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[athenaparthenos]

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I know this is the WSU thread, but I do have to pipe in about Oregon.

OSU does not require terminal surgeries. That ended a few years ago, so I don't know why it is assumed that it is a requirement. There is a LA elective where you will perform terminal surgeries (though this is done at other schools such as CSU), but you can opt out and watch the same surgeries be performed at other clinics or in the hospital (that are non-terminal). This is what I was told.

Personally, I love Corvallis. There are problems with the school as I imagine there are with any school. The program has some great benefits: small class size, good community (close knit), beautiful location, and great experience opportunities (mentorship program this spring, required rotation at a humane society which will get you lots of hands on surgical experience, lots of club activities that you can be involved in even as a first year--I've already attended an ultrasound lab and learned mare palpation by ultrasound as well; and we just have lots of connections that were really good for me.

If anyone has any questions about OSU feel free to ask or PM me. I am sorry that you didn't like it athenaparthenos. Lailanni, I was rooting for you to come here but congrats on the WSU invite (and, yes, I'm a horrible lurker).

Sorry..done hijacking the thread for now. Don't be scared away from OSU--it is a great school with lots of good things going for it. 🙂

At my interview, the interviewers made it sound like the terminal surgeries were a required part of the curriculum, as they grilled me on my opinions of it. They did not mention anything about opting out or watching the surgeries elsewhere, and my acceptance packet mentioned terminal surgeries (to make sure one is aware of it before accepting admission, presumably) but again nothing about it being an option. If they had clearly mentioned it being one I probably would've felt better about it -- I'm not going to go on a crusade and boycott any school that does them EVER, but for my own personal moral code I'd like to avoid doing them, and as long as they were optional that'd be fine by me. But they definitely made it sound like they were required.

The other thing I didn't like about Oregon was that with the exception of the admissions lady (Kristin, who was wonderful) they just didn't seem very welcoming... I was a few minutes late for the single tour time they offered so I missed it, and they said they would have students available to talk to interviewees, except it was in a common area that looked like people used it for a hangout spot/lunch spot anyway, so I didn't know who had signed up to chat with people and who was just trying to have their lunch in peace. 😕 The other schools I went to had multiple tour times throughout the day, classes to sit in on, defined chats with students... I just didn't feel like OSU made as much of an effort.

As for location... I went to undergrad in Salem and it was not remotely impressive, and Corvallis seemed like Salem, only even farther away from Portland (where I've lived the past 17 years). Mind, it's near the coast (yay!), western Oregon has a great mild climate (yay), and it's very green everywhere you look. I'd never disparage Oregon's scenery, I love it! But its cities other than Portland... ehhh, lol. I'd rather go to Western to be near my boyfriend as he completes his engineering degree, but WSU would at least have engineering opportunities once he was done, even though Pullman is a hole, and Corvallis I don't think has any major engineering opportunities. Oregon *is* gorgeous, but I'm ready for a change of scenery, and since OSU didn't stand out to me beyond having a smaller class, if given the choice I'd go elsewhere.

Of course if they're the only ones who end up taking me, well yeah, there I'll be! I'll just have to work hard to overcome my first impression and prejudice towards living somewhere in Oregon other than Portland, lol.

And now that the thread is REALLY hijacked... XD Congrats, lailanni! Jury's still out on our firespinning/knife-throwing act, but we shall see 😀

 

[lailanni]

If anyone has any questions about OSU feel free to ask or PM me. I am sorry that you didn't like it athenaparthenos. Lailanni, I was rooting for you to come here but congrats on the WSU invite (and, yes, I'm a horrible lurker).

Sorry..done hijacking the thread for now. Don't be scared away from OSU--it is a great school with lots of good things going for it. 🙂

Thanks for the info : ) I was really hoping to get into Oregon too! If I had to pick between them, there's a very good chance it'd be Oregon!!

