Pharmacist Personal Statement

Now that I am 32 and more mature, I have a better understanding of who I am, my desires and the career I would like to pursue. After learning more about myself, in recent years I developed a burning, aching desire to become the finest professional I can possibly be in the pharmacy field. My primary goal is to work for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a pharmacist, although working in a local pharmacy is also an excellent fit. Most importantly, I aspire to be an outstanding pharmacist.

There is a host of reasons why pharmacy is my true calling. Since my youngest days growing up in Zimbabwe in my single-parent family, I knew I wanted a career in the healthcare field. I was motivated by the huge numbers of Zimbabwe’s underprivileged

At nineteen I immigrated to Massachusetts from Zimbabwe to attend school in 2003. It was a difficult transition as a young person who knew no one prior to moving here. It was total culture shock and took much getting used to. Moreover, I had a very difficult time supporting myself financially, as I was not authorized to obtain employment. These difficulties unfortunately had a negative effect on my grades. Had I not had these problems, my grades would have been much higher. In addition, in 2012 and 2013 I had to overcome a great deal of physical and mental abuse from a significant other. As a result my grades and life suffered. I struggled to seek counseling, but once I received the help I needed to overcome this tragic ordeal, my desire to achieve my goal to apply to pharmacy became stronger and my dedication continues to show. During the last quarter, while attending Northeastern University, I have been maintaining a full class schedule while working 40 hours a week at Thermo Fisher Scientific. I have gone the extra mile by taking classes such Anatomy and Physiology, which have greatly increased my academic knowledge. It is a high pressure lifestyle, but it is preparing me for the intense accelerated PharmaD program. Fortunately, as the 19th century German philosopher Frederick Nietzsche wrote, “that which does not kill us makes

The program is perfect for me, as I will be able to achieve the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in a timely fashion, Now that I am 32 and more mature, I have a better understanding of who I am, my desires and the career I would like to pursue. After learning more about myself, in recent years I developed a burning, aching desire to become the finest professional I can possibly be in the pharmacy field. My primary goal is to work for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a pharmacist, although working in a local pharmacy is also an excellent fit. Most importantly, I aspire to be an outstanding