Summertime

Another free moment means another promise to keep up with blogging again. I swear this time to be true (as I always say)!

But really, this past year kicked my butt, and I can honestly say I'm a better person for it, and will hopefully be a better pharmacist too. Unfortunately any mental break I had this past semester all I wanted to do was lay in bed, watch TV, and mindlessly look around Facebook in 3 different tabs.

Some things I did this year:

1) Racked up thousands of Delta Skymiles and Southwest Rewards Points. Glory of pharmacy conferences and a long distance relationship.
2) Took 21 exams + 4 finals in the span of 4 months (minus Spring Break)
3) Somehow got the clutch factor. Three classes this semester ended up with final grades between 89.5 - 90%
4) Learned the significance of "Just keep swimming". Had a few breakdowns this year from the stress, workload, etc. But my friends (and not necessarily willpower) helped get me through because we were all in the same boat together.

But the year is now over, and will just be a distant memory. Because in just a few weeks, Errol and I will be embarking on our first Eurotrip! Two weeks in Italy; I can't wait for you all to share the experience with me!

Semester One Complete

It's Christmas Day and I have been home since the 22nd. And unfortunately, I'm driving back tomorrow morning :(

All of the 12-14 hour days of studying paid off in the end, with A's on all of my finals!

First semester report card:
Health Systems - A
Physiology - A
Pharmaceutical Care Lab - A
Pharmaceutics 1 - B
Biochemistry 1 - B

Final GPA: 3.6

I'm proud of my grades; there's always room for improvement, but I feel that half of the battle this semester was figuring out my study method. Plus, it's still early so my GPA is still in the high-fluctuation stage.

Next semester is promising to be much more difficult, so I'm glad I ended fall semester strong and with the momentum and drive to do well!

Merry Christmas, everyone. I hope Santa gave you all what you wanted :)

Studying...

Spent the last 12 hours in the pharmacy building. Have been doing that every day since last Wednesday.

In 9 hours, I will be done with my first semester of pharmacy school!

And now... Time for rest.

Finals week!

Tomorrow begins my first finals week.

Line up includes:
Monday - Physiology
Wednesday - Pharmaceutics
Friday - Biochemistry

Been sitting on my but 12 hours a day since Thursday. Can't want to do it for 5 more days!

Good luck to everyone else with your finals!