Class of 2020... how you doin?

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SandstormDVM said:
Thanks for the stethoscope advice, everyone! Today is my birthday and I decided to go ahead and get the Littmann Veterinary Master Classic II as a gift to myself. 🙂 I figure that, if I find that I really need to upgrade later on, I can do that when I'm not quite so tight on funds.
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Happy birthday! 😀
 
I was reading through the information we got on gross anatomy from the professor and came across a sentence on how we should study our anatomy book over the summer if we haven't taken any anatomy course before and that we should read at least the first chapter, though all of the ones on general anatomy will be very helpful.

Immediately thought of all of you here on SDN and imagined what it might be like to see everyone's head simultaneously explode. 😀

(Kind of a white lie. SDN was my second thought. My first thought was too colorful to commit to writing. Though of course I did read a few pages of the first chapter the other day after my book arrived...)
 
missdarjeeling said:
I was reading through the information we got on gross anatomy from the professor and came across a sentence on how we should study our anatomy book over the summer if we haven't taken any anatomy course before and that we should read at least the first chapter, though all of the ones on general anatomy will be very helpful.

Immediately thought of all of you here on SDN and imagined what it might be like to see everyone's head simultaneously explode. 😀

(Kind of a white lie. SDN was my second thought. My first thought was too colorful to commit to writing. Though of course I did read a few pages of the first chapter the other day after my book arrived...)
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For anybody looking to start the daunting task of anatomy, I highly recommend CSU's Virtual Canine Anatomy. It's a great resource and can help reinforce some material a little more effectively than drawings in textbooks (in some cases - I just like having lots of different angles to go through!). It saved my butt in at least two fairly difficult anatomy courses, so I may be biased.

Linky: https://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/vetneuro/VCA3/vca.html

Of course, the caveat: don't try to learn everything all at once... you'll hurt yourself. 😛
 
I'm driving/moving up to CO on Thursday and I'm nervous for the trip! I hope my cat does okay in the car. :nailbiting: We'll be stopping in NM overnight, so hopefully he won't get too antsy on the way up.
 
vetmedhead said:
"I was told by a very reliable source that this is all I need to be successful here. Now tell me, where do you keep the lollipops? I've been told they'll make our patients feel better after shots."
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Just because I'm a reliable source of info doesn't mean I'm a reliable source of good info. 😉
 
One more month of work for me. Info is starting to trickle in, so I'm steadily getting more excited and terrified. I'm actually more nervous about meeting my classmates than the school work. I'm a bit of an older student (not ancient, late twenties, but not one of the bright eyed 22 year olds) and I'm just hoping I find my "people." I was a bit of a social outcast in college so I'm hoping to have more things in common with my postgrad group. I'll find out soon enough!
 
TerraVet said:
One more month of work for me. Info is starting to trickle in, so I'm steadily getting more excited and terrified. I'm actually more nervous about meeting my classmates than the school work. I'm a bit of an older student (not ancient, late twenties, but not one of the bright eyed 22 year olds) and I'm just hoping I find my "people." I was a bit of a social outcast in college so I'm hoping to have more things in common with my postgrad group. I'll find out soon enough!
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I hear you. I've struggled with social anxiety my whole life so meeting 80+ new people in a few weeks is kind of overwhelming. I'm lucky to have four coworkers in the class with me, so I'll know some people, but still. Definitely getting nervous for August.
 
WardenN7 said:
I hear you. I've struggled with social anxiety my whole life so meeting 80+ new people in a few weeks is kind of overwhelming. I'm lucky to have four coworkers in the class with me, so I'll know some people, but still. Definitely getting nervous for August.
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Having people you know will surely help at first. At least it cant hurt. I don't know anyone where I'm at, and I'm pretty introverted irl, and I'm doing just fine mingling with my class. 🙂
 
rockatiel said:
Having people you know will surely help at first. At least it cant hurt. I don't know anyone where I'm at, and I'm pretty introverted irl, and I'm doing just fine mingling with my class. 🙂
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That's really good to hear! Definitely makes me feel better, thanks 🙂 How is school going so far?
 
