Can you 2014ers do me a favor?

[gilch]

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Okay...How did I miss this? I wasn't on the forum too much today but I missed the most entertaining thread in a week!

😕😕😕

 

[Poochlover11]

Entertaining? Yes. Pointless and trival? Also yes.

 

[nyanko]

haha zing

look i'm sorry but if you are not actually j peterman the clothing catalog magnate i am simply going to have to ask you nicely to change your nick to something more appropriate for you see if i were looking for an appropriate dress to wear to a social gathering i would expect that j peterman would have first hand experience in helping me find one and furthermore i

 

[HopefulAg]

I believe this is the appropriate time for a LOLcat intervention.

 

[chris03333]

Isn't this the Pre-Veterinary forum anyway?..... There is a completely separate forum for current Vet students.

Crap, I am not a pre-vet nor vet student...guess I have no business posting this🙄

 

[ImaJerseyGirl]

Poochlover! I love your avatar! "Press button, receive bacon"

 

[lalzi22]

Wow...I just read this whole thread and it made me feel so...pre-allo. I think I need a shower to rub off the icky feelings.

 

[Tobysgirl81]

I must be the only person on this board to feel this way... But Electrophile your post actually makes me want to change my status TO veterinary student just to annoy you.

I'm ACTUALLY going to change it to class of 2014. But you're being very petty about something that bears absolutely NO meaning on you or your status at all. If someone asks "Hey, you're a vet student! Can you give me some advice??", I'm hoping the class of 2014er will politely explain they are going to ENTER the new class and are not currently attending classes. And while I have not personally yet started classes, I have been accepted and have paid my deposit so I will be beginning this fall. I'd say that puts me closer to being a student than it does to being an undergrad (though if anyone called me an undergrad I'd probably laugh, and then hand them a pair of glasses).

I think this is a live and let live situation. There are bigger, better, more important things to worry about than what someone's status is on a messageboard. You're going to take your boards soon. You're going to be a DOCTOR soon. Don't worry about what us peons are doing 😉

 

[cowgirla]

Holy poop cowgirla, how on Earth are you not going completely insane??

... Is is a fat letter or a skinny letter? My heart dropped into the pit of my stomach when I realized I had a skinny letter in my hands. It's no bueno.

I DONT KNOW! I called my landlord on Friday, and again yesterday and they arent answering so I don't know where they are, and I live in the middle of no where, so there's really no one else around to get it for me. 👎
I had a nightmare the other night that I came back and got a good letter, but there was a message on my machine saying "sucks to be you, it's too late now, don't bother sending the form back in" AGGHH

So basically, I am going insane.

 

[variegata]

I must be the only person on this board to feel this way... But Electrophile your post actually makes me want to change my status TO veterinary student just to annoy you.

I felt exactly the same way. Seriously considered it, then decided that I really don't flipping care.

 

[natalieises]

NOW I HAVE NO IDENTITY I AM THE STATUSLESS GRADUATE STUDENT DUUUUNNNN

how will anybody know how to judge my posts without a little status on the side~~~!~!~

will the real nyanko please stand up, please stand up!

 

[Azarael]

I disagree tobysgirl.

Why would you change your status, purposely becoming misleading, just to fuel your own feelings of spite and self-elation?

I know it's a small thing, but Electrophile brings up a small point at least.

 

[Nexx]

Fun side fact.. I was considered a veterinary student by the kind folks at the NAVC conference simply by showing them my acceptance letter for entrance 7 months down the road. 🙂 ($50 for a week of conference for a vet student or 100/day for the tech charge... you do that maths!)

I guess this was just a side note that there is precedence in the industry for getting acceptance and being called a vet student. But yeah it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things as I don't think of any of the 2014ers saying "I'm a vet student so I KNOW what I'm talking about" -- It's a step up and if anything I say congrats and enjoy your new title!

But to each their own (and I do see the other point of view, just doesn't matter much to me either way)

 

[BlacKAT33]

Don't have time to read the whole thread but..... yes i put down vet student and i also have c/o 2014. if people are stupid enough to think that someone going to penn c/o 2014 is actually currently in vet school right now then its not my problem.