I really do like that they work with the humane society so students get a good hands on experience. I'm very fond of Corvallis (grandparents nearby), and the mild climate/plentiful trees is something I had never lived without. There's the train in Albany that runs back close to my hometown so I could see my family on weekends and I won't get too homesick.

Do you know if the OOS waitlist moves at all? Is there any way of knowing where you stand on the list?

I'm waitlisted there and will require another quarter ($1700+ in tuition) to satify all their requirements and stay on the list.

I figure I'll stay on the list until right before spring quarter starts. I'm holding places in all the Oregon req classes I need. If I haven't heard anything from OSU by then, I'll have to pull myself from the Oregon list and drop the classes so I can save that $1700.

I do love Oregon, but $1700 is just too much for me to spend on a 'maybe', especially when they only have 8 OOS spaces, and I already have an admissions offer.

Hey athenaparthenos, want to trade? 😉

 

[mbv]

I just wanted to add that I got my brown envelope yesterday too! Hello, future classmates!



This is the only thing that scares me:

Pullman is a bigger hole than what first impressions lead it to be.

....my first impressions weren't so stellar to begin with!

 

[athenaparthenos]

lailanni, I'm sure admissions for both schools will think it's a great idea! 😉

For those of you who love Corvallis -- why? My impression was that it had even fewer things to do than Salem and after living in Salem for 4 years, then visiting another 2 to see my boyfriend, the only things I ever found to do in Salem were 1) go to the craft store, 2) go to the nickel arcade, 3) wander the tiny downtown, 4) go to Minto Brown Park, and 5) wander Food-4-Less in the middle of the night. Is Corvallis really any better? Maybe I'm wrong and Corvallis is a secret cultural hub I never knew about... do share 🙂

I know I'm just being a jerk because Pullman is far worse than Corvallis, and far farther from civilization, LOL, but in my head it'd be better because it'd be somewhere new, and I wouldn't be angry that it wasn't as cool as Portland all the time like I feel I would be in a smaller town in Oregon. Yes, I'm crazy and whiny.

 

[tealamutt]

so, am I the *only* one who is a little excited about Pullman? maybe it's just the fact that I am moving from somewhere that has 800 people, no traffic lights, one grocery store and not a single business open on sundays??

 

[athenaparthenos]

so, am I the *only* one who is a little excited about Pullman? maybe it's just the fact that I am moving from somewhere that has 800 people, no traffic lights, one grocery store and not a single business open on sundays??

Oh! Well in that case Pullman will seem like a bustling metropolis I've just never lived anywhere smaller than Portland and felt comfortable; Salem felt too small-town to me and it has a population of nearly 150,000. I think it all depends on what you're used to!

 

[fetch]

so, am I the *only* one who is a little excited about Pullman? maybe it's just the fact that I am moving from somewhere that has 800 people, no traffic lights, one grocery store and not a single business open on sundays??

...To a place with ~25,000 people, some 13-odd traffic lights, two grocery stores (AND a ShopKo) and maybe two businesses open on Sundays...

WOOHOO!!

😉

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

 

[athenaparthenos]

Hey Fetch, how about them grocery stores? One of the reasons I'm really looking forward to moving out of my parents' house is buying my own food and sticking to a lot of fresh/organic/non-crappy-processed food. I'd think that with all the agriculture around it wouldn't be too hard to find good food, but there being only 2 grocery stores does give me pause... is it easy to find that kind of stuff in Pullman? Or is the selection really limited to white bread and Top Ramen? 😛

 

[kekemapa04]

so, am I the *only* one who is a little excited about Pullman? maybe it's just the fact that I am moving from somewhere that has 800 people, no traffic lights, one grocery store and not a single business open on sundays??

I love Pullman!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to move!!!!!!! You are not the only one!

 

[fetch]

Pullman: Safeway or IGA

Moscow: Others, including a WinCo and Wal-Mart I seem to recall hearing went supercenter after I left? ETA: http://www.nosuperwalmart.com/

Moscow does (did?) have a natural/health foods store as well as a Food Co-op for all your organic needs => http://www.moscowfood.coop/ . The Co-op had an in-store BB with notices/flyers for when/where of farmer's markets in the region. Since the website indicates they've moved, don't know if that is still true.

