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Reasons you don’t get private loansMany private student loans don't get forgiven at death, they go after whatever's in your estate.
Reasons you don’t get private loansMany private student loans don't get forgiven at death, they go after whatever's in your estate.
Agreed. Mine are from undergrad mostly from age 18 and 19 when FinAid was like, "If you want to enroll here, this is what you'll need to do, our in-house private loans (8% fixed) and SallieMae private loans (5-12% variable). Here, we even have computers dedicated for you to apply." (I wonder if they got a kickback.) I had a situation where I lived with my mom until 11th grade, then lived with my dad 12th grade so switched custodial and non-custodial parents. So for freshman year was based off [low income X], and sophomore year was based off [low income Y], and they thought I was gaming the system so made me sign blank sheets of paper with my signature (which was weird but I trusted them) and they made me list my two stepbrothers and stepsister whom I've never met and weren't even dependents of my family.Reasons you don’t get private loans
Grumpy cat has died
She always seemed like such a sweet chill cat despite the moniker -- I can't imagine my cat being nearly as good about public appearances and travel, and she always looked so happy in their Instagram account with her buddy Pokey.
I am curious from a vet med perspective how the UTI complications led to her death. My classmates and I were hypothesizing maybe some kind of dysplasia/renal aplasia related to the dwarfism that could have made an ascending UTI --> pyelonephritis really hard for her little body to deal with. Curious if any of the real vets have thoughts (generally about that sort of thing. Renal pathophys was not my strength.) @Trilt @DVMDream @Karabiner13 @kcoughli @mizchiefmanaged @allieh8607
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Basically that hypothesis is getting thrown around in almost every vet fb group haha.Grumpy cat has died
She always seemed like such a sweet chill cat despite the moniker -- I can't imagine my cat being nearly as good about public appearances and travel, and she always looked so happy in their Instagram account with her buddy Pokey.
I am curious from a vet med perspective how the UTI complications led to her death. My classmates and I were hypothesizing maybe some kind of dysplasia/renal aplasia related to the dwarfism that could have made an ascending UTI --> pyelonephritis really hard for her little body to deal with. Curious if any of the real vets have thoughts (generally about that sort of thing. Renal pathophys was not my strength.) @Trilt @DVMDream @Karabiner13 @kcoughli @mizchiefmanaged @allieh8607
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I bought a candle today with mahogany suede scent. It smells like man my friends tease me about my love for man candles but I can't help what I like
And brain abscesses too apparently. I was telling my MD friends about this giant tooth root infection that I got that resulted in bad osteomyelitis and swelling secondary to a fractured root canal post I had that I delayed treatment for because my dentist was incompetent and didn’t realize it was fractured because the fracture line was not obvious on rads even though I told her I heard it snap and that the tooth was super mobile and said that she could fix it herself. I should have advocated for myself but I didn’t want to be “that” person, so I went along with it. I came back a week later as scheduled (that was my fault I should have gone back in or somewhere else sooner but I was working like 80+hrs a week) and it was really bad and she was like “oh no no you need abx STAT and go to an endodontist.” My friends both had this horrified look on their face and said “this is how so many M&M rounds start and the patient is dead at the end from a brain abscess”I mean there is that case of the one guy that needed extensive dental work for infection and all that bacteria spread through his body during the dental procedure so he ended up with bacterial endocarditis and needing a number of organs removed and had a number of heart valves replaced. So..... I dunno.... antibiotics.... or bacterial endocarditis with bacterial infarctions....
Hiiiiiii!
Average starting salary in my area is $65k for a new grad. I started at less than that.
I know I don't live in NYC but I'm pretty sure this number is better in line with the rest of the country - you know, the majority of it, the part between the two coasts?
That’s what allowed me to make stupid decisions, because I can. If anyone else had come to me asking what they should have done, I probably would have advised against it. But if my goal were not to have to continue to kill myself working, I shouldn’t have taken a $30k+ paycut for a lateral move and should have gone to working part time or something. Or have continued to make more now and be able to get out sooner.Awful financial decisions? Haven’t you basically paid down all your loans? I think you’ve done well!