Electrophile- you mentioned when people graduate from hs do they call themselves college students the summer before they start school? hmm Yes they do lol. what hs graduate says "oh im a hs graduate"? no, they say "yea im a college students, start this fall". its the same response that i have if people ask me, i say i start this fall. i dont go bragging around that im a vet student.

it took me 24 yrs to get to my dream and im proud that i can finally put down vet student whether or not i started my first day of class. you don't have to pass any type of board/exam to go to the first day of school so you cant compare it to your "veterinarian" status story. unless i die or can't get financial aid i will be a vet student in august no matter what happens, so i see no problem.

guess i'll be on your bad side for another 6 months ? sryy

 

[Tricolorbadness]

I was out in the yard cleaning up all the doggie doo that suddenly appears out of of nowhere when the snow melts when I decided I needed a break and came in to view sdn. I have had a laugh all the way down this thread!!

Do I check the status of posters giving earnest advice? I confess I do. But it is all opinion anyway. Right?

I'm with you Cowgirla, about the rain. Thanks for stopping it in my neck of the woods.

Electrophile, I would love to have that sign.

nyanko, you sound suspiciously like my oldest daughter. One of the things I love most about her is you never have to guess what she's thinking. But sometimes you need "balls" to hold your ground and hear it!!!!

This is a nice discussion. Now, back to the doggie doo.....

 

[crittergal]

I'm not changing any status until sleep deprivation is in full effect and my brain is over capacity. That will be the point I'm a student. I still have a few months of free time and sleeping late. I'm going to enjoy being a c/o 2014 but not yet student as long as I can.

This seems like a silly thing to get in a tizzy about, but to each his/her own.

COWGIRLA- SERIOUSLY! Hunt your landlord down! The suspense is killing all of us, let alone the ulcer I'm sure you are developing!

 

[GellaBella]

Hahaha...and the current veterinary student have dropped their gloves and are taking swings at the pre-vets!!

I guess my opinion is this: is it exactly correct for those of us accepted to change our status? In my opinion, no. That's why I didn't change mine.

Do I care if anyone else changed there's: hell no. Maybe the first few times I laughed a little inside but hey if people are proud and want to post that...how does that take anything away from me at all?

Now, believe me, I understand what it is like to work hard for a title. But it's just that. Letters. Am I going to make all my fellow vet students call me dr in the fall ? Of course not. Cause who cares if I've already got a doctorate? Sure it's an accomplishment but it doesn't have to be something I use all the time. Do I care if others with the same degree want to be called dr ?! Again I might giggle cause that's just not me, but hey to each his own.

 

[davidd]

I agree, electrophile, it's annoying...

like when people call expecting couples "mom and dad"... being a mom and dad takes a lot of work... being pregnant is worth a "congratulations", but you're not parents yet...

 

[Castaway12]

and I told that person they were wrong that vet school is going to be like high school...this is definitely a hard-hitting dramatic topic that needs to be addressed!!!😀

(internet sarcasm in the most loving/humorous way possible)

how about we all change our status to "we are below you current vet students, all hail thee"

 

[davidd]

it'd be nice if everyone put their gpa and experience hours in their status so we all know where we stand amongst each other...

 

[Angelus9]

can you like, not put "veterinary student" in your status under your avatar until you actually start vet school?

Wow. WTH is it to you?

Once the people on here are accepted veterinary students, they are veterinary students and have left the rank of pre-vets.

Congratulations to all of you who have worked so hard to achieve this success. You want to wait until school starts, great; you want to mark the milestone with a status change, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

 

[PrimalMU]

Since this argument seems to have an semantics component, I have a question. If an applicant has received an official acceptance letter from a school (especially those that have already sent in their deposit to reserve their seat), are they technically still considered a pre-veterinary student? I would argue that they would be somewhere between a pre-veterinary student and a veterinary student. And furthermore, after the semester ends, in the summer before they start vet school, are they even really considered a student at all? I mean they aren't in class, right?

See how silly this argument is?

 

[StartingoverVet]

Hmmm. I think we need to tell studentdoctor.net administrators to change the options for us to choose from.. See, we have a title, president-elect, for soon to be presidents... I propose the following:

veterinary student -select: for those admitted into a veterniary school

veterinary student - commit: so we can distinguish those capable of making a decision of where to go (not me) from those paralyzed by the choice.

veterinary student - committed: reserved for electrophile and other students who have "lost the plot", clearly gone insane and need to be committed to one of those 50s style insane asylums.

