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Neil Labak
Neil Labak

My name is Neil Labak, and I'm a sophomore pharmacy student at Northeastern. I am from the small town of Belchertown in western Massachusetts. Although I came from a small, rural community, adapting to Boston was much easier than I had anticipated.

When I am not involved with my educational responsibilities, I enjoy watching and playing sports. In the future, I plan to pursue a degree in business as I would eventually like to travel the world as a biopharmaceutical salesman.

I am a member of a few student organizations which include NUHSP (Northeastern University Society of Health-System Pharmacists), NSCS (National Society of Collegiate Scholars), and ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists). I am also very active in Health Science Open Houses, and I interact with prospective students by speaking about various campus activities and experiences. Right now I am looking forward to my summer co-op in Boston.

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July 21, 2009

Summer Continued

The second wave of exams has come and gone, and I am in the middle of a nice ten day period of no studying. After studying for the better part of a month, I survived my tests, and enjoyed a perfect weekend at the Cape this past weekend with my girlfriend Sarah. There is nothing more relaxing than relaxing on a beach when it is 80 degrees, and sunny. It was the best three day span I can remember, school-free, worry-free, and most importantly fun! We went to dinner, mini-golfing, to the ocean, shopping, and enjoyed every minute of freedom from the “reality” of jobs, and responsibilities. With that said I am already back in Boston, and in school for a few more weeks before finals begin. After that, I have a week off before I come back to work at Dana Farber for a few weeks, and then on to my new co-op job (still waiting to find out where I will be working).
This summer has gone by faster than any other semester I can remember. It might be due to the fact that I didn’t pick my head up out of my notes until halfway through the semester, or because it was raining for the whole month of June. As the semester winds down, it marks a historic, and amazi8ng accomplishment for me. I am halfway through my college career. I only have four more semesters of class left, before I go on clinical rotations for 36 weeks. To think that I am only 3 years away from becoming a pharmacist seems quite shocking. It has gone by so fast. I have finished two co-ops, and 6 semesters of school. As usually, I cannot wait for the opportunity to try something new in the pharmaceutical field for my next co-op as well as enhance my knowledge about pharmacy. I am still unsure of what I would like to pursue with my pharmacy degree when I graduate, but thankfully for me I will have all the opportunities in the world as options.

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