No body warned me about this side of pharmacy school 😭.

When I first got into Pharmacy school, I thought the hardest part would be memorizing drugs, learning their mechanisms of action, and surviving exams.
I was wrong. 😂
Pharmacy school has taught me something that isn't written in any textbook: you can be exhausted and still have to keep going.
There are days when you spend hours reading, only to realize you barely remember what you studied. There are practicals where you question every decision you've ever made. There are lectures that make you stare at your notes like they're written in another language. 😭
And then there are those moments when you finally understand a difficult topic and think:
“Wait… I actually understand this!” 🥹
Those little victories make everything worth it.
Pharmacy isn't just about knowing the names of drugs. It's about understanding how medicines work, how they can help people, how they can harm people when used incorrectly, and eventually becoming someone whose knowledge can make a real difference in another person's life.
I'm still on the journey. Still learning. Still making mistakes. Still having those “I can't do this anymore” moments. 😂
But I'm also slowly becoming the pharmacist I once imagined myself becoming.
To every student currently struggling through school: you're probably doing better than you think. ❤️
What's one thing school has taught you that no textbook ever could?