Goodbye Second Year
This past week I have been sitting cooped up in my apartment for what seemed like an eternity. However, I heard that school was PACKED with studying students as well. People even removed sofas from around campus to use as a bed and rearranged tables in classrooms for more study space. Some people came to school as early as five in the morning just to fight for a study room. I even saw pictures of people studying in their cars on the top of the parking garage. LOL!! Wow, we are serious students…
About half an hour ago, I took my last final … and now, I am proud to announce that I have completed two years of pharmacy school. Summer vacation has begun! Well… not really for me lol I will be going home for a week and a half and returning for summer school. But it’s all good because this will be my first “professional phase” class. I am a third year now. HOLY COW, TIME FLIES!
Anyways, have a great summer everyone and stay safe!
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Professional Fashion Show
This past week I participated in STLCOP’s Professional Fashion Show! This amazing event was hosted by Whig and SBU. There were guest judges, prizes, and even a live DJ! Students divided up into teams of four or five and were given 150 dollars to spend on three outfits for the male and female model of their teams. The pieces that were purchased would be donated to a local women’s shelter. The goal is to put together the most professional outfits while being frugal. We were to come up with a daytime/work outfit that you would wear while on rotations, a transition outfit, and an evening outfit for networking events. Leftover money is a plus. With only 150 dollars to spend on six outfits, how was this going to be possible?! Surprisingly it was pretty simple. We had a strategy: the sales rack! Thrift shopping was so much fun and it was even funner to see how many professional outfits you could create with such a small budget! We even had fifty bucks leftover! I shall keep this in mind while buying professional clothing for the upcoming professional years of pharmacy school. Although it was great to discover incredible deals (dress pants for three dollars?! Mind blowing!), the best part of this experience was knowing that these outfits that we created would be given to those in need. They are going to be so fashionable ;)
Models strutting their stuff on the runway:
Photo Credits to Dan Chan and Eric Pan
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Spring Fling
One of the best spring events is the Spring Fling. It’s hosted by SBU and is basically just a way for STLCOPers to chill and enjoy some outdoor activities and free food! I love free food:)
Dunk your RA into ice cold water:
Wear a Velcro suit and get stuck to the Velcro wall:
Play beanbag tossing games with friends:
Ride the mechanical bull (the guy fell off just as I took the photo) :
And my favorite part… FREEEEEE FOOOOODDD!!
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New Environment
Studies show that switching around study spots from time to time improves thinking and therefore grades. I think I have studied everywhere there is to study on campus and home and am getting tired of the same places. SO, that’s why I am Barnes and Nobles! They play the best music and have good snacks here too lol Hot Cheetos:)
I think I may go to other places in the Central West End to study this week. Finals are coming up -_- tears…. well, I better get back to reading about the lungs!
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Pharmacy Intern License
So this process is taking me a little longer than I thought but it is going to be worth it! It has finally come for the time us to apply for our pharmacy intern licenses! Early in the year, we filled out applications but now it is time to send them. But first, we have to get a 2×2 photo to attach to the application and get our fingerprints done. Since we are car-less, my roommate and I had quite an adventure walking all over town trying to get this done. But it is finally done. The next steps are to wait, apply for pharmacy related jobs, and possibly get a chance to practice pharmacy in the real world:)
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I just saw one of the best plays at STLCOP this weekend! IT WAS SOOOO GOOD!! If you did not go see it, you totally missed out…
The play was dark but it was so enjoyable and all the actors were so good! Everyone sung well and were way too good at acting creepy lol. My favorite character was Tobias Ragg ( played by Sam Mikovich ^-^)
After the play, my friends and I got a picture with some of the stars (Sam Mikovich and Jason Scott.) Watching this makes me want to try out for the next play lol.
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Greek Week
If you are considering joining a fraternity at STLCOP, I recommend that you do it! I think I can speak for almost everyone who has joined when I say that it was a good decision and that I am proud of it:) The purpose of Greek Week is to promote the fraternities and to raise money for charities. We had a barbecue today as well as a convocation earlier this week. Check out how colorful we look!
From left to right:
Kappa Psi, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha Zeta Omega, Lambda Kappa Sigma, and Phi Delta Chi
Photo credit: Peter Tran
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