6 more weeks. I cannot wait.
Agreed! I've heard from everyone y1 is the worst and winter quarter is the worst because of a specific class and prof... but I'm happy to say I made it through her class alive and somewhat well lol. I think something like 8 people in the class above us didn't pass her class (over 10%). A few were able to remediate but we had 4 people from their class join us last quarter.
Remember there is life outside of school
everything they said, but also, it doesn't have to be soul crushing. I try to stay positive by letting go and accepting I can't know everything or have time for everything and thats Ok
Ba dum tss
I responded with wow to deny you a like lolololol
VIN updated quite a bit of stuff it's not perfect but it's better than it has been. I own an older version of the CSU resource that was passed down to me and TBH haven't used it after I looked at it the one time. Personally haven't been using anything but the guide our school provided and supplementary textbooks in lab.
Hope you are doing ok and all the CSU students find comfort in each other during this difficult time. *hugs*
I think everyone has given great advice. For me the "crush your soul" part it true but in more of a figurative manner. Like my friends are very cynical and "everything is fine" while everything is on fire around you type soul crushing. It's just desensitizing yourself to the volume of exams and information. Get yourself a planner it'll make your life better I promise. If I didn't have mine I might literally fall off a cliff the next few days. I also have to set boundaries for myself, like I love my friends and class but sometimes their anxiety and type A like tendencies make me miserable because they can get hung up on what I would consider things not important moving foward, or that they panic because they don't understand all the arteries for the exam tomorrow. They give me anxiety sometimes and so it's just giving yourself that personal space. I have yet to be what I would consider truly miserable in vet school and hate my life-maybe I have good systems in place, maybe we just haven't gotten to that point yet, but I'll take it!
There are a vocal few who make it sound like vet school is going to be the worst experience of your life. You don't have to hate it, but you also don't have to love it. It gives back to you what you put into it. For me, that means signing up for every lunch talk imaginable even if I'm not sure if I'm interested in the topic. It also means going to every wet lab and hands on opportunity possible, no matter how busy I am. You can do some really amazing stuff even starting first year and it can really help make the experience more enjoyable. Outside of class, I've done a cougar necropsy, helped resuscitate piglets, had a CPR lab, learned to do rodent necropsies, am doing a dental wet lab today, and doing a necropsy on some sort of wild animal next week. Getting to do all this amazing stuff has made vet school an enjoyable experience for me, but what makes it fun for you may be different. Be careful with the C's get degrees mentality, especially if you want bigger scholarships or might be interested in doing a residency. However, if getting only A's and B's is going to compromise your well-being then absolutely worry more about your health.
I’m going re-emphasize some things because everyone else has mostly addressed this.
YES. Absolutely. Take at least one night off a week. For me, I need at least one day on the weekend to be a completely unproductive, slob. I call it my “bum day”. I need a day to watch TV, play video games, maybe catch up on laundry/chores, while staying in PJ’s or comfy clothes. Without that day, I’m super unproductive the following week.
100%. I cannot emphasize how important sleep is. I have not ever gone less than 7 hours a night since starting school. It’s that important to me. You spend so much time filling your brain with all sorts of information, you need time to let your brain organize it and file it away.
I didn’t realize how much this was true until my second semester (aka now). My class is full of A LOT of Type A people. You need to be able to detach from them and ground yourself.
First off, PLEASE do not go in with the mindset that "this is going to be horrible". You will get to do lots of incredible things, especially if you put the effort in. In the first few months of school I would put a lot of effort into establishing friendships with classmates and other people in the school; it will help you out immensely when things start to get rough. Also make sure to get involved in extra-curriculars, whether school related or not. Intramurals, getting my horse time in (rode one of my professor's horses), club wetlabs, ICU shadowing, and just school/friend social events were all lifesavers for me. ICU shifts also helped me keep perspective and helped solidify some of the concepts from class.
This is critical! Esp if you feel like your forgetting things you knew earlier. You're too tired/mentally exhausted and it's time to let go for now, even if the test is the next morning.
neuroExam
Yep! It's by no means perfect but it's alot better than it was even from last semester.
Just checked cuz I was curious and it’s not able to be downloaded. Looks like you tried to just paste a local file that was saved onto your computer vs something you have online/google drive.
What class?
Lmao biochemistry
Nope, I walked into an exam last semester having been to none of the lectures and only read through half
oh god that class... I sure hope they've refined it a lot since my year
It's organized by body system and pretty understandable, but it's just so much information. It's one of our tougher classes this semester.
UPDATE: I passed. Not by a whole lot but a pass is a pass!
UrineFinals start on Monday. Good thing I don’t remember ANYTHING about the kidney that we spent 4 weeks learning.