No Whole Foods or Wild Oats or Nugget Market that I know of. Unless you drive to Seattle. A couple mom-n-pop natural stores up in Spokevegas.

If I may be a bit more blunt/non-PC for a moment RE: the local area. If you are Republican and ultra-Conservative, Pullman is your home away from home. If you tend to lean more towards being a realistic Conservative or Liberal/Libertarian side, regardless of what political affiliation checked off on your voter registration card, you'd most likely really be happier living in Moscow.

Others may disagree, but that is my personal perspective. The two towns are (or were) very much polar opposites on several public/social/cultural issues.

Plus Moscow is flatter.

 

[lailanni]

Hey Fetch, how about them grocery stores? One of the reasons I'm really looking forward to moving out of my parents' house is buying my own food and sticking to a lot of fresh/organic/non-crappy-processed food. I'd think that with all the agriculture around it wouldn't be too hard to find good food, but there being only 2 grocery stores does give me pause... is it easy to find that kind of stuff in Pullman? Or is the selection really limited to white bread and Top Ramen? 😛

I know there's a health food co-op type store in Moscow that had a nice selection of organic/healthies for the area. Had my favorite organic juce and spelt bread (I'm wheat intolerant...🙁) so that was a huge plus for me!!

The safeway in Pullman was pretty nice, but I didn't get to the produce area there. Moscow had a Safeway I think, but it was not as nice.

-- Why I like Corvallis more than Pullman? It has more trees/green, it doesn't get awful cold, it's near the coast sort of, my grandparent are nearby. And the trees... did I mention the trees? I went to Pullman and felt naked without any trees there. I grew up with 80yr old doug firs all around the house, playing in trees, around here there's mountains, trees and lakes/water everywhere you look. So it's just very, very odd for me not to have any of that - it's replaced with flat boring empty fields that go on forever.

But heck, I guess Pullman is alright. I'll just get a bunch of indoor plants!

 

[athenaparthenos]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't quite see what difference it makes if you live in Pullman but want to hang out in Moscow? I mean, it's like 10 minutes away. I guess I see it like living in one neighborhood and going to go do stuff in another one. You don't have to socialize with the people in your neighborhood if you don't want to (LOL, I don't really; I've certainly never gotten into politics with people unless I know them really well) and you can always hop on over to another neighborhood for a specific store or something to do. I guess I just don't see why I'd want to put my residency at risk (once I get it, that is, IF I go there) by living in Moscow when it's so very close. I mean, I work in the same city where I live but it still takes me 40 minutes by bus to get to work, 20-25 by car. Having Moscow be 10 miles away seems easy enough, and if I feel like running over there to be a gay feminist hippie it's just a stone's throw away! *g* It seems to me like there would be a difference if the two were farther away and it'd be more of a hassle to get to Moscow, but it seemed so close.

The coldness of Pullman does worry me as I've lived in Oregon for ages. There did seem to be a fair amount of evergreens in the actual city limits though, if I remember correctly. And to be fair, there are hills! Brown, horrible, boring hills 5 minutes out of town, but it's still better than nothing. As long as a place isn't COMPLETELY flat I can deal. Some kind of elevation is required... Wisconsin was extremely creepy to me for that reason. It would be nice if you could see the Blue Mountains from Pullman though, those were very pretty. Corvallis does have a nicer climate... although snow might be fun too. :-D

I asked my boss, who went to WSU, about Pullman being a hole. She's a very nice lady, mom with 2 kids who talks very sweetly and almost never says anything untoward, but she was like "Yeah, it's a hole. You make your own fun there -- I was either studying, going to class, or intoxicated. I was intoxicated a lot. ...I'm surprised I haven't lost brain cells." ROFLMAO!

