HELP: Going to pharmacy school but scared about missing out on travelling, social life, and personal goals.

OR52K1 · 2017-06-11T00:34:56+00:00

Stick with pharmacy school, save up as much money as possible after graduating and follow the advice from the financialindependence subreddit. You'll have a recession-proof, high-paying job and will be able to accrue large sums of capital, which will allow you to invest your money, follow your hobbies (e.g. travel) and grow your power. Quitting pharmacy school to travel and be with friends is a short-term (beta) move.

trpgeorge · 2017-06-11T04:53:29+00:00

In any grad school it's about finding that balance. Now UF is party central I know for sure, ur gonna have to cut out the late nights, anything after 2 am is wasted in my opinion, nothing good ever happens after 2 am, think about it.. But pharm school is an investment in yourself, you work hard and come out with a very respectful well paying career. These bloggers have nothing better to do, trust me, quitting your job and traveling can only last a few years. Sticking with a job and being able to travel slowly to some of the best places on earth continually through your 20's, 30's, all the way into retirement. No way in hell a blogger and his hot gf can accomplish that. The gf leaves, finds the pharmacist and continues to enjoy her life loll jk Sure they can take vacations and live it up every weekend around town but let me tell you is 1000x more satisfying to sit at home and laugh at them enjoying their weekend trips when you have a shit ton in the bank and have multiple week long trips booked to Australia, Hawaii, Euro tour, African safari. Sure short term we have fomo but man don't give in. Stick the course, be social but you don't need to follow everyone. Don't let their social media accounts dictate how you should live your life.

Ravnarok · 2017-06-11T02:47:30+00:00

Don't see why you're so apprehensive, it's a good field and you're already looking to go farther with a PGY1 (and maybe 2). Everything has its time, right now school is going to take priority. For every "travel youtuber" you see, there are 50 more who didn't make it. You can definitely go do well in school, go to the gym, and with proper time management get some travel in. I did Rx school for 6 years and lived it up. Avoid retail, it is the bottom of the barrel.

Get your head out of your ass, you're lucky to be where you are now, make the most of it. I guarantee if you drop everything to try and live as a travel blogger, you will regret it.

typicalUFfratguy · 2017-06-11T06:34:21+00:00

Thank you everyone for your replies of encouragement. It really is helpful and I appreciate it immensely. That's true, you can't just do everything you see on YouTube. The entire work life balance was really a prominent aspect and I'll get that covered soon enough. This is great motivation, and I promise to kill it in pharmacy school. Also GO GATORS!

Coolnick154 · 2017-06-11T01:30:56+00:00

I plan on going to med school, im in a similar boat as you.

In 10 years we'll both be making substantial more money than our peers. Have higher status. More job security etc etc etc

I remember a post a while back saying "your 20s are supposed to suck" and it keeps me on track

clme · 2017-06-11T03:12:52+00:00

With this attitude, you don't seem cut for pharmacy school, so why waste tuition money, just to quit one year down the road? Embrace travel, that seems to be your thing, and there are ways to do it on the cheap, especially if you are good looking.

Barmacist · 2017-06-12T03:13:50+00:00

I thought the same way as you did. It was irritating watching my classmates travel the world on their daddy's dime. I hated the program and thought i was missing out on the best years of my life. I was miserable, stuck living at home with no real way to move out. Would have quit P2 year if i wasn't already 60K in debt to the school. I felt like a failure.

In the 2 yrs since I graduated (im 26) I bought my own house, opened a vanguard S&P index fund, built a solid emergency fund, have been to Europe, spent 2 weeks on the west cost (Sandiego, LA, vegas and Zion).2 trips to NYC and have done many smaller 3-4 day hiking trips. I get plenty of time off.

Stick with it and ignore what you see everyone else doing. You're a dude, you have to work for your goals. Its worth it. Good luck.

Entropy-7 · 2017-06-12T12:15:32+00:00

I used to date a pharmacy student. Her program was a lot of work but we still had time to have a social life together. We split up but kept in contact every now at then. She ended up marrying a pharmacist and they ended up owning their own pharmacy. She admitted to me that the work is dead easy and paid well.

Plus, my mother spent several years working in a pharmacy as a cashier. As head cashier she tallied all the daily receipts. Her boss, the owner, was making a mint. If you get a franchise from Rexall or Shoppers Drug Mart, it is a license to print money.

You can't just be a pill-giver, you need the Full Monty: food, cosmetics, stationary, magazines, etc.

Trooper_1868 · 2017-06-11T06:17:50+00:00

I read this as cook sushi on Mount Everest

Jjmcgrayy · 2017-06-11T20:31:39+00:00

This is weird.

The way my world works, you work a decent job that allows you to save money, and you use your vacation time to travel. As a pharmacist, you should be able to do that even better than me.

Yet I see well off kids going backpacking across Europe for like 6 months a pop and somehow still earn money.

Maybe we just live in different worlds. I'm not sure why you're freaking out.

My advice? Get a passport. When you get anybsignifigantvfine off, use that pharmacy money to go somewhere. It ain't hard.

Str8_Pillin · 2017-06-11T20:39:49+00:00

Stick with Pharmacy school. Aside from being a freelance writer / photographer you're not going to travel 100% of your life. But when you do get the chance you'll be able to go wherever, stay at the best hotels/resorts, and not have to dedicate 2 - 3 weeks after you get back to 'catch up' on all the money you blew.
You wouldn't believe the amount of 30 year old high school has-beens that make $10/hr and still live with their parents. Do this right and it will benefit you in the long run. You're not going to run out of time, unless you let something force you into mediocrity (marriage, kids, etc)

themeltingcat · 2017-06-12T22:53:03+00:00

Have you ever worked in a pharmacy? Btw, as a pharm tech I have learned that the market for pharmacists is very saturated.

