Class of 2020... how you doin?

[fredandcessna]

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I've been dealing with senioritis about the same way... Wine, puppy and calf snuggles, and pretending I don't actually have a huge amount of things I need to get done until a few hours before they need to be done

Also, wine. Yes.


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[vetmedhead]

Got a 78% on a microbiology exam today #senioritis #iactuallystudiedmybuttoffandimsad


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Microbiology is a weirdly difficult class. I know when I took it I studied my butt off and would never do as well as I thought I did on exams even though I felt like I understood all of the material.

As for senioritis, yeesh it's killing me. I have a friend that I get lunch with 3x a week and literally all we do is complain about how irritating it is to still have to go to class to graduate. 😛 We've both really phoned out since I'm heading to vet school after graduation and she already has a great job lined up. It doesn't help that I'm in a bunch of insultingly easy classes right now... It's a miracle that I get anything done. 😀

 

[Osudairy]

Microbiology is a weirdly difficult class. I know when I took it I studied my butt off and would never do as well as I thought I did on exams even though I felt like I understood all of the material.

As for senioritis, yeesh it's killing me. I have a friend that I get lunch with 3x a week and literally all we do is complain about how irritating it is to still have to go to class to graduate. 😛 We've both really phoned out since I'm heading to vet school after graduation and she already has a great job lined up. It doesn't help that I'm in a bunch of insultingly easy classes right now... It's a miracle that I get anything done. 😀

I had this exact problem in undergrad. My very last semester consisted of "easier" classes and I was honestly bored. When I went to grad school, I got my butt kicked at the beginning trying to get out of the senioritis mode. So now I am going strong to get my defense done as early as possible and being ready for vet school in the fall.

 

[sarakittykat]

I feel y'all on the senioritis! I'm only taking 11 credit hours this semester (and working). When I have a really light semester in school it makes it way harder for me to focus on studying for some reason. I've also been "spring cleaning" to get ready for the big move this summer and I would much rather do that than study metabolism. I am taking one fun class this semester though--Economic Botany. It counts as an advanced bio elective and we get to do fun things in the lab like eat things, make paper, drink tea, and go on nature walks 😀

I'm still in shock that I'm actually going to vet school!?!? I'm visiting one school I haven't seen yet in April and another one for a second time during the same trip. I will make my final attendance decision after that so hopefully that's when it starts to feel real 🙂

 

[Caiter92]

I graduated last March, and had senioritis bad enough without being accepted yet. I don't even want to think how bad I would have been if it was this year. You all have my sympathies 😛

I was suppose to have graduated in December 2014, but extended it a quarter because it was easier to stay at my uni to take ochem lab than try to take it at a CC. So I technically had my degree but was still taking classes. It was annoying haha

 

[Ceens]

I graduated in December, and I've felt SO weird not having any classes this semester. I drove over to campus to have my fall transcript sent to UTK and was in shock that there were students there! The break has been super nice, but I hope my mind and body go back into study mode once school starts up....


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[Posey]

This was supposed to be a light semester while I finish up my non-science pre-reqs. Well, one of the schools decided not to accept an older credit, and I'm back up to full time. But, it's not science; so it should be easy, right? I don't know why, but this is the roughest semester yet. These "easy" classes are keeping me on my toes.
Everyone thinks I'm crazy. They keep saying, "you got in, you just have to pass!" For some reason, I cannot think that way. lol
Guess this is good stress management practice for next year.


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[WildAnimal]

By the time vet school starts, I will have not been in school for over 2.5 years! Like, I'm really glad I took time off while my kids are younger. I've quite enjoyed it. But I'm so scared starting school again will shock my system. Been trying to think of ways to prepare myself.

 

[missdarjeeling]

Feeling like I'm almost ready to decide where to go. After a month and a half or two months of agonizing.

And, yeah, senioritis. Hooboy. I was out of school for a year and am now back taking just biochem. I want to really learn the material inside and out because it's such an important foundational class, and it's so much easier to do when you only have a single class to worry about, but man is it a struggle to work on it some days.

