The end of this semester is almost here! That is a thought that has been on my mind for the past week. I am graduating in a month. Is this real life?
I have been working really hard to prepare for the end of the semester. I have three big papers due, so I am trying to get ahead in this class. I want to finish early, so that I can focus on my three papers. I wrote my third story for my storybook project today, and I am proud of that story. I really like the story that I chose and the way that I chose to tell it. My storybook is about mothers and the story I told is about a mother that lost her child. I think it is a great and necessary addition to my storybook. I am looking forward to finishing this project.
It is really hitting me that I am about to be done with school for at least a year. Since I did not get into pharmacy school, I am spending the year working and saving money. I am moving to Edmond to live with my best friend at the end of the summer. We just signed for our apartment a few weeks ago. I start working at my job at Walmart Pharmacy full time as soon as school is over. I hope to transfer to a Walmart Pharmacy in Edmond, so I can stay with the same company. I really enjoy working for Walmart. It is just so crazy to me that school is almost over. I am about to graduate with a Bachelor's degree! I am really looking forward to the next year. I hope to gain a lot of experience working in a pharmacy full time. Also, I am applying for pharmacy school again. Hopefully, this will have a better outcome than last time. I have learned a lot since I last applied, so I'm hoping for a positive outcome!
This week has been a difficult one filled with many emotions, so I wanted to write a blog post to reflect back on the week.
I had an interview at The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy this past Saturday for admission into their Fall 2015 program. This has been my dream for as long as I can remember. Pharmacy school is everything I have thought about for my whole college career. This interview was everything.
I was full of nerves as I went into this interview, but my sister helped me to relax beforehand. This interview was a difficult one to prepare for because it is not like typical interviews. It is a multiple mini interview. It included eight mini interviews in different rooms. You are given a situation or a question and have to discuss it with an interviewer for eight minutes. I thought that I did well. I knew that I had some shaky parts, but thought that overall it had gone good. I thought I would be okay.
I received an email a few days ago that said I was not chosen for OU's pharmacy program for this fall. It made me so sad and has messed up my plans. My backup plan is to work for a year. (I am a pharmacy technician at Walmart.) This will give me lots of experience and will also help me to get in state tuition. I am from Texas, so saving money by becoming in state sounds like a great idea! I was not very smart when applying to schools and only applied to OU. I am going to take two courses that I need to be able to apply to another program. I am hoping that working on things to improve my application and preparing better for the interview process will help me to achieve my goal of going to the College of Pharmacy at OU for Fall 2016.
I am struggling with doubts of my abilities and myself. This and other things in my life are looking way different than I thought they would this time last year. It really hurts that all of my plans are on hold for a year. I hope to make the best of this situation! I know that God has a plan for my life and this is all part of His plan! I am deciding to enjoy this year that I now have to work and save money for school. I am not going to give up on my dream!