 

[zeebra44]

I worked hard to be accepted to vet school, and if I want to plaster "University of Minnesota c/o 2014" all over EVERYTHING (see obnoxious signature below), then I will. Until I'm walking around quoting Dr. Fitzgerald from Animal Planet, you have no right to "politely" suggest anything to me.

 

[Crazy Hippos]

I don't usually like to take sides, especially on something like a forum, but I have to say that I found this a bit childish. My cousin is turning 6 in a month, but even when he was 5 yrs. 3 months, he was saying that he was "almost 6." Did I correct him and say, "No, you're not. You won't be 6 for another 9 months?" Of course not! I let him take pride in his aging, and that's that.

Okay, so technically we are not "veterinary students" until the fall, but honestly, I'm pretty sure that from now until the fall, we won't be significantly more knowledgeable about vet med. Should we wait a year until we change our statuses? Two years? 3?

I love SDN because everyone is really supportive of each other here, but if I was new and saw this thread, I'd probably think, "This **** is whack," and leave. I think sometimes we get so carried away with the small things, that we forget why we're on this forum in the first place.

 

[zeebra44]

look i'm sorry but if you are not actually j peterman the clothing catalog magnate i am simply going to have to ask you nicely to change your nick to something more appropriate for you see if i were looking for an appropriate dress to wear to a social gathering i would expect that j peterman would have first hand experience in helping me find one and furthermore i

 

[HopefulAg]

Since this argument seems to have an semantics component, I have a question. If an applicant has received an official acceptance letter from a school (especially those that have already sent in their deposit to reserve their seat), are they technically still considered a pre-veterinary student? I would argue that they would be somewhere between a pre-veterinary student and a veterinary student.

I think the proper term should be post-pre-veterinary.

 

[karmapple]

I think you people are waaay to easily offended. Electrophile asked you a favor. It was asked politely. If your answer is "no," then just say "no." You don't have to act all indignant as though your honor was just desecrated. I hope you leave the attitude at home when you go off to vet school.

Technically, no, you are not veterinary students. PRE-veterinary means BEFORE, and you are all just that. Currently in a state before starting veterinary school.

Saying that, do I care if you change your status? No, not really. I have final exams to worry about it. You can change your status to "King Tobotu, All-knowing Emperor of SDN" for all I care.

I can see, however, how annoying it could be for us vet students to be slogging our way through vet school, all stressed out, and see a bunch of people who really don't yet understand what we are going through to be smugly calling themselves "Veterinary Student." Perhaps just a teensy bit jealous that you guys are still in that phase of, "OMG! Acceptance The World is Amazing!!!" As you should be. 🙂

 

[zeebra44]

Ps: So is this thread a perfect example of the high school drama we have to look forward to once we are "officially" veterinary students (5 or 6 months from now, of course!)? Because I really hope "official" veterinary students know how to be more mature than this.

 

[david594]

Ps: So is this thread a perfect example of the high school drama we have to look forward to once we are "officially" veterinary students (5 or 6 months from now, of course!)? Because I really hope "official" veterinary students know how to be more mature than this.

I dunno, ask a "Veterinary Student". 🙄

 

[StartingoverVet]

I think you people are waaay to easily offended. Electrophile asked you a favor. It was asked politely. If your answer is "no," then just say "no." You don't have to act all indignant as though your honor was just desecrated. I hope you leave the attitude at home when you go off to vet school.

Technically, no, you are not veterinary students. PRE-veterinary means BEFORE, and you are all just that. Currently in a state before starting veterinary school.

Saying that, do I care if you change your status? No, not really. I have final exams to worry about it. You can change your status to "King Tobotu, All-knowing Emperor of SDN" for all I care.

I can see, however, how annoying it could be for us vet students to be slogging our way through vet school, all stressed out, and see a bunch of people who really don't yet understand what we are going through to be smugly calling themselves "Veterinary Student." Perhaps just a teensy bit jealous that you guys are still in that phase of, "OMG! Acceptance The World is Amazing!!!" As you should be. 🙂

You miss the point.... Electrophile is just being a buzz kill. He/she is so stressed out and unhappy and is trying to take it out on some post pre-vets (i like that term) who are looking to celebrate.

