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MonkeyVet2013 said:
Stacy- Good to put a face to an SDNer! How is the State Fair going for ya? I'm thinking of stopping by this weekend. Will you be showing steers?

Re the Commute- I'm planning on biking and my roommate says he does it just about everyday. But, we're just 12 minutes out at Lake and Russell Blvds. I'm going to buy a 10 day multi pass for the Unitrans for those inevitable lazy days.

For anybody heading to the Farmer's Market tomorrow, fair warning- they don't allow pets in the produce market itself. Still worth checking out! And Crepeville (right across the street) is really really good.
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Nope not showing sadly 🙁 I'll be doing the residue testing Saturday in the livestock show area pretty much all day then Ill be working the nursery 1-8 on Sunday. We're pretty easy to spot running around the fair in our tan coveralls and blue hats 🙂
 
So I did the same thing, and getting a new box wont work. I spoke to the guys at the tech hub and they said the UPC must match the serial code on the invoice. So double check with the store before spending 20 bucks!

InanOven said:
Hey i was wondering if anyone got the mac WITHOUT the ipod touch because i'm a total idiot and threw away my computer box and can't get my rebate w/o a macbook pro UPC . . . so if this is the case with any of you i would love to but your upc for $20 . . . let me know (my dad was nice enough to buy my computer for me and is kinda pissed that i threw away his rebate money . . . 🙁
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I just wanted to let all of you pining for bookshelves know that I went to the IKEA in west Sac today, and they had a few quite inexpensive models. I think I saw some metal shelves that I can't find on the website for $20 that looked pretty decent. Also, I saw three bookshelves in the as is section that were very reasonable and not too damaged. Thankfully I bit the bullet for bookshelves while in college, so I don't have that particular problem. Clothes storage is my issue. IKEA to the rescue...Good luck!
 
critterologist said:
I just wanted to let all of you pining for bookshelves know that I went to the IKEA in west Sac today, and they had a few quite inexpensive models. I think I saw some metal shelves that I can't find on the website for $20 that looked pretty decent. Also, I saw three bookshelves in the as is section that were very reasonable and not too damaged. Thankfully I bit the bullet for bookshelves while in college, so I don't have that particular problem. Clothes storage is my issue. IKEA to the rescue...Good luck!
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I have the clothing storage issue was well. I have a walk-in closet and it still looks like its ready to explode. Heaven forbid when I actually get married and have to share closet space.
 
critterologist said:
I just wanted to let all of you pining for bookshelves know that I went to the IKEA in west Sac today, and they had a few quite inexpensive models. I think I saw some metal shelves that I can't find on the website for $20 that looked pretty decent. Also, I saw three bookshelves in the as is section that were very reasonable and not too damaged. Thankfully I bit the bullet for bookshelves while in college, so I don't have that particular problem. Clothes storage is my issue. IKEA to the rescue...Good luck!
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Thanks. So, I finally broke down and went back to IKEA for a bookshelf today, assembled it and it's actually not bad 🙄. Regarding clothing storage from IKEA, beware of the Hemnes dressers they sell.... my BF and I bought one last week and spent hours cursing the instructions and trying to figure out why we couldn't assemble it until we finally realized that one of the main pieces came from an entirely different piece of furniture all together. We brought it back that afternoon and they said there may be a bad batch of dressers and they would be happy to send us our missing piece... in a month 😱
 
LOL GeeQued!! My husband and I have engaged in quite a few epic battles over closet issues. Sharing is hard, but sharing closet space can be damn near impossible. I don't know what we would have done without IKEA...

GeeQued said:
I have the clothing storage issue was well. I have a walk-in closet and it still looks like its ready to explode. Heaven forbid when I actually get married and have to share closet space.
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Oh no! That is exactly the dresser I picked up yesterday. I'll cross my fingers and hope that didn't happen to me, since there really just isn't anyplace in the new house for all the clothes. I guess the price really was too good to be true. Kitty Rex, did you get the tall one (6 drawer), the long one (8 drawer), or one of the others? I haven't had time to put it together yet, but certainly am in desperate need of it.
 
My husband and I have separate closets. He uses the one in the guest room. My dresser is also 2x the size of his... lol.