 

[fetch]

Living and hanging out are two very different things. And that eight miles can be further apart than you think. Like separating parallel universes....

Where you live is where you do the most interaction with what's in the environment around you - whether it be at the bank, at the grocery store, at the PO, interacting with your neighbors, the waitstaff at restaurants, or walking in the park. And the personality of a town permeates each and every one one of these little, minor, aspects of day to day life. As such, it affects you and colors these experiences whether you are conscious of it or not.

If you think you can live where the general overall personality/tone diverges from your own, so be it. Especially if it is potentially not just dismissive of your personal philosophies/views/etc., but openly and unapologetically hostile. Take it for whatever it is worth that I am neither gay nor feminist nor hippy(ie). I still couldn't stand the personality of Pullman and regretted every day for 3 years and probably 300 days that I chose to buy a place in Pullman without living there first. And I had moved from a town that was ultra-Conservative and Republican but had a very liberal "live and let live" attitude. Funny, I don't remember a single classmate who lived in Moscow bitching the same tune. Except for the ultra-Conservative Republicans... 😉

I only wish there was a forum like this back then; may have made all the difference . Not like they're going to tell you at an interview "oh, by the way...".

While I detest "flat places" (having lived my share at the edge of the prairie) it drove me nuts to never have a clear line of sight of a horizon unless I was out of town or on top of a hill. And since I lived at the bottom of a hill, I hated the feeling of living with others stacked "on top" of me. Never mind the fact if you like to run your options are limited unless, of course, you like running hills...

As I said, just my opinion.

And in your particular circumstances, I'm not sure how it would affect your residency (if at all); I was under the impression you're not a WA resident to begin with. Even if WSU cut you a deal to "convert" you to in-state for tuition purposes during a res, just because you live somewhere for school does not make you a resident of that state.

 

[lailanni]

<--- will admit to being sort of a hippie 😳

A hippie without the drugs!

 

[athenaparthenos]

Oh, no, I'm not currently a WA resident. They did say though that I could attain residency after the first year if I lived there year-round (which I would do wherever I went), and I seem to recall in another thread (maybe this one, lol, a loooong time ago) that you really do have to live where you say you live to get that, and I'm not interested in jumping through a ton of hoops to get WA residency and live in ID. In that case I guess it'd be a choice between living somewhere with a better, kinder, less outrageously social vibe but having to spend more money on tuition, and saving a massive amount of money but living in a hole. The lady or the tiger.... Meh. When I was there everyone was super nice, but maybe it's the way people were super nice to my family in Charleston, South Carolina, when we lived there -- as long as you were white and knew the roles of "colored" people, then they'd go to the ends of the earth for you. *rolls eyes* So maybe everyone'd be nice to me until I opened my mouth!

I do appreciate hearing your experiences -- it definitely gives me another thing to think about. Hmmm... I'm hoping though it will be a moot point and I'll get to go to Western! :-D

 

[mbv]

I loved the co-op! They made me a really good (and cheap) grilled cheese! Their produce also looked good and a lot of it was local.

I definitely want to live in Moscow. I especially like the idea of the apartments that are above the stores and restaurants in downtown Moscow, but there are a lot of bars around there so it might be too noisy? I think I'm just too hung up on a "city lifestyle" and I really need to let go of that and get excited for some small town livin'.

 

[fetch]

No worries. 🙂

Frankly, I'm always leery of Uni's making such promises. Heck, WSU made one similar to me when there was a question of whether I was going to be funded (WICHE) my first year.

Considering every state has very specific legislation when it comes to residency status and students, and I doubt a Uni's actions supercedes state law, I can't help but speculate they would have no qualms throwing a student(s) under the bus if they got caught "manipulating" the residency requirements...

Food for thought anyways.

 

[fetch]

I definitely want to live in Moscow. I especially like the idea of the apartments that are above the stores and restaurants in downtown Moscow, but there are a lot of bars around there so it might be too noisy? I think I'm just too hung up on a "city lifestyle" and I really need to let go of that and get excited for some small town livin'.

