Hello All!
My name is Allyson and I am currently a P1 (for those not familiar with the pharmacy school process, a P1 is a first year pharmacy student studying for their Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, or PharmD) at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - GA Campus. We are currently in our 3rd and final semester of the first year.
I have created this blog to keep track of my life and all the shenanigans that go along with it, while I am in Pharmacy school.
Here It Goes
The first semester of the year I did not do amazing. I made two C's which made me very upset. I have been told time and time again to make straight A's in the first year, because you need the room for bad grades in the second year which is supposed to be the hardest. So of course this had me worried and incredibly nervous about my future, as well as doubting my capabilities and wither or not I belonged in pharmacy school at all.
However, I met some wonderful people in my first year. First there is my pharmacy school besties Kevin, and Dina. There is then my whole crew Ryan, Jamarcus, Steve, Ashley, and Laurel. Of course this is not an all inclusive list. There have been many people who have been so wonderful to me. I wish I had more time to spend with and get to know these people. There are far too many to list but they are also awesome. I mean lets be serious, MOST of my class is AWESOME, with the exception of a select few.
Also, in the first semester I have established myself as the "helpful one" by posting the objectives for each lecture before the test.
During finals week in the first semester tragedy struck. In the middle of finals week I ended up in the hospital and learned I had to have surgery. I decided to put the surgery off for 2 weeks, and finish my finals like a champ.
In the second semester I started off pretty weak. I missed 10 days of class due to my unexpected surgery, and had a hard time catching up. Because of this I failed the 2 tests I missed (because of the surgery) because I couldn't study enough for them. My classmates (specifically April, Andrea, and Harrison) were really welcoming when I came back. Harrison and Andrea even bought me a charm for my Pharmacy Pandora charm bracelet! I felt very loved and appreciated. In the end, I was able to bring my grades up and finished out the semester with straight B's. This was great, yet not quite where I wanted.
Currently we are about 4 weeks into our 3rd semester. I am starting out strong with 2 A's on the 2 tests we have had so far. I have a test on Friday for my Pharmacy Administration. This class is basically how to run a pharmacy from the business side. The class is very valuable and I understand it's importance, yet I am incredibly stressed about this topic. For some reason I am having a great deal of difficulty grasping the whole running a business thing. I am also stressed because I know I need to to really well this semester as well in all the following semesters so I can get a residency when I graduate, so I can possibly specialize and work in a hospital. Also, I spent my "spring break" (a 4 day weekend, which I had to work 2 days of) studying for my OTC class because I thought that was the next test. It turns out that the next test is actually Physiology and Pathophysiology II, In which the topic is neuroscience. I haven't even started studying for that and have zero understanding of the topic. This is all compounded on my personal stress. I have to work, to pay off my credit cards, so I can apply for the loan I need to go to school next year, yet I need time off of work to study and do well in my classes. How the heck do I balance that. In addition my grandma (MaMaw) is turning 90 this month and somehow I have to come up with the money to go to Indiana to see her. She isn't doing well and they are likely going to put her in a nursing home. Realistically, this may be the last chance I have to see her alive.
In addition to that there is my messed up love life. The guy I have been off and on with for years recently told me he decided years ago that we were just friends and that is all he has seen me as for years. Well it would have been nice to know that, before I made years worth of bad decisions! oh well. So I am moving on from that. So far I have met a guy who just wanted me to blow him and couldn't understand why I was incredibly offended at the request. I have also met a guy who accused me of being a lady of less than awesome moral standards to put it nicely... all because he saw a picture of me and a guy (my bff for life!) on my facebook page.
Needless to say I am not dealing with my stress well at this point. I am considering talking to someone to get advice on how to better manage my life.
Well that is all for now.
Stay Healthy Loves!
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