If anyone were trying to pass themselves as a vet student in the "real" world maybe, just maybe she/he would have a point. But honestly, who really cares if you are a student or a pre-student. Nobody.

Honestly, electrophile's true feelings came out when she/he said once you start taking anatomy it is all downhill from there. That is one bitter person. And shame on them (ooo, i sound like a parent) for trying to spread the misery around.

We're not sensitive. We just don't like unsupportive, negative, naysayers. There are enough of those people in every day life as it is!

 

[david594]

If anyone were trying to pass themselves as a vet student in the "real" world maybe, just maybe she/he would have a point. But honestly, who really cares if you are a student or a pre-student. Nobody.

Ironic question. VIN seems to care:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=708284

 

[rugbychick16]

I think you people are waaay to easily offended. Electrophile asked you a favor. It was asked politely. If your answer is "no," then just say "no." You don't have to act all indignant as though your honor was just desecrated. I hope you leave the attitude at home when you go off to vet school.

Technically, no, you are not veterinary students. PRE-veterinary means BEFORE, and you are all just that. Currently in a state before starting veterinary school.

Saying that, do I care if you change your status? No, not really. I have final exams to worry about it. You can change your status to "King Tobotu, All-knowing Emperor of SDN" for all I care.

I can see, however, how annoying it could be for us vet students to be slogging our way through vet school, all stressed out, and see a bunch of people who really don't yet understand what we are going through to be smugly calling themselves "Veterinary Student." Perhaps just a teensy bit jealous that you guys are still in that phase of, "OMG! Acceptance The World is Amazing!!!" As you should be. 🙂

This. 👍👍👍👍👍
I'll admit, I'm jealous that you're extremely excited about vet school (again, as you should be. I was when I was in your place.) But now I'm feeling like "please just shoot me in the head because I want this year of vet school to be over with"

And yes, this is similar to the drama you will see in vet school. My class had some extreme issues in the weeks leading up to spring break....gah

I find this similar to the VIN thread somewhere on the board....yes you're admitted to vet school now, but VIN has chose not to give you access to the discussion boards yet because you're not currently "vet students" yet.

 

[scb44f]

You miss the point.... Electrophile is just being a buzz kill. He/she is so stressed out and unhappy and is trying to take it out on some post pre-vets (i like that term) who are looking to celebrate.

If anyone were trying to pass themselves as a vet student in the "real" world maybe, just maybe she/he would have a point. But honestly, who really cares if you are a student or a pre-student. Nobody.

Honestly, electrophile's true feelings came out when she/he said once you start taking anatomy it is all downhill from there. That is one bitter person. And shame on them (ooo, i sound like a parent) for trying to spread the misery around.

We're not sensitive. We just don't like unsupportive, negative, naysayers. There are enough of those people in every day life as it is!

I think the whole argument is just silly at this point. I have a feeling Electrophile is a lot like myself. I prefer things to be technically correct.

Does that mean I'm belittling anyone and their acceptance by preferring things that way? Not intentionally. This is an extremely supportive network and I'm pretty sure we're all happy for those who have gone on interviews, been accepted, graduated, etc. There's no way in h-e-double hockey sticks that I have the right to sit here and tell someone they can't be proud of themselves or be ecstatic about their achievements.

I think we should all get over it, be proud of ourselves and each other, and get back to butterflies and rainbows with the occasional ethical debate thrown in the mix. 😀

 

[karmapple]

You miss the point.... Electrophile is just being a buzz kill. He/she is so stressed out and unhappy and is trying to take it out on some post pre-vets (i like that term) who are looking to celebrate.

If anyone were trying to pass themselves as a vet student in the "real" world maybe, just maybe she/he would have a point. But honestly, who really cares if you are a student or a pre-student. Nobody.

Honestly, electrophile's true feelings came out when she/he said once you start taking anatomy it is all downhill from there. That is one bitter person. And shame on them (ooo, i sound like a parent) for trying to spread the misery around.

We're not sensitive. We just don't like unsupportive, negative, naysayers. There are enough of those people in every day life as it is!

You must have interpreted her post completely differently than I did then. I think the anatomy thing is a joke. Besides, cramming thousands of anatomy terms into your skull in a short period of time and spending hours elbow deep in formaldehyde soaked hunks of dead animal attempting to ID structures that all look alike when you really just want to go home and get some sleep.... well, it does suck sometimes. That is just the reality of vet school. Wonderful and terrible somehow at the same time. But then you don't have that experience yet, do you?

