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LetItSnow said:
I would bet that it will get better. One of my worst semester was my first ... it takes a bit to get into a groove and adjust.

Just try to be a bit more on top of your game next semester. Study a little earlier in the process. Tweak your study process to be more efficient (location? people? style?).

You got through. Congrats. 🙂
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Or, maybe you'll squeak by the entire time, like I did. It's a bit stressful, not too fun, but I graduated and passed NAVLE and no one knows how much I sucked at answering stupid questions on a scantron.
 
coffeelauren said:
Yes, the transcript grades are seperate. At my school they are co-reqs and you need special permission to take the lecture without the lab, or vice versa. And im mad because a C- wasn't listed on the syllabus, yet I recieved it anyway. So I'm trying to get in touch with the lab coordinator, and the person in charge of lab registration exceptions and haven't been able to get ahold of anyone...ugh.
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Mine was done similarly. You should be able to get permission to just take the lab component, unless your school is weird I don't see that being a huge issue...
 
More of a petty whine...
So the online tracking for my package from 'Baby, The Stars Shine Bright' says that it was out for delivery this morning. At 10AM the tracking updates to say the delivery is rescheduled for the next business day. I get that, it's miserable out. But I won't be home on Monday. So I call the local outlet and (after being on hold for 5 minutes) I ask if we can just skip the delivery and I can pick it up tomorrow. Well no, apparently I can't cause they don't know where it is. It's gotta be somewhere! So even though it's in town, now I have to wait to get the delivery card on Monday which will tell me I can't pick it up until Tuesday.
 
Coquette22 said:
More of a petty whine...
So the online tracking for my package from 'Baby, The Stars Shine Bright' says that it was out for delivery this morning. At 10AM the tracking updates to say the delivery is rescheduled for the next business day. I get that, it's miserable out. But I won't be home on Monday. So I call the local outlet and (after being on hold for 5 minutes) I ask if we can just skip the delivery and I can pick it up tomorrow. Well no, apparently I can't cause they don't know where it is. It's gotta be somewhere! So even though it's in town, now I have to wait to get the delivery card on Monday which will tell me I can't pick it up until Tuesday.
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Ah, that's the worst.

I bought a Christmas present a few years ago and the online tracking claimed it had been delivered, but I couldn't find it. Turns out it was delivered to the building next to us, which was an empty warehouse-type thing at the time. They left it at the backdoor and I only found it because I didn't mind snooping.
 
PrincessButterCup said:
Ah, that's the worst.

I bought a Christmas present a few years ago and the online tracking claimed it had been delivered, but I couldn't find it. Turns out it was delivered to the building next to us, which was an empty warehouse-type thing at the time. They left it at the backdoor and I only found it because I didn't mind snooping.
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Only semi-related but earlier this week my best friend had an amazon package delivered to her house. Since she'd been Christmas shopping on amazon recently she didn't really check the label and just opened it...and it contained a bunch of sex toys that she didn't order. 😱 Turns out it was the neighbor's box that was left on her porch by mistake, which she would have seen if she'd checked the label beforehand but it made sense that she had a package arriving. I think my friend's husband just tried to sneak it onto the neighbor's porch so they didn't know who opened it to avoid a really awkward interaction.
 
JaynaAli said:
Only semi-related but earlier this week my best friend had an amazon package delivered to her house. Since she'd been Christmas shopping on amazon recently she didn't really check the label and just opened it...and it contained a bunch of sex toys that she didn't order. 😱 Turns out it was the neighbor's box that was left on her porch by mistake, which she would have seen if she'd checked the label beforehand but it made sense that she had a package arriving. I think my friend's husband just tried to sneak it onto the neighbor's porch so they didn't know who opened it to avoid a really awkward interaction.
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Initial thoughts "It's a Christmas miracle!!"
 
JaynaAli said:
Only semi-related but earlier this week my best friend had an amazon package delivered to her house. Since she'd been Christmas shopping on amazon recently she didn't really check the label and just opened it...and it contained a bunch of sex toys that she didn't order. 😱 Turns out it was the neighbor's box that was left on her porch by mistake, which she would have seen if she'd checked the label beforehand but it made sense that she had a package arriving. I think my friend's husband just tried to sneak it onto the neighbor's porch so they didn't know who opened it to avoid a really awkward interaction.
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:laugh:

That's hilarious. The poor neighbor though, they must have felt pretty mortified when they found the open box.
 
mmmdreamerz said:
Mine was done similarly. You should be able to get permission to just take the lab component, unless your school is weird I don't see that being a huge issue...
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They have a history of being "weird" about it, but I know it's possible. Right now im just working on getting our lab professor to confirm that my grade was a C- even though that grade doesn't exist on the syllabus. After that Ill work on getting permission to retake just the lab portion.

