Class of 2016....how ya doing?

[Camelidcrazy]

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Has anyone read through the first few months worth of pages for the c/o 2015 thread? It's pretty sobering, but I think it's healthy to worry. The reality is that the transition into vet school will be very difficult for many of us. As in, we will probably cry. A lot.
I'm really trying to focus on the fact that TONS of other people have dealt with the exact same issues, and ended up adjusting just fine.

I did read that thread like a novel. I proceeded to freak the effe out.

My Big Sib told me:
Everyone in first year has an emotional breakdown. It's not a possibility, it's just reality. Be prepared.

lol. I like her already 🙂

 

[CorporateFatCat]

So you're THAT person...

I'm gonna have a grand-lil-sib. omg

I swear I don't eat too much and I won't pee on your bed....

 

[squirrelsrule]

I don't think the reality is gonna hit me till I actually start school. Or more likely when I actually move. I'm lucky that I'm only moving 3 hours from home, but that will be a huge change for me. I have never moved out before and my family is super close, we do everything together. I think I will enjoy living on my own though.

I am happy to be leaving my job. It is a good job and I like most of the people I work with, but I get bored really easilly and my job is to train the new computer system to everyone and I've figured it out and trained almost everyone so now it's to the phase of saying stuff I've said a million times already. Plus I've already written over 100 pages of instructions and in the next week and a half I have probably another 20 pages to do plus lots of last minute training. Just 8 more days of work though 😀.

 

[Emiloo4]

So you're THAT person...

I'm gonna have a grand-lil-sib. omg

No, I promise. I actually can't stand "that person". I sincerely thought I did awful. I think I got pretty lucky because I did pretty poorly on the other one I took that day. I will never be that person. I want to slap them.

 

[Emiloo4]

Edit: and not to bring the mood down even further, but a friend of mine (who is in her second year of vet school overseas) just found out that her husband (who stayed in the U.S. for his job) has been cheating on her for the past year.
This made me feel soooo much better about going LDR with my boyfriend.

You know, that's the one thing I'm not worried about with my BF. Mostly because he has the most guilty conscience ever
I feel very lucky to trust him that much, especially considering the multiple cheating my ex did on me. Each person is different and I try to remember that. I mean there is always the possibility, but I would rather not stress about it and just kick him to the curb if I ever find out it happens. And then I'll go on a wild sexpage 😉

 

[OH Bunny Girl]

My Big Sib told me:
Everyone in first year has an emotional breakdown. It's not a possibility, it's just reality. Be prepared.

lol. I like her already 🙂

One of the second years told us this during our student panel at interviews:

You can't consider yourself a vet student until you've had a breakdown at Starbucks.

 

[Emiloo4]

One of the second years told us this during our student panel at interviews:

You can't consider yourself a vet student until you've had a breakdown at Starbucks.

And if you're Heylodeb, it will be over a stapler 😛

 

[NStarz]

One of the second years told us this during our student panel at interviews:

You can't consider yourself a vet student until you've had a breakdown at Starbucks.

That's really funny. And really sad 🙁

Here's to hoping my breakdown does not occur at or around an exam.

 

[Emiloo4]

That's really funny. And really sad 🙁

Here's to hoping my breakdown does not occur at or around an exam.

I can definitely get behind that!!!

 

[scb44f]

Don't worry, not everyone's breakdowns are absolute horror stories. I can't remember a specific time where I thought my world was being rocked by vet school, but there were a few times where I felt overwhelmed and just started crying, which was my own form of a breakdown. My guy, who is in med school a year ahead of me, never had a breakdown at all. The closest thing might have been when he was waiting for his board score and freaking out that he wouldn't be able to do what he wanted.

 

[OwlandPussycat]

You can't consider yourself a vet student until you've had a breakdown at Starbucks.

🤣

 

[Tco87]

I am also in this boat. I am having to sell my horse, I don't think I will be able to give her the time she needs while in school, and some days I can sit on my bed and cry all day thinking about giving up riding for 4 years. Other days, I am so sure that vet school is the right decision, then when the other days creep up I wonder if anything can make me happy besides riding 🙁

I was so happy when I was accepted, I didn't think it would be so tough to finally have the chance to be a student.

I'm sorry about your horse. I realize this is a small consolation, but there's a equine rescue in our area. I know they do training with the horses and they ride some of the horses. It's about 40 minutes away, but it's something to keep in mind, maybe for the summer?

