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Bring it, I ain't afraid!!If BI ever checks this (which is super unlikely) I am sure you will get a talking to lol.
Bring it, I ain't afraid!!If BI ever checks this (which is super unlikely) I am sure you will get a talking to lol.
You grew up in Columbia??? Wait are you IS missouri this cycle? (I have probably asked this like 5 times now, so sorry about that lol)STL, you and BI are in Columbia, right? I think they allow (free?) weddings in Rock Bridge State Park. I grew up in Columbia, and it was one of my favorite spots.
Ahhh fingers crossed everything goes well with her transferringYou grew up in Columbia??? Wait are you IS missouri this cycle? (I have probably asked this like 5 times now, so sorry about that lol)
I am currently there. BI is in the process of transferring, which has had positive prospects from talking with admissions. And I love rock bridge! I definitely didn't know that, have to look into that!
You grew up in Columbia??? Wait are you IS missouri this cycle? (I have probably asked this like 5 times now, so sorry about that lol)
I am currently there. BI is in the process of transferring, which has had positive prospects from talking with admissions. And I love rock bridge! I definitely didn't know that, have to look into that!
Definitely! I will rally the troops next time you are around, just let us know!Yep, I lived there through high school! Moved away for college though and have been in Boston for the past 9 years. My husband grew up in Columbia too, and went to Mizzou for undergrad. I actually didn't apply to Mizzou for vet school--I don't count as IS anymore, and neither of us really wanted to move back, so I've accepted at Tufts and we're staying in MA while he finishes up med school and residency. Always loved the MU vet school though, we got really great care there over the years. I come back to visit family every once in a while, if the Mizzou SDN crew is around next time I'm there, we should try to get a drink or something.
Great news that the transfer is going well, good luck with everything involved!
Thanks, Aloha!@Kam325 Your wedding looks absolutely beautiful and the color of your hair is to die for.
I know this discussion has been had before, but I am not sure exactly the place. For those that had weddings during vet school, what were your thoughts on having it during vet school (ie during a summer break)? Given the opportunity, would you do it at a different point? Also, how did you handle the finances of it all. (Spending x thousands on engagement/wedding rings and then x thousands on a wedding)
I was also married between 2nd & 3rd year (this past summer). Given the chance I would do it again that summer - the last summer vacation probably until I'm retired. We were lucky that my parents and my SO's grandparents helped us out a lot with the finances. My husband has graduated and been working for a few years so we were able to save some money that way too. I did everything I could to cut costs and save money during the planning. We had the ceremony at his grandparent's farm and the reception at a club my parents belonged to (hello discounts). Did a lot of DIY stuff too. The only thing I would do differently is starting the planning the summer before so I didn't have to balance wedding planning with 2nd year classes as much...I know this discussion has been had before, but I am not sure exactly the place. For those that had weddings during vet school, what were your thoughts on having it during vet school (ie during a summer break)? Given the opportunity, would you do it at a different point? Also, how did you handle the finances of it all. (Spending x thousands on engagement/wedding rings and then x thousands on a wedding)
Just curious, where are you getting the $60,000 difference from? According to: http://www.vinfoundation.org/apputil/project/defaultadv1.aspx?id=5327182&said=-1, the difference would be ~100,000-170,000, (obviously this can be mitigated by living cheaply etc), but in the long run with interest it would be a huge difference and something to really consider, though I understand it being a lot more complicated with a SO involved.it's hard because i got into my IS (cornell) but my SO is moving with me and job opportunities are way less at Cornell compared to...say Penn and Tufts. I want him to have opportunity to. If he gets a better paying job at Penn or Tufts, then it may be worth the extra $60 for the four years... not to mention his/our quality of life in a bigger city. well first thing first gotta get accepted to Penn or Tufts....
Yeah I was going to say, tufts and penn are some of the worst offenders for high OOS tuition. Is it really just a 60k difference?Just curious, where are you getting the $60,000 difference from? According to: http://www.vinfoundation.org/apputil/project/defaultadv1.aspx?id=5327182&said=-1, the difference would be ~100,000-170,000, (obviously this can be mitigated by living cheaply etc), but in the long run with interest it would be a huge difference and something to really consider, though I understand it being a lot more complicated with a SO involved.
Sorry for the breakupMy boyfriend has decided that he doesn't want to move with me when I start vet school. He also thinks that we don't really have a future romantic-wise, so when I move will be the end of it. He's still an amazing guy though and I do hope that we remain friends. We care deeply for each other, but he's just not feeling the romantic connection anymore. It still hurts a lot though.