The most recent outrageous offer I heard from Banfield was $150k plus production, 4wks vacation plus the standard benefits!I’m going to be making the most I’ve ever made at $70k soon. I don’t think many get over $90k even at Banfield etc. but I guess it’s hard to say.
Cost of living is less... I’m not in Podunk, OK - rather, I’m in an affluent area of the 2nd largest city, and I don’t think houses are bad at all here price wise.
But I’m also not doing it alone. And my husband makes more than I do lol.
Is this starting salary for a vet pretty fresh out of school/residency, or is it for a vet with x years of experience?The most recent outrageous offer I heard from Banfield was $150k plus production, 4wks vacation plus the standard benefits!
<1 yr experience but not brand new. No internship/residency. I’m not sure I know of anyone who has done any sort of advanced training who opted to work for a banfield.Is this starting salary for a vet pretty fresh out of school/residency, or is it for a vet with x years of experience?
I knew one equine repro specialist that took a job with Bandfield because he couldn’t find any jobs in equine repro. He had to call a small animal vet friend a lot at first because he didn’t remember any SA stuff, and he was the only dr in the practice. I mean I don’t think that is common, but it’s probably happened a few times.<1 yr experience but not brand new. No internship/residency. I’m not sure I know of anyone who has done any sort of advanced training who opted to work for a banfield.
I don’t think I’d personally take it for $200k... which is why they offer so much.
Well... equine repro specialist is probably less qualified to do small animal gp than a new grad so I’m not sure that counts... I would not hire one for our practice unless we were super desperate.I knew one equine repro specialist that took a job with Bandfield because he couldn’t find any jobs in equine repro. He had to call a small animal vet friend a lot at first because he didn’t remember any SA stuff, and he was the only dr in the practice. I mean I don’t think that is common, but it’s probably happened a few times.
PM me the articles and I'll see if my university has access. I know I have veterinary parasitology journal access but I haven't had to use any other vet journals.uhhh hai guys does anyone with an institutional login wanna help me bypass some paywalls so that i can read some journal articles? doing a case study on onchocerca lupi for my micro class and have access to most of the human med journals but not the vet med ones (is this an OK thing to ask? apologies to the mod gods and will delete if it's not...)
thank you!!!!!! 2 of them are in vet parasit! just PMd you!PM me the articles and I'll see if my university has access. I know I have veterinary parasitology journal access but I haven't had to use any other vet journals.
I know what you're talking about! I know a hound dog that does the same thing.weird question: do any of your dogs break dance? Gracie, who we think is a german shephard/lab mix, will be standing, bury her head into the hubby's leg (or right next to it) and do a weird "melty" thing with her front legs, so she is almost looking thru her back legs. Her butt is still in the air. She looks "broke" when she does it...and she does it all the time. I was wondering if this was something other dogs did? or is she, once again, just her odd, weird self?
To be fair though, the hound dog is a weirdo and I'm not sure there's anything going on in her brain. She's probably not the typical canine.that's comforting, it is not just her! LOL
Saw this comic book at the elementary school book store, thought everyone would enjoy:
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@DVMDream you didn't say that you interviewed for a graphic novel.
You should absolutely go to Costa Rica! Or Belize, or both, +/- Honduras. I went to Costa Rica for a study abroad and I loved it so much I went back with my son for vacation. I would absolutely go back. Knowing some Spanish is helpful, but you can get by knowing none at all.Strongly considering a honeymoon in Costa Rica. Anyone have input?? Thanks!
I am this bird, but I'd be floating in there with a straw!
I am this bird, but I'd be floating in there with a straw!
Almost like a cynical microcosm of vet med as a whole.but still a far cry from what I'd make in a vet clinic.
Believe me, I have no illusions about the financials! But I'm doing this without student loans (Canadian) and to me it's worth it to not despise my life every single day.Almost like a cynical microcosm of vet med as a whole.