 

[LyraGardenia]

I've been out of school since May 2014. I'm weirdly really excited to be in school again, but I have a feeling the first few weeks will be a bit painful reminding myself that going home doesn't mean I can just sit around and do nothing anymore. And I'm sure I'll pretty quickly be bored with lectures and drowning in studying and wondering why I wanted to do this in the first place. 😛 But for now I'm excited!

 

[lilylilac]

I finally have all of my decisions from schools and now I have to decide between 3 amazing schools. Looks like a big spreadsheet covering pros and cons is in the future!

 

[heyyimhayley]

I finally have all of my decisions from schools and now I have to decide between 3 amazing schools. Looks like a big spreadsheet covering pros and cons is in the future!

Congratulations and good luck!
For me, it was kind of funny... I made a pro/con spreadsheet for my top 3 choices... But I ended up nixing it going with my gut at the end of the day.

 

[lilylilac]

Congratulations and good luck!
For me, it was kind of funny... I made a pro/con spreadsheet for my top 3 choices... But I ended up nixing it going with my gut at the end of the day.

I have a feeling that's how it's going to be for me too. Congrats to you too by the way!

 

[aforsch1]

I finally have all of my decisions from schools and now I have to decide between 3 amazing schools. Looks like a big spreadsheet covering pros and cons is in the future!

Ha Ha...I did that too, but it didn't help! I'm still stuck between my top two.

 

[vetmedhead]

I finally have all of my decisions from schools and now I have to decide between 3 amazing schools. Looks like a big spreadsheet covering pros and cons is in the future!

I'm in the same boat and I'm doing the same thing! I find pro and con lists a little tricky though, so instead I put together a spreadsheet that has pluses, minuses, and implications and I put associated weights of importance (from 1-5, with 5 being incredibly important) with them.

Hypothetical example:
[School A]
Plus: IS tuition/Weight: +5
Minus: Extremely high cost of living/Weight: -2
Implication: May have to live farther away from [School A] than I would like due to cost of living and would have to drive to class/Weight: -2

[School B]
Plus: Extremely low cost of living/Weight: +2
Minus: OOS tuition/Weight: -5
Implications: Could live closer to [School B] due to cost of living and therefore could bike to class/Weight: +2

When you add them all up you have a +1 for School A and a -1 for School B, meaning that based on how you weight things it seems that School A may be a better choice for you than School B. I like using this method because a lot of times I have a hard time seeing positives for certain choices because I get really hung up on one thing that I consider extremely important. This way I can still mark those things as important (by ranking them a 5) while still considering other factors and seeing how it all cracks out.

Of course, you still can't discount the importance of gut feelings. I usually fill out my +/-/implications lists by saying things and their weights out loud and having someone else fill it out in a spreadsheet for me so I can't look at the numbers and try to influence them one way or another. It helps me remove some bias, as least.

Plus, of course, it lets me use Excel, and I'm a total Excel addict. 😛

 

[LetItSnow]

I'm in the same boat and I'm doing the same thing! I find pro and con lists a little tricky though, so instead I put together a spreadsheet that has pluses, minuses, and implications and I put associated weights of importance (from 1-5, with 5 being incredibly important) with them.

Usually when I try methods like this I put all sorts of effort into the spreadsheet... come up with all the factors... decide what they're weights should be.... tally it all up.... and then go with my gut anyway.

 

[heyyimhayley]

Usually when I try methods like this I put all sorts of effort into the spreadsheet... come up with all the factors... decide what they're weights should be.... tally it all up.... and then go with my gut anyway.

I did this same thing choosing a college too... The school I go to now didn't win the "points", but I know looking back it was the right decision.

 

[missdarjeeling]

I'm in the same boat and I'm doing the same thing! I find pro and con lists a little tricky though, so instead I put together a spreadsheet that has pluses, minuses, and implications and I put associated weights of importance (from 1-5, with 5 being incredibly important) with them.

Oh man. I did this when we were house hunting. Even had it broken down into categories, like "basics" and "would be nice to have." It was really useful for helping me determine how I actually felt about each house, correcting for small things that make a big impression but don't matter all that much.

At the end of the day, we found the one place, and I didn't even bother putting it in the damn spreadsheet before we decided.