I really don't think Electrophile was trying to rain on your parade. You SHOULD be celebrating like crazy. I think she is just one of those people who is a stickler for things being "the right way." You don't have to agree.

I dunno, ask a "Veterinary Student". 🙄

I think David and I can both attest that there is quite a bit of immaturity in vet school...

 

[Angelus9]

I hope you leave the attitude at home when you go off to vet school.

This should've been directed to electrophile.

I'm really surprised at you, karmapple. Unbelievable that you & electrophile come across with all this nobody-knows-the-trouble-I've-seen resentment of this incredibly happy time in the life of ACCEPTED VETERINARY STUDENTS. You are both coming across as piss-poor representatives of veterinary students. Instead of rejoicing with your peers you come across as jealous and resentful that they're not REALLY like you since you're SO much more experienced🙄.

Don't remember the previous vet students treating your group this way.

Technically, no, you are not veterinary students

Sorry, you're wrong. Technically, they ARE veterinary students.

I agree that this is a tempest in a teapot, but the total jerkitude holier-than-thou attitude of begrudging a happy status change really frosted me.

 

[DVMDream]

Ironic question. VIN seems to care:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=708284

I would hope VIN does care. It is a private forum meant for people who have had some experiences in veterinary school. This is a public forum for people to post their opinions. For all we know, anyone on here could claim to be anything when they really are not. To me, it is a mediocre and childish thing to complain about or even ask a favor for. If someone really wants to celebrate their acceptance by a status change then let them. Don't go raining on their parade that is just plain rude. They will soon enough be right there in that anatomy lab realizing how terrible/slightly wonderful it is. Personally, if I get off that damn waitlist I will be changing my status after school actually starts but that is my own personal choice and I am not going to ask anyone to do the same.... to each their own.

 

[david594]

Sorry, you're wrong. Technically, they ARE veterinary students.

No, they really aren't. They aren't in veterinary school yet, have never taken a veterinary school exam, nor had their spirit crushed by a cruel(albeit slightly funny) pathology professor.

A wise man once said about vet school "Would you rather be on the outside looking in, or on the inside hanging on by your fingertips?"

 

[karmapple]

This should've been directed to electrophile.

I'm really surprised at you, karmapple. Unbelievable that you & electrophile come across with all this nobody-knows-the-trouble-I've-seen resentment of this incredibly happy time in the life of ACCEPTED VETERINARY STUDENTS. You are both coming across as piss-poor representatives of veterinary students. Instead of rejoicing with your peers you come across as jealous and resentful that they're not REALLY like you since you're SO much more experienced🙄.

Don't remember the previous vet students treating your group this way.

I'm as piss-poor representative of a veterinary student because I agree that you aren't actually vet students until you are... vet students? And because I dare to suggest that vet school isn't all kittens and rainbows all the time? Gee, I had no idea it was so easy to let everyone down.

Seriously though, I just felt the need to say something because I saw it like this: Electrophile said "A." Everyone else seemed to be interpreting it as "B." I figured if I explained it a different way everyone would understand it was really just "A" and we would all love each other again and live happily ever after. I suppose I was wrong about that one!

And actually, yes, I do think I remember a similar discussion in the past when I was a pre-vet student. Hmmm.. or maybe that was in the pre-allo forum, which would be more true to form! Either way, I didn't change my status until after the first day of class. It didn't feel right to do it before then. You may feel differently. Go ahead. I just didn't like the rude response Electrophile received.

 

[ColoradoDVM]

[QUOTE=PrimalMU;9381879And furthermore, after the semester ends, in the summer before they start vet school, are they even really considered a student at all? I mean they aren't in class, right?
vet students who have started classes must remove the title "veterinary student" from their avatars during winter, spring, and summer breaks because at those times they are not students at all. They need to join Nyanko in a status of non-identity. To do otherwise would be misleading. To avoid all confusion, they should also remove it every weekend and holiday that they are not actually attending courses.

 

[twelvetigers]

Hang on while I dig my eyes out with rusty spoons...

 

[StartingoverVet]

Well I have to go back to my post-baccalaureate, pre-veterinary, veterinary student-select studying for finals.

Please continue the debate without me.

