A Double-Edged Sword

Since I was a little kid about the age of 7 I always looked up to firefighters and also wanted to be one.  I wanted to be a firefighter because they would always help people and serve the community and they are basically superheros.  Then later on I realized all the hard work they had to put in and how courageous and dedicated they are to there work every single day.  I realized that I wasn't as courageous or dedicated as a firefighter should be but, I figured another way to help others in the community.  It was to be a pharmacist.  A pharmacist doesn't need to run through fires to save someone and have to put there life on the line everyday.  They could help the community through medicine and would still be a significant help to the community.  

Becoming a pharmacist is quite hard.  This is a risky job where the wrong medication and dosage can kill someone and schooling is difficult.  Although the pay is great for being a pharmacist it is a double edged sword.  On one end it is a well paying job and on the other you might not even pass the exam for the Pharm.D.

One of my biggest fear was failing or not being able to complete pharmacy school.  So my question for after high school is "What will I do if I fail or am unable to become a pharmacist?"  I found answers for this question.  The answer to how to deal with failure was that everyone would fail at something in there life all you have to do is get past this wall and life would go on.  It may sound difficult at first because it is so costly and you put so much time into it but life will go on.  Another answer I found was that you could find other fields in other pharmaceutical fields and there is never a specific right or wrong path you can take. The only path you can take is the one for yourself.

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/alexandra-flores-pharmd/2016/09/how-to-deal-with-failure-in-pharmacy-school

http://pharmsci.uci.edu/didnt-get-pharmacy-school-now/