 

[zinhle]

Everyone just needs to come to Ohio. Cuz it's amazeballs. And cuz I said so. The end.

I agree! I liked Ohio so much im choosing it over my Instate

 

[alohacat319]

This might be lame to ask-- but can someone honestly give me tips about moving away from home to a new place where you know nobody. I live on my own now, but it's less than a 30 minute drive to my parents house and most of my friends are people I have known since I was in elementary school. As fall gets closer and closer, I can't help but be nervous about moving away for the first time in my life. I'm sure lots of you did it for undergrad, so any tips?

 

[hazelmoo]

This might be lame to ask-- but can someone honestly give me tips about moving away from home to a new place where you know nobody. I live on my own now, but it's less than a 30 minute drive to my parents house and most of my friends are people I have known since I was in elementary school. As fall gets closer and closer, I can't help but be nervous about moving away for the first time in my life. I'm sure lots of you did it for undergrad, so any tips?

Not lame!! I've been living on my own since I was 17. The only real "home" I have is in FL, which is far far away from where I've lived the past 5 years! I think as long as you can keep up with your friends and family by phone and Facebook, it helps ease you into leaving. I talk to my sister and brother at least once a week on the phone, and a lot of my family can keep up with what's going on in my life via Facebook since I don't have a blog (yet). Also, you can always go back home for breaks to see everyone!

In vet school, you're going to be soooo close with your classmates and make so many new friends. Hopefully they can give you the support system you need! Plus, you're going to be so busy that it will hopefully dull out the home-sickness a little. Moving away is never easy, but you can make it fun and exciting with a little time and effort 🙂

 

[Teepster87]

This might be lame to ask-- but can someone honestly give me tips about moving away from home to a new place where you know nobody. I live on my own now, but it's less than a 30 minute drive to my parents house and most of my friends are people I have known since I was in elementary school. As fall gets closer and closer, I can't help but be nervous about moving away for the first time in my life. I'm sure lots of you did it for undergrad, so any tips?

I've been away from "home" for almost a decade now and about to nearly go back (like an hour away from where I grew up). I joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school and the first week or so of bootcamp was probably the most home sick/ what the hell did I get myself into feeling that I've ever had. But after about a week I was passed it because I was too busy to ever devote time to worrying about it. The shared hardship really has a way of bringing people together, and I'm sure you'll find some comfort and comradery with you classmates, many of whom will be going through the same thing as you.
As I adjusted to life I just kind of focused on what I was doing and where I wanted to go and just gradually missed home less and less. I used to handwrite letters and use MySpace to keep up with people, but Facebook, Skype, etc really do help when you need that reminder of home or what you're putting yourself through hell for.

 

[katashark]

This might be lame to ask-- but can someone honestly give me tips about moving away from home to a new place where you know nobody. I live on my own now, but it's less than a 30 minute drive to my parents house and most of my friends are people I have known since I was in elementary school. As fall gets closer and closer, I can't help but be nervous about moving away for the first time in my life. I'm sure lots of you did it for undergrad, so any tips?

I've been on my own for a while now and have lived in quite a few far away places. The key is staying busy, and staying social so you find friends and don't have time to be homesick. But you can always schedule times to call or Skype people so you can keep in touch! When you move, start joining things and meeting people. If you end up too overloaded, you can drop clubs and stuff. It can be hard to put yourself out there. But it's fun and exciting at the same time. I actually preferred moving when I knew no one over moving and knowing 1-2 people because it forced me to not use those people as a crutch. You can also use the MeetUp app where people post events - hiking, meeting at a bar, guitar group, etc. You can pick categories that you are interested in and meet up with those groups. You'll do great, aloha! It's not a lame question at all. 🙂 plus, sdn is here for you. 😉

 

[missdarjeeling]

Second the advice to be proactive in meeting people and doing things. It can be really hard to do if you're an introvert, but the more you make your new location your own, the easier the transition will be. The sooner you start making connections with people, the quicker you'll be on your way to finding some really great close friends.

