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Ok, let's see how many of us are "super" non-trad!
Only 40 (ok - ish!) lets see how we are doing!!!!!!!
Only 40 (ok - ish!) lets see how we are doing!!!!!!!
Does '36 going to be 37 in March' count?
Does '36 going to be 37 in March' count?
Me too! I'm 36 going to be 37 in March
As I'm no longer considering myself 'prevet' I don't know if this counts...
I am also 36 going on 37 (summer). Given the 'ageism' already seen here (HA!! ) perhaps a new thread is in order?
We'll let you young 30-somethings in if you'll promise to push our wheelchairs.
Arghh..
What is it with you wannabes? If you are in your 30s you are not 40. The math is really simple. Even that newfangled new math should teach that.
And thanks Blackat for freely offering up my age. Maybe there was still someone left who didn't know I am double the age of almost 1/2 the people in our class (ok, more like 1/3 but who's counting).
How am I doing? How do you think I'm doing. I'm old, cranky, can't hear, can't see, can't eat the way I want, and apparently can't remember the names of all the stupid muscles, blood vessels, and nerves.
And why do you nosy people keep asking me the same questions.
Arggh arg arghhh ,and a bah humbug to you too!
LivestockDoc should be chiming in here any time.
No way, EllieG. I am WAYYYY too young for this cranky group of old farts!
No way, EllieG. I am WAYYYY too young for this cranky group of old farts!
Get off my lawn!
My point? Thanks for bringing up my PTSD over the whole thing. If I end up in the loony bin now, I'm suing.
Arghh..
What is it with you wannabes? If you are in your 30s you are not 40. The math is really simple. Even that newfangled new math should teach that.
And thanks Blackat for freely offering up my age. Maybe there was still someone left who didn't know I am double the age of almost 1/2 the people in our class (ok, more like 1/3 but who's counting).
How am I doing? How do you think I'm doing. I'm old, cranky, can't hear, can't see, can't eat the way I want, and apparently can't remember the names of all the stupid muscles, blood vessels, and nerves.
And why do you nosy people keep asking me the same questions.
Arggh arg arghhh ,and a bah humbug to you too!
No, not for the over 40 group. Get your own group.
Checking in at 41, here. Sorry it took a bit to respond; I had to have one of the orderlies bring my walker so I could get to the computer in the community room. Now I'm off to claim my front-row seat for Matlock. Have to get there early so I can snag the extra-large orange afghan and the tv remote.
Haha....haven't you heard.....30 IS the new 40
And to help you feel better, I'll bring all the Magnum PI I have recorded on VHS!!!!!
Arghh..
What is it with you wannabes? If you are in your 30s you are not 40. The math is really simple. Even that newfangled new math should teach that.
And thanks Blackat for freely offering up my age. Maybe there was still someone left who didn't know I am double the age of almost 1/2 the people in our class (ok, more like 1/3 but who's counting).
How am I doing? How do you think I'm doing. I'm old, cranky, can't hear, can't see, can't eat the way I want, and apparently can't remember the names of all the stupid muscles, blood vessels, and nerves.
And why do you nosy people keep asking me the same questions.
Arggh arg arghhh ,and a bah humbug to you too!
My mom loved that show. She's in her 70's. She has them all on DVD.
My mom loved that show. She's in her 70's. She has them all on DVD. Does your VCR still work?
I'm definitely a member of the 40+ crowd (I'm not the only one at ISU). A large majority of my classmates are the ages of my children. I left a very good paying job to pursue vet school and I am loving every minute of it!!
I think I'm older than you SOV.
No, not for the over 40 group. Get your own group.
Now I'm off to claim my front-row seat for Matlock.
When I was a little kid...
Um...my mom's favorite was Perry Mason. It wasn't even in color, folks.
Sadly no, my VCR crapped out... I really don't want to go buy a new one...i mean they are almost obsolete
Oh my. Those cars.......Do you remember Mannix? That was my favorite show.
Arghh..
What is it with you wannabes? If you are in your 30s you are not 40. The math is really simple. Even that newfangled new math should teach that.
Get off my lawn!
We like to say that age doesn't really matter, but I think honestly, it does, at least in some respects.... It can be harder socially.... While I get along fine with my classmates, outside of class most of them are all into going out drinking every opportunity, and that's just not my bag any more. I'm single, and while vet school has a great reputation as a place to hook up, as far as dating goes for me, forget about it. Even with the male/female ratio being greatly in my favor, the 20ish year age difference is pretty insurmountable.
