The Howard and DC Recap

I would totally post this @ the Escritorio Rx Blog but I know that that site is being filtered through Pharmcas

As I return on my flight back to Orange County, I believe the three day experience of DC is only a glimpse of the great and amazing experiences I can look forward to if I attend Howard Pharmacy School there.

This school offers many experiences that I can look forward too.


If diversity is what I'm looking for... we had 3 california students (SoCal and Norcal), Florida Gators, Cleveland "I lose 30 games in a row" students. Maryland students, people from Chicago and Michigan. The current students, one was from UCLA! woohoO! I thought the historically black college would be obvious, but I felt like it felt like a great heterogenous sample.

If tradition is important, the 1861 inaugural date should be enough said. Tradition of having the alumni from 1981 coming in and sharing his experience

If leadership, Kappa Psi strategically had their gathering on the second floor and were having a food donation service drive.

If service is important, outreach in the local community. Howard collaborates with community clinics and has their own hospital


The pros
Diversity
Metro area
Pharm.D./MBA
Dean was former teacher
Chill P3's
60 member class
student participation/groups
Research focused
Walgreens Rep speech
Formulation aspect
Going GLOBAL


The cons:
Little crossover between medical, dental and allied health schools on Howard
research labs are still being built. I'm thinking Irvine had state of the art everything and anything in the buildings
the library was modern architecture and a newness/crispness... but half the size of our older one


Aside from that, overall Pareto's principle follows... 80/20


As far as the trip itself....

First, must I say that to all those who said you can't play outdoor basketball in DC. It's been accomplished. Done and done...in the dark and 30 degrees outside should not dissuade any avid basketball fan from attempting a round of H-O-R-S-E, or in our case H-O-R, pronounced "whore" or H-O, as jolly ole' Santa cries out.

Second, I must say, hostels are such a fun amazing experience. The eclectic mix of different cultures, languages and communication mediums. I have a good friend who worked at the Banana Bungalo in Maui last summer and I can't recall a time when he didn't share a memorable store of his day-trips or encounters with visitors. Same goes for DC lofty. I imagine the word only connotes Ann Taylor loft and a kind of cold, bourgeois stay. Definitely not! First thing that stood out the flat screen! With HD Sports! HA! FIgures right? Other than that, the staff and the guests had their share of stories to tell about their favorite players and teams. I mean really, a New Orleans fan in DC? Better yet, did Shannon Brown really have a fan in DC? Whattttt?

From graduate students to foreign students, I definitely met more new people than back in the "everyone- knows- everyone" in the Orange County bubble year. Sad, but true. Other than that, their were other university students and USC alum out of all people.

Third, so much to do. I miss the outdoors and hiking so much! Ah, next time I come I think a hike or indoor rockclimb could only add more to the new colors and sights of the Botanical Garden and Natural History museum. In the hustle of bustle of the city, I was pleasantly surprised to find peace and serenity in the greenhouse and among a life-sized elephant replica.

Didn't get to see: Teaism, Jaleo, Dirty Martini's and the second floor of Busboys and Poets. :D Oh yah, and a Jacuzzi! Seriously, who wants to go to an outdoor rooftop jacuzzi in 30 degree weather. FAIL. Lol, Can I at least get an indoor one? Please and thanks?


Ps. I still don't know what time it is... To the point where I almost missed my connecting flight from Arizona to OC :/

As a recap.

a day guest pass at a so-so Washington Sports Club -$35.00. Laaame. What happened to a $10.00 guess pass?Sheeesh, I might as well buy two 15-lb weights and a circuit outside!


1 hour of sleep before interview: NOT advisable

N.O. xplode before a Math test and nerve-wrenching interview. DO_Able.

Knowing what CLXXXIV means? Seriously? What does that have to do with Pharm???


Recalculating a math problem in a jet-lagged half awake state answer was wrong. FAIL.

(I swear I did it three times: 1f I spend $1 per second, I could spend $1,000,000 in 2 weeks. Justify your answer. true False.
I put true. then I erased. StUPID FACTORS)


I started using the 1,000,000 over 2 weeks as a ratio factor and got down to .81.. and I didn't know how to interpret it.
So I was like let's start with the $1 per second... psh I calculated 608 thousand something


Realizing AFTER an intense Linkd In and google search, your interview was with a Centers for Sickle Center Disease (Good thing I plugged the immunology class in! )

Priceless.




Finally arrived at John Wayne. Cheers and Good night!