Personally, since I'm more on the introverted side, I like to explore my new surroundings by myself, too, like checking out a historical site or walking around a big park or finding a used bookstore or looking for a really good sushi place. Other people might find that even more isolating, but to me, it feels like "breaking in" a new town. I'd also say to cut yourself a break if/when you are feeling lonely and homesick. That's a perfectly normal feeling, and just about every one of your classmates who has moved far from home will be feeling the same way at some point or another. The important thing is to not let it stop you from taking advantage of all of the opportunities around you, including social ones. Luckily, when you're in school in a demanding program, you're surrounded by like-minded people and in a place where people organize social events all the time, so it's just a matter of making the time and overcoming any hesitation or anxiety you might have about meeting new people.

 

[katashark]

If you want to explore by yourself, you can also try geocaching - it was a great way to familiarize myself with a new town/place and it was fun to find things!

 

[orca2011]

This might be lame to ask-- but can someone honestly give me tips about moving away from home to a new place where you know nobody. I live on my own now, but it's less than a 30 minute drive to my parents house and most of my friends are people I have known since I was in elementary school. As fall gets closer and closer, I can't help but be nervous about moving away for the first time in my life. I'm sure lots of you did it for undergrad, so any tips?

This is going to be me for my internship. I mean, I guess I did it for college too but I immediately had a roommate with that. I may or may not have a roommate yet for my internship year. I'm actually considering living with grad students at Brown or something so that maybe I can meet people outside of the veterinary world. And so people can help let me dog out if I'm stuck at the hospital. haha.

 

[battie]

I'd there senioritis for jobs? Just got back from spring break and cannot wait for the 55 days until all the kiddos leave and then the 110 days until my contact is up. At first, I really wanted to work the extra month of July but now I just want to go to the lake for weeks on end. Lol

 

[lilylilac]

Congratulations and good luck!
For me, it was kind of funny... I made a pro/con spreadsheet for my top 3 choices... But I ended up nixing it going with my gut at the end of the day.

Usually when I try methods like this I put all sorts of effort into the spreadsheet... come up with all the factors... decide what they're weights should be.... tally it all up.... and then go with my gut anyway.

Turns out my spreadsheet helped me realize that I should just listen to my gut, so that's what I did!

 

[Posey]

I'd there senioritis for jobs? Just got back from spring break and cannot wait for the 55 days until all the kiddos leave and then the 110 days until my contact is up. At first, I really wanted to work the extra month of July but now I just want to go to the lake for weeks on end. Lol

I think there must be. I was planning to stay at mine until July, but it's so tempting to enjoy the spring weather.


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[LyraGardenia]

I'd there senioritis for jobs? Just got back from spring break and cannot wait for the 55 days until all the kiddos leave and then the 110 days until my contact is up. At first, I really wanted to work the extra month of July but now I just want to go to the lake for weeks on end. Lol

I have it too. 72 days until I'm quitting my jobs!

 

[wheelin2vetmed]

Greetings, earthlings.

(My entrance into this forum thread)

 

[hazelmoo]

Greetings, earthlings.

(My entrance into this forum thread)

Don't you have a shrimpin' boat you should be co-captaining right now??

 

[wheelin2vetmed]

Don't you have a shrimpin' boat you should be co-captaining right now??

Jennnnay

 

[hazelmoo]

Jennnnay

But seriously, how are your legs doing? I mean... lack of legs?

 

[LadyOtheFarm]

But seriously, how are your legs doing? I mean... lack of legs?

I was going to answer your first question very literally, but then thought it might be too soon. Even with his easy going nature, we all mourn ourselves, and pieces of ourselves, in interesting ways, even when the change, or loss, was a change of benefit. So, before I write something crazily confusing (like this) or intensely insensitive, I too want to know....

How ya doing? Still awesome and smarmy? (Or a little short on humor? Dammit, needed one.)

 

[wheelin2vetmed]

But seriously, how are your legs doing? I mean... lack of legs?