Pretty sure it would depend on which restaurant/bar. Some are louder than others.

Yeah, you're going to have to shelve the city mentality for a while or the lack of services/amenities will drive you whacko...

 

[Mylez]

I will reply to this thread soon; wow it moved like mad! :> Give me some time as I am headed over to the wildlife rehabilitation center but I plan on replying. Hehe.

And, athena, I really do feel sorry that you didn't feel welcome. 🙁

 

[Mylez]

Ok, hopefully I answer all of the questions.

Athena: I was under the impression (and feel that I was told) that there are no terminal SA surgeries. I am confident of this fact for at least small animals. For the LA surgeries, yes there is a required terminal surgery class *but* you can opt out if you get the experience/information elsewhere by shadowing. It isn't easy to do by any stretch of the imagination, but filling out a few forms should get you there. (Kristin is so sweet, too, BTW).

Why I like Corvallis? I am different from you in that I grew up in a tiny town and took undergraduate classes and obtained my degree in a small town too (about half the size of Corvallis). So I love small towns, and as such I find things to stay busy, but more than anything I'm an outdoor person so the hiking trails, coast, dog parks, and basic outdoor opportunities keep me entertained when I'm NOT studying. (Haha, and you will study a LOT wherever you go, so worrying about the city life shouldn't be but so important). It is so very pretty here and while the rain can be a bit of a drag, it is fun to see the trees blooming now, and the town is so bike friendly I've really gotten into biking to class, which is great since I don't have time to really seriously work out otherwise. So, I like it: not too big, not too small (IMO).

And I can sympathize with wanting to get away (and certainly being closer to your boyfriend) since I moved hundreds of miles to get here and was quite pleased. And, heck, I LOVED WSU when I visited but it really wasn't the school for me (even though I drooled a bit over their exotics ward). I wouldn't be happy living in the middle of wheat fields.

Lailanni, the OOS list DOES move! In my opinion it moves a lot--Oregon doesn't tend to be high on the list of most students for many reasons. I was originally ranked as "highly ranking alternate" and found out I got in a few weeks later. It helped that I expressed lots of interest about going to Oregon, so I am sure asking and querying about the program and the wait list certainly cannot hurt. (Along the same vein, I will say it, if you don't have OOS funding seriously consider staying in state, loans for vet school are quite serious these days and the more you can minimize it the better).

 

[lailanni]

Hey MBV -- CONGRATS!!!!

It'll be nice to meet you!

 

[mbv]

Thanks lailanni! Congratulations to you too!

I am really looking forward to living in the West again! However, the 3000 mile drive I'm going to have to make (with my cat and my rabbit!) is pretty daunting.

 

[kekemapa04]

I have been looking into some housing in Pullman and I was just wondering if anyone knew what areas are better than others. My fiance (and one dog and one cat) is going to be going with me so we are looking into houses and not apartments. Does anyone know of any resources to search for housing. I found a few websites but don't know if there are any in particular that people would recommend. Thanks!!!!

 

[lailanni]

I have been looking into some housing in Pullman and I was just wondering if anyone knew what areas are better than others. My fiance (and one dog and one cat) is going to be going with me so we are looking into houses and not apartments. Does anyone know of any resources to search for housing. I found a few websites but don't know if there are any in particular that people would recommend. Thanks!!!!

Looking to buy a house or rent?

I know the area is divided into 4 main hills, Sunnyside, Pioneer, College, and Military hill. I was talking to a 1st year and she lives on Sunnyside hill. She says that Sunnyside and Pioneer are more residential. I know that college hill looked pretty gross to me when I was driving though it. Well maybe there was a nice part of college hill that I just didn't see?

I bet Fetch could tell you more.....

 

[kekemapa04]

I actually emailed Barbara and she sent me the listings from current vet students that will be moving after this year of school. If anyone else wants it, PM me your email address and I can send it to you.

