Thank You All

[PA_dud3]

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Hey All,

Just wanted to update you all on my current status. I have decided to pursue Medicine instead of Pharmacy now. I don't see much of a future for myself in the field.

I just wanted to post here one last time and tell you all thanks for all your help. I always looked forward to hopping onto the Pharmacy forum and seeing what you all had to say. You guys have really helped me a lot, even if I'm no longer considering Pharmacy, I really do appreciate it and have enjoyed talking with and getting to know you all.

I hope this was okay to post and not too off topic, just thought I'd say thanks and I've appreciated your help one last time.

Thanks (again), and best of luck to all of you,

-Dd3

 

[lord999]

That is going to be the shortest moderator tenure ever here, but you made the right decision. Not necessarily to be a pharmacist, but actually getting RL exposure to the work circumstances that make you reconsider your values and priorities. Good luck, but think about what you do in the same way you considered this.

 

[projektreverb]

I think you’re making the right choice. I’m happy for you: you realized your true calling before you were in too deep 🙂 Best of luck!

 

[gwarm01]

Thank you for your service 😉

Seriously, best of luck and good on ya for making this decision before you wasted too many years.

 

[Rouelle]

Well it didn’t take chain retail long to work it’s magic on another soul...

Seriously though, kudos to you for coming to this realization sooner than later. And since you seem to still be in a place where you are considering options, don’t forget to explore options outside health care fields. Health care will always be in demand to some degree, but I believe the golden age has definitely passed. The vast majority of health care providers I know who are under the age of around 45 or so say they would have gone into a non-healthcare field if they could go back in time.

Regardless, good luck!

 

[Momus]

I would kill to be in your position.

This is going to be the one decision that change your life forever and one you don't regret later.

 

[BC_89]

That is going to be the shortest moderator tenure ever here, but you made the right decision. Not necessarily to be a pharmacist, but actually getting RL exposure to the work circumstances that make you reconsider your values and priorities. Good luck, but think about what you do in the same way you considered this.

Thanks for the update, and Good Luck!

It is so important to get in the work environment of a pharmacy, bc it must certainly is not everyone's cup of tea. And never assume that "all jobs are like that" or "it's just a job" bc believe it or not, some jobs are more compatible for certain individuals over other jobs

^ This.

Keep exploring in and outside of medicine. Not very many teenagers slow down and realize all options before falling for the “quickest” path rather than the right path.

Broaden your prequisites to cover multiple career paths and keep up that GPA!

 

[lord999]

I would kill to be in your position.

This is going to be the one decision that change your life forever and one you don't regret later.

You do realize that you can change, and while it wouldn't be cheap, it wouldn't be more than half a million, which you easily make up? Not trolling, but do you think you can hack it in Comp. Sci as you keep recommending to others (with me criticizing you over the particulars)? You could also go work for Optum, go get the USC MS/PhD and name your salary for HEOR.

 

[allantois]

The title should have been: Thank u, next.

 

[owlegrad]

Another in a long line of pharmacy moderators I have driven away. Although even for me this was impressively fast.

I kid. Best of luck to you!

 

[PA_dud3]

I hope I do you all proud, even if I will have two letters at the end of my name instead of 6 😀

 

[WalSlave]

This thread is so wholesome. Also, you’re a teenager!? I’m impressed with your level of insight. You’re gonna be alright.

 

[mentos]

This is probably the best decision you'll make in your life. If only other prepharms saw the light.

 

[PharmtoCS]

Best of luck to you. You had the courage to take the leap and better your life when many others couldn't or didn't.

 

[BidingMyTime]

Man, what did we do? I know we are one of the tougher forums to moderate, but wow. Not only did we scare you off the forum, we've scared you out of pharmacy?

But yeah, over all a good decision, considering the average debt load vs change of getting a job risk in pharmacy.

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

Big Proud Feelings

 

[PharmDBro2017]

Good choice OP. Come back from time to time and check in, give us an update.

Good luck.

 

[Secret_Informant]

One less PharmD graduate to worry about. I am glad you found your calling early in life. 🙂

Many medical students I met who went to my MS program were very happy with what they are doing now as physicians and medical residents. It is a tough road but seems worth the price.

One tip: Pass the USMLE sections EARLY so you are not indebted like other medical students and can move forward. I don't want you to be another Dave Ramsey case.

 

[PromethazineDM]

This is probably the best decision you'll make in your life. If only other prepharms saw the light.

For every soul saved, it's replaced with countless others.

I have no idea why I keep telling all my interns and techs and they keep jumping into pharmacy. It's probably because it's so easy to get into pharmacy compared to other medical field nowaday.

 

[GypsyHummus]

What else are Bio majors with 3.0-3.2s supposed to do?

Or even sub 3.0s. Can’t really find a job with just a bio degree

For every soul saved, it's replaced with countless others.

I have no idea why I keep telling all my interns and techs and they keep jumping into pharmacy. It's probably because it's so easy to get into pharmacy compared to other medical field nowaday.

 

[BidingMyTime]

What else are Bio majors with 3.0-3.2s supposed to do?
Or even sub 3.0s. Can’t really find a job with just a bio degree

This, a 3.0-3.2 isn't going to get them into DO or PA school, and certainly not MD school. So what are they going to do? They obviously aren't that smart or they wouldn't have graduated with a 3.0-3.2 Biology degree....so not being that smart, they aren't going to see that taking out even more massive loans for a slim chance of a job in Chicago, LA, or New York, is a bad financial idea.

 

[GypsyHummus]

Only other option is Optometry (if they boss their OAT, which after not doing well in biology, chances low), or Podiatry (If they do decent on the MCAT, which is much harder than the PCAT).

And a masters in biology is not a good investment either.

Pharmacy, for all its faults, still offers the lower GPA student in the biological sciences to salvage a profession out of their degree, with the real potential to make low six figures. A Chemistry degree offers more value than a Bio, but big money just isnt out there. A 3.0-3.2 Chemistry undergrad in the real world isnt bad, Its mostly Bs in hard chem courses the occasional C and As, but in the professional school world, its barley acceptable for grad schools and med schools.

This, a 3.0-3.2 isn't going to get them into DO or PA school, and certainly not MD school. So what are they going to do? They obviously aren't that smart or they wouldn't have graduated with a 3.0-3.2 Biology degree....so not being that smart, they aren't going to see that taking out even more massive loans for a slim chance of a job in Chicago, LA, or New York, is a bad financial idea.

 

[Amicable Angora]

Finally a happy ending with a happy sendoff. I feel sentimental. Congratulations!

 

[puahate]

Only other option is Optometry (if they boss their OAT, which after not doing well in biology, chances low), or Podiatry (If they do decent on the MCAT, which is much harder than the PCAT).

And a masters in biology is not a good investment either.

Pharmacy, for all its faults, still offers the lower GPA student in the biological sciences to salvage a profession out of their degree, with the real potential to make low six figures. A Chemistry degree offers more value than a Bio, but big money just isnt out there. A 3.0-3.2 Chemistry undergrad in the real world isnt bad, Its mostly Bs in hard chem courses the occasional C and As, but in the professional school world, its barley acceptable for grad schools and med schools.

I think you are overrating chem degrees