Class of 2020... how you doin?

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fredandcessna said:
You guys are making me feel better! A ton of people in my class that I talked to finished it, or at least got to 80%. VetPrep will give you the subscription for free if you have to take NAVLE again, so long as you complete 80% or more of the program. I think that was big motivation for people. Your school probably doesn't want to have to pay a second time :laugh: That's awesome they buy it for you though!
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Lol probably! I've heard a rumour they buy it because our pass rate wasn't up to snuff, but I don't know how accurate that is. What I do know is that it's a new things within the last few years.
 
A few people in my class have posted on fb complaining we don’t have results yet this week :laugh:
 
Last year I think NAVLE results came out during this upcoming week...
 
WildZoo said:
They need to chill lol
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It’s also people who did 100% of vetprep and watched basically every power lecture (because they also constantly posted about navle before), and I’m like guys. It’s anyone is gonna fail it’s gonna be me and I give zero ****s so STFU :laugh:
 
My friend group went through a brief panic that resulted in alot of us pushing for 100% on vetprep:

From the VetPrep FAQ section:
2. What is the VetPrep Guarantee?

VetPrep is confident that anyone who completes the VetPrep course will pass the NAVLE® on their first attempt. This is largely due to the question recycling aspect of VetPrep which essentially forces students to learn all of the material in order to make it through the entire course.

Therefore, VetPrep will pay for your VetPrep re-subscription if you do not pass the NAVLE®. In order to qualify for a free re-subscription, you must have completed the full VetPrep course by finishing all (or at least 80% of all) practice questions and timed exam questions before the date of your NAVLE®. If you did not pass the NAVLE®, contact VetPrep support for instructions on how to submit the materials necessary to process your re-subscription.

Since it seems a little ambiguous of what exactly the bolded means, we didn't want to let them easily deny us a resubscription.
 
Teepster87 said:
My friend group went through a brief panic that resulted in alot of us pushing for 100% on vetprep:

From the VetPrep FAQ section:
2. What is the VetPrep Guarantee?

VetPrep is confident that anyone who completes the VetPrep course will pass the NAVLE® on their first attempt. This is largely due to the question recycling aspect of VetPrep which essentially forces students to learn all of the material in order to make it through the entire course.

Therefore, VetPrep will pay for your VetPrep re-subscription if you do not pass the NAVLE®. In order to qualify for a free re-subscription, you must have completed the full VetPrep course by finishing all (or at least 80% of all) practice questions and timed exam questions before the date of your NAVLE®. If you did not pass the NAVLE®, contact VetPrep support for instructions on how to submit the materials necessary to process your re-subscription.

Since it seems a little ambiguous of what exactly the bolded means, we didn't want to let them easily deny us a resubscription.
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I ended up getting another re subscription. I didn’t get to 100% completion but I don’t know if they upped the percentage tbh
 
Caiter92 said:
It’s also people who did 100% of vetprep and watched basically every power lecture (because they also constantly posted about navle before), and I’m like guys. It’s anyone is gonna fail it’s gonna be me and I give zero ****s so STFU :laugh:
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You might be surprised. (About who passes & doesn’t I mean)
 
The 'guarantee' thing is great and all, but when my friend failed despite having done 80%, she wanted nothing to do with VetPrep again and paid for Zuku for her second try. I really think it's a marketing statement more than anything.

But you're all gonna be fine.
 
Where I'm basically at is if I failed, well it's already happened, doesn't much matter to me when I find out about it lol a few days one way or the other isn't going to make a difference in the grand scheme of studying to take it again of I need to. Not like I'm continuing to study right now so if I passed there's no change in my life. So why even think about it? :laugh:
 
WildZoo said:
Where I'm basically at is if I failed, well it's already happened, doesn't much matter to me when I find out about it lol a few days one way or the other isn't going to make a difference in the grand scheme of studying to take it again of I need to. Not like I'm continuing to study right now so if I passed there's no change in my life. So why even think about it? :laugh:
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Yep this is how I feel. It’s future me’s problem if I failed. I’m not gonna worry about it until I have results.
 
