Class of 2016....how ya doing?

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I was very sad to find out that our electives are supposedly pass/fail so they won't contribute to our GPA. Every quarter it will be 40% midterm, 40% final, and 20% our quizzes and some other assignments. I'm not looking to do an internship or residency so my GPA doesn't matter that much to me but it would be nice to know I have something extra contributing to me not failing out 🙁
 
orca2011 said:
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Must figure out how to download it.
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Check with your schools. UF has a copy downloaded on every computer on campus. Obviously it's not helpful at home, but its still nice to have it as a resource for free on campus.
I believe the professor at CSU offered it at a discount to us if a bunch of us bought it. $35 I think. Otherwise it's $40. I don't use it enough to see the point in spending $40 when the class is over in a month, but for some it may be worth it.
 
Emiloo4 said:
Check with your schools. UF has a copy downloaded on every computer on campus. Obviously it's not helpful at home, but its still nice to have it as a resource for free on campus.
I believe the professor at CSU offered it at a discount to us if a bunch of us bought it. $35 I think. Otherwise it's $40. I don't use it enough to see the point in spending $40 when the class is over in a month, but for some it may be worth it.
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Hmmm. Well, you saved me the trouble of emailing him. I have no idea if it's downloaded on the school computers or not. I haven't used one yet.
 
AAAAAH!! I am healthy my entire life, and five weeks into vet school, I dislocate my freaking patella! Not only do I need surgery (on an exam day!), but the doctor casually suggested that I might want to miss "a few weeks of class", and told me I'd be on crutches for 6-8 weeks! I feel like my body has betrayed me...
 
OwlandPussycat said:
AAAAAH!! I am healthy my entire life, and five weeks into vet school, I dislocate my freaking patella! Not only do I need surgery (on an exam day!), but the doctor casually suggested that I might want to miss "a few weeks of class", and told me I'd be on crutches for 6-8 weeks! I feel like my body has betrayed me...
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Ouch!! I hope the knee feels better soon! And hopefully the school will be able to help with any accomdations you need.
 
OwlandPussycat said:
AAAAAH!! I am healthy my entire life, and five weeks into vet school, I dislocate my freaking patella! Not only do I need surgery (on an exam day!), but the doctor casually suggested that I might want to miss "a few weeks of class", and told me I'd be on crutches for 6-8 weeks! I feel like my body has betrayed me...
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Oh no!! So sorry 🙁. You can do it. It will take lots of motivation and a few pitty parties but you can make it through. The school should be able to help you as well. Is there someone who would be willing to help you get around everyday? I was on and off of crutches and a wheelchair for three years and had someone carry my backpack and open doors for me between classes. :shrug: What a crappy thing to be dealing with. Hope the school can figure something out for you.
 
OwlandPussycat said:
AAAAAH!! I am healthy my entire life, and five weeks into vet school, I dislocate my freaking patella! Not only do I need surgery (on an exam day!), but the doctor casually suggested that I might want to miss "a few weeks of class", and told me I'd be on crutches for 6-8 weeks! I feel like my body has betrayed me...
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Now how did you manage to do that?! That blows.
 
That awkward moment in anatomy lab when you're doing a radiograph quiz and you call the radial carpal bone the tarsal bone and the radiologist yells "Hell no!" and gives you a look that could kill...that was me today 👎
 
2nd anatomy exam tomorrow!!! :scared::scared::scared:

And what's worse...its CUMULATIVE! Not that I expected any different, considering its vet school, but holy crap its a lot of info. AND the test is now officially 4 hours long. 😱

I think I've been studying too much...I'm getting more confused every time I look at a cadaver. I actually said today in lab that the coracobrachialis inserts on the femur...yep. 🙄
 
DVMDream said:
Complement system lecture....

Me:

:whoa:

Anyone else think that C3bBb bar is misleading? I mean shouldn't anything with a bar serve alcohol?? 😉
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Our immunology professor was really, really bad. I got through with Khan Academy and our textbook's online animations. I found the complement system one super helpful, check it out if you're still confused. 😀
 
First Microanatomy (Histology) test tomorrow. Its over embryology, epithelium, glands, and connective tissue. I'm just a little worried about the embryology section.

Also got my bacteriology test results... Got a 67, which is 4 points above the average. With the curve he applies, I have a B. I'm happy with that.

