u/ResolveAccording6519

Hi, I was wondering if I could get opinions on UMES’ pharmD program- I applied only a couple days ago and was also waiting on 1 more recommender, but they’ve reached out with interview dates. it’s not my 1st choice , probably my 3rd choice of school and its also 2 hours away from me, and they are looking for an in person interview.

im sure i can talk to them about that but i was wondering do they usually reply thay fast? i mean, i submitted my application 2-3 days ago. any help is appreciated :)

Hi, I have a question about what would be appropriate in the personal statement. I wanted my hook to sort of go off of an exchange between me and my mom, she is a pharmacist.

basically, in the exchange she is telling me a medication i took could be potentially responsible for my side effect (drowsiness/fatigue). I wanted to highlight how reassurance from a healthcare provider in comparison to searching up side effects or something without direct patient to provider contact is way more personal and can bring tons of relief and how i want to be able to do that as a prospective pharmacist.

i know this is kinda vague but im still fleshing out my essay. i dont hint at all what the medication could be or any condition i could have. is this appropriate, or should i try to do something less focused on personal health? its a small exchange, really, but i dont want to write about something not appropriate for the essay. sorry if this is an odd question, i overthink literally everything.

thanks!

Basically what the title says. Recently i've been seeing a lot of posts flat out degrading the hijab and Islam with no provocation, and the posters are non-muslim, not even ex muslims. they are atheists and claim they are criticizing religion but they're just being plain racist and islamophobic.

It's most prevalent under posts of hijabis talking about wearing hijab. like completely unprovoked! comments saying they're brainwashed and supporting some thing that oppresses women. Mind you, most of these hijabis are wearing it on their own accord.

I posted a video too from an account that i've deactivated now due to too many inappropriate comments and DMs where I was saying I don't wear hijab for men, in the sense that it is an act of worship and that is a secondary factor. my comments were so rude and all came from non muslims. And it felt so normalized.

I try to spend less time in those comments and posts but it's genuinely so sad! I am a little more mature now but imagine 13-17 year old muslim girls having this normalized and shoved in their face, it's heartbreaking to me. And you can't even post about it without being degrading. I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Back in 2023 when I wore the hijab it definitely wasn't like this. I dont know. and im a huge advocate for women's rights but a lot of these accounts now are shifting their feminism from supporting women to supporting those women who fit their narrative. white women feminism basically. Idk

Hi, I have a quick question about IFT. i have some more time on my hands so i applied to an ift job, since I haven't done much with my emt cert since i got it last august, unfortunately due to just inconvenient circumstance. I am trying to review but I am wondering: 1) To what extent do IFT jobs provide training? 2) If they see my experience isn't adequate in an appropriate amount of time, will they just not proceed with my employment?

Additionally: I left my old volunteer station since I couldn't get cleared in the time frame that was given to me (I take responsibility but a lot of the reason I left was their poor handling of their ems program). If I left for this reason does that stunt my chance of actually getting an IFT job?

Thank you for any help provided, I just want to do EMS on the side any way possible. It is not my primary career but I enjoy it and want to continue doing it alongside my education.

thanks! 😊

How did you go about asking people for a LOR? I have maybe only 1 solid professor I am sure will write a letter, my general chemistry professor for 1&2. I could also ask my boss/staff pharmacist for another letter, and then potentially a professor I had for english who's class I did well in and enjoyed. I also have a professor who I took statistics with in which I did well in who most likely would be willing to. I'm just confused on if it would be a good idea asking the latter two people because I only had them for one semester/we were together for a shorter period of time.

Mostly wondering because unfortunately in almost all of my science classes I have a B average, and 1 C.

Hi, I am going to apply to pharmacy school during the fall 2026 semester (for fall 27), and in this spring 2026 semester I received a C in my Anatomy and Physiology class, and I was thinking of retaking it. I have so far received all Bs in my science classes unfortunately with my luck only As in some electives. I am also at community college.

My question was would it be worth it to retake A&P during the fall when i'll be applying, as they won't necessarily be taking into account the grade i get upon completion? Thank you!

Hi, I'm looking for a hair salon that will accommodate muslim women in the sense that they can make an appointment to be in a secluded/private area. I've looked online multiple times but don't see any specific results so I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations, preferably closer to the west side of baltimore county. I also haven't gone to a hair salon since i began wearing a hijab so I don't have any good recommendations that I can fall back on. Any help is appreciated

Thank you!

maybe im just looking for some reassurance

ever since I wore a hijab 3-4 years ago, I have been thankful to get so close to Islam and I've given up or partially given up certain things just to be a better person/it is impermissible in Islam. The main thing that comes to mind is drawing animate beings, art is and has been a huge part of my life and even though I'm glad I'm doing the correct thing I feel grief leaving a part of me behind. And more recently, I've accepted the fact that though firefighting is not a haram passion, my hijab will make it difficult for me to do that as a volunteer (or a career) simply due to the mechanics of the suit, I don't want to compromise my hijab for it.

I am a volunteer EMT and really enjoy it but it feels like the two go hand in hand and I feel left out while all my friends have taken the firefighting class or already are firefighters. I don't really feel connected to my ethnicity and have few Muslim friends so it's not like I have that to fall back on. How do you cope with this feeling of loneliness? It doesn't make me hate wearing a hijab or being muslim Alhamdullilah and MashaAllah but it does make me sad sometimes

Thank you