I'm doing very well. Since I was discharged last Wednesday I've literally done nothing but rest. The surgeon really scared me and beat it into my head not to fall out of my chair. She said, "If you want to **** up your flight school and your first year of vet school, then go fall on your stumps while they're healing." My nerve pain's been a little higher, but I guarantee it's only acting up due to the post-surgery healing than anything else, and day-by-day it's getting better. I keep tight control on my opiate use, but I've been a little more lenient just so I'm comfortable; I'll likely start titrating next week.

Stitches should come out soon, but otherwise, nothing exciting, which is good news. I've been keeping a pros/cons list, and I've only come up with one "con," if you can even call it that. I didn't think about it prior to my surgery, but I can't carry nearly the same amount of stuff on my lap, because there's a smaller surface now. I used to balance a lot on my lap, so I've just adjusted how I do some things and will simply ask someone nicely for help in the future when it comes to suitcases, my guitar, and stuff like that. There's so many more benefits already and at this point, am extremely happy I got this done. Don't think that will change.

I was doing my laundry 2 days ago and got through washing, drying, folding, and putting away 75% of my socks before I realized "wtf am I doing?" Moments like that are making me laugh.

 

[wheelin2vetmed]

Even with his easy going nature, we all mourn ourselves, and pieces of ourselves, in interesting ways, even when the change, or loss, was a change of benefit.

No mourning AT ALL. Not a bit. I went through that mourning when I went from being able-bodied to paralyzed. That was a massive change, especially when you're young and an athlete. Going from being in a wheelchair to being in a wheelchair with no legs was not a change for me, other than the functional differences that I'm already pretty much used to. I was disconnected from my legs in every way imaginable, and all they did was cause me problems. I'm happy they're gone.

Thanks for being thoughtful though, but it's all good 😍

 

[hazelmoo]

I'm doing very well. Since I was discharged last Wednesday I've literally done nothing but rest. The surgeon really scared me and beat it into my head not to fall out of my chair. She said, "If you want to **** up your flight school and your first year of vet school, then go fall on your stumps while they're healing." My nerve pain's been a little higher, but I guarantee it's only acting up due to the post-surgery healing than anything else, and day-by-day it's getting better. I keep tight control on my opiate use, but I've been a little more lenient just so I'm comfortable; I'll likely start titrating next week.

Stitches should come out soon, but otherwise, nothing exciting, which is good news. I've been keeping a pros/cons list, and I've only come up with one "con," if you can even call it that. I didn't think about it prior to my surgery, but I can't carry nearly the same amount of stuff on my lap, because there's a smaller surface now. I used to balance a lot on my lap, so I've just adjusted how I do some things and will simply ask someone nicely for help in the future when it comes to suitcases, my guitar, and stuff like that. There's so many more benefits already and at this point, am extremely happy I got this done. Don't think that will change.

I was doing my laundry 2 days ago and got through washing, drying, folding, and putting away 75% of my socks before I realized "wtf am I doing?" Moments like that are making me laugh.

Yay! I'm so glad!!

 

[LadyOtheFarm]

Thanks for being thoughtful though, but it's all good 😍

I like you too much to throw a little salt and vinegar your way without at least trying to make sure it's good seasoning and not on raw flesh. (Ok, going back to sleep because while that sounded great in my head, I'm pretty sure it's god aweful gobbledygook.)

 

[PrincessButterCup]

I like you too much to throw a little salt and vinegar your way without at least trying to make sure it's good seasoning and not on raw flesh. (Ok, going back to sleep because while that sounded great in my head, I'm pretty sure it's god aweful gobbledygook.)

Raw flesh 😱 ?

 

[LadyOtheFarm]

Raw flesh 😱 ?

Pretty sure my new pup was started on living room potty training by my hubby while I was out of town and now he's got a touch of diarrhea (I think he needs some vitamin M) and needs out more frequently at night because of the D and because he refuses to potty when put outside, then bolts for the livingroom carpet when he comes in, I snag him, so he tries to hold it and between him and my daughter's fitful sleep/breathing... I end up awake every 45 minutes or less with a not fully functional brain and sleep fat fingers.