I was going to get an A- until the lab practical. You wanna know how badly i failed that? 37%. It's just really funny to me at this point.
 
I was supposed to work at 2 today. The city I'm in got a fine layer of mist late morning/early afternoon and turned into a sheet of ice without salt or sand. I just spent 2 hours sitting in the same spot unable to do anything or move. I was rear ended and sideswiped once each (looks very minor from a brief look). I slid off the road once early on in my trek because the road had a slight curve to it. A little over 2 hours in, I got the opportunity to turn around, and it then took me another 20 minutes to go 0.7 miles home. I'm still expected to come in tonight...It's supposed to go above freezing in the next hour or two and then rain later on, so hopefully that will be my opportunity. The radio says the highways are a disaster and judging by my glimpse of the other big local roads, I'd guess all the roads are horrible too. I have never been so scared for my safety in my life. That was absolutely horrible and traumatic. It took me about 10 minutes to realize that it wasn't whether or not I might get hit, just when it was going to happen because there were so many accidents around me.
 
jmo1012 said:
I was supposed to work at 2 today. The city I'm in got a fine layer of mist late morning/early afternoon and turned into a sheet of ice without salt or sand. I just spent 2 hours sitting in the same spot unable to do anything or move. I was rear ended and sideswiped once each (looks very minor from a brief look). I slid off the road once early on in my trek because the road had a slight curve to it. A little over 2 hours in, I got the opportunity to turn around, and it then took me another 20 minutes to go 0.7 miles home. I'm still expected to come in tonight...It's supposed to go above freezing in the next hour or two and then rain later on, so hopefully that will be my opportunity. The radio says the highways are a disaster and judging by my glimpse of the other big local roads, I'd guess all the roads are horrible too. I have never been so scared for my safety in my life. That was absolutely horrible and traumatic. It took me about 10 minutes to realize that it wasn't whether or not I might get hit, just when it was going to happen because there were so many accidents around me.
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Stay safe!!! Bring snacks and water and warm clothes/blankets just in case you get stranded.
 
jmo1012 said:
you would not believe the number of people not wearing winter coats out when abandoning their vehicles and trekking home. crazy!
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oh jeez. Yeah, I live in MI so this kind of preparedness is more normal for me (me at least, not everyone travels with blankets and snacks, but more people do up here than in the more southern states because winter happens here)
 
SkiOtter said:
oh jeez. Yeah, I live in MI so this kind of preparedness is more normal for me (me at least, not everyone travels with blankets and snacks, but more people do up here than in the more southern states because winter happens here)
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I'm at parent's house in Florida for the break and I sort of forgot that it was Holiday season/winter at all lol
 
Meanwhile, in my part of KCMO, there's freezing rain, fog, and temps in the teens. And the highways are a flipping mess. 🙄

At least it's warmer than back in Ames.
 
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Just checked the weather here and the high tomorrow is 8 with 2-4" of snowfall expected overnight. I would be fine with it if I wasn't going to a friend's graduation tomorrow morning. Now to investigate if the buses run on a normal schedule tomorrow so I don't have to drive. :thinking:
 
jmo1012 said:
I was supposed to work at 2 today. The city I'm in got a fine layer of mist late morning/early afternoon and turned into a sheet of ice without salt or sand. I just spent 2 hours sitting in the same spot unable to do anything or move. I was rear ended and sideswiped once each (looks very minor from a brief look). I slid off the road once early on in my trek because the road had a slight curve to it. A little over 2 hours in, I got the opportunity to turn around, and it then took me another 20 minutes to go 0.7 miles home. I'm still expected to come in tonight...It's supposed to go above freezing in the next hour or two and then rain later on, so hopefully that will be my opportunity. The radio says the highways are a disaster and judging by my glimpse of the other big local roads, I'd guess all the roads are horrible too. I have never been so scared for my safety in my life. That was absolutely horrible and traumatic. It took me about 10 minutes to realize that it wasn't whether or not I might get hit, just when it was going to happen because there were so many accidents around me.
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The major roads were better by about 4 pm or so, I didn't have any problems driving home from the lab....until I got to my own subdivision, and my car is currently parked sideways across my driveway because I couldn't make it up into the garage. I will figure it out tomorrow when the ice (hopefully) melts.

