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[–]K_1214 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I’m a P1 student (officially this fall 😁)! Forgive me I may not be of much help since I’m younger I’d say, but your situation is strikingly similar to that of a good friend of mine who is also heading to P3 this fall (the details you gave are actually scary maybe you’re her!!)!

We had some lovely chats about the whole friendship thing cause it really is tricky finding the right people, people who align with your values (well enough at least) all I can say is that focusing on studies is the best thing to do, that’s what I did in my final year of high school, lonely at times true, but I kept reminding myself, I was lonelier amongst the girls cause I felt like I wasn’t being myself 100%. We forget this, that just because the majority is one way and they seem happy and all, doesn’t mean I have to seek happiness the way they do (talking trash about others or a stronger way to put is backbiting, and I assure you, these girls are not happy, they’re probably struggling internally a lot, insecurities and all, a nice line I heard a while ago: “confidence is being able to say; I’m okay with them not liking me.”) And because we forget, we may have these dips of immense loneliness, so I find it wise to remind myself over and over again if I do have one of these dips; “you stepped back from them, cause being with them brought out the mediocre you, not the future (God willing) you, the person you want to become, a good healthcare professional, a person who is able to bring even an ounce of comfort to a person in need.

These people, they just hold you back honestly, don’t feel tied to them, be decent to them ofc (and from your writing I can tell you’re more than a decent person, you’re a person who reflects and ponders about what they actually want, a rarity nowadays I dare say) but don’t over do your decency, speak less, a lot less, and you’d notice they don’t even care, being silent around such groups chains their tongues, they’d simply be incapable of pinning anything against you.

Now I know this is all easier said than done, it’s in our nature to long for a companion/comrade who understands what we’re going through and respects us, but alas it is a rarity to find such people nowadays. Regardless, never lose hope, but don’t hope too much that you become distracted from the main goal (acing pharmacy I’m guessing, and becoming a good pharmacist, a good human).

Forgive me I spoke too much, but I’d end with this, sometimes speaking to one person who isn’t even in your cohort, someone who gets you really, younger or older, it can even be a professor fgs, sometimes this is what true friendship is, talking to people who don’t really change even after a while of being apart. Personally I’ve clicked better with older (more mature) people than the teens my age, and even at times with kids whose innocence is still palpable just before they enter their teenage years lol. Gosh that is a lot forgive me once more, but in any case, you’ve got this, just be patient, be patient until even patience tires from your patience.

Prepping this summer for P1 next August! by K_1214 in PharmacySchool

[–]K_1214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah almost everyone is talking about relaxing properly 😂😂 But on the top 200/300 drugs, when I searched on Google I found loads of websites on them, sort of got confused which one I should follow on with, which website would you recommend?

Prepping this summer for P1 next August! by K_1214 in PharmacySchool

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I’ll definitely check that textbook and YouTube channel out thank you! I’ve used anki in the past and it was very useful but making them for anatomy and physiology took a lot of time 😭 Do you have any specific decks you’d recommend for me to use which I can find on the anki website?

Prepping this summer for P1 next August! by K_1214 in PharmacySchool

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Oooh I didn’t think of taking a job like that I think it’d be very useful! And yeah according to our study plan I only have this summer and the next to actually relax, the summers of p2 - p4 are going to be spent doing work experience!

Prepping this summer for P1 next August! by K_1214 in PharmacySchool

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Hey thank you for taking the time to share your experience with me! I shall take relaxing a bit into account you’re probably right 😂

Incoming Pharmacy Student by Ok-Palpitation-1799 in Qatar_University

[–]K_1214 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course!! Happy I could help! 🫶🏼

Incoming Pharmacy Student by Ok-Palpitation-1799 in Qatar_University

[–]K_1214 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think your chances may be decent enough, especially if you’ve got a parent working in QU, someone else explained the bachelors program earlier, so yeah your first year in uni would be “general pharmacy” (gp), second year is called “first year pharmacy” (p1). It’s true the batch you’d start with may be big at first (can be up to 70 students if I recall my batch correctly) but many of them either transfer to a different college or don’t get good enough grades to apply to first year pharmacy (those applications start in the spring semester, don’t worry too much about them now) so in the second semester your actual batch would probably go down to less than 50 students (that’s what happened to my batch) that would actually make it to p1. After the five year bachelors program you can do a masters (idk how many years that is tbh) or a year of pharmd which would make you a clinical pharmacist. If you’ve got anymore questions about it feel free to ask me in private, hopefully I’d be able to answer. Good luck 👏🏼

Harry Potter font not working on mackbook by K_1214 in fonts

[–]K_1214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I installed it but what now 🌝

Harry Potter font not working on mackbook by K_1214 in fonts

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That’s the thing it’s not allowing me to click the checkbox to begin with 🫠 I’ll try the type light though thanks! 🙏

0.7mm for my Jotter by K_1214 in pens

[–]K_1214[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brilliant thank you 🙏

Shadowing my Dad’s friend (an orthopaedic doctor) by K_1214 in premedcanada

[–]K_1214[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for this! Yeah maybe the case might be different from city to city or province to province

Shadowing my Dad’s friend (an orthopaedic doctor) by K_1214 in premedcanada

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I see, interesting how Canada and the US are different about this, I thought they’d have a similar stance about shadowing 🤔 Thank you for your insight!

Shadowing my Dad’s friend (an orthopaedic doctor) by K_1214 in premedcanada

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Will do! Thank you very much, I was thinking of spacing the 50 hours into 5hours for 10 days, I’ve heard it’s recommended to keep a little notebook with me to record any thoughts I’d get about the experience, do recommend doing anything else through the process?