Hi! Your juniors were calling you a legend in class, haha. They said you'd gone into medicine or pharmacy. Congratulations!
Hahaha, really?! Please take good care of my younger sibling if they join your lessons later!
Of course! Were there other legends besides you? Which university are you at?
I'm studying pharmacy at Ewha Womans University, haha.
That's amazing!
There are quite a few 'legends' in our year, haha.
I see!
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Every now and then, I hear from a former student. Good exam results are lovely, and so is finding out how they are getting on at university.
On October 1, 2026, I caught up with a former student who is studying pharmacy. Some younger students had mentioned them in class, so I sent a message to see how they were doing.
“I'm studying pharmacy at Ewha Womans University, haha.”
After I congratulated them, they asked me to take good care of their younger sibling if they joined my lessons later. It means a lot when a former student thinks of me for their sibling too.
There are quite a few 'legends' in our year, haha.
I see, haha.
One is at Chung-Ang University studying pharmacy, and [name redacted] went on to study medicine!
There was another student who was good at chemistry. They used to attend the academy too. Have you seen them?
Who do you mean?
I can't remember, haha. Anyway, congratulations!
Thank you!
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As we talked, I heard about other students from the same year. One was studying pharmacy at Chung-Ang University, and another had gone on to study medicine.
Hearing their news brought back memories of studying chemistry together.
During lessons, we were busy preparing for the next exam. Now they are studying their chosen subjects at university. Time really does go quickly.
A girl or a boy?
A girl.
Do you mean [name redacted]?
Ah, yes! She was really good at chemistry. She did well too, didn't she? [Names redacted.] Everyone did well.
That student went to Seoul National University! [Names redacted] went to Yonsei too.
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We also talked about another student who had been very good at chemistry. I could remember the student but couldn't immediately recall the name. It turned out they had gone to Seoul National University.
Sometimes a face comes back before a name does. A little conversation is all it takes: 'Ah, of course! That student!' Haha.
I also heard that other classmates had gone to Yonsei. One conversation had brought news of quite a few former students.
Everyone did well.
[Names redacted] went to Yonsei too.
Ah!
[Name redacted] went to Gachon University to study medicine too!
Wow, just as I thought, haha. Congratulations to you all!!
Thank you, haha!
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Then came news of another former student studying medicine at Gachon University. They had all done so well.
“Anyway, congratulations!!”
After all our catching up, that was what I most wanted to say. Congratulations again to the students who worked hard and made these next steps possible.
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Teacher, how have you been? It's been a while! I'm studying pharmacy at graduate school. We're doing organic chemistry and I can't remember anything. I wondered if you still taught chemistry, so I got in touch. I stopped studying chemistry for a while and now we're doing NMR again. I can't remember any of it, so I really found myself thinking of you!
Wow, you're in graduate school already? Has it really been that long? Time flies. The students I taught are going on to universities one by one! I'm still teaching. You must be doing well at university these days. [Private small talk omitted.]
I've stayed in the UK, so I'm on the quicker side, haha. Could you teach me organic chemistry and thermodynamics online once? I really can't remember anything, and I'm a little overwhelmed because I find the professor's explanations hard to follow.
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Another former student contacted me about graduate study. They had stayed in the UK and were studying pharmacy at graduate school. Returning to organic chemistry had made them realise how much they had forgotten.
“Now we're doing NMR again. I can't remember any of it, so I really found myself thinking of you!”
They also asked whether we could have an online lesson on organic chemistry and thermodynamics. A student I once helped with exam preparation was now contacting me about graduate coursework. It was lovely to hear from them, and a reminder of how much time had passed.
Finishing school chemistry does not always mean saying goodbye to the subject. It can come back at university, and I appreciate being remembered when a former student needs help.
Pharmacy, medicine and graduate study: thank you for letting me know how you are doing. Stay well, and do keep in touch!
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