 

[Philliab]

I am also in this boat. I am having to sell my horse, I don't think I will be able to give her the time she needs while in school, and some days I can sit on my bed and cry all day thinking about giving up riding for 4 years. Other days, I am so sure that vet school is the right decision, then when the other days creep up I wonder if anything can make me happy besides riding 🙁

I was so happy when I was accepted, I didn't think it would be so tough to finally have the chance to be a student.

bbeventer, I went through this when I made the decision to start taking prereqs and really go for vet school, because horses are a ginormous part of my life. From that moment, I sold 5 of my 7 horses to make this dream possible. Now there is not enough money in the world to make me sell my 2 current horses. Never. Ever. They are what keeps me sane in life, and I expect (should I get in to vet school) that the breaks at the barn will really help gets me through. Additionally, they continuously remind me why I want to go to vet school.

I know that everyone does not have that option, and I've had to sacrifice a lot of other things to keep them with me. Is there any chance you could take her with you and find someone to 1/2 lease her while you're in school? Then you wouldn't have to worry about the guilt of not getting out everyday, but you could go ride when you have the time or just need to get away. Just a thought...

Sorry you have to make that decision. I understand exactly how hard it is. 🙁

 

[Camelidcrazy]

Hmmmm. Just got an email politely requesting (read: demanding) that all incoming students take a personality test to asses what 'type' our personality is... Results are 'confidential' and we shouldn't alter out gut response answers to appease the reviewing committee. Nothing about this sounds comforting to me.

Ruh-ro.

If they wanted to know whether I was a Type-A control freak or not, I could have saved both of us a lot of trouble and just told them 'duh'.

 

[orcagirl]

haha I use OneNote for note taking for the werewolf camels I was actually considering getting a tablet pc to get the most out of one note but I still have to make a decision on that...

ETA: leaving the typo cause it's hilarious. Stupid smartphone. Camels=notes.

I was wondering about that. It did make me though.

i'm so glad that i'm not the only one feeling this way.

i am starting to question whether this is really what i want to do for the next 4 years. i'm SO sad to be leaving the clinic where i've been working at for 3 years, so scared to be living alone again with new people and new classes. i'm dreading next sunday which will be my last day at work with co-workers who have become like family to me.

it's just really overwhelming right now and i'm feeling so many mixed emotions.

don't really know what to think, but i'm glad i'm not alone!

I went through the same thing. I didn't want to leave my clinic job. I only worked there for a year (full-time summer and once a week during school). It was the best place I've ever worked. I ended up crying in the car on the way home after my last day there.

That's really funny. And really sad 🙁

Here's to hoping my breakdown does not occur at or around an exam.

I have a strong feeling mine will happen around an exam. That's the way I am though.

 

[Abnerrs]

Hmmmm. Just got an email politely requesting (read: demanding) that all incoming students take a personality test to asses what 'type' our personality is... Results are 'confidential' and we shouldn't alter out gut response answers to appease the reviewing committee. Nothing about this sounds comforting to me.

Ruh-ro.

If they wanted to know whether I was a Type-A control freak or not, I could have saved both of us a lot of trouble and just told them 'duh'.

😱

 

[TigerWillow]

We had to do that too. I think it's supposed to be illuminating on what we need to work on in life. Hahaha

 

[Camelidcrazy]

We could start with my second grade report card: Doesn't play well with others...

🙂

 

[Emiloo4]

We could start with my second grade report card: Doesn't play well with others...

🙂

 

[SnowyRox]

Yes, it's scary to think about! I'm hoping that the reality of vet school won't hit me like a ton of bricks and that I'll transition into it somewhat smoothly...

My bff almost failed out of med school... and she's literally the smartest person I know. She repeated 3 classes and squeaked by in a 4th. She would have had to repeat first year if she failed the 4th class.

My sister's roommate had a complete nervous breakdown last year during optometry school to the point where my sister was thinking about calling 911. And she failed out mid-way through first semester.

Yup. Great omens for the start of veterinary school!

And I have always been a solitary studier. I studied in small groups during undergrad when I needed to be guilted into studying, but whenever I wanted to be most productive I need to be alone. That terrifies me that I'm just going to turn into a studying hermit.

 

[OwlandPussycat]

We had to do that too. I think it's supposed to be illuminating on what we need to work on in life. Hahaha

I was very indignant that they make us wait until school starts to know our results. But yeah, I think it's to give us better awareness of how we interact with people and work through problems and stuff. In other words, I wouldn't worry about it too much. 🙂

 

[squirrelsrule]

My bff almost failed out of med school... and she's literally the smartest person I know. She repeated 3 classes and squeaked by in a 4th. She would have had to repeat first year if she failed the 4th class.

My sister's roommate had a complete nervous breakdown last year during optometry school to the point where my sister was thinking about calling 911. And she failed out mid-way through first semester.

Yup. Great omens for the start of veterinary school!

And I have always been a solitary studier. I studied in small groups during undergrad when I needed to be guilted into studying, but whenever I wanted to be most productive I need to be alone. That terrifies me that I'm just going to turn into a studying hermit.

