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Take this time to do things that you've always wanted but have put off because of vet school in the fall. I've always wanted to adopt a cat (love cats, my family hates them), but with a year to spend with it, it's a great time to start looking. You just need to find the things that will make you happy in the next year that you couldn't do if you were going to school in the fall. It helps heal your loss and sense of failure -- so please share what your plans are, what you're excited about and what you're looking forward to! The WCVM thread doesn't have to end yet!
I love SDN so much in that we really have people to relate to and talk about the process with and the share heartbreak if things don't work out. We are hard-working, dedicated, intelligent individuals! This year didn't work out, but now we have a year to gain more experiences, learn more about vet med and further discover why we love it. We are awesome, and next year, the interviewers will have a hard time not being impressed.
This is so true and how I've decided to look at my year off too! I just finished my undergrad at U of R so I don't have any more schooling to do and with so many credits (a non-science related degree program plus extra for the pre vet requirements) taking more classes would barely change my GPA.
Soo..I'm going to continue working at the SA clinic I've been employed at for almost two years now to continue to gain experience in the field. I know, from living in a city my whole life, that I need more LA experience so I've decided to volunteer at a therapeutic riding center which I hope will be so cool and rewarding all at once! For fun I'm going to read ALL sorts of books since I never had time nor did I ever feel like recreational reading during my UG (I finished reading A Dog's Purpose in less than 24 hours last week and would recommend for any dog lovers out there haha). I also want to foster rescues so bad but I will have to work on my mom with that one.
Other than that, I just want to relax and have fun with friends and family to make up for weeks spent studying and doing homework and working whenever I wasn't studying or doing homework. My best friend is moving to Calgary tomorrow to start her first big girl job so now I'll have time to visit her as well!
I guess even at the hardest times, if you dig deep enough, you can find positives in any situation!