Class of 2016....how ya doing?

[NStarz]

Just got rotation dates for clinics. HOLY SHIZ. Cue massive panic attack...

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[orca2011]

Just got rotation dates for clinics. HOLY SHIZ. Cue massive panic attack...

I kind of want more information because I'm trying to decided if I'm skipping both blocks or only skipping large animal. If I want to skip both, I need to have externships lined up, but I need dates!

 

[psilovethomas]

I hate 4th semester. Really trying to take everything a day at a time. 3 quizzes and 2 exams this week. At least we are half way through to spring break on Friday.

 

[orca2011]

Cannot get myself to be able to focus on Pharmacology and we have a test on Monday and I'm really behind on my study guides...

 

[NStarz]

Stupid derm quizzes. Ughhhh. They're online and open book and I still can't manage to do well. There's like two right answers for a lot of the questions. In other news, really enjoying cardio.

I really wish I didn't care about grades. The amount of studying that would be required of me to get A's is insanely higher than what I think I am doing. Ugh. This would be so much easier if I was positive I didn't want to do a residency.

 

[squirrelsrule]

True false are the ones that get me, but surprisingly I got this one right . I think respiratory on Monday is gonna be BAD! I keep having flashbacks to virology. Thank goodness the acid base stuff is gonna be on there, I think that'll save me .

 

[Trilt]

Just got rotation dates for clinics. HOLY SHIZ. Cue massive panic attack...

At least you get them. I'm trying to schedule something with a program that fills up a year+ in advance, and they won't have dates available until summer. I'm going with a best guess using the last couple years' dates right now - I don't understand why that's not something considered, ugh.

 

[orca2011]

Spayed a kitty today with a single uterine horn. Assuming the other one was aplastic, but it was so weird. Still not certified to go solo yet since I want to do a few more pregnant/postpartums so I can get a feel for the tissue better, but learned a few new knots today and am much faster/sure of myself on my closures, so I'm pleased.

 

[nyanko]

Totally just googled something in my notes that I didn't understand. It brought me to pages concerning viagra. I don't think my notes were talking about viagra...

Actually they very well might have been. Sildenafil is used to treat pulmonary hypertension in dogs.

 

[orcagirl]

Actually they very well might have been. Sildenafil is used to treat pulmonary hypertension in dogs.

Yup. At least there's a veterinary generic now. It was crazy expensive when I had to buy it last year for my HW complication dog.

 

[NStarz]

First midterm tomorrow--respiratory physiology. This is the most boring material ever. Like in all of history. It can either go pretty well or really badly. Here's to hoping it's the former...

 

[psilovethomas]

First midterm tomorrow--respiratory physiology. This is the most boring material ever. Like in all of history. It can either go pretty well or really badly. Here's to hoping it's the former...

Totally agree. We did resp physio first year and I really didn't like it. We had respiratory diseases last semester and the professor was awesome, so the class wan't too bad

 

[orca2011]

We're supposed to get another 4-6 inches of snow starting early in the AM with the heaviest snow fall occurring from 7-noon. Pharm test begins at 9 tomorrow. While it's unlikely it'll be postponed, I really want to now vs at 6 AM...

 

[Jamr0ckin]

I am trying to be good and review lectures, study, (re: catch up) but I just can't. Our first test isn't until 2/14. And while it really isn't, it just seems like so far away!

On a side note, I always pictured myself being bad at neuro. I don't like it and it doesn't interest me, but somehow in our neuro lab yesterday, I was doing pretty good with localizing the lesion and even got the diagnoses for a condition we hadn't covered in class yet. So, I'm gonna keep my mind open about it.

I thought I would like Ophtho... but now not so sure.

Still love nutrition, endocrine, and I am looking forward to covering the small animal portion of alimentary.

 

[DVMDream]

I feel like Ophtho is kind of like learning a new language..... so many words that I have to learn.

I am seriously behind in studying this semester, partly due to my grandma passing away and just not being able to focus during that time. I am trying to get back into the swing of things and catch up. I have to do this quick as we have exams on the 21st of this month.

In good news, I have an externship this Easter that I am very much looking forward to.

 

[NStarz]

My dream hospital/place of employment is hiring emergency doctors right now...too bad I'm 3 years short of looking...