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zanydogz said:
2nd anatomy exam tomorrow!!! :scared::scared::scared:

And what's worse...its CUMULATIVE! Not that I expected any different, considering its vet school, but holy crap its a lot of info. AND the test is now officially 4 hours long. 😱

I think I've been studying too much...I'm getting more confused every time I look at a cadaver. I actually said today in lab that the coracobrachialis inserts on the femur...yep. 🙄
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It took me like two weeks to be able to say coracobrachialis correctly. I would just call it the "little nubbin."
 
OwlandPussycat said:
AAAAAH!! I am healthy my entire life, and five weeks into vet school, I dislocate my freaking patella! Not only do I need surgery (on an exam day!), but the doctor casually suggested that I might want to miss "a few weeks of class", and told me I'd be on crutches for 6-8 weeks! I feel like my body has betrayed me...
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Oh my god! I am so sorry to hear that! I second (third? fourth?) talking to the school. As long as you can get around in a wheelchair until you're on cruthces I'm sure they can make accommodations for you.
 
Feeling very mediocre today.

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zanydogz said:
I actually said today in lab that the coracobrachialis inserts on the femur...yep. 🙄
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ky261682 said:
I hear ya, see my post on the radiography quiz. Happens to the best of us 🙂
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Our pharm prof calls it "exam brain". She tells us, "I know you know better, and I know you'd never do it in practice, but I can only grade what you write on the exam. So please don't be the person who answers that they'll give five liters of penicillin to a Chihuahua." :laugh:
 
I am home. Had a good time with some other vet students. Starting to feel like things are coming together, little by little. :xf: that it lasts and nothing else goes wrong (hoping that I didn't jinx anything by saying this).


To add to this: The vet students that I hung out with tonight have also offered for me to come live with them... It is an incredibly nice flat with four bedrooms, kitchen, living space, two bathrooms... I am seriously thinking about it (would save me some money and travel time), the only thing that keeps me from just jumping straight in, is how much I love having my own space. I don't know what to do because there are so many good things about moving in with them and then there are so many inconvienent things that I would have to do to move (again). I have time to think on it though since I have to be here for at least another month due to the electrical bill issue...
 
First two midterms back: both A's!!

I am going to revel in this feeling since it will likely NEVER happen again!

Yeah, Friday!
 
Anatomy test is done! All four hours. Now I can finally relax, make something nice to eat, and watch a movie. I'm thinking a glass of wine is in order...
 
OwlandPussycat said:
AAAAAH!! I am healthy my entire life, and five weeks into vet school, I dislocate my freaking patella! Not only do I need surgery (on an exam day!), but the doctor casually suggested that I might want to miss "a few weeks of class", and told me I'd be on crutches for 6-8 weeks! I feel like my body has betrayed me...
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So... my class had a 0.5K 'run' last year. We all met at a bar, had a few rounds, and then went outside to go to the end of the block and back for our 0.5K grueling stroll.

One of my classmates (who organized the event) was decked out in a banana suit. He stumbled over a curb, fell, and completely busted up his elbow. Shattered the thing. Had to have a radial head prosthesis to fix it. That was back in first year, and he says he still doesn't have full use.

I feel really bad for him, especially because it's turning out to have permanent impact, but at the time it was hard not to laugh. Guy in banana suit trips over curb and breaks elbow. You can't make that stuff up.
 
Tco87 said:
Oh my god! I am so sorry to hear that! I second (third? fourth?) talking to the school. As long as you can get around in a wheelchair until you're on cruthces I'm sure they can make accommodations for you.
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Luckily it sounds like the admin is going to be pretty laid back about accommodating me while I'm on crutches. I am SO not amused, though.
 
dev bio + anatomy + spending all day tomorrow at the local shelter spay/neuter clinic = happy but sad.

AHHH
 
sunnex3 said:
dev bio + anatomy + spending all day tomorrow at the local shelter spay/neuter clinic = happy but sad.

AHHH
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I'm terrified of anatomy. I feel so far behind at this point from trying to study for these other tests. Trying to get my dev bio study guides done tonight and tomorrow morning, so that I can go to the lab to review for a bit after my special species shadowing.
 
orca2011 said:
I'm terrified of anatomy. I feel so far behind at this point from trying to study for these other tests. Trying to get my dev bio study guides done tonight and tomorrow morning, so that I can go to the lab to review for a bit after my special species shadowing.
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yep i literally JUST finished my study guides. will be at PAWS all day tomorrow......
i feel so behind in anatomy too i don't even know what to do......will be spending the entire next week/weekend in anatomy lab after dev bio
 
