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Some guy from The Wire. Lol. It's temporary and then I'm back to the normal stuff.
I...but now vet school is actually happening (i'm 32 now). I even got greedy and chose an OOS school over my IS. (Shhh, don't tell anybody).
Do what I do and wait for TT to link it.....
I, too, found it odd when I met an applicant along the trail who considered herself non-traditional because her science degree didn't involve animals; i think she was still a senior in college, too...at some school I was referred to as a 'second career applicant,' rather than a non-trad. I think that's more apt.
As for me, I've been dreaming of becoming a vet ever since I was almost 30 and decided that 7 years of corporate america was enough (I hold a BBA with majors in Finance and Real Estate). The pre-req. road was pretty stressful and there were many moments were I thought the effort was all in vain...but now vet school is actually happening (i'm 32 now). I even got greedy and chose an OOS school over my IS. (Shhh, don't tell anybody). For those at the beginning of the road (or in the middle)...just stick with it. The worse thing that happens is you go back to your old career *shudder* and at least you can say you tried.
I so totally agree with you! I am so glad that I took time off after my undergraduate degree to actually have a life and travel and get married etc. I'm also happy that I'm now able to go back to all those naysayers that said I'd never go back to school and say
Yay, glad another 30+ will be joining us at KSU. I'm 43, there is one guy slightly older than me, and I think maybe 3 guys in their 30's. Strangely, though, I don't think we have any women who are north of 30, but I know a couple in their late-20's.
Adding myself to the list of 30 something year olds! Glad to see I won't be alone.
I'm right there with you guys in the 30s. I'm just glad I won't be the only one and be the only non-20 something!
I'm 28. Not too old, not too young. Sometimes I do feel like I'm kinda old since I want to pursue the the whole residency/PhD route, which puts me at approx. 36ish when I finish up. That kinda sucks, but at 22 I really wasn't prepared to make this kind of commitment financially. I'm glad I went the route I did. I am so much more mature and focused these days
I check this thread every once in awhile for motivation. My husband and I are 24 I am turning 25 in a little over a week. He is starting the Purdue DVM program in August. We will be delaying starting a family until after he is done which will make me 29. I'm fine with that, but feel like I get crazy person looks from people especially when a large percentage of my friends my age are already having kids/ going to start trying within one 1-2 years.
I totally know how you feel. One of my good friends just called me yesterday to say that they are going to start trying for a second baby. I am 30 and will be 34 when I graduate from vet school. It was definitely a tough decision, and I would be lying if I said it was easy for me and my husband to mutually come to this decision. Especially b/c there are so many outside pressures. We have been together for 10yrs and married for 5. People constantly ask why we don't have kids yet, and when are we going to start. Plus just about ALL of our couple friends have children now. I just keep telling people that I have to make sure I am in a good place with myself before bringing a child into this world, otherwise it is not fair to the child. Things will work out as they should!
If someone in vet school just can't wait to have kids I am sure that is worth it for them and that is great. I have the utmost respect for the ones that make it work. Especially if the woman is the one in school. It's just not something I think I want to do.
Having a baby in late 3rd or 4th year is not all that bad. Of course it is most likely more stressful than having a baby under normal circumstances, but in all reality 4th year wouldn't be the worst time to have a child, as far as vet school goes.
I would have to disagree with you there. Especially if you had your large animal/equine and radiology rotations during your pregnancy. Two things would happen - either you'd get to pass but not be able to get the as much of the hands on part or you would have to miss so much that would need to be made up while everyone else (like your 4th year friends) is moving away. And in case you are thinking not having as much experience doesn't seem like a bad thing, think about it from a perspective employers position.
your first employer has to mentor you and deal with the mistakes you make. That adds up to a lot of time and money if you don't end up staying there for more than a couple years.
Lol. And if you're thinking they won't have to do that anyways whether you have all the experience in the history of vet school, you would be wrong as well.
I'm 27 and didn't get in for the fall. Applying to SGU and Ross now, and am TOTALLY NERVOUS about it, but I've gotta do it... this thread has really made me feel so much better about applying. THANK YOU, NON-TRADS!
I'm 21 - but when I start vet school, IF I get in for 2012, I will be 22, almost 23. And thinking about that makes me feel like my LIFE IS FLASHING BEFORE MY EYES.
wtf?i'm 21 - but when i start vet school, if i get in for 2012, i will be 22, almost 23. And thinking about that makes me feel like my life is flashing before my eyes.
But i did just meet a girl who was starting at u of montreal and she was 27, so yay for cool non-trads!
Are you calling yourself old? If so, I highly suggest you duck for cover right about now
Depending on where you end up going, you will likely be on the younger side of your class at that age. Seriously, you have nothing to worry about. Enjoy being a young 20-something
I'm not old, but I'm still having an age crisis because I still feel like I'm 18.
Can you kids please quit making a racket in this thread? Some of us seniors are trying to get our late-afternoon nap in right before dinner and our early-evening nap.
I'm 25 years old. My mother constantly reminds me that I'm not as young as I wish, and that I better get on with my life like the rest of my friends and my cousins. Mothers really know how to irk you..But I have a lot of older friends who are just starting schools, or venturing out on a new career path, and I don't think I'm old at all. Especially since knowing that there are so many just like me here, and inspirational fellow SDN-ers that are older than me but are clear-sighted and know what they want in life. Personally, I love that I'm a non-trad; that I majored in something I loved with passion (Anthropology) and I tried something else before realizing what I really wanted in my life. Now I'm confident I won't look back and wonder the "what ifs.." in life when I'm knee deep in vet school (fingers crossed!) because I've already tried it!
I'm a non-trad, and I often feel like I have wasted so much time in the workforce- always animals of course, and now getting through on my bachelor's in social work (I have only one of my math/science pre-reqs) that I feel incredibly discouraged and late. For some support, are there any other non-trads who are a bit late on this journey to veterinary medicine also? Words of hope? Sometimes I feel so wayward in my late revelation. Oh, I am 27 and a junior at Stony Brook University. I still have many math/sci courses to take after I complete my bachelors.