Why did YOU choose pharmacy? ['11 edition]

[NaOH]

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Is it sad that my idea of an exciting way to spend money is to double up on my mortgage payment?

 

[Passion4Sci]

Is it sad that my idea of an exciting way to spend money is to double up on my mortgage payment?

Not sad at all. Making double payments on my car was one of the most fun things I could do 🙂

 

[2411t]

Is it sad that my idea of an exciting way to spend money is to double up on my mortgage payment?

Not sad at all. Making double payments on my car was one of the most fun things I could do 🙂

wth....??

Teach me to think like ya'll

 

[R2pharmD2]

wth....??

Teach me to think like ya'll

Spending your money isn't all that satisfying, but paying something off sure is. I paid off my car this year and I was pretty pumped.

 

[Passion4Sci]

Spending your money isn't all that satisfying, but paying something off sure is. I paid off my car this year and I was pretty pumped.

Exaaaaactly.

Reminds me of a Josh Joplin song where he sings, "Freedom is just another word for you owe the bank." LOL

 

[Lagunatic]

Exaaaaactly.

Reminds me of a Josh Joplin song where he sings, "Freedom is just another word for you owe the bank." LOL

I just quad'd my car payment and maxed out my Roth IRA. It does feel good but so does traveling....anyone for a Eurotrip? ^_^

 

[Passion4Sci]

I just quad'd my car payment and maxed out my Roth IRA. It does feel good but so does traveling....anyone for a Eurotrip? ^_^

Hm, I don't think I've ever even made enough money to be able to put 4x my car payment down a month, nicely done! Either that, or you drive a 1994 Camry or something ^.^

If I quadrupled my car payment I'd need $1250 in spare cash. Yikes! Maybe after school. LOL!

 

[Lagunatic]

Hm, I don't think I've ever even made enough money to be able to put 4x my car payment down a month, nicely done! Either that, or you drive a 1994 Camry or something ^.^

If I quadrupled my car payment I'd need $1250 in spare cash. Yikes! Maybe after school. LOL!

Haha bonuses man! But yeah, it was about that. I just picked up a WRX. Honestly, going from ~5k a year (part time during college) to 50k+ a year...it feels like living a music video haha. But now I want to go back to school, so back to being poor! =P

 

[NaOH]

Haha bonuses man! But yeah, it was about that. I just picked up a WRX. Honestly, going from ~5k a year (part time during college) to 50k+ a year...it feels like living a music video haha. But now I want to go back to school, so back to being poor! =P

Damn, that is exactly the trajectory my life took. Graduated and went from living at home and making like $3k a year to nearly 50... I was living like a king.

Now it's just debt debt lol

Nice on the WRX, I always wanted to mess around with one of those. Think they'd be fun. At one point I seriously considered trading my GTO in on an STi... but then I realized that no matter how fun it would be, making a payment again wouldn't be very fun at all.

 

[2411t]

Think they'd be fun. At one point I seriously considered trading my GTO in on an STi...

Whyyyyy? Sooo many better options for what you'd be paying! I never understood what went through the minds of those who bought Lancer Evo's and STi's. I heard a fully loaded GTI is just as fun to drive.

 

[Passion4Sci]

The only rice you'd ever catch me behind the wheel of would be the 2012 GT-R. 11 seconds flat in the 1320' and 2.8 to 60? yes, please.

 

[NaOH]

The only rice you'd ever catch me behind the wheel of would be the 2012 GT-R. 11 seconds flat in the 1320' and 2.8 to 60? yes, please.

Actually saw one of those today driving home from the grocery store. Completely blacked out, looked mean as hell. Personally I have other things I'd rather spend $70k on, but they're hot, no doubt about it.

Whyyyyy? Sooo many better options for what you'd be paying! I never understood what went through the minds of those who bought Lancer Evo's and STi's. I heard a fully loaded GTI is just as fun to drive.

Dunno, I've always had a soft spot for Scoobies. Plus I have a long-term forced induction inferiority complex. I agree on GTIs though, I've heard they're a blast, despite not being super powerful. I'm trying to talk a friend into getting one right now, but he thinks they look 'old'... he wants a Fit?!

 

[Passion4Sci]

Speaking of Hondas, my mom in law just bought a brand spankin new CR-Z... that's a pretty snazzy Honda IMO lol. I was shocked.

 

[NaOH]

Speaking of Hondas, my mom in law just bought a brand spankin new CR-Z... that's a pretty snazzy Honda IMO lol. I was shocked.

Yeah, they look pretty nice. Can't really get too jazzed up about the hybrid system, though. Not enough power, adds too much weight. Yank that out and drop in the 200hp mill from the Civic Si and we'd be talkin'.

 

[R2pharmD2]

Actually saw one of those today driving home from the grocery store. Completely blacked out, looked mean as hell. Personally I have other things I'd rather spend $70k on, but they're hot, no doubt about it.

Aren't they more like $90k? I'm not too fond of the body style, but by god, you can't argue with that kind of performance.

 

[NaOH]

Aren't they more like $90k? I'm not too fond of the body style, but by god, you can't argue with that kind of performance.

Dunno, as you can see I'm not crazy enough about them to really pay much attention to the actual cost.

 

[JenniferinFL]

Simple answer really. I wanted to be a veterinarian, but, couldn't afford college. Instead I went to school to be an RN since I could somewhat afford community college with financial aid. HATED that and couldn't think of anything else to do. Then my parents made too much and I no longer had financial aid so that was the end of college.