 

[Tricolorbadness]

Hang on while I dig my eyes out with rusty spoons...

I was wondering when you'd show up TT! Thanks for not disappointing me!!!

 

[zeebra44]

ironic question. Vin seems to care:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=708284

Excuse me for pointing out the obvious here, but this isn't Vin!

 

[Whyevernot55]

This is a fabulous way to avoid catching up on my parasitology lab work. Carry on!

 

[Tricolorbadness]

veterinary student - commit: so we can distinguish those capable of making a decision of where to go (not me) from those paralyzed by the choice.

StartingoverVet, you forgot this one.

 

[zeebra44]

👍👍👍

 

[Tricolorbadness]

This is a fabulous way to avoid catching up on my parasitology lab work. Carry on!

Hey now, did you bring enough for the whole class?

 

[dyachei]

I've got to say, I'm a little disappointed at how many personal shots have been taken at people. I thought our forum was better than that.

Also, just because this is a pre-vet forum does not mean that vet students shouldn't be in here. In fact, my guess is that most people looking for advice would be really disappointed if no current vet students frequented this thread.

 

[purplesaurus]

Man, all that coffee this morning has made me chatty...

I have to agree with electrophile on this one.

When you read threads you look and see who the posts are made by. And no one accepted from the 2014 class(except maybe the UK 5 year students) can give any perspective on an issue about veterinary school before they have actually started. And there are plenty of newbie/lurkers who will see "Veterinary Student" listed under their name and assume they have first hand experience.

I agree with you here. I've often looked at "veterinary student" in someone's status while reading a post and thought, "Oh yes, this person has first-hand experience at vet school" and then noticed a "c/o 2014"... I find it a bit misleading.

I don't see it as Electrophile telling others what to do, just requesting others stop something that bugs her/him. It was done very politely, and there's nothing wrong with someone just making that suggestion and voicing an opinion. If you really feel, as c/o 2014, you really want that status, don't let anyone stop you. I feel that, sure, you can put anything you want in that status section, but it is in poor form to put something you are technically not. But just do what you want.

I think you people are waaay to easily offended. Electrophile asked you a favor. It was asked politely. If your answer is "no," then just say "no." You don't have to act all indignant as though your honor was just desecrated. I hope you leave the attitude at home when you go off to vet school.

Technically, no, you are not veterinary students. PRE-veterinary means BEFORE, and you are all just that. Currently in a state before starting veterinary school.

Yes, this exactly.

It made me absolutely furious, mostly because I'm totally punctilious in my use of honorific titles, going as far as to dig up people's CVs to figure out what pre-nominal title to use when writing them a letter.

Ha! I thought I was the only person who did this! 😀

I have no proof that it's karmic retribution for taking the honorific early that's delayed his ability to get it for real, but it'd be poetic justice if it was.

I pretend I'm not a superstitious person, but I have to admit, if I were accepted this year, but I would be worried about putting "veterinary student" (if I didn't have a problem about it being technically inaccurate) as my status before classes started for this very reason.

look i'm sorry but if you are not actually j peterman the clothing catalog magnate i am simply going to have to ask you nicely to change your nick to something more appropriate for you see if i were looking for an appropriate dress to wear to a social gathering i would expect that j peterman would have first hand experience in helping me find one and furthermore i

I have actually met him before. It was very exciting!

I guess this was just a side note that there is precedence in the industry for getting acceptance and being called a vet student.

And VIN rejects requests to join from people who only have an acceptance and haven't actually started classes...

Ps: So is this thread a perfect example of the high school drama we have to look forward to once we are "officially" veterinary students (5 or 6 months from now, of course!)? Because I really hope "official" veterinary students know how to be more mature than this.

I envy you if you think this qualifies as "drama." Not trying to be mean here, but c'mon! If a polite request qualifies as drama... what happens when you see real drama?

I have to say, I'm really surprised at the reaction here. No c/o 2014 person is being attacked, and I find the response here.. out of character. This forum just seemed like a place where good conversation happens, much more like a big family than the other forums. And just like in families, sometimes someone just has to say, "Quit doing that, it bugs me!" And you either do it or don't, but you're still family.

And I know I'm not yet a vet or even a vet student, but I imagine you'll be facing much harsher criticism throughout your studies and career. Consider this good practice.