My fiance and I are really up in the air if we are going to buy or rent. It is so much easier to find a place for an 80lb pup if we buy though, so we may be leaning toward that.

Is anyone else as excited as I am to be moving!? I have not been able to study at all cause I just think about it all the time! Good thing I did well in my immunology class this quarter so I don't have to do really well on the final to keep my grade!😀

 

[fetch]

I bet Fetch could tell you more.....

Nah, I got nothing. Your information/impression of College hill are accurate. Those I knew who rented houses did so on Military or the sides of College furthest from campus. All trailer parks were represented. Pioneer (and to some extent, Sunnyside) tended to be the more established families with quite a few college employees, including the CVM, if I recall. You'll find there is a definite "hierarchy" to the hills, with money/nicer houses at/near the top and college slums around the base in most instances.

In addition to the resources I've already listed, don't forget about Craigslist, real estate company property management divisions (DRA, REMAX, Century21, etc.), company's like apartment finder and rent.com, major apartment holders like Cougar Crest, Summer Hill (http://www.hillapts.com/index.html), Campus Commons for the pet-friendly (http://www.campuscommonspullman.com/amenities.html), etc., other Internet leads the CL ads will give you when looking and "newspapers" so to speak like Palouse Ads (http://www.palouseads.com/default.aspx?src=menu&cat=19).

A little Googling will go a long ways these days - seriously! None of the above websites existed when I was looking for housing and I found them all in the last 20 minutes or so of messing around.

If you're thinking about buying, reread my previous post on the subject, then do as you will. Good luck!

Congratulations to everyone posting their acceptance news.

 

[lailanni]

Thanks Fetch!

I hear that hosing gets picked over fairly quickly and people should find a place to live early on, so they don't get stuck with the leftovers that no one wanted.

Generally, when does the housing/apartment rush happen? It is true that people put dibbs on apartments in April/May, even though school doesn't start until August?

That so odd to me since I'm used to living in the city and you can usually find a place within a few weeks - nothing is really done months in advance.

 

[kekemapa04]

Thanks Fetch!! I had not seen the Palouse Ads page so that is great one!!


Anyways, if anyone was a little confused by the Transfer Undergraduate Application thing....you send it directly to Barb without the $50. I was confused as to where to send it and that is what she told me.

I am having the hardest time making myself study for my med micro final....so I have been spending today on SDN....

Go Cougs!

 

[thegypsycat]

Congrats everyone 🙂

I'm new to this, in state just got accepted as well. Looking for housing possibly with other students??? I have a dog and would prefer a yard since he's big🙂 Close to campus...

 

[lailanni]

YAY!!! I'm done!! I'm almost certain I got a B, so I'm in the clear for WSU! Woohoo!!!

Me: 1, Biochem: 0.

Take that, biochem!!!

 

[kekemapa04]

I got a letter in the mail today with my WSU ID number!!!! Yay!

 

[lailanni]

Cool! I'll be on the lookout then 🙂 Thanks for the update!

Have you started looking for housing yet?

 

[kekemapa04]

Yea, we have started but I was hoping there would be a housing board online once I got my ID, but I cannot find one. We have one here at CWU where people post their housing for rent and everything.

We have not yet found anything we love, but we have awhile to wait anyways.

 

[lailanni]

I've been checking things out online and hoping to get over within the next few weeks to take a look. I'm getting kind of antsy, cause I'm not sure when the big rush happens. I'm hoping I can find something on my first trip over -- it's a long drive for me! I'm giving some serious consideration to the trailer thing.

Hey Fetch, were you able to get a good amount back when you sold your trailer? Did it hold its value at all?

 

[kekemapa04]

We have definitely been looking into trailers as well! There are some really nice ones! The vet I work for did her undergrad there and recommended that you stay away from Terrace View. I think thats what she said....Terrace something. Just a suggestion as I have not been there to see the area yet either.