I went to Ross while my fiancé stayed in Ohio. It's doable. You just have to have a really good foundation before you tackle something like super long distance. I at least was relatively close to the same time zone as him for the majority of the time which made communicating a lot easier. It may be more difficult for you but there are always ways to make it work. If you do end up going, feel free to PM me and I can suggest some tips that my fiancé and I found helpful.So I may be going to vet school in the UK/Ireland and my long term boyfriend will be staying here. Anyone had to go through that during vet school? Is it possible?
There are some intra-class romances/marriages. A few of my friends have expressed to me that they don't feel it's possible for them to set aside time to actively try and meet someone (I mean if you're not working, not going out as much, it gets hard). A close friend of mine actually is on Tinder and met her boyfriend that way. Not everyone uses it for brief hookups.Is it common to meet significant others in vet school? Or are people normally too busy for dating?
I dated a guy in my vet school class (twice actually because I never learn). I don't necessarily recommend that. My current boyfriend is a PhD student that I met at a vet school party. I didn't go into school wanting to meet someone but I'm really happy that I did. I personally don't think dating in vet school is too hard. That's partly because I don't study as much as a lot of my classmates and partly because my boyfriend is super supportive. We don't hang out the days leading up to a test or I go and study at his place while he watches tv. Finding someone who is supportive and understanding makes it a lot easier.Is it common to meet significant others in vet school? Or are people normally too busy for dating?
Yeah I mean I'm certainly not going into vet school to look for a boyfriend, haha. I'm there to work and to become a vet, but I was just curious. Probably be living the single life for another 4 years xD haha, I bet it's so busy!!
It's probably easier when you're one of the 20 XYs thrown into a sea of women
Had no expectations or intentions of getting with a classmate, but here I am almost 26 months later, happy as a clam and moving in with her in a couple months before we start clinics.
ThanksAwh thats awesome, congrats!
Glad to hear that it worked out so well for you! I've been with my boyfriend for several years now and we were fortunate enough to both be accepted to the same veterinary school this year - double the stress but double the happiness, I guess?
Is it common to meet significant others in vet school? Or are people normally too busy for dating?
I'm so sorry to hear that. Just keep in mind that you'll be in a completely different environment in vet school. You'll be occupied with a million different things and meeting new people. If it was meant to be with your boyfriend, it would work itself out. If not, that's okay, and you have so many other things to look forward to/focus on. Hope you keep your chin up.My boyfriend has decided that he doesn't want to move with me when I start vet school. He also thinks that we don't really have a future romantic-wise, so when I move will be the end of it. He's still an amazing guy though and I do hope that we remain friends. We care deeply for each other, but he's just not feeling the romantic connection anymore. It still hurts a lot though.
So I may be going to vet school in the UK/Ireland and my long term boyfriend will be staying here. Anyone had to go through that during vet school? Is it possible?
I wondered this. I'll be 30 if/when I enter so I can't say I'm actively looking, but I can't say I'm not either. I definitely don't hope to or intend to find someone from within the class. If I was 22 I'd say cool to being single for another 4 years, but at this age it would be nice to settle down.... I guess it will happen when it happens.Is it common to meet significant others in vet school? Or are people normally too busy for dating?
haha yes, that's why I said I want someone outside the class...just remember that the percentage of guys in the class is like 20%.
oh I definitely agree. My husband only knows what he does about vet med from helping me study/quizzing me. But people still make it work.haha yes, that's why I said I want someone outside the class...
Besides, one of us in debt is enough. A little variety is healthy.
haha yes, that's why I said I want someone outside the class...
Besides, one of us in debt is enough. A little variety is healthy.
That moment when your relationship becomes telanovella-worthy out of nowhere and it's like really? now? Do we have to do this now?
Apparently wanting to cry on my boyfriend's shoulder (over the phone) about school being tough and my family falling apart is just too much of a drain on his time. You know, as much as I love video games, I really hate his.
Apparently wanting to cry on my boyfriend's shoulder (over the phone) about school being tough and my family falling apart is just too much of a drain on his time. You know, as much as I love video games, I really hate his.
Yeah I know. I've just been rejected from every opportunity I've applied for so far so it was getting annoying.I've always found that it's important to focus on the positives with school. Somebody really smart once told me, "you decide if you're going to have a good day or a bad day everyday when you wake up." If you only focus on how tough things are, you're going to burn out. Me and my partner have a great relationship and will be celebrating our one year anniversary soon. We never talk about school at home. I do need to figure out when our anniversary is though.
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Yeah I know. I've just been rejected from every opportunity I've applied for so far so it was getting annoying.
My boyfriend has decided that he doesn't want to move with me when I start vet school. He also thinks that we don't really have a future romantic-wise, so when I move will be the end of it. He's still an amazing guy though and I do hope that we remain friends. We care deeply for each other, but he's just not feeling the romantic connection anymore. It still hurts a lot though.