 

[DVMDream]

I have a midterm next week on Friday and I can not bring myself to study. I have tried to study and I just don't have the motivation or the attention span. I think it is a mix of personal stress and winter just dragging me down. I need to get myself back into the swing of things, but I just can't seem to do it.

 

[skittles12]

I thought I would like Ophtho... but now not so sure.

If it makes you feel any better...I didn't like ophtho class much, but I loved the clinic rotation. The rotation itself totally changed my opinion on eyes!

 

[Emiloo4]

Do any of y'all use e-value for your clinic scheduling? We have to choose our schedules from now until graduation, by Monday. It's bringing out serious commitment issues I didn't know I had

 

[psilovethomas]

I passed the cardio exam today. I was 100% sure I failed when I submitted it on examsoft. Thank you lord.

 

[NStarz]

I passed the cardio exam today. I was 100% sure I failed when I submitted it on examsoft. Thank you lord.

Eeek, we have ours on Monday. The professor put the fear of g-d in me yesterday.

 

[DVMDream]

I am having a, "why the hell did I decide to go to vet school" kind of month. I am just really, really in need of a break.

 

[NStarz]

I am having a, "why the hell did I decide to go to vet school" kind of month. I am just really, really in need of a break.

*hugs* I'm here if you need to vent! Hope things turn around for you soon...

 

[CanHardlyWait]

I ...gasp...kinda love this semester of school. All of my classes are really interesting, ok really most are, not all (virology, I'm looking at you) and while I'm crazy busy, I feel really engaged. Plus every time I've really wanted to skip an 8am class, but somehow found the strength to pull myself out of bed, the lecture has been really good and I'm totally glad I came. Sorry 2nd year haters, I want to commiserate, I really do. Wait till finals, I'm sure I will hate it then ( I just wanted to use a weird smiley-Vulcan smiley?!)

 

[orca2011]

I ...gasp...kinda love this semester of school. All of my classes are really interesting, ok really most are, not all (virology, I'm looking at you) and while I'm crazy busy, I feel really engaged. Plus every time I've really wanted to skip an 8am class, but somehow found the strength to pull myself out of bed, the lecture has been really good and I'm totally glad I came. Sorry 2nd year haters, I want to commiserate, I really do. Wait till finals, I'm sure I will hate it then ( I just wanted to use a weird smiley-Vulcan smiley?!)

Jealous. I definitely find classes more interesting (except Pharm and Anesthesia...) but I already feel like I'm drowning. We have 3 exams next week. Orthopedics Final on Monday, Med/Surg exam #2 on Tuesday and Pharm exam on Friday. I'm still catching up on lectures from when I missed last week from a funeral and just don't know how I'm going to get through everything. Worst part is that we're not even in the hard quarter yet.

 

[DVMDream]

I ...gasp...kinda love this semester of school. All of my classes are really interesting, ok really most are, not all (virology, I'm looking at you) and while I'm crazy busy, I feel really engaged. Plus every time I've really wanted to skip an 8am class, but somehow found the strength to pull myself out of bed, the lecture has been really good and I'm totally glad I came. Sorry 2nd year haters, I want to commiserate, I really do. Wait till finals, I'm sure I will hate it then ( I just wanted to use a weird smiley-Vulcan smiley?!)

I actually really enjoyed last semester. I am not sure if I am hating on school or just hating on life in general since it has been very crappy lately. Overall, I find second year more enjoyable than first year. I am just having a hard time getting back into the swing of things this semester and buckling down to study. Hoping it will get better as the outside stresses in life improve.

 

[CanHardlyWait]

Jealous. I definitely find classes more interesting (except Pharm and Anesthesia...) but I already feel like I'm drowning. We have 3 exams next week. Orthopedics Final on Monday, Med/Surg exam #2 on Tuesday and Pharm exam on Friday. I'm still catching up on lectures from when I missed last week from a funeral and just don't know how I'm going to get through everything. Worst part is that we're not even in the hard quarter yet.

Yeah, the amount of exams we have is astounding! I feel your pain there totally. I'm lucky in that I don't want an internship or residency so grades aren't a major concern to me right now. I just want to learn as much as I can and get by grade-wise. I'm not worried I'll fail out (well, not much anyway) so the ability to not worry about doing "well" on every exam helps a lot. It totally sucks when you have to miss class and are behind. Plus I bet y'all are digging out/catching up for all of the snow like we are, which makes for a crappy class schedule for a while. Last week we had class until 6pm on Thursday and had to choose between class at 7am the next day (with an exam at 8am) or that class during our lunch hour. We choose the lunch hour lecture. We're fine missing lunch, but god forbid we miss that last crucial hour of pre exam cramming!

