{"id":224,"date":"2019-09-25T08:48:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=224"},"modified":"2022-01-31T11:08:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T17:08:41","slug":"advice-from-a-2019-grad-for-new-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/advice-from-a-2019-grad-for-new-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice From a 2019 Grad for New Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>The best advice that I was given prior to entering pharmacy school was to get involved and to make the most of the opportunities presented to me. Befriend others, not only in the College of Pharmacy, but in the other colleges as well. Some of these people may be your future colleagues and others may become lifelong friends. Get involved with student organizations. 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