Wow. It has been a very busy month. Finals ended on the 19th, and I went home on the 21st. My finals went well. Pharmacology was very challenging, (150 multiple choice questions in 2 hours) pharmaceutics was pretty tough and biochem was not that difficult. I survived the semester and it is now time for co-op.

My winter break was nine days, and they flew by fast. I spent time with my family, friends and girlfriend. It was relaxing to not have to study or think about school or work. The presents on Christmas were also very nice! My break is now over, am I am back at Dana Farber Cancer Institute for a week before my co-op at Novartis in Cambridge begins. I am very excited for this co-op to begin. I hope to learn a lot and make the best out of the great opportunity that I have been given.

These last few days have been very hectic; packing for Boston, cleaning my apartment, organizing things, and also working at Dana Farber. I have been non-stop for the past week and it is not going to get easier anytime soon. I will be working full time at Novartis while working about 15 hours a week at Dana Farber.

As for now, I am going to relax and enjoy the night. If you have any questions regarding my finals, winter break or co-op; please feel free to ask me!

Have a great night, and a Happy New Year!

Posted by Neil Labak at 7:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Two more weeks until this semester is over! All that is in my way are three finals. This semester has flown by, like the first two years of college. I am anticipating my new co-op job at Novartis, as it comes closer and closer to my start date in early January. I will have about a week off for Christmas break before I return to work a week at my prior co-op job, Dana Farber. After that, I begin my exciting new job at Novartis in Cambridge. I will be work there full time as well as at Dana Farber for about 15 hours a week. Before any of that happens, I must first survive finals week. I have about a week to prepare for two huge finals in pharmaceutics and pharmacology. If I do well on these I will hopefully make deans list for the fifth time at NU. I am very busy as I continue to work at both of my jobs and study for finals. I am very excited to have a four month period of no studying and no taking notes. As for now, I am preparing the best I can for my finals and getting ready to enjoy Christmas vacation.

Posted by Neil Labak at 3:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)