Only one more day to study! Feeling pretty good about it, could be better, but could be much worse. Our class set up a mock practical with 164 questions (just about all the structures we need to know for the practical) and I went into the lab this morning at 5:30 AM with one of my lab partners and we went through the whole thing, one table at a time (4 pins per table). It was great and I did pretty well. I was there last night and it was so crazy with people everywhere that I started the practical and stopped because it was just too much chaos! This morning was peaceful and there weren't people freaking out all around and it went well. Going to the lab at 5 AM on exam weekends might just become my lab study time 🙂.
 
squirrelsrule said:
Only one more day to study! Feeling pretty good about it, could be better, but could be much worse. Our class set up a mock practical with 164 questions (just about all the structures we need to know for the practical) and I went into the lab this morning at 5:30 AM with one of my lab partners and we went through the whole thing, one table at a time (4 pins per table). It was great and I did pretty well. I was there last night and it was so crazy with people everywhere that I started the practical and stopped because it was just too much chaos! This morning was peaceful and there weren't people freaking out all around and it went well. Going to the lab at 5 AM on exam weekends might just become my lab study time 🙂.
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Sounds like a plan to me! 🙂
 
So I slept for 12 (read 12) hours last night and it felt absolutely fantastic! 😀

Now I just have to find the motivation for study for my physio test tomorrow...everything from the fluid compartments to the eye to the PNS and CNS to the heart...oh joy.
 
zanydogz said:
So I slept for 12 (read 12) hours last night and it felt absolutely fantastic! 😀

Now I just have to find the motivation for study for my physio test tomorrow...everything from the fluid compartments to the eye to the PNS and CNS to the heart...oh joy.
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Sleeping 12+ hours is awesome, I try to do that at least once a week 👍.

Enjoy your studying.
 
what do people do to relieve stress/anxiety?

i've always struggled with this part, and i'm starting to think that it's negatively affecting my studying. i'm so worried about anatomy that i can't focus on studying for my dev bio exam tomorrow. i'm "studying" now but not really focusing or absorbing anything.

i've always been sort of terrible at managing my stress levels, but somehow managed to get by in undergrad.
 
sunnex3 said:
what do people do to relieve stress/anxiety?

i've always struggled with this part, and i'm starting to think that it's negatively affecting my studying. i'm so worried about anatomy that i can't focus on studying for my dev bio exam tomorrow. i'm "studying" now but not really focusing or absorbing anything.

i've always been sort of terrible at managing my stress levels, but somehow managed to get by in undergrad.
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I give myself at least one night/week that is "my" night. I do what I want and I do not think about school/classes in any way, shape or form.
 
sunnex3 said:
what do people do to relieve stress/anxiety?

i've always struggled with this part, and i'm starting to think that it's negatively affecting my studying. i'm so worried about anatomy that i can't focus on studying for my dev bio exam tomorrow. i'm "studying" now but not really focusing or absorbing anything.

i've always been sort of terrible at managing my stress levels, but somehow managed to get by in undergrad.
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When I feel like that I leave it, take a walk with something furry, possibly get some ice cream, come back refreshed.

On a day-to-day basis exercise really helps me. I just haven't had much time for that 🙁 So I've been settling with walking during break periods at school (lunch or whatever I can get).

Good luck! Keep in mind that we all feel hyper-stressed. You aren't alone and feeling that way doesn't make you weak- just human!
 
sunnex3 said:
what do people do to relieve stress/anxiety?

i've always struggled with this part, and i'm starting to think that it's negatively affecting my studying. i'm so worried about anatomy that i can't focus on studying for my dev bio exam tomorrow. i'm "studying" now but not really focusing or absorbing anything.

i've always been sort of terrible at managing my stress levels, but somehow managed to get by in undergrad.
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Wildlife rehab has been my stress reliever for so long, there is nothing like holding a tiny little baby bunny, squirrel, or opossum, all your worries go right out the window and all you see is how cute and sweet they are. Haven't even seen a baby creature in over a month now 🙁, but next Saturday is volunteer orientation so I'm gonna do my best to take a break from studying and go. Pretty much find something that you love more than anything and enjoy it for a little while.

When I get in the mode you are where I'm worried about getting everything done and studying enough for everything, the only thing that gets me focused again is making a study plan. I try to do that every Thursday before impending doom strikes on the weekend.

Good luck, it'll be OK, we'll make it through 👍.
 
Definitely take time to do "nothing". Whether it's one night a week or one hour in the evening, do it. It makes you MUCH more productive. But the catch is that you can't spend the whole time worrying about how doing "nothing" is going to affect your studies. You have to enjoy the hour or night without any stress, or you're just wasting time.

