Class of 2017.... how you doin?

[tropictuco]

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So excited! Bought my trailer today! I'm going to have it repainted and the carpet replaced with flooring and then it will be ready to move into in August! Our open house orientation was very informative and I'm just very excited. Did I mention that?

 

[Kpowell14]

Open house at Mizzou today Rocked! I won a Kindle fire in a raffle!!! 😀 I bought tons of vet school clothes lol RAINHEART and I finally met- she's pretty rad. We got a showing of our town home which was really nice! We are getting the lease next week and will be set to move in the last part of July!! Sooo excited!!

 

[RinTinTin]

Hey... hey... guys...


We're gonna be vets. 😍😍😍

Haha, I'm in one of those giddy/I'm-so-happy-my-life-is-going-where-I-want-it-to moods about vet school right now. I like to embrace it when that happens because I certainly have those days where all I can think is "what the heck am I getting myself into?!" 😱 But I think that's mostly fear of the unknown. 🙂

 

[cs5910]

Blah I have no motivation to finish an online class I am taking, for a school requirement, for a vet school I am not even going to in the fall!!! Ughhhh helpppp, need motivationnnn

 

[Frozenshades]

Blah I have no motivation to finish an online class I am taking, for a school requirement, for a vet school I am not even going to in the fall!!! Ughhhh helpppp, need motivationnnn

Blarggg, imminent finals. Need coffee. Coffee, make my brain wake up and care. Was out mist netting at the crack of dawn and I'm sleepy

 

[psilovethomas]

Hey... hey... guys...


We're gonna be vets. 😍😍😍

Haha, I'm in one of those giddy/I'm-so-happy-my-life-is-going-where-I-want-it-to moods about vet school right now. I like to embrace it when that happens because I certainly have those days where all I can think is "what the heck am I getting myself into?!" 😱 But I think that's mostly fear of the unknown. 🙂

and then when you are in vet school, you will be more like this:

 

[orca2011]

and then when you are in vet school, you will be more like this:

👍👍
Although, this year has been okay compared to what I'm hearing about next year. I might be completely insane at this point next year.

 

[Abnerrs]

Shush yourselves. 😛 We'll have plenty of time to feel that way after classes start. Right now we'll just feel giddy and excited. 😀

 

[RinTinTin]

Shush yourselves. 😛 We'll have plenty of time to feel that way after classes start. Right now we'll just feel giddy and excited. 😀

👍👍👍

Exactly. I'm trying to enjoy the few "stress-free" months I have left. 😀

 

[orca2011]

Shush yourselves. 😛 We'll have plenty of time to feel that way after classes start. Right now we'll just feel giddy and excited. 😀

Hahaha I know. And I still have moments of where I can't believe I'm in vet school. It doesn't completely go away.

 

[dvmdreamer]

Right now we'll just feel giddy and excited. 😀

I needed to feel a little less excited and giddy this weekend. Getting my acceptance Friday has certainly made studying for the three exams I have in the next two days very difficult. At least there is only three weeks left! I don't know how those of you who found out in Feb. kept focused!!!

 

[DVMDream]

After being accepted to vet schools/the first week of school:

After the first week:

In all seriousness: I wish all of the 2017ers the best of luck! It isn't all bad and you still have exciting moments even once in the thick of studying. 🙂

 

[Rainheart]

Open house at Mizzou today Rocked! I won a Kindle fire in a raffle!!! 😀 I bought tons of vet school clothes lol RAINHEART and I finally met- she's pretty rad. We got a showing of our town home which was really nice! We are getting the lease next week and will be set to move in the last part of July!! Sooo excited!!

Had a GREAT time meeting you!! We are going to be awesome roommates! That's also so great you won that Kindle! Can't wait to move in!!

 

[BlackDog17]

Hey... hey... guys...


We're gonna be vets. 😍😍😍

Haha, I'm in one of those giddy/I'm-so-happy-my-life-is-going-where-I-want-it-to moods about vet school right now. I like to embrace it when that happens because I certainly have those days where all I can think is "what the heck am I getting myself into?!" 😱 But I think that's mostly fear of the unknown. 🙂

I wish I felt like this. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet but I just feel kind of numb thinking about vet school. I really haven't been excited about it the way I always thought I would be. I mean, I'm glad I got in and all and I'm looking forward to going, but I just can't seem to muster that giddy over the top joy that everyone seems to expect me to have.

