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_rae_ said:
Like within hours. They cap how many students they take from each university.
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yeah i heard it's super hard to get it, but hopefully if i try to get on there asap when it opens i can snag a spot. is it first come first served or do they select you based on your experiences etc?
 
breezywonton said:
yeah i heard it's super hard to get it, but hopefully if i try to get on there asap when it opens i can snag a spot. is it first come first served or do they select you based on your experiences etc?
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First come first served. No recerences/experiences, just $25 for the application and an optional $200 if you want to stay in their dorms for two weeks. Otherwise you find your own accommodations.
 
_rae_ said:
First come first served. No recerences/experiences, just $25 for the application and an optional $200 if you want to stay in their dorms for two weeks. Otherwise you find your own accommodations.
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The dorm is worth it, saves so much $!
I drove there instead of flying and having a car was super convenient, but obviously not everyone is going to want to drive 10+ hours to get to their next rotation :laugh: but if you can, I recommend it!
 
supershorty said:
The dorm is worth it, saves so much $!
I drove there instead of flying and having a car was super convenient, but obviously not everyone is going to want to drive 10+ hours to get to their next rotation :laugh: but if you can, I recommend it!
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Yup, paid for and secured. The rotation I got was actually my second choice; my friend has one in March and I was trying to line it up so we could split the driving. I looked at taking the train but it would be 48+ hrs. So I’ll likely fly unless someone else nearby is going and wants to share the load.
 
I am very beholden to my to do list. I made a comprehensive list of tasks I need to do to be ready for the midterm on Monday. I finished that list today, and I don't know what else to add to it— but I feel weird finishing studying a day early because I know all my peers are spending the whole weekend studying. But I LOVE finishing a to do list.
So my rave: vet school isn't as overwhelming as I was expecting it would be????
 
_rae_ said:
Yup, paid for and secured. The rotation I got was actually my second choice; my friend has one in March and I was trying to line it up so we could split the driving. I looked at taking the train but it would be 48+ hrs. So I’ll likely fly unless someone else nearby is going and wants to share the load.
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At least when I was there, people were pretty good about those with cars helping out with adventures for everyone else. It's definitely not a city with significant public transit, though there's also always Uber!
 
A silly rave but I was cooking while studying anatomy tonight and I’m proud of my drawings since I’m not an artist haha

**disclaimer may or may not contain 100% correct info or anatomical properties but I’m trying haha.
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Today the new house got sod! Now we just need it to rain, and luckily the forecast in my area has two waves of rain on the next week’s forecast after literally weeks of crazy heat and dry weather.

The exterior is 98% complete…just need to stain the front door, finish trim around the porch posts, and hang the lanterns next to the door.

Cabinet construction was delayed so the interior has been on a standstill, but cabinets are supposed to be ready tomorrow and installed next week.

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JaynaAli said:
Today the new house got sod! Now we just need it to rain, and luckily the forecast in my area has two waves of rain on the next week’s forecast after literally weeks of crazy heat and dry weather.

The exterior is 98% complete…just need to stain the front door, finish trim around the porch posts, and hang the lanterns next to the door.

Cabinet construction was delayed so the interior has been on a standstill, but cabinets are supposed to be ready tomorrow and installed next week.

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Love living vicariously through your updates 🙂
 
accomodations are god sent. i have never felt so good walking out of an exam. oh my god. that was my first time ever using any accomodations and it was tailored specifically to my ADHD-induced anxiety!! i could actually recall the things i learned, and use scratch paper to draw it out. i know it may sound silly, but i could cry right now. this has just totally changed my life. just wow.
 
vampyrica said:
accomodations are god sent. i have never felt so good walking out of an exam. oh my god. that was my first time ever using any accomodations and it was tailored specifically to my ADHD-induced anxiety!! i could actually recall the things i learned, and use scratch paper to draw it out. i know it may sound silly, but i could cry right now. this has just totally changed my life. just wow.
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Yay! That is so amazing. 😍 Good job getting the accommodations you need. Curious, do the exams that don't have accommodations not allow scratch paper?! What is the regular formatting of these exams? I am taking organic chemistry right now and I cannot imagine not having scratch paper allowed.
 
cardamom23 said:
Yay! That is so amazing. 😍 Good job getting the accommodations you need. Curious, do the exams that don't have accommodations not allow scratch paper?! What is the regular formatting of these exams? I am taking organic chemistry right now and I cannot imagine not having scratch paper allowed.
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At least at WSU most exams not only allow scratch paper but provide it for you! I can't think of an exam off the top of my head where scratch paper was not allowed
 
cardamom23 said:
Yay! That is so amazing. 😍 Good job getting the accommodations you need. Curious, do the exams that don't have accommodations not allow scratch paper?! What is the regular formatting of these exams? I am taking organic chemistry right now and I cannot imagine not having scratch paper allowed.
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in my excitement, i don't think i worded that correctly haha. everyone is provided with scratch paper! unfortunately for me, i need to literally draw everything out and write full blown essays on the sides explaining what is happening. that takes up about 50% of the exam time itself, but if i do not write it down like that it's as if i never learned it at all. so what i meant was that i had adequate time to draw everything out the way i need to, and take my time with each question, and complete it all without feeling rushed or me getting sloppy with reading/guessing.
 
vampyrica said:
in my excitement, i don't think i worded that correctly haha. everyone is provided with scratch paper! unfortunately for me, i need to literally draw everything out and write full blown essays on the sides explaining what is happening. that takes up about 50% of the exam time itself, but if i do not write it down like that it's as if i never learned it at all. so what i meant was that i had adequate time to draw everything out the way i need to, and take my time with each question, and complete it all without feeling rushed or me getting sloppy with reading/guessing.
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That makes complete sense!! I am glad you got accommodations so you have time to be able to draw everything out. I hear you on that. Drawing things out and writing takes a lot of time, then all of the sudden there are three questions left and only 10 minutes! Proud of you!
 
