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yup, Im a abc though.
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Just out of curiosity, why do people ask these type of questions regarding whether or not a certain race is present in pharmacy school?
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I think it may be personal preference where a student might find some comfort in interacting with other students of the same race in the same profession.
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Ni hao, mates
Yep, the Chinese are pretty much EVERYWHERE in the world.
Plenty of them all ova da world lol, I used to know some bbc's(British born) with a blend of HK and strong cockney accents!
Yep, the Chinese are pretty much EVERYWHERE in the world.
Plenty of them all ova da world lol, I used to know some bbc's(British born) with a blend of HK and strong cockney accents!
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they just ask me about my family, why they came to america. If Im a first generation chinese americian. I told them I was the first to go to college in my family o.o
We have several Chinese students, but a lot more Vietnamese students in our class. I think it depends on where you go to school.
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you gonna go TJU for pharmacy school?
where do you go for school?
I am from NYC as well.. where are you planning to attend next semester?
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I'm an ABC. I think we are about 50/50 (Viet vs. Chinese).
Yes, not a pharmD student YET, but will be come Fall semester!
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guys, correct me if I am wrong.
I noticed that in the majority of the medical field, there are significantly less Chinese people compared to other race. I've been to lots of pharmacy, nursing and med school. I saw some Asian faces, but they were not Chinese. Moreover, none of the pharmacists I know are the Chinese. I am not sure is that b/c I am in a small town or there just very few Chinese student in this area?
As a chinese student, 9/10 of them have to work for their family to support the family income. So far as I know, u need to work every single day in a take out restaurant, and u might be able to get a couple days off in he/she work at a buffet restaurant. If his/her family has a flea market booth, then there it goes their weekend study time b/c they have to open during Sat/Sun.
A good Chinese restaurant or a flea maket booth can make you SOO much money that you probably can't even imange. Therefore, LOTs of Chinese paretns will ended up convince their kids to give up school. I have many chinese friends that in college that wanted to become a doc or pharmacist and eventually dropped out due to the enormous amount of family responsibilities and school work (think about youself working 45+ hours a week and taking 15+ credit hours of class at the same time)
All I am trying to say here is: if u see a Chinese kid in a medical school, he/she must been through ALOT in his/her life, they really worked hard to get to where they are.
I noticed that in the majority of the medical field, there are significantly less Chinese people compared to other race. I've been to lots of pharmacy, nursing and med school. I saw some Asian faces, but they were not Chinese. Moreover, none of the pharmacists I know are the Chinese. I am not sure is that b/c I am in a small town or there just very few Chinese student in this area?
As a chinese student, 9/10 of them have to work for their family to support the family income. So far as I know, u need to work every single day in a take out restaurant, and u might be able to get a couple days off in he/she work at a buffet restaurant. If his/her family has a flea market booth, then there it goes their weekend study time b/c they have to open during Sat/Sun.
A good Chinese restaurant or a flea maket booth can make you SOO much money that you probably can't even imange. Therefore, LOTs of Chinese paretns will ended up convince their kids to give up school. I have many chinese friends that in college that wanted to become a doc or pharmacist and eventually dropped out due to the enormous amount of family responsibilities and school work (think about youself working 45+ hours a week and taking 15+ credit hours of class at the same time)
All I am trying to say here is: if u see a Chinese kid in a medical school, he/she must been through ALOT in his/her life, they really worked hard to get to where they are.
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not exactly, chinese students normally come from middle-class family like majority of the caucasian. most of them don't really work in school, but the ones that do partake in a part-time job are exchange students a lot of times.
The reason you don't see much chinese in pharm is because they are mostly in premed or various engineering sectors. Similar goes for the Indians.
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I am not sure about that b/c I talked to MANY Chinese student and most of them have to work for their family
yep, there are LOTs of them major in business, engineering and computer science. I talked to quite a few of them in the airplane on my way to Shanghai last Dec.
liu, or une. I think I got a good chance at liu.
a lot of chinese people go in engineering, Math, computers, business and definitely pharmacy. A lot in pre med too
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Might be due to your area, but Asians make up around 5% of this nation's population so it's a small sample size to begin with. If you're in California, you will see plenty of Asian students in every health field at every top school. Asian parents place such a heavy emphasis on school that many parents are willing to sacrifice anything for their child's education. Many of the Chinese students I know say their parents would rather not have them work at all and just focus all their time and efforts on studying and getting into professional school.
Of course, there are two sides to every coin, and I'm sure some parents want their kids to help shoulder the financial burden. But the people I encounter don't have to work (full time) and give up on school. In fact, giving up on school is unacceptable and will not be tolerated amongst the Asian parents I know especially the immigrant parents who worked so hard to get to this country and raise their kid(s).
Of course, there are two sides to every coin, and I'm sure some parents want their kids to help shoulder the financial burden. But the people I encounter don't have to work (full time) and give up on school. In fact, giving up on school is unacceptable and will not be tolerated amongst the Asian parents I know especially the immigrant parents who worked so hard to get to this country and raise their kid(s).
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It depends on who you talk to. A lot of Chinese students I know come from families who are well off and don't work period! You can't draw conclusions about the general Chinese population based off of a tiny small sample of people you talked to. It's all relative to family income.
Soooo true!
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As of now, yes. But I'm still waiting to hear back from my number 1 school
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In pharmacy school and even before pharmacy school, it's good to have at least some work experience so you'll know what you're gonna be doing for the rest of your working life.
Sometimes, having that work experience can make it easier for people to study, since they can relate the material taught in lectures to what they saw from working.
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I'm Japanese 😀
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Yeah work experience is a definite must but I think work experience is different than actually having to work because your family depends on it.
I wouldn't disagree with that statement, but going back to a previous post, students don't have to give up school just to garner work experience. Rather than work full time or give up school altogether, students will volunteer or work part time in a pharmacy to gain experience. That is exactly what I did. I volunteered at a pharmacy for 2 days out of the week to explore the field and to get a first hand look at the profession. But even so, I never had to work more than 8 hours a week, yet still gained invaluable experience. My friends and fellow colleagues did the exact same thing and we all got accepted to top tier pharmacy schools and we're not exactly wealthy either; you don't need to forsake school just to gain work experience or know what you're getting yourself into. And I reiterate, Asian parents would never allow their kid to drop out of school just to work and make next to nothing. Asian parents, though many may not have formal education let alone a college diploma, know the value of having a degree(s) and they know that rarely can you make it in this country without school.
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