Some days I just really want to shake myself and shout "YOU'RE GOING TO VET SCHOOL! YOU'VE WANTED THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE! GET EXCITED FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!" Anyone else feel this way, or have I gone completely insane?

 

[TrueFaith]

I wish I felt like this. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet but I just feel kind of numb thinking about vet school. I really haven't been excited about it the way I always thought I would be. I mean, I'm glad I got in and all and I'm looking forward to going, but I just can't seem to muster that giddy over the top joy that everyone seems to expect me to have.

Some days I just really want to shake myself and shout "YOU'RE GOING TO VET SCHOOL! YOU'VE WANTED THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE! GET EXCITED FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!" Anyone else feel this way, or have I gone completely insane?

I feel exactly the same way, and it makes me feel like there's something wrong with me. I didn't tell anyone outside my immediate family that I was accepted for a good 2-3 weeks after finding out, because I just didn't feel that excitement that I was expecting.

 

[Goatmeister]

I wish I felt like this. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet but I just feel kind of numb thinking about vet school. I really haven't been excited about it the way I always thought I would be. I mean, I'm glad I got in and all and I'm looking forward to going, but I just can't seem to muster that giddy over the top joy that everyone seems to expect me to have.

Some days I just really want to shake myself and shout "YOU'RE GOING TO VET SCHOOL! YOU'VE WANTED THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE! GET EXCITED FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!" Anyone else feel this way, or have I gone completely insane?

I feel exactly the same way, and it makes me feel like there's something wrong with me. I didn't tell anyone outside my immediate family that I was accepted for a good 2-3 weeks after finding out, because I just didn't feel that excitement that I was expecting.

I'm not the type of person to outwardly show excitement, so telling people exciting news has always been awkward for me. But for this, it just kind of feels fuzzy. I'm more relieved that I don't have to go through the application cycle again than I am excited about starting.

The other day, I was bummed about something, and my mind was like, "You can't be bummed about anything right now! You're beginning your lifelong dream in 3 months!"

I think I'll get more excited as I start planning my move to the area...?

 

[equineconstant]

Honestly, at this point I'm not excited about going to vet school--more nervous than anything. I wasn't this nervous about going to undergrad on the other side of the country! But this school is a lot harder to leave and I'm mostly just "what have I gotten myself into?"

 

[cs5910]

Although I cried when I got my acceptances, I think I was crying because I was so happy I didn't have to take the GRE again!

I have lost the giddy feeling and now moved on to the "what the h*** am I getting myself into" stage. Now, I am having never ending anxiety about loans, failing out, not making friends, and moving far from my family.... I wish I could get that giddy feeling back 🙁

 

[tropictuco]

I'm excited but not giddy. I had a sneak peek of what my life will be like this weekend, and now it's back to attempting to entertain myself for the next few months. I was really excited to get my trailer though...I like the place I'm going to live the next four years.

I suppose I can't quite get giddy yet because vet school is still such an unknown to me. Except the trailer. I'm excited about the trailer because it's a known commodity now.

 

[RinTinTin]

Although I cried when I got my acceptances, I think I was crying because I was so happy I didn't have to take the GRE again!

I have lost the giddy feeling and now moved on to the "what the h*** am I getting myself into" stage. Now, I am having never ending anxiety about loans, failing out, not making friends, and moving far from my family.... I wish I could get that giddy feeling back 🙁

See I go through cycles. Today I was in a very happy/excited mood. Other days I get that same anxiety you described. Especially last week when I realized I had just committed to spend the next few years of my life on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. 😱 (and a big part of my initial excitement was similar to yours, but not because of the GRE, I was just happy about not having to apply again!)

 

[macita183]

I wish I felt like this. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet but I just feel kind of numb thinking about vet school. I really haven't been excited about it the way I always thought I would be. I mean, I'm glad I got in and all and I'm looking forward to going, but I just can't seem to muster that giddy over the top joy that everyone seems to expect me to have.

Some days I just really want to shake myself and shout "YOU'RE GOING TO VET SCHOOL! YOU'VE WANTED THIS YOUR WHOLE LIFE! GET EXCITED FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!" Anyone else feel this way, or have I gone completely insane?

