Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Top Questions

The thing I have gotten most out of my college experience is an improved work ethic. In high school I always managed to get good grades just by showing up and doing the minimal work. It is not like that in college. In college I have had to put in several hours of work a night and more so on the weekends. Because of this I have improved my time management, being able to put the work in I need to and still have fun with friends. The other thing I have taken is I now understand what it feels like to truly earn my grades. Specifically, I put more work into Organic Chemistry than any class before, and I was thrilled to see the results. All of these skills I have learned and harnessed are skills that will stay with me throughout life. I will continue to utilize them till the day I die, and that has to be the most valuable thing I have taken from attending Albany College of Pharmacy. These are skills that are specific to each student, and to be able to say I have found mine is a great accomplishment.

I have gotten so much out of my college experience here at ACPHS. They taught me that success doesn't come easy you really need to work for it. ACPHS is a challenging school and that can be good and bad. Its good in the way that I am career focused and want to have a bright future as a Doctor of Pharmacy. However, it can be bad in a way that sometimes I have absolutely no social life. But I take it for what its worth, which is overall a good school. It will get me very far in life and sometimes you need that extra push and focus to teach you what's important.

Being a high school senior I only needed to complete a few required classes to graduate. After much consideration, I determined that it would be in my best interest to attend my local state university taking classes that would assist or enhance my future endeavors at Albany College of Pharmacy,. Having completed one year at SUNY Oswego will allow me to ease into my freshman year of Pharmacy School by taking fewer courses and it has given me valuable exposure to collegiate level course work. These are experiences that many other college freshmen don’t have. At first, I was only going to take a couple classes each semester but after talking to the SUNY Oswego Admissions Office I found that if I enrolled as a fulltime student I would be eligible for a Presidential Scholarship which would allow me to take five class for the total cost of taking two part time. classes. Thus, I was able to complete high school and 30 hours as a fulltime student at SUNY Oswego, I believe that this accomplishment was the best preparatory option before enrolling in Pharmacy school.

Until I had attended college, I had never known how it would be like to live alone. But now college has taught me how to live on my own, care for myself and also helped interact with others other than the people I already know.

The most valuable experience I have received from college is becoming more of an adult. Going to a new city and having to become friends with new people is a difficult task in itself. In addition, living by myself for the first time also requires a bit of getting used to. When that is coupled with the rigorous coursework it can be a lot for anyone to handle. College teaches you how to manage all these aspects of your life. Time management in my opinion is the most important skill anyone can gain; Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences stresses this fact. By offering various seminars on effective time management strategies it makes the situation seem slightly less stressful. What I've learned is that you have to be able to work hard but also enjoy yourself when time permits. I feel as if I am more prepared for the real world after completing these two years of college.

What i have gotten out of the college experiance so far is that even though i took a break from school to figure out where i stand and what i want...im going back with a clearer view of what my goals are and now i know what i want out of school and i am thinking very seriously about it. i think that where i am right now is exactly where i am supposed to be in my college studies. I only wish to be able to continue going to school and finding ways to pay for it!

My college experience so far at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) has been both fulfilling and valuable. Not only have I improved academically but also with the way I now view certain aspects of life. The experience has made me a more rational being that thinks thoroughly before acting. My experience from college has made me to be more responsible and to realize that success can only be achieved by hard work. For instance, at the ACPHS, nobody will ask you to attend lectures or to study your notes. That doesn’t remove the fact that you are held accountable for the tests that come up. Where you happen to fail, you will be placed on probation and possibly released by the school. At ACPHS, I was made to realize that respect for patient is highly important. Such respect could be in ways of keeping the patient’s information confidential or providing adequate healthcare. That idea has made me to even have more respect for anybody around me. In our soccer team, I was made to realize how vital it is to stand by my teammates. That made me to look out for people around me.

After obtaining my Bachelor's degree in Biology in 2009, I have since re-applied to pharmacy school and got accepted to ACPHS. While school is about academics, it teaches you a lot about your strengths as a person. I have found that there is always going to be another student or professor that is going to make you feel insecure or inferior and it is up to you (the student) to not let that define you. College has taught me that for the first time, you are responsible for yourself and if you want something you have to go after it, it's not going to fall in your lap. College has allowed me to find my own way and has given me the opportunity to figure out a career path that I may not have decided on without going to college. Attending college has given me carrer opportunitues, allowed me to make many professional connections that have gotten me accepted into pharmacy school. I honestly do not believe I would have successfully achieved this without all of these strengths I have obtained from my college experience.

College has helped to to grow up both as a citizen and as an adult. It has helped further my knowledge of the world around me and exposes me to something new almost everyday. College is making me into a well rounded person that will help contribute to today's society. My college experience has taught me great time management with balancing hockey, work, and school while keeping a 3.5 gpa. College will continue to infuence me throughout the rest of my education and even beyond.

Winston Churchill once said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” I truly believe that to work through strife is the only way for one to realize their true ability. It took one acceptance from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to lay out the first stepping-stone to my personal redemption. Since I have attended this college I've seen myself blossom into the student I knew I could be. I’ve found meaning and personal value in my work. I can honestly say I've never studied this hard before in my past studies but I enjoy it. I love that my efforts have positive results towards my grades. I am feeling positive about my future and my self-esteem. I achieve success by keeping up with my readings, asking the professors questions in office hours and working with my peers. I try everyday to discover new ways to improve the ways I learn. I have never been on the Dean’s list before and now I can say I have for last semester and potentially this semester. This experience has not been easy but it has been a great one.