The worst thing that happened for me in all this is that I couldn't take my puppy out for a walk because the sidewalks are a sheet of ice so not only am I missing my usual evening walk which I enjoy, he is a freaking basket case even though I'm trying to play all kinds of games with him and do some trick training and throw rope toys around and stuff.
 
SandstormDVM said:
Meanwhile, in my part of KCMO, there's freezing rain, fog, and temps in the teens. And the highways are a flipping mess. 🙄

At least it's warmer than back in Ames.
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Ugh, I'm so glad I'm not going home until Monday, I have to go through KC. Assuming things are better by then. Here it's been drizzling all day, but luckily it's been just barely above freezing, so the roads are just wet.
 
It's currently ice raining here. Came down so fast, I didn't even know it was happening until I went to leave and about ended up on my butt. My movie will be late getting returned but I ain't messing with that ish
 
nyanko said:
The major roads were better by about 4 pm or so, I didn't have any problems driving home from the lab....until I got to my own subdivision, and my car is currently parked sideways across my driveway because I couldn't make it up into the garage. I will figure it out tomorrow when the ice (hopefully) melts.

The worst thing that happened for me in all this is that I couldn't take my puppy out for a walk because the sidewalks are a sheet of ice so not only am I missing my usual evening walk which I enjoy, he is a freaking basket case even though I'm trying to play all kinds of games with him and do some trick training and throw rope toys around and stuff.
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its not supposed to be better tomorrow, its going to rain overnight, re-freeze and then snow in the afternoon. i tried to go out later on to go in but the couple of small streets around my house are prohibitively slick. ended up sliding backwards down a hill. thankfully no vehicles or ditches nearby and was able to just get turned around and go home. what a mess. i'm scared to see what happens tomorrow when i have to go in again in the afternoon.
 
LyraGardenia said:
Ugh, I'm so glad I'm not going home until Monday, I have to go through KC. Assuming things are better by then. Here it's been drizzling all day, but luckily it's been just barely above freezing, so the roads are just wet.
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I'm thinking that things will have improved by then; it's just tomorrow and Sunday that are supposed to be bad, from what I've seen and heard.
 
DVMDream said:
It is 68 degrees currently. It did "rain" earlier, but that had dried up and skies are clear.
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You got rain? Looked like it was going to rain all day and I scrapped my outdoor plans because of it. Did it rain? No 🙁
 
Minor rant/venting off steam - I've heard back from 4 of 7 vet schools and, so far, I've received rejections and one withdrawal. This is my first attempt at applying for vet school so I'm obviously pretty disappointed in myself. Everyone I speak to about my dwindling chances just tells me to give up and pick a different career because I'm clearly 'not meant to be a veterinarian'. I'm constantly beating myself up over not being academically 'perfect' or 'standing out' amongst the other candidates. I don't know what to do or how to explain to others that this is a normal part of applying to vet school (I'm trying to convince of myself this as well).
With the holidays coming up I know all of my relatives will ask about my application and reiterate that this might not be my future career....fun times.
 
BishopFaust said:
Minor rant/venting off steam - I've heard back from 4 of 7 vet schools and, so far, I've received rejections and one withdrawal. This is my first attempt at applying for vet school so I'm obviously pretty disappointed in myself. Everyone I speak to about my dwindling chances just tells me to give up and pick a different career because I'm clearly 'not meant to be a veterinarian'. I'm constantly beating myself up over not being academically 'perfect' or 'standing out' amongst the other candidates. I don't know what to do or how to explain to others that this is a normal part of applying to vet school (I'm trying to convince of myself this as well).
With the holidays coming up I know all of my relatives will ask about my application and reiterate that this might not be my future career....fun times.
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I'm in the same boat and know exactly how you feel. I don't have any encouraging or comforting words, but just know you're not the only one!
 
cdoconn said:
I'm in the same boat and know exactly how you feel. I don't have any encouraging or comforting words, but just know you're not the only one!
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Thank you. I appreciate that. Nice to know that I'm not alone 😀
BTW your avatar is adorable. It makes me smile every time I see it!
 
BishopFaust said:
Minor rant/venting off steam - I've heard back from 4 of 7 vet schools and, so far, I've received rejections and one withdrawal. This is my first attempt at applying for vet school so I'm obviously pretty disappointed in myself. Everyone I speak to about my dwindling chances just tells me to give up and pick a different career because I'm clearly 'not meant to be a veterinarian'. I'm constantly beating myself up over not being academically 'perfect' or 'standing out' amongst the other candidates. I don't know what to do or how to explain to others that this is a normal part of applying to vet school (I'm trying to convince of myself this as well).
With the holidays coming up I know all of my relatives will ask about my application and reiterate that this might not be my future career....fun times.
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Dude, those people have no clue what they're talking about, and frankly they sound like crappy friends. You still have three schools you haven't heard from, it only takes one acceptance to become a DVM. And if it doesn't work out this cycle, you do what you can to improve your application and you try again. I had to apply three times, and so did multiple other people on this forum who are now awesome vets/vet students. Only you can decide when it's time to move on and do something else, and that doesn't mean you failed.
 
