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Six more hours... will I survive?
(It's been awful, but not anything to do with what we were talking about earlier).
What's done is done!
Six more hours... will I survive?
(It's been awful, but not anything to do with what we were talking about earlier).
We all feel kinda horrible about being catty and gossipy about classmates like this, but then in the end we decide that it is quite cathartic and that it wouldn't be necessary unless they weren't such donkeyholes in the first place.
The more classmates I get into casual conversations with, the more it kind of spills out that others feel the same exact way about the same exact people. At first, we tend to tip toe around the subject, but then when it becomes obvious that we're talking about the same people doing the same thing, we have this moment, and all the deets come spilling out. And then it always ends with an "omg i felt like such a b**** for feeling this way, but i'm glad you feel the same!" We all feel kinda horrible about being catty and gossipy about classmates like this, but then in the end we decide that it is quite cathartic and that it wouldn't be necessary unless they weren't such donkeyholes in the first place.
LOVE emergency. It's the only thing that has even vaguely tempted me away from shelter med (not gonna happen though).
Want to come do my two emergency rotations for me? I'm pretty sure I'm going to be contemplating bad things by the time I'm done with 4 weeks of emergency (3 of which are overnights).
Want to come do my two emergency rotations for me? I'm pretty sure I'm going to be contemplating bad things by the time I'm done with 4 weeks of emergency (3 of which are overnights).
Want to come do my two emergency rotations for me? I'm pretty sure I'm going to be contemplating bad things by the time I'm done with 4 weeks of emergency (3 of which are overnights).
Ew, I feel your pain. SA Emergency was my least favorite rotation so far. I had the 12-10 pm shift, then the 3 pm - 2 am. Nights are definitely busier than daytime, so you'll probably see quite a bit. And I learned how to handle weird owners at 2 am haha. But I did feel like I didn't see the sun for 2 weeks.
7 down for me, and 13 to go. I really enjoyed Ophthalmology and will miss it! On to Nutrition & Behavior for 2 weeks, then 2 much needed weeks of vacation!
... I just figured out who you are!
That makes me a total creeper, I know.
Our head clinician just told my rotation that we were the best rotation he has had since he has been here and as an award he is giving us all 95 on our end of rotation test regardless of what we really got
Our head clinician just told my rotation that we were the best rotation he has had since he has been here and as an award he is giving us all 95 on our end of rotation test regardless of what we really got
He's just happy that your rotation has colic repelling abilities and he didn't have to cut many things in the middle of the night
Please go knock on wood lol. We still have the weekend to get through.
Last night of being on call for equine surgery. I have enjoyed this rotation but I'm so glad it's over. Being on call 24/7 for three weeks is a tad excessive. I start my parasit externship tomorrow. I'm a little excited.
I scheduled my NAVLE!!!! End of November. Sh** is getting real
I scheduled my NAVLE!!!! End of November. Sh** is getting real
Dec 3rd for me...
I scheduled my NAVLE!!!! End of November. Sh** is getting real
I have a question for all of y'all now in clinics:
How is your recall of all the masses of info that was presented to you during your classroom years in vet school? Like, do you remember everything, anything? How much is it expected that you will remember?
I'm asking because I'm started to get worried. I'm in my 2nd year and this year I'm studying like never before-which is to say, staying somewhat on top of the material instead of just cramming before a test. But it doesn't seem to be sticking any better than when I crammed. I'm just not quick with long term recall for previously learned material. I do well in my classes, but I'm worried that I won't remember anything come 4th year. I know it is dangerous to compare myself to my classmates, but some of them can answer every question an instructor asks, and ask ridiculously detailed, intricate questions during lectures. That is just not me and I'm worried that I'm falling behind in actual learning, even though my grades aren't reflecting a poor performance. Basically I'm asking if any of you have tricks to be a better learner, rather than just a "good" student? Or if it matters?
I mean...even when you are on clinics....you are still going to be studying. You end up pulling out a lot of old notes to look over again.
You will feel like an idiot in clinics when they ask you questions...and there will be a ton you don't know...but you go look it up and it's fine. You will also remember a lot more than you expected...
This!
I mean...even when you are on clinics....you are still going to be studying. You end up pulling out a lot of old notes to look over again.
You will feel like an idiot in clinics when they ask you questions...and there will be a ton you don't know...but you go look it up and it's fine. You will also remember a lot more than you expected...
Seconded. There will be a lot of random factoids that you remember for no good reason at all. And there will be a mass of information that you look back up to relearn, and you will remember it better for having seen it in real life. For the most part, they expect you to not remember things, but they do expect you to never not know the answer twice (ie. if you say you don't know, you sure better look it up and know the answer the next day).
You are a mean, mean person.My new guilty pleasure as of late. Esp on days when I have a crappy day on clinics, or I'm super aggravated by that one suuuuper annoying b**** on my rotation, I like to wander around where underclassmen congregate and instantly feel so awesome that their lives suck soooo much worse than mine. That actually, my life is pretty good. I would not trade it for the world.