TerraVet said:
One more month of work for me. Info is starting to trickle in, so I'm steadily getting more excited and terrified. I'm actually more nervous about meeting my classmates than the school work. I'm a bit of an older student (not ancient, late twenties, but not one of the bright eyed 22 year olds) and I'm just hoping I find my "people." I was a bit of a social outcast in college so I'm hoping to have more things in common with my postgrad group. I'll find out soon enough!
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I started when I was 23(?) and there were plenty of people older than me (and older than you) in my class. I didn't think of them as older or somehow "uncool." Just don't be that person always drawing attention to people's ages.
 
TerraVet said:
One more month of work for me. Info is starting to trickle in, so I'm steadily getting more excited and terrified. I'm actually more nervous about meeting my classmates than the school work. I'm a bit of an older student (not ancient, late twenties, but not one of the bright eyed 22 year olds) and I'm just hoping I find my "people." I was a bit of a social outcast in college so I'm hoping to have more things in common with my postgrad group. I'll find out soon enough!
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You'll be fine. I'm the youngest person my school has admitted and most of my friends are in their late 20s. Age becomes less of a defining factor in vet school, in my experience.
 
Rwwilliams said:
You'll be fine. I'm the youngest person my school has admitted and most of my friends are in their late 20s. Age becomes less of a defining factor in vet school, in my experience.
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Yup. Except when they have never seen the True Burton Batman and don't get my Jack as the Joker references. 😢
 
I was one of the youngest in my class and hung out with the late 20s/30 peeps all the time. It's no big deal, I usually forgot they were a bit older than me (until we were celebrating the "third anniversary of their 29th birthday" or such. :laugh:)
 
Yup, I've been feeling that same struggle with tuition for my MPH. 🙁 Thankfully when I take a few vet classes early (I can take several at the same time as my master's classes, before I officially "start" vet school) CSU has me "audit" them so I am only charged vet tuition/fees for four years even though I'll have technically been taking the classes for five.
 
SandstormDVM said:
Me, too. Even with IS tuition, my first year of vet school is just slightly less expensive than all five years of my undergrad combined. 🙁
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Wow! My vet school's IS tuition is actually a little less than my undergrad's tuition but the difference is the amount of scholarships & grants that my UG gave me...
 
LetItSnow said:
You'd probably do just as well detecting murmurs with that as any of your first year classmates with their expensive scopes.
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I was gonna say, if you gave the Fisher Price scope to a cardiologist and gave the nicest scope available to a vet student, I'd still trust the cardiologist with the dinky scope more.
 
Only 9 days at work left for me, too. I'm actually a bit sad! I love my coworkers and job 🙁

I move the 4th. I can't believe it's almost here!
 
I leave on the 27th. It is getting so close. Nearly everything is packed, and I am starting to plan all the "see you later" dinners etc with various family and friends. My SO leaves Thursday for med school, so tomorrow will officially be the start of four years of long distance, with the exceptions of winter/summer breaks. 🙁
 
alohacat319 said:
I leave on the 27th. It is getting so close. Nearly everything is packed, and I am starting to plan all the "see you later" dinners etc with various family and friends. My SO leaves Thursday for med school, so tomorrow will officially be the start of four years of long distance, with the exceptions of winter/summer breaks. 🙁
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Where is your SO heading to med school? I'm sorry you'll be long distance 🙁
 
alohacat319 said:
I leave on the 27th. It is getting so close. Nearly everything is packed, and I am starting to plan all the "see you later" dinners etc with various family and friends. My SO leaves Thursday for med school, so tomorrow will officially be the start of four years of long distance, with the exceptions of winter/summer breaks. 🙁
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My SO wants to be a surgeon so when we graduate we'll be long distance. For a long time. I feel ya. (I just hope it's somewhere easy and inexpensive enough to visit him often)
 
vetmedhead said:
Where is your SO heading to med school? I'm sorry you'll be long distance 🙁
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A school in North Carolina. So quite a ways from me, which after four years of living less than a mile from one another, is going to be a big adjustment.

Abney said:
My SO wants to be a surgeon so when we graduate we'll be long distance. For a long time. I feel ya. (I just hope it's somewhere easy and inexpensive enough to visit him often)
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Mine wants to go into surgery as well, but human med (pretty sure I remember reading yours was in vet school as well?). I'm happy he has such high goals and is so successful, but it's hard knowing that it is a long road ahead.
 
alohacat319 said:
A school in North Carolina. So quite a ways from me, which after four years of living less than a mile from one another, is going to be a big adjustment.


