SDNers are OBSESSED

[August24]

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Don’t get me wrong, I love SDN. Like, really, what would I do without the glimmer of hope and reassurance of the others going through what I am right now? But, sometimes, when we run out of things to talk about…we stay obsessed. But I think it’s ok, if it is what gets us through. When it’s out of your control, applications are in, they have your transcripts, and it’s in their hands to give you an interview or make a decision, we have lost control. And getting some of it back through SDN.

How do I know I’m obsessed?

I check SDN more than Facebook and as much as my email. I know that knowing if someone else across the country has heard from a school I can start biting my nails for days before my mail comes. If there is nothing to talk about, we can make issues like smoking, playlists, and other random things SOMEHOW related to veterinary medicine. I get that SDN craving in the morning first thing-even before my breakfast craving! I have tons of studying to do, but am distracted until I just look at what’s going on on SDN first. When I run out of stuff on the vet forums, I move on to others.

How do you know you’re obsessed? What would we do without it?

 

[HopefulAg]

How do you know you’re obsessed?

*looks over at post count*

 

[racccjlm]

How do you know you’re obsessed?

The fact that I check this place at least three times a day - and that it can make my day when I see "friends" getting acceptances 🙂

 

[twelvetigers]

I have NOTHING to say in response to this thread.

 

[racccjlm]

I have NOTHING to say in response to this thread.

We bow to the all knowing person of SDN 😀

 

[lailanni]

SDN was like some kind of crack when I was applying, I think I checked it waaaaaay too much. Though I'm not on as much, I still make sure to check back frequently. It's a great community 🙂

 

[katryn]

I join the ranks of the obsessed. I swore that I would never turn into the internet junky that my husband is, but here I am.....obsessively checking SDN atleast three times a day and following as many animal related blogs as I can get my hands on.

 

[ImaJerseyGirl]

I talk to you guys more than my family. And seeing others get invites/acceptances is neat since we share the same struggle. There needs to be a Disclaimer at the top of the forum, "WARNING: SDN is highly addictive to stressed out students, use with caution."

 

[BlacKAT33]

three times a day? wow i must be literally insane then. i usually keep SDN up at work and i'm sure i refresh the page at least 40 times a day lol ya...i dont have that much work to do at work now heh

 

[HandD42]

three times a day? wow i must be literally insane then. i usually keep SDN up at work and i'm sure i refresh the page at least 40 times a day lol ya...i dont have that much work to do at work now heh

I'm the same way...work at a lab with my computer always on so it is not abnormal for me to check 10+ times a day🙄

 

[Trilt]

I don't post very much, but I check this site an obnoxiously large amount... it is such a good resource and I think a lot of the discussions have been really useful in expanding my knowledge of vet med. Where else do you find students from basically every vet school, residents, pre-vets and just random people all combined in one big conversation?

 

[ucsfstudents]

Great forum get advice and help others. 😍

 

[katryn]

three times a day? wow i must be literally insane then. i usually keep SDN up at work and i'm sure i refresh the page at least 40 times a day lol ya...i dont have that much work to do at work now heh

If I was allowed to use the computer at work for non-work related things, I would totally check it way more than three times a day. As it is, I'm restricted to while I eat breakfast, on my lunch break, and after I get home. This is still a miracle for me considering that under most normal circumstances I don't even bother checking my email more than once a week and the rest of the internet gets ignored.

 

[DVMDream]

I am also among the insanely obsessed SDNers. I check SDN quite often (more than 3 times a day) 😳. But I love it here! I love cheering everyone on when they get accepted and seeing all of the updates from where the various schools are within their application cycles. It is a great place to be and I am absolutely thrilled that I found this site and that I am able to be obsessed with it! 😀

 

[Whyevernot55]

Y'all have made me insane, but I love you guys. 😉

The first time I found this place, I went "holy s**t! This is going to make me even MORE neurotic, I am never coming back!!!" But alas, I am weak, and now I hit the reload button more times a day than I care to admit. I mean after all, how else am I to know when the next round of invites/rejections/acceptance letters are going out for the schools I applied to? Or find out who my potential classmates are, and meet up with them at events? So I remain completely obsessed. Thanks for making me crazy and keeping me sane!

 

[HopefulAg]

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I've nothing to actually quote you on but that's an AWESOME avatar. Took me a second to put it all together but it made me lol.

 

[twelvetigers]

A mole mole?

This is only my um... sixth time on SDN so far today. I usually wait until I get home to post, though!