I study alone too, but have never really tried studying in a group. I'm hoping to get a study group together at least for anatomy and study in a group 🙂. We'll see how it goes.

 

[orcagirl]

My bff almost failed out of med school... and she's literally the smartest person I know. She repeated 3 classes and squeaked by in a 4th. She would have had to repeat first year if she failed the 4th class.

My sister's roommate had a complete nervous breakdown last year during optometry school to the point where my sister was thinking about calling 911. And she failed out mid-way through first semester.

Yup. Great omens for the start of veterinary school!

And I have always been a solitary studier. I studied in small groups during undergrad when I needed to be guilted into studying, but whenever I wanted to be most productive I need to be alone. That terrifies me that I'm just going to turn into a studying hermit.

This exactly. Unless it's like right before the exam. I'm hoping I find a wonderful group of friends and we can have fun but productive study sessions. My dad said he studied alone in undergrad, but always with a group in pharmacy school.

 

[nyanko]

We had to do that too. I think it's supposed to be illuminating on what we need to work on in life. Hahaha

It's so they can sit you all down and explain like you're six years old that everyone is different and that is good and you need to get along with people who are different from you mmkay?

It's Meyers-Briggs. The most lopsided MB dichotomy in my class was the J (Judging) vs P (Perceiving) I think. The J's are the type A ones. There were hell of more.

(I'm a P)

 

[Tco87]

My work had a going away party for me and three other people who either recently left or are leaving soon. I know I'm going to cry on my last day because I've almost cried multiple times thinking about how many amazing people I've met there and all of the awesome experiences I've had.

And I have always been a solitary studier. I studied in small groups during undergrad when I needed to be guilted into studying, but whenever I wanted to be most productive I need to be alone. That terrifies me that I'm just going to turn into a studying hermit.

Yeah.... I was never as productive in a group because we kept getting side tracked and off topic. I don't think I can let that happen in vet school 🙁

 

[hopefulinva]

Hmmmm. Just got an email politely requesting (read: demanding) that all incoming students take a personality test to asses what 'type' our personality is... Results are 'confidential' and we shouldn't alter out gut response answers to appease the reviewing committee. Nothing about this sounds comforting to me.

Ruh-ro.

If they wanted to know whether I was a Type-A control freak or not, I could have saved both of us a lot of trouble and just told them 'duh'.

VMR sent us 4 to do. =) They said it's mostly for the benefit of the faculty who will be working with us (mmhmm) and to allow us an overall view of our class, but y'know, whatever.

I think it's interesting. I don't subscribe to the belief that a human being can be summed up on paper (letalone in 4 measly letters, Myers-Briggs), but it's neat to see the reports and gauge how accurate they may be.

 

[TigerWillow]

It's so they can sit you all down and explain like you're six years old that everyone is different and that is good and you need to get along with people who are different from you mmkay?

It's Meyers-Briggs. The most lopsided MB dichotomy in my class was the J (Judging) vs P (Perceiving) I think. The J's are the type A ones. There were hell of more.

(I'm a P)

so they are explaining things we already knew??? awesome

And I have a feeling we will have the same thing in our class.

 

[Emiloo4]

Sooo I was sort of laughing at you all for having to do those Myers Briggs things...
aaaand then we just got our email to fill them out too

 

[squirrelsrule]

I don't think they do them at Ohio State 😀

 

[PetPony]

You think that until they come in next week!

 

[squirrelsrule]

Probably

 

[Camelidcrazy]

Got my results back of the personality test. It's confirmed: I'm an a-hole.

Oh well. They were bound to find out eventually.

 

[Emiloo4]

Got my results back of the personality test. It's confirmed: I'm an a-hole.

Oh well. They were bound to find out eventually.

I think you're pretty awesome, but what's that say about me?! Oh... I guess it means I like a-holes 🙄

 

[Emiloo4]

I don't think they do them at Ohio State 😀

My exact thoughts until today 🙄

 

[Camelidcrazy]

I think you're pretty awesome, but what's that say about me?! Oh... I guess it means I like a-holes 🙄

Wait til you get your results... Not only do they categorize you but then, in explicit detail, explain what your category traits entail. For example, I need to be a leader, have little tolerance for mistakes, demand detailed schedules at all time and have little to no patience for incompetence...

Essentially they described me as Godzilla.

 

[Bearby]

Wait til you get your results... Not only do they categorize you but then, in explicit detail, explain what your category traits entail. For example, I need to be a leader, have little tolerance for mistakes, demand detailed schedules at all time and have little to no patience for incompetence...

Essentially they described me as Godzilla.

