I have been in a comfortable routine for about 11 weeks now; Novartis, Dana Farber, then sleep; and repeat. Co-op has been great, but working close to 60 hours a week has begun to get tiresome. Class will be a nice break from all this work....until exams start. I feel pharmacy co-ops are more advantageous than other major’s co-ops. The pharmacy program has four month co-ops which helps to prevent boredom with work or school.

The advantage of 4 month co-ops (pharmacy is 4 months compared to 6 for most other majors) is that you get a change of pace more frequently and you also get to experience three different work settings instead of two.

The summer classes for third year pharmacy students are pharmacology 2, pharmaceutics 2 with the lab, health care systems and communication skills with a lab. The nice thing about summer classes is that we have Friday’s off! Three day weekends are always nice, but I have a feeling I might be spending those Fridays in the library.

Thursday is going to be a very exciting day for me. I’m going to see an NCAA men’s basketball tournament game at the TD Bank North Garden (where the Boston Celtics and Bruins play). My girlfriend bought me tickets to see Duke vs. Villanova and also Pitt vs. Xavier. Duke has been my favorite team since I was about 5 years old, and seeing them play live for the first time will certainly be exhilarating. I will definitely post some pictures of this game at the end of the week.

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Have a good night!