 

[LadyOtheFarm]

Pretty sure my new pup was started on living room potty training by my hubby while I was out of town and now he's got a touch of diarrhea (I think he needs some vitamin M) and needs out more frequently at night because of the D and because he refuses to potty when put outside, then bolts for the livingroom carpet when he comes in, I snag him, so he tries to hold it and between him and my daughter's fitful sleep/breathing... I end up awake every 45 minutes or less with a not fully functional brain and sleep fat fingers.

And the point of that was to explain the crap coming out of my brain. Damn it. Sleep again. 🙂

 

[dyachei]

I'm doing very well. Since I was discharged last Wednesday I've literally done nothing but rest. The surgeon really scared me and beat it into my head not to fall out of my chair. She said, "If you want to **** up your flight school and your first year of vet school, then go fall on your stumps while they're healing." My nerve pain's been a little higher, but I guarantee it's only acting up due to the post-surgery healing than anything else, and day-by-day it's getting better. I keep tight control on my opiate use, but I've been a little more lenient just so I'm comfortable; I'll likely start titrating next week.

Stitches should come out soon, but otherwise, nothing exciting, which is good news. I've been keeping a pros/cons list, and I've only come up with one "con," if you can even call it that. I didn't think about it prior to my surgery, but I can't carry nearly the same amount of stuff on my lap, because there's a smaller surface now. I used to balance a lot on my lap, so I've just adjusted how I do some things and will simply ask someone nicely for help in the future when it comes to suitcases, my guitar, and stuff like that. There's so many more benefits already and at this point, am extremely happy I got this done. Don't think that will change.

I was doing my laundry 2 days ago and got through washing, drying, folding, and putting away 75% of my socks before I realized "wtf am I doing?" Moments like that are making me laugh.

I mean, the cost of shoes alone is a major pro to not having feet 😉

 

[LadyOtheFarm]

I mean, the cost of shoes alone is a major pro to not having feet 😉

I don't know if they are still a thing, or what they are actually called, but a kid in high school had these fancy stump caps that he said could range from super cheap to a couple hundred each depending on material and whether they were custom fit. Google only seems to have knit patterns, the medical/ orthopedic ones and lots of designer legs. Maybe that's the new trend: A leg for every occasion!
Even Disney has legs and arms on the market (Ironman limbs!)

 

[battie]

I don't know if they are still a thing, or what they are actually called, but a kid in high school had these fancy stump caps that he said could range from super cheap to a couple hundred each depending on material and whether they were custom fit. Google only seems to have knit patterns, the medical/ orthopedic ones and lots of designer legs. Maybe that's the new trend: A leg for every occasion!
Even Disney has legs and arms on the market (Ironman limbs!)

You led me on a google chase and I was not disappointed!

 

[wheelin2vetmed]

I mean, the cost of shoes alone is a major pro to not having feet 😉

People would compliment me all the time on my shoes, but all my shoes after my injury were knock-offs I purchased on eBay from China. They looked really cool, about $10 a pair, but were the worst shoes ever. It's not like I was walking on them though!

@LadyOtheFarm, I wear these things called Shrinkers now, maybe that's what you were referring to. They provide compression and help shape everything. I'm sure there's fancy ones.

Buy me a pair of your choosing, I'll sport them 😛

 

[LadyOtheFarm]

People would compliment me all the time on my shoes, but all my shoes after my injury were knock-offs I purchased on eBay from China. They looked really cool, about $10 a pair, but were the worst shoes ever. It's not like I was walking on them though!

@LadyOtheFarm, I wear these things called Shrinkers now, maybe that's what you were referring to. They provide compression and help shape everything. I'm sure there's fancy ones.

Buy me a pair of your choosing, I'll sport them 😛

I'm looking, but all I see is boring. I might need to buy boring and make it fun myself.
This is totally not what I meant, but it's in the right spirit:

Closest thing I can find is the sleeves that go over a prosthetic limb and stump, but what I was talking about is like your shrinkers but with color and patterns and bow ties.

 

[Gwenevre]

Glad to hear you're doing well W2VM!!

And I'm totally not tempted to start knitting you some stump sleeves. Totally not...

 

[WildZoo]

Yay, glad you're doing well w2vm! 😀

 

[alohacat319]

I just want it to be April 15 so my decision can be made and I can be done with this application process.