I was described the same way...and I thought it actually sounded a lot like me. I guess I'm Godzilla. Most people in vet school are like that, to what extent varies but most people are type A

 

[Camelidcrazy]

I expected type A. I did not expect type-A with personal details presented in a completely unapologetic way. I feel like the test could have sugar coated that a bit more or at least bought me a beer first 😀

Apparently Godzillas convene in veterinary school. Seems oddly fitting.

 

[zanydogz]

Well so far TAMU hasn't hit me with one of those yet...I honestly don't think I have to do one.

Though I probably would have been classified as Godzilla the third...

 

[DVMDream]

Edinburgh hasn't made us do any lame personality tests... Thankfully...

I would be under the shy, quiet, laidback category (not joking here)

 

[Camelidcrazy]

Godzilla veterinarian?

 

[NStarz]

I'm so sad. I just said good-bye to the two biggest activities in my life this past year (the behaviorist and the shelter). I know I'm saying goodbye to move on to the next chapter in my life and good things are coming, but I'm still really upset 🙁

Getting my keys to the apartment this weekend and moving in two weeks. I think I can, I think I can...

 

[Emiloo4]

Wait til you get your results... Not only do they categorize you but then, in explicit detail, explain what your category traits entail. For example, I need to be a leader, have little tolerance for mistakes, demand detailed schedules at all time and have little to no patience for incompetence...

Essentially they described me as Godzilla.

I'm gonna take mine tomorrow. I'll report back with my results, but I am pretty much assuming it will be similar. Although I don't mind mistakes as long as people own up and fix them. But the impatience for incompetence thing... yeah 100% 😎
I have learned to be much more laid back in the past few years of my life. I was always considered rather type B growing up and then I had some ****ey ****e happen to me and I went into total control freak mode and have been trying to come out ever since. I'm finally able to let go of things a little more so I'm interested to see what it will say.

 

[TigerWillow]

I have no clue what I am. I was terribly introverted when I was little ( I didn't make any friends and would read saddle club books in class [i seriously don't recall ever paying attention in class but got As. Where did that magic power go?].) I made myself do a complete 180 in hs and college. A previous employer said I can have a conversation with a brick wall. And obviously I'm very chatty here.

So here's to finding out my inner psyche !

 

[TigerWillow]

And I also read the entire c/o 2015. Kinda scared the crap outta me.

 

[OwlandPussycat]

Yeah, I stopped reading it partway through. Too scary.

 

[OwlandPussycat]

Edit: double post

 

[TigerWillow]

Yeah, I stopped reading it partway through. Too scary.

It was pretty masochistic of me to read the whole thing in one day. TW =

But I already have a planned drinking date with my big sib! 😍

 

[OH Bunny Girl]

I'm so sad. I just said good-bye to the two biggest activities in my life this past year (the behaviorist and the shelter). I know I'm saying goodbye to move on to the next chapter in my life and good things are coming, but I'm still really upset 🙁

Getting my keys to the apartment this weekend and moving in two weeks. I think I can, I think I can...

Yesterday was my last day at the shelter too. I told all the dogs I better NOT see them if I ever come back to visit (right now we have some long-timers). But the volunteer shift leader bought me a (quite unexpected) going away gift which was nice 🙂

Oh, and yes, I have been up for the past hour and a half worrying over expenses and going over my checking account. HOLY CRAP it is expensive to move! I thought I had saved up enough for all this but alas, no. There are fees up the wazoo, and required deposits and I feel guilty for buying a new shower curtain!! (But seriously though, who wants to move an icky shower curtain to a nice clean apt??) 😕

 

[Camelidcrazy]

Yesterday was my last day at the shelter too. I told all the dogs I better NOT see them if I ever come back to visit (right now we have some long-timers). But the volunteer shift leader bought me a (quite unexpected) going away gift which was nice 🙂

Oh, and yes, I have been up for the past hour and a half worrying over expenses and going over my checking account. HOLY CRAP it is expensive to move! I thought I had saved up enough for all this but alas, no. There are fees up the wazoo, and required deposits and I feel guilty for buying a new shower curtain!! (But seriously though, who wants to move an icky shower curtain to a nice clean apt??) 😕

Sorry to hear about the financial woes! I personally take my shower curtain liner and wash it in the washer with bleach. Good as new and no worries about buying a new one. (eventually it needs replacing for being beat up, though).

Tiny, possible solution but I thought it might help at least a little 🙂

One step at a time, we will all make it somehow. Good luck with the move!

 

[Emiloo4]

😏 I had the exact same debate with myself yesterday over my shower curtain. It has kind of sucked packing because I'm picking my stuff out of *our* stuff and there are still things everywhere and it feels like I haven't done anything. I can't just clear a room and move to the next one like if I were moving everything so it's been kind of difficult. I have to finish today and I want to cry lol.

Also, I refuse to look at the 2015 thread.