new life plan?!
so, the time i'm using to type this is the time i'm using to put down want i want to do with my life without considering anything that i've already done academically, socially, health-wise, or any of my limitations or advantages. it will be the most time-consuming approach to living the rest of my life, but probably the most satisfying one. really this was spurred by me being told that i HAD to be back in school this fall. i'm pretty sure i'll be back, but not for what the person who told me that may think. because i'm pretty sure... i'd like to do something that i actually enjoy. not what i've been doing. so here goes.
primary objective - get admitted to a pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program. why not a pharm. D (which i did consider for a while)? i don't want to be a pharmacist. but i DO have interest in toxicology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, drug research and development, and that whole shebang. so i belong in a pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program more so than in a pharm. D program.
how to achieve primary objective - before i can get admitted to any pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program, i'm pretty sure i'm going to need an abundance of chemistry courses and a very strong chemical and biological background. which i don't have. i only have gen chem 1 & 2, gen bio 1 & 2, anatomy, and physiology. Since i already have one degree, i'm not sure if the best thing to do would be to just take the classes i'd need as a non degree seeking student, or just get another bachelor's. I assume it would depend on what the pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program required... which i've been starting to do some digging around about, finally. and when i take these courses, i'm going to have to kill them. everybody likes amazing grades.
other considerations
1. money. how the heck am i gonna pay for this? well, i'm not carrying any debt from my undergraduate career. i'm in a pretty dismal financial situation at the moment. so hopefully i can get some sort of financial aid.
2. time. hmm. well, if all goes according to plan, i will be aware of everything that i need to have done and will have applied to uah and for financial aid by the end of this month.
3. location. well, the only places that have pharmacy m.s. / ph.d. programs are places with pharmacy schools. so i'm still in the same boat as far as having to leave and go to school somewhere. this worries me, honestly. for some reason. i just feel like i'm too old to be doing something like that. but i'm not. at all. the only thing i have tying me to huntsville are friends and family, and those categories of persons tend to be pretty flexible about maintaining relationships.
i'm in such a deep horrible rut right now. i've been pretty much on the verge of giving up on myself for a while now. in fact, i'm pretty sure i HAVE sort of given up on myself. maybe making plans to pursue more education for something i want to do and following through with it will be the shake-up i need.
primary objective - get admitted to a pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program. why not a pharm. D (which i did consider for a while)? i don't want to be a pharmacist. but i DO have interest in toxicology, pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, drug research and development, and that whole shebang. so i belong in a pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program more so than in a pharm. D program.
how to achieve primary objective - before i can get admitted to any pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program, i'm pretty sure i'm going to need an abundance of chemistry courses and a very strong chemical and biological background. which i don't have. i only have gen chem 1 & 2, gen bio 1 & 2, anatomy, and physiology. Since i already have one degree, i'm not sure if the best thing to do would be to just take the classes i'd need as a non degree seeking student, or just get another bachelor's. I assume it would depend on what the pharmacy m.s./ph.d. program required... which i've been starting to do some digging around about, finally. and when i take these courses, i'm going to have to kill them. everybody likes amazing grades.
other considerations
1. money. how the heck am i gonna pay for this? well, i'm not carrying any debt from my undergraduate career. i'm in a pretty dismal financial situation at the moment. so hopefully i can get some sort of financial aid.
2. time. hmm. well, if all goes according to plan, i will be aware of everything that i need to have done and will have applied to uah and for financial aid by the end of this month.
3. location. well, the only places that have pharmacy m.s. / ph.d. programs are places with pharmacy schools. so i'm still in the same boat as far as having to leave and go to school somewhere. this worries me, honestly. for some reason. i just feel like i'm too old to be doing something like that. but i'm not. at all. the only thing i have tying me to huntsville are friends and family, and those categories of persons tend to be pretty flexible about maintaining relationships.
i'm in such a deep horrible rut right now. i've been pretty much on the verge of giving up on myself for a while now. in fact, i'm pretty sure i HAVE sort of given up on myself. maybe making plans to pursue more education for something i want to do and following through with it will be the shake-up i need.