Lo Fu-chien, a student from Siaogang Senior High School in Kaohsiung, is determined to become a pharmacist. Although Lo failed to gain admission into National Taiwan University’s (NTU) School of Pharmacy through the Fanhsing university direct entrance program, he later found out that he could, on the strength of his grades, get into NTU’s School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Law or Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Nonetheless, he decided to continue pursuing his dream. Lo has put China Medical University’s School of Pharmacy as his top choice, and if the opportunity arises he will transfer to the university’s School of Medicine or School of Chinese Medicine and perhaps become the first-ever medical doctor among the school’s alumni.
Lo’s grandparents and parents have run a Chinese medicine pharmacy for two generations, so Lo was influenced by his surroundings from a young age and has long wanted to become a pharmacist.
School principal Chen Chien-min says that every year the top one percent of Siaogang Senior High School‘s students — approximately six students — are able to gain entry into Taiwan’s top five universities: NTU, National Tsinghua University, National Chiao Tung University, National Chengchi University and National Cheng Kung University. Although it is a pity that Lo has given up on NTU, the school respects his wishes, says Chen.
Photo: Hung Ting-hung, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者洪定宏
(LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY EDWARD JONES)
高雄市立小港高中學生羅富謙立志當藥劑師，透過繁星計畫，雖然攻不進台大藥學系，但事後按成績推估可錄取台大獸醫系及法律系、外文系；他堅持夢想，首選中國醫藥大學藥學系，若有機會轉進醫學系或中醫系，可能成為該校首位醫師校友。
羅富謙的祖父母及父母兩代經營中藥房，他從小耳濡目染，也想當藥劑師。
校長陳建民表示，小港高中頂尖百分之一、約六名學生，每年都可錄取台大、清華、交通、政大及成大等五所名校；雖然羅富謙放棄台大很可惜，但校方尊重其意願。
(自由時報記者洪定宏)
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