July 11, 2008
I can finally take a sigh of relief! Exams are over, and today, I graduated from SEP.
This week has possibly been the most stressful, but rewarding week of the program. I feel like I performed to the best of my ability on my exams, but I feel like I did exceptionally well on my Quantitative Skills final! The past couple days have been spent doing some last minute packing and spending time with my friends before we go our separate ways. Yesterday, we had lunch with Ms. Benton and Ms. Borden, and reflected on the past eight weeks here at UNC. I am excited for the future because I can’t wait to work with my current classmates in the healthcare field.
The graduation ceremony was sentimental, although I couldn’t help but laugh as I, along with my classmates, almost slipped and fell on the stage! I rooted for my peers that were presented with classroom awards and the top three rankings, as they were well deserved. I can look back on the program and know that I have improved academically, and will definitely use this experience in the near future at my home institution. I hope to remain in contact with all my classmates, as well as the teachers and contacts that I have made in the pharmacy field as I continue on my journey through undergrad and proceed to apply to pharmacy school.
I am grateful for this opportunity, and thank Ms. Borden, Ms. Benton, Ms. Hardy, and Ms. Harris for giving me the chance to blog my experiences at SEP and share them with others. If you are a prospective student, apply to SEP early! Don’t be discouraged by the course descriptions or the length of the program. If you are serious about your future, then a difficult class or a lengthy stay at a great university should not sway your opinion.
The staff at SEP is so welcoming and helpful, as they truly want you to succeed. So once you apply, get accepted, and attend your first orientation at the program, listen carefully to Ms. Benton’s words. She’ll tell you that we’re a family, and you may be a little apprehensive. But after enduring eight weeks of late-night studying, running after Chapel Hill transit buses, helping each other stay awake after an exhausting night, getting lost around campus during the first few days, sharing groceries because everybody is stingy over their stipend, and the crazy van rides to off-campus tours, you truly will be a family.
Continue to reach for your dreams and I wish everyone the best of luck for the future.
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