I actually really enjoyed last semester. I am not sure if I am hating on school or just hating on life in general since it has been very crappy lately. Overall, I find second year more enjoyable than first year. I am just having a hard time getting back into the swing of things this semester and buckling down to study. Hoping it will get better as the outside stresses in life improve.

I had a personal life situation last semester that totally wrecked me focus wise, so I totally get that. I was just having dinner with a vet school friend and we were saying that while we can for the most part maintain our sanity even in the craziest of vet school times, if a single personal life thing comes up it totally ruins that very delicate balance and our entire lives fall apart. Vet school is way to stressful to handle it plus stressful outside events. Keep your chin up and struggle through. I don't know you DVMDream, but I can tell from your posts that you are super tough and resilient. You can tackle this too. We're all getting so much closer to being done! It's already 2014-we're class of 2016, halfway there!

 

[orca2011]

Yeah, the amount of exams we have is astounding! I feel your pain there totally. I'm lucky in that I don't want an internship or residency so grades aren't a major concern to me right now. I just want to learn as much as I can and get by grade-wise. I'm not worried I'll fail out (well, not much anyway) so the ability to not worry about doing "well" on every exam helps a lot. It totally sucks when you have to miss class and are behind. Plus I bet y'all are digging out/catching up for all of the snow like we are, which makes for a crappy class schedule for a while. Last week we had class until 6pm on Thursday and had to choose between class at 7am the next day (with an exam at 8am) or that class during our lunch hour. We choose the lunch hour lecture. We're fine missing lunch, but god forbid we miss that last crucial hour of pre exam cramming!

I haven't fully ruled out an internship/residency, so I'm trying to keep my grades decent/bring them up. First semester was rough, so it's been holding me back a little. However, if I do, I'm probably looking at one in companion exotics and a Penn Grad then intern did one and he said he wasn't near the top of his class, so that makes me feel better. He's now at the National Aquarium, so I feel like things are working out well for him.

And the snow days definitely haven't made things easier. Professors ending up having to rush through classes that should have been 2+ hours and make them fit into 50 minutes.

And now I'm having an issue studying because I'm so uncomfortable. I swear I have old women knees already. Doesn't help that I ran around 5.5 miles today, but they ache and I can't sit still. But even if I don't run, they start hurting in class.

 

[CanHardlyWait]

I haven't fully ruled out an internship/residency, so I'm trying to keep my grades decent/bring them up. First semester was rough, so it's been holding me back a little. However, if I do, I'm probably looking at one in companion exotics and a Penn Grad then intern did one and he said he wasn't near the top of his class, so that makes me feel better. He's now at the National Aquarium, so I feel like things are working out well for him.

And the snow days definitely haven't made things easier. Professors ending up having to rush through classes that should have been 2+ hours and make them fit into 50 minutes.

And now I'm having an issue studying because I'm so uncomfortable. I swear I have old women knees already. Doesn't help that I ran around 5.5 miles today, but they ache and I can't sit still. But even if I don't run, they start hurting in class.

Oh you crazy runners...try this http://www.badgerbalm.com/p-442-sore-joint-rub.aspx
I regularly use their sore muscle rub and it works really well. My husband always poo-pooed any "hippy" remedies until one time he was really sore from working (he's a carpenter) and I convinced him to use it. He's been a huge Badger Balm fan since. I obviously highly recommend it. (again-weird smile time. Pigeon smiley? why?)

 

[NStarz]

Jeez...my cardio exam today was an exercise of mental gymnastics.

 

[kaydubs]

Yeah, clin path was not kind to my migraine addled brain. At least I have 2 more exams to try to make up for today's (probably) poor showing.

 

[orca2011]

Yeah, clin path was not kind to my migraine addled brain. At least I have 2 more exams to try to make up for today's (probably) poor showing.

We haven't had an exam yet. I've been doing okay on our almost weekly quizzes, but I think I'll struggle a little when we put it all together.

On the plus side, only two exams stand between me and Florida!

 

[kaydubs]

We haven't had an exam yet. I've been doing okay on our almost weekly quizzes, but I think I'll struggle a little when we put it all together.

On the plus side, only two exams stand between me and Florida!