Mine wants to go into surgery as well, but human med (pretty sure I remember reading yours was in vet school as well?). I'm happy he has such high goals and is so successful, but it's hard knowing that it is a long road ahead.
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He is indeed.
My rules.
#1 Don't date a classmate
#2 Probably don't date another vet

And yet here I am :yeahright:
 
I'm moving on the 3rd! Most of my stuff is already packed and has been sitting in storage since I moved out of my apartment at the end of May. I'm slightly nervous because this will be the farthest I've ever moved (it's a 4.5 hour drive, so not even that far lol) and my first time living more than 30 minutes away from my parents, and it will be just me and my cat, no roommates. :scared: That was my choice, but I'm slightly nervous I'll get lonely, especially during the two weeks before orientation starts. But I'm also excited! Over the past 6 years I've grown to really enjoy the town I'm in now, but I'm ready for a change and making new friends. And of course I'm excited for vet school itself, although I'm sure that will wear off quickly lol.

My SO and I will also be long-distance, and this first semester will be especially hard since he'll be studying abroad in China. It's really hitting me lately how much I'm going to miss him, and how hard it's going to be after living together the past year, and never having been apart more than a week. But I'm hopeful that we can make it work. 🙂 I'm sure the four months he's in China will go by quickly because we'll be so busy, and once he gets back he'll be close enough for weekend visits. I've been in two long-distance relationships before, and after the last time I swore I would never do it again, but, well... I've also said before that I would NEVER live in Kansas. :whistle:
 
My goal is not to let my slob nature take over just because I'm living alone. And to cook food as much as possible instead of doing frozen meals or takeout. And to keep up with my exercise plan. So far so good, but this is only day 3!
 
Less than 2 weeks left at work. Moving in about a month.

Mondays are my typical weekday off, and my husband stayed home from work yesterday just to spend time with me. I'm going to miss him so much. 🙁
 
My move is the first week of August, but it's already stressing me out. I have all the kitchen/bathroom stuff sorted out, but I don't even want to think about tackling my wardrobe. I have far too many clothes...
 
Officially moving to missouri August 12th. I am sad but excited. My SO and family have been great about looking on the bright side..... some days are better than others..... It'll be the first time I am away from my family :/...... BUT I AM GOING TO BE A VET...... that's what I tell myself to feel better
 
WildZoo said:
Everyone else here is better at packing than I am, I started packing like 2 days before I left, and most of it was done in the 6 hours before I went to sleep the night before. Old habits die hard...
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I packed my last apartment in the hours right before I left, like packed up everything, placed in car, then drove away.
 
WildZoo said:
Everyone else here is better at packing than I am, I started packing like 2 days before I left, and most of it was done in the 6 hours before I went to sleep the night before. Old habits die hard...
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At least you slept. 😉

When I moved down here to join my husband, I tried to be proactive and pack early. We hired movers, but didn't pay for them to pack up the place, so I was supposed to have everything ready by such and such date at a specific time.

I did not sleep the night before. I was up for over 24 hours packing. I even had to drive out to Walmart at midnight to get more boxes, and even then, I still didn't have enough. I was just about done putting together the last box when the movers showed up. I had called the company about 2 hours prior to tell them I had run out of time/stuff, and the guys brought some extra boxes and packed up the rest. It was a freaking nightmare. I was so run down that I was sitting on the living room floor, crying on the phone to my husband.

You'd think I learn my lesson, but nope. Too stubborn.
 
Done with my jobs July 31st and moving August 8th! 🙂 I'm definitely going to miss my coworkers, even if it gets completely insane there at times.
 
missdarjeeling said:
At least you slept. 😉

When I moved down here to join my husband, I tried to be proactive and pack early. We hired movers, but didn't pay for them to pack up the place, so I was supposed to have everything ready by such and such date at a specific time.

I did not sleep the night before. I was up for over 24 hours packing. I even had to drive out to Walmart at midnight to get more boxes, and even then, I still didn't have enough. I was just about done putting together the last box when the movers showed up. I had called the company about 2 hours prior to tell them I had run out of time/stuff, and the guys brought some extra boxes and packed up the rest. It was a freaking nightmare. I was so run down that I was sitting on the living room floor, crying on the phone to my husband.

You'd think I learn my lesson, but nope. Too stubborn.
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I figured it was a bad idea to drive for 8-9 hours with no sleep, especially since I had never driven that long before :laugh: but I could definitely see myself doing what you did if I hadn't had to drive in the morning
 
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