Rave for the girlies: I’ve apparently been wearing the super wrong sized bra for the last few years. Finally went and got properly sized. Omg they feel so much better. I used to be an underwire only person but for the last few years I’ve been primarily wearing sports bras because anything underwire was so uncomfortable. Go and get fitted. The worst thing that happens is it’s awkward.

Mild rant: I needed bras now and couldn’t wait for a sale like I normally would. Why do you have to pay so much if you’re not a “conventional (ie: skinny small)” size???
 
We're having an unusually strong heatwave where I live, around 99F, for the past 3 days.

People have been using their air conditioners and fans 24/7.

With scarcely any notice, the power company said electricity to our entire neighborhood would be shut-off for repairs, all day tomorrow.

Well, I have an indoor cat and that does not feel okay.

So, our cat will be staying in a beautiful AIR-CONDITIONED cat-only hotel tomorrow, and AWAY from 95F+ weather. :cat:
 
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live footage of me finally understanding brachial plexus and the nerves that reside in the thoracic limb, while at the same time explaining cardio anatomy to my friend but we also had to learn large animal urogenital today so i’m regurgitating everything i learn about the differences in animal penises

(sigmoid flexure lowkey pretty cool. horses are still the exception to everything…diffuse placentas and musculo-cavernous weenies? okay. trying to be unique are we?)
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live footage of me finally understanding brachial plexus and the nerves that reside in the thoracic limb, while at the same time explaining cardio anatomy to my friend but we also had to learn large animal urogenital today so i’m regurgitating everything i learn about the differences in animal penises
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a shiver went down my spine when i read brachial plexus, i’m so happy im not in anatomy anymore.. godspeed
 
PASSED THE FINAL WITH AN 80%?!?!?! NO WAYYYYY

idc too much for numbers, it's not my thing despite it feeling good to do better on an exam. holy crap, what a whirlwind 7 weeks of block one and now it's over?!?! finished out strong!! i walked out of that exam today genuinely convinced that there was no way i passed well enough to not have to take the re-take final (we are only allowed 1 per year). failing the first exam had me in a horrible place, passing the second one gave me some hope and seeing it all play together for the final just gave me so much confidence going into the next block!

now for a three day weekend where i can rot, and catch up on sleep and stop having nightmares about the intrinsic muscles of the tongue 😳
 
I ALSO successfully tricked my sad lonely boy into playing with a new toy for the first time in two months! He has started a new semi concerning behavior where he hears baby chirping on a digital picture frame and is now talking to himself in the reflection of his food bowls…but this beats him sitting in one spot barely eating or moving. We are still grieving but doing our best to move forward. I am so proud of him and he has cheered up so much. He finally took a bath the other day too! Baby steps!

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[Extreme Heatwave Update]

Following the end of an extreme heatwave, with temperatures soaring to 100-102F, finally picked-up my cat from AIR-CONDITIONED cat-only hotel.

Due to a broken main transformer, and heat-related power outages, none of our homes had any electricity, meaning no air conditioning, for a few days. Home was scorching hot and there was no flow of any fresh air. It was stifling hot outdoors. Cold water faucets produced warm water. Surfaces were hot to the touch. All food in refrigerator had to be thrown away.

Each day, I visited my cat at the cat hotel because I was trying to let her know we were not abandoning her!

Wanted our indoor-only cat to have air-conditioning in 100-102F weather, especially when we (her family) were at work.

Wanted our cat to be safe, with fresh water and fresh wet cat food. Otherwise, she would be at home, alone, and wearing a full fur coat.

She stayed in the cat hotel for 5 days.
Now she is home and all is well! :biglove:

Some people (who have never owned a pet) seemed to think it was ridiculous for a cat to stay in an air-conditioned cat hotel during an extreme heatwave.

Pretty sure our cat would NOT agree with them! :cat:
 
Doctor-S said:
[Extreme Heatwave Update]

Following the end of an extreme heatwave, with temperatures soaring to 100-102F, finally picked-up my cat from AIR-CONDITIONED cat-only hotel.

Due to a broken main transformer, and heat-related power outages, none of our homes had any electricity, meaning no air conditioning, for a few days. Home was scorching hot and there was no flow of any fresh air. It was stifling hot outdoors. Cold water faucets produced warm water. Surfaces were hot to the touch. All food in refrigerator had to be thrown away.

Each day, I visited my cat at the cat hotel because I was trying to let her know we were not abandoning her!

Wanted our indoor-only cat to have air-conditioning in 100-102F weather, especially when we (her family) were at work.

Wanted our cat to be safe, with fresh water and fresh wet cat food. Otherwise, she would be at home, alone, and wearing a full fur coat.

She stayed in the cat hotel for 5 days.
Now she is home and all is well! :biglove:

Some people (who have never owned a pet) seemed to think it was ridiculous for a cat to stay in an air-conditioned cat hotel during an extreme heatwave.

Pretty sure our cat would NOT agree with them! :cat:
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I’m so glad everything worked out!!
 
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