http://vet2be.com A glimpse at life in veterinary school, from a non-traditional student perspective Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:30:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Leap ahead five months to present day vet school. But first, a bit of a retrospective. Second semester, third year, was like one of those dreams you wake up from and wish you didn’t. Gone were the seemingly endless nights of studying in hopes of keeping up with at least ... http://vet2be.com/?p=127 I managed to survive the test week from hell - 8 tests in seven days. In retrospect I can't say I survived it particularly well - the 4 hour clinical correlate test for small animal gastroenterology, for example, was a classic exercise in pain. It was so challenging that when ... http://vet2be.com/?p=126 As I sit here on a Monday night studying (i.e. cramming) for a small animal infectious diseases test, I am lamenting the fact that I can't really enjoy the build-up to Christmas. Between now and next Tuesday, a period of a little more than a week, I have eight finals, ... http://vet2be.com/?p=125 First of all, yet another apology for not updating this blog very often. I'm really busy with school, blah, blah, blah...you get the picture. I'll try to update more often, but no promises. And yes, vet school is back in full force. I thought the days of solid lectures from 8 ... http://vet2be.com/?p=124 I thought that having a relatively "easy" summer would mean that I would be updating this blog more frequently. Not so, as it turns out. When the weather is nice, it's just too hard to sit down in front of a computer and type. But school is fast approaching so ... http://vet2be.com/?p=120 I am officially half way through this journey and thought it might be a good time to reflect on where I've been, where I'm going, and what I think it all means. At this point, it is difficult to separate school from life in general, because school has become my life. ... http://vet2be.com/?p=119 Year 2 of vet school is just about history. All of our finals are over - the only thing remaining is this week's "Integrative Medicine" elective where we explore classic oriental medicine therapies like acupuncture and herb therapy and learn to diminish our stress through yoga and QiGong. A rather ... http://vet2be.com/?p=118 Sophomore surgery lab started out with a bit of a surprise when we discovered that the humane society did not have enough dogs in need of spaying to supply all of the surgery groups. So instead of performing a dog spay, I would be performing a cat spay. I was ... http://vet2be.com/?p=111 First things first. The answer to the radiology question in my last post is "A". Several people got it correct and I am currently negotiating to get them into vet school. I take the radiology final this Tuesday - a three-hour computer-based test that gives you instant feedback when you ... http://vet2be.com/?p=110 Vet school can go up against the best high school or junior high in terms of drama. I'll make a blatant sexist statement and blame the high drama quotient on the fact that 80 percent of the students are female. Or maybe it's the fact that most of the students ... http://vet2be.com/?p=106