If I were in Davis, I would offer to come over and put together all your furniture for you - I like doing stuff like that. I'm good at following directions. 😀
 
critterologist said:
Oh no! That is exactly the dresser I picked up yesterday. I'll cross my fingers and hope that didn't happen to me, since there really just isn't anyplace in the new house for all the clothes. I guess the price really was too good to be true. Kitty Rex, did you get the tall one (6 drawer), the long one (8 drawer), or one of the others? I haven't had time to put it together yet, but certainly am in desperate need of it.
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It was the long 8 drawer Hemnes dresser. I will keep my fingers crossed that you got a good one!!! :xf: And the good news is, I just got a call today and apparently my missing part should be here in 1 more week.

twelvetigers said:
If I were in Davis, I would offer to come over and put together all your furniture for you - I like doing stuff like that. I'm good at following directions. 😀
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Twelvetigers, why are you and your avatar so damn cute? 😛 How are your apps going?
 
Is anyone as curious as I am to drive around Davis on Moving Day just to see all the free junk? 😀 I'm 40 min away (east of Sacramento) but I'm tempted to drive into town to see the hullabaloo.

On a more serious note, anyone know how long orientation went into the afternoon/evening last year? The bit about orientation lasting from 7:30am to 8:00pm is scaring me 😱 My lease doesn't start until the 1st so I will be moving sometime after orientation ends Tuesday... or waiting until the weekend. Considering the drive (and gas and parking fees!) I would prefer to move in ASAP. Oh, and the getting to know Davis part too. 😉
 
btw...does anyone know how financial aid is disbursed? Is it one lump sum at the beginning of the year or 3 lump sums at the beginning of each quarter, or what? I am guessing they don't take out full tuition up front, but I could be wrong about things.

I'd love to know what to expect...
 
hey, everyone should come to the state fair today.... to buy our hardworking classmates sketchy margaritas!!!!!!!!! see you there!
 
Pomona2006 said:
btw...does anyone know how financial aid is disbursed? Is it one lump sum at the beginning of the year or 3 lump sums at the beginning of each quarter, or what? I am guessing they don't take out full tuition up front, but I could be wrong about things.

I'd love to know what to expect...
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I don't know about cost of living disbursements, but the tuition and fees are disbursed at the beginning of every quarter. I think it's the same for cost of living, though, because all of the loan money goes to the school, they subtract out tuition and fees, and then you go pick up your check from them for the remainder. Or they can do direct deposit, I think, which would be way way easier.
 
starlene45 said:
hey, everyone should come to the state fair today.... to buy our hardworking classmates sketchy margaritas!!!!!!!!! see you there!
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LOL I'll be working in the nursery there 1-8 today.
 
Fall registration fees and what not are finally billed to my student account. And holy molly....I need to get used to seeing that kind of number on my bill.
 
incendium04 said:
Is anyone as curious as I am to drive around Davis on Moving Day just to see all the free junk? 😀 I'm 40 min away (east of Sacramento) but I'm tempted to drive into town to see the hullabaloo.
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Keep an eye on craigslist too. A lot of the stuff littering the parking lots and dumpsters is junk that people couldn't get rid of via craigslist.

PS there is free parking near the vet med. From hutchinson exit head toward corn fields (away from campus) and make the first left. At the end of this road, turn left and park anywhere you can on the right alongside the cows. If you park before 8, you will be pretty close to the front. The VMTH is just past the overpass/bridge--if you follow the line of cars you can't miss it.
 
shelter -

boo!! really? darn u apple . . . did u call apple too? did they say u were sol? dang i feel so stupid, i was just so excited cause my computer is so flippin cool that i went right out and got a bag for it, put it in the bag, and trashed my box. And the next day was trash day and now it's gone. so sad.
 
I didn't call apple...maybe there is a glimmer of hope? We can't be the only ones who did this...

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shelter -

boo!! really? darn u apple . . . did u call apple too? did they say u were sol? dang i feel so stupid, i was just so excited cause my computer is so flippin cool that i went right out and got a bag for it, put it in the bag, and trashed my box. And the next day was trash day and now it's gone. so sad.
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Yikes, some course notes and power point slides were posted on CERE for our p-chem class. I opened the integrin/inflammation one and I think I just threw up a little in my mouth...
 
shelterURIgirl said:
Yikes, some course notes and power point slides were posted on CERE for our p-chem class. I opened the integrin/inflammation one and I think I just threw up a little in my mouth...
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lol, I think it looks like fun...but very hard! I loved biochem and I just hope I can remember enough of it to make p-chem easier!

Plus, Holly Cow everyone, we start in a week!!! Ekk!!😱
 
incendium04 said:
On a more serious note, anyone know how long orientation went into the afternoon/evening last year? The bit about orientation lasting from 7:30am to 8:00pm is scaring me 😱 My lease doesn't start until the 1st so I will be moving sometime after orientation ends Tuesday... or waiting until the weekend. Considering the drive (and gas and parking fees!) I would prefer to move in ASAP. Oh, and the getting to know Davis part too. 😉
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I am worried about this too, I can't leave my dog inside for that long, do you think we will have a break for lunch so I can run home and let him out?:scared:
 
Isn't there a place to keep dogs crated while we're on campus?