.....I'll be almost 47 when I graduate. I'll be broke, probably at least $150K in debt,..... and if I end up living in a van down by the river during my golden years, well, that's on me. But it can be pretty disheartening sometimes if I think about it.
Sadly no, my VCR crapped out about a year ago, so now im stuck with all these movies and stuff on vhs and no way to watch them. I really don't want to go buy a new one...i mean they are almost obsolete
I'm single, and while vet school has a great reputation as a place to hook up, as far as dating goes for me, forget about it. Even with the male/female ratio being greatly in my favor, the 20ish year age difference is pretty insurmountable.
43 and halfway through first year here. The other day I was walking back into gross lab with my white coat on, and one of my lab partners looks up and does a quick double-take. She tells me "Oh, you looked so professorial there it took me a second to realize who you were." I said "Oh, you mean I look so old?" I don't usually feel 20 years older than my classmates, but I have to remember that to most of them, I probably look more like a parent than a peer. There is one guy in my class older than me (only by one year), and he is in the locker room couple times a day rubbing BenGay all over himself, so I'm at least glad I'm not *that* old.
We like to say that age doesn't really matter, but I think honestly, it does, at least in some respects. I suspect at least SOV would heartily agree that all the rote memorization we must do the first couple years is a lot harder with our old/pre-Alzheimer's brains. It can be harder socially; I don't really feel like I have much of a peer group to hang out with. While I get along fine with my classmates, outside of class most of them are all into going out drinking every opportunity, and that's just not my bag any more. I'm single, and while vet school has a great reputation as a place to hook up, as far as dating goes for me, forget about it. Even with the male/female ratio being greatly in my favor, the 20ish year age difference is pretty insurmountable.
Oh, and don't forget about post-vet school challenges. Right now, we're all focused on getting in/through vet school, which is its own circle of hell. But as an example, I'll be almost 47 when I graduate. I'll be broke, probably at least $150K in debt, and trying to start at square one in a very challenging career while most of my competition for good jobs is 20 years younger. That's pretty daunting right there, and I doubt I'll ever have a nice comfortable retirement to look forward to. Fortunately, I've chosen not to reproduce so I will have no kids to support or put through college, and if I end up living in a van down by the river during my golden years, well, that's on me. But it can be pretty disheartening sometimes if I think about it.
I've heard and I believe that things can get easier for us if we can make it through the first couple years. In clinical rotations and in the real world, experience and maturity can really help you succeed and make clients and other clinicians more comfortable. So I don't want to discourage all the other "super non-trads" out there, but I just want y'all to be prepared. It is really really hard, and you better want this more than anything else. Despite the difficulties, I have no regrets about doing this because being a vet is the most important thing to me. Just... be sure you're really up for this and know how hard your life is going to be.
Oh, yoo hoo. I'm single, going out drinking was never my bag, and I too will be in a van down by the river (tight quarters perhaps, but who wouldn't want waterfront property!)
So, come here often, sailor?
--LSD, founding member of the SDN old-timer's dating club
LSD, you're of the female persuasion?! Guess I sexistly assumed that a "LivestockDoc" would be male, bad me.
Maybe I am male. Broaden your horizons, bro!
Now that's what I call "toying with his emotions"
Maybe I am male. Broaden your horizons, bro!
Get off my lawn!
If these are criteria for being old, I'm so there. I'm 35 and don't really feel like it, unless I sit too long, then I feel (and look) like the Tin Woodsman in the pre-oil can moments.You know your getting old when you start a conversation with "When I was a little kid..."
If these are criteria for being old, I'm so there. I'm 35 and don't really feel like it, unless I sit too long, then I feel (and look) like the Tin Woodsman in the pre-oil can moments.
When I went back to school for my pre-reqs all the kids thought I was a suck-up for sitting in the front row of my classes. Little did they know it was the only way I could hear the teacher and read the whiteboard.
When I went back to school for my pre-reqs all the kids thought I was a suck-up for sitting in the front row of my classes. Little did they know it was the only way I could hear the teacher and read the whiteboard.
Funny how many times I have worked for a younger vet! They have asked me for advise, and even better is when the client asks the vet if they could talk to an "older" vet. Guess we won't have that problem on our first day!!!
As my Genetics professor once said to me, "I can see you wheeling yourself up to a microscope someday". And YES I took that as a compliment, as long as I wasn't wheeling myself into the first day of vet school!
AND I STILL THINK TOM SELLECK IS HOT!!!!! (and Sean Connery..especially when he speaks.....)