Should I still pursue pharm school if mediocre in labs?

[lesept2]

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I have a strong interest for ochem, physio, bio courses, and such. I am doing mediocre in chem labs like C+/B-. Im afraid that it won't look good. I am not sure if I should still pursue pharm school. For some reason I do well in lecture classes but when I apply it in labs it doesn't connect. Is pharm school like this? if so I should avoid right since labs are like real life stuff.

 

[R2pharmD2]

I have a strong interest for ochem, physio, bio courses, and such. I am doing mediocre in chem labs like C+/B-. Im afraid that it won't look good. I am not sure if I should still pursue pharm school. For some reason I do well in lecture classes but when I apply it in labs it doesn't connect. Is pharm school like this? if so I should avoid right since labs are like real life stuff.

Chem and bio labs have very little in common with actually practicing as a pharmacist.

 

[steveysmith54]

I have a strong interest for ochem, physio, bio courses, and such. I am doing mediocre in chem labs like C+/B-. Im afraid that it won't look good. I am not sure if I should still pursue pharm school. For some reason I do well in lecture classes but when I apply it in labs it doesn't connect. Is pharm school like this? if so I should avoid right since labs are like real life stuff.

They have nothing to do with pharmacy... Get some real pharm experience either thru volunteer work or clark/tech then see if pharmacy is right for u.

 

[Passion4Sci]

I often wonder if there is any profession that actually applies the teachings of its gateway degree. It's like living a dual life as a pharmacy intern & student instead of it being meshed.

 

[owlegrad]

I often wonder if there is any profession that actually applies the teachings of its gateway degree. It's like living a dual life as a pharmacy intern & student instead of it being meshed.

Excellent question. I wonder the same thing.

It seems like schools that teach actual skills are mostly vocational in nature and schools that teach higher-ordered functions (professional schools mostly I guess I could say, although I am alluding to all institutes of higher learning) are almost completely disconnected from reality.

 

[UES Girl]

I often wonder if there is any profession that actually applies the teachings of its gateway degree. It's like living a dual life as a pharmacy intern & student instead of it being meshed.

Biochemists do. BF is finishing his MS and ever since their postdoc left, he took over his position and pretty much leads the lab. He applies his knowledge daily, it's great having him around because all he wants to talk about is science, research, pretty much all the topics that interest an inspire me.

 

[Passion4Sci]

Excellent question. I wonder the same thing.

It seems like schools that teach actual skills are mostly vocational in nature and schools that teach higher-ordered functions (professional schools mostly I guess I could say, although I am alluding to all institutes of higher learning) are almost completely disconnected from reality.

Yea! In this way, the Army's AIT (advanced individual training) schools were very vocational - You learned what you needed to do your job, and not a whole lot of garbage to muddle it up. I won't go so far as to claim that the things I'm learning now (or particularly in the pre-requisites...) aren't useful as an intern and eventually as a practicing pharmacist but there is definitely a disconnect.

Biochemists do.

But would that be the case if he was say, working at GenenTech as a Biochemist? That's what I am most interested in... the translation of academic study ---> professional industry and the seeming disconnect therein.

Very cool that he enjoys talking science, though, that must be awesome. My wife is so anti-math and anti-science that it's a downer sometimes (not that we get to talk very much lately... LOL).

 

[UES Girl]

But would that be the case if he was say, working at GenenTech as a Biochemist? That's what I am most interested in... the translation of academic study ---> professional industry and the seeming disconnect therein.

Very cool that he enjoys talking science, though, that must be awesome. My wife is so anti-math and anti-science that it's a downer sometimes (not that we get to talk very much lately... LOL).

But he does work in the industry, he works for a major research institute, his PI and him just co-founded a biotech company too, a small start-up, and patented their first biologic.

Thanks, your wife has other amazing qualities I am sure.