Caiter92 said:
Yep this is how I feel. It’s future me’s problem if I failed. I’m not gonna worry about it until I have results.
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I push all problems to future me. I imagine future me is probably ticked at past me but present me has little guilt 😉
 
Caiter92 said:
It’s also people who did 100% of vetprep and watched basically every power lecture (because they also constantly posted about navle before), and I’m like guys. It’s anyone is gonna fail it’s gonna be me and I give zero ****s so STFU :laugh:
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maybe I’m bitter but every time I scrolled past a screenshot of someone’s 100% on social media I groaned audibly. I’m personally so glad I spent a month before the test not doing anything navle related, whether that hurt me in the end or not. It’s different strokes for different folks.
 
So I released my horse game which was all fine and dandy, until yesterday I find that the owner of a horse game I used to play is accusing me of copying her game because we have similar genes incorporated as a game mechanic... Like she seems to think she owns the idea of heritability or something. She's also accusing me of stealing code from her, which is demonstrably false lol. She's going around saying things like I'm crossing the line into copyright infringement, intellectual property infringement, etc etc. Anyway, the possibility of getting sued has been a wonderful distraction from impending NAVLE results :laugh:
 
awesomenessity said:
So I released my horse game which was all fine and dandy, until yesterday I find that the owner of a horse game I used to play is accusing me of copying her game because we have similar genes incorporated as a game mechanic... Like she seems to think she owns the idea of heritability or something. She's also accusing me of stealing code from her, which is demonstrably false lol. She's going around saying things like I'm crossing the line into copyright infringement, intellectual property infringement, etc etc. Anyway, the possibility of getting sued has been a wonderful distraction from impending NAVLE results :laugh:
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ive been meaning to try it :laugh: I finally will have time this quarter in school!!!
Tell her she sucks butts and her game is inferior
 
SkiOtter said:
ive been meaning to try it :laugh: I finally will have time this quarter in school!!!
Tell her she sucks butts and her game is inferior
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Yaaaaaas let me know what you think!

I made some concessions and redid some stuff with a new system (that I actually like better I think...) so her main issue she was discussing yesterday is now resolved. There’s still some similarities but I don’t know how else to get around them.. at some point all horse games have the same basic mechanics and there’s only so many ways to represent real life in code ‍:shrug: Still sent an email to a lawyer today just in case :laugh:
 
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Anyone potentially applying for VMLRP this year? Or anyone otherwise lurking that maybe has done it in the past?
 
itsrocky said:
Anyone potentially applying for VMLRP this year? Or anyone otherwise lurking that maybe has done it in the past?
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I know one person who's applied in the past. She said it was a huge pain in the butt application, and one of the aspects alot of people overlook is that you have to already have a job in one of the shortage areas before being able to apply.
 
My friend wanted to do it right out of school but the existing vet at the clinic she was going to take a job at made it clear he was planning on applying and if she applied and got it instead of him she was afraid he’d make her employment hell. I’ve also seen stories in rural vet fb groups about their payments not being paid out on time (or at all)...most have said they eventually get paid but you still have to make your loan payments yourself while waiting on your money and it’s a program with a staff of one or two people nationwide so good luck getting ahold of anyone if there’s a problem. So though I haven’t done it myself my advice if someone is considering taking a job in one of the need areas is to make sure that you can afford to live there even without VMLRP and consider the VMLRP a bonus.
 
It’d definitely be a bonus for my situation. I just noticed a few days ago the county I’ll probably be working in is a shortage area (or, was for FY 2019, no idea if it even got nominated this year and the deadline to nom was 2 days ago hahaha) so I was thinking about giving it a shot, but yes, I’ve heard just as many not stellar things about the program itself. Lol
 
Elkhart said:
It's getting kind of late in the month.
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Sorry to post about something non-NAVLE related... or maybe it's welcomed, I don't know :nailbiting:

I haven't been in the Vet world very long and I've been hearing that academic internships are preferred over private practice ones if one is attempting to pursue a residency.... and that people know that 1) it is accepted that academic interns get to do a lot less hands on than if at a private practice because of the hierarchy at academic institutions (I'm ok with this as the residency will make sure I can do what I need to do) and 2) apparently there are a few private practices that have become more well known and accepted to do an internship at before hopping into a residency.