I think everyone around me is more excited than I am. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy that finally I got in, but I think I'm freaking out more than anything. I'm a non-trad so I will be leaving my job, which is soul-sucking and I hate, but pays well to go into massive amounts of debt. Part of me is like "what if you suck at school and fail out and you left a good paying job, blah, blah, blah."

I haven't gotten any "official" paperwork for the school yet so part of me is expecting them to be like "just kidding, we didn't really let you in."

 

[capirinha]

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[Frozenshades]

I think everyone comes to the realization that in a way it's a bittersweet victory. "Yes, I'm accepted! My life long dream is being fulfilled! I can, I can...pay a fortune for the privilege of putting myself through four years of hell..." So be it 😛

 

[RinTinTin]

I think everyone comes to the realization that in a way it's a bittersweet victory. "Yes, I'm accepted! My life long dream is being fulfilled! I can, I can...pay a fortune for the privilege of putting myself through four years of hell..." So be it 😛

👍 well said

 

[dvmdreamer]

ool yet so part of me is expecting them to be like "just kidding, we didn't really let you in."

I started to write waitlist decline emails today and then was like... actually maybe I'll wait for a few days to make sure they don't call me and say they made a mistake when they get my check and acceptance form...

 

[Frozenshades]

I started to write waitlist decline emails today and then was like... actually maybe I'll wait for a few days to make sure they don't call me and say they made a mistake when they get my check and acceptance form...

I did the same thing declining my offers.

I had sent two and then was like...on second thought, no, I'm holding this last one hostage for as long as I can

 

[seahorsevet]

I'm with those of you who are terrified. I just keep thinking about how much will change in 3 short months. And then, four years will go by so quickly... I look at the doctors at my clinic and think, "oh my god, there's no way..." So yes, I'm so scared!!!!!

 

[Falina]

Despite only needing to pass the last of my prereq classes this semester, I'm still feeling stressed out about it. I have an irrational fear that I'll somehow miss a test, fail a course, and not be able to go vet school!

And despite the fact that vet school is still months away, for some reason people already think that I'm a "vet". Yesterday a friend of my mom called and asked if she could pay me to go to her house and look at her cat's eye.....
Needless to say, I politely declined.

 

[orca2011]

Despite only needing to pass the last of my prereq classes this semester, I'm still feeling stressed out about it. I have an irrational fear that I'll somehow miss a test, fail a course, and not be able to go vet school!

And despite the fact that vet school is still months away, for some reason people already think that I'm a "vet". Yesterday a friend of my mom called and asked if she could pay me to go to her house and look at her cat's eye.....
Needless to say, I politely declined.

That only gets worse. People do it to me all the time...my mom was asking me for nutritional advice for her friend's sister's dog who has medical issues. All I said is that they need to stop feeding it Beneful and talk to the vet about what would work with whatever is going on with the dog.

 

[runswithdogs]

Despite only needing to pass the last of my prereq classes this semester, I'm still feeling stressed out about it. I have an irrational fear that I'll somehow miss a test, fail a course, and not be able to go vet school!

Glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. Acceptance came with about a week of extreme excitement, followed by 'this is too good to be true, how could I possibly screw this up'?

My strategy: nose to the grindstone and check/double-check/triple-check my alarm for early morning midterms. 3 more weeks to go and then I am going to relax harder than anyone has relaxed ever 😀

 

[wildowl]

I'm with those of you who are terrified. I just keep thinking about how much will change in 3 short months. And then, four years will go by so quickly... I look at the doctors at my clinic and think, "oh my god, there's no way..." So yes, I'm so scared!!!!!

👍 I'm getting so stressed about my Master's, graduation, my crazy boss, and moving cross country.. My boss is trying to hold my Master's hostage but then asked me if she will get free vet care in 4 years..😕 Cue my awkward silence and her response that I don't seem that enthusiastic to have her as a client. But then I got super excited that regardless of my thesis, I will be a vet in 4 years! 😍

 

[Filly Bay]

Other than the fear of them saying "never mind, we didn't mean to accept you," I'm still feeling pretty excited! I'm a little nervous about fitting in but luckily I'm going with 7 other people from my undergrad, 5 of which I'm already friends with.

I am, however, struggling to find motivation to finish this last week of class and study for finals next week....