If you head over and feel like stopping in good ole' Ellensburg for some lunch or something let me know!!

Also, I know they are sending more info on housing with the info packet that is supposed to come late April/ early May. Good luck house hunting!

 

[tealamutt]

well, I'm now the proud owner of a trailer. I know fetch recommended waiting but I had a small inside loop and I think I got a great deal. The few people I know who owned trailers all got their money back at the end, even if I don't quite break even, having a quiet place to study and not worrying about roommate drama is worth it to me. I also scored a sweet job in a lab at the school so I'm starting to get very excited about the fall! Now I just have to crush biochem like lailanni this summer!

 

[mbv]

So on all the other threads everyone talks about sending a deposit to the school that they've chosen; I naturally assumed that WSU would require a deposit as well. I sent in all the acceptance paperwork, but I didn't see anything about a deposit??? Do they ask for one when they send the WSU ID number? I'm hoping you guys are more on top of things than I am!

 

[kekemapa04]

I have not seen anything about a deposit either. I was actually wondering the same thing!

The only thing that the ID letter says is how to access your transfer credit report, but I can't even figure that out. I was able to create my WSU email, but cannot access it because I am not a "current" student....so it wasn't as exciting as I had thought initially!

I really feel like we should be getting on the ball for finding housing but I just don't have the time to drive over and look around and most of them online show availabilities of NOW! I can't move now! I am kind of stuck with work because we are desperately looking for people to take my place as well as two other assistants positions. As soon as we find someone and can get them trained I will be looking to move ASAP! I am so excited!! Ok, enough rambling! I look forward to meeting you in the fall mbv!

 

[tealamutt]

there isn't anything in the letters but the website says you have to post the $500 acceptance deposit by april 15th!! If someone wants to call barb hodson and confirm (the woman is soooo sick of me!) that would be great!

 

[kekemapa04]

What website?

EDIT: I will email her this morning just to ask! I am freaked out now!

 

[tealamutt]

Sorry, I lied apparently it's $200. I have no idea where I got $500 from!

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/prospectiveStudents/ApplicationProcedures.aspx

 

[fetch]

Just a quick post since I now have access to the Internet again - been/am helping move a parent.

I took a loss on my trailer in order to ensure a quick sell since I was moving several hundred miles away ASAP after graduation. I bought at around 9-10k, put about 2-3k in with new roof/kitchen ceiling/carpet/door/paint/landscaping/w/d hookups/fencing/etc over the four years and sold it for around 7-8k. It was also a trailer from the 1950s (no joke) so I expected a loss to begin with. Obviously, a newer "trailer" (modular home) will hold its value better. So will bigger - i.e., double wide/triple wide vs. single wide.

Terrace Estates is on the side of one of the hills. Its roads can be icy and not well maintained in the winter and you can sometimes be living on top of the neighbor below you. Generally speaking, the trailers are in okay condition.

Golden Hills is/was the newest/nicest park; $$ as a result.

Campus Vista is middle of the pack - some nice, some not. Flat location.

University Trailer Court is the oldest and had the iffiest - okay, POS - trailers for the most part; you're also in a literal hole due to its location.

Sevdy's was a bit of a hole as well if I am remembering correctly - I'm not 100% sure.

I don't have any information/memory on Skyline Estates so I lied earlier about at least one person in my class living in each park.

I don't think Park West was there when I was there since I'm really drawing a blank on this one.

It's also fine if no one listens to my advice since that's all it is and you get what you pay for... 😉 If you find a place you can afford and think that it is "the one", then by all means, buy it and be happy. I bought the best available in my price range around April-May and then watched as other places way nicer became available in the ensuing months for the price I paid or cheaper when they didn't sell before classes began and people started panicking and cutting prices to try to get them to move rather than deal with lot rent/renting out/frozen pipes in a vacant trailer/property management co/etc. through the fall/winter/spring. I'm just telling you guys what I wish someone had told me when I was standing where you are now; what you do with that information is entirely up to you.