Can you guys help list some of those private practices, please? Thank you!
 
staff_wielder said:
Sorry to post about something non-NAVLE related... or maybe it's welcomed, I don't know :nailbiting:

I haven't been in the Vet world very long and I've been hearing that academic internships are preferred over private practice ones if one is attempting to pursue a residency.... and that people know that 1) it is accepted that academic interns get to do a lot less hands on than if at a private practice because of the hierarchy at academic institutions (I'm ok with this as the residency will make sure I can do what I need to do) and 2) apparently there are a few private practices that have become more well known and accepted to do an internship at before hopping into a residency.

Can you guys help list some of those private practices, please? Thank you!
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Depends on what you want for a residency I think. Angell, Red Bank, and the Animal Medical Center are all places I've heard are well accepted. I've also heard them described as "meat grinder" places who work you half to death :shrug:
 
Coopah said:
Depends on what you want for a residency I think. Angell, Red Bank, and the Animal Medical Center are all places I've heard are well accepted. I've also heard them described as "meat grinder" places who work you half to death :shrug:
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Thanks Coop. I didn't realize Red Bank in NJ was so close! Don't want to go back to research, and the next best thing I enjoy is surgery... which means possibly a second specialty internship... ugh I really don't want to do that.
 
staff_wielder said:
Thanks Coop. I didn't realize Red Bank in NJ was so close! Don't want to go back to research, and the next best thing I enjoy is surgery... which means possibly a second specialty internship... ugh I really don't want to do that.
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@cdoconn also enjoys cutting things and is planning on going into emergency medicine since you still get to cut!
 
staff_wielder said:
Thanks Coop. I didn't realize Red Bank in NJ was so close! Don't want to go back to research, and the next best thing I enjoy is surgery... which means possibly a second specialty internship... ugh I really don't want to do that.
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If you want a residency you'll have to do the research in order to sit for boards regardless, but yeah I feel you. Research is not my favorite either.
 
SkiOtter said:
@cdoconn also enjoys cutting things and is planning on going into emergency medicine since you still get to cut!
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Ah yeah, true there is that as well.... then I guess you get into the whole, do I go straight into emergency or do the +4 for the board certification and then still get underpaid as a specialist. I'm curious... why do people say that comparably to other boarded certifications, boarded ECC vets don't get the salary boost they should get over vets who went straight into ER... is that because the nature of ER allows one to pick up the same skills over some period of time?
 
batsenecal said:
Which is how every academic internship has been described to me. I feel like since internships dont have a lot of standardization, it's a luck of the draw.
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I've heard it's definitely going to suck regardless but there are some places that treat you better than others. Georgia for example I've heard is very protective of their interns.
 
Coopah said:
If you want a residency you'll have to do the research in order to sit for boards regardless, but yeah I feel you. Research is not my favorite either.
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Sorry, I should have clarified... I want to do the research that is required for that residency based on my talks with current surgery residents. What I don't want to do is go into a lab animal residency (even though there is the attractive no internship required and probably having a leg up on some other applicants with my past experience).
 
staff_wielder said:
Sorry, I should have clarified... I want to do the research that is required for that residency based on my talks with current surgery residents. What I don't want to do is go into a lab animal residency (even though there is the attractive no internship required and probably having a leg up on some other applicants with my past experience).
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Oh yeah, those are very different fields :laugh: it also depends on which place you're applying to. Some places want that specialty internship, it's trending that way. However, some places (like Davis) want people fresh out of internships so they don't have to retain bad habits. So apply smart, maybe you won't have to do an extra year!
 