 

[dvmdreamer]

I'm a little nervous about fitting in but luckily I'm going with 7 other people from my undergrad, 5 of which I'm already friends with.

I'm nervous about this too... I don't know anyone and am older than the average. I'm also really introverted, and very direct. Until I get to know someone, and then I'm fun (I think at least 😎). I've sent out a few emails to people who are looking for roommates and haven't gotten any responses... so that is my current anxiety.

 

[catlady816]

HAHA, I'm so glad I'm not the only one that thinks they're gonna walk into orientation only to have them say, "uhh...just kidding."

But my parents just offered to pay my rent the next 4 years so I'm less stressed about money now and back to being giddy!

 

[Falina]

Glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. Acceptance came with about a week of extreme excitement, followed by 'this is too good to be true, how could I possibly screw this up'?

My strategy: nose to the grindstone and check/double-check/triple-check my alarm for early morning midterms. 3 more weeks to go and then I am going to relax harder than anyone has relaxed ever 😀

👍

 

[wldlfstdnt]

I need to stop celebrating with food.

 

[Trilt]

I need to stop celebrating with food.

Ha, me too! I just spent my whole spring semester getting rid of my fall semester weight. 🙄

 

[wldlfstdnt]

Ha, me too! I just spent my whole spring semester getting rid of my fall semester weight. 🙄

My summer goal (besides preparing to move halfway across the country and prepare for school) is to lose some weight.

 

[Barley426]

Well as a "how you doin?" I'm trying to get all my immunizations squared away, I'm from a small town and the place I got a lot of my shots when young is closed, real convenient. So now I'm getting titers since I can't get proof I got shots, my current university's health services had apparently never had to do a titer for polio so they had to create the order code just for me lol.

Other than that finishing up a research paper before fall and working out logistics, August can't come fast enough!

 

[Crystalight33]

I think everyone around me is more excited than I am. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy that finally I got in, but I think I'm freaking out more than anything. I'm a non-trad so I will be leaving my job, which is soul-sucking and I hate, but pays well to go into massive amounts of debt. Part of me is like "what if you suck at school and fail out and you left a good paying job, blah, blah, blah."

I haven't gotten any "official" paperwork for the school yet so part of me is expecting them to be like "just kidding, we didn't really let you in."

Non-trad here as well. I feel like I'm maybe too practical for my own good lol. When I got accepted, I was happy and relieved that I knew what I would be doing come fall, but also very aware of how difficult and expensive this will be. I actually kind of like my job, but it's an after hours emergency tech job so I feel like I'm learning quite a bit. They keep asking me when my last day will be though, and I don't have an answer for them cause I'm still working out living arrangements...

I am, however, struggling to find motivation to finish this last week of class and study for finals next week....

👍This!!! I'm only taking one class this semester and I have an 89 in it right now lol. I keep thinking, do I really want to actually make an effort to bring it up to an A....?

I'm nervous about this too... I don't know anyone and am older than the average. I'm also really introverted, and very direct. Until I get to know someone, and then I'm fun (I think at least 😎). I've sent out a few emails to people who are looking for roommates and haven't gotten any responses... so that is my current anxiety.

I've sent an email to an upperclassman who was looking for a roommate, but I haven't heard back from her yet. I am such a planner and I hate not knowing where I'm going to be living yet. My current lease is up in July, so I kinda need things squared away soon....

Class of 2017, Huzzah! 😀

 

[BlackDog17]

That only gets worse. People do it to me all the time...my mom was asking me for nutritional advice for her friend's sister's dog who has medical issues. All I said is that they need to stop feeding it Beneful and talk to the vet about what would work with whatever is going on with the dog.

Ugh, I hate this! My mom will ask me for advice occasionally but it's usually simple stuff like "Should I pay the extra money for fluoride when the cat gets his dental?" and she understands if I don't know the answer.

The worst was when I was a sophomore in undergrad and was at a party at my aunt's house. Just a few weeks earlier her cat had jumped onto the hot stove and needed to be taken to the emergency clinic, so she was describing in great detail what happened, how it was soooooo expensive, and how the recovery was going. Out of nowhere she turns to me and says "Does <drug name> make them nauseous?" I was a sophomore and had only just started getting veterinary experience. I had never even heard of that drug before. I had just finished Intro Bio for crying out loud. Made me look like a total idiot in front of everyone. 😡

Even more problematic are all the friends and family members who say "Only four years and then you'll be able to treat my pets for free!" Keep dreaming, pal.