I'm not going to take popularity contests/voting as a sign to go down a different path, lol. Just that frustration combined with the fact that my family isn't talking at all....a little overwhelming.Yeah that's frustrating. But if you keep hitting obstacles, it might be the lord's way of telling you to try traveling down a different path. But more power to you for overcoming those obstacles.
My boyfriend has decided that he doesn't want to move with me when I start vet school. He also thinks that we don't really have a future romantic-wise, so when I move will be the end of it. He's still an amazing guy though and I do hope that we remain friends. We care deeply for each other, but he's just not feeling the romantic connection anymore. It still hurts a lot though.
So I may be going to vet school in the UK/Ireland and my long term boyfriend will be staying here. Anyone had to go through that during vet school? Is it possible?
Is she going to have internet/phone access readily while she's hiking?I've had an amazing 5 months together with this woman I met right before clinics. She's leaving in about a month to go hike the Appalachian Trail (which takes 5-6 months). I knew this going into the relationship but it doesn't make it any easier. I've had a hard time coming to terms with her leaving for such an extended period. I know we can do long distance, but I've just become so accustomed to having her here with me in clinics it'll be such a change. If anyone has any advice for maintaining a long distance relationship, id certainly welcome it.
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I've had an amazing 5 months together with this woman I met right before clinics. She's leaving in about a month to go hike the Appalachian Trail (which takes 5-6 months). I knew this going into the relationship but it doesn't make it any easier. I've had a hard time coming to terms with her leaving for such an extended period. I know we can do long distance, but I've just become so accustomed to having her here with me in clinics it'll be such a change. If anyone has any advice for maintaining a long distance relationship, id certainly welcome it.
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My roommate says sending care packages, and that if you contact her via texting while she's on the trail it might take a couple days to actually come through and get a response. Maybe doing hand-written letters back and forth?I've had an amazing 5 months together with this woman I met right before clinics. She's leaving in about a month to go hike the Appalachian Trail (which takes 5-6 months). I knew this going into the relationship but it doesn't make it any easier. I've had a hard time coming to terms with her leaving for such an extended period. I know we can do long distance, but I've just become so accustomed to having her here with me in clinics it'll be such a change. If anyone has any advice for maintaining a long distance relationship, id certainly welcome it.
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I've done a 4 year LDR and one that's going on 2.5 years with on/off long distance. The best thing you can do is attempt to keep some sort of routine with her if you can. The most frustrating thing for me was the whole "Hey, can you talk? No, I'm busy with ___." That would happen several times a week with either of us being the busy one, and led to a lot of fighting about who was not making time for who. If you can set aside a time each week (or however often you guys can come up with), I think it would definitely help you out. It's something to look forward to as well.I've had an amazing 5 months together with this woman I met right before clinics. She's leaving in about a month to go hike the Appalachian Trail (which takes 5-6 months). I knew this going into the relationship but it doesn't make it any easier. I've had a hard time coming to terms with her leaving for such an extended period. I know we can do long distance, but I've just become so accustomed to having her here with me in clinics it'll be such a change. If anyone has any advice for maintaining a long distance relationship, id certainly welcome it.
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How long were you long distance with living in different countries? My boyfriend is going to be studying abroad in China in the fall, and I'm trying to remain optimistic considering it's only a semester and I'll be so busy adjusting to vet school, but I'm nervous about making it work with the 10 hour time difference, and China possibly blocking certain social media apps. At least once he comes back it will make the distance from Missouri to Kansas seem like nothing! We've been together for over three years, so we have a strong foundation, and I think we're pretty good at communicating (much better than my ex was, we were long distance for a year and it was a disaster), but it's going to be a huge adjustment considering we live together now. I will admit I'm excited to live with my cat again (he's deathly allergic, so she lives with my parents now), and not have to deal with his messiness!When I lived in South Africa and my SO lived in California, we used WhatsApp to communicate since we couldn't really talk on the phone. Easy to send videos/pictures/voice messages/texts. We also had skype dates and with the timezone separation, I'd wake up to cook breakfast and he'd cook dinner, then we'd eat together via skype. I remember I made a breakfast burrito and he made burritos for his dinner one time so we could try to eat a similar meal. It was difficult and we didn't see each other at all during that time. We would send handwritten letters and packages as well. Then, when I got back to the US, I was in AZ and he was still in Cali, but we got to see each other more often. Now, we are living together until I go to school. It's difficult, but definitely doable if you work hard at it and you are both busy. The worst times were when one person was very busy for days at a time, and the other person didn't have much to do.