I used to struggle with this hard core. I thought going to the grocery store, working out, or even taking a shower was "wasting time I could be studying" 🙄
You have to get that out of your head and start to balance yourself or everything in your life will start to suffer, including grades and your health.
Once I got the hang of taking a few hours here or there, I realized how much more focused I truly was when I would sit down to study.

Life doesn't end just because you have to study. Just try to balance yourself. Go sit by the pool, take a stroll to a coffee shop, hike through the park, listen to your favorite band and have a solo dance party. Whatever it takes. I either play my guitar and sing, or go shoot my guns or bow. Sometimes I go work out (swam in the lane next to Ryan Lochte the other day 😱 ), watch a stupid TV show, or take the dogs for a nice stroll.
The key is making yourself believe the time off is worth the benefit... and it is! 😀
 
Emiloo4 said:
Sometimes I go work out (swam in the lane next to Ryan Lochte the other day 😱 )
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Hot damn!! I'm with cowgirl on this one. All I would have had to have done was started my backstroke. I'm getting it; but I still tend to end up on an angle towards the last 10 meters or so. Whoopsie! 😉
 
LMMS said:
Hot damn!! I'm with cowgirl on this one. All I would have had to have done was started my backstroke. I'm getting it; but I still tend to end up on an angle towards the last 10 meters or so. Whoopsie! 😉
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:laugh: I think I swallowed half the pool into my lungs when I noticed him. 😱
I know a few other people who have ended up next to him as well, but I never thought I would be one of them 🙂
My "best time" this year definitely looked ridiculous next to his warm ups 🙄
 
Sunnex, does your school have a counselor? You might want to talk to him/her about your anxiety. They might have some really good ways to help you overcome it, or they can refer you to a psychiatrist. I was this way in undergrad- couldn't focus on an upcoming exam/project because I was anxious about the future- final grades, vet school, upcoming exam. I talked to a doctor who really helped me to figure out how to control my anxiety. It was almost a 180. Now I take things one day at a time. What am I going to do today to reach my future goal(s), compared to hoooollly crap how am I going to get all of this done in a week😱 How everyone deals with stress is different- some things are ideal to some people but wtf? to others. I like to study in the bath tub because it relaxes me, which my roommates think is the strangest thing.
 
Emiloo4 said:
Sometimes I go work out (swam in the lane next to Ryan Lochte the other day 😱
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😱 Oh. My. God. I probably would have drowned right then and there or at least swam with my head completely turned to one side :laugh:
 
psilovethomas said:
Sunnex, does your school have a counselor? You might want to talk to him/her about your anxiety. They might have some really good ways to help you overcome it, or they can refer you to a psychiatrist. I was this way in undergrad- couldn't focus on an upcoming exam/project because I was anxious about the future- final grades, vet school, upcoming exam. I talked to a doctor who really helped me to figure out how to control my anxiety. It was almost a 180. Now I take things one day at a time. What am I going to do today to reach my future goal(s), compared to hoooollly crap how am I going to get all of this done in a week😱 How everyone deals with stress is different- some things are ideal to some people but wtf? to others. I like to study in the bath tub because it relaxes me, which my roommates think is the strangest thing.
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yeah i'm going to call tomorrow and try to make an appointment which might be difficult though because they're only open 9am-5pm and I have class during that time period so I might try to schedule it during a class that I can skip.

My anxiety/stress comes and goes in waves........

thanks for the encouraging words everyone, 1st semester is really kicking my butt right now.
 
Just finished one week full of tests, and gearing up for another one starting tomorrow morning - I am super, super nervous about how I did on the histo exam last week, AND the anatomy exam we had on Friday, and it is messing up my head for getting ready for cardio phys and neurophys this week. Even though logically I know it's over and I can't do anything about it, and I need to focus on the upcoming tests, my brain is not cooperating.

PLUS my horse is keeping me amused by becoming a really interesting neurological case for the students and residents at the VTH. So my relaxing Friday night was nonexistent. Cowgirla needs to threaten him some more so he gets better!
 
Whyevernot55 said:
Just finished one week full of tests, and gearing up for another one starting tomorrow morning - I am super, super nervous about how I did on the histo exam last week, AND the anatomy exam we had on Friday, and it is messing up my head for getting ready for cardio phys and neurophys this week. Even though logically I know it's over and I can't do anything about it, and I need to focus on the upcoming tests, my brain is not cooperating.

PLUS my horse is keeping me amused by becoming a really interesting neurological case for the students and residents at the VTH. So my relaxing Friday night was nonexistent. Cowgirla needs to threaten him some more so he gets better!
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If threats make him better, I can send some threatening vibes through the internets....
 
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