Fast forward 10 years and I still want to do something medicine-y but not so much with the human contact. I don't want to have to touch anybody. If you want to do something in the medical field BUT don't want to touch anybody I think pharmacy is about it.

Sure, part of me will always dream about being a veterinarian, but I just don't want to earn that little and still owe $100,000 in school loans.

I'm tired of always being laid off. I'm tired of living on less than $20,000 a year combined with hubby's income. That's been going on since the 'you know what' hit the fan 5 years ago. We have no other debt at all, so, I know we can pay off pharm school in a matter of a couple years if we just live like we do now.

I want to be able to help people get their medicine when they can't afford it. My husband was on Advair and at the time it was $400 per month. When he lost his job and the insurance that went with it, we just couldn't buy it. When we went in to find out how much it was without insurance, the tech we dealt with didn't give a crap about whether or not my husband would be able to breathe next month. We did find a program to get it discounted, but, it was only after quite a bit of searching online. Heck, what happens to people who don't know how to search online for that kind of stuff? I didn't even know that patient assistance programs existed through the various drug manufacturers. I'm hoping that as a pharmacist I'll be able to help people find those kind of programs so they can afford medication they need. I don't know if that's something you even have time to do as a pharmacist, but, I sure hope it is.

 

[owlegrad]

I'm hoping that as a pharmacist I'll be able to help people find those kind of programs so they can afford medication they need. I don't know if that's something you even have time to do as a pharmacist, but, I sure hope it is.

As an intern, I always make time for that. Anytime someone complains about the price of a med I give them some info I collected about patient assistance programs, in particular all the forms they need to fill out. I also offer to help them fill out the forms if they want. Some people almost cry, others get offended. I hope when I am a pharmacist I still make time for such things. Or at least have an intern that will.

 

[Lagunatic]

Whyyyyy? Sooo many better options for what you'd be paying! I never understood what went through the minds of those who bought Lancer Evo's and STi's. I heard a fully loaded GTI is just as fun to drive.

There's a lot of community behind STI's and Evo's. A lot of aftermarket support to fully customize it as well. I enjoy the constant attention from members of the Subaru community and being a part of the Northern California clubs.

In regards to the GTI, I like AWD for tracking over FWD. But I know two people who love their GTI so each to his own.

 

[Incitatus]

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[mustang sally]

True, true. I even expressed interest in a residency which I have no desire to pursue. I think I even mentioned clinical pharm and MGM or whatever it's called. I really want to work at a Wal*Mart though so I can shop low prices when I clock out lol

This made me lol. Hope you didn't call it MGM in the interview. 🙂

 

[Stilltrying1288]

The reason I want to be a pharmacist is because I've seen the struggle that certain minorities go through when trying to deal with anything medically related. It's easy to say learn English, but for a lot of individuals this isn't easy. I figured pharmacy would allow me to interact with these people and use my Spanish to help. The salary also doesn't hurt.

 

[MsPharmacist2B]

This thread is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Chem Blade]

No problem.

Any others?

 

[Lagunatic]

My reason? To fulfill a dream.

I've had RA for 10 years now and I've been on the usual types of drugs associated with this disease. Off and on, varying dosages, and enduring the flare-ups. I originally wanted to go into pharmacology so I obtained a lot of research experience in college, graduated, and began working at Abbott.

It's been two years since college, and I have had a chance to work on a drug delivery project. It's great, it's what I wanted, but I feel removed from where I want to be. During this time, I've spent time on RA related forums and I'd rather deal with people. Labs are great, but I want to have a direct impact on those who have chronic illnesses, like myself. I spend so much time, in the lab, running experiments, changing parameters, analyzing data, when I really want to be inspiring, educating, and helping others.


I'm definitely wanting disease state management/ambulatory care.

 

[agt6977]

I have worked construction for over 25 yrs, not enough work now to bother with so I am returning to school. I have to go for something that pays well otherwise I will just go back to the same work. I would also like the option of living rural or in another state. The income to cost relation for construction has always kept me in the same area. Like most health care, with pharmacy you can do well working almost anywhere.

 

[Farmacist2011]

I have worked construction for over 25 yrs, not enough work now to bother with so I am returning to school. I have to go for something that pays well otherwise I will just go back to the same work. I would also like the option of living rural or in another state. The income to cost relation for construction has always kept me in the same area. Like most health care, with pharmacy you can do well working almost anywhere.

25 years, wow. So what's your gameplan to become a pharmacist?

 

[womp]

I became very attracted to the lifestyle that the Pharmacist title offers. I want the money, the vacation, the benefits, etc...

Talk about all the wrong reasons...

 

[pharmschooler]

I loved reading the Gloom and Doom threads on SDN so much that I just had to become a pharmacist so I had a great excuse to keep reading. 🙂

Oh, wait...

 

[bp2313]

Why pharmacy? Huhm cuz I 😍 drugs

 

[ugadawg74]

I went to a pharmacy convention in Vegas, had the opportunity to meet so many pharmacists and pharmacy students. Everyone seemed to share the same vibrant energy, overall sense of fulfillment, and joy of living life. I wanted what they had.

Before this, I had been to several accounting conventions, economics conventions, and medical conventions... I only saw a few smiles... very few.