Arabian_Wolf · 2017-06-12T17:42:36+00:00

I am a graduate with a B.Sc in pharmaceutical sciences with 4 months training for inpatient pharmacy and 2 weeks training at outpatient pharmacy of the same private hospital.

Let me tell you, study hard for high GPA and when you graduate, do NOT work traditional pharmacy roles (inpatient and outpatient pharmacy, generally anything clinical) if you want the money AND less stress for your life.

Non-traditional pharmacist positions examples:

Medical Representative at Pharma companies (this is the job that has the money if you can strike a good sale, though stressful to reach your targets sometimes, plan to try this position as I have an interview for it in a couple of days).
Regulatory Affairs at Pharma companies as well, you'll be mainly dealing with the FDA in registering the pharma company medicines you're in legally.
Working for the FDA (I believe it is the most stress-free, but don't know much about it).
When you have enough experience at mentioned jobs, you can move in to Biotechnology positions, as it is the future and where the money is at.

EDIT: Big pharma companies, if situated outside the US, will let you travel to their country for work and fun, they take good care of their employees.

Nyrxmajor · 2017-06-11T00:27:53+00:00

Hey dude, pharmacist here. Not sure how old you are maybe early 20s but if you do pharmacy school right you should be able to maintain a somewhat decent social life. You can always create a social circle within your class when times are rough. Go out drinking after exams and things like that.

The key is to balance your studying with work, gym and going out. You're gonna have those winter breaks and summer breaks to plan out some traveling but otherwise it's only 4 years and it will propel you to a decent six figure salary. The job market is saturated so there's always that concern but honestly a social life should be the least of your worries. Unless you're looking to start a family right after school you're gonna have a lot of good years after you're done. Good luck with your future goals.

CaiusBard · 2017-06-12T00:27:18+00:00

Just. Don't.

You have a great opportunity and will be financially set for life, likely with a six figure income. When you are older, you will kick yourself forever if you piss this away just because you want to travel more.

Werman20 · 2017-06-11T00:43:34+00:00

I'm about to start my third year in pharm school. You can definitely develop a good gym routine no problem, also try to get in with the few hot girls that will be your classmates and form a squad with a couple of bros so you have girls to network and do shit with. You won't have much time to travel but I haven't noticed my quality of social life suffer too much from pharmacy school

u_dwg · 2017-06-12T16:44:16+00:00

Putting it bluntly, a biochemistry degree is a dime a dozen now. You'll never make 6 figures in 4 years with just a biochem degree, and many biochemists who don't go onto their PhD will never reach that milestone. Quitting school to go find yourself or some form of that bullshit is beta and should be avoided in the healthcare professions.

FuckTheClippers · 2017-06-13T09:22:52+00:00

Life in your 30s is way better. You'll have money finally to enjoy things. Just be patient

raymelika · 2017-06-20T23:02:42+00:00

Gone through pharmacy school myself.

" I refuse to do that. I want to be with my friends, I want to be by the water, and I want to enjoy life on my terms. I will not forfeit my gym schedule or weightlifting routine for a paycheck"

Cool, now go do just that. Its doable.

H42 · Sun Jun 11 0:32:43 2017 UTC

learning how to cook sushi

Good sushi is raw, not cooked.

Mangoinhand · 2017-06-11T15:17:10+00:00

There are a ton of women in Pharmacy school. Best you stay away so you remove yourself from that pool of men to improve my odds

dobigan · 2017-06-14T00:05:18+00:00

A little late, but I'm failing to see the big deal. How long even is pharmacy school - 4 years? That's nothing. At the end of it you'll have a decently well paying job (note: job = $$$) and you'll be able to do everything you said you wanted to do. More importantly, you're adding value to this world. An alpha male adds value. Sure the 4 years won't be easy, but at the end of it you'll have an education that no one can take away. Once you have that education you can do w/e you want - after all, you earned it. Don't do something silly and skip out on this opportunity to help your fellow mankind.

jlz961 · 2017-06-14T05:35:33+00:00

Dude I really feel you in this post. I've been going through the same type of thing, especially that I just got back from a month long trip in Peru in one of my last college summer vacations. There's one expression that always pops up, "youth is wasted on the young". On one hand, I want to get that good job and make money, but the other side says to drop everything and explore the world to live a fulfilling life. However, I've realized it's important to hustle and find ways to make and save money first. In my case as a computer science student, this summer will be devoted to bringing some app ideas into fruition.

Back to the point, I think you can still find a balance. Ive been thinking that after graduating college, maybe live in another country for a bit and work with your profession there. That way you're exposed to another culture, which is the immersion I think you're craving, but still establishing some type of foundation. Still, it's tough, that thought is always gonna be there. Whether just going out to explore will really work for you. I guess everything is achievable with effort. Op I think you'll always have that drive to travel, and you'll be able to make it work. For right now, go with the flow and become an expert in time management. I'm sure you'll kill it... Best of luck!

Title	HELP: Going to pharmacy school but scared about missing out on travelling, social life, and personal goals.
Author	typicalUFfratguy
Upvotes	10
Comments	27
Date	June 10, 2017 11:59 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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