Deposits for accepting a seat? WTF? 👎 So glad I'm an old fogy...

One more thing - be sure to ask the manager of the trailer court directly what the dog policy is before you buy. Don't rely on hearsay from the seller or property management company you deal with. Breed bans were in place at several of them before it was popular.

 

[kekemapa04]

I emailed Barbara bout the deposit and she said that they do NOT require any type of deposit! Don't freak out!

 

[tealamutt]

thanks for checking on that kekemapa!! what a relief- they should update that page, I was feeling like the 'acceptance fee' was a total racket! I would largely agree with Fetch's advice based on what others have said re:waiting on the purchase. If I didn't know the person selling, I'd have probably waited too...

 

[mbv]

Thanks so much for checking kekemapa!


Has anyone asked WSU about rabies vaccinations? I'm trying to figure out if I should get them now because I'm quite sure that my current health insurance will cover it if I just pay office visit co-pays.

 

[kekemapa04]

My friend asked about that at her interview and they only recommend getting them. We should double-check on that though. I'll bet there will be info on that in the upcoming packet of info sent later this month. I am so ready for it to be August so I can meet everyone!!

 

[tealamutt]

since we won't see much of animals the first year, I think it's mostly a non-issue right now but it couldn't hurt if you're currently covered. I got the vaccine for overseas travel a couple of years ago and it was pretty cheap- though it did lay me out sick for a day or so...

I'm with you kekemapa- I can't wait for august!

 

[lailanni]

My friend asked about that at her interview and they only recommend getting them. We should double-check on that though. I'll bet there will be info on that in the upcoming packet of info sent later this month. I am so ready for it to be August so I can meet everyone!!

Yep, your friend heard right. I e-mailed to ask just in case.

"No we do not require it, but it is recommended before 4th year."

I'm not sure how long the shot is good for. Anyone know? 5yrs?? 10?? I have lots of spare time now, and if these shots are going to knock me down (as I've heard some stories) I'd like to do it while I have nothing too important going on.

I also asked about financial aid - what is the next step?

"If you have your FAFSA done, you need to get it turned it to try to get
a good financial aid package. Otherwise, it's hurry up and wait until
we get you your next packet of information."

The next packet should be a meaty one, eh?

 

[fetch]

The rabies series is good for as long as it is good. For some people, the initial series lasts their entire career while for others they need to be boostered every "x" years. For example, I've been boostered twice.

The arbitrary cut off of what constitutes immunity has been set at 0.5 IU/ml. If your titer dips close to this or below, it is time to booster.

You should have your titer checked ~30 days (or so) after your last immunization in the initial series and then every two years after that.

As I said in the other thread, no one can make this immunization mandatory. Frankly, I am rather disgusted with this so-called profession that there are veterinary schools who think they can bully students into submitting for the immunization (likely for insurance reasons) by making it out that if they do not, they will lose their seat. They cannot. Period. I said it before, I'll say it again. If these schools want to piggy back onto laws governing immunization against diseases of significant PH concern, then they also have to play by ALL the rules. EVERY state has a waiver to immunization based on either religious, personal or medical reasons or some combination thereof.

Not everyone needs the immunization, either. Every person needs to stop and think what the immunization is for and whether they are in a high risk category; weigh the benefits versus the risks and then make an informed personal decision of whether you need it or not. Just because you are a veterinarian does not make this a needed immunization.

Stepping off my soapbox now, if you wait until 2nd/3rd year (at least at WSU) there should be an opportunity to "go in" on a group immunization through WSU's health services and receive a decent discounted price rate as a result. Since I only had to get mine boostered at that time, I didn't really partake in the program and don't remember the actual cost but is certainly wasn't the several hundreds I've read on the other thread. I'm sure Barb #1 or #2 can tell you if the program still exists.

 

[bamboovet]

Hey, does anyone know how many OOS students were offered admission this year, and how many are OOS alternates? *crosses fingers*