AidanEvieCleo said:
I am worried about this too, I can't leave my dog inside for that long, do you think we will have a break for lunch so I can run home and let him out?:scared:
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I can't imagine the day being so darn packed with silly activities that you cant run home and let your dogs out, especially during lunch.
 
AidanEvieCleo said:
I am worried about this too, I can't leave my dog inside for that long, do you think we will have a break for lunch so I can run home and let him out?:scared:
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It's a rare day when you don't get somewhere over an hour for lunch (with the way classes break down, it's either 1hr 10min or 1hr 20min). We had a few last year, but few and far between, usually. At least first year.

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Isn't there a place to keep dogs crated while we're on campus?
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You'll have a home room, but it's definitely not large enough for everyone to bring their pets in. Plus, your class will vote on whether or not it's ok for people to bring in their pets to the homeroom normally or whether they are only allowed in the homeroom if they need special care (meds, for example) or are waiting for an appointment at the VMTH that day. If your class is anything like ours, pets in the homeroom will be rather contentious from the start (imagine people not cleaning up after their pets as well as they should, pets barking, pets not getting along, etc.). So there is a way to bring your animal (though technically pets aren't allowed in Valley, no one pays attention to that), but I wouldn't depend on that ability.
 
Hi Everyone,

I feel like for the last couple months I have been stuck in a vacuum trying to finsh my thesis and so I fell behind on a few things and was hoping I could find some answers.

I accepted my awards and and saw that our bills came in. Do our bills automatically get paid from the awards and then the rest deposited in the account we gave for direct deposit our do we need to facilitate that?

Where are people picking up their computers? Why doees everyone prefer the Mac? Should I switch?

What is Viper? How are people getting notes, lab assignments ect?

I just got back to CA last night and won't be moving up to Davis until the 31st, but, I can't wait to meet everyone when I get there!

Emily
 
WildZooVet said:
Where are people picking up their computers? Why doees everyone prefer the Mac? Should I switch?
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Hey Emily! Welcome back to CA! 😀
We had to order our computers online and have them delivered to us. You should order yours today with expediated shipping because apparently we need to bring them to the first day of orientation sept 1st.
(and for the record, I love my tablet PC)

Also, you can find VIPER here: https://secure.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/default.cfm

and CREST, which has syllabi etc
https://secure.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/crest/manage/

Good luck getting situated!!
 
Thanks for the links. I definitely have some catching up to do but this is exciting.

I think when I ordered my computer I left the default address (at Davis.) Guess I should call Chris ASAP and figure out what that means. 🙄
 
KittyRex said:
VAgirl - Does Davis have a program for our fancy new computers similar to the Virtual Canine Anatomy program at CSU people are talking about on the forums? :xf: I thought I remembered hearing something about using our pcs in anatomy lab to visualize 3D dissections during interview orientation?? Or did I just make that up?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=659839

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=659838
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Hmm...well, there's an awesome website called K9 osteology, which is great for when you're doing bones. http://mediaserver.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/secure-media/courses/vmd401a/K9osteomenu.swf There are also a few programs preloaded on you PC that have anatomy of the carpus, tarsus, etc. I've never used them, though. (Go under Start Menu, All Programs, SVM, and scroll down to it). Finally, I know Ken (the super awesome anatomy lab guy) is working on making some prosection videos that will be posted online along with the static labeled pictures of prosections he's done. Don't know if those will be ready for you guys or not, though. But that's pretty much all I can think of. Maybe other Davis students can think of things I'm missing. According to Dr. Kasper (who is the main antomy prof and rocks), there used to be lots of programs they used, but they're in really old software and were not updated...

WildZooVet said:
I accepted my awards and and saw that our bills came in. Do our bills automatically get paid from the awards and then the rest deposited in the account we gave for direct deposit our do we need to facilitate that?
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The awards automatically get disbursed to the school, assuming you've done your FAFSA, Promissory Note, accepted awards, etc. Then I think they automatically direct deposit it to you, except I think that they may not be able to do the very first disbursal via direct deposit (or maybe that was just for some people who got their direct deposit info in too late...?). But generally, you've got the right idea.

WildZooVet said:
What is Viper? How are people getting notes, lab assignments ect?
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The website you'll use the most, hands down, is CERE http://cere.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/, which is where your syllabi, course notes, lectures, etc. will be posted.
 
How long does orientation go on the first day? I thought I read somewhere that it goes until 8pm, but the orientation schedule isn't very clear.
 
