Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Top Questions

My college experience has taught me how to manage my time wisely, study effectively, and seek help when I need it. Pharmacy school consists of a demanding and fast pace curriculum. The frustration I’ve experienced has led me to stop and think about how much time is needed to complete each task, and how many tasks I can complete in one day. I’ve learned to schedule out each day and write down everything that needs to be done. This has helped tremendously in staying caught up in each of my classes. By managing my time efficiently, I am now able to study effectively. There is no more fooling around while trying to study, because I am on a schedule. I can always seek help from my friends when the workload seems impossible. They have different ways to study and I am always using their ideas to help make my study time more effective. Time management and effective study habits are crucial. Learning and utilizing these two skills are something I will carry with me through school and eventually my career as a pharmacist.

I am going to school to become an Elementary Teacher. The first two classes I took were a Math and P.E. The P.E. class was the most interesting because I learned a lot of things that I never knew before in life and about how younger ones react to different things. So my college experience has been great so far and I have a good feeling the whole thing is going to be great experience. I am hoping by the time that I am done I will beable to teach kids in Elementary school as well as my own kids when I have them.

I have found there are so many people out there who not only care about the world and health care but are willing to get an education in the field to try to make the world a better place. These people are loving and caring and would help anyone that needs it. The teachers at ACPHS go beyond their abilities to help out their students in any way possible whether it be in the classroom or personal problems. I'm glad I am able to attend ACPHS because I could not ask for a better quality of people and I believe I am getting the best possible education for my intended future goals.

College is the source of knowledge that will lead to successes and acomplishments. My experience has been educational and interesting. I tool International Baccaluareate classes in high school, therefore, I have had the college experience in High School. Therefore, it does not seem extremely hard. However, I have accomplished to dedicate more time and effort into college and am becoming successful in my college life. College is extremely valuable to me becuase I believe knowledge is the only key that will confront any challenge or risk. Education is my main priority in life and I will dedicately fulfill it, with all my efforts.

My college experience has been very valuable to me. I have made many new friends and learned very good lessons about life. When it was time to decided where I wanted to go to college, I had expressed to my parents that I wanted to go to a community college to save money but they insisted that I go away to college to get the full college experience. However, I wasn't one of those students who could balance the experience with the school work. Two years later I took a semester off to work. I went back and tried to buckle down and get good grades. My roomates however, were not students and I ended up leaving because I couldnt concentrate living where I did. After coming back home without a degree I knew I couldn't just not get one. So I went back one class at a time and am now in the midst of getting a degree. I am very excited to get my degree and move on to the next chapter in my life.

There is a very long list of things that I have gotten out of my college experience with just a few being the friends, professors, and classmates I have met along the way. I have learned that in the right environment it is easy to admit when you don't know because you are there to learn and understand. I have learned that I will never know and remember everything but I will always have my friends and collegues to help me out. It is a difficult lesson to learn but being independent doesn't mean that you can never ask for help and is, in fact, a sign of maturity. College has been a valuable experience that I wouldn't pass up on; you learn not only about the classes you attend but about the bureaucracy that can get outright ridiculous. You learn to laugh at the next silly thing they decide is necessary because it is out of your control. You make friends for life as you study for hours for the next exam or run over to the student center to get a meal. You learn the importance of community in your residence hall and your campus.

As a senior in high school, my mail box filled with college brochures that attempted to familiarize me with each campus and the various opportunities their institution had to offer. Now, as a college student, I realize just how little these colorful publications indicated what was awaiting me this fall. I have found that college is not just an “institute of higher learning” — rather, an experience. The college experience is defined by once in a lifetime opportunities. Opportunities on the college campus range from sports and religious groups, to a unique social atmosphere, and recently discovered freedom. Truly, college offers something for everyone. The skills and knowledge that a person acquires during a college education are beneficial in both the personal and professional worlds. Besides the personal experience that shapes the college students personality and perspective of life, college degree holder will earn significantly more money than the average high-school educated worker. Though a college is expensive, it pales in comparison to the cost of ignorance. If you think the price of an education is expensive, try the price of ignorance. You pay for education once; you pay for ignorance everyday for the rest of your life.

I attend school out of state. By going to Albany College of Pharmacy, I have learned to be more mature and responsible. I have to take care of myself for over half of the year. I am responsible for everything I do and there is no family here to help. I learned that I am responsible for my own actions. I have to keep a certain GPA to stay here and it is up to me to get myself to class and do my work. I also learned that it is ok to ask for help. I used to think I could do everything on my own. Once I started struggling my first year, I realized I needed tutoring. It was hard to get myself to go, but I am so glad I did. If I did not ask for help, I would not be at this school today.

One of the most valuable things I learned this year at college was time management. This is a skill which is very important in college as well as after college. College is the first real step when a child becomes an adult and having so much freedom can become overwhelming. There are so many things to do such as hanging out with friends, going to parties, sports that sometimes it’s easy to lose track of school work. This is where time management comes into play. I learned that even though ACP may not be the easiest school to attend it is still possible to have fun and still get good grades if you manage your time wisely. Another important thing that I learned at ACP was how to act as a professional. Soon after I began college I realized how my classmates and I were no longer treated as children. We had our own responsibilities and nobody was babysitting us anymore. I think this as well as the professional demeanor demanded by our teachers made us grow up fast. We soon learned how to be professionals without losing our own identity.

From my college experience, I learned the aspect of responsibility and diligence with my school work and social life. Early within my college experience, I recognized the importance of obtaining an education that will help me improve my skills to excel in the workforce. I learned it was imperative to study the course material everyday and complete every assignment with much effort on time. Also, I learned to implement new study skills by reading the material, asking myself questions, joining study groups, and performing practice exams with good test-taking skills. Within my social life, I learned to make great friends with the same intentions I have in life. In addition, I learned to abstain from the negativities in life such as drug use, alcohol, and criminal activity. The most critical aspect I learned from college is to maintain my connection with my faith by attending service and reading the Holy Bible. Ultimately, college has taught me principles academically, personally, and spiritually to excel in the field of pharmacy. Pharmacy school has taught me to help patients with their health problems and improve their way of life by making the right ethical decisions.