Florida? Buh? EXCITE

 

[psilovethomas]

too. many. viruses
not. enough. time

 

[Trilt]

Really excited about my pathology exam covering cardiac, hepatic, renal, derm and muscular/skeletal systems tomorrow.

 

[NStarz]

So apparently my class did the best on our exam that my cardio professor has seen in 5 years. First of all, yay! (Still haven't gotten grades back...the average was a 90 on a test that everyone notoriously fails. GO FIGURE). Secondly, why the heck does my class have to be so smart? This is not helping my class rank!

 

[orca2011]

So apparently my class did the best on our exam that my cardio professor has seen in 5 years. First of all, yay! (Still haven't gotten grades back...the average was a 90 on a test that everyone notoriously fails. GO FIGURE). Secondly, why the heck does my class have to be so smart? This is not helping my class rank!

My class has pretty high averages too. It's definitely a little frustrating at times especially when I put in a ton of effort and don't even get near the average.

As for exams, I'm currently trying to keep myself focused on Pharm since our test is Friday. First one wasn't that great and I'd like to do better in the class.

 

[NStarz]

My class has pretty high averages too. It's definitely a little frustrating at times especially when I put in a ton of effort and don't even get near the average.

As for exams, I'm currently trying to keep myself focused on Pharm since our test is Friday. First one wasn't that great and I'd like to do better in the class.

I usually get around average, but that doesn't help my self esteem any (I'm supposed to be BETTER than everyone else, damn it!). Haha. Vet school is definitely a humbling experience, that's for sure...

 

[Trilt]

Sooo that test I mentioned? Holy hell. Like, HOLY HELL. My class is questioning whether the notes they think they gave us and what we got were the same. It was ridiculous. I would have rather gone back and taken our LA anatomy final rather than that. I quite honestly don't think I've EVER not known as many questions as that exam.

This is how many of us are dealing:

 

[kaydubs]

B&J looks good right now...

 

[gugoodoll]

Sooo that test I mentioned? Holy hell. Like, HOLY HELL. My class is questioning whether the notes they think they gave us and what we got were the same. It was ridiculous. I would have rather gone back and taken our LA anatomy final rather than that. I quite honestly don't think I've EVER not known as many questions as that exam.

This is how many of us are dealing:

I found that B&J thing on Huffington Post and went to the local grocery store to look for it, but they don't carry it yet I ended up getting the Heath Bar flavor and Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon, so at least I didn't go home empty-handed...

 

[Trilt]

I found that B&J thing on Huffington Post and went to the local grocery store to look for it, but they don't carry it yet I ended up getting the Heath Bar flavor and Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon, so at least I didn't go home empty-handed...

I came home this morning to this in our freezer... I have the best. SO. ever.

(Who wants me super fat, apparently).

 

[kaydubs]

I must go to the store. Like now.

 

[gugoodoll]

I came home this morning to this in our freezer... I have the best. SO. ever.

(Who wants me super fat, apparently).

So I just went to the store to get some yogurt and I was like HMM maybe this store has it. They did! They only had Karamel Sutra CORE (sounds like Wellness CORE, that grain-free kibble...) but I'll take what I can get. I just need to get my hands on the rest...

 

[gugoodoll]

Huh. IDK why I capitalized "CORE". I guess I WAS thinking of the kibble!

 

[orca2011]

Super tired after a long day at the shelter. Just finished cleaning my house, packing, and bathing my dog but I'll be on my way to Florida in 7 hours!

 

[kaydubs]

Acquired Karamel Sutra. Want some PBcore though!!

 

[Trilt]

Acquired Karamel Sutra. Want some PBcore though!!

I've tried bits of the karamel sutra and lots of salted caramel. I like the latter more, but I'm a salted caramel nut.

...ice cream's a good source of protein, right? I can just subsist of this for the next couple days?

 

[Jamr0ckin]

Vet school curse strikes again. Vomiting and lethargy in my min pin. Crap. Is it his liver? No...

Mojo broke free from his baby gates yesterday and ate about a pound or 2 of hamster food and a bag of dried mangos (the mangos and the bag...). Yay for food bloat and dehydration. Just glad it wasn't due to his incredible shrinking liver.

I guess he didn't want me focused on my small animal endocrine test tomorrow that is worth 65% of my final grade.

 

[kaydubs]

Oh, Jam. I'm so sorry. Your poor Mojo.....