KittyRex said:
You should order yours today with expediated shipping because apparently we need to bring them to the first day of orientation sept 1st.
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Maybe your orientation is different than ours, but I'm pretty sure we didn't use our computers at all during orientation. You might want to double check. I think Dr. Klingborg or Chris Brandt would be good people to check with.

shelterURIgirl said:
How long does orientation go on the first day? I thought I read somewhere that it goes until 8pm, but the orientation schedule isn't very clear.
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Again, yours may be different than ours, but I feel like ours ended by 5:30 or 6pm on the first day. We didn't do a retreat style orientation. Just at Valley Hall for several days.
 
KittyRex said:
Hey Emily! Welcome back to CA! 😀
We had to order our computers online and have them delivered to us. You should order yours today with expediated shipping because apparently we need to bring them to the first day of orientation sept 1st.
(and for the record, I love my tablet PC)
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Just my two cents, but I love my tablet PC also - just got it a few days ago and it's been great! I would suggest asking them to add in the extra 2Gigs of RAM if you get it - it's only $35 extra.
 
Is anyone working at the Solano County Animal Shelter on Sunday doing feral cat spays/neuters? I just signed up and I'm excited to know if anyone is going to be there. I'd love to meet people before the year starts!
 
VAgirl said:
Maybe your orientation is different than ours, but I'm pretty sure we didn't use our computers at all during orientation. You might want to double check. I think Dr. Klingborg or Chris Brandt would be good people to check with.

Again, yours may be different than ours, but I feel like ours ended by 5:30 or 6pm on the first day. We didn't do a retreat style orientation. Just at Valley Hall for several days.
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Thanks for the anatomy software info VAgirl 😀

We were actually sent a couple emails/announcements reminding us to bring our computers on the first day of orientation. Sounds like a lot of things will be different from last year's orientation... Hopefully the ending time won't be one of them!!!
 
I took my cat to the VMTH the other day, and the very nice third year told me that they had gone to Tahoe for orientation, and asked if we were we as well. I hadn't known enough to be jealous until then.😡
 
KittyRex said:
Thanks for the anatomy software info VAgirl 😀

We were actually sent a couple emails/announcements reminding us to bring our computers on the first day of orientation. Sounds like a lot of things will be different from last year's orientation... Hopefully the ending time won't be one of them!!!
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Sounds like you guys might actually get some useful information on school during orientation. We didn't (just getting to know you and group bonding/group work kind of stuff) and complained about it heartily, so hopefully that's one of the thing they're changing for you. Glad to hear it!
 
We just received an email from Klingborg about the retreat and a few other details. He says that we can choose a locker starting Monday. Does this mean the Monday coming up before our retreat begins, or the first real Monday of class?
 
This Monday. We need to have a place to keep our laptops secure when we aren't using them on Wednesday.
calioutlaw1a said:
We just received an email from Klingborg about the retreat and a few other details. He says that we can choose a locker starting Monday. Does this mean the Monday coming up before our retreat begins, or the first real Monday of class?
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Sorry for posting this so late! A group of us were going to get together tonight for some dessert / drinks. I believe we were going to meet at central park ( C X 3rd) around 9. Its posted on the facebook group as well. If anyone has any questions you can txt me but Katie is doing most of the organizing. If you need to you can Txt me and please just include your name so I know who I'm txting back.

Stacy
 
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Several of us were talking about doing another get together before Tuesday and wanted to see who would be up for dinner Sunday possibly followed up by going to a local bar after (or just bar if not everyone is up for dinner) We all had a lot of fun last night and would love to do it again! Suggestions on places you'd prefer to eat or if you'd just prefer going out for drinks let us know.

Please PM if your interested and have a suggestion on where to go.
 
GeeQued said:
Several of us were talking about doing another get together before Tuesday and wanted to see who would be up for dinner Sunday possibly followed up by going to a local bar after (or just bar if not everyone is up for dinner) We all had a lot of fun last night and would love to do it again! Suggestions on places you'd prefer to eat or if you'd just prefer going out for drinks let us know.

Please PM if your interested and have a suggestion on where to go.
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Man I wish I was uo there so I could go out with you all. Oh well. Looking forward to Tuesday
 
I'll be there!
Although I have absolutely no idea about restaurants 😛
Wild, we'll have to plan another outing next week.
 
Quick question about getting a locker: Can we just go in tomorrow (Monday) and pick one? I would imagine there is some sort of registration process. Anyone know?
 
Well I went to valley hall today and picked a locker, and got my parking permit. See you all tomorrow bright and early!
 
How's orientation going, guys?
 
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