Coopah said:
I've heard it's definitely going to suck regardless but there are some places that treat you better than others. Georgia for example I've heard is very protective of their interns.
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That's a fair point. And who knows, maybe in the next decade, there will be some standardization put through.
 
staff_wielder said:
Ah yeah, true there is that as well.... then I guess you get into the whole, do I go straight into emergency or do the +4 for the board certification and then still get underpaid as a specialist. I'm curious... why do people say that comparably to other boarded certifications, boarded ECC vets don't get the salary boost they should get over vets who went straight into ER... is that because the nature of ER allows one to pick up the same skills over some period of time?
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If you want to be able to do surgeries as a vet working in an ER, don’t go for the specialist route. Criticalists almost never cut anything. Some ERs want an internship beforehand, but some don’t care if you have one. I think it was @Ashgirl who went straight into ER from school?

I couldn’t tell you about that last bit though. Is it just that the salary increase from ER vet to boarded ECC just isn’t as much of a jump as GP to other specialties since ER vets generally already make a good amount?
 
SkiOtter said:
@cdoconn also enjoys cutting things and is planning on going into emergency medicine since you still get to cut!
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indeed I do! I love cutting, and I love me some emergencies.
staff_wielder said:
Ah yeah, true there is that as well.... then I guess you get into the whole, do I go straight into emergency or do the +4 for the board certification and then still get underpaid as a specialist. I'm curious... why do people say that comparably to other boarded certifications, boarded ECC vets don't get the salary boost they should get over vets who went straight into ER... is that because the nature of ER allows one to pick up the same skills over some period of time?
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SkiOtter said:
If you want to be able to do surgeries as a vet working in an ER, don’t go for the specialist route. Criticalists almost never cut anything. Some ERs want an internship beforehand, but some don’t care if you have one. I think it was @Ashgirl who went straight into ER from school?

I couldn’t tell you about that last bit though. Is it just that the salary increase from ER vet to boarded ECC just isn’t as much of a jump as GP to other specialties since ER vets generally already make a good amount?
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that’s how it was explained to me!

the ER & specialty hospitals I’ve been looking at want their docs to be internship trained, so I have several internships I’ve been looking at (and have booked externships at these places to give myself a little boost when Match comes around).

yes, both Ashgirl and LIS went straight to ER from school, but I don’t think you’ll get a reply from him!
 
SkiOtter said:
If you want to be able to do surgeries as a vet working in an ER, don’t go for the specialist route. Criticalists almost never cut anything. Some ERs want an internship beforehand, but some don’t care if you have one. I think it was @Ashgirl who went straight into ER from school?

I couldn’t tell you about that last bit though. Is it just that the salary increase from ER vet to boarded ECC just isn’t as much of a jump as GP to other specialties since ER vets generally already make a good amount?
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Ah yeah, I feel like I've heard that somewhere before, good reminder, thanks!

cdoconn said:
indeed I do! I love cutting, and I love me some emergencies.

that’s how it was explained to me!

the ER & specialty hospitals I’ve been looking at want their docs to be internship trained, so I have several internships I’ve been looking at (and have booked externships at these places to give myself a little boost when Match comes around).

yes, both Ashgirl and LIS went straight to ER from school, but I don’t think you’ll get a reply from him!
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Good to know re some needing internships, thanks! Yeah, LIS, got tired of the rudeness. Has to be coming on a year soon since he peaced out, no?
 
staff_wielder said:
Good to know re some needing internships, thanks! Yeah, LIS, got tired of the rudeness. Has to be coming on a year soon since he peaced out, no?
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yeah I was looking and some of the higher cost hospitals with specialists in my area want internship trained ER docs, which is something I’m excited about. So I am 100% willing to move for a year for it!
 
Coopah said:
Depends on what you want for a residency I think. Angell, Red Bank, and the Animal Medical Center are all places I've heard are well accepted. I've also heard them described as "meat grinder" places who work you half to death :shrug:
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You could probably add Gulf Coast to this list IMO. There’s probs others I’m not thinking of.
 
staff_wielder said:
Sorry, I should have clarified... I want to do the research that is required for that residency based on my talks with current surgery residents. What I don't want to do is go into a lab animal residency (even though there is the attractive no internship required and probably having a leg up on some other applicants with my past experience).
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Do you have any research experience? You might be surprised. I have zero interest in true bench-top research but clinical research is a great love. If your interested in surgery, it’ll be of great help to you to have some research experience when you go to apply to residency.
 
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