BishopFaust said:
With the holidays coming up I know all of my relatives will ask about my application and reiterate that this might not be my future career....fun times.
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Any chance of just smiling and saying "we haven't really heard much yet"? Send the signal you don't know and don't want to talk about it.
 
BishopFaust said:
Thank you. I appreciate that. Nice to know that I'm not alone 😀
BTW your avatar is adorable. It makes me smile every time I see it!
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Thank you!!! It's usually just the red panda eating pizza, but because of the circus themed WW, I wanted to go ahead and add a circus Afro!
 
Oh gosh, family/friends can be the worst (even when they're well meaning). But those people telling to to pick a different career - you don't need to listen to them. I know it's hard not to let that attitude affect you, but try to keep your head up and look to the next thing. You're not out of this cycle yet.
 
LyraGardenia said:
Dude, those people have no clue what they're talking about, and frankly they sound like crappy friends. You still have three schools you haven't heard from, it only takes one acceptance to become a DVM. And if it doesn't work out this cycle, you do what you can to improve your application and you try again. I had to apply three times, and so did multiple other people on this forum who are now awesome vets/vet students. Only you can decide when it's time to move on and do something else, and that doesn't mean you failed.
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Very true. Deep down I know that, but I can't help beating myself up over the rejections. I know almost everyone must feel this way. I'm trying to stay positive and determined in the interim!

LetItSnow said:
Any chance of just smiling and saying "we haven't really heard much yet"? Send the signal you don't know and don't want to talk about it.
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I wish! I have nosy and relentless relatives 😛
 
It took nearly 2 hours to drive in to work yesterday. I gotta go tomorrow too. It is supposed to hit -24 tonight and stay cold tomorrow. With over a foot of snow and still falling, I am not excited about the drive tomorrow.

@SandstormDVM and @LyraGardenia , either of you know much about SEK? (KS side)
 
After driving through snowpocalypse, finally at airport, flight is delayed about two hours, our connecting flight to Kansas City Missouri is also delayed so it looks like we might make that one. If not the airline booked us on the last flight out just in case so that's nice. Not nearly as exciting as last time, but I think once is enough.
 
SandstormDVM said:
Oh, man. You and your traveling adventures.

Yeah, it's really bad here this weekend; I've been watching flights into and out of KCI and many of them are being delayed or cancelled. I really, really hope that you can make it safely to Manhattan, Coopah!
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Thanks me too, it's one of my life goals to not die in a plane crash.
 
My poor Hazel Moo got attacked by an 80 pound dog. He shook her and punctured her neck pretty bad. She also has some deep lacerations. In surgery now 🙁 I'm a nervous wreck. My poor baby
 
So yesterday was the most insane day of work ever.
hazelmoo said:
My poor Hazel Moo got attacked by an 80 pound dog. He shook her and punctured her neck pretty bad. She also has some deep lacerations. In surgery now 🙁 I'm a nervous wreck. My poor baby
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Oh no! So sorry to hear this!
 
hazelmoo said:
My poor Hazel Moo got attacked by an 80 pound dog. He shook her and punctured her neck pretty bad. She also has some deep lacerations. In surgery now 🙁 I'm a nervous wreck. My poor baby
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Oh no! I'm so sorry 🙁

Many happy and healing thoughts for your little girl. Keep us updated <3
 
hazelmoo said:
My poor Hazel Moo got attacked by an 80 pound dog. He shook her and punctured her neck pretty bad. She also has some deep lacerations. In surgery now 🙁 I'm a nervous wreck. My poor baby
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Oh no! I'm so sorry, I hope everything is OK. Definitely keep us updated on how she's doing.
 
Update from the trip from hell: my 3pm original flight got delayed past 7:30pm and I will miss my connecting flight in Atlanta. Got put on flight standby for earlier flight, didnt make it. Sigh, switched to slightly but not much earlier flight at 7:20pm and will maybe possibly kinda make later connection that leaves at 10:41 if I can sprint the whole way. If all that goes right, I'll land at about midnight and drive two hours in more snow to hotel for 11 am interview. Holy hell why does this always happen to me?!?!
 
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