DrEaMeRcHiCk said:
UCLA is okay, just a big change from high school since my high school didn't emphasize education it was more like, "Just graduate, we don't care what you do afterwards" type of school. I think we had a 1 out of 10 rating on greatschools.net.
As for my classes, I'm studying more than I ever did before. Sort of scared because I get nervous during exams and it really does hurt my grade. Like for general chem and math, I know the material yet I make stupid mistakes that are so obvious but for some reason I overlook them. I honestly should be getting an A in those classes, but don't think it's going to happen unless I pull off a miracle on my finals. So it worries me since I know many people want to go to pharmacy school, but the competition here is so intense that my worse fear is getting rejected by all the pharm schools I apply to.
I understand some people are doing it for the money, but I mean its not that much when you compare the amount of years you put in vs. the money you make. I guess that's why some people end up leaving the field because they came in for the wrong reason. But I've always wanted to become a pharmacist especially in retail and I think I'd enjoy doing it, as long as I can make it.
I honestly don't know what else to do, other than study my butt off and hope I get good grades. No matter how hard I study I just can't get to the level that some people are at because they've had such a good educational background to work with. Somewhat depressing... 🙁
I've done as much as I can for now, research what the pre-reqs I have to take, the schools, and just paying attention to sdn 👍 . Overall, I just keep saying to myself that it's just the first quarter(yes I'm only 18, a first-year) and I can do better because now I know what it's like. But no matter how much I research I still don't know everything. Like I don't know what classes to take next quarter other than chem and math!
I'm just glad I found this forum because I need all the support I can get. Thanks Long for asking how I'm doing. How about you? Tell me about yourself?
haha wow dreamerchick, i am amazed. i type a two sentence response, and you reply with an essay =D. nonetheless, thank you for sharing your college experiences. i'm currently a senior undergraduate at university of california, davis. i actually decided to do pharmacy recently: at first, i was pre-med, and even joined the professional pre-medical fraternity here at uc davis, and then, i was set on optometry for a while, after i was interested in nursing/physician assistant, and now i'm here, planning to do pharmacy. yes i know, it was quite an endeavor, but i'm sure i'm gonna stick with pharmacy this time around.
freshman year is hard indeed, you're just starting to be familiar with classes and living independently and such. i remember my freshman year, i had absolutely no idea what classes to take, what activities and clubs to join, and what to do in life. as time went by, things started working out and fell into place. i actually started to like college.
however, i don't think i'm the sharpest tool in the toolshed. my grades were extremely poor throughout my first few quarters at uc davis. i was even on academic probation for two quarters in a row. maybe i needed to dedicate more time to studying, but being the lazy guy that i am, i never found the time to. and still to this day, my grades has been only slowly improving, but i messed up during the first 2 years of my undergrad that it was hard to pull my gpa up later in the game.
yes, college is about getting good grades, but that should not limit you from having fun and finding your niches in life. you should discover new things about yourself, what you like and don't like, keep an open mind about things.
i actually wanted to keep this short, but i guess it was quite lengthy. it is 5 in the morning. i was working on a 10 page term paper due today, but got distracted by the forums on sdn. thanks a lot dreamerchick! LOL j.k well you take care and good luck on your studies dreamerchick! good day.
~ Long
