U.S. News and World Report

University of California-San Francisco

University of Texas-Austin

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Purdue University

University of Arizona

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Illinois-Chicago

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland-Baltimore

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

University of California-San Francisco

Purdue University

University of Texas-Austin

Ohio State University

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

USPHARMD.com

University of Southern California

University of Arizona

University of California-San Francisco

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Florida A&M University

Western University of Health Sciences

Midwestern University

Loma Linda University

University of Southern Nevada

Nova Southeastern University

Studentsreview.com

Hopeful Job Market

The unemployment rate is still at 10.0 as per the Bureau of labor statistics. This means a lot at the time when the industries are coming up and the atmosphere is very hopeful. The general opinion about the employment is that the situation will be great around June-July this year. But according the statistics it might not be that good.

The unemployment number was down for couple of weeks and suddenly went up in the last week. But overall market was going up in the December and situation is good compare to the mid of 2009.

The other good symptom is the slowed down layoffs.

The Bullish Wall Street helped government to keep the unemployment down and we can hope to grow the stock market in the first quarter.

The investors are eyeing on the December reports.

But we should expect the better situation in the couple of months.

Job News

For the sixth month in a row, employers in the U.S. continue to cut employees, jobs. Losses this year near the half-million mark.

The Labor Department reported today that 62,000 jobs were lost in June -- equaling the job loss figure for May, which was revised higher from the original estimate of 49,000.

June's job losses, along with the revised figures, results in a startling 438,000 jobs lost in the economy so far this year. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent.

Job losses were found in manufacturing, which lost 33,000 jobs; construction, which lost 43,000 jobs; business and professional services, which cut 51,000 jobs; and retailing, which cut 7,500 jobs.

On the positive side, job gains were seen in several sectors, including: government employers, which added 29,000 jobs; education and health services, which also added 29,000 jobs; and leisure and hospitality, which added 24,000 jobs.

In related employment news, the four-week moving average for initial unemployment claims neared the 400,000 benchmark for an economy in a full recession, hitting 390,500 -- the highest level since 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina.

Jobless Claims Report
The news, from the U.S. Department of Labor, was that initial jobless claims last week held steady from the previous week -- at 384,000. The more widely examined number, the four-week average of first-time claims, was at 378,250 -- the highest level since October 2005.

Most experts note that whenever the jobless claims number is above 350,000 that it is a sign of a very weak job market -- something we all probably know.

How do I know if my GMAT score is valid?

The GMAT scores is relative. It varies from college to college. The better way is to check your score in the college you are interested in and compare your score there.
You should also know the range of accepted scores for the last entering class and whether the program have a minimum score requirement.
Your score is one of the component ,but surely the most important component.
Highlight your extra curricular activities and achievements.
Make sure you write about your residence and scholarships.

Top Indian Universities

Below mentioned is the list of top Universities in India-(as per India Today)

1.Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India
Phone: (+91) 022-25722545
Website:www.iitb.ac.in/

2.Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016.
FAX: (91) 011-2658 2037, (91) 011-2658 2277
Email:webmaster[at]admin.iitd.ac.in
Website: www.iitd.ac.in/

3.Indian Institute of Technology Madras
I.I.T Post Office
Chennai-600 036
Fax: 91-044-2257 0509
Website: www.iitm.ac.in/

4.Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Phone: +91 512 2597889
Fax: +91 512 2590260
Email: infocell@iitk.ac.in
Website: www.iitk.ac.in/

5.Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur – 721302 India
Ph: +91-3222-255221
FAX : +91-3222-255303.
Website: www.iitkgp.ac.in/

6.University of Roorkee
Roorkee
Uttaranchal- 247 667
Phone: +91-01332-72349 (EPABX)
FAX : +91-01332-73560
E-mail: regis@rurkiu.ernet.in
Website: www.rurkiu.tripod.com/

7.Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Vidhya Vihar Campus Pilani Rajasthan
Pincode - 333031
Ph: 91 01596 245073/4
Fax 91 01596 244183
Website: www.discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/

8.Anna University, Chennai
Anna University
Sardar Patel Road, Chennai-600025, India
Website: www.annauniv.edu/ceg/

9.Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110067
Phones: +91-11-26717676, 26717557
Fax: 26717601
Website: www.jnu.ac.in/

10.University of Mumbai
Website: www.mu.ac.in/

11.University of Delhi
University Road, Delhi 110 007
Phone/Fax: 91-11-27667725 / 91-11-27667126
Website: www.du.ac.in/

12.Presidency College, Chennai
Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk - 600005
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: (044) 8544894
Fax: 044-8510732 More Details...

13.Presidency College, Kolkata
86/1, College Street, More Details...
Kolkata 700 073 West Bengal, India
Web: www.presidencycollegekolkata.org/
Email: contact@presidencycollegekolkata.org

Fergusson College
Pune 411 004
Telephone: 5654212, 5654435
Ph: 91 20 25654212/25654760
Web: www.fergusson.edu

Christ College, Bangalore
Hosur Road, Bangalore –29 India
Ph: 25536280
FAX: 25535863
EMAIL: princi@christcollege.edu
Web: www.christcollege.edu/ More Details...

GMAT Test

GMAT stands for "The Graduate Management Admission Test", which is a Standardized test to measures verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills. GMAT is meant for business schools in assessing the potential of applicants for advanced study in business and management. All universities of USA and many other universities worldwide give admission in the MBA program on the basis of GMAT scores.

GMAT test is held all-round-the-year. You can choose your own date and time for taking the GMAT. The test is administered five-days-a-week (Monday through Friday), twice-a-day. September to December is the high season for GMAT. In case you intend to take the test during this period, you need to register quite early (say 2-3 months advance) to get a date of your choice. Otherwise, registering at least 15 days in advance is mandatory.

Anyone is eligible to appear in GMAT. There are no restrictions based on age or qualifications. The test scores are valid for five years, i.e., most universities accept scores up to five years old.

GMAT Test Format

1.Analytical Writing Assessment:Two short essays to be written in one hour.(30 minutes each)
The first essay is to do the analysis of the given scenario and writing your views on it.
The second essay is on critical analysis and evaluation of a given argument.
2.Quantitative Section: There are about 37 question on Problem Solving (PS) and Data Sufficiency (DS). This is a mathematical section to be completed in 75 minutes.
3. Verbal Section: This is a language section which requires the basic skills of English with reasoning and analysis. There are 41 questions, to be completed in 75 minutes.General pattern is Sentence Correction (SC), Critical Reasoning (CR), and Reading Comprehension (RC).
So in all there are 78 questions and two essays to be attempted in 4 hours.

Australian Engineering Schools Rankings

Australian Engineering School Rankings

1. University of Melbourne (MELBOURNE)
2. University of New South Wales (UNSW)
3. University of Sydney (SYDNEY)
4. Monash University (MONASH)
5. University of Queensland (QUEENSLAND)
6. Australian National University (ANU)
7. University of Western Australia (UWA)
8. University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE)
9. University of Adelaide (ADELAIDE)
10. RMIT University (RMIT)
11. Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
12. University of Wollongong (UOW)