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Hello everyone,
I'm a Junior here at my university, pursuing my B.S. in pre-vet and, of course, hoping to go on into vet school. Due to very very rough life circumstances and a school transfer, I have kicked myself back a few notches. Currently I'm definitely planning to retake at least 2 classes -> both where I received a D, and one being a gen-ed, as well as possibly trying to fix a C in another gen-ed, but I'm not sure if that's allowed. Plus Ochem is surely kicking my butt and I'm very certain I'll end up retaking that too. On top of that, I'm behind in some of my courses, due to how weirdly my credits had transferred, and unfortunately I had no choice BUT to transfer.
School and working as a commuter student has had its hand around my neck for a while, so I no longer had time to gain extra experience in animal science, however I do have around 600 hours of shadowing at a local veterinary clinic as well as 100-ish hours volunteering at a wild life rehab center/education center all the way back from high school. I do plan on stacking on some experience these upcoming summers.
So, my downfalls and fears are that I am behind on classes and I don't think I can do all the Vet school requirements before I graduate without layering them on each other which will inevitably overwhelm me and set me up for failure. Along with this I don't have nearly as much time working with animals that I should. Obviously I won't get in on my first try, and probably not even on my second or third, but I'm still determined to pursue this no matter what life had thrown at me previously.
I love what I'm learning and I love the moments where I do get to do the hands on work, it's just now I'm so dedicated to working to pay for my commute and studying in a cubicle for hours, I lose sight and I feel I'm behind no matter what I do, if that makes sense.
I guess after this little backstory, my biggest question is what can I do once I graduate with my B.S.? I know I won't get into vet school but I want to continue to be up to my neck in what I love and improve myself and eventually move on to actually being in vet school. How can I allow some time "off" but still improve and move forward?
Thank you for reading
Hello everyone,
I'm a Junior here at my university, pursuing my B.S. in pre-vet and, of course, hoping to go on into vet school. Due to very very rough life circumstances and a school transfer, I have kicked myself back a few notches. Currently I'm definitely planning to retake at least 2 classes -> both where I received a D, and one being a gen-ed, as well as possibly trying to fix a C in another gen-ed, but I'm not sure if that's allowed. Plus Ochem is surely kicking my butt and I'm very certain I'll end up retaking that too. On top of that, I'm behind in some of my courses, due to how weirdly my credits had transferred, and unfortunately I had no choice BUT to transfer.
School and working as a commuter student has had its hand around my neck for a while, so I no longer had time to gain extra experience in animal science, however I do have around 600 hours of shadowing at a local veterinary clinic as well as 100-ish hours volunteering at a wild life rehab center/education center all the way back from high school. I do plan on stacking on some experience these upcoming summers.
So, my downfalls and fears are that I am behind on classes and I don't think I can do all the Vet school requirements before I graduate without layering them on each other which will inevitably overwhelm me and set me up for failure. Along with this I don't have nearly as much time working with animals that I should. Obviously I won't get in on my first try, and probably not even on my second or third, but I'm still determined to pursue this no matter what life had thrown at me previously.
I love what I'm learning and I love the moments where I do get to do the hands on work, it's just now I'm so dedicated to working to pay for my commute and studying in a cubicle for hours, I lose sight and I feel I'm behind no matter what I do, if that makes sense.
I guess after this little backstory, my biggest question is what can I do once I graduate with my B.S.? I know I won't get into vet school but I want to continue to be up to my neck in what I love and improve myself and eventually move on to actually being in vet school. How can I allow some time "off" but still improve and move forward?
Thank you for reading