 

[wildowl]

Ugh, I hate this! My mom will ask me for advice occasionally but it's usually simple stuff like "Should I pay the extra money for fluoride when the cat gets his dental?" and she understands if I don't know the answer.

The worst was when I was a sophomore in undergrad and was at a party at my aunt's house. Just a few weeks earlier her cat had jumped onto the hot stove and needed to be taken to the emergency clinic, so she was describing in great detail what happened, how it was soooooo expensive, and how the recovery was going. Out of nowhere she turns to me and says "Does <drug name> make them nauseous?" I was a sophomore and had only just started getting veterinary experience. I had never even heard of that drug before. I had just finished Intro Bio for crying out loud. Made me look like a total idiot in front of everyone. 😡

Even more problematic are all the friends and family members who say "Only four years and then you'll be able to treat my pets for free!" Keep dreaming, pal.

Yes! Some of my classmates are waiting for med school waitlists to move.. but they have begun asking me questions about their cats and dogs "because you got into vet school." As much as I'd like to help I don't know much, so it's best to go to your vet. I should ask them about human diseases and see how they like it.. 😡

 

[tropictuco]

I'm a little nervous about fitting in but luckily I'm going with 7 other people from my undergrad, 5 of which I'm already friends with.
..

I'm nontrad as well so I know nobody in my class. I'm mostly nervous about picking a seat the first day of class and then it turns out I make friends who sit on the other side of the room etc etc. I have strange worries.

 

[hedgiehog]

I'm nontrad as well so I know nobody in my class. I'm mostly nervous about picking a seat the first day of class and then it turns out I make friends who sit on the other side of the room etc etc. I have strange worries.

I never even thought about this. Now I have something new to worry about.

 

[485501]

I'm worried I won't be able to get a good seat for my vision problems - I have to be at a certain range of angles to the board/projection screen or else I have to keep holding my head slightly turned and I get a sore neck. I'm worried despite never in my life having had a problem getting a good seat once I explained things to the teacher/classmates. Pointless anxiety, man. It sucks.

 

[Filly Bay]

I'm nontrad as well so I know nobody in my class. I'm mostly nervous about picking a seat the first day of class and then it turns out I make friends who sit on the other side of the room etc etc. I have strange worries.

I'm nervous about finding a seat as well! I am an easily distracted student in the classroom. My one friend from undergrad that is coming to the same vet school is a very distracting classmate...we're not a good combo! I know the rest of my friends are also wanting to distance themselves in the classroom from her but no one wants to be mean and exclude her either. Feels like such a childish dilemma but this is something that could seriously affect my learning esp being in the same lecture hall all day. I know there will always be distracting people but I don't want to set myself up for issues from the get go...

 

[NStarz]

I'm nervous about finding a seat as well! I am an easily distracted student in the classroom. My one friend from undergrad that is coming to the same vet school is a very distracting classmate...we're not a good combo! I know the rest of my friends are also wanting to distance themselves in the classroom from her but no one wants to be mean and exclude her either. Feels like such a childish dilemma but this is something that could seriously affect my learning esp being in the same lecture hall all day. I know there will always be distracting people but I don't want to set myself up for issues from the get go...

You need to get to class like an hour-an hour and a half early the first few days to "claim" your seat. Good luck 😉

 

[Filly Bay]

You need to get to class like an hour-an hour and a half early the first few days to "claim" your seat. Good luck 😉

That's our plan! Unfortunately, that's her plan too!

 

[BlackDog17]

That's our plan! Unfortunately, that's her plan too!

So do the opposite - be that one single kid who comes running in less than 60 seconds before class starts on the first day. You'll have to claim whatever seat is left available and chances are it won't be near her, especially if she sits near the front!

 

[Filly Bay]

So do the opposite - be that one single kid who comes running in less than 60 seconds before class starts on the first day. You'll have to claim whatever seat is left available and chances are it won't be near her, especially if she sits near the front!

haha, sounds great in theory. I don't think the "planner" part of me would let me do that.

and what if she saves me the last seat! Oh gosh. I'm never going to win.