UC Davis Class of 2013 - Introduce Yourself!

[calioutlaw1a]

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First of all, I think I speak for everyone when I say HOLY **** WE ARE GOING TO DAVIS TO BECOME VETS!!!!! Which makes me go 😀 and 😱.

Anyways, I figured we could all introduce ourselves and talk a little bit about our goals and plans as professionals.

I'll go first:

Name: Austin

Age: 21

Area of Interest: Neurology

Goals/Plans: Right now my plan is to become a board certified neurologist, and most likely work with small/companion animal. I have yet to find another person that has been accepted that is also planning on a career in neurology, but luckily I was paired with a 2012er that has my same interest (which is awesome).
I chose neurology after naturally gravitating toward this field, and because it is one of the only specialties that allows you to practice both surgery and medicine.
I would like to open up my own practice eventually, but that's a long ways away.

Other hobbies: Reading (Vonnegut is my favorite author), building and maintaining koi ponds, just about anything outdoors, and just hanging out.

 

[jellytea]

Hi! I'll be your fellow classmate! Nice to meet you =) Quick question, how do you know who you're paired with already?

 

[GeeQued]

Well I havent decided one way or another yet but incase I end up in Davis


Name: Stacy

Age: 21

Area of Interest: Equine Sports Med

Goals/Plans: Hopefully become board cert surgeon and then specialize in sports medicine surgical and also get involved in a related research area.

Other hobbies: Riding horses, reading if I have time, gym, going to the beach/river, riding motorcycles/quads and offroading, target shooting.

 

[calioutlaw1a]

Hi! I'll be your fellow classmate! Nice to meet you =) Quick question, how do you know who you're paired with already?

When you received your email about getting an interview, it talked about the interview workshop. On the interview workshop signup form thing, you could request to be contacted by a student from the previous year.

 

[KittyRex]

When you received your email about getting an interview, it talked about the interview workshop. On the interview workshop signup form thing, you could request to be contacted by a student from the previous year.

Ah, the student host. Mine was awesome.
I wonder, though, if we will be paired with the same person as our "Big Sib"?

 

[AidanEvieCleo]

Name: Bree

Age: 24

Area of interest: equine/large animal

Goals/plans: become board certified surgeon, work someplace rural

Other Hobbies: riding horses, walking dog, gardening, cooking, reading, watching movies, anything to do with animals/outdoors!

p.s. We should really all try to get together and meet before classes start and have a pot luck or something!

 

[shelterURIgirl]

Name: Deanna

Age: yes

Area of interest: feline infectious disease/shelter medicine/academia (is that too many??)

Goals/plans: DVM/Ph.D, cure feline URI, end pet population, and oh yeah, world peace.

Other Hobbies: Nascar fan (go 99!), watching movies on my 8 foot screen (movie night=thursdays, come hang out!), and occasionally I exercise with my dog. Although mostly I let him run around the park while I stand and watch.

Fun Fact: I'm terrified of worms.

And OMG, Austin--did I meet you at the orientation? If it wasn't you then there is another Austin out there with an interest in neurology, LOL. Congrats!

 

[snooperj18]

Name: Alicia

Age: 22

Area of interest: anything equine, shelter/rescue work

Goals/plans: DVM/Masters in Public Health, would love to work for at least part of my life in another country!

Other Hobbies: Riding (hunters/jumpers), dog walking/training, traveling, cooking, baking, dancing around to music that is too loud, photography (although I am really just a novice).

 

[incendium04]

Name: Sabrina

Age: 22

Area of interest: small animal critical care/emergency! love it! 😍

Goals/plans: still considering an internship +/- a residency in E/CC

Other hobbies: snowboarding, hiking, photography, and attempting to horseback ride (i.e. a trail riding novice) 😉

P.S. I agree, we should have a potluck! 🙂 Or meet up somehow, someway. Although, right now, it looks like my lease won't start until Sept 1 so I can't even move into Davis until after the first week of classes! 😱

 

[binkyfl]

Name: Lauren

Age: 30

Area of Interest: Laboratory Animal Medicine

Goals/Plans: Well, working for a University with monkeys would be ideal.

Other hobbies: I have a 3 1/2 month old son, so all the time I'm not spending at work is spent with him and my hubby. I'm just trying to enjoy motherhood before the serious work of vet school hits! Being in such a rigorous program with an infant will obviously be a challenge, but I am so excited to embark on this adventure... Any other UCD attendees with children out there?

 

[StayingHopeful]

Name: Esther

Age: 21

Area of Interest: Avian/Exotics, but Zoo track (there isn't an exotics track at Davis)

Goals/Plans: Working at a clinic or ER in Southern CA

Other hobbies: Painting, rock climbing, walking/playing with my puppy, ...

 

[VAgirl]

Any other UCD attendees with children out there?

Several in other years, at least. 🙂 You should check out the Auxiliary club when you get on campus. We haven't really gotten our acts together to do much, but some small events. It's about half split between vet students with SOs but no kids and vet students with SOs and children. Lots of potential support there for the balancing school and family, I imagine!

 

[calioutlaw1a]

And OMG, Austin--did I meet you at the orientation? If it wasn't you then there is another Austin out there with an interest in neurology, LOL. Congrats!

Yes, that was me. When I saw the name shelterURIgirl I thought it might be you. Congrats to you too!

 

[binkyfl]

Thanks for the info, VAgirl! I'll definitely check that out...

 

[cattykitty]

Name: Jessie

Age: 24

Area of interest: Shelter medicine/behavior/research

Goals/plans: Internship/residency or possibly a Ph.D. in the future

Other hobbies: photography, music, ceramics, karaoke, dancing, table tennis, movies, badminton, and animals of course.